Pastor Terry Reese

"I’m a child of the King, a child of the King: with Jesus my Savior, I’m a child of the King." The above poetic lines from the hymnist Harriett Buell expresses the spirit of amazement and thanksgiving that should properly attend our apprehension of the great truth that through the redemptive work of Christ, our status has become that of a CHILD OF THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! As we continue to examine the various aspects and facets of this great Redemption that has been wrought in Christ, we focus this week upon the grace of ADOPTION (Rom. 8:15, 23; 9:4; Gal. 4:5; Eph. 1:5), whereby we have become legitimate children and heirs of the Most High--and thus entitled to all of the attendant privileges that are associated with such a blessed status!

"THIS ONE WILL BE OUR PEACE" (Micah 5:5). Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6)--the One who establishes shalom between God and Man (Rom. 5:10), and who thus also establishes the foundations whereby men can be reconciled unto one another (Eph. 2:13-16, Isa. 2:4). In this new miniseries we are looking at various terminologies that are associated with this great salvation that has been wrought in Jesus Christ. Today's word: RECONCILIATION!

The concluding message in our series on personal evangelism wraps things up with some miscellaneous counsel and focuses upon “Drawing the Net.” As the Parable of the Sower indicates, we must be prepared to embrace the reality that every Gospel presentation will, under God, yield a variety of responses (Matt. 13:1-9; 18-23).

"BY FAITH ALONE" (Sola Fide) is, according to the 16th century Reformers like Luther, the doctrine upon which the church rises or falls. More to the point, however, the Scriptures denounce a "different" (Gal. 1:6), legalistic, works-based "gospel" as not even constituting a genuine gospel at all (Gal. 1:7)! There is only ONE KEY that unlocks the Door to the Gates of Heaven--genuine saving Faith, which we define in this message.

Last week we observed that there are two things that people need to know about Jesus: 1) WHO He IS, and 2) WHAT He DID. Today, we focus on the latter: namely, that Christ died on the Cross on our behalf as our SUSBSTITUTE in order to pay the penalty for our sins and appease the wrath of the Father, thereby purchasing a place for us in Heaven.

Matt. 16:15: "WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?" John 8:24: "For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins." Brethren, let us take note to the fact that the Identity of the Lord Jesus Christ is CENTRAL to the Christian Message. There are two things that the lost need to know about Jesus: 1) WHO He is, and 2) WHAT He did. In today's message, we focus on the former.

Our miniseries based upon the Evangelism Explosion method of sharing the Gospel focuses this week upon those things that people NEED to understand about the nature and attributes of GOD--something that various evangelistic strategies have ignored to their peril!

Our miniseries based upon the Evangelism Explosion method of sharing the Gospel focuses this week upon those key facts that unbelievers NEED to understand about MAN and SIN.

Our miniseries based upon the Evangelism Explosion method of sharing the Gospel focuses this upon GRACE: God’s sovereign, unmerited favor bestowed upon those who deserve His wrath and eternal hatred.

In the 3rd message of our continuing series which is designed to encourage your personal participation in the Great Commission, we discuss various preliminaries, including the need to be thoughtfully and spiritually prepared and equipped for battle. Remember the Boy Scout motto: "BE PREPARED!" P.S.: We apologize for some problems with lighting on this one that show up midway through our presentation.

Our 2nd message on personal evangelism addresses the great need for the modern church to cultivate a culture of evangelism, and we also begin addressing the need to be prepared for the hour of opportunity.

This is the first of a series of messages that is designed to help laypeople to meaningfully share the Hope that is within them in a manner that is both Biblically accurate & gracious (1 Pet. 3:15). This message is introductory in nature, underlying the importance and necessity of lay-evangelism. The Great Commission is for EVERYBODY--not just "Clerical George." We are basically following the Evangelism Explosion approach developed by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy.

In our final message in this series on Creation Week, we consider the disastrous theological consequences of rejecting a "Young Earth."

