It’s not hard to sometimes fall into the trap of believing that our prayers affect nothing and instead of believing that God will acknowledge our prayers, we sometimes think He is too busy to hear us. However the reality is that God does hear our prayers, Revelation 8:3–4 (ESV) And another angel came and stood at the […]
08/14/22 – Revelation Series – 7 Trumpets Read More »
Romans 12:6–8 (NLT)6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. ….If it is giving, give generously.… What’s interesting about the gift of generosity is that, unlike prophecy, teaching or encouragement, this gift is something that we have much more control over, and what’s more, often the results of us acting out on this gift, are immediate. In addition (no
07/24/22 – Gifted Series – Generosity Read More »
Have you ever felt unsure of what your spiritual gifting is? Well, if you have, we are doing our new “Gifted” series. We start off, with the reminder that all of us have been given a unique set of gifts by God, what’s more, these gifts are not for our glory but for His. So to get
06/26/22 – You Are Gifted Read More »
We are in-between series, so we will be covering another Kingdom Value which are values that we as a church and believers can hold onto and live by. That said, the value we will be covering is something that affects all of us – Change. The thing about change is that it can happen in an instant, the key, however, is how
06/12/22 – Kingdom Values – Following God, Change vs. Transition Read More »
This message closes off the 2nd main section found in the book of Revelation – The 7 Seals and we will end off this section with one of the most hope-filled and encouraging passages in all of scripture. Revelation 7:9–10 (ESV) 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every
06/05/22 – Revelation Series – Safety and Silence Read More »
We are still in our Revelation Series and today we looked seal 5 & 6, both of which will be covering some pretty tough, albeit encouraging topics i.e., Revelation 6:11 (ESV)11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should
05/22/22 – Revelation Series – 7 Seals – Jesus, our Lamb or Judge Read More »
Revelation 6:1–2 (ESV)1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and
05/15/22 – Revelation Series – The Conquering King Read More »
In the next phase of John’s heavenly vision where we will encounter “The One who is Worthy to Open the scroll”. And in that, discover that while last week the living beings (and elders) focused their worship on God as creator, this time we, they, along with the multitudes in heaven, will shift their focus to God as OUR redeemer.
05/01/22 – Revelation Series – The Scroll and the Lamb Read More »
We are back to our Revelation Series and ready to unpack the next section in the book of Revelation – The 7 Seals. And what we will come to see (as this section unfolds) is that all the exhortations that Jesus gave to the 7 Churches in section one i.e., the exhortations to overcome, are rooted in the fact that Christ Himself has already overcome. And
04/24/22 – Revelation – The 7 Seals Read More »
“Do not be afraid”, was the response that the angel gave to both Marys when they arrived at Jesus’ tomb and while yes it was “don’t be afraid of me as an angel”, I believe that what the angel was also saying is do not be afraid when you find an empty tomb! And that’s what
04/17/22 – Easter Sunday Read More »
Have you ever felt like you have messed up, or perhaps allowed the enemy to convince you that God is disappointed in you? Well if that’s you, you are in good company because not only does that apply to most believers, but as we will see this Sunday, it also happened to some of the
04/10/22 – A Savior Who Redeems Our Weakness Read More »
Jesus is our Lord and King, who was so humble that He chose to make His “Triumphal Entry” into Jerusalem not with pomp and ceremony, but rather, on the back of a donkey.
03/13/22 – A Humble Savior Read More »
Revelation 3:15–16 (ESV)15 “ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. These are challenging words and the reason that I think they are challenging is that they deal with a reality that many of us are
02/27/22 – Revelation Series – LAODICEA Read More »
The church at Sardis reminded us of what not to become i.e. “Dead“. The church in Philadelphia, shows us what we should strive for, and want to become. Revelation 3:8 (ESV)8 “… Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and
02/20/22 – Revelation Series – Philadelphia Read More »
There are a few things I would not like to hear from Jesus when He addresses us as one of His churches, one of them, in fact, probably at the top of the “I don’t want to ever hear that list” is this, Revelation 3:1 (ESV) 1…“ ‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. BOOM!
02/13/22 – Revelation Series – Sardis Read More »
The church in Thyatira (like the church in Pergamum), had allowed itself to become comfortable with compromise. In the case of the church in Thyatira, the compromise came in the form of tolerating and succumbing to false teaching. If the church in Pergamum was about the enemy using temptation to lure us into compromise, the church at Thyatira, it’s
02/06/22 – Revelation Series – Thyatira Read More »
So far in our journey through Revelation and in particular this section on the 7 Churches, we have encountered both a “Loveless Church“, and a “Suffering Church” each of which, taught us some important lessons i.e., we need to return to our first love (Ephesus), and we must be prepared for the privilege of suffering for the Gospel (Smyrna). And as
01/30/22 – Revelation Series – Pergamum Read More »
Last week we saw what “The Loveless Church” looks like. Which as a reminder, is the kind of church that by allowing self-righteousness, hardness of heart, and a critical spirit to set in, forgets its first love. What is that first love? It’s the love for the Gospel and the desire to see the lost reached. This week we were exposed
01/23/22 – Revelation Series – The Suffering Church Read More »
We are forging ahead with our journey through the book of Revelation by looking at the first of 7 Churches mentioned in “The Letter to the 7 Churches” – Ephesus. Revelation 2:2–4 (ESV) 2 “ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles
01/16/22 – Revelation – Seven Churches Week 2 Ephesus Read More »
We are continuing our journey in the book of Revelation with The 7 Churches. Revelation 1:12–13 (ESV)12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a
01/09/22 – Revelation – Seven Churches Week 1 Read More »