Sermons from 2021

Sermons from 2021

New Beginnings

New Beginnings 2 Chronicles 7:14 The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled series 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Change starts with prayer. Jeremiah 18:1-8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there…

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear Luke 2:4-14 The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled (Series) (Read Luke 2:4-14) Luke 1:12-13 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. Do not be afraid, God still answers prayer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Luke 1:29-30 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and…

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Isaiah 7:14 The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled (Series) Pastor Matthew Shorack It’s easy to miss the wonder of Jesus birth, because we live around 2000 years after the fulfillment of the O.T prophesies. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Emmanuel. Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth more than 700 years before it happened. Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem…

The Cost of Discipleship

Agendas; Ours vs God’s — Mk 8:34  Jesus called the crowd to him with his disciples saying  and said: “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.”  God Equips and Prepares us for His Agenda — Matt 11:28-29  Jesus said “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest…

Thy Kingdom Come…

Thy Kingdom Come… Revelation 21:1 End Times: Recognizing The Signs (Series) Revelation 21:1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. The Promise of a New Heavens and a New Earth. (Isaiah 66:22, Isaiah 65:17 2 Peter 3:13, Hebrews 1:10-12, Romans 8:19-21, Genesis 1:31) 2 Peter 3:10-13 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens…

What Will Heaven Be Like?

What Will Heaven Be Like? Revelation 21, 22 End Times: Recognizing The Signs (Series) The importance of heaven. The three heavens: (Is 55:9; Gen 1:14-17, 2 Cor 12:2-4)  Revelation 21:1-5 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed…

What Qualifies Us For Heaven?

What Qualifies Us For Heaven? Revelation 20:7-14 Revelation 20:7-10 The Judgment of Satan 7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.…

The Millennium: No More War

The Millennium: No More War Revelation 20: 1-6 End Time: recognizing the Signs (Series) Millennium means a thousand years. Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him,…

The Conquering King Returns

The Conquering King Returns Revelation 19:11-21 End Times: Recognizing The Signs (Series) Revelation 19:11-21 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and…

What Happens During The Tribulation? Pt2

What Happens During The Tribulation? Pt. 2 Revelation 12-14 End Times: Recognizing The Signs (Series) The Counterfeit Trinity The Dragon (Antigod)Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. The Beast (Antichrist)Revelation 13:3 One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world…

WHY PROPHECY ?

WHY PROPHECY ? : 2Tim 3:16-17 “All Scripture is God-breathed; useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that those of God are thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Prophecies about future events and times are found throughout the Bible with estimates from 20 to 30 percent depending upon how a count is made. Further, often the prophecies at the time they were made were confusing at best or totally out of touch with reality at worst. One…

What Happens During The Tribulation? Part 1

What Happens During The Tribulation? Part 1 Revelation 6:1-8 End Times: Recognizing The Signs In Revelation 6-19, we see Jesus take control of the earth, by taking the title deed to the earth, called the scroll. When each of the seals of the scroll is broken, it reveals different phases of the earth, being undone by God’s wrath. Revelation 6:1-2 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living…

The Purifying And Crushing Tribulation

The Purifying And Crushing Tribulation Matthew 24:21; Deuteronomy 4:30-31 End Times: Recognizing the Signs (Series) Tribulation: A giant weight used to crush. Matthew 24:21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now- and never to be equaled again. Why the Tribulation? 1-The Tribulation will purify the Nation Israel. (Ezekiel 20:38, Deuteronomy 4:30-31, Romans 11:26-27) God wants Israel to believe in Him as their Messiah. 2-The Tribulation will punish sinners. When we see…

We Are Going Home

We Are Going Home 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 End Times: Recognizing the Signs (Series) What is the difference between the Rapture and the second coming? Rapture: Caught up! (Matthew 24:36) John 14:1-3 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place…

Connecting The Dots

End Times: Recognizing the Signs (Series) Genesis 12:1-3 Pastor Matthew Shorack Prophecy about tomorrow starts with God’s covenant. God keeps His promises. Genesis 12:1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. Who is Abram? Why was he chosen to be given a land by God? Was it because he deserved it? Joshua 24:2b Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other…

Are You Ready For Jesus to Come?

Matthew 24: 5-14 Pastor Joliet Paris Are You Ready For Jesus To Come? Matthew 24: 5-14 KJV For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors’ of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and…