Month: February 2026

The sermon on Sunday, March 1, 2026, will be Revelation 7:9-17, Preparing for Heaven. “… a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation …” – Revelation 7:9

Our Triune God is a “missionary God. His plan of salvation includes men and women from every nation of the world. We see this in the first book of the Bible. Genesis 12:3 states that through Abraham “… all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” God’s heart for the nations is also seen in the last book of the Bible. The Apostle John is given a vision of “… a great multitude that no one could number from all tribes and peoples and languages ….” So, this great reality is found in the Bible from beginning to end. Jesus Christ through his shed blood has purchased men and women from every nation of the world. God the Father is a “missionary God!” May this motivating reality stir our hearts and let us join with Paul in proclaiming to the nations “the unsearchable riches of Christ.” (Ephesians 3:8). In doing so, we co-labor with our Triune God in the greatest enterprise of human history.

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The sermon on Sunday, February 22, 2026, will be Revelation 7:1-8, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”  ‘And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.’ – Revelation 7:4

A seal on a document is proof of its authenticity. This was true in ancient times, and it is still true today. God picks up on this ancient practice and applies it over to the way he authenticates his people in all ages. The seal or mark of membership in the visible church under the Old Testament was circumcision (Rom. 4:11); now, under the New Testament, it is baptism (Col. 2:11-12). But Scripture also speaks of ‘the sealing of the Holy Spirit’ (2 Cor. 1:21-22; Eph. 1:13-14); this sealing is the inward witness of the 3rd Person of the Trinity that indeed, we are the children of God (Rom. 8:16-17). The Spirit also grants us the assurance that we are members of the invisible church.

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The sermon on Sunday, February 15, 2026, will be Revelation 6:12-17, Falling Rocks and Fleeing Sinners. “Fall on us and hide us from … the wrath of the Lamb, …” – Revelation 6:16

The Revelation of Jesus Christ contains many uplifting themes for our consideration. Human history is not spinning out of control. God has a plan for history, and the Lord Jesus is executing that plan (5:1-5). God will wipe away every tear from the eyes of his people (7:17; 21:4). The Triune God pours out grace, comfort, and strength to those who suffer for their testimony of faith in Christ. He promises them great reward in the life to come. Yet, for those that do not know Christ, the Revelation of Jesus Christ contains frightening portraits of the doom of unbelievers. Kings and great ones will prefer mountains to fall upon them than to face God the Father and God the Son in judgment. On that day, who can stand?

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The sermon on Sunday, February 8, 2026, will be Revelation 6:1-11, A World in Chaos; Christ in Control. “… the Lamb opened one of the seven seals …” – Revelation 6:1

According to Revelation 5:1, God the Father holds in his right hand a scroll and it is sealed with seven seals. The scroll contains God’s plan for world history. No created being is found who can open the scroll (5:3-4). There is only one person who is worthy of opening the scroll, breaking its seals, and revealing God’s plan (5:5-7). This person is the Lord Jesus Christ; he is the “… Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, …”. In Revelation 6:1, Christ begins to open the 7 seals one-by-one (6:1-8:1) and those who read Revelation begin to understand world history from the Triune God’s perspective.

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