Sermon Notes from the Follow Me series. 13 Reason to Follow Jesus.

Revelation 1:1-8

Follow Me—Why Should I Follow Jesus?

February 14, 2016

There are some pretty serious questions that I have faced in my life, but looking back there was one question that topped them all: Why Should I Follow Jesus? Not only have I asked that question, but I’ve had people ask it of me. Our text today gives us some pretty good answers to that question. READ TEXT

John begins this book of the apocalypse with the words “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” In the end Jesus is the subject matter of the entire book. It reveals to the reader the holy judgment of God the Son against the sin of the world. It also reveals to us His great compassion toward His bride.

1. Jesus is the giver of grace and peace. v. 4  Eph. 2:8-10, John 14:27
2. Jesus is eternal. v. 4 He “was and is and is to come.” John 1, Matt. 1:2
3. Jesus is King. v.4 He is on the eternal throne of God, and He is the ruler of the kings of the earth. Phil. 2
4. Jesus is the faithful witness. v. 5 Heb. 6:18 says, “It is impossible for God to lie.” 78 times Jesus said, “I tell you the truth.” 2 times in John 3:1-7 (the beginning of the story of Nicodemus.).
5. Jesus was once dead but now is alive. v. 5 I Cor. 15:1-23 There were a few people whom had been raised from the dead before the resurrection of Jesus, but all of those people would die again. Jesus died, was buried, and three days later He arose never to taste death again!
6. Jesus loves you. v. 5 Multiple times the Scriptures tell us that Jesus wept. These circumstances were often centered around people whom Jesus loved. Jesus wept when Lazarus died, after He had talked with Mary and Martha. Jesus also wept as He stood on the hills outside of Jerusalem looking down on the city. Jesus also wept as He looked at a crowd one day “wandering aimlessly like sheep without a shepherd.” John 15:13-14 state, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.”
7. Jesus set us free from our sin by His blood. v. 5 Someone once asked, “How much do you love me Jesus?” He answered, “This much,” and He stretched out His hands as they nailed them to the cross.
1. Humanity rejected Him in the garden. Gen. 3 
2. Humanity rejected Him in Jerusalem and crucified Him. Luke 23:15b-23
3. Humanity continues to reject Him, but He loves us anyway.
8. Jesus made us a kingdom. v. 6 He has made us part of His kingdom. He is King of kings and Lord of lords. He will rule and reign, and having been adopted into His family through His blood we have been made joint heirs with Jesus. Rom. 8:15-19
9. Jesus made us priests to God the Father. v. 6
1. Priests were ordained by God and called to service out of a specific group of people, the tribe of Levi. If you were not a dependent of Levi, like Moses and Aaron (Ex. 2:1), you could not serve as a priest. You could not work in the Temple. You could not even care the articles in the Tabernacle as the Israelites moved from place to place. For almost two thousand years that’s the way it was.
2. When Jesus died on the cross, Matthew 27:51 tells us that God ripped the curtain in the Temple from top to bottom fully exposing the place where God dwelt among the people. He opened up the place of His presence, where once only the High Priest could enter. No all are allowed into the presence of God in the Holy of Holies because of the acceptable sacrifice of Jesus for our sins. I Peter 2:9-12

1. Jesus is worthy of all glory and dominion. v. 6
1. The word worthy means “good and deserving respect, praise, or attention. having enough good qualities to be considered important, useful, etc…” Jesus is all of that  that Webster had to say and so much more.
2. In the Greek the word glory is the “doxa” and “doxa” also means praise, worship, splendor, and kingly majesty. Rev. 5:13; Is. 6:1-4; Rev. 1:17  The word translated dominion in our verse means “force, strength, power, might, mighty with great power.” Matt. 28:18 “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth, go therefore…”
2. Jesus is coming again and everyone will see it. v. 7 Everyone won’t be glad about it when He comes. 
1. Matt. 24:30 tells us that those who see Jesus at His coming will mourn. That is the same Greek word in v. 7 that is translated “wail.” But understand that word does not mean repent. They will experience great grief but will not humble themselves willingly before the Lord Jesus seeking forgiveness and mercy.

1. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end. v. 8 Heb. 12:1-2 
1. He is the author and finisher (completer) of our salvation. He is the author and finisher of creation. He is the author and completer of you.

1. Jesus is the Almighty. v. 8

The world is constantly asking, as they reject Him, “Why should I follow Jesus?” So many in the church are, seemingly, asking the same question, “Why should I follow Jesus.?” When it comes down to it, the most simple and yet profound answer given in Scripture is summed up in v. 8. You should follow Him because He is God. 

Every Sunday during the beginning of this series “Follow Me” we have concluded the service with the question, “Will you follow Him?” Today is no different. “Will you follow Him?” I don’t know specifically what that might mean for you, but I do know that God will work a change in you from the inside out if you will humble yourself and follow Him. He will accept you and save you, forgive you and cleanse you, just like you are, but He will not leave you the same. 

Weekly Update 2-12-16

I am thoroughly enjoying preparing each week for our current series “Follow Me.” Matthew 4:19 is at the forefront of my mind each week, and I am learning so much as I approach each week from the perspective of Jesus calling us to follow Him. As we continue looking at Revelation 1:1-8 I will be focusing on the end of verse 5 and verse 6. These verses are absolutely loaded with encouragement and transformational truths! I pray you are preparing your heart and mind to receive ALL that God the Holy Spirit has for you this coming Sunday. I believe we are going to have an amazing time of worship together. Come prayed up and prepared. I want to encourage you to prayerfully invite someone to come with you to church this weekend or next weekend. Step out in faith in this area of your life and see God move. God wants to use you and your family to alter someone’s eternity, and I pray you will allow Him to do what He desires to do through you. He wants to minister to someone through you; He has chosen you for that exact purpose.

Easter is coming up on March 27. We will be hosting the sunrise service at Camp Barnhardt. The service will begin at 6:45am. We will serve breakfast at the church following the sunrise service. I want to make Easter Sunday a high attendance day for our church for both Life Groups and worship. I am setting the goal of 250 in Life Groups and 350 for worship. We will have one service on Easter Sunday with Life Groups meeting at 9am and worship at 10:15am. I want to encourage you to begin working on your guest list. Let’s pack the place out and see what God will do. I want to encourage you to invite your lost friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors for this special day. Invite them to church and maybe out for lunch. Offer to give them a ride to church. Take a leap of faith. God will honor it!

I also want to make you aware that after much prayer and after talking with the deacons we are going to make a change in our Sunday morning schedule from now through the end of August. We will be moving to a schedule with Life Groups at 9am and worship at 10:15am. There are several reason for making this decision, and two of those reasons are needs within the children’s ministry concerning volunteers and the strain that two services is placing on our music ministry volunteers right now. As we move into the fall of 2016 and praying that we will have a new minister of music in place, we will move back to two services after Labor Day in September. Please help us spread the word about these changes to our schedule. Thank you in advance for your help, prayers, and support as we continue moving forward as God is leading us. The first Sunday for the new schedule will be Sunday February 21, 2016.

I also want to let you know that the personnel committee and I are making great strides in our search for both staff positions. We hope to have some great news in the coming few weeks. Please pray that the Lord Jesus continues to show us clearly His plans for our church concerning these ministry leaders for our church body. I am very excited as I have conversations with the search team and candidates. Praise the Lord!

Can’t wait to see you on Sunday. God bless you.

Pastor Mike

Today's sermon notes. Follow Me series.

Revelation 1:1-8

Follow Me—Why Should I Follow Jesus?

February 7, 2016

There are some pretty serious questions that I have faced in my life, but looking back there was one question that topped them all: Why Should I Follow Jesus? Not only have I asked that question, but I’ve had people ask it of me. Our text today gives us some pretty good answers to that question. READ TEXT

John begins this book of the apocalypse with the words “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” In the end Jesus is the subject matter of the entire book. It reveals to the reader the holy judgment of God the Son against the sin of the world. It also reveals to us His great compassion toward His bride.

