I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8 June 14, 2012 Rev. David B. Hanson Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Overland Park, Kansas

Jesus Christ Is  Alpha and Omega  The beginning and the ending  Which is, and which was, and which is to come  The Almighty

Jesus Christ Is the Culmination of Our Hopes and Desires  Culminate means to reach he highest point.  Culmination means the culminating position or stage; highest point.

Moses  Deuteronomy 34:10-12  10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,

Moses  Deuteronomy 34:10-12  11 In all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,

Moses  Deuteronomy 34:10-12  12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

Moses  The Lord’s silence lasted for 40 years as Moses escaped from Egypt and dwelt in the land of Midian for 40 years.

God’s Silence – Oswald Chambers  Has God trusted you with a silence?  His silence is the sign that He is bringing you into a marvelous understanding of Himself.  If God has given you a silence, praise Him, He is bringing you into the great run of His purposes.

Jesus Christ Is Glorified  John 11:3-4  3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Jesus Christ Is Glorified  John 11:3-4  4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Sanctification  I Thessalonians 4:1-5  1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

Sanctification  I Thessalonians 4:1-5  2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

Sanctification  I Thessalonians 4:1-5  3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Sanctification  I Thessalonians 4:1-5  4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

Sanctification  I Thessalonians 4:1-5  5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

You Study God’s Word  I Thessalonians 4:11-12  11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

You Study God’s Word  I Thessalonians 4:11-12  12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.