Church the Way it Oughta Be #14. What is missions? Where to do missions? What does Christ teach about missions? What are missionaries to do? What is the believer's role in missions? These questions and more answered in this sermon!

The Bible talks about The Fall.  A different kind of Fall. The Fall of mankind.  And we see Gehazi’s personal Fall in this passage.  We also see the curse that came upon him!  Fall though beautiful is also a time of death; the leaves fall off and die; the bleak cold winter is coming!  There’s a lesson for us all in that; and there’s a lesson for us all in this passage:

As we saw last time, Revelation chapter 6 reveals the Tribulation Period has begun!  It is a most terrible time on earth, involving much war, bloodshed, and death.  

Come and See…the very words taken off the pages of Revelation 6, repeated 4 times.  Read Rev. 6:1-8.  And with that, the Bible invites us to view this horrific time called the Tribulation Period.  Are you ready to “come and see!?”

Church the Way it Oughta Be #13. What is evangelism? What does the word mean? Who is to do evangelism? How are we to do evangelism? Is evangelism really important? These questions and more answered in this sermon!

I want to preach to you today from probably the best known story and the best known miracle of Elisha the prophet!

Naaman and his leprosy. Listen and see how Naaman had to quit trying his own way and obey God’s way.  

Church the Way it Oughta Be #12. Is there really a need for discipline in the local church? How are people with wrong doctrine and/or wrong deeds to be handled? What is the goal of church discipline? These questions and more are answered in this sermon!

2nd Kings 4:42-44

Christ fed the multitudes. He is the Great Miracle Worker! Notice how Elisha the prophet points to Christ The Great Prophet. What a miracle here, and we praise God for heat He did here and what He did through Christ! Yet another purpose of this passage is to give great application here for the Church.

A new Act in this end times Drama that God is revealing to us! The tribulation period is covered in Revelation chapter 6-18!

From a worldly perspective, this is what makes the book of Revelation scary or very interesting and exciting to people.

Many want to study this part! So let's get started with the beginning of the Tribulation!

“Elisha Protects Life”

2 Kings 4:38-41

Growing up next to mamaw and papaw, I’d sometimes go blackberry picking in the woods with Papaw Troy.  We pick, and pick, and pick for the morning hours while it was cool.  Sometimes the black raspberries before ripe would be red.  Those were fine.  But there were some other red berries that he told me were poisonous and not for picking or eating.  In the story today, some preacher boys like me found some wild treats themselves and Papaw wasn’t there to warn them.  It made things go from bad to worse quick.   

To better understand Revelation, Christ's prophecy in Matthew 24 must also be understood. It's always important to know the audience. Matthew 24 is Daniel's 70th prophetic week - the Tribulation Period! Listen to learn what's it all about and how it's not for the Church!