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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
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Why Suffering?
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This is the 5th sermon in the "When Does It End?" Series. This series is from Jesus' Olivet Discourse.
Series: When Does It End? [#5] DEALING WITH IMPOSTERS Matthew 24:23-28 Introduction: As we have been studying the Olivet Discourse, we have been warned about False Teachers, False Prophets, False Messiahs, etc… This is happening right now; and it will continue to happen until the end. In our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:23-28
Denomination: Baptist
There are many imposters in this world but only one original, who or what are you following?
Since the beginning of time there has always been people who make counterfeit’s of the original. The original always costs more money where the counterfeit can be bought at a fraction of the price. But the counterfeit usually has a big drawback. It isn’t made as well, doesn’t ...read more
Scripture: John 10:3-5
Not every person that carries a Bible and talks about Jesus is a true teacher of God’s Word. Paul warned that false teachers will appear as the apostles of Christ and angels of light. So how do you detect spiritual imposters.
How to Detect Spiritual Imposters 1 Timothy 4:1-5 Introduction: 1. There is a sobering passage in Matthew 7, straight from the lips of Jesus Christ. It has to do with the subject of spiritual imposters. vs. 21-23 2. Things don’t always appear as they seem on the surface. This is very true ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-5
Denomination: Bible Church
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS– The Practice of Proper Worship
• Exodus 20:3-17 (NIV) [3] You shall have no other gods before me. [4] You shall not make for yourself an idol. . . [7] You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. . . [8] Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. . . [12] Honor your father and your mother. . . [13] You shall not ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:3-17
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Jude gives us the prescription to be built up in Christ. No imposter is going to worm their way into your church or home when you live like this.
An insider threat occurs when someone inside a company or organization with authorized access uses their inside position to cause harm to that organization or government or even, if you could believe it inside a church and generally among the wider Christian body. This was a problem in the early ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:1-25
Until our faith in Jesus becomes tangible we will always value the imposter more than the original. So what is the imposter of this world?
There have been some tragedies in the baseball world as people trying to catch a foul ball end up falling over the railing. Last week a young boy watched his father fall to his death. Last night at the home run derby in Phoenix, AZ the same thing almost happened again. A man who had already caught ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:12
To protect its integrity the church must take the responsibility of discerning between true and false believers.
Have you ever held a counterfeit bill? It can have all the appearances of the real thing. Most people are not able to immediately recognize one. However, a trained eye can quickly detect fake currency, because certain telltale flaws betray a bill's lack of genuineness. United States law ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:1-2
How can we spot a religious impostor? What does God think of shallow religion?
Avoiding Imposters II Timothy 3:5-9 Purpose: To describe what false teachers look like. Aim: I want the listener to be alert to false teaching and turn away from it. INTRODUCTION: Sunflowers are fascinating. These large flowers actually follow the sun from sunrise to sunset. I remember seeing a ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:5-9
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The church has the task to root out those who profess faith in Christ, but in reality they are faking their faith in order to destroy the church
As we consider the sea of apostasy around us and the effectiveness of faith fakers activity in today's church, it seems as though the church has little hope in stemming the tide. But according to the book of Jude, not only can we stem the tide, we can take positive action to deal directly with ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:17-23
God choose the saints because they are individuals who have followed and aligned themselves with the Promise to Abraham. This promise is associated with faith in God – the willingness to believe and to be saved by faith not works.
“Saints God’s Choice” Romans pt. 12 Honoring the Graduates of New Life Community Church - play video by Blue Fish TV “Honoring Graduates” – recognize the graduates and hand out Bibles to them. Opening Story: Tell the story of Tiffany and her being healed of Cancer this last week. Thesis: God ...read more
Scripture: Romans 9:1-33
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
One of the greatest problems faced by believers today is false teaching. They’re everywhere. There are imposters all over the place who go by the name of Christian, yet they’re anything BUT followers of Christ. Their teachings contain just enough of th
One of the greatest problems faced by believers today is false teaching. They’re everywhere. There are imposters all over the place who go by the name of Christian, yet they’re anything BUT followers of Christ. Their teachings contain just enough of the truth to ensnare millions by ...read more
Scripture: 2 John 1:7-13
Beelzeboul, "the lord of the flies" is contaminating this world with his filth. It is a name for Satan who has infiltrated the whole world system. This message stems from a blowfly - read this and see how the blowfly did that.
THE LORD OF THE FLIES SPREADS HIS FILTHINESS ALL AROUND - 28 Aug 2022 INTRODUCTION (28 August 2022) Today at the Lord’s Supper there was the bread on a plate on the table and communion glasses as well. We had just finished the remembrance of the bread and one was speaking about the cup. It was ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 12:24, 2 Timothy 3:1-4, 2 Timothy 3:12-13, Revelation 16:13-14, Revelation 20:9-10, Romans 8:19-22 (view more) (view less)
❶ THE IMPOSTOR’S DISGUISE ❷ THE IMPOSTOR EXPOSED ❸ THE IMPOSTOR TRANSFORMED
Impostor - a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name. Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr was a prison warden, a monk, a lawyer, a sheriff’s deputy, cancer researcher, teacher and a religiously-oriented psychologist, Died a Baptist Minister Surgeon - In reality he ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10
Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal to show that Only Yahweh is the true and living God.
By Rev Bill Stewart As we have just heard, in today’s Scripture reading the prophet Elijah was called by God to go to Mount Carmel which is situated in the North of Israel. It is not an especially high mountain but it does have a great view. In fact, it’s a bit like the lookout on Mount ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-46
Denomination: Anglican