THE CENTERPIECE OF GOD’S PURPOSE: BRING HEAVEN AND EARTH TOGETHER 9 Having made known to us the mystery (hidden plan) of His will…10 that He might gather together in one ALL things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth. (Eph. 1:9-10) The centerpiece of God’s eternal purpose is for Jesus [...]

REVIEW: THE SAINTS WILL RULE WITH JESUS FOR 1,000 YEARS ON THE EARTH The Millennium is the time when the saints will reign with Jesus on earth for 1,000 years. Understanding the Millennium gives us insight into what God is preparing us for. 4 I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was [...]

GOD INVITES EVERYONE TO BE GREAT IN HIS KINGDOM 19 Whoever breaks (consistently) one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches (encourages) them, he shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. (Mt. 5:19) God invites “whosoever” [...]

LOYALTY TO THE SCRIPTURE We cannot dismiss biblical ideas because they are new to us and because they were not taught by the church or denomination that we grew up in. We must be like the Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily to see if the new ideas that Paul preached to them were biblical [...]

DAVID’S SACRED VOW: TO EXTRAVAGANTLY PURSUE GOD UNTIL… As a young man, David made a vow to dedicate his life to find a resting place or dwelling place for God. This refers to a place where an unusual measure of God’s presence is manifest on earth. David’s life work was to establish a dwelling place [...]