The Lord’s kingdom will conclude with one final rebellion instigated by the Devil. This reveals the marvelous nature of saving faith which has been gifted to God’s elect. Regeneration and genuine faith is the stupendous present from heaven. Moreover, the gift of salvation means all our sinful deeds are marked as “paid in full” by the Lamb who was slain for His people. The millennial kingdom of our Lord means change in the present life, it will stamp out one final insurrection, and usher His people into the eternal kingdom of God because all their sins are counted as paid by the blood of the Lamb.
2 Timothy 1:5, 3:14-15, Eunice, A Trophy of God's Grace
Eunice stands out among the women of God found in Scripture as having experienced an inordinate degree of God’s grace. In this study of Eunice, we see the marks of God’s grace in her conversion, her commitment to Scripture, her sincere and living faith, and her impact on her son. May the Lord make all the women of our church a trophy of His grace and may the Holy Spirit evermore teach us to swim daily in the pool of God’s grace.
Revelation 20:1-6, The Kingdom of Christ
Philippians 1:18b-26, Christ Exalted
John 20:1-31, The Grace of the Risen Savior
John testifies of Jesus’ resurrection with three evidences of the empty tomb, His graveclothes, and His post-resurrection appearances. Jesus rose from the dead. The witnesses sealed their testimony with their own lives. What did Jesus convey to His people upon His resurrection? Not disappointment, displeasure, or condemnation for those who failed Him, but grace, pure, undeserved grace. He did this because He paid for their sins and He earned their peace with God through the cross. What’s more? He shares life with those who are one with Him. He invites them into a vital connection with their heavenly Father that they, too, might taste of the kindness of the Lord and their souls be satisfied with God.
Revelation 19:6-21, The Two Suppers
Jesus’ return is marked by two suppers, one a celebration of the marriage of the Lamb and the other the aftermath of the Armageddon. The bride of Christ prepares herself for her groom while the rest of the world prepares to war with Him. May the Lord grant us to grace to be at peace with God, not at war with Him. In the end, there are only two ends, the wedding feast or the judgment feast. May the grace of God lead us all to follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
Philippians 1:12-18a, Christ Proclaimed
The driving theme of the passage is the progress of the Gospel through the proclamation of Christ. Many terms are used in the text to describe proclaiming Christ and none of them requires an official position of leadership. Instead, a trust in the Lord will lead us to be courageous and to speak the word of God without fear.
Revelation 17:1-19:5, Come out of Babylon
The call to depart from Babylon is the culmination of the multitudinous and resounding call of Scripture that God’s people be separate, be set apart from this world, and in some cases, actually leave the place of contaminants. In this study, we examine what Babylon is and what it represents and why our need for separation is reflected in the final call of God for the tribulation saints to leave Babylon. The implications of this call for us are these: 1) See the world for what it is, a harlot; 2) See the Devil’s ploy behind the harlot; 3) Delight yourself in the Lord; 4) Run from Babylon and run toward Jerusalem.