Funeral for a Godly Woman: Mrs. Opal Self Proverbs 31:10-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall Kilpatrick / McClendon Baptist Church - Aug. 10, 2012 *We are going to miss Opal Self. It is always hard to lose someone we love, especially when that someone is someone like Opal. But in the midst of our grief, we can…

Faith Hope & Love are three great foundation stones of the Christian life. They were spoken about frequently by Jesus and his disciples, the greatest example of these virtues can be seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God is ‘Love’, we should love one another as he has loved us…

“LESSONS LEARNED FROM A NIGHT OF FAILURE” TEXT: Luke 5:1-11 */" One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one…

En revisión Josué fue nombrada el líder de los hebreos después de la muerte de Moisés. Dios le dio algunas palabras de aliento diciéndole que “sea fuerte y valiente.” Después de que Josué dio a sus tropas sus órdenes, envió dos espías a Jeríco para explorar la tierra. Los espías busaran refugio e información…

STRIKE THE GROUND WITH YOUR BEST 2 Kings 13:14-19 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" (18) And he said, "Take the arrows," and he took…

It’s not over yet! Jacob was an old man when his son Joseph was taken to Egypt. His boy Joseph had been his dream. Now it looked like Jacob’s dream was dead. But in Genesis 45, we see that his spirit was revived. Joseph was still alive! The old man got his dream back in his old age. You’re never too…

Series: Renewing Our Relationship with God Sermon: Responding to God’s Love Scripture: Various Renewing our relationship with God should be first on our list of priorities for a new year. The first task in renewing our relationship is accepting that God loves us, and the prime example of His love is…

When Times Are Tough God Will Make You Tougher Still Isaiah 41:10-20KJV 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against…

Text - What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for…

I. Introduction Text: Mark 4:35-41 A. I have a very large willow tree at my house with 5 large tree trunks that come out from the ground. The leaves of the tree drape over the tree limbs and down to the ground ; they drape so far that people walking on the sidewalk have to walk through the leaves or…

Introduction: Illustration: A ferryman had the word “faith” painted on one oar and the word “work” on the other. He was asked the reason for thus “naming” the oars, and replied by showing rather than by words. He laid the oar that had “work” painted on it in the bottom of the skiff, took the oar that…

Proposito: Motivar a una mejor asistencia a losmprogramas de la iglesia

How a believer responds to trials

Scripture Reading: Galatians 1:15-24 Introduction Are you a first or second generation Christian? Second generation Because your parents are Christians You married a Christian You hang around other Christians (“guilt by association”) You have read the Bible and know the language First generation You…

Ask and it shall be Given “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?…

14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17 And someone from the…

I. Definition of faith 1. Faith is the substance 2. By faith we obtain a good testimony The progression of faith in the Christian life. We are not just believing for more luxeries. II. By faith we understand the worlds were framed by the word of God. 1. God's word has creative power 2. The first level…

Introduction 1. Mark Sandwich Again a. The beginning and the end help us to understand the middle. b. In this case the fig tree story helps us to understand what Jesus is doing clearing the Temple. On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in…

There are times that we take living for granted. Sometimes, we set in our minds that I’m here because of my strength, Because of my capabilities to do things and make things click in my life. But if you really would examine your life (past), go back to yesterday, last week, last month, last year, 5 years…

The need for and peace of faith

Prayer is essential in facing the enemy of your soul. Without prayer, defeat is expected.

Growth is the process of development and maturing, used to refer to the progress of the kingdom of God and the spiritual development of believers. Scripture uses images of growth (such as seeds, plants and infants) to stress the dynamic nature of personal faith and the kingdom of God. In this walk we must grow deeper to grow taller...

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…