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Do we ever stop to consider what our approach to Jesus will be when we come face to face with Him in eternity?? It's difficult for us to shape that thinking because He is invisible to us. We are separated by this physical life, though He is clearly here within us via the Holy Spirit. When I finally see Him, I hope I will prostrate myself before Him. I hope I will caress His nail scarred feet and hands. I hope I will give Him all the love I possess for Him. I hope out of all the wonderful things in eternity, Jesus will be my main focus.

In this episode of NAR to Christ, Dawn Hill examines Katherine Krick's claims of spiritual authority, recurring deliverance ministry, and the troubling pattern of loyalty demanded within Five-Fold Church. Dawn contrasts these claims with the clear teaching of Scripture. Christ, not a modern apostle, is the head of the church. The Holy Spirit glorifies Christ and leads believers through the Word of God. Christians are not called to submit to an alleged anointing, chase manifestations, or place their confidence in a spiritual leader. This episode calls listeners to test every teaching by Scripture, flee false authority, and find true freedom in the saving gospel of Jesus Christ. For more from Dawn Hill, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/dawn-hill/

The sermon challenges believers to examine the authenticity of their faith by highlighting the incompatibility of hatred toward Jews with the indwelling Holy Spirit. It emphasizes that true relationship with God requires knowing Him as the Holy One of Israel, rather than merely claiming religious affiliation. The text warns that those who oppose the brethren will be excluded from the Millennium, underscoring the seriousness of spiritual alignment. This message serves as a convicting call to self-examination regarding one's attitude toward God's chosen people and the reality of their salvation.

Preaching: Zack Hudson "Father, Spirit, Son" 1 Peter 1:1-9

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How does Jesus define worship? Is worship limited to a particular location? Join Pastor Steve today as he gives Jesus' definition of worship.

The Holy Spirit gives the soul of a believer a delight in God as the object of prayer. I shall not insist on his exciting, moving, and acting all other graces that are required in the exercise of this duty, as faith, love, reverence, fear, trust, submission, waiting, hope, and the like. I have proved elsewhere that the exercise of them all, in all duties, and of all other graces in like manner, is from him, and shall not therefore here again confirm the same truth. But this delight in God as the object of prayer hath a peculiar consideration in this matter; for without it ordinarily the duty is not accepted with God, and is a barren, burdensome task unto them by whom it is performed. Now, this delight in God as the object of prayer is, for the substance of it, included in that description of prayer given us by the apostle,—namely, that it is crying "Abba, Father." Herein a filial, holy delight in God is included, such as children have in their parents in their most affectionate addresses unto them, as hath been declared. And we are to inquire wherein this delight in God as the object of prayer doth consist, or what is required thereunto.

Pastor Mark Hogan teaches on the second petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Your kingdom come," explaining that while God's universal kingdom of power (Daniel 4) is the foundation, this petition ultimately asks for the consummated kingdom of glory--the new creation promised in Isaiah 65–66 and Revelation 21–22. He shows from Matthew 5:20, 7:21, 8:11, 25:34, and 26:29 that the kingdom is a future reality, yet also present now through Christ's inaugurated kingship (Matthew 13, 6:33, 28:20). He distinguishes between the kingdom of grace (Christ's mediatorial rule over the church today) and the kingdom of glory (the final consummation). Using the Heidelberg Catechism, he outlines four facets: (1) Christ ruling in believers by Word and Spirit, (2) preserving and increasing the church through gospel advance, (3) destroying Satan's kingdom and all wicked counsels, and (4) hastening the full perfection of God's kingdom. He applies this by urging dependence on God's power (Psalm 127, 90), praying for personal sanctification (1 Thess 5:23), praying for the success of the Great Commission (Matt 9:38, Rom 10:1), praying against the devil's works (1 John 3:8), and praying for Christ's return and judgment (Rev 22:20). He concludes with the Westminster Shorter Catechism: we pray that Satan's kingdom be destroyed, the kingdom of grace advanced, and the kingdom of glory hastened.

The sermon distinguishes between the completed inspiration of Scripture and the ongoing ministry of illumination by the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes that while God authored the Bible, believers must pray for spiritual insight to truly comprehend its truths. Drawing from Psalm 119 and 1 Corinthians 2, the text argues that natural intellect alone cannot grasp divine revelation without the Spirit's work. The preacher urges the audience to approach Scripture with humility and prayer, seeking the Spirit's guidance to apply God's Word effectively to their lives.