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Revelation
Revelation 11:1-2: The Coming Third Temple
Revelation 10: The Little Book: Bitter-Sweet
Revelation 9: The Fifth and Sixth Trumpet Judgments
Revelation 8: The Seventh Seal: The Trumpet Judgements Begin
Revelation 7:9-17: From every tribe, tongue and nation
Revelation 7:1-8: The sealing of the 144,000
Revelation 6:12-17: The Sixth Seal
Revelation 6:9-11: The Fifth Seal
Revelation 6:3-8: The Second, Third and Fourth Seals
Revelation 6:1-2: The First Seal
Revelation 5: Worthy is He!
Revelation 4: Before the Throne
Revelation 3:14-22: To the Church in Laodicea
Revelation 3:7-13: To the Church in Philadelphia
Revelation 3:1-6: To the church in Sardis
Revelation 2:18-29 To the Church in Thyatira
Revelation 2:12-17 To The Church At Pergamum
Revelation 2:8-11: To the Church at Smyrna
Revelation 2:1-7: To the Church at Ephesus
Revelation 1:5-20 A Vision of the Son of Man
Revelation 1:1-5: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Jude
Jude 20-25
Jude 14-19
Jude 10-13
Jude 6-10
Jude 4-5
Jude 3-4
Jude 1-2
3 John
3 John
2 John
2 John
1 John
1 John 5:16-21 Sin leading to death
1 John 5:13-15 That you may know that you have eternal life
1 John 5:9-12 The testimony of God concerning His Son
1 John 5:6-8: Controversy, and (hopefully) some clarity
1 John 5:1-5 This is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith
1 John 4:13-21 By this we know that we abide in Him and He is in us
1 John 4:7-12 In this the love of God was made manifest among us
1 John 4:4-6 By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error
1 John 4:1-3: Test the spirits
1 John 3:16-24: Whenever our heart condemns us…
1 John 3:11-16 By this we know love
1 John 3:3-10 Pure
1 John 3:1-2 What we shall be
1 John 2:17-29 Many antichrists have gone out into the world
1 John 2:7-17: Walking in His love
1 John 2:3-6 By This we know that we have come to know Him
1 John 2:1-2 Jesus, our Advocate and Propitiation
1 John 1:5-10 If we say we have fellowship with Him
1 John 1:1-4 Concerning the Word of Life
Colossians
Colossians 4:7-18: Fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord
Colossians 4:2-6: Making the best use of the time
Colossians 3:18-4:1: Faith lived out in the home and workplace
Colossians 3:15-17: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts
Colossians 3:12-14: Above all things, put on love
Colossians 3:12: God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved
Colossians 3:6-11: Put on the new self
Colossians 3:5: Put to death what is earthly within you
Colossians 3:1-4: Set your mind on things that are above
Colossians 2:16-23: The substance belongs to Christ
Colossians 2:11-15: Circumcision of the heart
Colossians 2:8-9: See to it that no one takes you captive
Colossians 2:6-7: Rooted and built up in Him
Colossians 2:4-5: That no one may delude you
Colossians 2:1-3: God’s mystery, which is Christ
Colossians 1:24-29: Christ in you, the hope of glory
Colossians 1:21-23: Holy, blameless and above reproach before Him
Colossians 1:19-20: In Him the fullness of God was pleased to dwell
Colossians 1:15-18: Jesus is preeminent over all things
Colossians 1:12-14: He has qualified, delivered, transferred, redeemed and forgiven us
Colossians 1:11: Strengthened with all power
Colossians 1:9-10: Be filled with the knowledge of His will
Colossians 1:5-8: The grace of God in truth
Colossians 1:3-5: Faith, love and hope
Colossians 1:1-2: Introduction
Romans
Romans 1:24: Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness
Romans 1:20-23 So that they are without excuse
Romans 1:19: Approaching the subject of God’s sovereignty and man’s free will
Romans 1:18: The wrath of God
Romans 1:13-17: The just shall live by faith
Romans 1:8-12: God, Whom I serve in my spirit
Romans 1:5-7: The Called of Jesus Christ
Romans 1:3-4: Christ Jesus, born a son of David, declared the Son of God
Romans 1:1-2: The Gospel of God
Acts
Acts 28: The end of a long journey
Acts 27: Rough waters
Acts 26: Going for broke
Acts 25: Bulletproof
Acts 24: Paul’s testimony before Felix
Acts 23:12-35 The providence and protection of God
Acts 23:1-12: Christ’s presence in Gospel opportunity
Acts 21:27-22:30 Paul recounts his conversion and calling
Acts 21:15-26 All things to all men
Acts 21:1-14: On to Jerusalem
Acts 20:17-38: Paul’s sober and urgent word to the church
Acts 20:1-16: Satan can’t stop God’s purposes from being fulfilled
Acts 19:11-41 Riotous response to the Gospel in Ephesus
Acts 19:1-10: Paul goes to Ephesus
Acts 18:23-28 Reliance upon the Holy Spirit
Acts 18:1-22: The Corinthian Ministry
