Today on Daily in the Word, Dr. Paul Chappell challenges us to return to the very essence of our Christian faith.

And I wonder today if there isn't someone that needs to say, Lord, I repent of my anger.

I repent of my bitterness.

I don't want to be that anymore.

I don't want to spew that anymore.

I want you to fill me afresh and anew with your spirit because you have said, be not drunk with wine.

Don't be controlled by the things of this world.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called The Spirit of the Gospel.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The Gospel in Marriage.

But then there is something called progressive sanctification.

That speaks of growing into the image of Jesus Christ, becoming more like Jesus Christ, and Some people make the mistake of saying, well, I'm in Christ, I'm sanctified in Christ, so I can just party hardy and live like everybody else and do whatever I want because my sins are forgiven.

But God says, no, you should not take that as your license to sin.

Since you are in Christ, keep growing in Christ.

And this is what verse 26 is talking about, that he might sanctify and cleanse it, speaking of the church, with the washing of the water by the word.

So a sanctifying love is this ongoing relationship where I'm getting closer to the Lord.

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Today on Daily in the Word, Dr. Paul Chappell challenges us to return to the very essence of our Christian faith.

You show me a man who gets into a marriage thinking, what do I get out of this? And you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

You're entering into a narcissistic journey that will only end in destruction.

If all you're looking for is what you get out of it, you are going to fail in that relationship every time.

A spiritual Christ-like relationship says, what can I put into this today?

Take your

Bibles this morning and turn to Ephesians chapter 5.

Today we're going to read from Ephesians 5 and we're going to speak today about our relationships and in particular about the marriage relationship.

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religion says, do all this and maybe you'll go to heaven.

But Jesus says, oh no, you don't have to have money to come unto me.

I've already paid the price with my blood on the cross of Calvary.

You can come freely and take of the water of life.

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.

There is hope in Jesus Christ.

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And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called Christ's Second Coming.

Two weeks ago, we studied the horrific judgments of what is known as the tribulation period.

And we learned that during the seven-year tribulation, there will be judgments poured out upon the earth as God is judging an unbelieving world.

This morning, we come to the end of that period of time known as the judgment, the time of Jacob's trouble.

And we will look at what is really the most oft-mentioned event in Bible prophecy and in some respects in all of the Bible.

And that is the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now, some of you will remember when we began this series of messages that I preached from Acts chapter 1, verses 10 through 11, where the Bible says, And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as Jesus went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

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And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The Coming False Church.

And with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.

Now that's, how many of you would say, this is a heavy passage today? This church at the end will be a church that is known as a church that killed many Christians.

Now throughout history and during the tribulation itself, false religion has taken the lives of many Christians as well as many Jews.

But specifically here it speaks of the saints or the believers.

Now I want you just to think in terms of history with me for just a moment.

Some of you recall the inquisitions or what was called the period of the Crusades.

Amen.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

The world has many wells and you can take of the water of drugs.

You can try to find joy in every kind of an invitation, but you will be left thirsty.

And yet when you come to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible tells us, that you can take of His water freely, and that from the water of life it will never run dry.

It will be a well springing up within you forever, for His Spirit comes to dwell in your life.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called The Coming False Church.

Well, since the time of Jesus Christ, there have been people that are called out unto Him and have followed Him in simple faith.

They have not followed Jesus plus the sacraments, Jesus plus a prophet, Jesus plus good works.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The One World Ruler.

Is one who with his mouth speaks out blasphemies, and this is a reference to the Antichrist.

And, uh, at the time of the second coming, Satan, of course, will have his head completely crushed.

He will be destroyed at that time.

But the Antichrist will be speaking lies, uh, all throughout the tribulation.

He will be defiant.

The Bible says he will have a blasphemous mouth.

Amen.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

If you're sitting here this morning trusting in a church, trusting in yourself, you're on your way to destruction.

The only way to salvation is to realize that on this broad way, it's leading to destruction.

But on this narrow way, it has blood along the path.

There's an old rugged cross along the path.

There's an empty tomb on that path.

It is the way of Jesus Christ.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called The One World Ruler.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

The Bible says we need so much the more as we see the day approaching.

Why? There is no way that we can walk in purity if all we're doing is being out in the world.

Hey, we need the cleansing of the Word of God.

