Mar 9, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
At this point, I’m not sure how many more messages we will have from this chapter. The theme of the last 20 verses of Matthew 24 is essentially one – “Get ready; it’s all coming soon.” This evening I want you to remember that the Lord teaches the imminence...
Mar 8, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Whose garments, just before he died, were taken from him and were given to his son (Moses; David; Aaron; Jacob)? Aaron – Num. 20:28 Who, at this birth, looked like he was wearing a hairy, red garment (David; Esau; Jacob; Eric)? Gen. 25:25 Whose coat was probably the...
Mar 8, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
I can’t tell you how many different scriptures there are describing the Lord’s second coming. Perhaps, instead of “second coming” I should simply say, “the Lord’s coming” or maybe “parousia.” Because some scriptures blend what we...
Mar 6, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Joseph Islands was born a Creek Indian in the Colony of Georgia. He grew up wild and sinful. But when a friend of his died during one of their drunken revelries, Joseph was heart-broken. The next day when his friend was to be buried, “Old Billy,” a local...
Mar 2, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
From time to time, including this morning, you have heard me use the term “Jacob’s Trouble.” When I do that, I am using it as a synonym for the seven year “Tribulation” spoken of by Daniel, and expounded here and in Revelation and other...
Mar 2, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
The number of Biblical references to “fool” and “fools” totals slightly more than (50, 75, 100, 500)? A hundred According to Young’s Concordance, the Old Testament “fool” could refer to (an evil person; a boaster; a self-confident...
Mar 1, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
Matthew 24 is a shovel full of precious ore. As I said last week, it contains informational gold about the last days – the Tribulation. But there are also flecks of silver in here and even some platinum – for our immediate use. At times we are quite sure that the Lord...
