The Day of the Lord
https://youtu.be/tEBc2gSSW04?si=ATYzNvPHQrVdeQv6 "Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light, as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against the...
Son of Man
https://youtu.be/z6cWEcqxhlI?si=QpAXUIFdQZwqZbmj He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:15-16 Here is Peter's historic confession of Christ. But just a few verses later Jesus...
Lenses for Life
"The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place." Revelation 1:1 What is the book of Revelation for? https://youtu.be/UNDX4tUdj1Y?si=jAdDIejkSSGb6m2h "The purpose of apocalyptic literature is to give us...
The Eighth Letter
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands...' And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the...
Don’t Believe in Yourself
That title will sound to our American ears like heresy. Aren't we constantly being told and telling our children, "Believe in yourselves"? Yes, and as we all know, "Disney dreams come true." Who would dare to defy the Mouse? I shared some insightful truth from John...
Keys of the Kingdom
"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able...
Jezebel
"I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to...
Call to Repent
https://youtu.be/-TcvKgVVBIw?si=9MMteEVFW6amM1C9 "But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols...
Diagnosis
"For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned." Romans 12:3 The first step toward medical treatment...
Join a Group!
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the...