We need the washing of the Word of God.

Why? Jesus is coming again.

Ladies and gentlemen, I don't want to be filled with a life of sin when my Savior comes again.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called A Sudden Disappearance.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called A Sudden Disappearance.

The largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. And if you've never had the opportunity to visit the Library of Congress, I think it is the most beautiful building in all of Washington, D.C.

It is stunningly beautiful.

And as you tour around this building, uh, you'll be able to see many things, things that I think are so important to our faith, such as a Gutenberg Bible, the first printed Bible.

Amazing to see the Gutenberg Bible.

You'll be able to see many other, uh, ancient Bibles and religious books of all sorts.

Uh, but inscribed on the wall of the reading room in the Thomas Jefferson Building, you will find some words written by the poet Tennyson from, uh, Great Britain that speak to the issue of our day.

Amen.

And so this has become a reality for some.

Well, there are certain situations where maybe a denomination provides some care.

But when you think about the average size of churches in America, 200 is typically considered a decent-sized church.

So churches that are smaller, they're not really able to provide care.

some type of an annuity or retirement program.

Larger churches have something normally in place.

And if you're in a smaller church, you're not a part of a denomination that has such a program, and then you opt out of Social Security, you've really put yourself into a difficult position.

But as you said, the pastors who re-enter, re-enroll into Social Security still have to meet all the requirements in order to meet the benefits.

this has become a, uh, it's become a reality for some

someWell, there are, you know, certain s- uh, situations where, uh, maybe a denomination provides some care.

But when you think about the average size of churches in America, uh, 200 is typically considered a decent sized church.

So churches that are smaller, they're not really able to provide some type of an annuity or retirement program.

Uh, larger churches have something normally in place.

And if you're in a smaller church, uh, you're not a part of a denomination that has such a program, and then you opt out of Social Security, you've really put yourself into a difficult position.

And, uh, so this is something that is going to provide an opportunity, uh, to get in or to get back in.

But as you said, uh, the, the pastors who re-enter, re-enroll into Social Security still have to meet all the requirements in order to meet the benefits.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

We come to church so that if something's revealed to us that in our hearts and lives we are not living for the Lord and we're not walking in the Spirit, that we would repent of that and that we would lay it down and say, Lord, I don't want anything to come between you and me.

Whether it's the bottle, whether it's pornography, whether it's covetousness, whether it's some kind of gossip, I don't want to go to bed dirty.

I want to be ready when Jesus Christ comes again.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The Focus on Israel.

There was a man, secondly, by the name of Baron Edmund James D. Rothschild.

Rothschild was a man that financed much of that early movement, and he stood with these people in the Zionist And by the way, there have been many, many in America who have given financially and who have stood behind this movement to help people get back to their land.

Meetings still are conducted annually to this day.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

We come to church so that if something's revealed to us that in our hearts and lives we are not living for the Lord and we're not walking in the Spirit, that we would repent of that and that we would lay it down and say, "Lord, I don't want anything to come between you and me, whether it's the bottle, whether it's pornography, whether it's covetousness, whether it's some kind of gossip.

I don't wanna go to bed dirty.

I wanna be ready when Jesus Christ comes again."

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called The Focus on Israel.

Well, people often ask me why the constant focus on Israel.

Sometimes they say, "Why do Bible-believing Christians always emphasize, uh, the importance of alliance with Israel or the prophecies related to Israel?" After all, uh, Israel is a state or a country that is only 1/19 the size of the state of California.

Uh, it is roughly the size of our third smallest state, New Jersey.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

If you're sitting here this morning trusting in a church, trusting in yourself, you're on your way to destruction.

The only way to salvation is to realize that on this broad way, it's leading to destruction.

But on this narrow way, it has blood along the path.

There's an old rugged cross along the path.

There's an empty tomb on that path.

It is the way of Jesus Christ.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The Coming World Empire.

Paul Chappell reveals how you can be prepared for the last days.

If you're sitting here this morning, trusting in a church, trusting in yourself, you're on your way to destruction.

The only way to salvation is to realize that on this broad way, it's leading to destruction, but on this narrow way, it has blood along the path.

There's an old rugged cross along the path.

There's an empty tomb on that path.

It is the way of Jesus Christ.

It is the only way of salvation.

Well, every day

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The Promise of His Coming.

So shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

He said to his Jewish audience, you know the story of Jonah, the prophet that tried to run from God and he was placed in the whale's belly for three days and three nights.

Even as that miracle took place, Jesus said, I will spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, but I will rise again.

Now I know that the world is filled with skeptics and infidels and questioners.

In fact, Christianity invites people to come and ask their questions about these miracles of the Bible.

I heard about one lady that was flying on an airplane and she was always very nervous to fly and so she would take her Bible with her and she would read the Bible.

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The

purpose of this second coming is that God will not only judge the unbelievers, but he will gather all the believers.

The resurrection then is not merely about Easter eggs or Easter bunnies or Lent or kind of trying to earn our way into heaven through some form of sacraments.

The resurrection reminds us that the work has already been done.

Jesus already paid the price and proved the price when he rose again on the third day.

And now, here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called The Promise of His Coming.

Take your Bible or take the notes that you received on the way in and find Acts chapter 1, Acts chapter 1, and we're going to begin focusing on the second coming of Jesus Christ and the events leading up to that second coming.

I want to invite you all back next Sunday as we continue this series.

I'm glad to

declare to you that there is power in the name of Jesus.

There is power in the word of God to send the demons into the pigs and down into the depths of the sea and to bring freedom to your friends, your neighbors, and anybody that is under the spell of drugs and alcohol and witchcraft today.

There is deliverance in the name of Jesus Christ.

And now here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called Led to Confront.

We see similar instances in the life of the Apostle Paul, where false spirits would follow him and would chant after him and would oftentimes give credence to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ whom he preached.

So these demons recognize the authority of Jesus Christ.

Please remember this, the devil knows that Jesus Christ has all power.

Today on Daily in the Word, Dr. Paul Chappell encourages believers to boldly share the hope found in Jesus Christ.

But I'm glad to declare to you that there is power in the name of Jesus.

There is power in the word of God to send the demons into the pigs and down into the depths of the sea and to bring freedom to your friends, your neighbors, and anybody that is under the spell of drugs and alcohol and witchcraft today.

There is deliverance in the name of Jesus Christ.

And now here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called Led to Confront.

As you travel across the country, one thing that becomes very apparent regarding our country and our world is that Satan is busy everywhere.

In fact, the Bible says in Ephesians chapter 2 that he is the prince and power of the air.

His influence... is pervasive.

And now here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called The Heart of the Shepherd.

There is a day of judgment coming.

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 11, knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord.

Listen, the Bible says it is appointed unto man once to die.

Say it with me.

And after this, the judgment.

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Today on Daily in the Word, Dr. Paul Chappell encourages believers to boldly share the hope found in Jesus Christ.

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Friend, it's time that we learn to get happy about what makes heaven happy.

It's time to make Christ's last command our first priority.

And now here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called The Heart of the Shepherd.

Well, if you're a guest with us this morning, our current series is entitled Led to Witness, and we're focusing on the Spirit-led life and what it really means to be a believer that follows the prompting of the Holy Spirit.

The Bible says in Romans chapter 8, they that are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.

And if you're saved, God's Spirit indwells you at the moment of salvation.

Today on Daily in the Word, Dr. Paul Chappell encourages believers to boldly share the hope found in Jesus Christ.

There must be an urgency about our witness as you sit in a kiosk, maybe next to another worker, wherever you might be this week.

Let there be an urgency about your witness for Christ.

Don't wait for another time.

But today is the day of salvation.

Come, for all things are now ready.

And now here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part two of a message called Reaching Your House.

for all of the rest of history there is a witness that has been given about Stephen or about Charlie Kirk for an example and that is they believed in someone so strongly that they were willing to go to places of danger and even lay down their lives to be a testimony for what they believed and the question today is where are the Christians who will have a witness who will literally give witness for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Today on Daily in the Word, Dr. Paul Chappell encourages believers to boldly share the hope found in Jesus Christ.

There must be an urgency about our witness as you sit in a kiosk, maybe next to another worker, wherever you might be this week.

Let there be an urgency about your witness for Christ.

Don't wait for another time.

But today is the day of salvation.

Come, for all things are now ready.

And now here's Dr. Paul Chappell with part one of a message called Reaching Your House.

The Spirit of God indwells true believers.