“THE REALITY OF THE RAPTURE” (Pastor Tim-6/10/2012)
  1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-53

I.                    WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?

                     A.  IT IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LORD’S PEOPLE

                          (V.51-”WE SHALL ALL BE CHANGED”)

                     B.  IT IS THE TRANSPORTATION INTO THE LORD’S PRESENCE

                          (JOHN 14:1-3-”WHERE I AM, THERE YOU MAY BE ALSO”)

2.        HOW WILL THE RAPTURE TAKE PLACE?

                     A.  WITH GREAT SUDDENNESS

                          (1 COR. 15:52a-”IN A MOMENT, IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE”)

                     B.  WITH GREAT SOUND (52b-”THE LAST TRUMP”) (1 THESSALONIANS 4:16)

                           1. “A SHOUT”

                           2. “VOICE OF THE ARCHANGEL”

                           3. “TRUMP OF GOD”

3.       WHY IS THE RAPTURE NECESSARY?

                     A. TO PERMIT SIN TO REACH ITS FULL EFFECT (REV. 9:20-21)

                     B. TO ALLOW THE ANTICHRIST TO BE REVEALED

                          (2 THESS.2:6-8-”THEN SHALL THAT WICKED BE REVEALED”)

                     C. TO INITIATE THE CASTING OF SATAN FROM HEAVEN

                          (REV.12:10-”ACCUSER OF OUR BRETHREN”)

                     D. TO FULFILL GOD’S WORD (1 THESS.4:14-17)

 

 

                    “READY FOR THE RAPTURE” (Pastor Tim 6/17/2012)
                    MATTHEW 24:40-44

I.                    WHO WILL BE RAPTURED?

                      A.  THE DEAD IN CHRIST (1 THESS.4:16)

                           *RESURRECTION OF UNSAVED (REV.20:12-15)

                      B.  THE ALIVE IN CHRIST (1 THESS.4:17)

                           (COLOSSIANS 3:3-4)

2.        WHEN WILL THE RAPTURE OCCUR?

                     (MATT.24:36)

                      A.  WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE

                           (LUKE 21:34-”CARES OF THIS WORLD”)

                      B.  PRIOR TO GOD’S JUDGMENT ON EARTH

                           (1 THESS.5:8-9) (HEBREWS 11:7)

3.        HOW CAN WE BE READY FOR THE RAPTURE?

                     (2 THESS.2:13-17)

                      A.  BELIEVING ON CHRIST (V.13-14)

                      B.  BY STANDING FIRM IN THE FAITH (V.15)

                      C.  BY SERVING CHRIST TILL HE COMES (V.16-17)

 

 

“THE COMFORT OF THE RAPTURE” (Pastor Tim 6/24/2012)
1 THESS.4:16-18; 5:9-11

1. THE COMFORT OF KNOWING WHAT WE LEAVE

              A.  SIN (REVELATION 21:23-27)

              B.  SORROW (REVELATION 21:3-4)

              C.  SATAN (REVELATION 20:10)

2. THE COMFORT OF SEEING THOSE WE LOVE

               (1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-14)

              *THE BELIEVERS CORRECT RESPONSE TO DEATH

                OF A SAVED LOVED ONE (2 SAMUEL 12:13-23)

3. THE COMFORT OF MEETING THE ONE WE LOOK FOR

               *10 WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS (MATT.25:1-13)

               (TITUS 2:11-13)

 

 

“THE RELIGION CURE” (Pastor Tim-7/1/2012)
ACTS 17:24-28

1. THE SUPREMACY OF GOD (V.24)

             A.  HE IS OUR CREATOR (24a) (ROMANS 14:11-12)

          

             B.  HE IS OUR COMMANDER(24b) (ROM.3:11-18)

2. THE SUFFICIENCY OF GOD (V.25) (1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-14)

             A. HIS SELF-SUFFICIENCY (25a)

             B. HIS SUSTAINING SUFFICIENCY (25b)(COLOSSIANS 1:16-17)

3. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD (V.26)
4. THE SEEKABILITY OF GOD (V.27) (PROVERBS 8:17; 1:24-31)

       V.   THE SECURITY OF GOD (V.28)

 

 

