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Wake Up!
Wake Up! Revelation 3:1-6 Seven Different Ways Of Worship: Revelation 2-3 Revelation 3:1-3 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember,…
A Morale Rebellion
A Morale Rebellion Revelation 2:18-29 Seven Different Ways Of Worship: Revelation 2-3 Revelation 2:18-19 18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first. They were blessing their community. Revelation 2:20-23 20 Nevertheless,…
The Power Of Lies
The Power Of Lies Revelation 2:12-17 Seven Different Ways Of Worship: Revelation 2-3 Revelation 2:12-17“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.…
The Brave Little Church
The Brave Little Church Revelation 2:8-11 Seven Different Ways Of Worship: Revelation 2-3 Revelation 2:8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. Isaiah 44:6 “This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. At the end guess who…
The Church Who Lost It’s First Love
Revelation 2:1-7 Seven Different Ways Of Worship: Revelation 2-3 Revelation 1:4-5 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.A message from Jesus. Revelation 1:11 which said: “Write on a…
Celebrate Good Times
Celebrate Good Times Esther 9:20-10:3 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther 9:20-22 Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far, 21 to have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar 22 as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration.…
Justice
Justice Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Justice Esther 9 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther 9:1–4 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them. 2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the…
When It’s Impossible
When It’s Impossible Esther 8 Esther 8:1–2 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. 2 The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate. The promotion of Mordecai. _Esther 8:3-8 3 Esther again pleaded with…
What Goes Around…
What Goes Around Esther7 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther 7:1–4 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you,…
Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights Esther 6 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther 6:1–3 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. 2 It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 3 “What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king…
Trusting God
Trusting God Esther 5 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series)
Stand Together
Stand Together Esther 4 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther 4:1– 8 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. 3 In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning…
The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens Esther 3 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther 3:1– 6 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. 2 All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor. 3 Then the royal…
God steps in
God Steps In Esther 2 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther should be read as a living true parable. Esther 2:1-4 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful young…
God Provides Opportunities
Esther 1 Esther: Delivering A Nation (Series) Esther should be read as a living true parable. Esther 1:1-9 (4-5) For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. 5 When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa. It…
The Battle For The Mind
The Battle For The Mind 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 S piritual Warfare: Love Is A Battlefield (Series) 2 Corinthians 10:5 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. A believer can destroy arguments and pride in Christ. John 5:6-9,14 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked…