Pastor: Rev. Kevin Gourley
Passage: John 1:15-18
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Word 293: Time
Pastor: Rev. Paul Becker
Passage: Job 14:5 / Psalm 90:12 / Ephesians 5:15-17
Sermon Series: Living Within the Margins
Passage: Job 14:5 / Psalm 90:12 / Ephesians 5:15-17
Sermon Series: Living Within the Margins
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Word 292: Transformation: The Priority, Purpose and Promise of Justice
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Rodger Woodworth
Passage: Isaiah 58:1-12
Passage: Isaiah 58:1-12
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Word 291: Growing in Grace
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: II Peter 1:3-11 & 3:18
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Passage: II Peter 1:3-11 & 3:18
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Word 290: Christ Centered
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Philippians 3:7-4:1
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Passage: Philippians 3:7-4:1
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Word 289: Close to Christ
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Ephesians 4:1-16
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Word 288: Growing in Christ
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: II Timothy 3:10-17
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Passage: II Timothy 3:10-17
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Word 286: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: II Corinthians 3:7-18
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Passage: II Corinthians 3:7-18
Sermon Series: Being Transformed To Be Like Jesus
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Word 282: Living Out the Life Within
Pastor: Elder Jay Roy
Passage: Colossians 3:1-17 (The Message)
Sermon Series: Living Eternally Now
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Word 280: Our Greatest Value and Our Greatest Task
Pastor: Rev. Arturo Velasco
Passage: Colossians 2:8-10 / Ephesians 3:17-19 /Philippians 1:21 & 3:8-11
Sermon Series: Living Eternally Now
Passage: Colossians 2:8-10 / Ephesians 3:17-19 /Philippians 1:21 & 3:8-11
Sermon Series: Living Eternally Now
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Word 269: The Power of the Holy Spirit
Pastor: Bishop Samedi
Passage: Acts 2:1-13
Sermon Series: The Spirit Empowered Life
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Sermon Study Talkabout
Presented by: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver, Rev. Kevin Gourley, Rev. Paul Becker, Rev. Betsy Rumer
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Word 265: The Risen and Coming One!
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Revelation 22:1-21
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Passage: Revelation 22:1-21
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Requiem: Maundy Thursday Communion Service
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Music by: Mr. James Lueers
Music by: Mr. James Lueers
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Word 264: The Holy City
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Revelation 21:1-27
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Passage: Revelation 21:1-27
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Word 261: The Return of the King
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Revelation 19:11-21
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
To listen to the Grove City College Touring Choir, click the links below:
Passage: Revelation 19:11-21
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
To listen to the Grove City College Touring Choir, click the links below:
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Word 260: Ginormous Worship
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Revelation 19:1-10
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Passage: Revelation 19:1-10
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Word 259: Come Out of the Great City
Presented by: Mr. Patrick Myers
Passage: Revelation 18:1-24
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
To listen to the Ligonier Staff sing worship songs from the service, click the links below:
To listen to the Ligonier Staff sing worship songs from the service, click the links below:
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Word 258: The Battle of Armageddon
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Revelation 16:1-21
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Passage: Revelation 16:1-21
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The Book of Revelation: Lesson Six
Presented by: Rev. Eric Amundson
Summary:
I. Book Structure
Chapters 1-3 -7 Churches / Original Audience
Chapters 4-16 -3 Visions of 7 – progressive judgment on the earth
Chapters 17-22 -Comparison between Kingdom of this World –represented by it’s “capital” Babylon
& the Kingdom of our God –represented by it’s “capital” –New Jerusalem
*While book is always dealing with all three levels of audience (original, all time & end time) it is weighted more toward original audience in the early chapters, more for “all times” in the middle chapters and more toward the End time in the later chapters….yet all three levels are always operating…
II. Big Idea
Revelation 11:15 -the Kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ
Matthew 6:10 –“thy Kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven…”
III. The Final –Final Judgment (at least 2/3rds of it)
*this is happening….begin realized as the purging of the earth is nearing its completion….the earth has been purged (3 visions of 7), the representative city (systems of gain) have been judged and now purged (Babylon) and finally… now its three leaders….the Beast, the False Prophet and Satan himself have to come under the final judgment (chapters 19-20)
Chapter 19 – The Wedding of the Lamb
I. Worship – The Wedding Supper of the Lamb
a. The Congregation -
Halllelujah – “praise to you YHWH”
“roar of a great multitude” (cf. 5:9; 7:9; 14:6 -ie. From every tribe, nation and people etc…
= presence of God
God is the focus….His acts of justice and judgment are exalted
b. The Congregational Refrain
The eternal (“smoke goes up for ever and ever) judgment of the Kingdom of the World (personified in the great prostitute ie. Babylon) judgment is singled out as worthy of a second “hallelujah” refrain
c. The Worship Leaders
A brief “response” by those who until this time have led the worship in heaven…now the congregation of the saints appears to be leading the worship…. A response of “agreement” …another “Hallelujah”
Revelation 19 / Pg. 2
d. The Word from the Throne
Ø The voice from the throne is also in “agreement” (side note: worship brings us into alignment with God’s will and purposes, conforming us to His image….as God Himself is the center
Ø The reminder here is so that everyone is assured of their place in the worship and praise of God (both small and great)….
e. The Congregational Response
Ø This is the Crescendo of the Worship…..praise of God as He reigns…..this is the center of the “Wedding of the Lamb” worship…..the culmination of the long desired and sought after “Messianic Banquet” anticipated in the Passover….demonstrated in the Lord’s Supper…now finally realized in completion in this moment!
Ø “The Bride has made herself ready…” -emphasis on our responsibility…..
f. John’s Response
Ø -John is tempted to worship the angel…easily confused with the radiance of what he sees….
Ø -Application: it is easy for us to worship the messenger…pastor….etc….that which we can see with our eyes…and unintentionally loose our focus….
Ø -“Worship God”
Ø -Prophecy has not ceased (as some of John’s Jewish/Christian contemporaries espoused….
Ø How easy it is worship what we should not…..! (contrast with 1:17)
II. Judgment –The Rider on the White Horse (vss 11-21)
a. The Identity of the Rider
Ø Faithful and True
Ø With justice he judges and makes war
Ø His name is the Word of God
Ø Rules them with an “Iron Scepter” (cf. 12:5)
Ø King of Kings and Lord of Lords
= JESUS himself ?…the messiah now comes to Judge….
b. The Symbolism of the Event
Ø White Horse = victory and judgment
Ø Eyes like Blazing Fire (cf. 1:14) = Judgment
Ø Armies of Heaven (angels) also on White Horses…white linen
Revelation 19 / Pg. 3
c. The “Great Supper of God…” (vs 17)
-The Great Supper….which is the long awaited Messianic Banquet for the believer (vs 9) is ironically unto judgment for those who belong to the Beast…”eating the flesh…”
-Great final battle…the King of the Kingdom of our God and all His armies….against the Beast and the kings of the earth (representing the kingdom of this world)….
d. The Final Judgment on the Beast and the False Prophet
-of the three great evil “leaders” to be judged….2 of the 3 are eternally judged here…the Beast and the False Prophet….satan himself is yet to be finally and eternally judged
-lake of burning sulfer (vs 20 –here and 20:10 for satan)
-the followers were “killed” by “the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse” (ie. The word of God unto judgment…the fatality of the “two edged sword –cf. 1:16)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Word 256: A People Without Fear
Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Revelation 12:1-13:1
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Passage: Revelation 12:1-13:1
Sermon Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Book of Revelation: Lesson Five
Presented by: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
I. Restatement of the Big Idea –for the whole book, the whole NT…THE Kingdom Concept!
a. Matthew 6:10 – “….Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”
b. Revelation 11:15 – “The Kingdom of the World, has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ”
c. How is this to be finally realized?
Isaiah 66:1-2 –the earth is being made ready to receive her King (chapters 21-22)
Mt 24:36 –first time the earth was cleansed with water (baptism) and the second and final time it will be cleansed with fire (sanctification) –be made holy….impurities burned off…pure…holy….ready to receive her bridegroom….etc.
II. The Purpose of Judgment
a. The Nature of the Covenant
Obey = blessing & disobey = cursing (judgment)
b. The Justice of God
Psalm 9:7-8; 16 Psalm 11:7 Psalm 97:1-3f Isaiah 9:7 (130 x in Bible)
c. The Wrath of God
· Retributory punishment for an offense or a crime
· A holy God’s response to sin and unholiness
· Righteous Anger
d. The Love of God
· The Justice of God and the wrath of God are not separate from the Love of God
· Hebrews 12:10-11 –purpose of “discipline” (correction)
· Though judgment and discipline are distinct…they are rooted in the same character of God …which is love…a desire for restoration….
e. The Restoration of Creation
· Romans 8:18-23
· Creation….Fall….Redemption….Restoration
· From Perfect Eden…to fallen world/earth….to Perfect New Heavens & Earth
· Cleanse the earth…to make ready for His return…made holy /pure –“Eden again”
Pg. 2 / Revelation 17-18
III. The Final Judgment of the Kingdom of the World
a. The Woman and the Beast (Chapter 17)
i. The Mystery of The Great Prostitute and her adulteries (vss 1-8)
· -prevailing image of God and His people is bridge groom and bride
· -unfaithfulness is often depicted as spiritual “adultery” or Israel playing the “harlot”
o Book of Hosea in OT
o -Irony of prostitutes in Jesus family lineage (Rahab) and disciples (Mary M) points to redemption of the unfaithful
· -complimentary image is that of “drunkenness” (vs 2)…they often go together
· -ie. Loosing your senses and going off after false gods…and things of this world
· -Mystery of 7 heads and 10 horns (revealed in following verses)
*an aside: remember to not “push” symbolic consistency….ie. 7 here is not perfection…
ii. The Mystery revealed (vss 9-18)
· “This calls for a mind with wisdom” (ie. This is not easy to figure out)
· 7 heads = 7 hills
o 7 Hills = Rome
o 7 Kings = Two Possibilities:
§ (1) Seven Roman Kings
· 5=Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius & Nero
· 6th = Vespasian
· 7th is short reign of Titus (79-81 AD)
· Ie. Those who have led up to Domitian
§ (2) Seven Empires (cf. Daniel 2:31-45)
· Eqypt
· Assyrian
· Babylonian
· Medo-Persian
· Greek
· Roman
· The Kingdom of the World (opposed to the KOG)
iii. Application for all three levels of eschatological literature:
· This refers to Rome….as representative of all “capitals” for the Kingdom of this world (Revelation 11:15)
· There is a deliberate contrast here between the capital of the kingdom of the world (Babylon) and the following chapters in the Kingdom of our God (New Jerusalem)
· Rome stand for every “civilization” or city of people that is of “the world”
· This was true then, is true now, and is always true…all three levels
Pg. 3 / Revelation 17-18
b. The Fall of Babylon the Great (Chapter 18)
i. The Two Voices of Great Authority (vss 1-8)
1. The Great Missional Tension
a. -being “in the world” but not “of the world” -John 17:15-19
b. Compare vss 1-3 with vss 4-8
c. Vss 1-3 –Pronouncement of the Judgment of the World
d. Vss 4-8 –A Call to “come out of her” …be holy and undefiled
i. ie. Live in the world but do not be of the world
ii. I Peter 1:13-16 / Lev 11:44
2. Retributive Justice
a. Vs 6 –double portion
b. Vss 7-8…. luxury >to plague / not a widow >to mourning
ii. The Three Double “Woes” (vss 9-20)
1. Literary Structure of the “Woes”
(1) First line is double “woe” to the great city -emphatic and ironic judgment
(2) Second line(s) is a description of her greatness
(3) Third line is “In one hour” (in a very brief time)….ruin/destruction/judgment
2. The Focus of the Judgment (adulteries)
-economic excesses (lavish luxuries)
Power….wealth….commerce….
-contrast this to God’s repeated call for justice for the poor and oppressed
3. The Final Pronouncement (vs 20)
-as the world laments her woe…the follower of God “rejoices” (2x) for
“God had judged the way she treated you….”
iii. The Final Judgment of the Kingdom of this World (vss 21-24)
1. Finality of the Judgment
-violent and final (milestone)
-6 fold “never” verses 21-23
-never: music, trade, & the church and her savior (lamp and bridge groom etc)
2. Images of emptiness, darkness and silence (use of irony)
-no music; no commerce; no production; no light(s); no celebration
-barren, empty and the ironic opposite of all they strived to be while on earth
3. Final Reflections of literary style
-chapts 17-18 have been referred to as a “Funeral Dirge”… a unique type of literary genre
4. THE Stage is now set…….The kingdom of the earth now fully purged, cleansed and judged; the stage is set for the eternal contrast…the heavenly city….rep the Kingdom of God….
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