http://www.gardencity-church.org 1 in 1000 Ministries is a ministry of Rev. Kevin Hoffman and his family and it exists to equip the Church to be a witness to a lost world. Much like Job and his friends, the world is at odds with itself when it comes to understanding who God is and what He does. We need a clear headed and faithful understanding of the Word of God. In this day of moral and cultural relativism that can be hard to find. Our mission is to reach the Church with good teaching and equip the saints to be witnesses for Christ, with faith and reason, to faithfully represent God and His Word to the world around us! If this sounds like something that you or your church can use, please contact me to discuss scheduling a preaching or teaching engagement at your Church or Bible Study or join us at our monthly GOT DOCTRINE? study. en 1 in 1000 Ministries is a ministry of Rev. Kevin Hoffman and his family and it exists to equip the Church to be a witness to a lost world. Much like Job and his friends, the world is at odds with itself when it comes to understanding who God is ... Garden City Christian Union Church no 1 in 1000 Ministries Sermons kevin@1in1000.org ℗ & © 2010 Garden City Christian Union Church 720 It was a very interesting truth that we looked at today as we continued on in the second chapter of 1 Thessalonians. As the Apostle Paul charged them to "Walk Worthy" of God he qualified that as "the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory." (1 Thessalonians 2:12b) Being called into a Kingdom is not an easy one for us as Americans. The Virginia State Flag has a picture of a woman standing over a dead king with a spear in her had and reads, "Sic Semper Tyrannis!" or Thus Always to Kings. Kings really are not welcome here and I don't think it has changed a lot in the last couple hundred years. We don't get the idea of "kingdom" unless we look to literature and history and try to understand what it might be like to live under such a rule. If our "walking worthy" is tied to our understanding of being in "God's Kingdom" then we had better get an understanding of what that means!. What is the Kingdom of God? How does being a part of that Kingdom affect us? I believe that as we truly see God as our "Sovereign" it will affect us in our response to Him. We certainly can't vote Him out of office! I pray that as you listen to this message that you gain a view of God's majesty and His Kingly Office and that it transforms you into one who seeks His glory. http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/called-into-his-kingdom http://www.1in1000.org/kingdom.mp3 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:24:06 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians kingdom_of_god,kingdom_of_heaven Looking once more at the second chapter of 1 Thessalonians we see that as the Apostle moves from encouragement to instruction he continues to call them back to his own example as a pattern for godly behavior. It is not just behavior for behavior's sake that he is looking for. It is the evidence of saving faith that lives are changed and desires are redirected from the world to the things of God. Paul's great motherly love and fatherly exhortations point these Christians toward "walking worthy" of the God who has saved them. What does it mean to "walk worthy?" What was the Apostle's method of moving these believers toward maturity? http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/the-exhortation http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/the-exhortation.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:37:24 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians community,walk_worthy,exhortation,love 41:03 After looking at the first chapter of the first letter to the Thessalonians and seeing the Apostle Paul's Encouragement and Commendation we now turn to his instruction to them. Paul's first instruction is to this Example church is to remember his own example to them. To take to heart the fact that he was there and willing to preach the message that God had commissioned him even in the face of persecution having only recently been beaten with rods and imprisoned before arriving there the first time. Paul preached with BOLDNESS and AUTHORITY and yet GENTLY. Here is a great combination that we can only attain with the focus that Paul had. The Message and its Source and the fact that it was a Trust Committed to him by God Himself. This is a message that we must take seriously! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/the-example-to-the-examples- http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/example-to-the-examples.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:55:07 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians authority,message,example,gospel 49:19 Looking at 1 Thessalonians as a "Good Church" in the New Testament is proving to be an encouragement to our church. In the first chapter we have seen them as the Example Church (1 Thessalonians 1:7) and the Elect Church (1 Thessalonians 1:4) and today we see them as the Excited and Expectant Church. It almost sounds like they are pregnant doesn't it? Well in a way they are. They are filled with the Gospel and the Holy Spirit and are seeing "new births" on a regular basis. What does it take for us to be the Excited and Expectant church that they were? Listen to the message and find out! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/excited-and-expectant http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/excited-and-expactant.