Here are some more sermons you may wish to listen to while we anxiously await approval to resume meeting together at our local church:
The Dawning of Peter's Hope, by Dr. Peter DeVries [Text: Luke 24:12]
Mary's Blessed Encounter, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis [Text: Hosea 14]
The Worship of God, by Rev. Paul A. Backhurst [Text: Exodus 34:6-9]
Just a short note on the Lockdown that is prohibiting millions of Christians from meeting together today, and thus obeying our Lord's command in Hebrews 10:24 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together."
We have to compare scripture with scripture, and when we do that we see the Bible also says "Thou shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13]. And what a tragedy it would be if we disobeyed our government's edict and thus led to the sickness or even death of our fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord!
That being said, I don't take this Lockdown lightly. If the Government can forbid Christians from going to Church - for whatever reasons - what else could the government forbid - or command - Christians to do?
Recommended reading:
The Bible says:
Revelation 13:16-18 says
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
And a closely related text is Revelation 14:9-11
"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