1. Jesus is the giver of grace and peace. v. 4  Eph. 2:8-10, John 14:27
2. Jesus is eternal. v. 4 He “was and is and is to come.” John 1, Matt. 1:2
3. Jesus is King. v.4 He is on the eternal throne of God, and He is the ruler of the kings of the earth. Phil. 2

1. Jesus is the faithful witness. v. 5 Heb. 6:18 says, “It is impossible for God to lie.” 78 times Jesus said, “I tell you the truth.” 2 times in John 3:1-7 (the beginning of the story of Nicodemus.).

1. Jesus was once dead but now is alive. v. 5 I Cor. 15:1-23 There were a few people whom had been raised from the dead before the resurrection of Jesus, but all of those people would die again. Jesus died, was buried, and three days later He arose never to taste death again!

1. Jesus loves you. v. 5 Multiple times the Scriptures tell us that Jesus wept. These circumstances were often centered around people whom Jesus loved. Jesus wept when Lazarus died, after He had talked with Mary and Martha. Jesus also wept as He stood on the hills outside of Jerusalem looking down on the city. Jesus also wept as He looked at a crowd one day “wandering aimlessly like sheep without a shepherd.” John 15:13-14 state, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.”

1. Jesus set us free from our sin by His blood. v. 5
2. Jesus made us a kingdom. v. 6
3. Jesus made us priests to God the Father. v. 6
4. Jesus is worthy of all glory and dominion. v. 6
5. Jesus is coming again and everyone will see it. v. 7 Everyone won’t be glad about it when He comes.
6. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end. v. 8
7. Jesus is the Almighty. v. 8

Weekly Update 1-29-16

I had the great and humbling pleasure of attending my first board of directors meeting for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina this week. The men and women whom have been elected to serve, some 106 persons from around the state, are men and women who love Jesus and have a passion to serve the Lord in accomplishing His mission on this earth. North Carolina Baptists embrace this mission with this simple statement, “Impacting Lostness through Disciple Making.” It was refreshing and encouraging to begin learning all that our state convention is doing and planning to do to minister the gospel to those in NC and around the world. I learned that we have some amazing partnerships through NAMB and the IMB. It was impressive.

I was assigned to serve on the evangelism and discipleship team, and I am looking forward to my assignment. One of the new aspects of this team has to do with church revitalization, helping troubled, declining, and dying churches and their leaders move in a direction that leads to a healthy vibrant church and ministry that “impacts lostness through disciple making.” I would encourage you to check out the convention website and follow what’s going on via social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, and Instagram. You will be amazed, challenged, blessed, and encouraged as you see all that is going on. You may even find a place to “impact lostness through disciple making” with your own skills, gifts, and passions. Your life, in Christ, has purpose and meaning, and can make a huge impact in the world around you as you choose to “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.”

Two things I want to share with you. The first item is that there are currently people from 154 different countries living in NC right now. Many of these people are only hear for a little while, and many of these people are actually from unengaged and unreached people groups. God has brought the nations to our doorstep (www.peoplesnextdoornc.org) and we need to actively engage them while we can. Just think of what might happen if we see these people come to faith in Jesus and then take the gospel back home to people who have never heard. The second item is that NC Baptists gave more to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and Lottie Moon Christmas offering in 2015 than any other state in the USA! I am proud that Highland Baptist Church had a part in giving to spread the gospel to the nations. God is moving among NC Baptists to see people come to know Him through Christ, and we are part of that as we follow Him, obey Him, celebrate and worship Him, and become like Him. Thank you for “impacting lostness through disciple making.”

As I learn more in the coming months I will be sharing what I learn with you. Remember, “It’s only good news if they hear it in time.” Tell someone about Jesus today. Invite someone to come with you to worship King Jesus at Highland this weekend. Let’s commit to do more than we’ve ever done. Jesus invited us to “Follow Me.” Let’s do it!

Serving Him,

Pastor Mike

The War is Real sermon notes.

