Intercession and Spiritual Warfare Pastor Keith Hassell Introduction Intercessors are a great gift to the body of Christ. As a pastor I am thankful for every person who feels a special calling to intercede for me and for the church I pastor. I recognize that intercessors have played a key role in what…

RECOVERING THE CAPTIVES Background: I have mentioned before and I will say again that I thank the Lord that He chronicles not only the great accomplishments of our heroes of faith but also the times that they slipped and struggled. I take encouragement from these instances because in this I see that…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

The Inevitability of the Battle Israel fought physical enemies 1 “When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. 10 “When you approach a city to…

Philemon 1-25 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember…

The Great Controversy 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. The tour group stood on stones where Jesus might have stood when He preached the sermon recorded in John 6 . That day…

A believer in Christ is not in bondage to his or her sin the way they used to be. They may be compelled to go back to the old ways, but they are not in bondage to them. Freedom is found in Jesus Christ, and there is freedom available for you.

Last week we took time to remember all the things that God is to us. -He is a Sovereign God. -He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -He is the Father of Mercies. -He is a God of Comfort. Today I want us to stop and take a look at how exactly God is working. 1. God allows trials to come our way!…

The introduction to an 8 part series on practical gospel living.

Introduction Story of David taking a census of Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:1 (ESV): Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel Transition: It’s troubling to many people to think Satan (when I say Satan I mean any of his followers) can put a thought in their minds. First, it’s easy…

Intro: Good morning and welcome to those who may be just now joining us online. If you have a Bible or a your device to look up scripture, go ahead and open or scroll to the book of Matthew chapter 5. We are going to finish out chapter five and next week, roll into chapter six as we continue our walk…

We begin a new series today - the book of Colossians Paul was in a Roman prison when he wrote this letter to the believers in Colossae, which located in modern day Turkey. Paul himself had never been to Colossae. The church there appears to have been founded by a man named Epaphras; and his report to…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Creating a Lifestyle of Prayer 35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Prayer is most effective when it isn’t something, we do every now and then, but when it’s a lifestyle we cultivate. To understand how to…

We continue in our series "The Lion of Judah" this week, as we look at the enemies of Jesus and the cross - do true enemies of Jesus exist? We'll look at how Jesus treats an enemy and what we can learn from that. Please join us in person at 1602 First Ave at 9 or 10:45 AM! If you can't make it, we'll livestream our 10:45 AM gathering through our Online Church at https://plattsmouth.online.church or you can find it by going to our website at plattsmouth.church and clicking on "Online Church." For more information on PBC, visit us online at https://plattsmouth.church. #PBCGoGrow