feast: Foundations
John O. Reid
Given 07-Oct-09; Sermon #FT09-07; 80 minutes
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John Reid reflects on a prior cruise to the Mediterranean in which he visited the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the Areopagus, Athens, and other locales in which the apostle Paul had walked. The pillars of the Parthenon were fitted together in sections. We, as God's called out ones, are figuratively represented by these pillars. It is impossible for these pillars to stand without a solid foundation. The pillars are established on the Rock which symbolizes Jesus Christ. We are to dig deep into the rock to establish solid anchorage, assiduously putting Christ's words and teachings into practice, protecting us against the deterioration and perversion of the world"s society, as exemplified by abortions, homosexual rights, late night porn, and the wholesale marketing of evil in the backdrop of the famine of the hearing of the Word. The religious world acts as though God were dead or inoperative, acting as practical or functional atheists. Apathy and deadly torpor grips the mainstream Protestant church. False prophets and false teachings are rampant throughout the religious world. We must take precaution to safeguard our doctrine by anchoring them to the bedrock of Christ's teaching. Satan is successfully marketing evil. Like the five wise virgins, we have to make thorough preparations for the bridegroom's entrance, taking enough oil, symbolic of God's Holy Spirit, and building on the foundation of Christ the cornerstone. The foolish virgins were not prepared. We need to be diligently exercising the spiritual gifts and talents with which God has equipped us, becoming stable pillars.
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Abortion Amos 8:1-14 Andrea Gordon Areopagus (Mars Hill) - Athens, Greece Barnes Notes Burying gift Burial package for teachers Colossians 1:12 Cup of water Dave Pack Degradation Dr. Kinsey Evil Faithfulness in little things False prophets Family Meltdown Famine of the hearing of the Word Five foolish virgins Germaine Greer Gifts of God"s Holy Spirit Homosexual 'rights" Isaiah 2:5-19 John 14:8-10 Kingdom of Heaven Lesbians Marketing Of Evil Kupelian Marty Perry Matthew 7:21 Matthew 25: 1-13, 19-30, 41- 46 Luke 6:48 Late night porn Living sacrifices Luke 7:11 Mark 9:41 Matthew 24:1 Michael Novak Middle school sex Obama"s election Oil as symbol Parables of the Kingdom Parable of the Talent Perverted judicial system Potential Pillar Pornographic websites Racial Religious world Revelation Romans 12: 1-21 Sex II Peter 2:1-3 II Timothy 3: 1-6 Spiritual abilities Spiritual gifts Ten virgins Michele Hanson: So we're in family meltdown. But hasn't it always Return of Jesus Christ Rewards Revelation 3:7-13 Signs of end of the world Romans 8:18 Sheep and goats Spitballs Storm Two witnesses Three two witnesses Five two witnesses Five wise virgins Watchfulness Weathering the storm Wicked and slothful servant Wise virgins
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