John the Baptist did his job so well as the forerunner of Christ that when Jesus showed up all John had to do was indicate it to his disciples and they followed Christ. The Church of our age must be guilty of the same as we herald the second coming of Christ. We must decrease. Rather than building our kingdom, we must be building the kingdom of God.

This is a Mother's Day message shared by the First Lady of First Apostolic Church. We must teach our children to value the things of God more than the things of this world. It won't happen by accident. We must do it with intent and purpose. These treasures may be unseen but they have the greatest value.

Revelation - Part 20: The description of the New Jerusalem is finished in the opening verses and then the rest of the last chapter is a post script to the book of Revelation but more importantly the Word of God. The tone is set by Jesus himself... Behold, I come quickly. Let the reply of the church be the reply of John... Even so come, Lord Jesus.

A continuation of "The Epistles" series.

Revelation - Part 19: Chapter 21 is very descriptive about the New Jerusalem. It begins speaking about some other things new such as: a new heaven and a new earth. The angel plainly informs John that God will make all things new.

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Revelation - Part 18b: In the remainder of chapter 20, Satan is loosed for a short time to once again try the nations. The Great White Throne judgment occurs for the dead and the second death takes place--death and hell being placed in the lake of fire. Once again those gathered against the beloved city will not prevail but be taken by fire.

Jesus told Peter that he was an offense unto him. Then he told him why. All it takes to offend Jesus, God incarnate, is to savor, uphold and cater to the things of this world (men) more than the things of God.

Perhaps an often misunderstood section of our Bibles are the Epistles. Though they may contain salvation language, their purpose is to instruct us on how to live.