Daily Archives: November 10, 2026

Unless You Repent, You Shall All Perish

Luke 13:1-2 KJV There were present at that season some that told him of the GALILAEANS, WHOSE BLOOD PILATE HAD MINGLED WITH THEIR SACRIFICES. 2 And Jesus answering said unto them …

I last preached out of this text in 2016, the first year that Donald Trump ran for office of the President. Though Clinton received 2,868,686 more POPULAR votes than Trump, President Trump received 77 more ELECTORAL votes than Clinton. Our Constitution calls on the ELECTORAL votes, not the POPULAR votes to determine the Presidency. So this was the first presidency of Donald Trump. Clinton claimed the election was stolen, but it wasn’t. Then we began a period where Congress wasted time with “Russian Collusion In The Election”. Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not establish that the Trump campaign criminally conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s election-interference operation, wasting 32.7 million dollars of our money.

The COVID epidemic ended President Trump’s bid for re-election, hitting America March 11, 2020. Biden became President, receiving 74 more ELECTORAL votes than Trump. Then in 2024, Trump defeated Harris with 86 more ELECTORAL votes – and he is now our President.

Preach! Each American voting cycle, one side or the other shouts “the election was stolen” or “this is a disaster”. The Congress, instead of taking care of the nation, tries to hurt the “enemy” on the other side. This is the spirit of Satan, not of God.

Preach! In our text today there was a disaster. A rebellion broke out in Rome. The followers of Judas Gaulonites refused to submit to Roman authority. They turned against the Law of the land, rejected paying taxes, and were constantly seeking to cause social unrest in Rome. During one of the Jewish Holy Days Galileans that followed Judas were in the Temple offering sacrifices on the altar of God. The Governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, sent soldiers into the Temple. THE REBELS WERE ALL KILLED, and THEIR BLOOD WAS POURED OUT ON THE ALTAR OF GOD. Continue reading →

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Do Not Love The World

1 John 2:15-17 KJV “Love not the WORLD {kosmos}, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.”

What Does John Mean By “The World”?

When we are told “Love not the world”, it makes us think “what does John mean by the word “‘WORLD’”? Jesus told us to “Go into ALL THE WORLD {kosmos}and preach the Gospel to every creature”. God loves the world, His Creation. That familiar passage we all know says:

John 3:16 KJV “For GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

God loved the world so much that He sent His Son Jesus to die for the sins of the world. In fact, if you’ll look above our focal text today, you’ll read:

1 John 2:1-2 KJV My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER, JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS: 2 And HE IS THE PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS: and not for ours only, but also FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.

Jesus Christ is the “PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS”, which means that His work on the Cross covers our sins, satisfying the justice of God. But Jesus did not just die for Riverview, or for the Baptists, but “FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD”. God loves His creation. He loved… Continue reading →

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