THE TEMPTATION BEFORE THE SECOND COMING (7 OF 17)
Scripture: HEBREWS 10:19-25
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The Temptation Before the Second Coming (7 of 17)
Series: Sign Posts on the Road to Armageddon
Dr. James O. Davis
Hebrews 10:19-25
Introduction:
Have you ever heard someone say they do not have to go to church to be a Christian? There are those who used to regularly attend church, but now recklessly avoid church. There are many who attend church only three times in their life: When they are born, married and buried. You could say they come to church when they were hatched, matched and dispatched. The first time water is used, the second time rice is tossed, and the third time dirt is thrown.
Church attendance is vital to the spirituality of the believer. There are two important reasons Christians should attend church regularly. I want to share these two reasons as they relate to the temptation before the Second Coming. Why should we attend God's House?
FIRST, BECAUSE THERE IS A GODLY RELATIONSHIP
To picture what this means, imagine a Moabite of old gazing down upon the tents and the Tabernacle of Israel from some lofty mountain height. Attracted by what he sees, he descends to the plain and makes his way toward the sacred enclosure surrounding the Tabernacle. It is a high wall of dazzling linen which reaches over his head. He walks around until he comes to the gate where he sees a man. "May I go in there?" he asks, pointing through the gate to where the bustle of activity in the outer court can be seen.
"Who are you?" demands the man suspiciously. Any Israelite would know he could not go in there.
"I'm a man from Moab," the stranger replies.
"Well," says the man at the gate, "I'm very sorry, but you cannot go in there. It's not for you. The Law of Moses has barred the Moabite from any part in the worship of Israel until his tenth generation."
The Moabite looks very sad. "What would I have to do to go in there?" he insists.
"You would have to be born again," replies the gatekeeper. "You would have to be born an Israelite. You would n ...
Series: Sign Posts on the Road to Armageddon
Dr. James O. Davis
Hebrews 10:19-25
Introduction:
Have you ever heard someone say they do not have to go to church to be a Christian? There are those who used to regularly attend church, but now recklessly avoid church. There are many who attend church only three times in their life: When they are born, married and buried. You could say they come to church when they were hatched, matched and dispatched. The first time water is used, the second time rice is tossed, and the third time dirt is thrown.
Church attendance is vital to the spirituality of the believer. There are two important reasons Christians should attend church regularly. I want to share these two reasons as they relate to the temptation before the Second Coming. Why should we attend God's House?
FIRST, BECAUSE THERE IS A GODLY RELATIONSHIP
To picture what this means, imagine a Moabite of old gazing down upon the tents and the Tabernacle of Israel from some lofty mountain height. Attracted by what he sees, he descends to the plain and makes his way toward the sacred enclosure surrounding the Tabernacle. It is a high wall of dazzling linen which reaches over his head. He walks around until he comes to the gate where he sees a man. "May I go in there?" he asks, pointing through the gate to where the bustle of activity in the outer court can be seen.
"Who are you?" demands the man suspiciously. Any Israelite would know he could not go in there.
"I'm a man from Moab," the stranger replies.
"Well," says the man at the gate, "I'm very sorry, but you cannot go in there. It's not for you. The Law of Moses has barred the Moabite from any part in the worship of Israel until his tenth generation."
The Moabite looks very sad. "What would I have to do to go in there?" he insists.
"You would have to be born again," replies the gatekeeper. "You would have to be born an Israelite. You would n ...
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