Extreme Makeover – Heart Edition (Titus 3:3-7) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on August 31, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org “Extreme Makeover – Home Edition” is one of the top-rated TV series over the last four years in the US, and it is also shown overseas in Portugal,…

The Spirit plays a vital role in our conversions, more than we tend to give Him credit for at times. This lesson shows how the Spirit works in the preaching of the Gospel and regenerates the believer.

Prayer So, if you’ve been with us, for the past several weeks we’ve looked at the topic of Baptism... With us making our way through the gospel of John... we came to John the Baptist being called by God to INTRODUCE Jesus Christ to Israel... by water baptizing... AND then we looked into the actual water…

Living Under Grace 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. What does it mean to live by Grace? What are the benefits of Grace? What are the misunderstandings? What is the meaning of Grace? Grace is…

What does the Bible say about Spiritual Gifts? 1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. There are many spiritual gifts and the primary way you will learn what they are is to get involved in different…

A Lack Of Spiritual Maturity carnality—The opposite of spirituality; giving in to the desires and appetites of the flesh, or the body. carnal /ˈkɑːn(ə)l/ ■ adjective relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities. Paul then divided all men into three categories: natural, spiritual, and…

God really knows who believes and what’s really in our hearts. Jesus is not looking for surface level believers, people who believe only in deed but not in heart God doesn’t need human validation to be God “ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? “I the…

If you’re a disciple of Jesus, then your abiding in Christ and His abiding in you defines everything about who you are. In this series we’ll see how the disciple’s mission, mind, emotions, body, will, and relationships are affected by his or her relationship to Jesus. Understanding our identity in Christ is crucial as we seek to follow him faithfully.

Today we are picking up our study of the Gospel of John in chapter 3. This is probably one of the most popular sections in the whole Bible. It is the meeting of Nicodemus with Jesus. It is the portion of scripture where we find the expression, “Born-again”. The big question today is, “What does it mean…

Romans Romans 6 - Our death to sin through Christ and being raised (born again) to newness of life Romans 7 - Released from the burden and condemnation of the law, to walk and bear fruit in the Spirit. We looked at the duality of man, the battle between Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Paul was saying that…

Close your eyes and imagine the following: God the Father - nice old man with a beard? God the Son - Pic of Jesus or Jesus on the cross Holy Spirit - The bible gives us some descriptions. John 3 says he is like the wind. We can picture what the wind does, but we really can’t se it. To most of us, the…

Prophecy is not always sweet to the unrepentant Christian heart, just TRUTH! Time is short, look at Jesus in your heart and ask Him if you are spiritually asleep! Your decision may well could save your children and your Nation. If God has spoken to your heart, come and talk to Him at His altar!

When I was a child my family would take trips to Portugal almost every other year and our trips to Portugal were never complete without visiting the ever famous tourist trap Fatima. For those who don't know the story of Fatima well apparently Mary the mother of Jesus came down from heaven and appeared…

Exodus 12:13 "And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt." (NASB) Exodus 7-12 records that God brought down 10 different plagues upon the people of Egypt…

Regeneration

18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that…

Public Reading of Scripture [ Acts 9:1-19 ] 1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.…

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed…

One of the things that I have noticed over the years is how quickly people can flip you from being happy to angry. Have you ever noticed that? You could be having a great day… the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… You feel great. And then some crazy-maker walks into your life and in about…

Today is sermon 2 from our Believe series - after this we’ll have 28 more to go! The topic this week is God is personal . Of the 4,200 religions in the world, the Judeo-Christian faith is largely unique in the fact that God reveals Himself, God is knowable, He’s near, He’s active in our lives and He…

Acts 8:26-40

John Macarthur and further back the SBC have made Women’s roles in the life of the church a front and center issue. The SBC had knuckle heads making statements like… a women in my pulpit… never . Then a couple of weeks ago, John MacArthur made the satement about Beth Moore… stay home. Unfortunately today…