“ Wonderful Sermon! ” This sermon and part 2 are a wonderful overview of Ezekiel. He teaches us that the true temple is Jesus Christ, as the Lord Himself said in John 2:19. The Israelites of Ezekiel's time were profaning the temple, according to God, and so His wrath was upon them. At the crucifixion, Christ the true temple was profaned by man and by God since He had been made sin for us (2 Cor 5:21), and God's wrath was upon Him. The true temple was destroyed in His death and burial. But, like the temple in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah, He was raised up again. Praise be to God!
“ Great Sermon! ” This was so good. I agree completely that God is preaching a sermon in this pandemic. And I pray that the church and the lost will all learn the lessons He wants us to learn, as this pastor has said.
“ Very sobering ” If we American Christians ever really looked at our sins honestly (our individual sins and our corporate sins), we would stop being so shallow and would hang our heads in shame and repentance.
“ Great Sermon! ” It's so good to hear preachers who are not afraid to preach the truth about God's judgments. He is right; we need to examine ourselves and repent, and we need to acknowledge the national sins that are bringing God's judgment and pray for change.
And he is right that few people seem to be asking why God is bringing this pandemic on us all. May the Lord send His Spirit and bring about repentance and conversions all over the world.
“ Good message ” Thank you for this message. You are one of the few preachers I've heard who make a direct connection between this pandemic and the monstrous sins that the world has increasingly embraced, especially abortion and sexual perversion.
“ Great Sermon! ” Yes I’m so thankful for the submissive obedience of the Lord Jesus, whose heart was to do the will of His Father, even though He trembled at it. Good sermon for this Good Friday.
“ Great Sermon! ” Why do we have so few preachers like this in our day? Probably because we would not tolerate them. The crowds swarm to false preachers like Joel Osteen who preach "Peace, peace" when there is no peace.
“ Great Sermon! ” I wholeheartedly agree with the first comment. The Lord God is giving the entire world an enforced rest, since most people have ignored and broken the 4th Commandment for so long. And He wants His people to spend much time during our isolation from the world in humble, fervent prayer to Him, confessing our sins and begging for revival in the churches and conversions in millions of unbelievers everywhere.
Thank you for this Biblical exhortation.
“ Great Sermon! ” Wonderful sermon for this time as the Lord visits the whole world with the pandemic of this coronavirus. Please Lord, send Thy Spirit and move Thy people to repent and pray. Save many lost souls during this time of fear and insecurity. Let them find Jesus Christ as their eternal safe place.
“ Very good ” Very good sermon for these times. I've had similar thoughts about the Sabbath. It seems like the Lord is forcing the whole world to take a Sabbath rest for awhile. May He use this time to drag lost souls to Himself and to convict believers about all the idols in our hearts.
“ Listen, grieve and repent ” There is so much in this sermon that should make all who claim to be Christians hang our heads in shame and ask for God's power to repent and do right. And for each church to repent and start exercising careful discipline for the sake of the individual and for the purity of the church. As the pastor says, churches should not be known for their free doughnuts, rock concerts and games, but for their holy fear of God and as places where God dwells in a special way. May the Lord lead each of us to repentance, in our own hearts and in our churches.
“ Great Sermon! ” Thank you so much for this beautiful reminder of the importance of "koinonia" - true fellowship - among believers. You are right - we American Christians really struggle with this because of our selfishness and individualism.
It's wonderful to hear about the prison ministry and how God does away with racial divisions among the prisoners who attend the Bible studies.
“ Very good ” Good sermon. It was interesting to hear what workers at suicide hotlines are trained to say to people who call in. In these times when we have an epidemic of what they call “deaths of despair”, we should have training like that in our churches.
“ Great Sermon! ” Thank you for this strong exhortation to gather together in corporate prayer meetings. Undoubtedly, one reason our churches are so weak these days is because we do not pray enough, or for the right things. May the Sovereign Lord send His Spirit to revive us.
“ Great Sermon! ” This sermon highlights the astonishing power of unbelief to make people blind to the truth, even when it's right in front of them (the healed man in this instance). It makes me think of Romans 1:18.
Peter and John said, "We CANNOT stop speaking" about Jesus. As the pastor said, that power comes from the Holy Spirit, v. 8, and the motivation comes from having been with Jesus, v. 13. May the Lord fill each of us with His Spirit and move us to spend time with Him in corporate and private worship, and make it impossible for us not to speak about Him.
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