Weekly Sabbath Sermon

A Fundamental Truth Hidden in Plain Sight

There is a resurrection for the rest of the dead who are not in Christ at His return. They rise again to life following the 1,000 year rule of Christ on earth.  So we also have a final holy day following the 7 day Feast of Tabernacles... the eighth day... the final feast... the final step in God's plan to bring many children to glorious everlasting life.

Leviticus 23:34-36, 39 the final biblical festival comes immediately after the 7 day festival... there is no gap between the two. You could easily think of the eighth day as simply the conclusion of the feast of tabernacles... but it signifies a unique event that comes after the FOT is complete.

In the present age Satan has been allowed access to humanity. He has used that access to undermine and interfere with human being's development into fully spirit born children of God. Humans are guilty of allowing Satan's influence to lead them into disobedience towards God... but Satan' guilt is unique... it is not shared with any other... no one led him astray... His rebellion against God was of his own imagination.

When Jesus Christ returns to administer the rule of God on earth His first executive action is to depose Satan and confine him so that he has no ability to access or influence humanity for 1,000 years. The source of deception and evil thinking will be removed and the earth will experience what it is like to live without Satan for that 1,000 years.

That removal of Satan is pictured by the 5th biblical festival, the Day of Atonement.

Leviticus 16:20-22 On the day of Atonement the Azazel goat is cast out into the wilderness carrying the sins of the nation of Israel on its head... this is a prophecy of a future moment in history when Satan will be seized by the angelic servants of God, bound, cast into a bottomless pit, and sealed in Isaiah 27:1.

Satan’s role in introducing sin into our world will be addressed. The strong man will be bound.

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👉 Binding the Strong Man

The millennial rule of Christ on earth was part of the teaching and preaching of the coming kingdom of God from the beginning of the new covenant Church. However, the teaching was suppressed and declared heresy in the 4th century at the 2nd Ecumenical Council... why? how?

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Where are the places God has placed His name and how does He designate any given place? Plus, a quick look at how the present day Church of God fulfills this instruction to come before God in the the place He will choose

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👉 In the Place the Lord Your God Shall Choose

Satan holds the power of death over all people in this world. He is the beginning of sin and plays a key role in how sin enters our world. We should not be ignorant of his reality or his activity in our lives.

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God desires that we worship Him not only with a right spirit... but also in a manner that is based on the truth of His Word. Do you know what that truth is?

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The love of God is so big and all-encompassing that no single word in any language can fully communicate the revelation of love we find in God's word.

In this message we are going to build a biblical definition of love:

1) with love that takes place in the mind of a person

2) then love that shows itself in actions of a person

3) love that flows back and forth from person to person.

Developing the love of God within us is our top priority. So it is important that we have a good working definition of what the love of God is.

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Many scriptures tell us we should... "seek humility"... "clothe our self with humility" ... "humble our self before God". These point us toward the goal but not necessarily the methods we use to get there. What does humbling myself look like?

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God's commandments tell us to rest on the 7th day of each week. But the Sabbath rest is more than just a "day off". It is a day for spiritual instruction and fellowship with other believers.

In addition to being a day of rest from our regular work, the 7th day is a day we are commanded to gather together for a “holy convocation”, see Leviticus 23:3.

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Voluntary fasting is recorded in both the old and new testament. In addition to general references to fasting, scripture specifically mentions that David fasted, Jesus fasted, and Paul fasted.

What does the scriptures say about how biblical fasting can help us grow in grace and knowledge?

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