Welcome to My Gospel Project: 2026

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

DNA Did NOT Come About By "Mutations” (Here’s Why) (Video)

A 30-year hunt for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA just confirmed 6 living descendants share his Y chromosome

A 30-year hunt for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA just confirmed 6 living descendants share his Y chromosome - msn.com

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From X...

Barack Obama’s Ivanpah Solar Plant is shutting down in 2026. $1.6 BILLION in federal loans. $535 MILLION in grants. $600 MILLION in tax credits. Massive investor write-offs. Billions of taxpayer dollars burned through, and nothing to show for it but waste.

NYT Interview: Carlson Explains Split With Trump on Iran, Whether Trump Is Evil, & Who’s Worse, Cruz or Fuentes

NYT Interview: Carlson Explains Split With Trump on Iran, Whether Trump Is Evil, & Who’s Worse, Cruz or Fuentes - thenewamerican.com

What to Do if You Suspect a Child is Being Sexually Abused

What to Do if You Suspect a Child is Being Sexually Abused - christianpost.com

Alex Newman: Is There a Conspiracy for Global Control? Special Report Says YES!

Alex Newman: Is There a Conspiracy for Global Control? Special Report Says YES! - thenewamerican.com

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Recommended reading:

Except: "Rockefeller put Epstein on the Trilateral Commission in 1990. Start connecting the dots." - Alex Newman

Here is a quote from the late David Rockefeller: "We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years......It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supernational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries.”

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The Trilateral Commission - (Clips) from Barney Miller - Se7 Ep8 (1981)

Recommended reading:

Gary Allen: NONE DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY (1971)
Alex Newman: Behind Bilderberg in DC to Plot Global Shift: Experts - thenewamerican.com

The Rise of Wicca and Witchcraft: A Biblical Response

The Rise of Wicca and Witchcraft: A Biblical Response, by Doreen Virtue

The two verses for this message are:

John 14:6: "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
2 Corinthians 11:14: "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

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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

If religion is just knowledge - can a robot priest do a good job of teaching it? | Watch

If religion is just knowledge - can a robot priest do a good job of teaching it? | Watch - msn.com

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If your "religion" is just "knowledge", then of course a robot can do a good job - maybe a better job - of teaching you than a human being. But don't expect any amount of knowledge to save you from an eternity in hell fire or open the gates of heaven to you!

Recommended sermon: Religion Without Regeneration: John Wesley's Testimony, by Rev. Ian Brown

The text for this sermon is Matthew 7:21-23: "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

The following quote about John Wesley has been attributed to Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892):

"Most atrocious things have been spoken about the character and spiritual condition of John Wesley, the modern prince of Arminians. I can only say concerning him, that while I detest many of the doctrines which he preached, yet for the man himself, I have a reverence second to no Wesleyan; and if there were wanted two apostles to be added to the number of the twelve, I do not believe that there could be found two men more fit to be so added than George Whitfield and John Wesley. the character of John Wesley stands beyond all imputation for self-sacrifice, zeal, holiness, and communion with God; he lived far above the ordinary level of common Christians, and was one of whom the world was not worthy." (Source)

RFK Jr. rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during SSRI summit | Politics

RFK Jr. rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during SSRI summit | Politics - christianpost.com

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Recommended podcast: How the Mental Health Industry Misses the Mark, by Dave Wheaton of The Christian Worldview. Dave Weaton interviews Greg Gifford, the author of Lies My Therapist Told Me

Here are some excerpts from Elizabeth Wurtzel's great book, Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America:

