Jesus and the Flood

Jesus and the Flood "For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matthew 24:38-39)   The Lord Jesus Christ not only believed in the special, recent creation of all things by God (note Mark 10:6-8), but also in the worldwide Flood of Noah's day, including the special preservation of life on the Ark. The Flood in which He believed was obviously not a "local flood," for He compared it to the worldwide future impact of His Second Coming.   Neither was it a "tranquil flood," nor a "selective flood," for Jesus said, "The flood came, and destroyed them all" (Luke 17:27). It is clear that He was referring to--and that He believed--the Genesis record of the great Flood! There it says that the whole earth was "filled with violence" (Genesis 6:13), having first been filled with people, and that the resulting world-cleansing deluge was so cataclysmic that "every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth" (Genesis 7:23). Indeed, "the flood came, and took |literally 'lifted'| them all away."   This is what Jesus said, and what He believed, and therefore, those who are truly His disciples must also believe this. The destructive effects of the Flood can still be seen today, not only in the biblical record, but also in the abundant evidences of cataclysmic destruction in the rocks and fossil graveyards all over the world. To refuse this evidence, as do many modern intellectuals, can only be because they "willingly are ignorant," as Peter said in referring to this testimony (2 Peter 3:5). HMM     | Print this article | Subscribe

FINALLY…

2 THESSALONIANS 3                                                       Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. FINALLY… PRAY [v. 1-2]

 

1. The Practice of Prayer [v. 1a, 1 Th. 5:17]

 

2. The People of Prayer [v. 1b, 1 Tm. 2:1-4ff]

 

3. The Protection of Prayer [v. 2, Matthew 6:13, Luke 11:4]

 

II. FINALLY… HOLD FAST- THE LORD IS: [v.3-5]

 

1.  Faithful [v. 3, 1 Cor. 10:13, 1 Th. 5:24, Heb. 10:23, 11:11; 1 Pet. 4:19, 1 Jn. 1:9 , Rev. 1:5]

 

2. Working [v. 4, Phil. 1:6]

 

3.  Directing [v. 5, Lk. 1:79, 1 Th. 3:11]

 

III. FINALLY… OBEY GOD’S COMMANDS [v. 6-18]

 

1. Separate from Disorderly Christians [v. 6-11, 1 Th. 5:14]

 

2. Don’t Be Disorderly Yourself [v. 12]

 

3. Don’t Stop Doing Well [v. 13-18]

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

None of us will ever live this day again. - Wendell Kempton

We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us. - Abraham Lincoln

The most effective, useful Christian is the one who is full of joy! A believer without joy will soon wear out and become defeated. "The joy of the Lord is my strength!" It's not a 'side-benefit,' it makes all the difference! - Pastor Butch Callahan

Beware of singers who make Jesus more than a two syllable word.  - Bruce Lackey [late Tennessee Temple Bible professor]

If our motives are not right, then our ministry will be wrong! - Evangelist Tim Lee

Why spend money you don't have to buy things you don't need to impress people you don't like?" - author unknown [at least to me]

It is a great deal better to live a holy life than to talk about it. Lighthouses don’t ring bells and fire cannons to call attention to their shining; they just shine. — D. L. Moody

LIFE HAPPENS!

2 SAMUEL 18                                                                                                                     Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE BATTLES OF LIFE [v. 1-8] Every life has battles- getting through them can be made easier by:

 

1. Preparation [v. 1-2, Luke 14:25-35]

 

2. Consideration [v. 2-5, Eph. 4:30]

 

3. Acceptation [v. 6-8, Phil. 4:11]

 

II. THE SURPRISES OF LIFE [v. 9-18]

 

1.  The Unexpected [v. 9-13]

 

2. The Uninhibited [v. 14-15]

 

3. The Unheralded [v. 16-18]

 

III. THE MESSAGES OF LIFE [v. 19-33]

 

1. Understand Your Message [v. 19-23]

 

2. Know Your Message [24-32]

 

3. Recognize the Law of Reaping & Sowing [v. 33]

 

Acts 5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

THE MAN FROM ABOVE

JOHN 8:12-32                                                                  

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE PERSON OF JESUS

 

1. The Light of the World [v. 12, 9:5]

 

2. The Truth [v. 13-18, 14:6]

 

3. One with the Father [v. 19, 14:6-11, Is. 9:6-7]

 

II. THE PLACES OF JESUS

 