Acts 19-20 (19:11-20)

The War is Real

September 27, 2015

Things are continuing to get “interesting” in our country and in our world. One of the great religious leaders in the world has been in the US, the pope, and in my estimation, he failed. He talked more about global warming that the value of life and the need to protect it or the stance of the Roman Catholic Church on marriage. I am constantly reminded when I think of what we read in the paper, on the internet, and what we see on TV, that the war is real. Gandalf said, “The enemy is strong beyond our reckoning, yet we have a hope at which he has not guessed.” When we think of war I first think of winners and losers. I think of soldiers and battles, wounds, death, and family. In our text Paul is on his third and final missionary journey. He too is a soldier. He too has many battles to fight, the war is real and it rages around him. Satan is trying to stop Paul, destroy the church, and prevent people from being saved. Living as a disciple of Jesus in not easy. The reason is that to be a disciple of Jesus means you are constantly engaged in spiritual war. There is an increasingly common misrepresentation coming from preachers, especially on TV (Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, Jessie Duplantis, Creflo Dollar, Joyce Myers, Paula White, and others), that the Christian life will be easy (life on vacation at the beach). The Bible says the Christian life looks more like this (picture of soldiers moving out). 

I Peter 5:8-10, James 1:2-4, Ephesians 6:10-18

READ TEXT Discuss the battles we see in these 2 chapters.

1. The losing side of the war. v. 11-12, 13-16
1. Satan and the demons are on the losing side of the war eternally but also now. Jm. 4:7-8
2. 7 Sons of Sceva were on the losing side. v.13-17. No relationship with Jesus. Guaranteed to lose. Eternal losers are outside the umbrella of God’s grace. Their attitudes and actions reveal their rebellious hearts. Proc. 27:19

1. The winning side of the war. v. 11-12, 17, 20
1. God wins. Jesus is triumphant. The Holy Spirit is victorious. The gospel advances. Every time someone gets saved God wins and Satan loses. Every time a Christian grows in his faith God wins and Satan loses.
2. God’s soldiers win. II Cor. 10:4-5, 11:16-12:10

1. What do you need to do to win? v. 18-20 Take only what you need to fight, to win, into the battle with you. Remember the pic of the soldiers, they didn’t have beach chairs and volleyballs, they had their armor on, their weapons in hand. The disciples in Ephesus destroyed the things, the books of magic, because of the destructive nature of those things to their new lives and their new mission. What do you need to lose now? Is there anything in your life that you need to choose to destroy so that it doesn't destroy you?

1 Peter 5:8-10(ESV) 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

James 1:2-4 (ESV) 2 Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Ephesians 6:10-18 (ESV) 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.

Sermon notes from Mike Stone

Mike Stone

Isaiah 64:1-12

Open Up the Heavens

We have learned how to do church without the presence and power of God.

I. The presence that produces revival. V. 1-3. Revival happens when God shows up. Isaiah prays for God to show up

 A. The request. "God isn't always where He is." He is omnipresent, but can show up in His manifest presence, His glory. His manifest presence can be felt by His creation. "God you are welcome here. Jesus come and take control." The honored guest is the center of attention.

 B. The removal. If God can come, He can also go away or be gone. Isaiah is asking for God to come back. He had removed Himself from the people. Josh. 6. Akin's sin caused great problems in the midst of the camp. God departed because of the sin. Ichabod, the glory of God has departed. Rev. 3:20 behold I stand at the door and knock. Jesus was out side of His church. Why did he leave?

 C. The results of His presence. V. 3. God you have moved in the past like I am asking you to move now. When God begins to move things change. You can't stay the same and come into His presence.  There is never any doubt when God shows up.

II. The problems that prevent revival. V. 4-

 A. Satisfaction prevents revival. Most live so far beneath Gods standard of holiness that when we see genuine Christianity lived out before us, we think it strange or radical. I Cor, 2:9 Paul is quoting v. 4. He is talking about living below Gods glorious standard. Our spiritual satisfaction keeps us from experiencing Gods power in and through us. "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord."  Satisfaction sets the bar for how far God will move. It will reach over and cut off the gas.

