New Song Community Church

Regarding His second coming, the disciples asked Jesus, "Please tell us, when will these things be?" Jesus said that no man will know the day nor the hour, but He also commanded that we pay attention to the signs and know the season of His arrival.

Are you afraid of what you've heard about the antichrist? Jesus said in John 10 that His sheep know His voice, and that you will not follow a stranger. You are safe. Do not be afraid. But there are some truths to understand about the man who will come to oppose Jesus. The Antichrist figure will not be some red-eyed, horned man who is obviously evil, but a popular, charismatic world-leader who brings (false) peace to the world for a short time. The world will love him, and some (who call themselves) believers will be taken with him. And what of the mark of beast? Pastor Mitch tells us that perhaps we should be more concerned for having Jesus' mark on our foreheads (Rev. 7:3, 22:4) than being obsessed with the mark of the beast (Rev. 13:16).

Jesus said that at the time of His coming, lawlessness will abound in His people (Matt. 24:12). He also warned us that He will turn many away because of lawlessness (Matt. 7:23). But lawlessness is such an ingrained institution of American culture, do we (believers) really even know what it is?

2 Thessalonians 2:3 (NKJV) Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first.

Immediately before Jesus returns at the end of the age, as all the works of God and of the devil reach maturity, there will be a global harvest of souls as Jesus reaps His people into His Kingdom (Matthew 13).

Peter told us that there would be mockers who would make fun of believers who are waiting for Jesus' return. The scoffers believe that life will always go on as it has. But it isn't! There have been incalculable changes in human life in the past 150 years. Unimaginable advances in science, medicine, technology, and conveniences, coupled with massive growth in population and wealth, along with unthinkable numbers of deaths and wars -- it all points to a climax: the return of the King!

Even though He is the Carpenter, Jesus is not in heaven building us a big house. He is the King of kings, and He is receiving His Kingdom.

When we refer to heaven, we usually mean eternity. But what is happening in heaven now is actually quite different from eternity on the new earth. What is heaven like right now? What are your loved ones doing there while life goes on here?

When real faith of the heart toward Jesus Christ is present and active, the rituals and symbols of Christianity have great power. The cross, the Bible, the fish, the communion bread and wine, and water baptism have very real spiritual life in them. One evidence of this power and life is the fact that the powers of darkness work continually to remove or confiscate the symbols of the Christian faith.

It is easy to imagine that God is infinitely large, but do you understand that He is also infinitely tiny? So, since God is tiny, then the "small" things that we do, both good and bad, are powerful and important to Him.

Your soul is the inner "you" (your thoughts, desires, and emotions). You express yourself out of your soul, and you perceive the world from your soul. So, what if your soul is broken? What if your ways of thinking and your past experiences color your perception incorrectly? What if your soul is separating you from God and other people? Listen as Pastor Mitch teaches Scripture and relates a dream that tell us how Jesus can set you free from destructive thinking.

The devil likes to threaten and talk big, but don't negotiate with him. Put your faith in God!