Sermons

Does God still answer prayer?  Do we believe in prayer?  Is it for real?  Does it work for you and me?  Can prayer help solve problems for you and me?  So, how can we make our prayers effective?  We’ll look at 7 basic conditions for “Answered Prayer.”   1)Seek and Know God’s Will  2)Believe God  3)Obey God  4)Fear and Humility  5)Be Fervent  6)Be Persistent  and 7)Use Christ’s Name.   In the conclusion, we look at 8 examples of fruits of answered prayer.

How we speak is shaped by many factors, but it can be an indication of where we come from–a kind of geographical marker. Consider as well that the way we think can be even more telling! What goes on within our minds identifies us to God–whether we serve God or Satan!

Accepting the calling of a Christian involves an obligation to work towards the righteous goals of God. God’s plan involves the establishment of His kingdom here on earth, and there are many jobs involved in bringing that to fruition. As Christians, we all need to be empowered with the fact that God calls us for a purpose, knowing that we each have something individually to offer towards establishing His Kingdom. In God’s eyes, even small contributions are significant if they are performed genuinely and from the heart. Each of us, no matter what we have materially, or what specific skills we have, are able to contribute in a significant manner towards God’s cause.

There have been many predictions over the centuries as to the exact time of Christ’s return–but all those speculations have been wrong. Recently, some have again begun to try to figure out the year of Christ’s return, ranging from 2011 to 2017–but Christ said that not even He and His angels know. He also said that He will come at a time when we don’t expect it. Why, then, don’t some believe His Words? And how are we to explain certain numbers in the book of Daniel, which some have used as a basis to calculate the exact time of Christ’s return?
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God reveals Himself through His handiwork–through His wondrous creation. He also reveals Himself in His Word, and it is this unveiling that allows us to understand more about the glory of God and the tremendous future being offered to mankind to share in this glory.

In this fourth and final installment, we will discuss Biblical principles regarding sex and marriage, as revealed in the New Testament, beginning with the first letter to the Corinthians. We will see how God uses the right and wrong types of marriage relationships as a means to show us our spiritual need to stay loyal and faithful to God. And we will discuss in more detail the fact that we must have Godly love in order to have a truly successful marriage and a truly successful spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ–our Maker and future Husband.
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What does the word “heaven” mean to you? While the Bible clearly reveals three heavens at the present time, it also speaks of new heavens, a new earth and even a new Jerusalem. When heaven is spoken of in the Bible, it is important to know what is actually being referenced.

In this sermon, further principles regarding the right use of sex in marriage will be discussed, as they are revealed in the Old Testament books of Song of Solomon, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea and Malachi. We will also begin to analyze New Testament passages in the books of Matthew, John, Acts, Romans and 1 Corinthians.
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 In this sermon, we will analyze Biblical teachings and principles pertaining to permitted and prohibited sex, as well as the Godly institution of marriage, as revealed in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judges, 1. and 2. Samuel, 1. Kings, Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. These timeless principles show us how we can have a successful marriage–and how we can avoid having an unsuccessful one.
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Nothing happens against God’s Will. God is in overall control. But does this mean that God causes all the evils and natural catastrophes in this world today–including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and firestorms–or is He just allowing them to happen? Regarding the most recent fires in Southern California, did GOD start them?
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We see that John did indeed fulfill specific scriptures that foretold his Elijah role, but we also see that these same prophecies included events that would happen in the future–far beyond the lifetime of John the Baptist. Who, then, does the Bible reveal as the One Who will accomplish the “restoration of all things”?

Elijah and Elisha were prophets of God. Their story is used by God to give us understanding about prophetic events that have occurred as well as awesome prophecies that will accompany the end of our own age–when two mighty prophets will fulfill what God has caused to be written in His Word about a yet future “Elijah”!

People are very easily swayed by events that might be called miraculous. Is there a purpose for miracles–both those from God and those that Satan is allowed to cause? For Christians, the issue is to NOT let anyone deceive us–and miracles are an area for which we need to be prepared!

In this first sermon of a series, we will review the Biblical teaching on successful and unsuccessful marriage relationships, and the role of sex in general, as revealed in the Book of Genesis.

A woman is never to set herself up as a teacher in the ministry – or teach at services – as that would mean that men would then be subject to women and would reverse the order that God has set in place.   A woman should not be placed in any ministerial capacity and today women preachers have taken unto themselves authority that is not rightfully theirs.   The Church of God has taught for decades that only men should be in the ministry.  We are to live by every Word of God – and that is the plain teaching of Scripture.

Of all the Feast Days in God’s plan, this day–the Eighth Day, the seventh feast of God’s annual Holy Days–is the least understood. However, God has revealed to those who obey Him the purpose of this time in His great Holy Day plan of salvation for mankind.

In the book of John, Jesus referred to rivers of living waters and a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life. The concepts associated with these statements are actually beyond human grasp.

What do Leperosy and Sin have to do with each other? And how can faith counter act the latter two?  Can faith really be the cure for our sins and sicknesses?