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#S4-045: Why You Should Believe in the Rapture [Podcast]

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Here Are Some Reasons Why You Should Believe in the Rapture

God’s taking the church out of the world instantaneously. The Latin term ‘rapio’, which means to “snatch away” or “carry off,” is the source of the English word. While there are differing views of the millennium (Rev. 20:2–7) in relation to Christ’s second coming (e.g., premillennial, postmillennial, and amillennial), nevertheless, all evangelicals affirm a literal return of Christ to the earth preceding the eternal state.1 The Rapture: Why You Should Believe In It, that’s what we are talking about in this week’s Light on Life.

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Casting Crowns: Are Your Works Floor Worthy?

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Casting Crowns: Are Your Works Floor Worthy Before God's Throne?

The Bible speaks of crowns which believers are to receive in the life which is to come.  Charles Spurgeon said, “there are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below.” 1 In today’s post we take a brief look at the actions of some cross bearing crown wearers who are set before the Throne of God.

[Tweet “All of your work,  labor, and toil have only one true resting place, the floor before His Throne.”]

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#S4-044: Why the Law of the Spirit of Life Sets You Free [Encore Podcast]

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The Law of the Spirit that Produces Life Will Set You Free from Death

Years ago when slavery was officially abolished in Jamaica, some of the slaves in the remote areas did not know of their freedom. Years after their release had been announced they still continued to serve their masters, oblivious to the fact that they were legally free. Their owners kept the news from the slaves as long as possible, hoping to extract every ounce of work from their captives. These people put up with these conditions for only one reason. 1 They didn’t know they were free. In Rom. 8:2 Paul says For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. You’re totally free because of Jesus if you only know it.

This is part 3 of the Series “Roaming through Romans” You can find Part 1, “How Romans Can Add Value to Your Life [Podcast]” and Part 2 ‘Why There Is No Condemnation in Christ’ here.

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The Second Coming of Jesus: What You Need to Know

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The Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ Will Be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords Coming to Revisit Planet Earth

Recently we have finished a podcast about the Rapture of the Church. This podcast will come out the front part of August 2018, so look for it. But in today’s blog post, we want to look at the intimately connected Second Coming of Jesus. The Rapture of the Church precedes the Second Coming on the prophetic timeline. In one sense, you could look at the Second Coming as one event with two parts. Jesus comes for the Church, that’s the first part of “The Coming.” Then, seven years later after the Great Tribulation has occurred, part two of the Second Coming occurs.

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#S4-043: Prophetic End-Times: What You Need to Know [Podcast]

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Prophetic End Times: What You Need to Know

Martin Luther is quoted as saying that there were only two days on his calendar; today and “that day.”1 In last week’s podcast, we began to talk about certain areas you should understand from the Word of God about ‘that day’, the Day of the Lord, about end-times. These are places in the Bible where our Father God admonished His children to not be ignorant, areas like the Law of Double reference, areas like time. We didn’t quite finish the ‘time aspect’, so we are going to pick right up this week and march on up the road as we talk about Prophetic End-Times: What You Need to Know

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[Tweet “Twenty-one centuries ago, the time was short. If it was short then, what do you think it is now?”]

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How the Spirit Energizes By the Principle of Saturation

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The Spirit of God Energizes and Revives By the Principle of Saturation

In last week’s blog, we spoke of saturation rains which came to the drought-filled nation of Israel during a five year stretch from 1986 to 1991. Israel was accustomed to the former rain and no latter rains which brought abundant harvests to the land. During the drought, the population of Israel was swelling because of the Russian Jews who were returning from the collapse of communism. Strict water rations were enacted even to the point of regulating flushing toilets. The Israeli newspapers were reporting that the greatest threat to Israel was not all the Arab enemies of Israel but rather the severe drought. It was so severe that the water supply was next to nothing. Then, a miracle took place. It began to rain, and not just some shower. The rains came in buckets and sheets and it wouldn’t quit. It kept on raining. The Hebrew newspapers reported MIRACLE, MIRACLE, across the front pages. It rained from October to March, it never stopped. The former and the latter rains had come together. This is how God moves not only in the natural but also in the spiritual. He moves via the principle of saturation.

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#S4-042: Why We Need To Be Really Smart About The Things Of God [Podcast]

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We Need to Become Really Smart about the Things of God

When the “unsinkable” Titanic hit an iceberg in the early 1900’s, there was great loss of life. Before the accident, there was an arrogant sense of security in the integrity of the ship. There was little time for evacuation instructions and drills. More time was spent on having good fun and arranging the deck chairs than preparing for an emergency. When the ship began to sink, panic filled the hearts of the passengers. Compounding the tragedy, there were not enough lifeboats for everyone. Consequently, hundreds drowned in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. There are many who are sailing in dangerous waters today. But proper planning will spare many from God’s judgment on the earth.1 Judgment is a part of end times. Just read the book of Revelation and you will see it. We are beginning a brand new series on that very subject of ‘end times’. This what the Lord said about that as I was getting ready to teach the podcast on the Life of John Alexander Dowie. He said these words, ‘I want you to teach the prophetic end-time events. I want you to teach Bible prophecy to my people.’ So, we are heading out that direction and obeying God. End Time Events, What the Bible Says, that’s what we are beginning to talk about on this week’s ‘Light on Life’.

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How the Rain of God Bring Blessing to Man

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The Rain of God Bring Blessing to Man

Three farmers gather daily during a horrible drought. The men are down on their knees, praying the skies will open and pour forth much-needed rain. The heavens are silent, however, and the petitioners become discouraged. Nonetheless, they continue to pray every morning. One morning, a stranger asks the men what they are doing. They say, “We’re praying for rain.” The stranger looks at each of them and shakes his head. “I don’t think so.” The first farmer says, “We are down on our knees, pleading for rain. Look around; see the drought. We haven’t had rain in more than a year!” The stranger says their efforts won’t work. The second farmer says, “We need the rain; we aren’t asking only for ourselves, but for our families and livestock.” The stranger still isn’t impressed. “You’re wasting your time,” he says. The third farmer in anger says, “What would you do if you were in our shoes?” “You really want to know?” the stranger asks. “We really want to know!” the farmers say. “The future of our farmlands is at stake.” The stranger says, “I would have brought an umbrella!”1 God moves on the outside, that is in the natural, through the principle of saturation. In the Bible, it’s called the Former and the Latter Rain.

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#S4-041: Why Your ‘Want To’ Needs to Be Fierce to Receive Healing from God [Encore Podcast]

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Your 'Want To' Needs to Be Fierce to Receive Healing from God

In this episode, we look at the importance of the human will in receiving divine healing or any kind of help from the Lord. We also look at some steps one should take in order to hold on to healing once it has come.

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How the Holy Spirit of God Moves In Your Heart

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How the Holy Spirit of God Moves In Your Heart

In 1 Corinthians 12:1, the Lord speaks of things pertaining to the Holy Spirit. Paul’s teaching is in reference to the fact that the Corinthians were apparently prophesying and pronouncing a curse upon Jesus. They were messing up the simple gift of prophecy. So Paul straightens them out by saying, Hey wait a minute, no one speaking by God’s Ho;y Spirit will ever defame Jesus. Believers of that generation needed to be admonished, taught and corrected when it came to working with this member of the Godhead. The situation is no different today. So, in today’s post, let us look at some ways that the Spirit of God moves.

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#S4-040: Why You Need to Know the Story of John Alexander Dowie [Podcast]

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Why You Need to Know the Story of John Alexander Dowie

If you remember in a previous podcast, “Why You Can Expect Powerful Healing Moves of God” we briefly mentioned a man named Edward Irving. Edward Irving was a minister of the Scottish Church in London who began calling for a new expectation for the miraculous. He questioned the cessationsists thinking that the age of miracles is past. The result of that call and that questioning? By 1830, Irving’s congregation began to experience supernatural healings as well as ‘speaking with other tongues.’ That’s 1830, approximately 75 years before Azuza. But that may not have been Irving’s greatest contribution to the healing gospel of Jesus Christ. His teachings were exposed to a young ministry study attending the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The student’s name? John Alexander Dowie. We are going to be talking about modern-day healing evangelists in this week’s Light on Life. Why You Need to Know the Story of John Alexander Dowie.

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Why Ignorance is Never A Good God Thing

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Ignorance is Not A Good God Thing

There are a few areas where the Spirit of the Lord instructs us not to be ignorant. The old saying, ‘what you don’t know won’t hurt you is simply not true. There are certain areas that The Lord wants you to become smart in really fast. It is for your good and it’s for the establishment of the God’s Holy Kingdom.

[Tweet “Jesus has compassion on the ignorant. Such a wonderful Savior He is to us.”]