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Fernando Rojas: Why We Study the Prophecies / Por que Estudiamos las Profecias (Isaiah 46:9-11 / Isaias 46:9-11)
Fernando Rojas, the pastor of Iglesia Bautista Azle Avenue in Fort Worth, notes people want to know the future and look for predictions of it in many places. Questioning the reliability of card reading and fortune telling, Rojas directs his hearers to the Bible as “a reliable place to read about the future.”
Rojas defines prophecy as “God’s message about what he will allow to happen.” Prophecy should be studied to prepare for what will happen, to be transformed to be more like Christ, to be encouraged and to share with others so they may be prepared, transformed and encouraged also.
This bilingual sermon was delivered on Jan. 31, 2021, for the morning worship service of Iglesia Bautista Azle Avenue in Fort Worth. It is the first sermon in the series “Beginning with the End in Mind.”
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Fernando Rojas, pastor de la Iglesia Bautista Azle Avenue en Fort Worth, señala que la gente quiere conocer el futuro y buscar predicciones del mismo en muchos lugares. Al cuestionar la confiabilidad de la lectura de cartas y la adivinación, Rojas dirige a sus oyentes a la Biblia como “un lugar confiable para leer sobre el futuro”.
Rojas define la profecía como “el mensaje de Dios sobre lo que permitirá que suceda”. Se debe estudiar la profecía para prepararse para lo que sucederá, para ser transformados para ser más como Cristo, para ser animados y para compartir con otros para que ellos también puedan estar preparados, transformados y animados.
Este sermón bilingüe se pronunció el 31 de enero de 2021 para el servicio de adoración por la mañana de la Iglesia Bautista Azle Avenue en Fort Worth. Es el primer sermón de la serie “Comenzando con el fin en mente”.
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