Wednesday, August 31, 2016

TUMWATER CHAPEL: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

Philippians CHAPTER ONE

1Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.   

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

STUDY QUESTIONS 
  • What does it mean to be a bondservant? v. 1
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  • Who do these bondservants serve? Who is their Master? v. 1
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  • What does it require to be a saint? v. 1
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  • Where are these saints located that Paul is writing to? v. 1
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  • What categories of people do Paul mention? v. 1
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  • What does the word of “grace” mean? v. 2
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  • What does the word “peace” mean? v. 2
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  • Where do blessing originate? v. 2
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  • What does Paul do whenever the thinks of the church at Philippi? v. 3
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  • What request does he pray for them to receive? v. 4
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  • Does Paul pray more than once for the saints in Philippi? v. 4
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  • What is Paul’s attitude in making this request? v. 4
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Monday, August 29, 2016

Author Larry Hunter Asked God To Show Him Hell, What He Saw Was Worse Than He Could Have Imagined! WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE COPY!

Author Larry Hunter Asked God To Show Him Hell, What He Saw Was Worse Than He Could Have Imagined

7 Days In Hell, I Was There writer reveals what hell was like for him

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Tina Calder in BOOKS & LITERATUREENTERTAINMENTNEWSSOUL
FOR most people the expression “go to hell” is merely a verbal insult designed to pack a punch.
But for author and broadcaster Larry E ‘Buck’ Hunter it conjures up a very real and vivid experience of a place he never wants to return to.
Hell was not the inside of the Federal prison cell he experienced when through an extreme set of events was sentenced to 72 months behind bars in a US Federal Prison Camp.
Nor was nothing like the memories of his alcohol crazed days on the road with his 60s rock band, despite being known to have said back then: “I will have lots of friends to party with when I get there!”
It wasn’t something Buck encountered in his every-day life, hell is not a metaphor he uses to describe a tough time in his life.

In fact, Buck went to hell by choice.

In his new book 7 Days In Hell, I Was There; Buck gives a gripping account of his encounter with the place most people fear.
Larry E 'Buck' Hunter
Larry E ‘Buck’ Hunter
He said: “This book really is an eye-witness account  of the true existence of hell.  I know, I was there, hell is real.
“Through an extreme set of events in my life, I found myself serving a 72-month sentence in a Federal Prison Camp for money laundering.
“While I was at prison camp, I ministered in the Camp Church. I had heard someone use the phrase ‘why don’t you just go to hell?’ and I made a point to the person that they shouldn’t wish that fate on anybody.  
“His response back was ‘Well, why don’t you tell us what hell is like?’.  
“I used this conversation in my ministering and I wrote a message titled So You Want To Go To Hell?.  I used all the bible references I could find, and as a result many men in the prison came to know the Lord because of that message.
“But it wasn’t enough.  I wanted to experience hell in such a way that I would be able to answer the question what it was like.  I wanted to be able to explain it to another person when they asked me.”
That’s when Buck took the brave step to ask for the help he needed.
“There was only one way to really become an authority on what hell really was like” explained Buck, adding: “and that was to experience it properly.
“I wanted to explain it with such authority that people would want to know Jesus the way I do.
“I wanted to be able to discourage people from wanting to risk ending up in the same kind of hell I did.
“So three years ago, I prayed and asked the Lord to show me what being in hell is really like.
“When I asked for this hell experience I had no thoughts of writing a book. But the Holy Spirit directed me to write down all I saw, heard and felt.  I believe he wanted me to let the world know that hell is real and that I had experienced it.”
Larry QuoteBuck wasn’t as prepared as he thought for what happened next.
God did show him hell, in a dream vision and it was worse than he could ever have contemplated.
He revealed: “I was there.  The dream vision God gave me was so real I actually thought I was there, in hell and not dreaming.
“I had to pray and shake it off and I feel that God spoke to me saying that this was only a glimpse of the horrors of hell in the same way Paul’s vision of heaven in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4.
“For me I knew that this dream vision was just preview of what eternity would be like without God and it reminded me of the passage John 3:1-20.”
Larry E 'Buck' Hunter
Larry E ‘Buck’ Hunter
In his book 7 Days In Hell, I Was There; Buck gives an open and honest description of his encounter with hell.
And although when he began his journey of discovery Buck didn’t anticipate writing about his experience he’s sure he was chosen to spread the message.
He said: “There is that occasional moment when a person is in the right place at the right time – these moments are rare – but, when they occur the results will linger for eternity.
“I was asked why write a book about hell by many people.  They cannot understand why when nobody goes to hell by choice.  My argument is that they do have a choice, they just don’t know it.
“The choice of whether or not people experience hell is one hundred percent theirs and I hope that by reading my book they will see this.
“No one should take a gamble on whether or not they will end up in hell.  It’s not worth the odds because the nightmare is much greater than anyone can ever imagine.”
7 Days In Hell, I Was There by Larry E ‘Buck Hunter is OUT NOW.  For more information log onto www.econopublishing.com or purchase on Amazon HERE.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH - TUMWATER CHAPEL OF GRACE - NEW STUDY IN THE BOOK OF PHILIPPIANS

Philippians
The birth of the church (about 50 AD)
Acts 16
Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. 13 And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. 14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; 21 and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” 22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
STUDY QUESTIONS  
Why did Paul go to Philippi? (Acts 16:6-10) 6Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
  • Where did Paul and his companions go on the Sabbath and why? (v. 13)
  • Who did they see there and what did they do? (vv. 13-14)
  • Who was the first convert in Philippi? (v. 15)
  • Where did the first church in Philippi meet? (v. 15)
  • What happened to Paul and Silas in prison? (vv. 20-24)
  • Was it God’s plan for them to be locked up in prison?
  • What was Paul and Silas doing about midnight and what happened? (v.25-26)
  • What was the reaction of the keeper of the prison? (vv. 27-28)
  • How did Paul save his life in two ways? (vv. 28-31)
  • How did the jailer treat them? (vv. 33-34)
  • Was this part of the beginning of the church at Philippi?

Saturday, August 20, 2016

SUNDAY 8.21.2016 The march of the centurions Matthew 8

The march of the centurions
Matthew 8
(also found in Luke 7)
Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” 7And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
Mark 15 
39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”
44 Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. 45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
Acts 10
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”
So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.” And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
21 Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?”
22 And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.” 23 Then he invited them in and lodged them.
On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.” 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together. 28 Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 29 Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?”
30 So Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.’ 33 So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”
34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all— 37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. 43 To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.
Acts 24
And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us. And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care. When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.
42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land.