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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: Christ Our Mercy Seat

Christ Our Mercy Seat, by Joe W. Allen [Text: John 20:11-18]

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Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf anymore. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21]

Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! He was also a BIG baseball fan. I'm sure if David had been able to hear he would have loved the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much, much more than any sporting event! Oh, here is a video of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in American Sign Language! (ASL)

Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Daily Quote or Friday, May 1, 2026

"To the question, 'should one preach doctrine?' the Puritan answer would have been, 'Why? What else is there to preach?' Puritan preachers were not afraid to bring the profoundest theology into the pulpit if it bore on their hearers salvation...doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrite; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep. The preacher's job is to proclaim the faith, not to provide entertainment for unbelievers. In other words, to feed the sheep and not amuse the goats." - A Quest for Godliness - The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, by Dr. J.I. Packer

13 U.S. Scientists, 9 Chinese Scientists & A Prominent UFO Researcher Are Dead – Coincidence?

13 U.S. Scientists, 9 Chinese Scientists & A Prominent UFO Researcher Are Dead – Coincidence? - shtplan.com

What if evil angels exist too?

What if evil angels exist too? - msn.com

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Recommended sermons & podcasts:

Countering Halloween Witchcraft with Biblical Reformation, by Dr. Peter Hammond
The "Christianizing" of the Occult, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul Den Butter
Harry Potter, Tolkien, and Wizardry - Discerning Fantasy by Pastor Kevin Swanson

U.S. Weighs "Short And Powerful" Strike Options On Iran As Nuclear Standoff Intensifies

U.S. Weighs "Short And Powerful" Strike Options On Iran As Nuclear Standoff Intensifies - worthynews.com

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From Sermonaudio.com

Were the Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified? by Peter Hammond
Hiroshima, Scorched Earth, and Nuclear Warfare - Why We Don't Kill Women and Children, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

The following quotes are from Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's book, Killing the Rising Sun:

"In the blast that follows, a fireball spreads out over the target zone. It travels at one hundred times the speed of sound, rendering it silent. One-millionth of a second later, the people of Hiroshima began to incinerate."
"But Enola Gay is safe. All twelve men on board are alive. In six hours they will celebrate with whiskey and lemonade and spend the night far from the hell they have just created."
"The next day the chilling results of what the young officer saw from the air are reported on Japanese radio: 'Practically all living things, human and animal, were literally seared to death."
"[President] Truman's face lights up. 'This is the greatest thing in history...'"
"'Thank God for the atomic bomb' is a common refrain among American soldiers and sailors, who have been dreading the blood-bath sure to come if American troops invade the beaches of Japan. To many of them, the bombing of civilians is not an issue - it's payback for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."
"Oppenheimer soon leaves the stage, but not before bringing the house down with his final comment: 'My only regret is that we didn't develop the bomb in time to use it against the Germans.'"
Recommended reading:
Total War Against Civilians is Never Justified - lewrockwell.com
The Satanic Nature of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - lewrockwell.com

Recommended sermon: The Holocaust of Hell, by Dr. David P. Murray

The text for this sermon is 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9: "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power..."

Anna Paulina Luna to hold hearing in May on former CIA MK-Ultra program

Anna Paulina Luna to hold hearing in May on former CIA MK-Ultra program - justthenews.com

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From Sermonaudio.com...

King Charles III emphasized Christian faith before Congress, by Adam McManus of Worldview in Five Minutes
Sermons Likely To Win Souls, by C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Thursday, April 30, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. of Cultural Commentaries
The Dramatic Rise in Youths with Mental Health Challenges, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
Self-Examination - Its Necessity - Sections 1-3, by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
Anything Goes, by Ken Ham of Answersingenesis.org
Does God Still Judge Nations? Kevin Swanson o Generations Radio
Pulling the Persian Gulf Oil Trigger: Severe Consequences Unfolding, by Sam Rohrer
Incarnate Wisdom! The Street Preacher [Text: Proverbs 8:34: "Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors."]
Drifting from the Word of God, by Rev. William McCrea [Text: Hebrews 2:1-3: "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high..."
Comfortable Churches and Uncomfortable Pastors, by Dr. J. Mark Beach

Today in the News - Friday, May 1, 2026

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Here is a Hymn based on Psalm 84: O Lord of Hosts, How Lovely

(To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.) "How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. - Psalm 84

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 84: O Lord of Hosts, How Lovely
Here is a sermon on Psalm 84: One Place of Refuge. by Dr. Jerry Bilkes

Today in History - May 1

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1807 – The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire.[3]

Recommended podcast: Leave Slavery Up to the States - How to Save the Nation in 1860 and 2024, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1956 – The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: Militant Prayer

Militant Prayer, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Ephesians 6:18-20]

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Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #31-35

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 31. What is effectual calling?

