God is very clear by saying we should keep all his commandments. We should do our utmost to keep the promise we gave him.  The consequences are clear when we handle our promise with carelessness.

What are our personal standards? Having standards and sticking to them is a constant challenge that each of us must be doing. The chance to do this is now. The instruction is to be constantly ready and on guard.

The phrase “moving on” can be an excuse to avoid further interrogation about wrong decisions or results; it can be an excuse to undermine – or even deride the Bible and it can be an excuse, or a reason given for abandoning truth that was understood for many years but is now a thing of the past as an easier path presented itself. All can be bracketed under the heading of “Moving On”. But this phrase can also be used legitimately in other areas which this sermon covers. And with our calling – and Christian way of life – yes, we have to move on by growing in grace and knowledge. That is the “moving on” that we should all be involved with!

Out of the tens-of-billions of people who have ever lived, God has called some to be firstfruits in His Kingdom. Those who attain this glorious future will then be perfect—like God and members of His eternal Family.

Perhaps no part of God’s Word is more revealing about our relationship with God and Jesus Christ than what is recorded in John 17. Jesus prayed that we might be one with both Him and the Father. The Day of Atonement represents how God is reconciling us through Jesus so that we can be one in the Family of God.

As we anxiously await the return of Jesus Christ, we are left in this world seeking righteousness. The source of the Word of God comes from the Church and the work that they are performed to do. If we are to quench our thirst for truth, we need to support the work through our offerings.