Summary: This message deals with the burying of certain things that need to be removed from the Christian life. This first part deals with the concept of “burial” and this first burying of Jacob before his return to Bethel.
Scripture: Matthew 24:1–5, 23–26; 2 Timothy 3:13–14
Summary: Deception will be the most powerful weapon in Satan’s arsenal, and especially so in the final days before the coming of Christ. We must be ever warned about the deceptions of the End Time.
Summary: How will a child grow up in a Christian home and where will their decisions lead them? The home environment will affect how the child will be: was it a genuine Christian environment with biblical principles both from the father and mother, or simply a pretense of Christianity?
Summary: What are the “words” of the Cross versus the expressions and reasonings of the Cross in depth of the Scripture? How often Christians know the “words” of the Bible but do not know what they mean. We must find the expressions and reasonings behind the words. Only then will we come to know God’s word for the life.
Summary: One of the crucial truths that came from Martin Luther during the Reformation was the “Theology of the Cross.” Here is where we find the knowledge of God for the Christian life.
Summary: What are the powers of Antichrist that come before his personal coming? The world is experiencing these powers that will pave the way. There are powers of the past that will be revived in our day that will be alarming and cause the End Time sins and deception to increase.
Summary: The book of Ecclesiastes reveals the work of man under the sun, but it also reveals the work of God under the sun upon man. Some 39 times “God” is presented working through providences to bring about His end, which is eternity.
Summary: What is the purpose of the book of Ecclesiastes? God’s investment in the lives of all men with the intent to bring them to Christ and His living for them.
Summary: One of the needs in the burden of revival is a deliverance from “our way” that we have created that may be contrary to THE WAY of Christ. This is part of the working of sanctification.
Summary: As the Old Testament reveals the Old Covenant given to Israel, the New Covenant is found in detail in the Old Testament. It was to be given to Israel at the coming of the Messiah.
Summary: The child of God must come to a desire after conversion to live his life to do God’s will. God saved us to do His will all the days of our lives.
Summary: When trials turn to storms in life, how will we respond? Thank God Christ is there, either in the boat or coming into the boat of life. The storms are the greater tests of life and the most far-reaching.
Summary: What does II Kings declare about Zedekiah versus the book of Chronicles? How sad the ending of this king, yet the hope for the coming of the Final King and the Coming Temple.
Summary: In these days when the world is redefining everything, the Christian must turn to the Bible to find the answers concerning himself, the Christ, the world, and the understanding of his enemies.
Summary: The providence of God appointed a number of journeys for the Infant Jesus. How many miles were covered? How many places were part of the journeys; and where will the journeys end in the silent years of His life?
Summary: The First Coming of Christ must be seen in the light of the Second Coming. One cannot be viewed without the other. They must be seen in their fulness.
Summary: What happened that day when the veil was rent at the very moment Christ died? The Tabernacle is viewed from the crises of spiritual experiences and then the process of the life of Christ to follow.