REVELATION 8-9 AN OVERVIEW OF THE TRUMPET JUDGMENTS — THE JUSTICE AND NECESSITY OF GOD’S WRATH

May 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. {BUT} This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved … Continue reading →

REVELATION 7 – –“LORD… IN WRATH REMEMBER MERCY” (HABAKKUK 3:2) AND HE DOES MILLIONS ARE SAVED IN THE TRIBULATION — JEWS AND GENTILES

May 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

Many of the chapters in Revelation 6-19 are parenthetical and do not follow chronologically. (Also the scenes described go back and forth between heaven and the earth.) Chapter seven is one of the parenthetical chapters. It could be that the … Continue reading →

REVELATION 6:5-17, FOUR MORE SEALS OF JUDGMENT — OVER A BILLION PEOPLE DIE

May 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

The purpose of this prophecy (the book of Revelation) and all prophecy is to build our faith and confidence in our God and Savior and thus respond even more in heartfelt awe, love and obedience. It is not for curiosity … Continue reading →

REVELATION CONTINUED – GETTING ‘BATTLE READY’ FOR THE TIMES AT HAND – HOW TO BEAT THE DEVIL

May 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers of this dark world and spiritual forces of evil." (See Ephesians 6:10-20) The quote below is taken from a scene in the Lord of the Rings and … Continue reading →

GETTING “BATTLE READY” FOR THE TIMES AT HAND – HOW TO BEAT THE DEVIL

May 2009 Monthly Teaching Letter

  May 2009  Dear Friends,      The quote below is taken from a scene in the Lord of the Rings and Frodo and Sam are in the midst of what looks like a losing battle. Did you ever feel that … Continue reading →

REVELATION 6:1-8, THE GREAT TRIBULATION BEGINS — DOOMSDAY BEGINS: THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE

May 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

"I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider … Continue reading →

REVELATION, “ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER—AND ALL THE MORE AS YOU SEE THE DAY (CHRIST’S RETURN) APPROACHING.” (HEBREWS 10:25)

April 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

  Why study the book of Revelation? 1) God promises a blessing: “God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, … Continue reading →

REVELATION 6:1-2, A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR EVENTS WHICH TAKE PLACE DURING THE FIRST SEAL JUDGMENT (OR THE FIRST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION) WHAT DO

April 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

"I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider … Continue reading →

GENESIS 32, JACOB WRESTLES WITH GOD. “IF IT’S BROKE, DON’T FIX IT”

April 2009 Monthly Teaching Letter

April 2009   Dear Friends     I am sure you have heard the statement: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." But God says the opposite: "If it's broke, don't fix it" – meaning our pride and self-sufficiency. God now breaks … Continue reading →

REVELATION 6:1-3, PERSONAL (TEMPORAL) PEACE — THE IDOL OF MAN AND THE BAIT OF SATAN – THE CALM (FALSE PEACE) BEFORE THE STORM

April 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

"THE LORD JESUS CHRIST GAVE HIMSELF FOR OUR SINS TO RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE."  (SEE GAL. 1:3-4)                        "As long as they [Americans] can have these things [personal peace and affluence], they will give up anything!" Francis Schaeffer  … Continue reading →

REVELATION 2:12-16 — THE CHURCH AT PERGAMUM – THE BIG LIE ABOUT SEX

April 2009 Monthly Teaching Letter

April 2010 Dear Friends, "I know where you live-where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put … Continue reading →

GENESIS 49-50, THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS- FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR WHAT ARE YOU HOPING FOR?

March 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

As we come to the end of studying the book of beginnings (Genesis) we must not miss the main point of this great book and the main point of all of Scripture – Living by faith in God (trusting in … Continue reading →

GENESIS 28:10-22, LIKE JACOB, WE OFTEN ENCOUNTER GOD BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

March 2009 Monthly Teaching Letter

  Dear Friends,                                                                  Just after Jacob receives the blessing of God (yet, deceitfully) he becomes a fugitive running for his life and yet not running after God. He feathered his own nest and is now uprooted. He was … Continue reading →

GENESIS 45:16-48:22, GOD’S PLAN MOVES FORWARD

March 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

As we recall all the parental favoritism, jealousy, lies and deceit, sibling rivalry, rebellion and murder that took place in Jacob's strife-filled family it is absolutely amazing that God could orchestrate a plan that would reunite them and relocate them … Continue reading →

IN REVELATION 4-5 WE SEE THE WORTH-SHIP OF GOD. LOOKING FOR WORK? GOD IS SEEKING WORSHIPERS

February 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

  Last week we looked at an outline used by John MacArthur for chapter 5 in Revelation: 1) The search for the worthy One and 2) the selection of the worthy One; (see 1-7). And this week we will look … Continue reading →

REVELATION 5:1-7, THE SCROLL OF WOE (FOR THE LOST) AND REDEMPTION (FOR THE SAVED)

February 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

In Revelation 4 we see God the Almighty on His throne in the temple.  In various translations it says the throne is “set” or “is standing in heaven” meaning it is established and immovable. This is a picture of absolute … Continue reading →

GENESIS 25-28, SIX SAD SCENES/FOUR SINFUL PEOPLE

February 2009 Monthly Teaching Letter

  February 2009   Dear Friends,                                                                         We now transition from the life of Abraham to his descendents Isaac and Jacob. Before we look at this sad account of God's people disobeying Him and deceiving others we must look at our … Continue reading →

REVELATION 4-5, –“COME UP HERE,” HOW OUR VIEW OF HEAVEN AFFECTS OUR LIFE ON EARTH

February 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

Read Revelation 4 & 5 and ask yourself this question: Does God have the same prominence in my heart as He has in Heaven, in His universe?  Our view of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) as seen in this … Continue reading →

GENESIS 43-45:15, MORE TESTS FOR THE BROTHERS TO PASS. THE MIRACLE OF TRANSFORMATION

February 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

"Unreserved readiness to change is an indispensable precondition of the conception (formation) of Christ in our souls and it must endure with undiminished vigor all along the path of our transformation. The significance and the value of such an attitude … Continue reading →

REVELATION 3:14-22, “YOU ARE NEITHER COLD NOR HOT. YOU ARE LUKEWARM” – A BAD ADVERTISEMENT FOR CHRISTIANITY

January 2009 Len's Mens Fellowship

 "To the angel (pastor) of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish … Continue reading →

GENESIS 24, FINDING BRIDES (DISCIPLES) FOR JESUS WHO WILL SAY YES TO HIM (LOVE AND OBEY HIM)

January 2009 Monthly Teaching Letter

  Dear Friends,                                                                         “Abraham was now old and well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.  He said to the chief servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, … Continue reading →