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…

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…

To embody our faith in God through our actions.

In humble dependence, pursue God with ALL your heart, soul, mind and strength while OBEYING HIS REVEALED WILL and praising Him for the guidance and direction that is to come!

God revels how his chidlren can receive divine direction by trusting Him and Knowing Him

A person of faith, prayer, and obedience stands out and is dangerous in a world of doubt, fear, and jeolosy.

Sermon: Have a “Mary” Christmas This Year Sermons about Mary are very rare in our Protestant churches. We very rarely even talk about Mary unless we’re telling a joke around the office water cooler or passing it on in an email. Which reminds me… Have you heard the one where Jesus is teaching in the synagogue…

Not many of us here today would say that our life has ended up being at this point exactly where we had in mind. Your life may be on the right trajectory. It may be moving in the right direction. But I have found that no ones life hits 100% of what they had hoped for. It is a reality of life. Things…

Joshua 2:1-24 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Grace The Heart Of The Gospel. What makes Christianity different from all the other religions of the world? Years ago that very question was discussed at a conference. Some of the participants argued that Christianity is unique in teaching that God became man. But…

Obedience Required Joshua 1:10-18 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Obedience Required Frank Sinatra Recently the famous American singer Frank Sinatra died. For more than five decades he has been one of America's most popular entertainers. Perhaps he is best known for the song " My Way. " Apparently it has struck…

“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…

INTRO You can say it, but prove it. On a quick trip to Maryland, my family got a late start coming home than we normally would. We left around 6:30pm on Saturday night and were just about home around 1am. Everyone was asleep as I was driving, and I was starting to nod off. All of a sudden, I hit the…

By Rev. Garland W. Reed Opening Illustration: Song and Thematic Video: One Touch, by Nichole C. Mullin Call to Worship: Rom 10:17, Heb 11:1, Jas 2:17-20, 1 Jn 5:4 Text: Matthew 9:18-33, Mark 5:21-34, Exodus 28:31–35, Numbers 38, Deut 12, Leviticus 15:25-30, Isaiah 29:18-19, 35:5 CIT: Only Jesus can make…

Acts Series #20 Back to the Beginning: When Church was Church When the Prison Door Opens Acts 12:1-18 Open your copy of God's Word with me to Acts chapter 11 and follow with me as we read about the early church PICK UP AT 11:26b What can we do … in response to Hurricane Katrina? It is important for you…

Noah was a righteous man. These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God. He was a good moral man, marked by clean and righteous living. We should be careful, though, or we will think that Noah was self-righteous and therefore…

Believers are called to trust God for delieverance

Sermon #415 Who is Coming? 1 Samuel 28; 2 Kings 20:1-5 Intro: Two chapters previous to the one we are studying today, David, early in his life, is on the run from king Saul. Saul knew that if David lived he would take the kingdom away from him in time, and so chased him around the country. After years…

Introduction But my righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, I have no pleasure in him. This morning we will be continue to be reminded of the faith of the O.T. saints and how that faith required immense sacrifice in their lives. That same sacrifice is required of us. Living by faith produces…

The Call All of us have received a call from God, in one form or another. Our bible hero of the day did also, but when he first received it he was a different person at least by his name. Abraham was originally known as Abram, Genesis 12:1- Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred…

The Walls Came Tumbling Down Joshua 5:13-6:21 By Bill Denton Introduction A. A favorite Old Testament story is that of Joshua and the battle of Jericho 1. Kids learn it in Sunday School 2. It’s often retold as in illustration of faith Hebrews 11:30 30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they…

Exodus Week 5

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Text: Joshua 1:1-9 TOPIC: GETTING READY FOR A GREAT DAY Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, October 22, 2006 1/After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2“Moses My servant is dead. Now…

Daniel 6:1-28 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Putting Faith to the Test Robert Chesebrough believed in his product. He's the fellow who invented Vaseline, a petroleum jelly refined from rod wax, the ooze that forms on shafts of oil rigs. He so believed in the healing properties of his product that he became his…

When God thinks of success, He is thinking of faithfulness. True success is doing the will of God. Are you succeeding?