When you hear "the last days," what comes to mind? Zombies? Nuclear war? The mark of the beast? Here's something that might surprise you: according to Scripture, the last days began 2,000 years ago with the coming of Christ—and we're living in them right now. But the danger Paul warns Timothy about in 2 Timothy 3 isn't an alien invasion or global catastrophe. It's something far closer to home: wicked people who have infiltrated the church itself. This message unpacks Paul's devastating list of vices—from lovers of self to lovers of pleasure—and reveals why these traits are so dangerous precisely because they hide behind a "form of godliness." You'll discover why the greatest threat to your faith isn't external persecution but internal corruption, how false teachers use religion to satisfy their own lusts, and what Paul means when he says to "avoid such people." If you want to be prepared for these times, this is where to start.

A recent social media post made the statement, “One can sin 24 hours a day 7 days a week, but if that person is a Christian, they are still 100% assured of going to heaven." The responses were swift and came down primarily in one of two camps. One camp suggested that Christians cannot sin, based upon passages such as 1 John 3:6, "No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or has come to know Him." The other camp suggests that if a Christian continues in sin, they are at risk of losing their salvation, drawing on Hebrews 10:26-27, “For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries."

In today's lesson we explore how the Apostle John would respond to such a claim and the responses to this claim. What we find is the Christian life is a walk, rooted in a fellowship with God through Jesus Christ, which has its basis in the person and work of Jesus Christ. As we consider the Scriptural teaching we find that such claims, while technically true, are inconsistent with a life surrendered to Christ. But we also find security rooted not in our behavior, but in the completed work of the Cross of Calvary.

Thank you for listening to today's teaching. We pray you will be blessed through the teaching of God's Word and will be encouraged to walk according to the Gospel of Grace.

Merry Christmas! It is again that time of year when much of the world pauses in celebration of Christmas. But what does Christmas really mean to those who call upon the name of Jesus Christ.

In today's lesson, the Atlantic Gospel Chapel leadership team shares various thoughts on Christmas. These include:

1. The reason for the birth of Christ
2. The believer's "hope chest"
3. The Scriptural basis for the beloved Christmas hymn, "Joy to the World"

Thank you for listening to today's teaching. It is our prayer that as we contemplate the birth of our Lord and Savior that you will be blessed through what God's word says about "the Word become flesh."

In the classic Christmas movie, "A Christmas Story," young Ralph's one desire for Christmas is to receive a Red Rider BB Gun. But throughout the movie, the grownups, including the department store Santa, chastise him, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!" Someone once likened sharing the Gospel with having a "Gospel gun." The problem is, we often get caught up in all the little details we fail to take the shot when it comes. Do we have the right ammunition? I don't know how to handle this "gun." Is my sight properly calibrated? I just don't know what to say.

In John 4, Jesus has a divinely appointed "chance" encounter with a Samaritan woman at the well. Through her exchange with Jesus, not only is her whole life exposed, but her falsely held theology is exposed as well. And yet, as we see, even with all her wrong ideas, she had one thing right, in John 4:25, "The woman said to Him, 'I know that Messiah is coming' (who is called Christ). 'When He comes, He will tell us all things.'” To which Jesus responds, "I who speak to you am He." And with just this single bullet in her "Gospel Gun," she leaves her waterpot at the well and hurriedly runs into the city, calling out to the men of the city, “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” She took the shot. The question for believers today is, what keeps us from taking the shot? Join us as we examine this story of Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well as we consider what we need to share the Gospel; and the answer may surprise you.

Thank you for listening to today's lesson. We pray you will be encouraged through the teaching of God's Word to share the Gospel message with those around you.

In today's modern world, we don't really need to remember much. If we are trying to recall a certain fact, we turn to Google for the answer. Who needs to remember how to add or subtract when we have a calculator at our disposable, even as an app on our phones. Those in the ancient world did not have such luxuries, so their minds were often more attuned to remembering things than we might be today. Regardless, they still needed reminding.

In 2 Timothy 2:8, considered in the previous message, Paul wrote to Timothy, "Remember Jesus Christ..." Now in our passage this morning, his instruction to Timothy is to "Remind them of these things." So as we look at this, we're going to recognize that there's not much entirely new here, but the reality is the Bible often repeats itself because we need to have things repeated for us. We are very prone to forget, and therefore we need to continue to be reminded of the things which God has told us in Scriptures. Reminded, not just so that we can know or have an awareness of it, but so that we can seek to live by it.

Thank you for listening to today's message. We pray that as you listen to, and study, God's Word, that you will be encouraged by the Gospel to, "Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead," and that as we remember Him, we will live out our faith to bring honor and glory to Him.

Do you give thanks, or do you expect to be thanked? Alex Kremer confronts our culture's entitlement epidemic and the dangerous belief that God owes us something for our good behavior. Through Jesus' parable of the unworthy servant and the healing of ten lepers—where only one returned to give thanks—discover why genuine gratitude is the distinguishing mark of true faith. Learn how recognizing that everything from God is pure grace, not wages earned, transforms your entire perspective on blessings, trials, and daily life. Whether you're struggling with entitlement, wondering why bad things happen to good people, or seeking to cultivate deeper thankfulness, this message reveals how gratitude changes everything about your relationship with God.