1.  He came From Heaven [v. 14, 23]

 

2. He came To Earth [v. 24-28]

 

3.  He Returned To Heaven [v. 20-21, 26]

 

III. THE PREACHING OF JESUS

 

1. Men are Lost [v. 7, 23-26]

 

2. Salvation is in Christ Alone [v. 12, 19, 21-24, 30]

 

3. Christians should also be Disciples [v. 30-32, Mt. 5:14]

Question of the Week: When does life begin?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: When does life begin? Video: Is the Intelligent Design Movement Christian? Get Equipped: The New Answers DVDs 1–3 Bundle Blog Highlights News to Note Quick Look After Eden Answers ... with Ken Ham Q: When does life begin? A: Although science has shown us the wonderful continuity of the development of life throughout all its stages, science has been unable to define the onset of humanness. However, there is ample information in Scripture for us to determine the answer to this problem. The Bible contains numerous references to the unborn. Each time the Bible speaks of the unborn, there is reference to an actual person, a living human being already in existence. These Scriptures, taken in context, all indicate that God considers the unborn to be people. The language of the text continually describes them in personal terms. Since the Bible treats those persons yet unborn as real persons, and since the development of a person is a continuum with a definite beginning at the moment of fertilization, the logical point at which a person begins to be human is at that beginning. The answer is that life begins at conception (using the now older definition of the term, synonymous with fertilization). Frankly, no other conclusion is possible from Scripture or science. Discover the details of how human life begins and develops, then learn what Scripture teaches about the unborn. Get Equipped The New Answers DVDs 1–3 Bundle Were you impacted by this week's question or Video on Demand? Both of these come from our New Answers series of books and DVDs. These quality resources will equip you with succinct, solid answers to many of the skeptical questions of our age. Perfect to prepare yourself with answers and share them with others! News to Note Quick Look Wrinkled fingers: Most parents get asked by young children after a long soak in the tub, "Why do my fingers and toes get wrinkly in the water?" Until recently that remained a scientific mystery. No "curse of Ham": The Creation Museum does not promote the erroneous "curse of Ham." Cave-baby clone: Could cloning technology resurrect humanity's past, and should it? Bird teeth: Toothed bird and its dinner add to knowledge of avian biodiversity in the age of dinosaurs. Forgiveness: In the wake of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States, we should remember that the 54 million unborn babies that have perished are not its only victims. After Eden Answers ... with Ken Ham radio program Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 10 (Turning the Tide) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 9 (Why the Creation Museum?) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 8 (Children Need Answers) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 7 (Evolution and Technology) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 6 (Creationism—Child Abuse?)	This Week . . . 7.7 Danger No 7: Loss of Biblical Chronology (Jan 25) An Initial Estimate Toward Identifying and Numbering Amphibian Kinds within the Orders Caudata and Gymnophiona (Jan 24) When Does Life Begin? (Jan 23) The Legacy of Brainwashing (Jan 22) Biblical Reality vs. Virtual Reality (Jan 21) Biblical Reality vs. Virtual Reality (Jan 20) Video On Demand Is the Intelligent Design Movement Christian? Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: An Eleven-year-old Who Gets It! Ken Ham: Will Congress Endorse the Religion of Evolution? Ken Ham: In the Most Unusual of Places Pray for AiG Please pray for our Answers for Teachers conference coming up in mid-February. Read the January update to stay current on other requests and praises. Resources Answers magazine: US 1-year print Kingdom Chronicles VBS: Super Starter Kit The Sanctity of Life Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Creation Museum See all networks
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Really? REALLY? really?

Over 20 years ago I was leaving my house in Chattanooga, Tn. to walk to work. I came across a running station wagon [remember those?] with several children inside. The mother was on a front porch of my neighbor's house chatting away. I couldn't stand it so I said, "Excuse me ma'am. Your car is running."

 She replied, "I know, I'm standing right here."

 Now "here" was up 5-6 steps to get to yard level, 30-40 feet more to get to the porch steps, 5-6 more steps to get up on the porch where she was. If someone had wanted to steal the car then all she could have done was watch them drive off from the porch! This kind of foolishness with the most prized heritage the good Lord gives us irked me no bounds.

 "Yes ma'am, I can see that. I'll just stand right here until you finish."

 She cut her conversation short, came back down to the car, clearly irritated, and gave me "the glare" [no explanation necessary- if you have been the recipient of one- you know].

