Sermon Notes - Library No. 2
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The Heavenly Library
Books in which
our name, our motives, our thoughts, our
conversations and our deeds are recorded. Indeed these
books, unlike other books, are updated on a daily basis. Names
are being added - and alas names are being deleted. Thoughts,
words and deeds are being recorded with absolute accuracy. No
one can break in and alter those records.
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Yeshua...The True Vine
Strange as it may seem there are some who are extremely jealous
of Yahweh's success. They hate everything He stands for and they
detest His commandments. They are unable to personally attack
the Most High, so they vandalize His property and vent their
anger on His vineyard. They seek to demolish His Work and break
the branches off the true vine.
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New K J V
No Christian can afford to dismiss the subject of Bible Versions
as unimportant. That could be a fatal mistake! Since the days of the Apostle John,
there has been a constant war as to which is the real Word of God!
The history of Christendom (especially in Waldensian and early Reformation times) abounds
with details of how the Roman Church on the one side and the Protestant Reformers
on the other, have battled over this issue.
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The Dragnet
In this parable the fish represent human beings. You will find every
type of individual in the church. Rich and poor, educated and
ignorant, black and white, young and old. Yahweh nets every type of
fish, some turn out to be good fish, others bad. As in the parable of
the wheat and the tares every type is found in the church
of the Most High - both bad and good alike!
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Promises About Prayer
What this message implies is that the followers of Jesus Christ
(Yeshua the Messiah) are potentially the most powerful beings
on earth: for they can - if they so choose - do greater things than
the Master himself! What are those greater things? Are they waking on water,
feeding thousands with literal loaves of bread, raising the physically dead, or what?
We are about to find out.
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Yeshua: Our High Priest
The church is a body of kings and priests:
but, as in ancient Israel, not all believers are kings or priests. All believers
are given one or more spiritual gifts depending on Yahweh's
will. To determine which position in the church one has been
appointed to, a believer should watch for the buds, blossoms
and fruit of his/her work. In other words, for success
in that particular spiritual activity.
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Abraham: Yahweh's Friend
Many Christians dislike the Jews, ignorantly supposing that they are the
enemies of God. The very opposite is true. The Jew is the apple of God's
eye: His special nation. (Deut:32:10, Zech:2:8) The Almighty refers to
Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel: and His Son was
correctly called the 'King of Israel.'
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The Great Physician
Yahweh's church (the body of Christ) is also infirm. Dare we say it again?
The church is infirm! The church is not mentally ill, for Jesus its head is perfectly well.
But the church is not well. Look about you and notice how many members of the body of Christ
are spiritually withered, bruised, weak and ill. Yes, the body of Yeshua is not well.
But it is still alive! And that is why we attend church at surgery (Sabbath) hours.
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The Comforter!
Note how the obedient believer is promised a constant companion:
He will abide with you for ever! Also we are reminded that an unbelieving world cannot receive the
Holy Spirit. Why not? The obvious answer is because
by its very behaviour the world is dismissing Yahweh's Spirit from
human society. And when the Holy Spirit departs, contentment, relief,
encouragement, peace and spiritual refreshment vanish from the stage
of human experience.
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Questions & Answers
Christians who speak and write against the law of the Most High are unwittingly
furthering the cause of Satan the Lawless One. They are adding to the enormous catalogue
of sin of which the world and the church is already guilty: for when they teach that God's law
is done away with, they encourage the spiritually blind to persist in their sins. For further
information about Yahweh's commandments, see the Divine Law Page.
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The Spirit of TRUTH
In the final analysis TRUTH is far more than a
reiteration of cold facts. Truth is a divine Being; and
all that emanates from that Being is TRUTH. To effectively worship
the Most High and His Son a believer must needs have the right
Spirit, the right attitude; else his worship is futile.
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In God's Image
We find that the very
Word of God (the HOLY BIBLE) is also being doubted.
See our article Bible Versions which explains how Satan
is causing millions to set aside the Holy Bible in favour of many
modern counterfeits. The old accusation 'Hath God said'
is still being used today and millions, like Eve, are
beginning to doubt the very Word of God.
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True Love!
If you wish to measure your spiritual progress in the Garden
of your Soul, then look there for the fruit of the Holy Spirit:
love, joy, peace, long-suffering, mercy , kindness etc. If they
are missing, then you know very little - if anything - about true
love. Always remember that true love is a product of Yahweh's
Holy Spirit. One cannot learn about true love from books.
One cannot fall into true love; or make true love. It is not
an earthly product. True love is made in heaven!
