Paw Paw Bible Church

Today we celebrate the resurrected Jesus. He is risen! (He is risen indeed!) Yet each of us carries suffering and death in our bodies. Some of us are feeling crushed by the magnitude of it and cry out in agony, “ Why ?!” Perhaps the songs we have sung and the Scriptures we have read have given you a…

Hosanna to the Son of David! Turn with me to Matthew 21:1-5 : Mark 11:4-7 ; Luke 19:37 ; John 12:13 ; Mark 11:8-10 ; Luke 19:38-44 , and John 12:16 , for we are going to read a composite of the Gospel accounts of the Triumphal Entry. 1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the…

Ten weeks ago, we began a series on the Spiritual Realms. This series was prompted by five questions that were submitted to the Question Box. They were: What is the theology of angels? When were they created? What is/was their purpose before the creation of man? When did Lucifer fall? Do they have free…

I want to open with reflecting on Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,…

I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,…

Today, we are going to cover rebellious spirits. In light of that I want us to keep 1 John 4:1–6 in our minds. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit…

Christians tend to fall into two different mistakes when they think about God’s love. They think God’s love is cold, and he only tolerates us. People in this camp think God’s love is a mask, hiding severity and harshness. 2. They see God’s love as being sentimentality. It’s real enough; but it’s too…

Today, you will be exposed to a lot of new information. There are three things I want you to remember - First, Yahweh is a God of order, therefore spiritual beings are ordered. Second, Yaweh shares responsibility. Third, He is coming again to bring full order and continue to share his work with us. Let’s…

Yahweh, our God, is one God in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He created all things, is over all things, is separate from all things, and has chosen to redeem all things - the spiritual and the natural. This includes you and me. Will you trust him in this process of redemption in your…

In review, we looked at the terms for the five spiritual realms, the five terms of nature for spiritual beings, eleven of the twenty-three terms of status for Yahweh, and have begun our journey of dispelling misconceptions and understanding our place in God’s family. The current realms are the third…

In review, we have looked at the terms for the five spiritual realms and the nature of beings who inhabit the spiritual realms. This began our journey of dispelling misconceptions and understanding our place in God’s family. The current realms are the third heaven, the earth , Sheol , Tartarus , and…

We got a card in the Question Box asking us to talk specifically about 1 Peter 4:17 : 17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? What does this mean? Is it as scary as it sounds? Interpreting…

Last week, we looked at the terms for the five spiritual realms and began our journey of dispelling misconceptions and understanding our place in God’s family. The current realms are the third heaven, the earth , Sheol , Tartarus , and Hell . Today, we are going to see what the Bible says about the beings…

The goal of this series is to think Biblically about the supernatural world so that we draw closer to God through our identity in Christ and better understand the world we live in. Much of our understanding of the spiritual realms is caught rather than taught . It is caught through our culture and is…

How do we connect to God in the Christmas season and in the coming year? We all long for that connection , yet there are many things that hinder it. David says it well in Psalm 63:1 . 1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary…