Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he delves into 2 miraculous events from the life of Jesus, illustrating how these miracles teach us to walk in victory over sin, satan, and circumstances. Discover the deep spiritual lessons behind Jesus calming the storm and walking on water, and learn how these acts of faith can empower us to overcome life's challenges through the Power of God's Word. 2 miracles of Jesus demonstrate how we can walk in victory over the power of sin, circumstances and satan: (1) The crossing to the other side of Galilee through a storm, and (2) Walking on the Water. God has called us to be overcomers, who go over, not under!
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he explores the profound theme of Miracles and Voids. This insightful sermon delves into how God performs miracles in our lives, emphasising the importance of creating voids for His Word & Spirit to fill. Discover how to prepare your heart to receive God's blessings and experience spiritual growth. God works miracles in our lives by His Word and Spirit, but He also requires the presence of a receptive VOID in us, into which He can speak and which He can fill with His life. So, there are 2 ingredients to every miracle of God: (1) God's SPIRIT and WORD, which are the active agents of the miracle, and (2) a receptive VOID, which is necessary to receive a miracle. This is illustrated with a number of examples.
Join Pastor Derek Walker and host Howard in this engaging Q&A session, tackling a wide array of religious and societal topics. From the role of Christianity in modern politics to the historical significance of biblical events, this episode offers profound insights and discussions. Key topics include the impact of recent political decisions on religious communities, the interpretation of biblical prophecies, and the challenges of living a faith-based life in today's world. Tune in for thoughtful perspectives and spiritual guidance.
All Temples give God’s blueprint for us as His ultimate Temples. Man fell into sin & lost God’s Presence, but He’s restoring us to be His Temples – He’ll dwell within us & shine out of us forever. All the different Temples encode different aspects of His ultimate Temple, each providing a piece of the puzzle. We get the whole picture by putting together the revelation from them all. (1) Our SPIRIT = HOLY of HOLIES, (2) our SOUL = HOLY PLACE, (3) our BODY = OUTER COURT. We’re made with His THRONE in our SPIRIT to live under His authority. When we receive Christ & He’s enthroned within us, we discover our true identity, ability & personality, for His Spirit of grace flows from His throne to fill & transform our souls & empower us to do His will & be fruitful. Christ is the perfect human Temple; God was enthroned in His spirit and His Spirit filled His soul & flowed out of Him. But we were born spiritually dead, so His Spirit did not indwell us. Christ came to make us into true Temples, like Him. So, He died as our SIN OFFERING to take away our sins, and as our BURNT OFFERING to give us His perfect righteousness. Mercy Seat = ‘Place of Propitiation’ where God’s righteous judgment is fully satisfied by the Blood. He sees the Blood & declares us forgiven, so He’s now free to bless us. Once the blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat & accepted by God, Israel came under mercy for another year. But she had to repeat this ritual every year signifying man’s sin wasn’t yet put away (Heb 10:1-4). Christ accomplished this (Heb 10:5-10). So, Tabernacle rituals pictured what Christ would accomplish in establishing the New Covenant in His Blood in the Heavenly Temple, and activating it in His redeemed human Temples (Heb 9:7-12). As the High Priest, He offered Himself as the final Sacrifice and took His Blood into the heavenly Holy of Holies, and sprinkled it on God’s Throne, the Mercy Seat, as full payment for our sin & every blessing of grace (Heb 4:16). His Blood in Heaven ever speaks on our behalf, and is the basis for the everlasting New Covenant (Heb 12:22-24). Having done this, He sat down to signify His finished work, and entered into His work as Mediator of the New Covenant for His people (Heb 1:3, 10:11-12, 9:23-26). The Heavenly Temple is an image of God’s ultimate Temple (Man), so when we receive Christ, He also sprinkles us with His Blood & sanctifies us to Himself (1Pet 1:2, Heb 9:13-14). By His Spirit, He entered our holy of holies, and applied His Blood to our spirit, cleansing it from all sin & sanctifying it to Himself, making it a perfect new creation, and then sits enthroned there by His indwelling Spirit, to mediate the new covenant in our lives. This happened at our New Birth. He activated the New Covenant in us, so we’re now under grace. We became a functioning Temple. Having sprinkled & cleansed us with His Blood (Heb 9:13-14), He now brings us into our inheritance (v15). It's a Throne of Grace, for the Lamb’s Blood has been accepted by God on our behalf, and He sits at God’s right hand dispensing His River of Grace to us (Rev 22:1-2). This also pictures us as Temples, with Christ enthroned as Lord in our spirit, releasing His river of grace from His throne in our spirit, flowing down into our heart & life. The trees = thoughts & emotions in our soul. As we trust in Christ who lives in us, and submit to His Lordship, we receive His river of blessing into our hearts. When God entered the Tabernacle, He sat in His glory, enthroned on the Mercy Seat above the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies, and there He met with Moses & spoke with him (Ex 25:21-22). Likewise, He sits on the throne in our spirit, His base of operation in us. 3 items in the HOLY PLACE (Heb 9:1-4) = our SOUL: *(1) MENORAH = our MIND, illuminated by the oil of His Spirit. *(2) TABLE of SHOWBREAD (‘the Bread of the Presence’) = our EMOTIONS, kept ever fresh from God's Presence, shining from the Holy of Holies. *(3) The ALTAR of INCENSE next to the Holy of Holies = our HEART or WILL, at the deepest part of our soul, called the Golden Censer (‘the Place of Incense’) in Heb 9:4, where it’s described as belonging to the holy of holies. Thus, our HEART is the junction & connection between our SPIRIT & SOUL, receiving God’s life from the spirit, so that it flows into our soul (Heb 4:12, John 7:38). By God’s design, the heart should be under the spirit’s control, so a worshipping heart is necessary to receive God’s grace into our souls. As we submit our hearts into God’s Hand (the Holy Spirit), He can guide & empower us (Prov 21:1). To reign in life, put our heart into His Hand (His Spirit), who manifests in us as rivers of living water. In the Holy of Holies was the Ark of the Covenant containing 3 items, hidden under the Throne (under His control) = 3 aspects of God’s grace, He wants to release into our soul by His Spirit: (1) the Tablets of the Covenant, (2) Aaron's Almond Rod that budded, and (3) the Golden Pot of Manna (Heb 9:3-5)
Explore the divine blueprint of God's Temples and learn how they reflect His ultimate Temple: redeemed man in Christ. We're designed to be Temples of the Living God, in the image of Christ, the perfect human Temple of God. In union with Him, by His Spirit, He transforms us into His image from glory to glory. God’s will for us as His Temples is to be filled with His Spirit, who indwells our holy of holies (SPIRIT), and also wants to fill our holy place (SOUL) and our BODY. The Tabernacle with all its furnishings was made according to a Divine Pattern (Ex 25:9,20, 26:30, Num 8:4, Acts 7:44, Heb 8:1-6). So, the earthly Tabernacle was made after the image of the heavenly Temple. The primary fulfilment of the typology of the Tabernacle is Jesus Himself. God came down to dwell among His people, by dwelling in a perfect human Tabernacle (John 1:1-14). The prophetic picture of the Tabernacle was perfectly fulfilled in the human nature of Jesus (Col 2:9). He was also filled with God’s glory through the indwelling Spirit. He was the perfect prototype human Temple of God, the basis for all future human Temples of God. By His death & resurrection, He made it possible to multiply Himself in us, like a seed planted in the earth & rising again in multiplied form (John 12:24). When anyone receives Jesus, they are put into union with Him and become living stones in His Temple built on Him, their living Foundation, and He begins to change them into His image - first, by recreating our spirits in the New Birth, then by transforming our souls, and finally by glorifying our bodies. So, Christ is not just the fulfilment of the Tabernacle pattern, the perfect human prototype Temple, but also, the transforming power that changes us into His image as God’s Temple, on the basis of His death & resurrection, so that we also become Temples of God, like Him. Thus, the pattern of the Tabernacle of Moses is primarily fulfilled in Christ, and 2ndly in us, His Body. God now lives in us, and wants to shine His glory through us. To make this all possible, on the Cross Christ fulfilled the Law of the Burnt Offering (Lev 1:1-12) & the Sin Offering (Lev 4:1-35). During the first 3 hours on the