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Excellent sermon, I feel it was a good word to lead people to read more of the Bible 🙏🏻☮️❤️🕊️

Very good service God bless 🙏🏻💟☮️

Amen 🙏🏼

The music in the background is very distracting and makes it difficult to hear what is being said at times. Just thought I would let you know for future uploads. Greetings from Pasadena URC!

There is only one "true" Church, the Church (Body of Christ) established by Christ in 33 AD on the foundation of the apostles that teaches the fullness of the means of salvation.

Your church is beautiful and filled with the most kind, loving and welcoming members! Nothing has ever felt so devoid of judgement as walking into your church. Truly God is so very much present in this place. I miss you all, but blessed for the online option to still recieve sound and deeply impactful sermons! God Bless 1URC

The volume is consistently low.

THE SEVEN LEVELS OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT, DECISION-MAKING, AND THEORIES OF ATONEMENT by Timothy R. Jennings, MD, DFAPA LEVEL 1 - Reward and punishment Right and wrong is determined by whoever holds the power to rule by threat of punishment and hope of reward. Mercy (failure to punish) is seen by others at this level as being weak, rather than being moral. This is the level ancient Israel operated at as slaves in Egypt. They did what the task masters said in order to avoid punishment. People at level one insist that God uses his power to torture and kill the unrepentant wicked, as evidenced when he first established his credentials to rule Israel by acts of punishment upon the Egyptian gods, and by mighty, spectacular miracles demonstrating the Egyptian gods were not gods at all. This level of thinking is so primitive that it doesn’t even require a brain; the mind is completely sidelined. Animals, plants, and even bacteria can be conditioned to avoid painful stimuli and grow toward rewarding stimuli. It is Satan’s goal to reduce mankind to “brute beasts and creatures of instinct” operating at level one. Satisfaction Theory of the atonement most closely matches Level One thinking, which is summarized as follows: God said don’t do something, but when we disobey and do what God said not to do, this dishonors and offends him. Therefore, in his justice, he responds with angry vengeance to execute the disobedient to satisfy his outrage. But then Jesus stepped in between God and man to become humanity’s substitute. Thus, instead of killing man, God killed his Son in our place and is now satisfied that his honor and justice are preserved. LEVEL 2 - Marketplace exchange Right and wrong is determined by an equitable agreement between two parties, also known as quid pro quo - “I’ll do something for you if you do something for me.” At this level vengeance is a moral duty. People who do evil must be paid back with an equal amount of pain and suffering, in other words, “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” To not return pain and suffering is considered immoral. This was ancient Israel saying at Sinai, when the law was first read, “All the Lord has said, we will do." Ransom Theory of the atonement most closely matches Level Two thinking, which is summarized as follows: Because earth and humanity are now the legal property of Satan and under his control, the devil claimed legal rights to this earth and the lives of the descendants of Adam and Eve. Therefore, God struck a bargain with the devil to exchange the life of Christ for the lives of the rest of humanity. LEVEL 3 - Social conformity Right and wrong is determined by community consensus, for example, when a child says, “But everyone else is doing it.” Right is deemed right by the approval of peers. This was ancient Israel when they wanted kings. All the other nations had kings, so it must be right, thus Israel demanded to have kings. Governmental Theory of the atonement most closely matches Level Three thinking, which is summarized as follows: In order for everyone to be convinced that God is fair and right in dealing with sin and sinners by inflicting torturous punishment, somebody has to pay the price. That somebody is Jesus, because he’s the only one who could pay that price to get mankind off the hook. LEVEL 4 - Law and order Right and wrong is determined by a codified system of rules, impartial judges, imposed punishments, and respect for authority. Right is getting a proper pay or reward for good work, and proscribed and inflicted punishment for breaking the rules. Authority figures are rarely questioned, “He must be right, because he is the President, the Judge, the Pope, God, etc.” This was ancient Israel at the time of Christ - “we have a law!” they proclaimed, as they sought to stone Jesus for healing on the Sabbath. This is much of our modern world, with its codified laws, courts, prosecutors, judges, juries, and imposed rules. Authority at this level rests in the coercive pressure of the state to bring punishment upon those who deviate from the established laws. At this level, police agencies and law enforcers are required to monitor the population, searching for breaches in the law in order to impose standardized penalties. Penal Substitution Theory of the atonement most closely matches Level Four thinking, which is summarized as follows: Jesus died to pay the legal penalty the law demanded and the heavenly judge imposed. The law must be kept. Man broke the law, thus justice demands and requires the imposition of the proper punishment. Someone had to be executed to pay the legal penalty. Jesus became our substitute and was executed in our place by God the Father (as the righteous judge) to pay that penalty. In doing so, the integrity of the law is maintained and sinners can be pardoned, but only if they claim the legal payment made by Jesus. LEVEL 5 - Love for others Right is determined by doing what is in the best interest of others, realizing people have value in who they are irrespective of the rules. Wrong is determined, not by a checklist of rules, but by not doing what is actually helpful and beneficial for another. Jesus demonstrated this when he touched lepers, spoke to women, socialized with tax collectors, and healed on the Sabbath. The Pharisees, operating at level four and below, wanted to stone Him for breaking the law. Moral Influence Theory of the atonement most closely matches Level Five thinking, which is summarized as follows: Sin separated us from God and corrupted our hearts, so that we no longer trusted God, but God loved us too much to let us go, so Christ’s death was the means to reach us with his love and restore us to trust in him. LEVEL 6 - Principle based living Right is understanding the design protocols and principles upon which life is constructed to operate and intelligently choosing to live in harmony with them. Right is not doing something because a rule says to do so, but because it is understood to actually work this way. This was Jesus living out God’s character of love in all He did, and the Apostles after Pentecost. It is understood that God says what is right because it is right, because it is the way things actually are. It isn’t right simply because God said it. Recapitulation and Christus Victor Theories of the atonement most closely matches Level Six thinking, which is summarized as follows: Christ’s life, death, and resurrection is understood to be the only means to fix what sin had done to God’s creation. When mankind sinned, the condition of humankind was changed, placing it out of harmony with God and his design for life. Humankind was now held in bondage by their own condition of sinfulness (carnal nature), their terminal state (death), and the lies about God told by Satan. Christ came to break these three powers and fix what sin has done to this creation. Thus “he who knew no sin became sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God.” 2Cor 5:21. LEVEL 7 - Understanding Friend of God Those at this level not only have love for God and others (Level 5), not only understand God’s design protocols for life (Level 6), but also understand God’s purposes and intelligently choose to cooperate in fulfilling their role in His purposes. Jesus said to His disciples in John 15:15, “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” People at this level understand the truth about God’s character of love, His nature and design for life, the origin of evil, the nature of sin, the weapons of Satan, the original purpose for the creation of humanity, the fall of humanity into sin, God’s working through human history, the purpose of the Cross, and the ultimate cleansing of the universe from sin. Jesus operated at this level, as will all those who are ready for translation when Jesus comes again. Healing Substitution Reality most closely matches Level Seven thinking, which is summarized as follows: The plan of salvation is understood to have a deeper and broader intent than just the redemption of the human species. Both level five and six are true: God’s character of love has been misrepresented, His methods of truth, love, and freedom have not been fully understood, so God had a larger purpose than just the salvation of humankind; He was also solidifying the unfallen beings in loyalty to His design methods and character of love.

