Sermons About Satan
How the World Will End
Daniel 7:1-28 Never has a date been so significant to so many men, so many cultures, and so many nations as the year 2012. In fact, a Google search of "2012" will deliver close to 200 million web sites that pertain to the coming of that year. Such attention could potentially generate a phenomenon similar to that of "Y2K" and a recent movie entitled "2012" demonstrates the latest attempts of the movie industry to capitalize on people's fascination with the topic of the end of the world. While the world searches for meaning as we live out the end times, there is a much better source to reference regarding the end times. If you want to know how the world will end, there's no better place to turn than to the very author and creator of the universe. In God's Word, the topic of the end of the world is addressed in one of the most well-known apocalyptic sections of scripture - the Book of Daniel. Unfortunately though, many Christians have not been taught about the various aspects of end times prophesy as written about in the Bible. In the last six chapters of the book of Daniel, we learn that apocalyptic literature is actually a theology of hope to those who the world has marginalized. Here, Daniel gives his people hope through a series of visions that pertain to the coming end times and his prophetic words should give us the same hope today. Indeed, the last six chapters of Daniel are just as much the inspired Word of God as the first six chapters, which deal with the historical accounts from Daniel's time. As such, his prophetic scripture it is equally profitable for teaching, reproof and correction. God considers His Word about the future to be very important because He willed to include it in the Bible. I tonight's sermon, Pastor Ramey teaches from the seventh chapter of Daniel, which occurred during the reign of Belshazzar. In Daniel's first vision, we are given a glimpse into the three kingdoms of the world: 1. The Kingdoms of the World (vv. 2-6) 2. The Kingdom of Satan (vv. 7-8) 3. The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (vv. 9-28) As believers, we know that we live in tough times, but the times we live in are no tougher than were Daniel's. Are you ready for the world to end? Do you know if you'll be saved from God's wrath, or will you be the object of His wrath? Jesus Christ could return at any moment, which should motivate us to walk in such a way as to not incur shame or suffer remorse, but to live with joy in the coming days.
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Truthful and Righteous
Whether we recognize it or not we are locked in a cosmic battle with eternal consequences. We have a powerful, crafty and dedicated enemy who hates us and is working against us. The point of our passage is that though it will not be easy to live the Christian life God has made available to use all the resources that we need to defeat the enemy's attempts.
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Spiritual Warfare 11-1-09 - 38 min.
We have a real enemy, but we can effectively fight and have victory because of Christ and His Word. This is the "good fight."
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The Church of Pergamum: Revelation 2:12-27
The church at Pergamum, much like many of our American churches, was filled with three kinds of people: the faithful, the compromisers, and the people who didn’t know which group was correct. As the political capital of the region, emperor worship was at its zenith in Pergamum; it was the place where Satan had his throne. In this context, Jesus rebukes the faithful for tolerating people in their church who are both compromising and telling others that it is ok to compromise. He calls the church at Pergamum and us to confront sin, root it out, and fight it. Our Savior calls us to repent of everything that threatens us from knowing and experiencing the fullness of joy that he has come to offer.
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Spiritual Warfare
Through the book of Ephesians Paul has continually described the blessings of those who are "in Christ". In spite of all of the truths you need to know that it will not be easy. We have an enemy working to thwart God's purposes in our lives and Paul describes this struggle as warfare.
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Under Authority
In part 6 of our series, The Garden and The Gospel, Pastor Jeremy teaches why true freedom, and true fulfillment is found under God's authority. Because ... only God has a position of absolute justice; only God has a power that can change us; and only God has a promise we can fully trust in.
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The War On Love
"Remove the benefits of his love for God, and Job will turn from God," says Job's cynical accuser. Suffering follows and puts this accusation to the test. While we cannot settle for simplistic answers to the question of why bad things happen to good people, we can find courage knowing that "Love Wins."
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The Church of Pergamum: Revelation 2
The church at Pergamum, much like many of our American churches, was filled with three kinds of people: the faithful, the compromisers, and the people who didn’t know which group was correct. As the political capital of the region, emperor worship was at its zenith in Pergamum; it was the place where Satan had his throne. In this context, Jesus rebukes the faithful for tolerating people in their church who are both compromising and telling others that it is ok to compromise. He calls the church at Pergamum and us to confront sin, root it out, and fight it. Our Savior calls us to repent of everything that threatens us from knowing and experiencing the fullness of joy that he has come to offer.
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The Church in Smyrna: Revelation 2:8
The church in Smyrna was made up of poor people who had endured many hardships. Jesus, the First and the Last, who defeated death, knows their tribulation, poverty, and the slander from the Jews that they have endured. Jesus tells them that he hears them, and yet they continue suffering. Not only does he call the church to not be afraid, he calls them to be faithful by treasuring him above all else, even to the point of death. He promises that the sufferings we experience right now, no matter how heavy they are, will one day seem light and momentary compared to the glory that he holds in store for his people. He suffered to end our suffering. He suffered so that no matter how much we have suffered at death, it is over. We will have an eternity with him.
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The Principle of the Path
We're in a spiritual battle, but don't give Satan more credit than he deserves. Our own choices can put us in situations that lead us away from God. Sam shares how to stay on the path that God has for your life.
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