A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel.

Q. 32. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?
A. They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, sanctification, and the several benefits which, in this life, do either accompany or flow from them.

Q. 33. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

Q. 34. What is adoption?
A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges, of the sons of God.

Q. 35. What is sanctification?
A. Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.

Recommended sermon: The Westminster Assembly, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

Daily Bible Verse for Friday, May 1, 2026

Here are some sermons on Joshua 24:15: "And if it seam evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether it be the gods which your fathers served, that are on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

The following sermons are on Joshua 24:15:

Family Worship, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Me and My House, by Ian Goligher
A Crucial Choice at the Crossroads, by Rev. Ian Brown
A Godly Resolve, by Rev. Colin Mercer
From Greatest Century of Missions to the Greatest Century of Persecution, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Joshua's Urgent Call to Serve the Lord, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk
Family Worship: A Puritan Guide, by Rev. Graeme Craig
Resolving to Serve the Lord, by Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes
It's Decision Time, by Rev. Reginald Cranston

Daily Bible Reading for Friday, May 1, 2026

The following Bible readings are taken from the website, Oneyearbibleonline.com. If you follow this reading plan you will read through the whole Bible in one year. I highly encourage you to do so. Also, the sermons below each section are ones that I have chosen from the website, Sermonaudio.com

Judges 13 & 14

Here are some sermons on Judges 13 & 14:

Samson: The Story of His Family, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Judges 13]
The Over-Ruler, by Pastor Joel Overduin [Text: Judges 14]

John 1:29-51

The following sermons are on John 1:1: "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God."

History of the Nicean Creed, by Rev. Ian Goligher
Christ or Pope as Head of the Church? by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)
The Son of God! The Son of Man! by Dr. Joel Beeke

Here is how a friend of mine explained John 1:1 to me:

“Now on John 1:1. The problem is that ancient Greek has no indefinite articles (a, or an). For example, they never say ‘there is a tree.’ They would just say, “There is tree.” If they wanted to be specific they would say, ‘There is the tree.’ That’s the general rule anyway. But anyone who has ever studied any language knows that there are always exceptions to the rules. If an ancient Greek was writing about a specific tree, he didn’t have to put ‘the’ in it to make it definite – you just knew by the context that it was definite, i.e., a specific tree. “The way this applies to John 1:1 is that the Greek literally says: In beginning was the word, and the word was with the God, and God was the word. First, notice that there is no ‘the’ before beginning – and yet the JW Bible (New World Translation) doesn’t say ‘a beginning’ because the context makes it pretty clear that we are talking about the beginning of creation.
“Second, notice that there is no ‘the’ before the second occurrence of ‘God.’ The Jehovah Witnesses insist that this must be translated ‘a god’ because any word without ‘the’ is indefinite, i.e., a god, a tree, etc. And as a general rule, this would be correct. But there is a grammatical reason that the Greeks could not put ‘the’ before the second reference to God – and it gets complicated. Stay with me.
“Greeks did not do sentences like we do. Take the sentence ‘Spot ran home.’ Spot is the subject, ran is the verb, and home is the direct object. We know that because we generally put subjects first toward the front of sentences and before objects. If we change the order and said ‘Home ran spot’, the sentence would be somewhat confusing because it looks like ‘home’ should be the subject of the verb ran – and that doesn’t make sense.
“Greeks didn’t do subjects and objects with word order – they did it with word endings. Very generally speaking, their subjects often ended in os, as in Logos (Word) or Theos (God). If they wanted to make Logos the object, they would spell it Logon. If they wanted to make Theos the object they would spell it Theon. Then you can put it anywhere in the sentence and still know which the subject is. Pretty straightforward.
“You’ll notice that my translation of John 1:1 above reads: ‘God was the word.’ and nearly all Bible translations translate this as ‘The word was God.’ In Greek there is no question whatsoever that ‘the Word’ is the subject and God is the object of that clause – hence, the English translation. ‘The Word was God is correct (I capitalize God to avoid for now the question of whether it should be god or God). That comes next.
“Unfortunately, there is an exception to this rule of os =subject, on = object (there are also other endings for subjects and objects by the way). The exception is this: If two nouns are connected by a ‘to be’ verb (am, are, is, was, etc.) both the subject and the object end with the same endings. It’s crazy, I know but that’s the way it works! So in the clause ‘Theos han ho logos (God was the word) the subject is ho logos (the Word) because it has the definite article (ho=the) and God is the object because, even though it has a subject ending in accordance with Greek grammar – it does not have a definite article. If the Greeks had put ‘the’ in front of God too, it not only would have been poor grammar – we couldn’t tell whether God was the subject or the object.
“So we know that Word is the subject, how do we then know if God in this verse should be definite (i.e. God) or indefinite (i.e. a god)? Context! First the broader context: In John, God is always the one true Jewish God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To rip this one passage out of this broader context and assume that in this verse it must be ‘a god’ because there was no definite article is absurd. Second, the immediate context - the passage says ‘the Word was with the God’ (Note the ‘the’) and the Word was God. The immediate context – in fact, the exact same sentence – makes it perfectly clear that John is speaking of God and not a god.
“Now, a note on consistency. While JWs insist that Theos (God) in John 1:1 must be translated ‘a god’ because it doesn’t have a definite article (the), it is important to note that The New World Translation translates Theos as God (capital G) in John 1:6, 12, 13 and 18 – even though none of those verses put the ‘the’ in front of Theos!