Cross, He offered Himself up as a sweet-selling burnt offering to the Lord (Eph 5:2). He identified with us and offered Himself for us, offering up His perfect human righteousness to God, to be accepted on our behalf, so that in Him we might be possess & be covered in His righteousness. On the basis of this aspect of the Cross, His righteousness is offered to us as a free-gift. From noon until 3pm, He fulfilled the type of the Sin Offering. He who knew no sin became sin for us on the Cross (2Cor 5:21). God signified this in the heavens by turning the sun to darkness, a picture of the radiant Sun of righteousness being covered with the darkness of our sin. In His Atonement, He paid the penalty in full for all our sins, so we can be forgiven, if we trust in Him. As our Sin-Offering, He took our sin and the punishment we deserved, releasing God's forgiveness & mercy to us, and as our Burnt Offering, He released His righteousness & life to us as a free-gift of grace. Christ's Altar of Burnt Offering is the everlasting power source for all of God’s human Temples forever, for He gave Himself for us to release His everlasting righteousness & life, which will uphold us for all eternity. The truth that His Sacrifice is forever effectual in satisfying God and in releasing His grace to us is revealed in the Law of the Burnt Offering (Lev 6:8-13). His act of obedience in offering Himself up for us on the Cross provides for us an abundant everlasting source of grace (Rom 5:8-21). By His once for all perfect offering, He gave us His righteousness, grace & life, as our everlasting possession. As one moves toward the Holy Place of worship, after the Altar of Burnt Offering was the Laver (Ex 40:30). (1) He sacrificed Himself on the Cross for His Bride (represented by the Bronze Altar), so that (2) He might sanctify & cleanse us by the WASHING of His WORD (the Bronze Laver) - Eph 5:26. The LAVER represents God's WRITTEN WORD, which reveals His LIVING WORD – Christ, the source of eternal life (John 5:39-40). As we look into the Mirror of God’s Word, the glory of the Person & Life of Christ is revealed to us, and His Spirit cleanses us from sin & sanctifies us to God (2Cor 3:18). The more we're cleansed & sanctified, the closer we can draw near to God to fellowship with Him and know Him (Heb 12:14, Matt 5:8). The Holy of Holies represents the spirit of man, in which was: “the Ark of the Covenant, in which were the Golden Pot of Manna, Aaron’s Rod that budded & the Tablets of the Covenant” (Heb 9:3-4). These 3 items in the Holy of Holies correspond to the 3 items in the Holy Place, for the soul is made in the image of the spirit, designed to express & manifest the life & nature of the spirit.
In this episode, 'the River of Life,' Derek explores the profound biblical revelation that believers are the eternal Temple of God, designed to be filled with His presence and glory. Redeemed man in Christ is designed to be the eternal Temple of the Living God, indwelt by Him and shining forth His glory. Thus, redeemed man is the ultimate, eternal Temple of God (1Corinthians 3:16-17, 6:19-20, 12:12, 2Cor 6:16, Ephesians 2:21-22, Rev 21:22-26). TEMPLES are designed to be dwelling places of God, and He introduced TEMPLES to reveal His ULTIMATE PURPOSE for mankind. He created MAN to be His TEMPLE, and now His plan is to redeem us, so that we might be the DWELLING PLACE of God, that God would dwell with us and IN US forever! This is God's ultimate purpose for man - that God might dwell in us and be glorified through us. All Temples of God are a blueprint of His ultimate Temple (Man), and so they describe our nature, design, purpose and operation - how God made us to function. The first clear design feature of God’s Temples is that they are all tripartite in structure. That is, they are comprised of 3 distinct parts, with 3 different levels of holiness, sometimes represented by different heights: (1) The HOLY of HOLIES, where God is enthroned, (2) the HOLY PLACE, and (3) the OUTER COURT. Likewise man is (1) SPIRIT, (2) SOUL & (3) BODY (1Thessalonians 5:23). The greatest Presence of God is in the Holy of Holies, where He is enthroned as King, and His Presence (Glory) radiates like light shining forth from the Holiest Place. One picture of this FLOW of LIFE is that His SPIRIT of GRACE flows down like RIVERS from the highest place (the Holy of Holies or Throne Room) to water the lower places. We see this RIVER of LIFE in the Heavenly Temple (Rev 22:1-2), in Eden (Genesis 2:10) and in the Millennial Temple (Joel 3:18, Zechariah 14:8-9, Ezekiel 47). Jesus was a