STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

8/4/2019 ~ Signs

♾   SignsAM.mp3 (38m 34s)   Signs.pptx Darkness pounds in to an empty bottom. Lack of faith in His life requests signs. ... sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them. ~ Ecclesiastes 9:12 For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity. ~ Proverbs 24:16 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. ~ Proverbs 14:14 "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?" ~ Mark 13:4 "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, ..." ~ Luke 21:25-27 Now the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits ... ~ 1st Timothy 4:1-3 A Sign of the Times: Widespread False Doctrine ● Deceiving spirits and doctrines ● Speaking lies in hypocrisy ● Have conscience seared ● Forbidding to marry ● Commanding to abstain from foods 'They shall be My people, and I will be their God; then I will give them one heart and one way, ... ~ Jeremiah 32:38-39 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. ~ Ephesians 5:11 ... though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. ~ Psalms 23:4 A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one's birth; ~ Ecclesiastes 7:1 The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below. ~ Proverbs 15:24 "Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many." ~ Matthew 24:11 ... do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. ~ 1st John 4:1 "But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet." ~ Mark 13:7 "But he who endures to the end shall be saved." ~ Matthew 24:13 ... "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin." ~ Exodus 20:20 ... perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. ... ~ 1st John 4:18 ... put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, ... ~ Colossians 3:5 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. ~ Jeremiah 29:13 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." ~ Luke 12:34 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, ... ~ Proverbs 3:5-6 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. ~ Proverbs 3:7-8 ... you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? ~ Romans 6:16 "And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold." ~ Matthew 24:12 ... sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain ... ~ Hebrews 10:26-27 The lazy man says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!" ~ Proverbs 22:13 "... Prepare to meet your God O Israel!" ~ Amos 4:12 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able." ~ Luke 13:24 Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe." ~ John 4:48 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; ~ 1st Corinthians 1:22 "... we want to see a sign from You." But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, ..." ~ Matthew 12:38-39 "... Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." ~ John 20:29 "I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth." ~ Genesis 9:13 "... Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times." ~ Matthew 16:3 "And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days ... Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed." ~ Luke 17:26-30 All sorrows cannot count the joys ahead   In the day when the Son of Man is revealed:         ● They ate       ● They drank       ● They married wives       ● They were given in marriage       ● They bought       ● They sold       ● They planted       ● They built "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ... ~ Matthew 24:30-31 Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. ~ Isaiah 55:6 ... that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found ... ~ 1st Peter 1:7 ... "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." ~ John 14:6 Each of us bears out as a sign of who we are. Faith reveals countless signs of His wonders ● Evil times are a snare for all ● The righteous rise with hope from above ● Men’s hearts will fail with fearful expectations ● God calls for souls to expose works of darkness ● The day of mortal death is more than one’s birth ● Many spirits will rise to deceive many ● God tests our character as we deal with sin ● Treasure is found in what the heart desires ● Departing evil in fear of the Lord is supernal ● For lawlessness the love of many will grow cold ● Excuses fail in pursuit of knowing God’s true will ● Faith is built on belief beyond wisdom or signs ● God seeks genuine hearts as He waits nearby The signs of our heart cannot hide from God Darkness is in the absence of His light.