Heavenly Father, Praise the Lord for you are good and full of mercy forever. (Psalm 106:1) Tremble, whole earth, at the presence of God. (Psalm 114:7) Let me worship and bow down. Let me kneel before my Maker. (Psalm 95:6) You haven’t forgotten them that seek you. (Psalm 9:10) Respecting You is the beginning of wisdom. (Psalm 111:10) Into your hand I commit my spirit (Psalm 31:5) It is good for me to come close to you. I have put my trust in you, so I can declare your works. (Psalm 73:28) Lord, you will come and not be silent. (Psalm 50:3) Many ask, “Where is your God?” (Psalm 42:3) Listen and do not hide from my prayer (Psalm 55:1) May I hear Your love in the morning because I trust you. Make me know the way I should walk for I give my soul to you. (Psalm 143:8) I delight to do your will. (Psalm 40:8) I will serve the Lord with joy. I will sing before him. (Psalm 100:2) May I praise you all day. (Psalm 71:8) I will praise you continually. (Psalm 34:1) What am I waiting for? My hope is in you. (Psalm 39:7) May I speak of Your Righteousness all day. (Psalm 71:24) Help us at this time, for man cannot help us. (Psalm 108:12) You are a refuge for the oppressed. (Psalm 9:9) Lord, may your love, kindness, and truth preserve me. (Psalm 40:11) When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. (Psalm 56:3) Save me for Your mercy’s sake. (Psalm 44:26) All my goodness is worthless. (Psalm 39:5) Help us. You are our salvation for the glory of your name; deliver us, purge away our sins for your name. (Psalm 79:9) Do not rebuke me in anger. (Psalm 38:1) If I know sin is in my heart, You will not hear me (Psalm 66:18) I acknowledge and confess my sin and you have forgiven me. (Psalm 32:5) I declare my sin and I will be sorry. (Psalm 38:18) Heal my soul for I have sinned against you. (Psalm 41:4) Create in me a clean heart. (Psalm 51:10) Teach me your way. I will walk in truth. (Psalm 86:11) You are teaching and guiding me. (Psalm 32:8) You will save me from the grave. (Psalm 49:15) I seek you and you have heard me and delivered me from my fears. (Psalm 34:4) I will be still and know you are God. (Psalm 46:10) In Jesus Name Amen. (NASB)

