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Last week we talked about the definitions for sanctification. Positional Sanctification refers to the believer's once for all status as being set apart as holy before God, based on union with Christ, and occurs at the moment of salvation. And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified,…

If you would open your Bibles to Isaiah 25 , which will be right in the middle of your Bible. Easter Sunday was always a very special time of year for me during my growing up years. Even though I was not converted until the age of 14, I always loved the fanfare of Easter, and preferred it over that of…

Please Open your bibles to Revelation 6 . Last week I did a lot of table setting for this and following sermons as we consider what Gad has revealed for us, and this week we get to jump back into the verse by verse exposition of God’s Word. As I noted last week, this section is a heavy section, with…

Today’s sermon is less of a verse by serve exposition and more of a stage setting sermon. After working on some of the exposition of this section I found myself feeling the need to take a step back and help us navigate this section with clarity. As we leave the throne room of heaven from chapter 4-5,…

What is sanctification? The word “Sanctification, sanctify, etc.” comes from the root word “holy” which means “set apart, separate, distinct” The concept of holiness is simply that God has called us out to be different, set apart, distinct from the world, and useful for his good purposes. We belong to…

As we think about the cross of Christ and all that he did for us, I want to take a moment to put ourselves into the minds of the disciples that Friday. Theses disciples had followed Jesus around for three years. They left their homes. Their careers. Their families. They saw amazing things! They saw the…

There was a movie released in 2005 titled “The Pacifer”. it starred Vin Diesel and was a bout a man who developed some kind of program that was desired both both the US government and outside governments. The man was killed as he was being extracted, but no one knew where the key to the program was.…

As you open your Bibles and turn to Revelation 4 , I invite you to think with me for a moment. What was the most awe-inspiring moment you can ever remember? Entering into a place filled with wonder and grandeur you never imagined. I’ll never forget walking through redwood national forest, seeing trees…