Sermon from April 13, 2014

But the Helper will teach you everything and will cause you to remember all that I told you. This Helper is the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name.

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw — that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father — to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

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• God’s IN CONTROL .
  
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  • vs 4 Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
    
  
  
  
• God LOVES US .
  
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  • vs 5 To him who loves us
    
  
  
  
• God’s FORGIVEN US .
  
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  • vs 5 and [He] has freed us from our sins by his blood
    
  
  
  
• God’s CALLED US .
  
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  • vs 6 and [He} has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve him
    
  
  
  
• God GETS THE GLORY .
  
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  • vs 11 to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
    
  
  
  

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• - a time to EXAMINE SELF
  
• - a time to GIVE THANKS
  
• - a time to PROCLAIM CHRIST
  
• - a time to REMEMBER CHRIST