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:01:55 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians zeal,faith,believing,excitement 47:56 OOOOOOOH that thorny doctrine of ELECTION. Nobody likes to talk about it except those people who talk about it. What does the Bible Say about it? What are the common misconceptions about it? Why would God create such a doctrine? Let's look at God's Word and see! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/the-doctrine-of-confidence-and-consolation http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/election-by-god.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:39:06 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians glory,praise,predestination,election 49:57 Looking forward to the New Year we began a new series on the Example Church, a study of the first letter to the Thessalonians. Not that the church at Thessalonica was a perfect church, it had some problems, but it was a good and flourishing church where the Gospel was going out to the people around it. It was willing to work hard for that Gospel and to run counter to the culture in its moral convictions. Here we see that in many ways they are not so different from our own situation. We have here in the degeneration of our own culture an increased opportunity to preach the Gospel and change lives! The question is, what will we do with that opportunity? http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/examples-to-all http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/examples-to-all.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:06:15 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians new_year,outreach,evangelism,gospel,church 43:44 As we arrive at the fourth Sunday of the Advent Season we consider that even though Jesus has come into the world as the culmination of God's plan of redemption there is yet more to come until its consummation. We light a pink candle on the fourth Sunday to remind us that there are promises of God that await fulfillment. Because we look back at God's promises which have been fulfilled in faith seeing the great care the He took to bring them about just as He had foretold we can also look forward in HOPE, that is a confident expectation, that He will complete His plan and bring the end of the age, the final judgment and the renewing of all things. He will being us to Himself and wipe away every tear and take away every sorrow just as He promised. If this is absolutely sure, what is our response to it as followers of Christ? Should we dwell upon our Master's return? What does God's Word tell us about this? http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/advent-week-4-suffering-in-hope http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/suffering-in-hope.mp3 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:44:00 GMT Kevin Hoffman ADVENT second_comming,advent,return_of_christ,hope 48:29 The third week of Advent is a time to reflect upon the Incarnation, God becoming flesh. This was done, as was intended from before Creation, for the benefit of all peoples. Beginning with Abraham's call from Ur of the Chaldees and God's promise to bless all the families of the earth in his Descendant His eternal plan was being worked out in history. As we consider this we rejoice with the Apostle Paul and his command in Romans 15:11 "PRAISE THE LORD, ALL YOU GENTILES! LAUD HIM, ALL YOU PEOPLES!" http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/advent-week-3-rejoice-o-gentiles http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/rejoice-o-gentiles.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:38:13 GMT Kevin Hoffman ADVENT christmas,advent,covenant,gentiles,incarnation 43:11 The second week of Advent is a time to reflect upon the Word of God and see with what power and clarity this coming of God's Messiah is proclaimed. Beginning with Peter's reference to the prophets who diligently inquired as to what and what manner of time they were speaking to as they gave God's messages in their own time, we will have as it were a Sampler Platter of those prophecies and take away a Hope which is set on a sure foundation of the promises of God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/advent-week-2-prophecies-of-christ http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/hope-in-god.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:11:57 GMT Kevin Hoffman ADVENT prophecy,advent,prophets,god's_word 38:42 As we begin the Advent season we are looking forward to our celebration of God being made flesh. it is not like the stores moving holiday decorating from Thanksgiving to Halloween to try and extend the shopping season. We are beginning today in order to give proper time to build a foundation on which we can rest our celebration of the Incarnation. Historically Advent has provided this foundation by looking at Creation and The Fall, Prophecy, The First Coming (or Advent) of Christ and His Return before we turn to the Babe in the manger. Filling our hearts and minds with God's truth about just Who He is helps us to keep our focus at this time of year when so many have lost sight of what is supposed to be celebrated. This Sunday being the first Sunday of Advent we looked at Genesis 3 and Creation and the Fall of Man as the precursor to our need for the Messiah! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/advent-week-1-creation-and-the-fall http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/advent-1-creation-and-the-fall.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:18:40 GMT Kevin Hoffman ADVENT advent,sin,fall,creation 48:53