What took place after the resurrection of Jesus? What did Jesus teach and prepare His disciples to do? What role would the Holy Spirit play in this? Who were the apostles? Who was present in the upper room at Jerusalem? What role would Jesus’ brothers play in the early church? What did the Old Testament prophecies reveal about the Messiah? What does it mean to be a witness for Jesus?
What is meant by the 7 Trumpets of Revelation? What do they reveal and warn us of? How should we understand the locusts, and the other plagues that take place? What are the connections between Daniel and Revelation and how do they help us understand Revelation 10 and the little book eaten by Daniel? How does this connect to the proclamation of the 3 Angel’s Message?
John Spellman preaches part 2 of the 3 part series on the 3 angels message: Babylon Is Fallen. What does this message mean for the church today? God is calling a people out of Babylon. But, is it possible to recognize what the Book of Revelation meant by Babylon? Is there still a false system of worship that is uniting with the world against God today? Who is the great harlot of Revelation? How does it influence and play a role in the system of confusion that exists today? What is God telling Christians in order to prepare them for the final crisis?
What does the Bible say about the nature of humanity? Is the human condition making progress? Are we getting closer and closer to perfection? What measure is used to determine the state of humanity? Are all really guilty of sin? What is the sinner’s only hope? How can we understand the concepts of righteousness, sin, faith, and the gospel? Why do we need salvation? What happens when people reject the gospel and try to live without God?
The Bible teaches about a day lost in history. A day God designed for us to remember. This week's lesson uncovers the mystery of this forgotten and lost day.
Humility is not one of my strong qualities. So, it is quite humbling when the Holy Spirit tempers my desire to exalt myself. I had an experience where I was in the right and I just wanted to defend myself and expose the offending party. With anger in my heart and fire raging in my eyes, I was prepared to step forward and beat my chest like the Pharisee, defending my right! But then, the Holy Spirit spoke and said, “Hold your peace and do not let your attitude or your voice betray how you feel”.
Since we find it a joy (for others-we do out of compulsion) to obey most civil laws because of the freedom they affords, shouldn’t we be more than happy to obey God’s laws that offers us peace in all situations? His promise to us is that nothing will offend us; nothing will cause us to stumble when we do. God’s laws are his faithful instructions to us found in His word. They will provide guidance in the way we should ‘drive on the road of life’ so that we will not get derailed and loose our way. Just as we are happy to follow the Road Code, we will be happiest when we love His law.
The first half of the day was rough -- in a period of about three hours, I had only seen one book leave my canvassing bag. At this point, I was discouraged. A few days prior, books had been going out like crazy. But this day and the day before were so slow, and it became a mental battle to even go out into territory. I felt as though I had been praying to deaf ears, and that God no longer heard my cries. Over lunch, I decided it was time to do something different.