Faith, what is it and how is it received? Is it just another form of works? Can it be built up like your muscles in a gym? Here are the 3 key points:1) It is in our weakness that we find our strength. 2) Faith in God is not received by God’s people building it…
Please join us for a special and traditional Thanksgiving Potluck after our worship service (Bible Study starts at 10am, Worship Service at 11am). Thanksgiving Program 2022 on November 19th, 2022 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
Not just our nation, but the world is seemingly crashing. Prophets and apostles have declared that there would be times like this and that the time of the end, when it takes place, will be like the Days of Noah. (Luke 17:26-27). It was our merciful God Who brought Noah and his family through the…
How do you think about your relationship with God? Do you think of it in terms of pleasing God or trusting God? Do you often think of God’s love for you as conditional; based on your behavior? We’ll explore these questions and reexamine the Gospel of Grace. Perhaps we will all find a way to…
The short OT book of Habakkuk is chicken soup for the soul of those Christians who, like me, have grown weary of the never-ending bad news that continues to bombard us. We’ll look at Habakkuk’s complaints and the Lord’s responses. God assures Habakkuk and us today of His faithfulness to overcome evil and does so…
Drifting is a nautical term that describes a boat being drawn off course by a current. While piloting a ship, the skipper must take care to compensate for the effects of current by adjusting his course and speed in order to arrive safely at the rendezvous point and avoid being dashed against the rocks along…
King David, shepherd, warrior and faithful servant of God one evening took a stroll and fell on the roof of his palace. But, did he fall unexpectedly or were there signs that something was missing in his relationship with God? As Christians, we have all likely seen our relationship with our God at some times…
In the history of the Christian church the doctrine of the atonement has developed along two distinct lines, designated by the words “subjective” and “objective”. Often these two aspects seem to be at odds with one another. The subjective aspect affirms that the atonement exercises primarily a moral influence on man, for the sinners benefit. Those…
Two weeks ago, I presented some thoughts about the Mosaic sanctuary and what a spiritually perceptive Hebrew might have thought about the sanctuary rituals. Within the sphere of the OT itself only inferences can be made as to the meaning of the sanctuary, its furnishings and its rituals since there is no discussion of its…
In the sanctuary service, God met His people were they were. In a world hopelessly marred by sin and after spending over 400 years in physical slavery to Egypt, the Lord redeemed His people and in the sanctuary service He enlarged their understanding of salvation. Fully a third of Exodus is devoted to the organization…