Why pretend that obvious mythology is real?

Day is not the same as 24 hours, not in the past and not today. The earth is not about 6,000 years old and the Bible does not teach this. Hebrews 4:9-10: "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his." This tells us that the 7th day Each believer are to enter into day 7. Also there no "evening and morning" for the 7th day. As day 7 as not ended. Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English. This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context. Day - yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, but the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans thus literally is: Sunrise to sunset Sunset to next sunset Time period of unspecified length. (long time span ). We use the word day the same today: In my grandfather’s day cars did not go very fast. I work the day shift. (Both are not 24 hours) Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 "ancient mountains". Gen. 2:4 “in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens” The events of day 6 can not have happened in 24 hours. Creationism does not equal young Earth. There are many Old Earth creationists.

Day is not the same as 24 hours, not in the past and not today. The earth is not about 6,000 years old and the Bible does not teach this. Hebrews 4:9-10: "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his." This tells us that the 7th day Each believer are to enter into day 7. Also there no "evening and morning" for the 7th day. As day 7 as not ended. Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English or Spanish. This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context. Day - yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, but the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans thus literally is: Sunrise to sunset Sunset to next sunset Time period of unspecified length. (long time span ). We use the word day the same today: In my grandfather’s day cars did not go very fast. I work the day shift. (Both are not 24 hours) Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 "ancient mountains". Gen. 2:4 “in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens” The events of day 6 can not have happened in 24 hours. Creationism does not equal young Earth. There are many Old Earth creationists.

Who cares about the various views on your fiction?

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"The state can't determine between truth and falsehood based on Scripture" Who needs unbelievers with lukewarm pastors like you who just deny the Word of God? Christ is the King of kings and as Psalm 2 says, the kings of the earth are to kiss the Son and serve Him alone with fear and there is much in the Old Testament to teach them how to do that. Rulers are not permitted to tolerate false religion in their lands and the modernist revision to the Belgic Confession just shows how your ilk is sold out to Enlightenment Liberalism and would probably excommunicate the Reformers if they were here today. You "Conservative" churches today only exist to advance the Liberalism of 50 years ago. The best you people can do is the gospel of secular neutrality.

The true church is the Catholic Church founded by Christ in 33 ad. Through peater & the apostles apostles,an historical fact‼️

Christian Sabbath??? Jesus Christ is the Son of Man who is also the Lord of the Sabbath. And all flesh will worship Him on His Sabbath (Isaiah 66:22-23). Why the disconnection?

See comment on your Sabbath sermon. Good sermon, wrong day. "I am the Lord of the Sabbath". "I did not come to change my Father's law" -- antichrist would "think" to change God's time and laws -- Sabbath being God's law that human church changed time for. Reflect on world church history you learned in theological college please.

Everything right except the day ;) -- Jesus' Sabbath was Saturday, "I am the Lord of the Sabbath" -- all disciples recognized Sabbath as Saturday. Human church in the 3rd century changed the Sabbath to Sunday. You should know this history from your theological training. Revelation says the antichrist would "think" to change God's time and laws -- Sabbath is #4 law with time that was changed by a human church - Catholics. Good sermon, wrong day . . .

Amen, Pastor Tim! Thank you for your work in bringing us the Word of God.

👏 This sermon was shared with me and it made me tear. Thank you for your faithful preaching, Rev. Tim.