Acts 17:16-34: Paul In Athens
Acts 17:10-15: Ministry in Berea
Acts 17:1-9: Paul in Thessaloniki
Acts 16:22-40 Servants of an illustrious Master
Acts 16:11-21: Doing God’s Work God’s Way
Acts 16:1-12 The Holy Spirit’s leading
Acts 15:36-41 Division among disciples
Acts 15:12-35 The Jerusalem Council pt. 2
Acts 15:1-11 The Jerusalem Council pt. 1
Acts 14:8-28 The First Missionary Journey comes full circle
Acts 14:1-7 Standing against opposition to the Gospel
Acts 13:42-52 We will go to the gentiles
Acts 13:13-43 God’s faithfulness in keeping His promise
Acts 13:4-12: Standing against error
Acts 12:20-13:3 The Holy Spirit said…
Acts 12:1-18 Persecution and deliverance
Acts 11:19-30 Barnabas and Saul
Acts 11:1-18: Explaining (and testing) a new work of the Holy Spirit
Acts 10 The Gospel comes to the Gentiles
Acts 9:32-43 Does God still work the same way today?
Acts 9:19-31 Saul boldly preaches Christ
Acts 9:1-19 The conversion of Saul of Tarsus
Acts 8:26-40: Phillip and the Ethiopian
Acts 8:4-25 Philip in Samaria
Acts 8:1-3: Saul rages against the church
Acts 7:44-60 The crescendo of Stephen’s testimony
Acts 7:17-43 Israel’s habit of rejecting her deliverers
Acts 7:1-16 Stephen’s Witness
Acts 6:8-15 Stephen, full of grace and power
Acts 6:1-7 Growing pains in the early church
Acts 5:17-42 Standing with Jesus in the face of persecution
Acts 5:12-16 The increasing influence and impact of the Gospel
Acts 4:32-5:11 God deals with hypocrisy
Acts 4:23-31 The boldness of the early believers
Acts 3:13-22: They had been with Jesus
Acts 4:1-12: Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit…
Acts 3:17-26: Jesus, the fulfillment of the promises
Acts 3:11-16: Giving entrance for the Gospel
Acts 3:1-10: The purpose of miracles
Acts 2:37-47: Essentials of the early church
Acts 2:22-36: Men of Israel, hear these words
Acts 2:1-21: The coming of the Holy Spirit
Acts 1:12-26: Let another take his place
Acts 1:3-11: Waiting for the promise and power of the Holy Spirit
Acts 1:1-3: Introduction
Mark
Mark 3:7-21: Jesus’ ministry and His ministers
Mark 3:1-6: Withered
Mark 2:23-28: Sabbath rest
Mark 2:18-22: Regarding Fasting
Mark 2:13-17: Jesus, Friend of sinners
Mark 2:1-12: Jesus’ authority over sickness…and sin
Mark 1:40-45: I am willing; be cleansed
Mark 1:29-39: Early will I seek You
Mark 1:21-28: Jesus’ authority
Mark 1:16-20: Jesus calls His first disciples
Mark 1:14-15: The Gospel of the Kingdom
Mark 1:12-13: Testing and Tempering
Mark 1:4-11: There comes One after me who is mightier than I
Mark 1:1-3: : The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Psalms: A hymn book from heaven
Psalm 19:1-3 The heavens declare the glory of God
Psalm 90:1-2 Lord, You have been our dwelling place
Psalm 31: My times are in Your hands
Psalm 119:54: Your Statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning
Psalm 145:18: The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him in truth
Psalm 32:8: The Will of God
Psalm 88:1-2: Engouragement about prayer and praying
Psalm 62: For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence
Reflections on Psalm 8
Whom have I in heaven but You (Psalm 73:23-26)
Topical Studies
The Holy Spirit
Q and A: What if I don’t have a spiritual gift
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: Gifts of Ministry
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: Tongues and Interpretation
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: A little more on the gift of prophecy
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: prophecy, discerning of spirits
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: faith, healing and miracles
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge
The Holy Spirit: What He does (pt. 4): He gives gifts
The Holy Spirit: What He does (pt. 3): He guides us into all Truth
The Holy Spirit: What He does (pt. 2): He brings conviction
The Holy Spirit: What He does (pt. 1): He Comforts, Indwells, Seals
The Holy Spirit: Personality and Deity
The Holy Spirit (Intro)
Calvary Chapel Franklin Annual Church Meeting 2021
Who more than why (Job 1:1-22)
Understanding The place of law and grace (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
1 Corinthians 8: Things sacrificed to idols
See that no one leads you astray
Q and A: Combination: 1260, 1290, 1335
Matt. 6:25-34: When the Bible says: “Don’t Worry”
The Middle East Conflict and the Gospel
Q and A The length of the Tribulation, dual rapture and the sleeping church
Q and A The Deep things of Scripture, the different “audiences” of the four Gospels
Was the church born in Acts 2 or Acts 9?
