Though not every Christian agrees on the end times events, all agree Jesus is coming again. Today we look at the second coming of Christ and how to live today in light of His return.

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Wars, famines, earthquakes…we learned in Mark 13:1-13 are NOT the signs of Jesus coming, but what is? As we continue our study through Mark chapter 13 we get deeper into the details and discussion of the end times, and perhaps even a look at what the actual sign of His coming is.

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In this week’s sermon, "How You Do It Matters More Than What You Do," we dive into Esther 4:1-17 and discuss lessons to live a meaningful life. Join us as we explore how Esther teaches us to stand firm against lies, relentlessly pursue truth, and commit to God’s purposes no matter the personal cost. This message will challenge you to focus not so much on what you do, but on how you do it.

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While it may seem like everything is falling apart in this world, we do not have to be afraid. God is in control and told us ahead of time what would happen. In fact, it is all falling together according to God’s plan. As we begin Mark 13 we will begin to look at Jesus’ longest teaching in Mark which all centres around the end and His return.

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Since His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus has been tested and questioned by the religious leaders, basically putting him on trial. After silencing his critics, it is now Jesus turn to give His closing statement in which He’ll address the Christ, condemnation and commendation.

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Everyone has questions, it’s a part of life and there is nothing wrong with having questions. But as we’ll see in Mark 12:18-34 with some of the religious leaders of Israel, sometimes in our questioning we’re wrong and sometimes we’re close, but is that enough? *Join us as we look at question of eternity and a question of priority.

*We apologize for the poor audio quality.

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This passage is when the Israelites were finally going into the Promised Land - they faced many obstacles: giants, huge fortresses, a flooded river - how were they to go in?

God’s heart is that each one of us is able to enter fully into all that God has for us - but we also face many challenges in life - some that, like the giants and fortresses, seem too big for us.

The Israelites were to carefully follow the presence of God, carried by the priest - “because they had never been this way before” (Vs 4) As we grow and mature in our Christian walk - we are always traveling a pathway that is new for us - different than what we have done in the past - how do we stay on the right path?

The first step is to consecrate ourselves again to the Lord - there are two parts to this - separating ourselves from the past, disentangling ourselves from those things from our past that drag us back - and then - attaching ourselves more firmly to the Lord. As we “consecrate ourselves” again to the Lord, we set ourselves up for what God will do in and through us as the “giants” and “fortresses” are defeated. The precursor of the miracle, the victory - is the consecration.

Consecration is also important as it keeps God close and nurtures our relationship with Him.

Then we follow the Lord - follow His Presence - into the place where there are giants and fortresses and flooded rivers. As we do this - in obedience - God will be with us on the pathway - as the priests stepped into the river - the waters parted. This took obedience, faith that the presence of God was really all they needed - and courage. People that grow up in the desert never learn to swim - it took great courage to walk into the flooded Jordan river, trusting that as they obeyed and trusted God - God would deal with the “obstacle” in front of them

So consecration, obedience, trust or faith in God and courage produced the victory they needed. As they trusted that God would lead them and be with them as they followed Him - they walked into their “Promised Land”. And this pattern is what brought victory with the other “giants” and “fortresses” in front of the people.

It is the same with us - as we consecrate ourselves to God again - obey what He is telling us to do - trust Him and His love for us - with courage - we will experience the rivers parting, the giants falling, the fortresses tumbling.

Walking the “Jesus way” - the new pathway God has for us - we will face challenges - we will need God to bring victories - but trusting Him and walking in obedience with courage is how we will begin to enter into all the God has for us.

The process described above is what the christian life is all about and also what missions is all about.

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You can hardly blame the Jews who had been exiled to Babylon for looking for a way out of their circumstances. They were living in a foreign country as political prisoners. Their homeland was far away, and there was no hope of returning. They were looking for a quick deliverance to restore their fortunes. Instead, they got a clear word from the Lord to settle in for the long term and plant gardens, build houses, marry and increase in number. Most shocking, God told them to pray for and seek ’the good of the land’ because if it prospered, so would they.

Praying for the good of our land is contrary to our instincts. We want to push back, protest and demand our rights until we get our way, but Jesus calls us to something higher and better for us and our land. In a moment that points us to Phil 2, the instruction is for us to deny ourselves, lay our ‘stuff’ aside and give ourselves to standing in the gap for the good of our land. As we do that, good things happen for the communities we live and by extension, good things happen for us.

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Sometimes we ask (or think) “what right” does someone have to tell us what to do or how to do something. Jesus essentially addresses that question with a parable and then answering the Pharisees question about paying taxes. Join us as we look at what right Jesus has.

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Don’t do life alone! We were created for relationship and community. This week we take a break from our study in the Gospel of Mark to look at how you can get connected at Duncan Pentecostal Church, and not do life alone.

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