“KEYS TO A GOOD EDUCATION” (Pastor Tim 7/8/2012)
PROVERBS 1:1-7

1. THE WISDOM KEY (V.2a)(PROVERBS 4:7)

               DEFINITION-”THE ABILILTY TO USE KNOWLEDGE CORRECTLY”

               1. WORLDLY WISDOM

               2. GODLY WISDOM

                   A. FOR SALVATION (1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-24)

                   B. IN SUFFERING (JAMES 1:2-5)

2. THE INSTRUCTION KEY (V.2b)

               DEFINITION-”TO TEACH OR LEARN BY DISCIPLINE AND CORRECTION”

               PROVERBS 3:11-12; 10:17; 12:1; 22:15

3. THE UNDERSTANDING KEY (V.2c)

               DEFINITION-”TO LEARN THROUGH HARDSHIP”

               (PROVERBS 10:4; 24:16)

4. THE JUSTICE KEY (V.3)

               DEFINITION-”DOING THE RIGHT THING”

               (PROVERBS 23:23)  (JOHN 17:17)

 

“PIED PIPERS” (Pastor Tim 7/15/2012)
ACTS 20:27-30

1. THE PROBLEM OF SIN (ROMANS 7:11-14)

      *RE-NAMING SIN DOES NOT CHANGE A THING

        WITH GOD

2. THE PREREQUISITE OF REPENTANCE

      JESUS-”EXCEPT YE REPENT YE SHALL ALL

                    LIKEWISE PERISH”

      (2 CORINTHIANS 7:9-10)

3. THE PLACE OF HELL

      *JESUS SPOKE MORE OF THE AWFULNESS OF

        HELL THAN HE DID THE AWESOMENESS OF

        HEAVEN

       (MATTHEW 5:29-30)  (MATTHEW 13:41-42)

“PIED PIPER” OR “PROVEN PREACHER”?

(2 TIMOTHY 4:1-2)

1. DOES HE PREACH THE WORD?
2. IS HE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOSPEL MESSAGE?
3. DOES HE SOMETIMES “STEP ON YOUR TOES”?
4. IS HE STEADFAST IN BIBLE DOCTRINE?

 

“NOTHING BUT TROUBLE” (Pastor Tim 7/29/2012)
2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9, 15

1. THE OUTLOOK ON TROUBLE (V.8-9)

               A. PAUL WAS REALISTIC ABOUT HIS TROUBLE

                    1. “TROUBLED ON EVERY SIDE” (BLIND-SIDED)

                    2. “WE ARE PERPLEXED” (CONFUSED)

                    3. “PERSECUTED” (UNDESERVED/INTENTIONAL)

                    4. “CAST DOWN” (DRAINED)

               B. PAUL WAS NOT RUINED BY HIS TROUBLE

                   1. “NOT DISTRESSED” (ANXIOUS/UNEASY)

                   2. “NOT IN DESPAIR” (NO QUIT)

                   3. “NOT FORSAKEN” (PSALM 37:23-25)

                   4. “NOT DESTROYED” (JOB 19:25-27)

2. THE OPPORTUNITY OF TROUBLE (V.15)

              A. TROUBLE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE EXTENSIVENESS OF GOD’S PLAN

                   (“FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES”) (ROMANS 8:28)

              B. TROUBLE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THANKSGIVING TO GOD

                   (“THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING OF MANY”) 1 THESS. 5:18-”IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS”

              C. TROUBLE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE GRACE AND GLORY OF GOD

                  (“THAT THE ABUNDANT GRACE MIGHT… REDOUND (RESULT IN) THE GLORY OF GOD”)

 

 

“TRIUMPH OVER TROUBLE” (PASTOR TIM 8/5/2012)
2 CORINTHIANS 4:15-18

1. THE OBJECTIVE OF TROUBLE (V.16-17)

              A. TO VALUE SPIRITUAL STRENGTH OVER PHYSICAL STRENGTH (16)

                   (EPHESIANS 4:23-24) (1 PETER 5:10)

              B. TO VALUE THE FUTURE OVER THE PRESENT

                   (V.17) (2 COR. 11:24-29) (1 PETER 4:12-16)

                  *THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF TROUBLE IS TO GLORIFY GOD!