Which God matters
When sheep need to question their shepherd
Just a quick note
Thoughts on Bible study
Cancel culture
A brief podcast and teaching update
Romans 7:1-8:1 The Law, the flesh and God’s grace pt. 3
Romans 7:1-8:1 The Law, the flesh and God’s grace pt. 2
Romans 7:1-8:1 The Law, the flesh and God’s grace pt . 1
Preaching, politics, and the pulpit
When sheep need to question their shepherd
Romans 13 and the vaccine, the book of Enoch
Prophecy Brief: Q and A: How close are we to the return of Christ
How should we pray for America (Daniel 9:1-19)
How should we now live, lessons from the book of Daniel
What if I don’t have a spiritual gift
Christlike forgiveness (1 John 4:7-12)
To live is Christ (Philippians 1:21)
How should we pray for America (Daniel 9:1-19)
How should we now live, lessons from the book of Daniel
Philippians 3:13-4:1 One thing I do
Philippians 4:4-9: The peace of God, the God of peace
1 John 4:10 Obstinate Love
1 John 4:7-8 Unity, liberty and charity as an expression of Christian maturity
What is the rapture?
The richness of God’s grace 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
1 Thessalonians 5:9: We are not appointed to wrath
Ephesians 6:10-20: Walking by faith in fearful times
Thank you
We shall all be changed (1 Corinthians 15:42-57)
911
Hearing a matter before answering it (Proverbs 18:13)
Our witness in light of our dual citizenship
Believers and the ballot box
Christian fellowship in the days of government overreach
Kingdom Dominion, NAR and Daniel 2
John 14:12-14: If you ask anything in My Name…
Colossians 2:9: The Deity of Christ
About Peter
Genesis 50:20: God meant it for good
John 12:37-50: I have come as a light into the world
Romans 12:1-2: Present your bodies as a living sacrifice
John 17:16-17: Sanctify them in the truth
Psalm 32:8: The Will of God
Psalm 88:1-2: Engouragement about prayer and praying
Revelation 22: Jesus is coming soon!
1 John 5:19: Regarding Evil
2 Corinthians 5:17-21: In Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself
Titus 2:11-14: The power of grace
John 12:1-11: Anointed Worship
1 Peter 1:3-9: Receiving the end of your faith
Christian character in the context of a COVID-19 culture
Thank you Ravi: You wore His coat well
2 Corinthians 11:2-3: The simplicity that is in Christ
John 6:37-40: Whoever Comes To Me I Will Never Cast Out
040220: Beware lest anyone deceive you (Matt. 24:4)
Galatians 2:21 The Thorough Nature of God’s Forgiveness and Grace
Romans 1:16-17: I am not ashamed of the Gospel
Isaiah 26:3-4: You Keep Him In Perfect Peace
Devotional
Devotional thoughts intended to bring encouragement and instruction from God’s Word
John 16:33: That you may have peace
Who more than why (Job 1:1-22)
Fear not in rough waters (Mark 4:35-41, 6:45-52)
1 Peter 1:3-9 The outcome of our faith
1 Corinthians 4:1-5: Servants and Stewards
Hebrews 12:1-3 Run the race with endurance
Revelation 21:1-8 There’s no place like home
Psalm 90:1-2 You have been our dwelling place
How should we pray for America (Daniel 9:1-19)
How should we now live, lessons from the book of Daniel
Philippians 3:13-4:1 One thing I do
Philippians 4:4-9: The peace of God, the God of peace
Revelation 3:14-22: From lukewarm to hot
1 John 4:7-8 Unity, liberty and charity as an expression of Christian maturity
Matthew 17:1-8: Hear Him
Psalm 31: My times are in Your hands
1 Thessalonians 5:9: We are not appointed to wrath
Joshua 1:9: Be strong and courageous for the Lord your God is with you
Peace, perspective and politics
Colossians 3:5: Put to death what is earthly within you
Colossians 3:1-4: Set your mind on things that are above
Ephesians 2:4-5: Resting in God’s grace
Colossians 2:1-3: God’s mystery, which is Christ
James 4:13-15: Taking tomorrow for granted
Revelation 7:9-12: This is what it’s all about
Titus 2:13: Our blessed hope, the appearing of Jesus
John 15:5: Abiding In Him
Ezra 7:10: Ezra determined in his heart
Colossians 1:11: Strengthened with all power
Meditation on Tisha b’av
Exodus 2:1-10: God’s guiding hand
Genesis 50:20: God meant it for good
Revelation 3:14-22: A word for the lukewarm
Genesis 3:9: Where are you?
