WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF US? Scriptural Text: Micah 6:6-8 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil?…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org We have entered the final lap of David’s Life: we have watched him as the shepherd boy and giant killer, then as the humble and patient warrior and King, now we join him perhaps 20 years into…

Title: The Justice and Mercy of God in the Cross Text: Romans 3:23-26 Preached by Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on Easter Sunday April 8, 2007 www.goldcountrybaptist.org A couple weeks ago, I was teaching some young kids about some of the truths that were just sung about, and one of the…

In 2009, a high school girl named Wanetta Gibson falsely accused a High school football star named Brian Banks of rape. That accusation caused the loss of several college scholarships and a five years sentence when he could have played college football. The future after than we will never know, for he…

Dios quiere que seamos hombres y mujeres de integridad.

This is a Prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems Prayer still upsets some people. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance.…

Nehemiah 5:1-19 “An Inside Job” I’m sure many, if not all of us have seen a business or organization weaken itself from the inside out. I remember a former place of employment where there was a lot of bickering about management, gossip against one another, exploitation of some for the benefit of others.…

Prayer As we continue this week making our way through the 1st chapter of the gospel of John, …we come today to - basically - the second part to last week’s sermon... Last week we looked at John the Baptist being sent BY GOD to water baptize... with the purpose of REVEALING Jesus to Israel... And what…

Nahum is a prophetic book promising the freedom of Israel from Assyrian rule and the total destruction of Nineveh. In the first chapter, Nahum describes God as working in two important ways. The book begins with a repeated description of God as zealous and vengeful. The author emphasizes God's power over water, land, and people (1:4-5). Nahum then questions the wisdom of rebelling against God. (1:6, 9) The entire section culminates in the prophetic promise of the total destruction of the city of Nineveh. (1:12-14) Though the main focus is God's vengeance against Nineveh; it also emphasizes that God is slow to anger (v. 3), a refuge to his people (v. 7), and Good (v. 7). As whole, Nahum defends God's justice emphasizing his goodness and patience along with his demand for vengeance.

2 Kings 9 Introduction Have you ever wondered why God allows persecution of his servants? Why doesn’t he immediately exercise his omnipotent power over his opposition? Why does he wait? I know that I am not the only one who wrestles with these questions. We hear the psalmist cry out in chapter 35, “Lord…

Here’s a brief drama/skit, reproduced with permission. See http://www.fea.net/bobsnook; e-mail: bobsnook@fea.net. JUDGE: (enters wearing black robe, crosses to podium, pounds gavel) This court is now in session. Anyone having business before this court, draw near and be heard. WIDOW: (enters carrying…

Today we are looking at John 6:28-29 . This passage is in the middle of Jesus’ interaction with the crowds he had miraculously fed on the other side of the Sea of Galilee from only 5 small barley loaves and two fish. He fed them, and then returned to Capernaum supernaturally walking on the water to meet…

Prayer World Birth and Death Rates Birth Rate • 19 births/1,000 population • 131.4 million births per year • 360,000 births per day • 15,000 births each hour Death Rate • 8 deaths/1,000 population • 55.3 million people die each year • 151,600 people die each day • 6,316 people die each hour Now think…

June 16, 2009 [1] Trumpet Horn call by Joel (Music led by Joel) Reading of the 10 Commandments (Reader : Ken Davis) Baptism of William Royce Reading of the Beatitudes (Reader Monty Gorley) Call to order of the Solemn Assembly using the Shofar A time of Reflection of God’s grace and goodness (Audience…

Intro - Last week we learned how to live a stress free life in a stress filled world. One of the things that happens in our lives to cause stress is when People try to push us to live the way they think we should. Many of us struggle with the FEAR of disapproval. Disapproval This fear messes up our relationships…

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Gospel Jesus is the king revealed in the OT, just not how he was expected Today’s sermon follows the teaching of Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath. That teaching concluded with not just rejection of Jesus but with clear opposition, even if in secret But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how…

Righteous anger has four characteristics that distinguish it from worldly anger. We'll explore, as well as examine some other cautionary tales from 1 Samuel 17

Wars And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are…

Prayer 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. 18 I said in my heart…

Epiphany 4 – Year A January 30, 2005 Selma Original Free Will Baptist Church The Rev. Philip R. Taylor Vicar, FEC Lessons: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 37:1-18; 1 Corinthians 1:(18-25)26-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Do justice…Love kindness…Walk humbly Micah 6:1-8 Hear what the LORD says: Rise, plead your case before the…

Will you trust God even when life hurts?