'I looked at him in shock. Why the hell does everyone think the problem is drugs? 'David, what I wouldn't give to have a drug problem.' I say. 'What I wouldn't give for it to be that simple. If I could check in somewhere and come out the other end okay. I'd be thrilled.'"
"Even then, I was pretty certain, in my 12 year old mind, that life was one long distraction from the inevitable."
"Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter. That was my motto."
"...and then one day you realize that your entire life is just awful, not worth living, a horror and a black blot on the white terrain of human existence. One morning you wake up afraid you're going to live."
"But then I never had to worry about a crash landing because I never even took off."
"Something inside me was not just depressed but dividing, cracking, splintering, pulling me back and forth between my two parents, and occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window, and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt."
"They ask me if I've done any drugs in the last 24 hours, and I say no. Then I say I guess I smoked some pot and snorted some coke also, but that was just to make the Ecstasy last longer. I also admit to them I had some beer, maybe a couple of sea breezes in there too. Then the doctor asks if I have a substance abuse problem, and all I can do is laugh."
"'I won't do that.' he said. 'I already told you it's your mother's responsibility.' 'Oh *** Daddy. I give up. I can't listen to this anymore.' 'What am I supposed to say?' 'Try, Have a good life. Because this is it for me.' Years later, thinking about this conversation, I will remember, as somebody very sagely said during the parricide trials of the Menendez brothers: Anytime your kids kill you, you are at least partly to blame."
"Depression is all about If you loved me you would."
"But instead of going to a mental institution, I decided to go to California."
"...I wish that every psychiatrist I've ever dealt with could know what it's like to be a patient and to feel desperate. I wish they could know what it's like to wake up every morning afraid you're going to live.'
"So the plan was simple: I would earn enough money to pay my mother back, and they I'd kill myself."
"On April 8, 1994, as I was completing this book, Kurt Cobain shot himself in the head...Grunge, the musical style that Nirvana did so much to invent and popularize, was described by Newsweek as 'what happens when children of divorce get their hands on guitars.'...Every person who has experienced a severe depression has his own sad, awful tale to tell, his own mess to live through. Sadly, Kurt Cobain will never get that far. Every day I thank God that I did."

Daily Quote for Friday, May 8, 2026

The following quote is from Another Day in the Frontal Lobe - A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside, by Brain surgeon Katrina Firlik:

"People often ask physicians how we handle the emotional stress of dealing with ill children. What are our defense mechanisms? Do we practice a cool detachment? Do we shut off our emotions completely? Or do we go home at the end of the day and sob over a reheated dinner?... The truth is that we are trained to do a job: recognize a problem, come up with a solution and execute that plan. Our ability to actually do something protects us from what you might expect would be a chronic depressive state. We feed off the satisfaction of being able to help and we know things would be worse if we didn't or couldn't, do anything. For that reason, the experience of taking care of sick kids is much different from a hopeless walk through a pediatric ward as a visitor."

From Sermonaudio.com...

75th anniversary of Nat'l Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 7th, by Adam McManus of Worldview in Five Minutes
Scientism vs Christianity: When Method Becomes Master, by Dave Jenkins of Servants of Grace Ministries
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. of Cultural Commentaries
Criticism from Christians, by Ken Ham of Answersingenesis.org
Puritan gems on the blessings of ADOPTION, by Puritan Gems [Text: 1 John 3:1; Ephesians 1:4 & 5]
Esther, for such a time as this, by Rev. Ralph Hall [Text Esther 4:14: "For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"]
Man of Sorrows! The Street Preacher [Text: Isaiah 53:3: "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not."]
Purpose, by Rev. Logan Elder [Text: Psalms 14:1: "(To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."]
Cultural Transformation - What Does the Bible Say About That? Kevin Swanson of Generations Radio
Unmasked: Biden Admin Turns Blind Eye to COVID VAX Safety Signals, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
Objects In Our Lives - The Anchor, by Rev Ian Brown [Text: Hebrews 6:16-20]
A New Name, by Rev. Armen Thomassian [Text: Isaiah 62:2: "And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name."]

Failure does not need to be final (LEARNING From FAILURE), by Peter Hammond |

The text for this message is:

Luke 9:58: "And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."

Hebrews 12:1: "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us..."

Today in the News - Thursday, May 7, 2026

Today's Headlines

Videos & Columnists

Alex Newman: Digital ID, CBDC, & The Digital Gulag - Liberty Sentinel
John Stossel: Data Center Freak Out - townhall.com
Alex Newman: Is There a Conspiracy for Global Control? Special Report Says YES! - thenewamerican.com

Earlier Headlines

Here is a Hymn Based on Psalm 95: Now With Joyful Exultation

"O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. - Psalm 95

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 95: Now With Joyful Exultation
Here is a sermon on Psalm 95: The Church and its Worship

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: Fighting Faithfully, Part 4

Fighting Faithfully, Part 4, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Ephesians 6:17: "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."]