“Finally, even radical liberal Greek scholars who don’t believe in Jesus deity acknowledge that John is calling Jesus God (not a god). The JW’s are simply factually in error on this one. “By the way, Revelation 1:8 in The New World Translation reads ‘I am Alpha and Omega, says Jehovah God…’ This is really interesting, because Revelation 22:12-16 says ‘Look, I am coming quickly … I am Alpha and Omega, … I Jesus sent my angel to bear witness…’ In other words, chapter 1 of the New World Translation says God is the Alpha and Omega — but chapter 22 says that Jesus is the Alpha and Omega. I once heard of a Jehovah Witness who got saved after this was pointed out the him.”

Psalm 102

Sermons on Psalm 102: Deliverance in the Dark Paths, by Rev. Gordon Dane

Proverbs 14:15 & 16

Here is a sermon on Proverbs 14:

Swine Flu: There's a Familiar Sound to this Strain! by Rev. Ian Brown [Text: Proverbs 14:9; James 1:14-15]
The Downward Spiral, by Rev. Roger Higginson [Text: Proverbs 14:1-14]
Righteousness Exults a Nation, by Rev. DiCanio [Text: Proverbs 14:34, Ephesians 4:28]

Today in the News - Thursday, April 30, 2026

Today's Headlines

Videos & Columnists

Trump BI Mass Raids Begin, it's going Down@ Iran Caves, Ships Pass.. (Video) - TrueLifenews
Amy Curtis: King Charles Gifted President Trump Something Incredibly Thoughtful - townhall.com
Supreme Court Hands MAGA Major Win... - TrueLife News

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The Briefing for Thursday, April 30, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

A scientist says humans will go backwards in time within just 3 years

A scientist says humans will go backwards in time within just 3 years - msn.com

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Twenty-Five hundred years ago the Bible predicted that 2 signs of the end of the world would be: 1. Men will go to and fro, and 2. Knowledge will increase:

"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." - Daniel 12:4

This prophecy has been fulfilled in minute detail today. There may still be many scientific discoveries in the future, but one thing that will never be discovered is how to go back in time. The Bible says: "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment..." - Hebrews 9:27:

The Following sermons are on Hebrews 9:27:

The Two Advents of Christ, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Are You Prepared to Die? by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Death, and After This, the Judgement, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969)
Ten Excuses on Judgment Day, by Evangelist E. A. Johnston