The Webster Bible Church Podcast

Your Prayers Matter - Revelation 8:1-5

Transformative Truth: 
God hears and answers the prayers of His people.

“Here we see that God is listening to and answering the prayers that saints have voiced all throughout history. The prayers will be answered fully and finally when the kingdom comes, when God’s will is done.”

The Priority of Prayer
Revelation 8:1

The People of Prayer
Revelation 8:2b

God hears and answers the prayers of his people.

The Presentation of Prayer
Revelation 8:3-4

The Power of Prayer
Revelation 8:5

Keep Others - Jude 22-23

Title: Keep Others

Speaker: Dave Theobald, Guest Speaker

Scripture: Jude 22-23

Transformative Truth: 
You are your brother’s keeper.

1. S__________ - End Rescues
2. S_______ S______ Rescues
3. D__________ - End Rescues

A Prescription For The New Year: Love God, Love Yourself, Love Others…Luke 10:25-37

Transformative Truth: 
God desires his people to love him, to love themselves, and to love others.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
Deuteronomy 6:5

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise.      
Deuteronomy 6:7

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:18b

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”  And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”  And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live. 
Luke 10:25-28

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.  So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and took him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”  He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”
Luke 10:29-37

Fear Turn To Joy - Luke 2:1-20

The Wonder Of The Word - John 1:1-18

Transformative Truth: 
The glory of God has come into the world in the person of Jesus.

Now Jesus did many other [miraculous] signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- John 20:30-31

The glory of God has come into the world in the person of Jesus.

The Word
John 1:1-5

1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. … And through the Son he created the universe. 3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God….
- Hebrews 1:1-3

“In the beginning the Word was existing. And the Word was in fellowship with God the Father. And the Word was as to His essence absolute deity.”

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! …
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
- Psalm 36:7, 9

The Witness
John 1:6-8

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
- 1 Cor. 3:5-7

The World
John 1:9-13

Behold what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
- 1 John 3:1

The Wonder
John 1:14-18

The Sealing Of God's Servants - Revelation 7:1-17

Transformative Truth: 
Redeemed and sealed forevermore, the saints their Lord and God adore.

The Preservation of God’s Servants
(vv. 1-8)

In him [Christ] you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
- Ephesians 1:13-14

1. Have you truly believed that the Lamb has purchased you by the price of his blood?
2. Do you desire to keep God’s commandments?
3. Are you so convicted of sin that it leads to repentance and renewal of your relationship with Christ?
4. Are you willing to bear witness to the Lamb amid pressures to compromise faith?

The Praise from God’s Servants
(vv. 9-12)

The Presence among God’s Servants
(vv. 13-17)

The only shelter from the wrath of the Lamb
is the love of the Lamb.

Redeemed and sealed forevermore,
the saints their Lord and God adore.

The Seven Seals - Revelation 6:1-17

Transformative Truth: 
Believers can trust God no matter what happens.

The Four Horsemen
Revelation 6:1-8

The Faithful Martyrs
Revelation 6:9-11

The Furious Judgment
Revelation 6:12-17

Thanksgiving! - 1 Thessalonians 1

Transformative Truth: 
God’s work cultivates a thankful heart.

Three Key Words
Thanks
Constantly
Remembering

Give thanks for God's work IN you
Evidence

Encouragement

Exhortation

Give thanks for God's work THROUGH you
Evidence

Encouragement

Exhortation

"Worthy Is The Lamb" - Revelation 5:1-14

Transformative Truth: 
The purchase by the Lamb elicits eternal praise to the Lamb.

The Scroll and the Problem Revelation 5:1-4

Scroll = future history

The Solution and the Praise Revelation 5:6-14

The purchase by the Lamb elicits eternal praise to the Lamb.

"Your Throne, O God" - Revelation 4:1-11

Transformative Truth: 
The indescribably glorious God on heaven’s throne rules over all.

The Revelation of the Throne

"On the throne"

"Around the throne"

"From the throne" 

"Before the throne"

"Around the throne" (again)

Our Response to the Throne

Acknowledge

Bow 

Come

Declare