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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)

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #56-60

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 56. What is the reason annexed to the third commandment?

A. The reason annexed to the third commandment is, that however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment. a

Q. 57. Which is the fourth commandment?
A. The fourth commandment is, Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day, and hallowed it.

Q. 58. What is required in the fourth commandment?
A. The fourth commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his Word; expressly one whole day in seven, to be a holy Sabbath to himself.

Q. 59. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?
A. From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath; and the first day of the week, ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian Sabbath.

Q. 60. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?

A. The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.

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

Daily Bible Verses or Thursday, May 7, 2026

"And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." - 2 Kings 6:15-17

The following sermons are on 2 Kings 6:15-17:

2 Kings 6:15, by Douglas R. Ardis, Sr.
God's Saints in the Majority, Part 1, by Rev. Colin Mercer
God's Saints in the Majority, Part 2, by Rev. Colin Mercer
Lord, Open His Eyes - An Exhortation for Young Men, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Eyes to See Spiritual Things, by Rev. Ian Goligher
The Greatest Defense Force in the World, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)

The following sermons are on Luke 24:51: "And it came to pass, while he blessed them, and carried up into heaven."

Serve Under Jesus' Blessing Hands, by Rev. Foppe VanderZwaag
Jesus Carried Up Into Heaven! by Rev. Hans Overduin
The Ascension of Jesus, by Dr. Alan Cairns
As Far as Bethany, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis

Bible Reading for Thursday, May 7, 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

1 Samuel 1:1-2:21

Here are some sermons on 1 Samuel 1 & 2:

John 5:1-23

Here are some sermons on John 5:

A Threefold Word to a Sinner, by Rev. John Greer [Text: John 5:1-16]
I Have No Man But Christ, by Rev. Colin Mercer [Text: John 5:1-9]
'The Impotent Man at Bethesda', by Rev. William McCrea [Text: John 5:1-15]
The Desperate Delivered, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: John 5:1-9]

Psalm 105:37-45

The following sermons are on Psalm 105:

Joseph - A Type of Christ, by Rev. Stephe Hamilton
Praying With Praise, by Rev. Colin Mercer

Proverbs 14:28 & 29

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]

RFK Jr. rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during SSRI summit | Politics

RFK Jr. rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during SSRI summit | Politics - christianpost.com

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Recommended podcast: How the Mental Health Industry Misses the Mark, by Dave Wheaton of The Christian Worldview. Dave Weaton interviews Greg Gifford, the author of Lies My Therapist Told Me

Here are some excerpts from Elizabeth Wurtzel's great book, Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America:

'I looked at him in shock. Why the hell does everyone think the problem is drugs? 'David, what I wouldn't give to have a drug problem.' I say. 'What I wouldn't give for it to be that simple. If I could check in somewhere and come out the other end okay. I'd be thrilled.'"
"Even then, I was pretty certain, in my 12 year old mind, that life was one long distraction from the inevitable."
"Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter. That was my motto."
"...and then one day you realize that your entire life is just awful, not worth living, a horror and a black blot on the white terrain of human existence. One morning you wake up afraid you're going to live."
"But then I never had to worry about a crash landing because I never even took off."
"Something inside me was not just depressed but dividing, cracking, splintering, pulling me back and forth between my two parents, and occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window, and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt."
"They ask me if I've done any drugs in the last 24 hours, and I say no. Then I say I guess I smoked some pot and snorted some coke also, but that was just to make the Ecstasy last longer. I also admit to them I had some beer, maybe a couple of sea breezes in there too. Then the doctor asks if I have a substance abuse problem, and all I can do is laugh."
"'I won't do that.' he said. 'I already told you it's your mother's responsibility.' 'Oh *** Daddy. I give up. I can't listen to this anymore.' 'What am I supposed to say?' 'Try, Have a good life. Because this is it for me.' Years later, thinking about this conversation, I will remember, as somebody very sagely said during the parricide trials of the Menendez brothers: Anytime your kids kill you, you are at least partly to blame."
"Depression is all about If you loved me you would."
"But instead of going to a mental institution, I decided to go to California."
"...I wish that every psychiatrist I've ever dealt with could know what it's like to be a patient and to feel desperate. I wish they could know what it's like to wake up every morning afraid you're going to live.'
"So the plan was simple: I would earn enough money to pay my mother back, and they I'd kill myself."
"On April 8, 1994, as I was completing this book, Kurt Cobain shot himself in the head...Grunge, the musical style that Nirvana did so much to invent and popularize, was described by Newsweek as 'what happens when children of divorce get their hands on guitars.'...Every person who has experienced a severe depression has his own sad, awful tale to tell, his own mess to live through. Sadly, Kurt Cobain will never get that far. Every day I thank God that I did."

