Sermons by Pastor Christian Shields (Page 9)
James: Bondservant of Christ
Introduction James 1:1 ESV James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Let’s do this church, raise your hand if you were here for the very first sermon in Revelation, if you were here in green church when we started with Revelation 1:1… raise your hand… Now those of you raising your hand, would you say you were blessed by reading through Revelation? Praise God! Now, I want you…
Amen – The Last Word
Introduction Revelation 22:20-21 ESV He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! (21) The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. Well guys, that’s it! WE HAVE FINALLY DONE IT! WE HAVE READ THROUGH ALL OF REVELATION. If you have been with us from the very beginning, then you know that this special blessing is for you: Revelation 1:3 ESV Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of…
The Complete Word of God
Introduction Revelation 22:18-19 ESV I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, (19) and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. As we come to the end of Revelation, with only…
Jesus Is Coming Soon – Don’t Panic
Introduction Revelation 22:8-17 ESV I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, (9) but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” (10) And he said to me, “Do…
You Should Want to be a Servant
Introduction Revelation 22:3-7 ESV No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. (4) They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. (5) And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. (6) And he said to…
Redeeming the Tree of Life
Introduction Revelation 22:2b-3a ESV …also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (3) No longer will there be anything accursed… If you haven’t caught on to this already, and I have said it plenty of times… but God has ALREADY created the Earth perfectly. The idea of a perfect earth is not a new…
River of Life
Introduction Revelation 22:1-2a ESV Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (2) through the middle of the street of the city; The beginning of chapter 22 starts out with more physical descriptions of New Jerusalem. John is being shown by an angel what earth will be like in the future, where we will spend eternity. And if you are new this morning,…
Keep It Fresh
Introduction Revelation 21:2 ESV And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:9-27 ESV Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” (10) And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and…
Conquer Life
Introduction Revelation 21:5-8 ESV And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” (6) And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. (7) The one who conquers will have this heritage, and…
A Just & Merciful Judge: Examining Judgment Day
Introduction Revelation 20:11-15 ESV Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. (12) And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. (13) …
When Jesus Isn’t Enough
Introduction Revelation 20:7-10 ESV And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison (8) and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. (9) And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down…
God Keeps His Promises
Introduction Revelation 20:4-6 ESV Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. (5) …