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Daniel the Prophet
The story of Daniel in the Lion's Den is well known. In it
we find Daniel faithfully saying his daily prayers, three times
a day! How few believers pray even once a day, let alone three
times. To be sure millions of believers have no trouble believing
in God and even saying their prayers. But when it comes to testifying
of God's goodness, His mercy and grace, they are silent. They
have nothing to say.
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GIDEON
But we must remember that the battle is the Lord's.
As far as most of us believers are concerned, the battlefield is in the human mind.
How are you faring? Are you winning your battles against sin and doubt?
Are you willing to let your light shine?
Do you speak up for the TRUTH? Do you testify that you are a true believer
in Yeshua (Jesus Christ)?
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Joseph
Every true believer has exactly the same opportunities for success
as Joseph had. I repeat: Faith and Obedience ensure Yahweh's
presence; and it is Yahweh's presence in a believer's life which ensures success in every
field. That was the secret of Joseph's success. It can be yours. Go for it!
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JOB ... Man of Patience
Perhaps your faith is currently being tested - to breaking
point! I do not know. Like Job, perhaps even you do not know.
But whatever the reason, you cannot afford to lose your faith:
or give Satan the satisfaction of thinking that you only serve
God for the temporal benefits (wealth, health, power, favour etc.)
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Is Thy God Able To ?
All the way down the food chain there are
predators lurking in the background, eager to pounce, kill
and devour the young, the weak and the unwary! Believe it or
not, man is not at the top of the food chain. Above us are evil
angels, demons with devilish appetites, eagerly watching
and waiting their chance to devour us purely for their entertainment
and pleasure.
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The Prophet Balaam
False prophets are known for their love of money, their
heathen teachings and their unwillingness to speak out
against illicit sex. Many of them also have miraculous
powers. The world is awash with false prophets. But soon
there is coming a False Prophet
in the Balaam mould; but with infinitely more power than had Balaam.
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The Almighty's Seal!
The 144,000 are true Israelites
who are sealed, in their foreheads (minds)by the Holy Spirit, with God's Law. In some mysterious
way the Holy Spirit is going to impress Yahweh's law on every
true believer's mind; overwrite with perfect obedience our natural
tendency to sin. We will then instinctively obey the divine
commandments and will obey them to perfection.
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Baptism of Repentance
At this baptism
the baptizer is normally an elder, deacon or minister of the Church; and the
medium is water. The real baptism, however, is the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
In that the baptizer is none other than the Messiah and the medium is not water
but the Spirit of Yahweh.
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Obedience
For further study read Psalm 119 and the Sermon on the Mount,
which is recorded in Matthew chapters 5 to 7. In these majestic passages the values and
obligations of obedience are magnified and presented in their true perspective.
Study them carefully and by Yahweh's grace endeavour to put them into practice.
Do not make the mistake of following the advice of misguided leaders who are
blindly leading millions into error!
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Important Questions
This is a self-answering question. If we neglect salvation there is no
escape - absolutely none. Notice the word is 'neglect' - not 'reject.' We
are in grave danger of loosing eternal life if we even 'neglect'
Yahweh's offer of salvation. If we reject salvation, there is
absolutely no hope for us at all. But neglecting salvation is just a step away from rejecting
salvation.
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Yahweh's Truth
Failure to "love the truth" usually ends in spiritual death.
Our reactions to truth, to Yahweh, His Son, His Word and His law, are
vital to success. People will be measured on the Judgment Day
according to how they reacted to truth. What a sobering fact! The
Bible is Life's User Guide. It not only tells of how humanity was
created and later fell into sin, but it tells the truth of where our
whole system of civilization is heading. It tells of how TRUTH will
eventually be victorious over error.
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Psalm 91
Again, these promises only apply to those who have living faith in
Yeshua - the rock of our salvation. Living faith is faith that is
expressed in obedience to God's law: the law which is within
the 'most holy and secret place.' To this obedient group the promises of Psalm 91 apply:
and to no others! Let us now examine how that protection will take effect.
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The Secret of Happiness
Psalm 1 has been called the Perfect Psalm, because in many ways
it is the foundation on which all the other psalms rest. It tells of
how faith and obedience is the only path to true and
lasting happiness. Believers should try to memorize this psalm. It has
only six verses! Remember it contains a spiritual formula for
everlasting happiness and true success. No one can afford to ignore it?
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Neglecting Salvation
Note how the writer includes himself. He says 'How
shall 'we' escape; not how shall 'you' escape.
That word 'we' encompasses everyone who reads
the book of Hebrews. The word neglect means to pay
no attention, or not enough attention, to fail to take proper
care, to omit to do something through carelessness or forgetfulness.
