Intro We are beginning 2011 in the belly of a fish. Jonah, God’s prophet, ran away when God told him to preach to his enemies. This is the equivalent of a Jew during WWII going to Berlin to talk to Hitler to tell him that God loved him. It would be unheard of! So Jonah ran. God said to go east and he…

BREAKING THE CHAINS OF SHAME Gen 2:22-25 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man." 24 For this reason…

God Fights For His People Joshua 10:1-43 Stephen Caswell © 1999 God Fights For His People Behind The Scenes Do you ever feel you are alone in the Christian life? Do you ever feel that you are fighting the enemy by yourself? While learning to use a new computer, I was troubled by a faint clicking sound…

Introduction: Exodus 12 is one of those incredible passages that the Bible contains. I personally believe that this chapter is one of those passages that every believer should be acquainted with. In fact, every believer should be well versed in this chapter. Because it so greatly speaks about the sacrifice…

Introduction: God created man to bless him beyond all imagination. But man turned away from God and rejected Him. What was God to do? Was He to let His purpose for man be defeated? This was impossible—for He is God, and God’s purposes can never be thwarted. Therefore, God did exactly what He had told…

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” The most spoken directive from God in the whole bible is to NOT BE AFRAID The need to know that we are: Not alone in life That someone is one our side…

Overcoming Setbacks and Discouragement Jonah 1:1-4:11 (Initial reading - Jonah 1:1-17) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Oct. 27, 2013 BACKGROUND: *Almost everybody knows the story of Jonah. It's one of the first Bible stories we learn as kids. They even made a Veggie Tales movie about…

Introduction: One of the greatest privileges, yet also one of the most neglected and misunderstood gifts we have, is the gift of prayer. Certainly prayer means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it is an empty ritual they repeat in a religious ceremony. For others it is…

While God will provide for all our needs, being obedient does not guarentee that we will be financially wealthy.

Why do we as Christians celebrate Christmas? What's the point of the holiday? Can you celebrate Christmas without acknowledging Christ?

You can find the victory you need in your life... ONLY in Jesus!

Through Christ we can overcome all things and all enemies. We are more than conqueors, we are overcomers!

Jesus wants us to: 1. humble our hearts (vs. 1-4). 2. serve our Savior (vs. 5). 3. see the danger of disobeying God (vs. 6-9). 4. know the amazing assistance we have in Heaven (vs. 10). 5. see how to be saved (vs. 3 & 11-14).

Carl H. Stevens Jr. was pastor of Greater Grace Church located in Baltimore, Maryland. Pastor Stevens was also chancellor of Maryland Bible College & Seminary and host of the international Christian radio program “The Grace Hour.” This booklet was created from messages preached by Pastor Stevens. Pastor…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Sam Levenson told of how his father took the 6 children, chained hand to hand, through a museum. Suddenly, in irritation at the slowness of their progress, he said, "Look kids, if you're gonna stop and look at everything, you ain't gonna see nothin." Anyone who has been in a large…

1. Be warned about the seriousness of sin (vs. 24) 2. Be willing to stand in the gap (vs. 25) 3. Trust God's way of salvation (vs. 25-26) 4. Give worship to our Savior (vs. 27-31)

I was having a conversation the other day with a fiend about the convenience of being able to pay for things at the checkout line with your cell phone. And he was irritated with those stores that didn’t afford you the opportunity to pay with your phone. Apparently the technology is already there in the…

Matthew 7:15 Christ Jesus Himself states: 15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Galatians 1:6-10 6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; 7 which is really not…

The Story - Chapter 4 - Deliverance Offering Prayer – Instructions then Video – Giving Communicates! Giving communicates to God that you want His blessing in your life! Giving means you are willfully walking through the door of blessing. Meet two people who could not be more opposite. One woman gave…

“Hanging By a Thread” PPHC – 10/08/06 a.m.– Text: Josh. 2:12-21 CENTRAL THEME: RAHAB'S SCARLET THREAD Why was the scarlet thread so significant to Rahab, and how does this story apply to our lives? The Thread was significant because … I. It Provided Protection and Deliverance for Rahab A. It was a Token…

Scripture stresses that fallen human beings are cut off from God on account of their sin. All need to be saved, if they are to enter into a new relationship with God as their Creator and Redeemer. Salvation is not the result of human achievement, privilege or wisdom, but depends totally upon the graciousness of a loving God, supremely expressed in the cross of Jesus Christ. People must respond in repentance and faith if they are to benefit from God’s offer of salvation in Christ.

Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved!

One of the most important things you must do while in a storm is listen to the voice of the Lord. He is speaking. His words will both comfort and direct you. Listening to His voice is the quickest way to come out of the storm.