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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons focused on the laver and its symbolism for cleansing or being born by the water and by the Spirit. Ezekiel 36:26,27; John 3:3-6; Psalm 51:10; Matthew 28:19,20; and Romans 6:4 were used to teach that God’s Spirit gets put into us and inspires us to obey God’s Word. This is …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons described the process of justification, which took place daily in the courtyard of the sanctuary. He explained that each sacrificial lamb or offering represented Jesus, the Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world. Using Psalm 77:13; Romans 5:1 and 3:25; 1 John 1:9; Luke 10:20; and Revelation …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons used John 10:1,7,9; Jeremiah 31:3; 1 John 4:19; Hosea 11:4; 2 Corinthians 5:14; and Romans 5:5 to show that Jesus Christ is represented by the only door to the sanctuary, which ultimately leads to the throne of God in the Most Holy Place. Jesus draws us with cords of love …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Using these texts, Pastor Flemons explained justification and gave examples of appropriate and inadequate confession: 1 John 1:9, Romans 5:1,2,7-9; and 1 John 3:3. We must confess our sins to receive God’s forgiveness and to be cleansed from all unrighteousness. Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons provided ten rules to observe …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons expanded on the seven feast days. The Passover represents the cross of Calvary, the Crucifixion. The Feast of Unleavened Bread represents that seven-day period of great disappointment after the death of Jesus. Pentecost represents the early rain of the Holy Spirit, as promised in the Bible. Afterward, the world …
Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons introduced and gave an overview of all the feast days: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Feast of Tabernacles, Day of Atonement, Feast of Ingathering, and Feast of Tabernacles. All but two of the feast days are past: the Feast of Ingathering, when Christ returns to reap His harvest of …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons described the furnishings located in the Most Holy Place of the sanctuary and the articles located in them. He provided an overview of the ceremony on the Day of Atonement, explaining that atonement is essentially “at – one – ment” with God. It was a day of soul-affliction, as …
Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons presented an overview of the second compartment of the sanctuary: the Holy Place. Opening with the reading of Psalm 46 and Hebrews 8:1-5, Pastor Flemons reiterated that the sanctuary is the first scaled model in history and best explains the plan of redemption. As in the courtyard justification is obtaining salvation …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake The articles or furnishings of the sanctuary’s outer court were described. The outer court, Pastor Flemons taught, represents the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. It is where the sinner is justified. Justification provides complete pardon of past sin and a new heart for the sinner who repentantly confesses his sin. This …
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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Pastor Flemons introduced the study of the sanctuary, using these Bible texts: Exodus 25:8,16,21; Hebrews 8:1,2,5; Psalm 77:13; John 14:6; Exodus 26:30; Colossians 2:14-16; Deuteronomy 10:2; 31:26; Exodus 31:18 and Exodus 20:1-17. Key points include the fact that the first sanctuary (also called tabernacle) is located in heaven. It is the …
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