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Elijah
Why have
I chosen Elijah? The answer is because Elijah is like a
spiritual icon who calls to mind everything a last-day servant of God
should be! To me Elijah is one of the greatest believers that ever
lived: and though he never wrote a single book in the Bible, Elijah's
message is what the scriptures are all about. The Elijah message
concerns every soul on earth, especially believers living in the
closing days of this age.
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The Vineyard
The crop the Almighty is expecting from His vineyard is
not a crop of material possessions, money, houses, lands or
possessions. It is not a crop of higher education or fame - important as
these things may be. The fruit Yahweh looks for in His people is the
Fruit of the Holy Spirit: faith, love, joy, peace, judgment,
righteousness (obedience) and holiness etc.
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Sabbath Meetings
Very often a believer will find himself in an area where there are no
TRUE Sabbath services. What, then, should he do? Who is he to meet with?
The answer is: he should seriously think of organizing a meeting. The
following guidelines (remember they are guidelines - not rules) are
given to show how we, AVITW - CANADA - USA have organized Sabbath services since about 1995.
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Dietary Laws
According to the scriptures believers are allowed to eat the meat
(but not the blood or the fat) of clean animals: animals that chew
the cud and are cloven footed. Clean animals include cattle, sheep, goats
and deer. Animals such as the pig, the horse, the rabbit, the mouse
and the snake are unclean. They do not have those two qualifying
points. Fish which have scales and fins are clean. Shell fish are
unclean. Birds of prey are unclean. See Leviticus 11 for further details.
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Why Suffering?
Human suffering is on the increase. Many believers are giving
up their faith. Great men's hearts are failing them for fear,
because something is radically wrong with civilization. What
is it? Where have we gone wrong? Man, who has plumbed the deepest
oceans, scaled the highest mountains and walked on the moon, is
incapable of removing human suffering.
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Elijah & His Message!
The Elijah
Message is going forth. As in the case of John, those who
preach the Elijah Message are not reincarnations of the literal
Elijah! They are, however, people with similar spiritual characteristics
that Elijah and John the Baptist possessed: spiritual hardiness,
faithfulness, obedience and perseverance. They will be preachers
who will break with paganism and the festivals that glorify illicit sex.
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Treasures of the Kingdom!
Totally committed believers will have great success in the Treasure
Hunt of Life. They will recognize clues and find treasures which
others pass by. They will find Yeshua (Jesus) and salvation. They will
recognize the value of Yahweh's law and will keep His holy
commandments. They will put everything they have into making life a
success and will build spiritual houses of the finest materials.
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The Everlasting Gospel
Have you ever heard the Everlasting Gospel? Can you tell me what it is, what
its requirements are, what's so good about it and why it is called 'everlasting'
in the first place? Believe it or not, comparatively few people know the Everlasting Gospel.
To be sure, millions have heard parts of it, and countless billions of Gospel
tracts have been published through the centuries.
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Yahweh's Secretary of State
If people do not believe the writings of Moses, they will disbelieve
the Bible's greatest truths, even were Jesus Christ to preach them.
Acceptance of Yahweh's commandments is the litmus test of true
faith. Any person, community or country which rejects the
writings of Moses, will sooner or later find itself on the slippery
path to anarchy.
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Yahweh's Wrath!
I must repeat that it is 'living faith;' that is, faith which
manifests itself in obedience. Living faith and obedience are the only effective insurance
against punishment on Yahweh's Day of Wrath - when the seven last plagues
fall. The question we should ask ourselves is: How shall I escape?
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Noah
God still abhors the evils which were popular in Noah's day: unbelief,
greed, violence, sexual licence and the breaking of marriage vows. All
these are as loathsome to Him today as they were in the days of Noah.
These are the sins which call down His vengeance. To ignore these
divine warnings is a foolish pastime, as the people of Noah's day
learned to the cost of their lives.
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Sacred Covenants
We hear a lot these days about the 'new covenant;'
about how the Most High, supposedly, found fault with His laws and instructed
His Son to nail them to the cross! Have you ever wondered what
the 'new covenant' is; and what its requirements
are? Why is it called the new covenant? Who are the parties concerned? What's new about it?
Let us now find out.
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Contentment
Millions of people on this planet, including many 'true believers,'
are discontented with their
lot in life. Very few things satisfy them. They can find fault
with almost every place, everything and everyone; and they spend
much of their time 'murmuring.' They want more money,
luxury, authority, power, position and possessions. They see
others with these things: but they are discontented with their
lot in life and are not slow to voice their discontent.