GENEAOLOGY IS IMPORTANT! Our 4th message on this topic focuses upon the genealogies of Genesis 5 & 11--yet another line of Biblical evidence that points to a relatively "Young Earth."

Our third message on the Six Days of Creation poses these questions: "Into what timeframe did our Lord Jesus and His accredited messengers, the Apostles, fit the events of early human history? Billions of years after creation of the world? Or 'in the BEGINNING,' at the 'FOUNDATION of the world?'" The Biblical answers to these questions are CONSISTENT--and ASTOUNDING!

In our second message in this series, we demonstrate that the narratives of Genesis 1-11 are written in the form of REAL HISTORY (as opposed to Poetry, Symbolic Parable, or some other genre of literature). We also guide the viewer through a swift of overview of the thrilling events of Creation Week.

The Ten Commandments tell us "...in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them" (Ex. 20:11). A simple and direct affirmation, and yet, a most controversial one----even within the pale of professing evangelicalism! In this introduction to a series of messages, we seek to offer some solid BIBLICAL reasons as to why Christians would be well-advised to accept the simplicity and integrity of the Biblical narrative: namely, that the Days of Genesis chapter 1 are in fact LITERAL, 24-HOUR, SOLAR DAYS--and constitute the basis and pattern for our seven-day week.

WE'RE ALL DOOMED--according to the prevailing Big Bang Cosmology--but NOT according to the Word of God (2 Pet. 3:13, Rev. 21-22)!!! This is our fourth and final message contrasting the Biblical doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo vs. various rival, pagan cosmologies--including the popular "Big Bang Theory." The Big Bang concept not only offers men an explanation for the Universe's origins, but also an ESCHATOLOGY (i.e., doctrine of final events), leading to at least three potential--and equally grim--outcomes: Cosmic Death by a "Big Freeze, Cosmic Death by a "Big Crunch," or Cosmic Death by a "Big Rip." How much better to be Christian, one who is "looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God (Heb. 11:10)."

In our third message on the doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo, we engage in a historical survey of the world's proposed alternatives to the Biblical account of Creation--whether it be the pagan mythological scenarios of antiquity or the fanciful narratives woven by our modern neo-pagan pseudo-sciences.

The creation of the Universe out of nothing (Creation ex Nihilo) is a great sign-miracle that points to the infinite greatness of our God (Rom. 1:20)--and He demands that we affirm this great truth in faith (Heb. 11:3)! This week we examine the Scriptures that affirm this doctrine, and the creative activity of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is first of four messages on the astonishing and foundational Bible Doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo (e.g., God's supernatural creation of the Universe employing no pre-existent material). Our first message defines the basic concepts involved.

Our final message in our series on the twin enigmas of Antisemitism and Jewish Survival underscores the glorious consummation of God's ultimate plan and destiny for the Chosen People--to "restore the fallen tent of David" (Amos 9:11)!

In an 1898 essay, Mark Twain--who happened to be a religious skeptic--expressed deep and well-founded amazement over the vile and disturbing enigma of irrational antisemitism. With the Word of God as our infallible guide, we hope to shed some light upon this strange phenomenon that so mystified America's greatest humorist.

In this second message on the twin enigmas of antisemitism & Jewish survival, we follow-up on our historical survey of world-antisemitism (our first message) by looking at Bible prophecy concerning the future outrages that will be associated with the Antichrist who is to come. After this, we observe the fulfilment of Gen. 12:2-3 in terms of the amazing & disproportionate level of Jewish contributions to betterment of mankind--which dramatically underscores the wildly irrational and utterly contemptible nature of modern antisemitism.

Half a millennium before Christ, Zechariah predicted that Jerusalem would become "a cup of trembling" and "a burdensome stone" for the nations (Zech. 12:2-3). This will come to full fruition during the upcoming seven years of Great Tribulation--but even now, we see Jerusalem at the center of international activity and disturbances. In this message, we trace the history of the Temple Mount from the fall of the Second Temple (Matt. 24:1-2; AD 70) unto the Present.