2 Corinthians 4:17-18: Suffering: A tool in the hand of the Master Builder
Romans 12:1-2: Present your bodies as a living sacrifice
Revelation 22: Jesus is coming soon!
Colossians 3:1-4: If, then
Consider Your Ways (Haggai)
2 Corinthians 11:2-3: The simplicity that is in Christ
Joshua 4:1-7: Stones of Remembrance
It. Is. Finished. (John 19:28-30)
Amen, Come Lord Jesus! (Rev. 22:20)
Remove the obstacle (Luke 19:45-46)
Put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:10-20)
Four Legs On The Stool (Acts 2:42-47)
A Sure Foundation (Matthew 7:24-27)
To Whom Shall We Go (John 6:68-69)
Our Citizenship Is In Heaven (Phil. 3:20)
Abound in Hope (Romans 15:13)
Habakkuk 3:17-19: I will take joy in the God of my salvation
Philippians 4:6-7: The peace of God…will guard your hearts and minds
That I may know Him
Peace, Be Still! (Mark 4:35-41)
Romans 8:1: No condemnation for those in Christ
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14)
Prophecy
Prophecy Briefs
Prophecy Brief: Will there be animal sacrifices in the Tribulation Temple?
Prophecy Brief: Looking to eschatology for encouragement
Prophecy Brief: What’s Plan “B”
Prophecy Brief: Seeing through, and looking beyond the coming New World Order
Prophecy Brief: Israel: She stands alone
Prophecy Brief: Marching toward the Mark of the Beast
Prophecy Brief: A One-World Religion
Antichrist, antichrists and the spirit of antichrist
Prophecy Brief: Answering End Times Questions
Prophecy Brief: Another lockdown, another nail in the coffin
Prophecy Brief: The eschatological dialectic
Prophecy Brief: Globalization
Prophecy Brief: Witnessing the death of the republic, gaining a biblical sense of Last Things
Prophecy Brief: No one knows the day or the hour (Matthew 24:32-44)
Q and A: Combination: 1260, 1290, 1335
Prophecy Brief: Is it the mark, or isn’t it?
Prophecy Brief: The G7, the WEF and Satan’s long game
Prophecy Brief: Changing of the guard in the Middle East
Prophecy Brief: A few things to watch, and a nickel’s worth of free advice
Prophecy Brief: UFO/UAP’s clearing a path
Prophecy Brief: The Great Reset Revisited
Prophecy Brief: Why Bible believing Christians should support Israel
Prophecy Brief: What about Ezekiel 38-39?
Prophecy Brief 1 Timothy 4:1-2 Doctrines of demons in the latter days
Prophecy Brief: Bizarre Times
Prophecy Brief: Warp Speed
Prophecy Brief: 1 Peter 4:7: Sober-minded in sobering times
Prophecy Brief: Cultural collapse and the Coming of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)
Prophecy Brief: Revelation 11:15 There will come a day
Prophecy Brief: Q and A: How close are we to the return of Christ
Why (I believe) churches should teach prophecy
Q and A: Prophecy: Isaiah 17, the rapture
Prophecy Brief: How do we get there?
Prophecy Brief: Looking up as things go down
UFOs…and the rapture?
Prophecy Brief: Thoughts on Davos
Revelation 21:1-8 There’s no place like home
Daniel 2:20-23: He changes the times and seasons
Vaccination and the Mark of the Beast
Things to watch for in the coming days
What is the rapture?
Prophecy Update: Understanding Our Times
Thoughts on interpreting biblical prophecy
Prophecy Brief: What if America abandons Israel
Prophecy Brief: Why eschatology matters…and should
Surveying the landscape: Thoughts on COVID, the Great Reset and the Last Days Prophetic Picture
1 Thessalonians 5:9: We are not appointed to wrath
Prophecy Brief: Get ready, (re)Set, Go!
