First I want to establish that sickness is not a work of God and that IT IS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL his children. Evidence of this are:
- THERE WAS NO SICKNESS IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATION: When God created man and woman in the Garden of Eden there was no disease in them, there was no sickness or infirmity; if it was God's will for men to be sick there would have been sickness in the Garden of Eden, but there was none. Sickness came after the sin of Adam, after his disobedience. Sickness is the work of the devil. The devil is the author of sicknesses and diseases. The devil is the spirit of sickness and disease. The devil makes people sick and torment them. The devil is the one causing disturbance in God's creation, causing distresses, causing infirmities, handicaps, difformities, making people lame, distorting limbs, causing limbs to be missing, inforcing or empowering viruses and bacterias to destroy man's body.
- COVENANT OF HEALING: God's covenant with his servant Abraham and his seed Israel was a covenant of healing, in this covenant he promised to HEAL all their diseases and infirmities, he promised them healing and HE DID HEAL them. Now that we are in covenant with God through faith in the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ, we have similar and even better COVENANT, a covenant of healing, in which God promises to heal us now, God similarly committed to heal us.
Pastor MacLaren's sermon, "Church Councils and Christian Unity," makes the case for the beginning of a presbyterian form of government in the early church. At the same time, he shows how the Roman Catholic conception of a hierarchy of bishops culminating in the Pope is contrary to the evidence of Scripture. This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church in Perkasie, PA on October 12, 2014. The Rev. R Scott MacLaren is the pastor.
John opens this teaching by talking about the first New York City Marathon he ran (1979), and how once he saw the sign saying THE FINISH LINE, the same legs that had, six miles earlier, scoffed at his command to keep running then responded readily, even to the point of what could charitably be called a sprint to the finish. For each Christian, THE FINISH LINE is the Appearing of Jesus Christ, when he catches us up to meet him in the air. The clearer your vision of that glorious day, the more motivated you will be to keep running the race until then. This teaching is a verse-by-verse exposition of 1 Corinthians 15, the classic chapter about Jesus Christ raising the dead. By the way, he is going to raise EVERYONE who ever lived, but at different times.
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Pastor MacLaren continues his series of sermons in the book of Acts speaking on a critical question: What is necessary for our salvation? A dispute on this arose within the early church and was settled by the united witness of the great apostles and elders of the church. Watch as Pastor MacLaren shows what conclusions the church came to, which would go directly against much of what modern Christianity would recognize today. This sermon is based on Acts 15:1-12 was delivered at First Presbyterian Church of Perkasie, Pennsylvania (USA) on October 5, 2014. First Church is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The Rev. R. Scott MacLaren is the pastor.
What is God's expectation of us? That we should work toward that perfection which God expects of us, as well as grow in thankfulness to God who has perfected us through the gift of Christ Jesus.
The issue of authority is the main idea in today's lesson. This battle for authority rages in the hearts and minds of every Christian and lasts until our earthly life ends.
Those who are ill in spirit are invited to eat and drink with Jesus , an invitation to "follow me" and do as Jesus would do. If we so choose to do this, the way we act, think, and the way we look at others will not stay the same. Mercy will live in our hearts forever.
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