Alex Newman: Is There a Conspiracy for Global Control? Special Report Says YES!

Alex Newman: Is There a Conspiracy for Global Control? Special Report Says YES! - thenewamerican.com

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Recommended reading:

Except: "Rockefeller put Epstein on the Trilateral Commission in 1990. Start connecting the dots." - Alex Newman

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The Trilateral Commission - (Clips) from Barney Miller - Se7 Ep8 (1981)

Recommended reading:

Gary Allen: NONE DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY (1971)
Alex Newman: Behind Bilderberg in DC to Plot Global Shift: Experts - thenewamerican.com

NYT Interview: Carlson Explains Split With Trump on Iran, Whether Trump Is Evil, & Who’s Worse, Cruz or Fuentes

NYT Interview: Carlson Explains Split With Trump on Iran, Whether Trump Is Evil, & Who’s Worse, Cruz or Fuentes - thenewamerican.com

Trump Ultimatum: Make a Deal Now or Bombing Resumes

Trump Ultimatum: Make a Deal Now or Bombing Resumes - redstate.com

The Briefing for Wednesday, May 6, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Alex Newman: Digital ID, CBDC, & The Digital Gulag

Alex Newman: Digital ID, CBDC, & The Digital Gulag (Video) - Liberty Sentinel

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Recommended sermon: The Mark of the Beast - Is it Unfolding Before Our Eyes? by Rev. Noel Hughes

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The Bible says:

Revelation 13:16-18: "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
Revelation 14:9-11: "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."

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The Rise of Wicca and Witchcraft: A Biblical Response

The Rise of Wicca and Witchcraft: A Biblical Response, by Doreen Virtue

The two verses for this message are:

John 14:6: "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
2 Corinthians 11:14: "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

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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

There's Something Bizarre About This and It's Got Many People Concerned..

Excerpt from this video: "Pastors are being told that humanity was created by NHI's - and to prepare themselves for this revelation."

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Recommended video: They’re Planning A Fake Alien Invasion - UFO Expert EXPOSES The Truth - Michael Franzese

The Bible says: "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." - 2 Thessalonians 2:11 & 12

Here are some sermons on this Bible passage:

Who Believed Not the Truth! by James Hamilton, The Street Preacher
A Strong Delusion, by Dr Jerry Bilkes
To fill Heaven with Hells! by Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)

If religion is just knowledge - can a robot priest do a good job of teaching it? | Watch

If religion is just knowledge - can a robot priest do a good job of teaching it? | Watch - msn.com

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From X...

Assembling for Worship

Assembling for Worship, by Rev. John Greer

The text for this sermon is Hebrews 10:11-25.

Recommended sermon: God is a Spirit, by Dr. David P. Murray

Recommended podcast: Worship Music - The Basic Principles - First the Fear of God, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Excerpt from this podcast: Pastor Swanson quotes John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress as saying: "The fear of God is the bass in the orchestra."

Here is an excerpt from Dr. Michael Horton's great book: "An advertisement keeps popping up for a new paraphrase of the Bible. It's a full page color photograph of a woman who appears to be young, sophisticated, well educated, with a hint of cynicism. 'Pastor,' the caption reads, 'if you want to reach me, you better watch your language.'The inside cover elaborates: 'Distracted by deadlines and bills, this is the only time she takes to nurture her spiritual life. You can't afford to lose her attention when you reference Bible passages that are too lofty and obscure.' Why can't a good pastor respond, 'No, this isn't about making things comfortable for you. If you are baptized, then this speech that the Bible uses is your language. You have to make an effort to understand it, to live in its world, and to breathe its air. If you are too distracted by deadlines and bills to take any time outside this one hour a week for your faith, then you'll pardon me for not losing the rest of my congregation to the world for you.'"