2. THE OBSERVATION OF TROUBLE (V.18)

              *FAITH IS THE KEY TO THE CORRECT OBSERVATION

              OF TROUBLE …IT ENABLES US TO DISCERN WHAT

              IS TEMPORAL VS. ETERNAL (HEBREWS 11:23-27) (2 KINGS 6:13-17)

 

 

                             “GET IN THE RACE” (PASTOR TIM 8/12/2012)
                         1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-27

I.                    WINNERS ARE CONTENDERS (V.24a)

                      A. CONTENDERS COMPETE (JUDE V.7)

                      B. CONTENDERS COMPLETE (2 TIMOTHY 4:7)

                         *PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE

                           COUNTING ON YOU! (HEBREWS 12:1)

2.        WINNERS ARE CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED

                     (V.25a-”TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS”)

                      A. THE MOTIVATION FOR TRAINING (V.25b)

                           (1 PETER 1:4)

                      B. THE METHOD OF TRAINING (V.26)

3.        WINNERS ARE CONSISTENT (V.27)

                    *WINNERS WILL PAY THE PRICE-

                      IF NOT US, THEN WHO?              

                     IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?

 

 

“THE CRIPPLE, THE CRITICS AND THE CHRIST”
        JOHN 5:1-18

1. THE CRIPPLE

              A. HIS CONDITION (V.5-9) (LUKE 5:30-32)

              B. HIS CONFUSION (V.10-13)(MATT.5:45)

              C. HIS CONFESSION (V.14-15-”IT WAS JESUS”)

2. THE CRITICS

              A. THEIR COLDNESS (V.10)

              B. THEIR CONDESCENSION (V.11-12)(JN.2:13-23)

              C. THEIR CONSPIRACY (V.15-18)(JN.6:32-66)

3. THE CHRIST

              A. HIS COMPASSION (V.14a) (LUKE 15:4-7)

              B. HIS COMMAND (V.14b) (ROMANS 6:11-13)

              C. HIS COMPLETENESS (V.17) (PHIL.3:5-8)

 

 

“FEAR FACTORS” (Pastor Tim 8/26/2012)
NEHEMIAH 6:1-14

1. THE FEAR FACTOR OF COMPROMISE (V.1-2)

              (GENESIS 3:1-5) (ROMANS 3:3-4)

              NEHEMIAH’S RESPONSE (V.3-4)

             “LAZY CHRISTIANITY LEADS TO COMPROMISE”

2. THE FEAR FACTOR OF COERCION (V.5-7)

              NEHEMIAH’S RESPONSE

             1. A BRIEF DEFENSE (V.8)

             2. A PRAYER FOR STRENGTH (V.9)

3. THE FEAR FACTOR OF CONCEALMENT (V.10)

              CONCEALMENT MAKES THE CHURCH

              IRRELEVANT TO SOCIETY! (MATTHEW 5:13-16)

             NEHEMIAH’S RESPONSE

             1. DISCERNMENT (V.12)

             2. WISDOM (V.13)

             3. SURRENDER (V.14)

            THE OPPOSITION WON’T QUIT (V.15-19)

           WILL “FEAR FACTORS” MAKE YOU QUIT?

 

 

“THE IMPORTANCE OF BIBLE PROPHECY” (Sunday Morning 9/2/2012-Pastor Tim)
REVELATION 1:1-3

1. Prophecy is a major part of Divine Revelation
2. Special Blessing is promised to those who study

              Bible Prophecy and Heed what it says

3. Jesus Christ is the Main Subject of Bible

              Prophecy

4. Prophecy gives us a Proper Perspective in Life
5. Prophecy helps us to Understand the Entire

              Bible

6. Prophecy is a Great Tool for Evangelism
7. Prophecy helps Protect People from Heresy
8. Prophecy Motivates us to Live Godly Lives in

              Light of Eternity

9. Prophecy Reveals the Sovereignty of God over

               Time and History

      10. Prophecy Proves the Truth of God’s Word

 

 

“BRINGING THE FUTURE INTO FOCUS” (PASTOR TIM 9/9/2012)
REVELATION 20:1-6

1. VIEWS OF REVELATION AND BIBLE PROPHECY

              A. PRETERIST VIEW-EVENTS IN REVELATION HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE

              B. FUTURIST VIEW-EVENTS IN REVELATION ARE YET TO BE FULFILLED

2. VIEWS OF THE MILLENNIUM   *MILLENNIUM=1,000 YEARS (MILLI-=1,000)

              (ISAIAH 11:1-9)

