Luke 1:26 – Luke 2 Matthew 1:18 It is no accident that God chose Mary.  Mary’s father worked in the synagogue. Mary’s parents raised her in a home where God’s word was a priority. Christmas is all about a family that knows the heart of giving.  Christmas is not about receiving. It’s all about God […]

Revelation 4 Leviticus 20:26 We are called to Him and therefore we are Holy unto the Lord.  Holiness is of the heart. Heaven – the place of its origin. Other – other than everything else Living – twice dead and forever alive when you are God’s Yolk – We are yoked to Him.  Forever with […]

Revelation 4:8 Exodus 15:11 What makes something holy is the touch of God upon it. We are frightened of something we cannot wrap our minds around.  With God, the ordinary is no longer ordinary.   The Earth becomes Holy at the presence of the Holy God. Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. Xenophobia […]

Revelation 4: 1-8, Isaiah 6:1-11 Lordship of the Lamb 1953 Coronation of the Present Queen of England When we talk about Holy we think of moral purity. 2 primary meanings of the word Holy.  minor – “personal righteousness and purity” purity – primary, “separate” Holy is something totally other than something else.  There is nothing […]

Revelation 4-5 3 Questions  What is the name of the lamb? Where did He come from? Where is He going? What is the name of the lamb? 444 names and titles are in Scripture. These are not all the references just some of them: Phil. 2:9-11 – He is My Lord Matthew 16:16 – The […]

Revelation 4-5 The Lamb of God the birth of the lamb, Jesus. God is a God of order.  He will not tolerate things out of order.  The date of the birth of Christ is important.  A pattern of festivals preceded the birth of Christ. The birth is not on what we know and celebrate as […]

Revelation 3:17-19What has changed us from being rich in God?  We are no longer rich in the things of God. We are poor: in the Word in power in righteousness in the pulpits A lacking of genuine: conversion conviction preaching Amos 8:11 We are poor in the Word and in power.  We are poor in […]

Revelation 2:25“Hold Fast”There is a shaking coming. There is going to be a showing of a division.  Isaiah 41:21-24 False gods are going to prove to be false gods.  Isaiah 44:24-28 The Rapture of the Church Isaiah 45:20 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:10 Matthew 24:36 The Son of Man will come when least expected. Why be so […]

Revelation 2:18-23 There is an intolerant demand to the tolerant. 7 Letters, to 7 Cities to 7 Churches God’s Final Word Thyatira Jezebel led Israel into sinning by serving a god named Baal.  Rev. 2:21 Thyatira’s city was a blue-collar city of people who worked in factories.  In order to work there, you had to […]

Psalm 66 Recognize the works of God. Work became labor after the Fall.  Before the fall, Adam was a tenant, he cared for the garden.  After the fall, Adam had to work to survive. 2 Thess. 3:10 God did not make us for leisure.  When you tire yourself out you are bettering yourself for tomorrow.  […]