Heavenly Citizenship: A “Backwards Design” Approach to Salvation Scripture: (NKJV) Exodus 20:1-17; 2 Peter 1:1-10; 2 Corinthians 3:18.Reflecting Christ – Changed Into His Image (January 6, pg. 20),Philippians 2:12-13 What are the people that make it to heaven going to be like? Is ourloving Jesus, at His advent, simply going wave His hand and change ourcharacters, or could it be that we have a bigger part to play in oursalvation than we think? Join us as we apply a “Backwards Design”approach to salvation, in an attempt to rekindle our commitment tomanifesting God’s transformative power in our lives. “Heavenly Citizenship: A “Backwards Design” Approach to Salvation” preached by Daniel Peña on 2023-Sept-30 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
DESCRIPTION Scripture: SCRIPTURE “The Keeping Power” preached by Pastor Don Bryan on July 28, 2023 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
Many times we humans forget that Salvation is a “GIFT”. We forget that Salvation began in a manger and ended on a cross. Reality however, shows the miserable state of man without Christ. Humanity is vile, deformed, and leprous with sin. Jesus, and only Jesus can rescue us from the penalty of our sinful state.…
Friends, as we conclude this foray into the idea that Jesus is THE PROMISE coming down the DUSTY ROADS of our lives, and as we have seen it illustrated in the lives of those who lived and were impacted by Jesus, we must not forget the ultimate DUSTY ROAD of human existence. The Message of…
Have you ever been Hemmed by “blindness”? –Physical, Spiritual, Emotional, Theological blindness? How about being hemmed in by greed, prejudice, and hopelessness? In the story of Jesus at Jericho as he makes his way to Jerusalem, we see Jesus breaking down these walls and restoring individuals to the family of God. Join us as we…
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 His home town Jesus announced His mission by reading from the scroll of Isaiah. Here He states that He is anointed to proclaim Good News to the poor and freedom to all the marginalized among us. We also have been called, anointed to take the Gospel or Good News to the least of these. The…
Do you like a good story? We all love great stories. The Bible is many things. It is foremost the story of redemption. It is an Epic description of a world lost, A Hero steps in to redeem, and the lost is restored. A classic drama of deliverance. In the midst of this drama you and…
As Christ was about to complete or fulfill the old covenant, He established a New Covenant which we call the Lord’s Supper. This GIFT reminds us that he redeemed us by His blood and set us free to live in Him. We do not have to carry our load of sin. We can leave it…
We’ve heard that Jesus loves us and has called us friend (Jn 15:15a). In this message I explore the idea further. Why did God originally create man? What is the end goal of man’s salvation? Is the plan to take us back to the original relationship that was in the Garden of Eden? The Apostle…