Bible Study

Sermon Revelation 21 The Right Side of Heaven By Richard Niell Donovan What is heaven going to be like? Someone asked a number of children for their opinions. You might find them interesting: Eric, eight years old, said, “Heaven is a place where there is a lot of money lying around. You could just pick … Continue reading “Revelation 21 The Right Side of Heaven (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 21:1-7 Imagining Heaven By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen A man who identifies himself as John has a series of visions on the Isle of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from … Continue reading “Revelation 21:1-7 Imagining Heaven (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 21:1-7 Where There’s Vision, There’s Hope By Dr. Philip W. McLarty King Solomon got it right when he said, “Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint” (Proverbs 29:18). What I’d like for us to think about in the sermon this morning is the flip side of the coin: “Where there … Continue reading “Revelation 21:1-7 Where There’s Vision There’s Hope (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 21:10, 21:22 — 22:5 You Simply Aren’t Afraid Any More By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker I’d like to introduce you to somebody, not directly, but by means of this sermon. Her name is Phyllis Tickle. Yes, that really is her name! Phyllis, who lives on a farm in Lucy, Tennessee, is the author … Continue reading “Revelation 21:10, 21:22 – 22:5 You Simply Aren’t Afraid Any More (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 21:10, 21:22 22:5 A Home to Long For By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker May we consider this morning why heaven is a home to long for. In the name of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Today we come to what is, for practical purposes, the conclusion of the biblical story, the … Continue reading “Revelation 21:10, 21:22 – 22:5 A Home to Long For (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 21:10; 21:22-22:5 Holy Places By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Today’s text falls on the heels of the epistle reading from last week. Last week we heard how, as a symbol of the completion of God’s kingdom on earth, John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from heaven from God as a … Continue reading “Revelation 21:10, 21:22 – 22:5 Holy Places (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 22:12-21 Revelation Revealed By The Rev. Alex Stevenson The book of Revelation is probably one of the most misunderstood and misused books in the Bible. Ironically it is also one of the most read. I run into a lot of people who say that they have read it and most of them have … Continue reading “Revelation 22:12-21 Revelation Revealed (Stevenson) – Bible study”

Sermon Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 The Last Page of the Bible By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker When I was eight years old, I received a Bible as a Christmas gift from my grandmother. When this book was shut, it appeared formidable: a cover of black cloth, HOLY BIBLE stamped in gold on the spine, a … Continue reading “Revelation 22.12-14, 16-17, 20-21, The Last Page of The Bible (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

A Brief Meditation Revelation 22:16 The Morning Star By Richard Niell Donovan “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies (churches). I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star” (Revelation 22:16). I had not understood this reference to Jesus as the bright … Continue reading “Revelation 22:16 The Morning Star (Donovan – brief meditation) – Bible study”

Can A Person Know For Sure That He is Saved and Will Go To Heaven When He Dies? (The Doctrine of Eternal Security) By Cooper Abrams1 John 5:13 Introduction:   It is amazing and sad that so many churches deny the statement that “Once saved, always saved.” The phrase is often called “Baptist heresy” by those … Continue reading “Can a Person Know for Sure He is Saved and Will Go To Heaven When He Dies? – Bible study”