Our New Dwelling (Rev. 20:7-21:4)

John has a majestic vision of us entering into the Lord’s rest.  We might wonder how many casualties of war will there be? Are we going to be triumphant when we consider our current circumstances?  It seems that there are a lot of forces that come against the saints, but how do we know that we will enter into the holy city of God?

Victorious Return (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

The Thessalonians wondered if they missed the second coming of Christ. They perceive that Christ will return soon, but as far as they can tell Christ is still in heaven. Did Christ already come? What about their loved ones who have died? Will those loved ones experience glory? How will we know when Christ returns? Is it going to be secret, public, and what happens when Christ returns?

Man of Lawlessness (2 Thess. 2:3)

The thought of the anti-Christ coming to power sounds pretty frightening.  This is a man who is doing the work of Satan to challenge the Lord, to challenge God, and to come as a rival to the Lord’s kingdom.  Is this something that should terrify us?  Why would God allow such a thing to happen?  Will the church be able to survive such a horrible assault?  How can we be sure that our Lord is sovereign enough to overcome this power? 

Already and Not Yet (Ephesians 1:15-23)

When we talk about the doctrine of eschatology we can think that this is just something that scholars talk about.  So, is there a place where the rubber meets the road?  Is there a place where the events in history that determine our future orientation give us hope today?  Why is Christ’s work in history so important in determining the outcome of history and our power today in Christ? 

Seventy Weeks (Daniel 9)

Daniel is in exile and desires to return to the Lord.  He is at the timing for the fulfillment of Jeremiah's 70 year prophecy.  While he is praying he receives a vision from Gabriel regarding 70 weeks.  Do we take these weeks literally or do the weeks communicate a bigger picture?

Eschatology: Church and Israel (Genesis 15; Galatians 3: 18-29)

The Lord calls Abraham out of his father’s house while giving a significant promise to Abraham: he would be the father of a multitude. Does the Lord's promise to Abraham apply only to the direct genealogical descendants of Abraham? Is the promise bigger than Abraham's genealogy? Is the church a different promise or is the church living out of the same promise made to Abraham? Who are Abraham’s children?

Eschatology: Guaranteed Triumph (Genesis 3:15)

The Lord made very clear to Adam and Eve that if they fail to protect or obey the Lord they will die. We find that they do in fact fail, they do eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but they still walk out of the garden of Eden. Did the Lord make a false threat? What is death and the intention of death? Is the Gospel promised only through the prophets or do we find a Gospel promise earlier in Scripture?

Eschatology: Life Giving Fruit (Misc. Texts)

This is our first sermon in our 8 week series of eschatology.   As we study the last things or the last times we begin in the garden of Eden.  So often we think that eschatology is only found in certain chapters or books of the Bible, but we do not think of Eschatology as the driving force of scripture.  The opening pages of scripture just tell us about the creation, the fall, and our need for redemption.  We think these are important chapters to communicate our need for a savior, but what do they teach us about eschatology?  How can two trees in the garden of eden be so significant that they can anchor our Christian experience?

(Our camera gave out so we do not have video of this service)