Pastor Piñero called me this afternoon and informed me of the death of Mr. Mesa. In the light of Mr. Mesa’s death, your pastors have asked that I preach an appropriate sermon, so this afternoon I went to my little study and my Bible, and I prayed and asked God to help me. Tonight I hope to give you a message related to this matter of the death of Mr. Mesa, and before we consider God’s Word, let’s pray one more time asking for His blessing upon our study of His Word.
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Category Archives: Comfort
Marital Love in the Midst of Suffering
I bring greetings to you this morning, brethren, from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Coconut Creek, in Florida where my wife and I have been living for the past four or five years in retirement. (Pastor Piñero has brought me out of retirement this morning.)
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Eternal Blessedness
An Exposition of Revelation 14.13
D. Scott Meadows
Today I desperately need a word of comfort and encouragement. How about you? Together we are mourning the death last week of Gail D., our beloved sister in the Lord, who was a member of this local church while she lived. May the Holy Spirit apply our sermon text like a balm to the soul and may He strengthen us to keep believing and living as Christians. Please consider the words of Revelation 14.13,
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
The main point of this verse can be stated very simply:
Real Christians enjoy eternal blessedness after they die.
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An Exposition of Revelation 14.13