Manna on the Mountain

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 8 is the text for this sermon entitled, "All the Prayers of God's People." Revelation 8 offers encouragement and hope by the image of the “prayer angel” bringing prayers of all the saints up before the throne of God. This angel stands in the throne room before God and in front of the altar. The angel brings the prayers before God and offers them with ince...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation chapter 7 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Washed in the Blood of the Lamb." This chapter is the immediate answer to the question at the end of chapter 6: “For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” The answer is that the blood of the Lamb seals two groups:  (1) the faithful Jews, who followed God throughout their lives under t...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 6:1-17 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Opening the Six Seals." The vision of the opening of the six seals represent God’s plan unfolding, even with the calamities and woes that come upon the earth. Note this chart:                 Revelation 6                                                   Matthew 24 1.False Christ (v.2).................................

Send us Fan Mail Luke 1:1-20 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The Meaning of Christmas." Curtis preached his 50th sermon on Christmas today, having completed his golden anniversary as a gospel minister. He asks and answers these seven questions: 1 - Is it even okay to celebrate Christmas? 2 - What do we make of this intersection between faith and culture? 3 - Why do we celebrate Je...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 4:1-11 is the text for this sermon entitled, "In Heaven's Throne Room (You Are Worthy, Lord)." This fourth chapter of the book of Revelation has been called a picture of heaven's throne room. Curtis looks at the powerful imagry of John's vision and shows us what we Christians today can learn from the worship that is done in heaven. Everything ce...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 3:14-21 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Laodicea, the Lukewarm Church." From this passage, we learn that we should be self-aware as a church and ask the hard question as to whether or not we are lukewarm. This is the 7th and last of the letters to churches in Asia Minor that are included in Revelation. This collection has a collections of commendations...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 2:18-29 is the text for this sermon entitled, "To the Church in Thyatira." The letter to Thyatira had both positives and negatives. The congregation was doing more then than at the beginning. However, they were tolerating the false prophet Jezebel.  Thyatira needed to persevere and hold on in spite of Jezebel. If they decided to persevere, they would be victor...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 3:1-6 is the text for this sermon entitled, "A Church with a False Reputation: Sardis." Jesus' letter to the church at Sardis teaches us that we need to be self-aware as a church. We must stand ready to hold on and persevere, knowing that God wants us to be alive and not dead spiritually.  Curtis goes over the history of the city of Sardis and summarizes...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 3:7-13 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The church with an open door: Philadelphia." Christ told John to write to the congregation in Philadelphia, a church which he said had an open door of opportunity. He acknowledges that they have little strength, but that they have not denied the name of Jesus! A huge problem for them was a group who had come claimi...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 2:12-17 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The Church Who Had a Faithful Witness: Pergamum." In this Revelation passage, Jesus acknowledged the faithful witness of Antipas the martyr at Pergamum. He held Antipas up as a model for the church at Pergamum.  Curtis goes over the history of the city and the church in the first century AD. Revelation calls Sardi...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 5:1-5 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Who Is Able to Open the Scroll?" John continues with the scene in the throne room of heaven, showing the hand of God holding out a scroll sealed with seven seals. Curtis discusses the significance of seven seals in first century AD life, securing an important document such as a contract or a deed. Jesus Christ is wo...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 1:12-16 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Vision of a Son of Man." This passage shows us the importance of Christ who is the conqueror in a world of evil. His portrayal as a ‘son of man” in John’s vision in chapter one demonstrates his sovereign rule. This son of man image…(picturing the risen Lord) 1. Portrays the unique incarnation/resurrected Jesus 2....

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 2:1-7 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Abandoning our First Love: The Church in Ephesus." Christ lists several positive things about the Ephesian church:  -Deeds, hard work, and perseverance -Exposing false teachers -Endured hardships, not grown weary -Rejected the Nicolaitans Yet, He also has negative thigs to say, as well: -Lost their first love As a r...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 2:8-11 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Message to the Church in Smyrna." Christ's letter to the church in Smyrna urges us to be self-aware as a church and realize how rich we are! Smyrna was a small church that didn't realize how rich they were. Every church needs to be encouraged in face of its own obstacles and challenges, particularly when...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 1:9-11 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Exiled and in the Spirit." In today’s lesson, we will look at the emphasis on John, the writer of the book. We learn from our biblical text at least four significant things about John that help set the stage for our entering into his world of prophetic visions. 1. He was exiled. 2. He was "in the spirit"...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 1:4-8 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Jesus the Almighty". This lesson helps us to understand the Almighty power of Jesus and how it becomes the basis of our own faithfulness.  John is identified as the author of the book, and he gives us the detail that he is banished on the Isle of Patmos for his belief and teachings about Jesus (persecuted). He also...

Send us Fan Mail Our new study of the book of Revelation starts with this lesson. Revelation 1:1-3 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Worthy Art Thou!" As we carefully and prayerfully walk our way through the book of Revelation we will be answering these questions: 1.What is a revelation? How does understanding Jewish apocalyptic literature help us understand it? 2.Who is Jesus Chris...

Send us Fan Mail Mark 1:40-45 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The Compassion of Jesus" Good news spreads quickly! This story of Jesus cleansing a leper demonstates the compassion of Jesus. Compassion is more than empathy. The leper came to Jesus humbly, kneeling, and broken in body and spirit. He beseeched help and needed comfort. This impacted the Savior and He touched the sick m...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter 3:17-18 is the text for our final sermon in the 2 Peter series and is entitled, "Take Care and Grow." Spiritual stability is the goal of Christian daily living. What does spiritual stability mean and how do we achieve it? It means having knowledge and experience to be prepared for what life may bring us, and being so well-founded in the faith that we won't b...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter 3:11-14 is the text for this sermon entitled, "What sort of Persons Ought You To Be?" Peter urges that we allow the coming "Day of the Lord" (the end times) to be our inspiration for living the kind of lives we ought to live. We live intentionally to the glory of God, and by the power of His Spirit, and the power of the risen Lord, we choose to live liv...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter 3:5-10 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The Day of the Lord." Peter write to Christians about five  significant things about the Day of the Lord, filled with good news for believers: 1.We anticipate with joy the day of the Lord knowing it is on his timetable. 2.We rest in peace knowing God’s promise will be fulfilled. 3.We sense the heart of God and his des...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter 1:10-11 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Make a Diligent Effort in Christian Virtues." The word "diligent" means to make haste, to be diligent, to be eager, to be zealous; to exert oneself with a strong endeavor. The result, Peter tells us, is that we will be able to confirm our calling and never to stumble. Today's lesson focuses on the four...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter 1:12-15 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Remember These Things." Peter explains why he takes the time to remind Christians of things that they have learned in the past. We are human beings and so we are prone to the frailties of the body. He further shares that his own life will soon be over, and yet he is making efforts to continue to be reminded. This is...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter 1:19-21 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Pay Attention to the Prophetic Message."  Peter affirms the reliability of the Bible's holy message. It is reliable as to revelation, transmission of the text, translation of the text, and in that we can rest assured that the Bible includes all we need to prepare for eternity. We must pay full attention to the W...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Peter chapter 2 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Watch out for False Teachers." Peter reminds us that there were false teachers in the past and that we can and should learn from that because there will be false teachers again. The secretly attempt to introduce destructive heresies and exploit the faithful.  However, the Lord knows how to: a. to rescue the godly f...