ZNA-391 891217AM FULLNESS OF TIME Galatians 4:4-5 We now come to the third week of preparations celebrating Christ’s coming. From Matt. 1: We have seen Him as God with us – Emmanuel From Isa. 9: We have marveled at His fourfold plentitude of the Son who was a Child, yet with this character: Wonderful Counselor [...]

ZNA-390 891217PM CHALLENGE AFTER GETTING READY FOR MIRACLE Our young people presented tonight a program with the theme Getting Ready. It’s interesting to note briefly tonight the state of readiness that was present when the miracle came 2,000 years ago! I like to call this Characters of Christmas. You see, God had a cast of [...]

ZNA-388 900114AM CHRIST’S COMING I Thessalonians 1 Join me in a place 1900 years ago – Thessalonica… Bustling Seaport City Crossroad of Commerce Astride Egnatian Way Key city of travel Modern and Cosmolitan Cicero called it “The Lap of Roman Empire” It was not only a great city but a vital, growing and loving church [...]

ZNA-380 900225AM Take God at His Word Exhortations for Blameless Living #3 I Thessalonians 2:13 As we look for Paul’s blueprint for Blameless Living, turn to Acts 17:1-9 to give us the introduction to this third of Paul’s powerful exhortations. Paul walks to Thessalonia from Philippi: Walks 30 miles to Amphipolis 30 more miles to [...]

ZNA-387 900114PM ENCOURAGEMENT Acts 4 I want you to go back with me to a chapter in the life of our church – Acts 4 Yes – those are our not-too-distant relatives in this chapter! We stand on their shoulders a few generations following! When we read Acts and the Epistles that’s our church that [...]

ZNA-385 900204AM Exhortations for Blameless Living #2 Walk Worthy of God I Thessalonians 2:12 Turn to Heb. 11:2,4,5,39 A life that speaks. Alive or dead…How dowe live in a way each day that prepares us for the unexpected COMING [return] or CALLING [our death] of our Lord Jesus Christ? If he called you home or [...]

ZNA-379 900218PM David-8 CONFESSIONS OF A CAVEMAN PSALM 142 DAVID SERIES, PART #8 Ever felt prehistoric? A life reduced to grunts and groans? As one poet expressed it, “life must go on . . . I just can’t remember why”. A vicious swirl of getting up, going through the day and dropping into bed exhausted [...]

ZNA-378 900304AM COMMUNION TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD I Thessalonians 2:13 Paul wrote these dear new saints… they were to be commended… In fact, he “gives thanks” – EUXARISTED – 3 times for them. 1. FIRST – [1:2] He gives thanks for “you” – them as trophies of grace saved, changed, headed in the right [...]

ZNA-377 900304PM TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD I Thessalonians 2:13 Part #3 Taking God at His Word is a challenge. • For ADONIRUM JUDSON it meant leaving his home, seeing no results for years, sweltering in prison… but then God moved. • For JIM ELLIOTT it meant leaving the popularity and comforts of Bible School [...]

ZNA-376 900311AM MEASURING LIFE BY CHRIST’S COMING I Thessalonians 2:19-20 In the height of WW-II as the intensity of conflict produced incredible bravery as well as intense suffering – an incident took place in the Pacific theater of warfare – details sketchy: Navy Pilot on a mission fought, plane hit, went down. The next day, [...]