fully functioning Temple of God, who came to make us into Temples of God, with the Holy Spirit dwelling in our born again spirit (John 14:16-17, Romans 5:5, John 4:10,14), and flowing out through our heart as rivers of living water (John 7:37-39). So, now in Christ, God, the Holy Spirit lives within our reborn spirit (where Christ is enthroned), from where He wants to flow down as rivers of life to fill our souls with His light and life, and then flow out through our bodies to the world, as we obey Him, by speaking His words and doing His works. We are Temples of the Living God, who wants to fill and empower us and be glorified through us. As we let His River of life and grace flow down from our high place (our spirit) through our soul, as we submit to Him and obey Him, the trees in the garden of our soul (our thoughts and emotions) will continually flourish and grow and be fruitful to the glory of God.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he explores the concept of the Temples of God in a special series. Discover how believers are considered living stones, forming a spiritual Temple with Christ as both the Foundation Stone and the Capstone. This episode delves into biblical passages that illustrate the significance of Christ's role in the Church and God's plan for unity among believers.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he explores the concept of the Temples of God, both heavenly and earthly. This episode delves into the idea that believers collectively form the ultimate Temple of God, united as the body and bride of Christ. Discover how the corporate Temple embodies greater glory than individual Temples and how Jesus Christ as the Foundation Stone and Capstone unites us all.
Derek Walker describes the Millennial Temple drawing from many scriptures in Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah & Zechariah. Discover how the concept of God's dwelling with man is central to biblical revelation, from the original earthly Temple in Eden to its ultimate fulfilment in the Millennial reign of Christ - the times of restoration of all things, when the Land of Israel will be restored to be like the original Eden. The Millennial Temple, at the peak of the Mountain of the Lord, in Israel, will be at the heart of the restoration of God's Kingdom on earth at Christ's Return. Christ will reign over the whole earth from its Holy of Holies, and a River of Life will flow from it into Jerusalem, and then divide into 2 rivers to the west and to the east. This episode provides God's vision for the climax of human history in the Messianic Kingdom and the greatest of the earthly Temples, the closest image of the heavenly Temple, which therefore also provides deep insights into the nature and operation of redeemed Man in Christ - God's ultimate, eternal Temple.
Derek Walker explores the significance of Temples, focusing on the first 3 Temples on the earthly Mount Zion, pointing out the connections between the heavenly and earthly Temples. After God moved into the Tabernacle, He promised He would lead them to a holy Mountain of His choosing where His Sanctuary would be established. God had already set apart Mount Moriah, later called Mount Zion, when Abraham offered up Isaac on Mount Moriah (Genesis 22) and God promised that He would offer up His Son in that place (v8,14). From that time Mt. Moriah was God's ordained place of Sacrifice. Later David establish his capital in Jerusalem, and God revealed to him the location and plans for the Temple, especially the Holy of Holies, and the Altar (on Ornan's threshing floor) on Mount Moriah, to the north and above the City of David (1Chronicles 21-22). Later Solomon build the Temple there (2Chronicles 23:1) and it was filled with God's glory at its Dedication. It was destroyed by the Babylonians 432 years later because of Israel's idolatry, and rebuilt 70 years later in the same place as the 2nd Temple, which was later beautified by Herod the Great. This was the Temple in the time of Jesus, but was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70, because of Israel's rejection of Christ. There will also be a 3rd Temple of God on Mount Zion in the future (the Tribulation Temple), which God will use as a final outreach to Israel as well as the world, especially through the 2 witnesses. After 3.5 years the antichrist will desecrate it with the Abomination of Desolation (Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:15, 2Thessalonians 2, Revelation 11). There will also be a 4th Temple on Mount Zion in the Millennium (Isaiah 2:1-4, Ezekiel 40-48).