              A. AMILLENNIAL VIEW-SYMBOLIC PERIOD OF TIME

              B. POSTMILLENNIAL VIEW-CHURCH USHERS IN THE MILLENNIUM BY

                  CONVERTING THE WORLD TO CHRIST

             C. PREMILLENNIAL VIEW-CHRIST RETURNS TO EARTH WITH HIS SAINTS

                 WHO WERE RAPTURED 7 YEARS PRIOR AND SETS UP HIS MILLENNIAL KINGDOM

                (REVELATION 19:4, 20:6)

3. VIEWS OF THE RAPTURE

A.      POSTTRIBULATION VIEW-RAPTURE OCCURS AT END OF 7 YEAR TRIBULATION

AND SAINTS IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO EARTH WITH CHRIST

               B.   MIDTRIBULATION VIEW-RAPTURE OCCURS HALFWAY THROUGH 7 YEAR TRIBULATION

                      PERIOD

               C. PRETRIBULATION VIEW-RAPTURE OCCURS PRIOR TO THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD

                   (1 THESSALONIANS 5:8-11)

4. GOD’S COVENANTS

              A. ABRAHAMIC COVENANT (GENESIS 12:1-3) (HEBREWS 6:13-18)

              B. ISRAEL’S LAND COVENANT (DEUT.30:1-5)

              C. DAVIDIC COVENANT (PSALM 89:3-4, 28-37)

              D. MOSAIC COVENANT (EXODUS 19:3-6)

      E. NEW COVENANT - ISRAEL (HEB.8:6-13) CHURCH (MATT.26:28)

 

 

“FIVE SIGNS OF THE END TIMES” (PASTOR TIM-9/16/2012)
LUKE 21:25-28

1. THE REGATHERING OF ISRAEL (EZEKIEL 37:1-4)

2. INCREASING APOSTASY (1 TIMOTHY 4:1-2)

              A. “DEPART FROM THE FAITH” (2 TIM.3:1-5)

              B. “SEDUCING SPIRITS/DOCTRINES OF DEVILS”

              C. V.2-RELIGION WITHOUT RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST

3. THE COMING MIDDLE EAST PEACE

               A. THE ANTICHRIST WILL CONQUER THROUGH

                    PEACE (DANIEL 8:23-25)

               B. THE JEWISH TEMPLE WILL BE REBUILT (DANIEL 9:27)

4. THE REUNITING OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (DANIEL 7:7-8, 19-24)

5. GLOBALISM

               A. BEGAN AT BABEL (GENESIS 11:1-7)

               B. ANTICHRIST WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CENTRALIZE

                   GOVERNMENT, COMMERCE, TRANSPORTATION AND RELIGION

                   (REVELATION 13:15-17)

 

 

“WHEN WILL THE BELIEVING BE LEAVING?” (PASTOR TIM 9/23/2012)
1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-53

1. WHERE ARE EXAMPLES?

               A. ENOCH (GENESIS 5:22-24)

                    1. SURROUNDED BY GLOOM (GENESIS 6:5)

                    2. SAVING GRACE (EPHESIANS 2:1-5)

                    3. SIMPLE GOODNESS (HEBREWS 11:5-6)

                    4. SUDDEN GLORY (JUDE V.14-15)

               B. ELIJAH (2 KINGS 2:1-11)

               C. JESUS (ACTS 1:8-11)

               D. PAUL (2 CORINTHIANS 12:2-4)   

2. WHAT CAN WE LEARN?

               A. IT IS A LITERAL EVENT

               B. IT IS A PHYSICAL EVENT

               C. IT IS A SUDDEN EVENT (2 PETER 3:3-7) 

   III.       WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

               A. JESUS IS COMING (ACTS 1:11)

               B. JUDGMENT IS COMING (JUDE V.15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PRAY (1 TIMOTHY 2:1-3)

2. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE (MARK 12:13-17)

1. WHEN IT INTERFERES WITH GOD’S COMMAND

2. WHEN IT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL WORSHIP

3. WHEN IT PREVENTS THE SHARING OF THE GOSPEL