2014 Sermons

by Pastor Mark Downey

March 2, 2014

Scripture Reading: Isaiah  55:7-11

We’ve covered quite a bit of territory concerning the writing of Scripture from men who were inspired by God to convey the Lord’s unadulterated thoughts as to which way we should go in this life.  It’s been referred to as an owner’s manual, which is appropriate for ‘heirs of the promise.’  The will of God is bequeathed to certain beneficiaries, but they must follow the instructions of the will in order to inherit the Kingdom of God.

by Pastor Don Elmore

What Happened to Judea?

February 23, 2014

Scripture Reading:  John 6:66-71

Before I begin with this sermon; remember I said that I will never forget Sandy Hook!  Mark sent me a great email that told about a Mr. Wolfgang Halbig, a German immigrant who became a Florida State Trooper and a United States Customs Inspector.  He also was a coach and teacher.  He does not believe that anyone was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School and he’s looking for some answers.  The problem is:  no one is giving him any information.

Mr. Halbig, testified at Columbine High School massacre and his responsibility today is to instruct over 4000 school districts on safety.  But he doesn’t have a clue as to what happened at Sandy Hook. 

His next plan is to sue the National Football League because he can’t even get the names of the Sandy Hook choir that was paid room and transportation to sing at the Super Bowl.  Mr. Halbig said that the only way to get to the truth is to put people on the stand and have them answer some simple questions.  If they lie, then that is a felony.  May God help this brother from Judah to arrange these court cases! 

The interviewer asked him the logical question:  Are you afraid that they will kill you?  This was after two detectives were sent to his home and told him to stop pursuing the question of what happened at Sandy Hook.  He answered:  “I am 67 years old.  I have had a good life.  If they kill me, they will kill me.” 

by Pastor Don Elmore

Part 1:  What is the relationship of Jacob and Esau as related to today's world?  Who is the most guilty in the black slave trade?

Part 2:  What was the land that Jesus lived like?  In what part of Israel did He live?  What is a fatal flaw of the Jewish agenda?

Part 3:  Who are the enemies of ancient Israel?  Who are the present enemies of modern Israel? 

Part 4:  Palestine was divided into three portions:  1.  Galilee; 2. Samaria; and 3. Judea.  After the captivity of the House of Israel and most of the House of Judah by the Assyrians, who was put in the portion of Samaria?  What important religious leader arose from this area after the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

by Pastor Mark Downey

February 16, 2014

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 23:18-27

A friend of mine recently said, “Politics is completely corrupt and will not save us” and I would agree and add that it would not have been possible for the political morass to reach such depths of depravity unless first the religious leaders of the land polluted the very Word of God and the people loved to have it so (Isaiah 5:31).  The prophet Jeremiah leveled stinging reproofs at his contemporaries and aptly applies to the modern pulpit as well, which will not save us.

by Pastor Mark Downey

February 9, 2014

Scripture Reading:  Psalms 119:169-176

Christians, like the Psalmist David, want to know more about God in Christ the Messiah, to know more about the teachings of the Word, and the duties of our faith.  When we understand that we are the true Israel, we also realize what our newfound responsibilities are.  David had a foreboding sense that he and his prayers were not worthy before such a benevolent God who bequeathed so much promise.  Likewise, we are heirs of the promise and yet every waking moment is not dedicated to the praise of God.  We should make the Word of God our rule in everyday conversation, rather than the exception.  We should look up to God as a lump of clay to be shaped in perfect form by the Potter; to help this honorable vessel glorify Him.  When we glory in the Lord, we are spreading His reputation.  It was by His design that His repute would be through His people; even the enemies of His people would stand in awe of such a fearsome and jealous God.  And it was all because we have His Word; an owner’s manual, if you will, for having communion with Him, not just for today, but for eternity. 

by Pastor Don Elmore

February 2, 2014

Scripture Reading: John 8:39-48

What a brutal war of words!  Jesus verses His enemies; the Edomite Jews.  I would say that I have never had a conversation that was as full of hateful statements as is in this one.  Jesus declared to this particular group of people that they were not related to Him at all; for they had a different father than He had.  The proof of this was that they did not act like Abraham:  they didn’t love Him; they didn’t obey His words and they didn’t believe Him.  They were the fruit of a barren tree.  He then declared to them that they were liars and murderers just like their father was; for their father was the entity that committed both of these sins.

Did you notice how the Edomite/Jews answered our Savior in verse 48?  They replied that He was a Samaritan and had a demon!  What did they mean by that statement; calling him a Samaritan?  It wasn’t very complimentary because they also said that he also had a demon. This was blasphemous!  We will try and answer this question in the remainder of this sermon.

