Sermons by Pastor Matthew Shorack (Page 5)

1 Corinthians 3:1-23 King Of Hearts (Series) 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like…

2 Samuel 11:1-16 King Of Hearts (Series) (Read 2 Samuel 11:1-16) How did David, a man after God’s own heart, become an adulterer and a murderer? Lust is a feeling of intense desire for something you don’t have.   Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts— murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. Lust is a self-absorbed craving for a person, object, or experience. Approach this topic with humility. Pride comes before the fall.   2…

Mark 3:1-6 King Of Hearts (Series) Ephesians 4:18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. What is it that hardens a heart?   Mark 3:1-6 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to…

Psalm 34:18 King Of Hearts (Series) Psalm 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. What can you do if your spirit is crushed?   James 4:6-9 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come…

John 15:12-17 King Of Hearts (Series) Did you know that in the New Testament, we are commanded more than 50 times to Love? I don’t like being told what to do. Especially if it’s about something as personal and challenging as love. 1 John 3:23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the…

1 Thessalonians 2:8-20 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Will we have ongoing relationships in heaven? Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. What are the…

1 Corinthians 13:12 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Will we be omniscient, all knowing? 1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. (To know -vs- To know correctly and extensively) We will know without error in our knowledge.   2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on…

Psalm 139:14 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Will we have different physiques and clothing? Revelation 5:9,7:9, 3:4, 6:11 In the present heaven, before the final resurrection, God’s people are shown wearing white robes that portray righteousness.     Will we have different ages or appetites? Isaiah 11:6-9; Gen 1:29-30, 9:3; Rom 5:12, 8:19-23, 8:21; Isaiah 25:6, 65:25;…

Matthew 8:11 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Who will we be in Heaven? Luke 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” Permanence of identity requires bodily resurrection.   Jesus calls people by name in heaven. Matthew 8:11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places…

Revelation 21:9-27 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Revelation 21:2a I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, The New Jerusalem will be completed by this time.     Revelation 21:9-14 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”10 And he carried me away in the Spirit…

Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 2:1-2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Who were the Magi and why were they looking for Jesus?     Matthew 2:3-6 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with…

Revelation 21:1-8 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Revelation 21:1-5 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is…

Revelation 20:11-15 Good To Go (Series On End Times) There’s one document that matters more than any other. The book Of Life! Revelation 20:11-12a Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of…

Revelation 20:1-10 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Psalm 110:1 The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” Revelation 20 is where this Messianic prophecy is fulfilled. Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or…

Revelation19:11-21 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Revelation 19:11a I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. Prepare for a heavenly battle as Jesus returns to earth. How do we know the Second Coming and the Rapture are different events? Return vs Rapture (1 Thess. 4:16-18) Christ comes to the earth: Zechariah 14:4 Christ comes with His saints: 1 Thess. 3:13, Jude 14-15 Unbelievers are taken away:…

Revelation 12-19 Good To Go (Series On End Times) Revelation Chapters 12-14 The Counterfeit Trinity The Dragon (Antigod) The Beast (Antichrist) The False Prophet (Anti-spirit)   Revelation Chapters 15-16 The Seven Bowls: The earth’s worst days 1-The Painful Sores 2-The sea turns to blood 3-The rivers and streams become blood 4-The people are singed with fire 5-The darkness 6-The Euphrates river dries up 7-Terrible Earthquakes (Armageddon)   Revelation Chapters 17-19 The End of false religion and the collapse of the…