{"id":11383,"date":"2023-07-17T09:20:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=11383"},"modified":"2023-07-17T09:20:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:20:06","slug":"herecomestheumbrella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2023\/07\/herecomestheumbrella\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Comes the Umbrella!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2023 THEME: Victory!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Series: <\/strong>The Lamb Wins<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: Here Comes the Umbrella!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture:\u00a0 Revelation 7:1-17<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Revelation 7 shows us we are under God\u2019s (umbrella), God\u2019s (protection).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0 THE PROMISE OF PROTECTION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Last week\u2019s recap:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The church should live (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>adventurously<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The church should live (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>dangerously<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The church should live (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fearlessly<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Chapter 7 is called an (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>interlude<\/strong><\/span>), a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>calm before the storm<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is \u201cthe seal?\u201d Those under the seal have an (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>unchanging salvation relationship<\/strong><\/span>) with God and the Lamb.\u00a0 A seal (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>authenticates<\/strong><\/span>) what it is used on or where seen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is the 144,000? (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>the church of all ages<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0\u00a0 THE PROMISE OF PRESENCE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In verse 9 we are about to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>join a worship service<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Highlight a change: Verse 17\u2026The (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lamb<\/strong><\/span>) becomes the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Shepherd<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The shepherd doesn\u2019t leave his sheep (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>unattended<\/strong><\/span>). One of the most important qualities of any shepherd is to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>care for<\/strong><\/span>) and attend to the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>needs of his flock<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">God is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>trustworthy<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p>Next Week: Theme: Victory! (A Youth Sermon)<\/p>\n<p>Title: Enjoy Life! Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 THEME: Victory! Series: The Lamb Wins TITLE: Here Comes the Umbrella! Scripture:\u00a0 Revelation 7:1-17 Revelation 7 shows us we are under God\u2019s (umbrella), God\u2019s (protection). I.\u00a0\u00a0 THE PROMISE OF PROTECTION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Last week\u2019s recap: The church should live (adventurously). The church should live (dangerously). The church should live (fearlessly). 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