Sanctification
184: Rewards for Rescuers (Walking with Jesus Series: #045: Matt. 10:26-33, 37-42)
Rescuing lost sheep is dangerous spiritual work, so Jesus warns His disciples to be ready for persecution. However, great reward will be given to those who remain faithful to the end. Their soul will be preserved at the Judgment Seat of Christ and they will be confessed before the Father in Heaven. Pastor Hollandsworth applies these principles to believers of the Church Age.
181: The Glorious Gospel of Hope (Rom. 16:25-27; Eph. 3:1-11; 1 Cor. 15:35-42; Col. 1:26-28; Phil. 3:18-21)
The apostle Paul preached two gospels: the gospel of the grace of God for unbelievers and the gospel of kingdom inheritance for believers. Pastor Hollandsworth explains how the latter gospel was formerly a mystery, but was revealed by Paul to the Church of Jesus Christ, offering reward, glorification, and co-ruling as sons to glory in the coming kingdom, for those who qualify.
177: Those Ominous Birds (Walking with Jesus Series, #039: Matt. 13:31-35)
Jesus shares the parables of the mustard seed and the leavened bread to describe how the kingdom inheritance offer will fare throughout the Church Age. Pastor Hollandsworth clarifies that these parables are not about the spread of the gospel of grace or the progress of the Church, but the corrupting work of Satan to destroy the word of the kingdom, as represented by the birds and the leaven.
176: The Enemy Strikes Back (Walking with Jesus Series, #038: Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43)
In an effort to derail those who are on the pathway to becoming kingdom inheritors, Satan plants tares that represent believers who live lawlessly and teach erroneous views of the kingdom. Pastor Hollandsworth debunks the view that the tares are unbelievers who merely profess to be saved, and explains that the fire that burns the tares is a metaphor for the Judgment Seat fires.
175: Christ’s Closest Kinfolk (Walking with Jesus Series, #037: Matt. 12:46-13:23)
Jesus announces that his “brethren” are those who do His will and thus, going forward, He will speak to them in parables in order to conceal truth from those who are hard-hearted while revealing it to the open-hearted. Pastor Hollandsworth explains the parable of the four soils, which represent varying responses to the kingdom inheritance message.