Ezekiel 38:13: America in Biblical Prophecy?
Israel, the UAE and Bahrain: Peace (…at least for now)
Why study prophecy?
Who (or what) is the Antichrist
Revelation 13:16-18: About the Mark of the Beast
Like the days of Noah
Your Kingdom Come vs the Great Reset
Israel and the United Arab Emirates: Peace Deal
Jesus said there would be days like these (Luke 21:4-28)
Prophecy and Perspective
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: Encourage one another with these words
Revelation 22: Jesus is coming soon!
Christian character in the context of a COVID-19 culture
042720: Prophecy Brief: What’s going on, and what should believers do?
Prophecy Brief: Urgency and Priority
Prophecy Brief: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: “The Mindset of the Church In the Last Days.”
Prophecy Brief: 1 Timothy 4:1-2: What the Spirit Says About the Last Days
Prophecy Brief: Ezekiel 38
Prophecy Brief: Matthew 24:1-8
Prophecy Brief: Titus 2:13: Looking For The Lord’s Return
We’re not going back: A look at globalism and the Great Reset
We’re not going back, Part 3
We’re not going back, Part 2
We’re not going back, Part 1
The Millennium
The Millennium: From here to eternity
What is the Millennium?
We shall all be changed (1 Corinthians 15:42-57)
Is This the Beginning of the End?
Is this the beginning of the end? Pt. 7: The “X” Factor
Is this the beginning of the end? Pt. 6: Making way for global governance – 3
Is this the beginning of the end? Pt. 5: Making the way for global governance – 2
Is this the beginning of the end? Pt. 4: Making the way for global governance-1
Is This the Beginning of the End? Pt. 3: Let’s Talk About Apostasy
Is This the Beginning of the End? Pt. 2: The Abomination of Desolation
Is This the Beginning Of the End? Pt. 1: How Do We Know?
Sequence of End-Time Events (Series)
Sequence of end-time events, pt. 10: Revelation
Sequence of end-time events, pt. 9: Daniel’s 70 Weeks 2
Sequence of end-time events, pt. 8: Daniel’s 70 Weeks 1
Sequence of End-Time events, pt. 7: Ezekiel 38-39 3
Sequence of End-Time Events, pt. 6: Ezekiel 38 & 39 2
Sequence of end-time events, pt. 5: Ezekiel 38-39 1
Sequence of End-Time Events, pt. 4: Israel, centerpiece of biblical prophecy 3
Sequence of End-Time Events, pt. 3: Israel, centerpiece of biblical prophecy 2
Sequence of end times events, pt 2: Israel, centerpiece of biblical prophecy 1
Sequence of End-Time Events, pt. 1: The Rapture of the Church
Apologetics
Colossians 2:8-9: See to it that no one takes you captive
Contradictions between the Bible and Mormon writings?
Knock, knock: When Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses come to your door, pt. 2
Knock, knock: When Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses come to your door, pt. 1
Aren’t all religions basically the same?
Is the Bible really the Word of God?
Sharing and explaining the Gospel
The Person and Deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:22-39)
1 Peter 3:15: Always be ready
Why we should study apologetics
Galatians 1:6-9: What’s the difference?
Hearing a matter before answering it (Proverbs 18:13)
Kingdom Dominion, NAR and Daniel 2
Faith & Politics
Navigating the intersection of belief and the ballot box
Q and A: Preaching, politics, and the pulpit
Daniel 2:20-23: He changes the times and seasons
How should we pray for America (Daniel 9:1-19)
Peace, perspective and politics
P.E.P. Talk: Voting with a biblical worldview
P.E.P. Talk: Revelation 11:15: The kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ
P.E.P. Talk: Presidential Debates
On Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, The importance of the Supreme Court and of the upcoming election
P.E.P. Talks: Pray. Educate. Participate.
Our witness in light of our dual citizenship
Christian fellowship in the days of government overreach
Believers and the ballot box
Our Citizenship Is In Heaven (Phil. 3:20)
The Gospel
That you might believe
Which God matters
The richness of God’s grace 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Sharing and explaining the Gospel
Colossians 1:5-8: The grace of God in truth
John 3:16: God so loved the world
2 Corinthians 5:17-21: In Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself
It. Is. Finished. (John 19:28-30)
Galatians 2:21 The Thorough Nature of God’s Forgiveness and Grace
Amen, Come Lord Jesus! (Rev. 22:20)
Romans 1:16-17: I am not ashamed of the Gospel
Romans 8:1: No condemnation for those in Christ
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