ARCC Sermons

Sometimes God reveals Himself in the glory of splendor and other times and seasons He allows creation to reveal itself. All of these seasons come together to reveal the mystery of the faith…Christ uniting all things in Himself!

How would God help His people be faithful to the end? Perhaps He would give them a vision of the truth about the enemy AS WELL AS the truth about Himself. No doubt, the enemy is scary, BUT God is scarier than the enemy. God isn’t JUST scarier…He’s true and trustworthy. He is the “I Am”. God never lied to us. The enemy did and our Good Father is exposing the enemy while strengthening us for the fight that will inevitably come our way.

John sees a vision of a representation for what is happening on behalf of God’s people. Not only are things around them ordained for their sake but they are ultimately sealed belonging forever to their God and King. We rejoice as we realize that the seal is none other than the blood of Christ by which we make our robes white and live a life of praise and joy and thanksgiving because of the past, present, and future Grace our Lord Jesus purchased for us on the cross.

Sometimes the question declares more than the answer itself. Some kind of war is being depicted in this chapter. The “day” of the Lord is coming and the most relevant thing to say when this is considered is, in fact, a question. Who can possibly stand on this day? As the gospel goes forth and judgment unfolds it will be the repentant who persevere to the end and are saved!

As John gets to observe heaven observing earth it becomes very clear who the Main Character is going to be. As John witnesses the astounding worship of the Lamb we can begin to, at least in part, comprehend what was given up by our Savior to come and be with us. We can echo the Psalmist who said, “what is man that You are mindful of him…?”

God gives John a vision of the glory of His throne. Through vivid imagery God may just be giving us clues as to how we can pursue glimpses of it here and now. If people would desire the courage to do great things for God whether in good deeds or in suffering here on earth they must learn see His glory as it truly is in heaven. When we pray that God’s will would be done on earth as it is in heaven may we already have a vision for what that would look like!

What if, in the story of the prodigal son, the older brother had gone out to rescue the younger brother and bring him back to the family? In essence, that is exactly what Jesus has done and now we get a sobering view of what it would be like to sit down with Big Brother, Jesus, Who gave His life to save us and bring us to the Father.

What if, in the story of the prodigal son, the older brother had gone out to rescue the younger brother and bring him back to the family? In essence, that is exactly what Jesus has done and now we get a sobering view of what it would be like to sit down with Big Brother, Jesus, Who gave His life to save us and bring us to the Father.