God Dwells Within Us

From the tabernacle to the temple, God has been dwelling in our midst! Later, He moved from the temple into a tabernacle of human flesh and blood to dwell even closer with us! And now, by His Spirit, He is moving inside of everyone who believes and embraces His Son as Savior and King. What does all of this mean? Today we will explore the revelation that we are a living tabernacle of God in our world!

The biblical festival of Sukkot (also known as the Festivals of Tabernacles) is the biblical, typological, and theological setting for the birth of the babe born in Bethlehem. The early church knew this and, though it was later displaced with the syncretized holiday of Christmas, this biblical holy week, known simply as Tabernacles, has much to teach us about the dwelling presence of God and the incarnation of the Messiah. The Eternal Son of God came and took up a human tabernacle of flesh and blood in order to dwell with us! His name is Immanuel, God with us, in human flesh and blood! Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King"! Join us as we explore the biblical setting and symbols of the birth of Jesus – God with us!

Concerning the Day of Atonement, Moses said, “Atonement will be made for you on this day to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the Lord” (Lev 16:30). For the believer, this is gospel – good news! For the one who rejects this gracious offer, it will be a terrifying day to say the least! As with all the Holydays there is a past initiation with Moses and a past inaugural fulfillment with the first advent of Yeshua to our world nearly 2000 years ago. Paul informs us that there is a future final consummate fulfillment of the Holydays when Yeshua returns to our world the second and final time. Join us we will look at the themes of the Day of the Shofar, the Ten Days of Awe, the Day of Atonement and the Day of Judgement in their final fulfillment when Yeshua returns.

Yom Teruah, also known as the Day of Blowing Shofars, has its inaugural fulfillment in the babe born in Bethlehem becoming King of kings and Lord of lords nearly 2000 years ago. That inaugural fulfillment will be consummated when our King returns to us and begins His earthly millennial reign from Jerusalem. This will also usher in the Day of Atonement which is prophetically ten days later. Join us as we look at the Fall Festivals and their future fulfillments!

Yom Teruah, also known as the Day of Blowing Shofars, is the first of the fall holy days of our God and King! It is a day that we celebrate His compassionate rule and reign over our lives! It is a day that begins the Ten Days of Awe which is when we take time to reflect and meditate on His Kingdom. It is a time in which we renew our allegiance and commitment to Him as King of kings and Lord of lords! Join us as we ready ourselves for this sacred time.

Charlie Kirk has been publicly murdered in cold blood! How can believers make any sense out of this? What’s next? We must be careful in how we view this atrocity and, more importantly, how we respond to it. Please join us as we endeavor to understand his life and death through the framework of the Word and the Spirit.

Join us as we continue to look at hell, the afterlife, and Christian Universalism. Christian Universalism's main teaching is through Jesus Christ, salvation will eventually be realized for everyone, not just for a chosen group or believers in this life. For some, hell will be what it takes to accept Jesus. After enough suffering in hell’s fires, everyone will eventually give in and believe in Jesus, joining the rest of believers in heaven eternally. This view is hopeful but misguided and heretical. We have already seen how this view violates Scripture. Today we will focus on the nuance of the word “eternal” meaning “without end” and how that relates to hell.

Join us as we continue to look at hell, the afterlife, and Christian Universalism. Our culture loves the idea of no hell and no punishments. From John Lennon’s hit song, "Imagine," to Pastor Rob Bell's book, "Love Wins," the seductive, age-old heresy of Christian Universalism has lured the American church in. Christian Universalism's main teaching is through Jesus Christ, salvation will eventually be realized for everyone, not just for a chosen group or believers in this life. For some, hell will be what it takes to accept Jesus. After enough suffering in hell’s fires, everyone will eventually give in and believe in Jesus, joining the rest of believers in heaven eternally. This version and idea of hell is heretical and dangerous. Join us in this series as we present a defense of the biblical hell that is grounded deeply in sacred Scripture.

Regardless of one’s definition, hell is a place that no one would want to end up. There is nothing more horrifying or tormenting, than realizing you are slated for hell. In recent years, the idea of God sending people to hell where they suffer conscience pain and torment forever has been challenged. Rob Bell wrote his influential book, “Love Wins” where he questions whether a loving God would do this. This has highly impacted the Church and has given credibility to Christian Universalism, the idea that all human beings will ultimately be saved and brought into a right relationship with God. Its main teaching is through Jesus Christ, salvation will eventually be realized for everyone, not just for a chosen group or believers in this life. The question for us is, is this Scriptural? Join us as we start this new series on hell and the afterlife.

Do feel like your life is out of your control? Do you feel helpless at times and that living a life that is good, and right is out of your reach? You are not alone. The human condition is under the principle, power, and prison of sin and shame. But, there is a remedy…GRACE! The grace of God is the dynamic that breaks the dominance of disobedience in our lives. Join us as we explore the principles of bondage and freedom, life and death, and misery and happiness!