Title: To Be On the Right Side of History
Main Idea: God has made his plan for the history of the chord to his church, who is known and protected by God to proclaim the gospel until Christ’s kingdom comes.
Big Idea: The Church knows what is true, right, and what is to come, and we must make it known to a hostile world.
I. The Church is givien the mystery of God, and sent to make it known.
A. Christ sends an angel to give a scroll to John. (Revelation 10:1-5)
B. There will be no more delay. (Revelation 10:6-7)
C. The Gospel is Sweet and Bitter. (Revelation 10:8-11)
D. God knows His Church. (Revelation 11:1-2)
E. God Protects and Empowers His Church to Proclaim teh Gospel to a Hostile World. (Revelation 11:3-14)
F. The Kingdom of the World Belongs to God and Christ. (Revelation 11:15-19)
To Be On the Right Side of History
Revelation 10-11
July 5, 2020 • Matthew Castro
Two Roads Diverged In a Wood . . .
July 19, 2020 • Matthew Castro
Title: Two Roads Diverged In A Wood … Main Idea: The two fates of every human being is either being numbered with the Lamb, who suffered the wrath of God that they may have eternal rest, or fallenin love with the comforts of the world and sin, which resuslts in eternal judgment. Big Idea: Two paths are set before every human. One leads to eternal life and the other leads to eternal judgment. I. Eternal Rest is Experienced By Those Who Have Been Redeemed By the Lamb. A. A Love Affair with the Lamb Leads to Life. (Rev. 14:1-5) B. A Love Affair with Babylon Leads to Judgment. (Rev. 14:6-11) C. The Better Path Forward (Rev. 14:12-13) D. Either Harvested to Life or Reaped to Judgment (Rev. 14-20)
This Is Eternal Life
August 23, 2020 • Matthew Castro
Title: This Is Eternal Life Main Idea: The central feature of the new heaven and new earth is the real and universal presence of God. I. The fully sanctified people of God will have full fellowship with God and the Lamb and full access to God and the Lamb’s abundant blessings forever in the worldwide paradise city-temple. (Revelation 21-22) A. The Dwelling Place of God is with Humanity (Rev. 21:1-5) B. God is making all things new. (Rev. 21:6-8) C. Having the glory of God (Rev. 21:9-27) D. The new and better Eden (Rev. 22:1-9) E. If your robes are washed, then you may enter the gates of the city, drink from the water of life, and eat from the tree of life! (Rev. 22:10-29) F. Come Lord Jesus (Rev. 22:20-21)
Be Faithful Unto Death
August 16, 2020 • Matthew Castro
Title: Be Faithful Unto Death Main Idea: Those, who are faithful to Christ for their salvation, have passed from death to life, and those, who remain harden to Christ, will face the second death. I. Have you passed from death to life, or does the second death await you? (Revelation 20) A. When is Satan bound? (Rev. 20:1-3) B. Who are the groups of saints revealed to John? (Rev. 20:4) C. What is the first resurrection? (Rev. 20:5-6) D. Is this 1,000 years literal or symbolic? (Rev. 20:6) E. When is Satan released from his prison? (Rev. 20:7-8) F. Who are these in the army of Satan? (Rev. 20:9-10) G. Who is in the second resurrection? (Rev. 20:11-12) H. Who experiences the second death? (Rev. 20:13-15)