Join Pastor Derek Walker from the Oxford Bible Church as he continues his enlightening series on the Temples of God. In this episode, explore the spiritual significance of Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle, delving into their roles as divine dwellings and reflections of the heavenly Temple. We study how Mount Sinai was an earthly Temple of God for a year, before God's Presence moved into the Tabernacle (God's portable Temple).
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church in this enlightening series exploring the concept of the Temples of God. Discover how Eden was the original earthly Temple, reflecting God's heavenly Temple, and learn about the restoration of God's Presence through biblical history. Delve into the symbolic significance of Temples across cultures and how they relate to God's ultimate plan for humanity. This episode highlights how God's original plan to establish His Kingdom and Presence over the whole earth, which He began in Eden (His original Temple), will be fulfilled in His Millennial Kingdom, when Christ will reign from His Millennial Temple on the top of Mountain of the Lord (Mount Zion) over the whole earth, and His glory will cover the earth, with Israel being the restored Garden of Eden.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he delves into the fascinating study of the Temples of God, exploring the concept of Eden as the original earthly temple. Discover how Eden, the Garden of God, was the sacred ground where God intended to dwell with man. This video examines biblical narratives, comparing Eden to the heavenly Jerusalem and revealing profound insights into the spiritual significance of these divine structures. Learn about the heavenly blueprint that influenced the creation of Eden and how it served as a sanctuary for mankind. This educational journey offers a deeper understanding of the spiritual connections between the earthly and heavenly temples.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of Oxford Bible Church as he delves into the profound series on the Temples of God. In this episode, explore the concept of Eden as the first earthly Temple, mirroring the heavenly Eden. Discover the theological insights into the heavenly City, New Jerusalem, and its significance as the dwelling place of God. Learn about the symbolic structures of Temples and their relation to us as tripartite beings —spirit, soul, and body (1Thess 5:23). Uncover the biblical parallels between the Garden of Eden and the Heavenly Temple, reflecting God’s design and purpose for mankind.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he explores the profound theme of God's Temples throughout the Bible. This episode delves into the concept of the Heavenly Temple, the New Jerusalem, and how it serves as the everlasting dwelling Place of God, the blueprint for the temporary earthly Temples of God. Discover the significance of earthly temples as copies of their heavenly counterpart and the spiritual insights they offer into our identity as Temples of the living God (redeemed man being the ultimate Temple of God). Learn about the biblical blueprint for these sacred spaces and how they reflect God's divine order.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of Oxford Bible Church as he continues the enlightening series on the Temples of God. This video delves into the concept of the heavenly City, the New Jerusalem, as the eternal dwelling of God with His people. Explore biblical insights on the heavenly temple, its significance, and how believers are seen as Temples of the living God. The session also touches on the transformative power of the new covenant and the role of Jesus Christ in granting believers access to the heavenly kingdom.
Join Pastor Derek Walker of the Oxford Bible Church as he explores the biblical significance of the four blood moons occurring in 2014-2015. Delve into prophecies from Joel and Acts, and historical events linked to blood moon tetrads. Discover the potential divine messages these celestial events may hold for Israel and the world.
Join Pastor Derek Walker from the Oxford Bible Church as he delves into the signs of the times, focusing on celestial events like the four blood moons. Discover their biblical significance and what they could mean for the future. This video explores prophetic interpretations and the connection of these signs to historical and future events, urging viewers to be watchful and prepared for the times ahead.
Join Derek Walker, Pastor of Oxford Bible Church, as he explores the concept of being 'in Christ' and its foundational importance in the Christian faith. Discover the blessings and promises that come with this spiritual position, as well as how to build a strong Christian life based on the unchanging truth of God's Word. Learn about the transformation from being in Adam to being in Christ and how to live out this reality through grace.
Explore the profound concept of being 'In Christ' through biblical teachings. This video delves into the spiritual blessings, identity transformation, and foundational truths of Christianity. Discover the significance of transitioning from being in Adam to being in Christ and how it impacts your faith journey.