Podcast Deleted

All mankind has God's Law -- not just on tablets of stone, but written on our hearts. Pastor Mat points out why this has eternal consequences.

As we continue in the Book of Revelation, Pastor Mat takes us through the heavenly scene to which John becomes a witness in Chapter Four. We also learn the glorious truth about why God created all things.

Why doesn't God immediately take away our pain? What purpose can He have for physical, mental and emotional pain?

God doesn't give us every answer to these questions -- but He does give us some. Markus takes us through several of these answers to be found in Mark Chapter Five. It is a powerful, uplifting message on a difficult subject, given by a soul who has known pain.

This message -- given on the occasion of a special Baby & Child Dedication -- looks at the importance of appreciating these blessings of the Lord and pouring into our children the knowledge of God and His Word. The psalmist also stresses the futility of human effort without God. The recording does begin with the Dedication.

Pastor Mat points out that we cannot always judge the blessing of God by earthly blessings. This was the problem with the Laodicean church. They were well-off materially and so believed they were well-off spiritually. But they were fakers; there was never any real change, any conviction in their lives. They didn't even know they were lukewarm spiritually. How does that happen?

Why is God the Perfect Judge? Because the Judge of all the earth always does what is right and true. Pastor Mat also points out why it is dangerous to judge ourselves by ourselves. Then he wraps up with a simple explanation of salvation.

The messages to the seven churches in Asia Minor begins with the comforting truth that Jesus walks in the midst of His churches. Then as Pastor Mat looks at the word to Ephesus, we find encouragement to not grow weary in doing right practices and deeds, but to make sure that we do not neglect our first love -- our relationship with Jesus.

The church at Philadelphia was small and they thought they weren't very important. But Pastor Mat points out that even though they didn't think they were blessed, Jesus said they were. This church was the real thing.

This recording begins with a Deacon Ordination for Jason Kobayashi, with a look at what qualifies a man to be a deacon and the ordination as our pastors and other deacons lay hands on Jason in prayer.

Then Pastor Mat continues his study on the Apostle John's vision of the Lord Jesus while in exile for his faith on Patmos. He also talks about why he believes the Lord wants His people to be part of a local church.

The latter half of Romans Chapter One deals with the harsh consequences of unbelief. And Pastor Mat points out that mankind is without excuse for not believing in the Living God, because He is shouting to all of us that He is there. Why don't people hear Him?