Weekly Sabbath Sermon

The battles between the king of the north and the king of the south is the longest and most detailed of the prophetic visions given to Daniel. It adds detail to previous visions but without the symbolism or riddle. The focus of the vision is the person who will rise up at the end time... a.k.a. the man of lawlessness, the anti-Christ, the beast.

Here is a link to the handout used in the message - https://www.ucg.org/system/storage/serve/1524411/daniel_11_verse_details.pdf

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The coming of this person is one of the key pieces of information Jesus gave His followers in answer to their question "what will be the sign of your return?" ... the one who invades Jerusalem and sets up the abomination of desolation.

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Sins of hostility and enmity are about how we think about others. Do we think of a treat others as friends, or enemies... are they family or are they rivals? This applies within the Church and outside the Church.

If God is going to raise you up to be seated with Christ and assist Him in the millennial rule and beyond... you have to build a positive outlook towards others.

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The sins covered in this message are:

Wickedness G4184 - poneria 7x

Maliciousness G2549 - kakios 11x

Malignity G2550 kakoethia - 1x

Murder G5408 phonos - 10x

Proud G5244 huperephanos 5x

Boaster G213 alazon 2x

Hatred G2189 echthra 6x

Wrath G2372 thumos 18x

Anger G3709 orge 36x

Without Natural Affection G794 astorgos 2x

Implacable G786 aspondos 2x

Unmerciful G415 aneleemon 1x

Holiness can be undermined by bitterness… leading to defilement… leading us to becoming godless and profane. Along the way I’m going to add definition to:

Holiness - set apart for a God given purpose

Bitterness - focusing on the negative

Defilement - caused by disobedience

Profane - unable to see, unwilling to acknowledge God’s purpose

The path from holy to profane, is a path from life with purpose to a life with no purpose.

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You have been called to holiness. Which means your life has been recategorized by God and set apart to accomplish His purpose. Use this as a way of seeing and understanding all the trials. the tests, the persecutions, the insults... as having great meaning and headed toward a great goal.

Do not become discouraged... do not allow a root of bitterness to take root within you... do not allow yourself to treat the things of God as "no big deal"... do not disobey His righteous commands... do not give up your inheritance... keep moving forward.

Sexual immorality is a top priority among the sin lists of Paul. Those who are not working to overcome all the items on these sin lists will not have a place in the kingdom of God. Pay attention to the prominence of sexual sins.

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The 7th commandment is the beginning of our Creator's instruction about sexual activity that is healthy... or avoiding what is unhealthy. IE what is good for us emotionally, psychologically, culturally, and spiritually. This is a law we would not become aware of by observing the natural world around us... it is not self evident... it is revealed / given / for our well being as beings who are both natural and spiritual at the same time.

As the data about the effects of the sexual revolution continues to come it confirms that what we are doing is not making us happier or more fulfilled.

Men are not thriving... women are not thriving... children are not thriving... society is not thriving.

On all these sins of the tongue I hope that looking into the meaning helps you identify and avoid “sins of the tongue”. They are...

Deceit​

Whispering​

Backbiting​

Reproach​

Reviling​

Clamor​

Hater of God​

Evil Speaking​

Filthy​ talk

Foolish​ talk

Jesting​

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The apostle Paul is known for providing interesting lists of spiritual virtues and vices commonly known as “the sin lists”. There are 8 of these sin lists. Your bible contains other such lists but I’m limiting myself to these 8 sin lists.

In this message we will cover the category of quarreling. Which is: strife, self-ambition, sedition, heresy, conceits, and tumults.

The multiple and different word in the category reveal different facets of this problematic behavior. Such as; what do we tend to quarrel about, what motivates quarreling, what are the outcomes of quarreling, and how do we confront it.

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The sin we are to remove from our lives is defined by God's word. It covers a wide span of human behavior; word, action, thought, attitudes, omission, ignorance, and conscience.

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In this message we will cover:

Defining Sin

Sin & Law

Sin and Choice: Living According to the Spirit

Sin and Disobedience

Sin and Harm

Falling Short - Missing the Mark

Sinful Nature: Pre-Programmed to Sin?

A Good Heart or an Evil Heart

Sinful Thoughts

Sins of Omission

Sins of Ignorance

Sins of Conscience

Since the very beginning there has been opposition to God's truth and His church. Some opponents even make the bold claim that Jesus death by crucifixion never happened.

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The scriptural record combined with the Romans records of history indicate Jesus death came to pass by crucifixion... and the details of death by crucifixion match the prophecies. These aspects of the biblical record cannot be easily dismissed.

And in this way the death of Jesus serves as a powerful proof that the Bible is exactly what it claims to be… the word of God.

Mary Magdalene knew she owed Jesus a lot… everything really. He saved her from torment… He saved her from death… and now He had opened up the door to life everlasting. .. she saw Him raised from the dead… and she will see Him again.

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As a human being… Mary Magdalene was nobody special really. What made her special is Jesus’ appearance to her... Likewise, you are nothing special, [not a gathering of the beautiful, the rich, the elite] what makes you important, significant, noteworthy is that you have been brought into the body of the resurrected and living Christ.

People try to spice up the gospel record by imagining Mary as an alluring reformed prostitute who either seduced or tempted Jesus… this is just guesswork, speculation, even blasphemy which the scriptural record does not say anything about.

What we do know about Mary is that she had every reason to love Jesus deeply for the deliverance He made possible.

The letters to the 7 Churches of the book of Revelation show different attributes of Christ as the head of the church.

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Revelation chapters 2 & 3 contain messages written for and sent to the 7 Churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.

▶ Each receives its own short, personalized message from the head of the Church, the resurrected Jesus Christ.

▶ Each message follows a pattern of noting their accomplishments, their faults or shortcomings, their trials, and they are reminded of the glorious outcome for those who overcome and persevere.

▶ At the start of each message He mentions one or two things about Himself which relate to His role as head of the Church. This serves to remind them that what the messenger brings to them is actually from Him

Most of these attributes of Christ are mentioned in Revelation 1:10-20. These verses serve as an introduction to the letters written to the churches and in certain cases adds some insight to what the symbols mean.

This video into these attributes of the risen Christ and consider how they relate to His present role as the living head of the Church… actively working within His Church!