 I walked on to work with nary a shred of guilt for having ruined her conversation.

Now what, pray tell, bought this on 20 plus years later that I would write about it? Her tribe has increased. This is not the first story I have seen or read of similar situations... merely the latest.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/25/16693746-thief-steals-car-sleeping-toddler-after-mom-stops-at-garage-sale?

Love One Another

I John 4:7  "Beloved, let us love one another: for  love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."     Have you ever met a stranger with whom you share a mutual friend?  You probably felt like saying, "Any friend of his is a friend of mine!"  That sounds warm and fuzzy, doesn't it?  After all, your mutual friend has exceptional taste in friends (you), right?   However, after talking to this stranger, you find out that he is weird and your assumptions about "any friend of his is a friend of mine" were not true!  Has that scenario ever happened to you?  How could your friend like you and also like this clod!   The truth is, God loves many people whom I do not love.  Now, if God loves them and I do not, He must know something that I have forgotten!  I am to love others because I am loved by God.  I should love because I "be"-loved.  People see God in this world when they see His love through your life (verse 12).   We love God when we love the people that He put here!  You can't love God and hate your brother (verse 20).  No one is more an enemy of God than you were.  When you put yourself into perspective by putting God into perspective, it will help you to see everyone else in the right perspective.  There shouldn't be one person God loves that you do not love!   "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another." Prayer Requests: - Services tonight in Goodyear, AZ and this weekend in Silver Springs, FL; Peoria, AZ; Mesa, AZ; Surprise, AZ; and Nassau, Bahamas         Read more devotionals, listen to sermon audio, and read thought-provoking articles on our website!

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THE GREAT AMEN

REVELATION 1:6-7, 18                                                   

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

ajmhvn  amen;  of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; surely; so be it—49 times=amen,  102 times=verily, 1 time=ever [as in forever and ever].

 

I. THE AMEN OF WHO JESUS IS [1:18]

 

1. God Incarnate [v. 18, 1 Tm. 3:16]

2. Truth Incarnate [3:14, Jn. 14:6]

3. The Worthy One [5:11-14]

 

II. THE AMEN OF WHAT JESUS HAS DONE

 

1. The Saviour [1:5-6, 7:9-17]

2. The Redeemer [5:1-14]

3. The Inviter [22:16-21]

 

III. THE AMEN OF WHAT JESUS WILL DO

 

1. He Will Come Visibly [1:7]

2. He Will Come Righteously [19:1-4ff.]

3. He Will Come Surely [22:20]

Quotes of the Week

Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit. - Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., March 16, 2006

God is not just interested in what you do. He is interested in WHY you do it. - Evangelist Tim Thompson

Your wrath doesn't work God's righteousness. - Thompson

"The tongue is the dispstick of the heart." a friend of Tim Thompson's

If I can do all things through Christ then I can do things that I think I can't. I can do things I'd rather not. I can know how I can do all things by allowing God to do those things through me. - Evangelist Bill Rice III

The Devil wants you to dwell on the disappointments. - Evangelist Bobby Brindle

Imperfection cannot produce perfection, - Rev. Wayne Vinson

We cannot break God's promises by leaning on them. - Dr. J. R. Faulkner

"all things were created by Him, and for Him". I have a note beside this verse in my Bible, "a created one cannot be the Creator". I don't remember where I got that thought from, but it is true. - Jimmy DeYoung

Salvation is in a Person. And only in a Person. And only in one Person. And that Person is Jesus Christ. - Dr. Raymond Barber

The only subject about which the media displays its ignorance more blatantly than guns is the Bible.  - Pastor R. B. Ouellette (First Baptist Church of Bridgeport)


 

DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING

2 SAMUEL 17:15-18:4                                                                                                                                

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE GOOD SOLDIER [17:14-22]

 

1. The Head must be Right [v. 14-16, 2 Tm. 2:1-2]

 

2. The Will must be Right [v. 17-19, 2 Tm. 2:3]

 

3. The Heart must be Right [v. 20-22, 2 Tm. 2:4]

 

II. THE SENSELESS SUICIDE [17:23]

 

1.  Suicide Assumes an Unpossessed Authority

 

2. Suicide Assumes Unknown Facts

 

3. Suicide Assumes no Unintended Consequences

 

III. THE GOOD PARTS OF A TRAGEDY [17:24-18:4]

 

1. Unrevealed Evil [17:24-26]

 

