We may believe certain things about the Bible, but do we believe God can make them a reality in our own lives?

Big Idea: Find superior joy in waiting for the arrival of God's promise.

Understanding prophecy. Intro: Bible Prophecy! People fascinated by it. Even some who do not believe wonder what the Bible says will happen. It is not uncommon to read news articles that refer to things, and call them “apocalyptic,” a term from the bible. People are curious. They want to know. Why should…

This season of the year draws out those newspapers and magazine articles that attack, question and lament the issue of the virgin birth... One writer for the New York Times put the lament plainly: “The faith in the Virgin Birth reflects the way American Christianity is becoming less intellectual and…

God's faithfulness guarantees the hope we have in Christ.

If God is all powerful and good then how can there be evil in the world? No doubt you’ve heard this question before. Either God is good but powerless to prevent evil, or he is all powerful but the existence of evil proves that he is not good. From the time of Job until now, believers and unbelievers…

Nahum 2-3 continues the declaration of God's vengeance against Nineveh because of his unconditional love to Israel. In that sense, Nahum is a love letter to God's people. As we consider the historical and prophetic parallels found in Nahum - we learn that God has magnificent love, wisdom, power, and justice. The story of Nineveh should encourage us that our God is the only one who can meet our needs. All other love, wisdom, power, and justice pale in comparison to the magnificence of God displayed in Nahum 2-3.

The Sovereign God cannot be manipulated by man.

Introduction There is a movie that was released quite a number of years ago which is called “Stomp the Yard”. In this movie, the leading actor was someone who lost his brother in a fight outside of a club after a dance battle between his crew and another crew. Apparently the brothers had lost their parents…

I don’t know how many of you were out at night earlier this week on those first few cold crisp nights - the stars were out in all of their glory and if you spent a little bit of time you could easily identify the constellations - the big and little dipper, Orion, and still there were millions of other…

God's Plan Continues Chapters 1-11 of Genesis detailed the Beginnings of God's Plan. We saw the Preparation of the Place, the People and the Perfect Life. We saw the Problems that came about due to the People's rebellion and the continuing results of that rebellion - most notably the removal from God's…

The Remnant of Israel: The Unconditional Promises of the Abrahamic Covenant Guarantee a Believing Remnant Will Always Exist in Israel

Bro. Blake Orr delivers a message on Hagar and the lad this Mother's Day.

The blessings of having the curse lifted.

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters: Abram-Abraham Abraham is the second unusual character I am teaching about from the Biblical records of who God uses to build his people. I began with Noah, for he is the connection in the Bible from the line of Seth before the Flood to the line of Shem…

The Promise of God has Priority over the Law

There are those out there who are opposed to law and order. Whether they be anarchists, or libertarians, they do not like the long arm of the law. In recent years I have come across a person or two who just does not believe that they are accountable to the obey the law of the land, let alone the Law…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide CSB, Unit 2, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2021. God Makes a Promise Summary and Goal In the past few sessions,…

Habakkuk 3:2b-Habakkuk Presents Three Requests to the Lord God of Israel

Summarise the birth of Isaac and give the point that God always does what he promises to do. You should never doubt God.

What is Covenant Theology It is a model for interpreting the bible as a whole unit and as having a singular objective. This model emphasizes the unity of the scriptures.

By the blood of our Sacrificial Lamb, Jesus Christ, God calls us to faithfulness. May we be faithful worshippers who hold nothing back, but obediently give to God whatever he asks, trusting that “the Lord will provide.”

Proverbs 13:12 states this… Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Israel… in fact mankind had been greatly longing for a promise to be fulfilled that had been given long before… and this would be the day … no longer would the heart ache in waiting. God had made…

Obadiah: Obadiah 20-The Future Remnant of Israel Will Possess the Canaanites’ Territory and Cities of the Negev

I. Introduction Over the past year, the Lord has been dealing with me about preaching more messages from the Old Testament. We may not realize it, but the Old Testament is about 75% of the Bible! It is foundational to our understanding of the New Testament and many things we see in the New Testament…