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Below is partial transcript of a sermon I heard in the early 1980s on this same passage, or more particularly, John 4:24, and Exodus 20:25:

John 4:24: "God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Exodus 20:25: "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it."

The minister who preached this sermon was Rev. Paul den Butter. I think this sermon was preached around 1980. Anyway, that is around the time I wrote the following excerpts down in my diary:

"...they have to be very careful that they do not make it (an alter of stone) of hewn stone. And they may not use any tool, any hammer or axe or whatever. They may not use any tool to beautify those stones. They must take simply the rock, the unadorned stones.

"'Ah, but then the alter is not nice, Then the alter is not beautiful. Then it is simply a primitive thing.'

"Well, that's what it may be in our estimation, but it's God's will, is it not? Whether it is a primitive thing or not, it is God's will that the alter will be built of rough stones and that no tool will be used.

"'Ya, but those stones are going to be much nicer if you use some chisel, and if you make some ornaments, some adornments on those stones. The alter is much more beautiful and much more serviceable in your worship service.'

"Ah, but the principle is not what I like, not what I think that is nice and beautiful, not what adorns my worship service, but the principle is what God has said!

"Not my taste determines, but God's command. God has the right to determine what it should be like. And this is a principle nearly almost forgotten. It was perfectly understood by our Reformers. They did not look for innovations, They did not look for all sorts of adornments in the church. Why do people today look for all sorts of things that beautify the worship service and make it more attractive? Why do we see vestments in all sorts of colors?

"I'm convinced it is simply to fill the aching void of the absence of reality. When the Church of Christ was most vigorous in its spiritual life, it had the most simple form of worship. When God converted most people, and when God's children were edified in the worship service, and when the Lord was present in the worship services, it may have been in a barn or in an open field, the worship as such was as simple as simple can be.

"But what do we see today? That in direct proportion to the loss of true spiritual life there is an increase in forms and ceremonies. And the forms and ceremonies are meant to fill the vacancies of true spiritual life. And so Satan is using tools to adorn our alters, but in the meantime he is polluting it. He's corrupting the worship. And men are willing instruments in his hands."

Surrogacy: Slavery, Eugenics & Child Prostitution All In One

Surrogacy: Slavery, Eugenics & Child Prostitution All In One, by Kevin Swanson of Generations Radio

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Recommended reading:

Recommended podcasts:

Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Plan for the Family, by Richard Caldwell Jr.

Pro-Life Rescuer found Guilty of Defending Pre-Born Babies, by Adam McManus

It's Official: The Climate Scam Was a Scam All Along

It's Official: The Climate Scam Was a Scam All Along - pjmedia.com

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Climate Change on X: 46 IPCC Scientists REBEL: The Climate Narrative is Crumbling from Within! Forty-six scientists tied to the IPCC have stepped away or spoken out because their evidence-based views clashed with the official alarmist script. They weren’t “listened to.”

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More recommended reading: The End is Near (And It Can't Come Fast Enough!) - townhall.com

Excerpt from this article: "In 12 years, we'll all be dead. An unstoppable force will wipe out all of humanity, most of the animals, and even some of the cockroaches. It's not climate change, it's the smugness of the true believers, the brainwashed masses of millennials who will one day be in positions to implement the absolute bat-feces crazy ideas they are espousing today."
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Trump removed 300,000 illegals from Social Security rolls, by Adam McManus of Worldview in Five Minutes
The Islamizing of America, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
The House of Loreto, Stephen Boyce, the Cringey NXR Guys, and Hansen on ABS, by Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. o Cultural Commentaries
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, by Ken Ham of answersingenesis.org
Surrogacy: Slavery, Eugenics & Child Prostitution All In One, by Kevin Swanson of Generations Radio
Epaphras the Model Intercessor, by Mr. David Warwick [Text: Colossians 4:12: "Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God."]
Introduction to 2 Peter, by Rev Kyle Graham [Text: 2 Peter 1:1-21]
The Sin Offering, by Rev. Ian Kenny [Text: Leviticus 4:1-12; 4:3: "If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering."]
The Comfort of the Lord, by Rev. James Porter
'Hallowed be thy name', by Rev. John Armstrong [Text: Jeremiah 17:19-29; Luke 11:2]

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