2. Unforeseen Compassion [17:27-29]

 

3. Unplanned Organization [18:1-4]

THE MAN WHO FOUND GRACE

GENESIS 6:1-8

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. JUST THE FACTS

 

1. The Fact is-if anyone found Grace it means Grace was Available [v. 8, Titus 2:11]

 

2. The Fact is-if anyone found Grace it means Grace was Obtainable [v. 8, Hebrews 11:1-2, 4, 33,  39, 1 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 1:1, James 4:2]

 

3. The Fact is-if anyone found Grace it means Grace was Universal [v. 8, Titus 2:11, 1 John 2:2, 4:10]

 

II. ADJUST YOUR FOCUS

 

1.  The Source of Grace is the LORD [v. 8, 1 Peter 5:10-12]

 

2. The Salvation of Grace is of the LORD [v. 8, Jonah 2:9]

 

3.  The Service of Grace is in the LORD [v. 8-13, Heb. 11:7] Note that the ark was for their good & God’s glory!

 

III. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH

 

1. For the Individual [v. 8, Heb. 11:7]

 

2. For the Family [v. 8-18, Heb. 11:7]

 

3. For the Future [v. 8-22, Heb. 11:7] “condemned the world”

Question of the Week: What are the devastating results of Roe v. Wade?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: What are the devastating results of Roe v. Wade? Video: Cloning, Stem Cells, and the Value of Life Video: What's Wrong with Progressive Creation? Get Equipped: The Sanctity of Life DVD set Blog Highlights News to Note Quick Look After Eden Answers ... with Ken Ham Q: What are the devastating results of Roe v. Wade? A: Tuesday, January 22, will mark 40 years since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its 7-2 decision in the Roe v. Wade case, in which state laws prohibiting abortions were declared unconstitutional based on an alleged right to privacy in the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Since that fateful day, over 54 million babies in the U.S. have been legally murdered through surgical abortions—and many more through other means such as abortifacient drugs. Various liberal groups hail Roe v. Wade as a monumental victory. On the other hand, many Christians and political conservatives view the decision as inherently immoral and an atrocious abuse of the 14th Amendment. Anniversaries, whether of good or bad occasions, give us a reason to reflect on the results or consequences of those events. Read the devastating results of the Roe v. Wade court case—and look at some of the changes over the past 40 years related to the abortion issue. Get Equipped The Sanctity of Life DVD Set Why are humans—from the unborn to the infirm—so important to God? This compelling series reveals the movements and political pressures that have resulted in society's low regard for the sanctity of life. Yet it keeps the focus on the foundation that every Christian's worldview must be based upon—the Bible. News to Note Quick Look 40 years of killing our unborn: TIME claims abortion rights have been diminished since Roe v. Wade. Lucy's ups and downs: Modern people can climb trees, so why not Lucy? Quasar cluster: Sky Survey discovers a faraway quasar cluster that is too big to exist within the big bang model's assumptions. Surprise in the rocks: Three-dimensional images of fossil will force evolutionists to revise their terrestrial story, but not much. Dirty reality: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . ." (John 1:14) After Eden Answers ... with Ken Ham radio program Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 5 (Atheists after Kids) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 4 (Lure of Dinosaurs) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 3 (Doing Nothing) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 2 (Young People are Leaving) Reclaiming Youth for Truth, Part 1 (Introduction)	This Week . . . Roe v. Wade: 40 Years Later (Jan 18) 7.6 Danger No 6: God Becomes a God of the Gaps (Jan 17) The Influence of Postmodernism, Part 1: Introduction (Jan 16) #10 DNA in "Ancient" Bacteria (Jan 15) Prayer Requests and Praises, January 2013 (Jan 14) Video On Demand Cloning, Stem Cells, and the Value of Life New: What's Wrong with Progressive Creation? Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Roe v. Wade Month—Part Two Ken Ham: Roe v. Wade Month—Part One Ken Ham: Princeton Student Lies About the Creation Museum Ken Ham: What Is the "Principal Goal of Atheism?" Pray for AiG Please pray for the AiG leadership team and board as they make important decisions this year. Read new prayer update for January 2013 requests and praises. Resources Kingdom Chronicles VBS: Super Starter Kit: Contemporary Seven C's Timeline Poster: Small ABC Grades 3&4 Teacher Kit (Y1): Quarter 2 Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Creation Museum See all networks
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