Sermons from Sweet Home

A garden is something to be tended to, otherwise it will grow weeds. 

John sees in these visions the souls of those who have been martyred crying out for vengeance on those who have killed them. Then John sees, upon the opening of the next seal, the material universe being shaken and all the leaders of the Earth begging rocks and mountains to cover them and protect them from the Lamb. The Lamb is angry and has come in His wrath to repay for all injustices of Earth. 

In this lesson we look at the first four seals that the Lamb opens up. He reveals four powerful forces that has been, is, and will move throughout the world. These forces are the continual conquering of the Gospel, war and hatred, economical difficulty and death. These forces permeate human life on Earth and will continue to do so. The only hope in this world is the spread of the Gospel!

We know we should get into the Word until the Word gets into us. But we don't always feel like it. We don't crave the Word. Why? What can we do about it? 

In this great chapter John sees the most powerful imagery. A Lamb, bleeding, looking like it had been slain stands in the presence of God. But the Lamb looks strange, he has seven horns and seven eyes. He is all powerful and full of God's Spirit. He takes the last Will and Testament from the hand of the Almighty God. And at that moment every creature, every person, every angel, falls down in worship in front of the Lamb. Dear Christian, people can scoff at Jesus and make fun of us, but there will come a day when everyone will bow before Him. 

New Christians, born again Christians need to be on milk. But what is the milk of the word of God? The author of Hebrews gives us six "milk" teachings that every Christian should be able to understand and teach someone else. 

To grow spiritually the Word of God needs to enter our Heads, move down into our Hearts and then move over to our Hands. Spiritual maturity happens when the Word of God collides with our actions and brings them into submission. But often, somewhere between the Head and the Hands the Word of God gets lost and we never mature. So what is the problem? The Heart!

John gets invited into the throne room of God. He is one of four very blessed Biblical characters to see God on His throne. But God is not alone in his throne room. There are four creatures and 24 elders there too...and what do they do? And what does it mean?

This was the church that Jesus was least impressed with. Yet this is the church Jesus promised the greatest reward to. This church represents American Christianity the best.