 B. Sin prevents revival. V. 5 we have sinned against God. Habitual sin rather than occasional stumbling into a sin. Even our righteousness apart from the working of God is as filthy rags. (6).  2 Chronicles 7:14. Sin will turn off the power of revival.

 C. Self-sufficiency prevents revival. V. 7. God, you're not moving like I know you want to move in our church, and what scares me is not many seem to be concerned about it. Success is a great danger to our faith. Some use to serve God faithfully at church but have become so blessed that they can't serve any longer. They have enough to keep the roads hot doing things they can now afford to do. I can handle it, we can take care of it ourselves.

III. The prayer that precedes revival. Prayer isn't a result of revival. Revival is the result of prayer. V. 8-12

 A. It recognizes God's place. You can't sing it up, preach it up, cheer it up, revival is something that God must send.

 B. It requests His pardon. God hasn't moved! It is our fault. It is my fault. I deserve, you deserve, the world deserves the wrath of God. We deserve the wrath and judgment of God. Revival comes on the basis of mercy. We are at the right place when we are asking for mercy.

 C. It remembers His preeminence. V. 10-12. Isaiah is praying for revival because God deserves revival. God deserves more...for His names sake.

The Mystery of the Shemitah Sermon Notes

These are the notes I used Sunday morning in my message on the Mystery of the Shemitah. Most of the information came from studying what Warren Wiersbe and Jonathan Cahn. As I tried to say Sunday, nothing has to happen in the next week or the next month or the next year. God is sovereign, and He can do what He wants to do. What I am saying is that God is just as faithful as He is sovereign. Looking at what He has done in the past, in the past with the Jewish people and in the USA, I wouldn't be surprised if something major happened in the next 30 days with the US economy or something greater that goes along with and in addition to a significant upheaval with the US and world economy. Even as one's mind can run rabbit trails about all that might happen, I cannot help but think of the old hymn that says, "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus name. On Christ the solid rock I stand, ALL OTHER GROUND is sinking sand."

The Mystery of the Shemitah

Leviticus 25:1-22, Deuteronomy 15:1-11

September 6, 2015

There is a great deal of concern about the days we are in and the days we are facing. Does the Bible have anything to say about it? As you would assume, I believe the Bible has a lot to say about the day we are living in and the days to come. We addressed part of it in the series Coming Attractions. I want to address one more aspect of it today. It finds its roots in the Law of Moses. In the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. It is called the Shemitah. READ TEXT The word "shemitah" is a Hebrew word so you will not see it in your English Bible.

1. What is the Shemitah?
1. Shemitah means remission or release, but it can also mean shaking and destruction. The very day when this remission or release was to take place was at sunset on Elul 29 (falls in the month of September in our calendar).
2. The year of the Shemitah was to be a blessing to the people of God. Just as the Lord gave instruction that every 7th day, Sabbath, was to be a day of rest, every 7th year, Shemitah, was to be a year of rest, and at the end of every 49 years there was to an additional year of rest called the Year of Jubilee (Lev. 25). 
3. Personal debts were to be released or canceled every 7 years. Indentured servants were to be released.
4. At the beginning of the 7th year during the Feast of Tabernacles, the priests taught the people the Law from Deuteronomy, specifically reminding them of the Shemitah. It was kind of like a Jewish bible conference. God’s blessing would remain if we obey, but God’s judgment will come if we disobey (Deut. 15:5). Rom. 10:17 says, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” 2 Cor. 5:7 says, “We walk by faith and not by sight.” The Jews had to have great faith because they would have to trust the Lord for 3 years of provision: the 6th, 7th, and into year 1 of the next cycle. The sad news is that the OT doesn’t say that the Jews ever practiced the Shemitah once they entered the Promised Land.
5. 3 motives to obey the Lord concerning the Shemitah. (W. Wiersbe)
1. Appreciation for God’s blessings (Deut. 25:4, 6, 10, 14).
2. Appreciation for God’s delivering the people from slavery in Egypt.
3. Simple obedience to God’s Word.

