Oxford Bible Church - Living in the Last Days (audio)

In this short video, Derek explains the Beatitudes: (1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God, (2) blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted, and (3) blessed are the MEEK, for they shall inherit the earth.

In this short video, Derek continues to share from the Beatitudes of Christ. The grace (blessing) of God flows through our heart into our life, so to enjoy His blessing, our heart must be soft and open to God. In other words, we must cultivate these blessed attitudes of heart. On the other hand, hardness of heart blocks the blessing of God.

In this short video, Derek shares from the Beatitudes about the heart attitudes that God wants to form in us, especially purity of heart. Jesus said that only the pure in heart will see God. The pure heart is a heart that is fully devoted to God and free from idols. As we draw near to God and worship Him, like a Consuming Fire, He will cleanse our heart from idols, and we will start seeing Him more clearly. May God give us a heart that is fully devoted to loving Him with every part of our lives without any foreign mixture.

Philippians 2:6-11 is the classic passage of Scripture describing the descending steps of the humility of Jesus, which resulted in His exaltation. Derek explains these steps of humility resulting in exaltation, and shows how Jesus acted out these same steps, when He washed His disciples' feet at the Last Supper in John 13. In fact, there is an exact correspondence between these 2 Passages of Scripture. In other words, in the Foot Washing, Jesus prophetically acted out the whole Drama of Salvation in a number of steps, and Paul, seeing this, described the very same Drama of Salvation, which Jesus accomplished, in terms of the very same steps, but by using theological language rather than actions.

Derek shares 3 major KEYS to receive HEALING from God: *KEY 1: Know that HEALING is God’s WILL for you, because Healing is in the Atonement. *KEY 2: God gives us His HEALING by giving us His HEALING POWER as a free gift, upon request. We must believe that He is our Healer and we must receive His Healing Power as a free gift by faith. *KEY 3: To receive Healing Power into our bodies requires the surrender of our bodies to God (our faith-submission to God), because God does not force His Power on us.

How can God's sovereignty and man's free-will be both true at the same time? If God foreknew us, chose us and predestined us to be His before the foundation of the world, what possible place can there be for our free-will in our salvation. Yet the Bible clearly speaks about our choice to believe (trust) in Christ, or reject (rebel against) Him. God holds us accountable for our choices and decisions, especially our response to Christ and His Gospel. If God is sovereign and if we are made in His image then surely our free-will (sovereignty over our life) is real, even though it is limited and not absolute like God's sovereign free will to do as He pleases. For many, the truths of Divine Sovereignty and human free-will are contradictory, but in this study Derek shows how both can be true at the same time, once God's Omniscience is fully understood. This is known as Molinism, which is a middle view between Calvinism and Arminianism, which full upholds Divine Sovereignty and at the same time fully affirms man's dignity as a moral agent, with freedom of choice (rather than a robot in disguise).

Derek, Richard and Val share their testimonies, and discuss the Chronology of the Life of Christ giving the dates for His conception (fulfilling Hanukkah), His Birth and Baptism (fulfilling Tabernacles) and His Death (fulfilling Passover). We show how the 2 Signs in the Heavens (Blood Moon and Dark Sun) were fulfilled on the day of the Cross, fixing the date as 1st April AD 33. We also see how the vision of Revelation 12:1-4, announcing the imminent Birth of Christ, was fulfilled at Trumpets 2 BC. We discuss the meaning of Hanukkah, and also how the Bible describes John the Baptist in Elizabeth's womb and Jesus in Mary's womb (proving that God sees babies in the womb as human beings not mere foetuses). Finally, we discuss the recent discoveries of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Red Sea Crossing Site, and the real Mount Sinai in Arabia, confirming the Exodus.

In these 2 videos, Hilary testifies to the supernatural ways that God has moved in her life. You will be inspired and encouraged by these manifestations of the grace of God.

In these 2 videos, Hilary testifies to the supernatural ways that God has moved in her life. You will be inspired and encouraged by these manifestations of the grace of God.

God wants us to live today to the fullest. God has designed us to live ONE DAY at a TIME. A great life is made up of lots of good days. We need to learn from the past and plan for the future, but we need to learn to LIVE in the NOW. He wants us to focus all our energies into TODAY. The best way you can prepare for tomorrow is by living today well.