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Passage: 2 Kings 4:1-7 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Elisha: Miracle Man Category: Elisah, Miracles, 2 Kings , Faith Summary: Elisha had just saved three armies from dying of thirst in a desert, and now he turns to help a woman who had just been widowed by the unexpected death of her husband. God can move mountains, split seas and crumble walls, but He also feeds the little sparrows. This epi...

Passage: 2 Kings 3:1-27 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Elisha: Miracle Man Category: Elisha, Miracles, 2 Kings , Faith, Obedience Summary: In 2 Kings 3 we have the record of one of Elisha’s most amazing miracles. Oddly enough, this miracle involved the armies of Israel and Judah picking up shovels and digging ditches before they could see God’s deliverance. In this message we are going to lear...

Passage: 2 Kings 2:19-22 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Elisha: Miracle Man Category: Elisah, Miracles, 2 Kings Summary: The ancient city of Jericho at the time of Elisha’s ministry had a major water crisis. Their water was brackish, contaminated and undrinkable. In 2 Kings 2 this problem became the setting for Elisha’s first public miracle. In today’s message we are going to examine this fasc...

Passage: 2 Kings 2:1-15 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Elisha: Miracle Man Summary: It’s been said that, “The Christian faith is only one generation from extinction.” That’s because the Christian life is a like a relay race in which one generation must pass the baton of God’s truth to the next generation. In 2 Kings 2 we have one of the critical “handoff” moments in the Scriptures. In this mir...

Passage: 1 Kings 19:19-21 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Elisha: Miracle Man Category: Elisah, Calling, Miracles Summary: Elijah was and is regarded by many as the greatest prophet of the Old Testament. Yet as mighty as his ministry was, Elijah’s career would eventually come to a close. In 1 Kings 19 the Lord gave Elijah specific instructions for his next assignment—“You shall anoint Elisha th...

Passage: Revelation 22:6-21 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The study of prophecy is not about the accumulation of information. It’s about transformation! If Revelation doesn’t change how you live on a day-to-day basis then we’ve missed the point. Just as the news of an impending storm or the birth of a baby woul...

Passage: Revelation 21:9-22:5 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation, Eternity Summary: Think of the world’s most grand cities: Paris, New York, Tokyo, London, Dubai, even Asheville. If you take all the positive things about those places and combine them into a super metropolis, they would still pale in comparison to the city th...

Passage: Revelation 21:1-8 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation, Eternity, Heaven Summary: The final two chapters in the Bible are dedicated to telling us all that we need to know about the believer’s future heavenly home. In Rev. 21-22 we have the Apostle John’s guided tour of heaven. While we don’t know everything about heav...

Passage: Revelation 20:11-15 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation, Eternity Detail: Despite what the world may think or feel about hell, it doesn’t change the fact that the Bible teaches its reality. The last verses of Rev. 20 forms one of the central passages in the Bible concerning the doctrine of hell. It paints a grim cour...

Passage: Revelation 20:1-10 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: Even though mankind will never be able to create an idyllic civilization on Earth, Jesus will. In Rev. 20, the Bible describes a thousand-year period in which Jesus will rule the Earth in perfect peace, prosperity and justice. The Millennium is the last...

Passage: Revelation 19:11-21 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The return of Christ is the climactic moment which all of salvation history is moving towards. The world is Christ’s by right of creation—for he made it all. The world is Christ’s by right of Calvary—He redeemed it all. The world is Christ’s by right of...

Passage: Revelation 19:1-10 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: As grand as a royal wedding is, it pales in comparison to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb foretold in Rev. 19. You talk about a match made in heaven—literally that’s what will happen at the end of Tribulation period when the church is united with Christ...

Passage: Revelation 18:1-18 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The book of Revelation devotes two chapters, 17 & 18, to the destruction of the Antichrist’s worldwide empire of the last days. Chapter 17 focuses on God’s judgment of Babylon’s idolatrous religion, while chapter 18 describes how God brings down Baby...

Passage: Revelation 17 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: Some talking heads have declared that religion is all but dead in our modern world. However, the Bible predicts that during the Tribulation that the Antichrist will create a religious system that will captivate the attention of the whole world. In Revelation...

Passage: Revelation 15:1-16:20 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: As the Tribulation intensifies, the judgments are ratcheted up in strength and frequency. The last 7 that are described in Rev. 16 strike the planet with rapid fire succession and ferocity. Chapters 15 & 16 taken together form a split screen view...

Passage: Revelation 14:6-20 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: Angels will play a significant role in the end-times. In Rev. 8-9, we saw 7 angels blowing 7 trumpets, and with each blast came a terrible judgment on the earth. In Rev 12, the veil to an invisible war is pulled back and we catch a glimpse of Michael and...

Passage: Revelation 14:1-5 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: We have weathered through several dark and destructive chapters in Revelation as the storm of the Tribulation has ravaged the Earth. In chapter 14 we see the storm cease for a moment as heavenly sunlight breaks through the clouds. In the first five verses...

Passage: Revelation 13:11-18 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: In Revelation 13 we read that during the future tribulation period a despotic ruler—which the apostle John calls “the Beast”—is going to rise to power. He will be Satan’s CEO. Most know him by the title, “Antichrist.” One of the ways that he will gain c...

Passage: Revelation 13:1-10 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The Bible predicts that a leader is coming who will rule the whole world. He will have the charisma of a JFK, the eloquence of an Abraham Lincoln, the military might of an Alexander, the genius of a Steve Jobs and the heart of Adolph Hitler. The Bible de...

Passage: Revelation 12 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare Summary: In Revelation 12 we have the curtain pulled back, so we can see the “invisible war” that has been raging behind the scenes of history since the beginning of time. In John’s vision we get a panorama of spiritual warfare as he describes three...

Passage: Revelation 11:15-19 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: As we have seen thus far, Revelation is not just a book about the wrath of God—it’s also a book about the worship of God. Punctuated throughout the apocalyptic visions and terrible judgments are incredible moments of worship. It’s as if the windows of h...

Passage: Revelation 11:1-14 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The Rapture will remove the salt and light of the Church from the world before that terrible time of judgment befalls those left behind. However, God will not leave the unbelieving masses without hope or a means to turn to Him before it is too late. Reve...

Passage: Revelation 10 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: Rev. 10 is a much-needed calm in the midst of global crisis. Just like the eye of a storm, Rev. 10 is a chance to catch our breath and be reminded that the chaos of the Tribulation is still organized chaos – meaning, God is still in control even when the whol...

Passage: Revelation 9 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: We don’t hear much about the reality of demonic possession in our modern world, but the Bible predicts that a time is coming in the last days when demons will run wild over mankind. Revelation 9 is a chapter about what will happen during the Tribulation period...

Passage: Revelation 8 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The Tribulation period began in Rev. 6 when Jesus broke the first six seals on the title deed of the Earth. After a brief parenthesis in Rev. 7 in which God supernaturally seals the 144,000 Jewish witnesses, we come to Rev. 8 where Jesus opens the seventh seal...