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The Christian Church & Israel
When Paul and Barnabas answered that
call, the 'Time of the Gentiles' began and a partial
spiritual blindnesssettled on Israel. But Israel
was not abandoned. She was simply blinded to the Gospel which she
had stubbornly refused to accept. That spiritual blindness is being removed at this very
moment as thousands of Israelis around the world accept Yeshua
and the Gospel of Salvation their forefathers rejected many centuries ago.
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The Ten Virgins!
The Scriptures make many urgent appeals to believers
to 'awake out of sleep,' to 'hold fast,' to 'be
filled with the Spirit,' to 'cast off the works of darkness'
and to 'put on the armour of light.' Are you doing
these things? I can assure you that if you want to be allowed
into the bridal chamber as the BRIDE! you will need
to be much more than just a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.
His bride, remember, is not just an ordinary virgin:
she is a wise virgin and she is filled with the Holy Spirit.
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The Everlasting Covenant!
A covenant is a legal agreement, a contract between two or more parties.
The Everlasting Covenant is an agreement between YAHWEH the
God of Israel and His followers. As its name implies, it is everlasting.
This contract will last for all time, age after age, for eternity! It is,
therefore, of utmost importance to every believer in the Almighty to learn
about this covenant.
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The Sabbaths of Yahweh!
There are seven annual memorial Sabbaths of
the Almighty; which all peoples, Jew and Gentile alike, are commanded
to observe. These days do not belong to any particular race
or religion. They are not Jewish festivals. They are the
Almighty's 'appointment times' and all nations
are required to keep them. The Most High refers to them as 'My
Feasts, My Sabbaths.'
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The Law of Yahweh!
We live in a world in which the Law of the Most High is given little or no
attention. Sad to say even in the churches Yahweh's law is considered by
many to be obsolete, a veritable burden and of little
practical use to the new-covenant believer. Is this conclusion the Truth:? and if so
does the Bible teach it? Listen to these words of wisdom by two of the
wisest men that ever walked this earth (Solomon son of David and Jesus Son of God)
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Famine Of The Word!
Bible prophecy never ceases to amaze me. I used to
wonder how come the Bible predicted a famine in the last days
for the Words of the Lord, when there are still millions
of "Bibles" being printed every year. Are not
Christian shops, churches and homes bursting with Bible translations
and paraphrases to suite every taste? What does this prophecy mean?
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The Family Circle!
The disintegration of the family unit is, doubtless, one of the greatest
tragedies of modern times; a spiritual catastrophe so devastating that it is
causing concern to almost all the governments of the world. Disinterested and
irresponsible parents, sullen and rebellious children, battered wives and
babies, adultery, incest, fornication, drug-abuse, alcoholism and a total
lack of communication are evils which are commonplace these days in homes throughout the world.
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A Word of Caution to Preachers!
If the experience of a considerable number of fundamental/evangelical
leaders is anything to go by: to publicly go on record in criticizing the Authorized Version,
doesn't seem to have a happy aftermath. There is often a loss of authority in their ministry.
The pulpit power is not what it once was. They seem to find themselves on unstable
and vulnerable ground. And more than a few have crashed completely and are no
longer in the ministry!
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Yahweh's Law
I repeat: Sin is disobedience. It is breaking Yahweh's law. (1 John 3:4)
Shall we sin (disobey God) because we are
under His grace? 'God forbid! A stronger term could hardly be used.
In other words a believer under grace is not above the law! Any solicitor will
confirm this fact that: No one is above the law. If anything, a believer -
being under grace - is under greater obligation to obey the law of God than the person
who knows nothing about sin and salvation.
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The Ten Commandments
According to the Bible "Sin is the transgression of the law."
Comparatively few people are aware of this fact; but any lawyer will tell you
that "ignorance of the law is no excuse." A judge may extend leniency
because of a person's ignorance, and in virtually every fair law court on
earth that is what good judges do: but ignorance of the law is really no
excuse. It is the same with the law of God. Ignorance is no excuse. This
is an age of information. The time has come to take a close look at the ten
commandments and to repent of sins committed in ignorance or knowingly.
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Yahweh's People & Their Work
Judging the performance of others is the easiest thing in the world.
But it usually leads to pride and criticism. Judging others is a
futile pastime. Why? Because at the Judgment the performance of
another will be of no concern to you. Your own faith and performance
will then be all that matters. Paul says: 2 Corinthians 13:5
"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own
selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you,
except ye be reprobates?"
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Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet.
To be pardoned from sin and its consequences - eternal death - a sinner
must believe, commit one's life to, Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ).
Faith must then be expressed in obedience to Yahweh's commandments.
In short, to be saved you must trust and obey the Almighty God.
There is no other option.
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