1. How did it work in the Old Testament? (FYI- The Hebrew word for safety is Yeshua.)
1. God sent 9 harbingers or warnings to the Jews via the prophets.
2. In 586 BC during the days of the prophet Jeremiah, the land and Jerusalem fell to the Babylonian armies of King Nebuchadnezzar. Why?
3. The Jews had failed to keep the Shemitah, God’s 7 year cycle of blessing and release, for 490 years. That is 70 cycles of 7 years. God’s judgment was that the land rest for 70 years; 1 year for every Shemitah the Jews failed to keep. God condemned the Jews to captivity in Babylon for 70 years (Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, Ester). 
4. God wanted the Shemitah to be a time of blessing from Him and a demonstration of the people in faith as they kept the Shemitah, but the people chose to disobey God. But even in this we can see the patience of God as He, over and over again, reached out to the people through prophets and circumstances so that they would return to Him, but they didn’t.

1. Is it working right now? The nation of Israel was established by God, first in Abraham, and then literally in Egypt. The only other nation to be brought into existence and dedicated to the Lord is America. 
1. Is the 7 year cycle visible in the history and economy of the US? Yes, it is. The 5 largest economic collapses in the stock market in the last 40 years demonstrate the 7 year cycle: 1973, 1980, 1987, 2001, 2008. Even in 1994 the bond market collapese; it’s called the Great Bond Massacre of 1994 when 600 billion dollars was lost in the US and trillions lost around the world.
2. Is there a chance that these events have any ties to the God’s 7 year Shemitah cycle? 100% of these events took place, according to the Hebrew calendar, in the year of the Shemitah.
3. The greatest collapses in US are also tied to and occur within the Shemitah. 3) 1937-38 was the Shemitah, 2) 2007-08 was the year of the Shemitah, and )1 1930-31 the Great Depression. These were long term crashes that lasted months and years.
4. Rise and fall of nations.
1. Jews.
2. Babylon and the Medo-Persian Empire.
3. 1917, the year of the Shemitah. WW I. Four nations are destroyed, and 1 nation rises: Russian Empire falls, Germany, Austrio-Hungarian Emprire falls, the Ottoman Empire falls, America rises to overtake Great Britain as the greatest financial nation.
4. 4 shemitah cycles later. 1945 WW II, the year of the Shemitah. It began in 1938, also the year of the Shemitah. America rises as the greatest military power in the world. The war was over, the victory march takes place in Berlin on Sept. 7, 1945 (Elul 29). FYI, the Twin towers was dreamed of in 1945, begun in 1966, finished in 1973, and destroyed in 2001. All take place in the year of the Shemitah.
5. 4 Shemitah cycles later, 1973, abortion is legalized. BTW it’s 2015, the year of the Shemitah and we just legalized same sex marriage.
5. Year of Jubilee. Takes place every 50th year. 
1. 1917-1918, Sept. to Sept. Shemitah. 1918-1919, possible Jubilee. Belfore Declaration. The Jews are invited by Great Britain to return to the promised land. They had not lived there since 70AD.
2. 1965-66, Sept to Sept, Shemitah. 1966-67, possible Jubilee. 6 Days War. Jews reclaim Jerusalem.
3. 2014-15, Sept to Sept, Shemitah. 50 year have passed. Elul 29, 2015 is the end of the Shemitah. September 13, 2015.
1. Sept 17, 2001, closing bell of the stock market. The largest one day crash in history to that point. Elul 29.
2. September 29, 2008, closing bell of the stock market. The largest one day crash in history. Elul 29.

The 2 greatest crashes in stock market history both happen on the same day of the Hebrew calendar, the calendar established by God: Elul 29. It happens according to the cycle of the Shemitah. It happens on the once every seven years Elul 29, the day of release and remission. They happen exactly 7 years apart down to the day, the hour, the minute, at the premise moment of the closing bell of the stock market on Wall Street. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know who holds the future. Are you ready to meet Him?