Joe Biden's Speech at the Jewish American Heritage

 The Vice-President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, offered lofty praise for the Jewish community.  His statements raised some eyebrows and seems to have put anti-Jewish conspiracy theorists and true Bible reading Christians into a complete distrust of government officials.  For when he spoke at the Democratic National Committee event for Jewish American Heritage on May 21, 2013,  the Vice-President said that the Jewish people underestimated the impact of their Jewish heritage; that they underestimated the impact that have had on the development of this nation.  He added that you can’t talk about the civil rights movement in this country without talking about Jewish freedom riders and you can’t talk about the women’s movement without talking about Betty Friedan. He noted that the Jews in this country had a:

1. Disproportionate representation in the Senate (11%), 
2. Impressive share of Nobel Prizes (33% of all Nobel laureates), and
3. Major role in the civil-rights and womens’-rights movements,
4. Major role on behalf of gay marriage via their control of the media. 

The Vice-President explained: “I believe what affects the movements in America, what affects our attitudes in America are as much the culture and the arts as anything else,” He added: “Think behind of all that, I bet you 85 percent of those changes, whether it’s in Hollywood or social media are a consequence of Jewish leaders in the industry.”

Biden also cited one of his favorite explanations for the success of gay marriage — “it wasn’t anything we legislatively did. It was Will and Grace, it was the social media.  Literally. That’s what changed peoples’ attitudes. That’s why I was so certain that the vast majority of people would embrace and rapidly embrace the measure.”

In those developments, Biden explained, “the influence [of Jewish people] is immense.”

by Pastor Don Elmore

January 26, 2014

Scripture Reading:  Genesis 27:41-46

This is the story of an incident in the lives of two twin brothers; Jacob and Esau and their father:  Isaac and their mother:  Rebekah.  Each parent loved one of their twins boys the best, “And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison:  But Rebekah loved Jacob” Genesis 25:29.  The twins were not identical:  for Esau was hairy and red at his birth:  “And the first [eldest] came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau” Genesis 25:25. 

There were many important differences between the two twin brothers: 

by Mark Downey

January 19, 2014

Scripture Reading:  2 Timothy 3:14-17

The Bible is different than every book that has ever been written because it is through the auspices of Almighty God.  Think about that for a moment.  Most religions of the world have their own so called holy book, but our Holy Bible is the only one that claims to be the actual words of God.  More than 3000 times we read “thus saith the Lord” or “God said,” followed by a direct quotation.  No one knows exactly how many books have been published throughout history, but according to Google’s advanced algorithms, the answer is close to 130 million books.  And there is only one book that can qualify as being inspired or more succinctly, the Word of God.  In Christianity we hear the word ‘inspiration’ all the time coupled with the word ‘infallible.’  This prompts the inquiry: why would the “Author of our Faith” (Heb. 12:2) use fallible men to write Scripture?  Well, think about it; we don’t have any of the original documents or autographs from which copies were made and survived as our only resource. 

One of the Bible's most outstanding proclamations is that it plainly claims to be the inspired word of Almighty God.  This is what Paul, a highly educated Israelite proclaimed, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God" (II Tim. 3:16).  Peter wrote that the content of Scripture "never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" (II Peter 1:21). To early church leaders, inspiration was not an ecstatic overpowering of the writer's consciousness, as described in the occult as “automatic handwriting,” but rather a high degree of elucidation and divine awareness of God's revelation.  Scripture indicates, and the early church recognized, that God inspired the biblical writers to use their own minds and their own styles to write what God wanted them to write.  Likewise, we are all unique in the eyes of God, not just robotic disciples. 

by Mark Downey

A general review of what makes the Bible inspired.

Part 1: A look at the mystery and miracle of God processing His thoughts and ways through the Holy Spirit to 40 chosen White men; granting them the unique insight to convey the Lord's revelation to the rest of our race.

Part 2: Going further into the racial aspects of canonical Scriptures, which has been historically interrupted by the apocryphal writings, the Gnostic gospels and secular science.

Part 3: In this presentation, the Word of God is proven to be amazingly accurate through prophecy and validating factual persons, places and things through archaeology.

Part 4: Concludes with an important history of the Septuagint and the Masoretic text; helpful recommendations for biblical interpretation.

by Pastor Don Elmore

January 12, 2014

Scripture Reading:  Deuteronomy 17:15

I will spend a few minutes before I begin my sermon on the 9-11 hoax.  I do not want to let this one get away from us as it has changed the world.  The official story: 

“Terrorist, while living in deep caves, with laptops and satellite phones penetrated the most heavily defended air space in the world, flying wildly off course for over an hour, hitting 75% of their targets, and not a single fighter was scrambled to intercept. 

They were led by Osama bin Laden who was a leader who had liver problems and required dialysis twice a week who was living in caves and dwellings in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It must have been a long extension cord!  He lived until he was assassinated after ten years.

NORAD and all military agencies, and all government assistance and defense, non-existent until well after the attacks had taken place.  Oh! Sorry victim families & fellow citizens!  We failed to mention, I mean, forgot to mention WTC-7 in the final official report.”

I have put up on the wall the 19 accused Arab terrorists who were the people the FBI accused as the hi-jackers who died in the four airplanes that crashed on September 11.  Notice that none of these nineteen men were from either Iraq or Afghanistan; but that’s not the real issue—nine of them were found to be alive and well.