The prayers of the saints have power to move the hand of God and move history forward

God’s plan for history unveiled. How it happens, and what it looks like

The power of riches to deceive

God will establish and defend his own. We don’t need to fight for our place; rather let us contend for the gospel and lift high the name of Christ

God sees past the shiny surface to the heart

Jesus alone is worthy, his worthiness makes all trust in him worthy, he conquers through sacrificing his life, and that’s how his followers conquer too. That conquest, the cross, is how God now rules the world.

Tolerance is not love. It is “the virtue of a man without convictions.” Doctrine leads to living; theology and ethics are wed.

Compromise often happens in the little things. Christ tells this church whom he loves, “conquer by not compromising.” I will “show you a secret so wonderful that you wouldn’t give it up for ten worlds.” -Douglas Kelly

The best church suffers the worst. God’s upside down economy and a reward that will last. The opposite of your best life now. Rather, “be faithful unto death.”

The world exists for the church. Revelation demonstrates this. The church is the hope of the world, the torch of the good news of salvation and restoration burning in a dark place. We are headed somewhere good, toward a feast with The King and His Bride, His blood bought people, the Church