God judges the world by identifying and condemning sin and by vindicating and rewarding the righteous. God exercises temporal judgment on the world and on his people; final judgment will take place when Jesus Christ returns.

The idea that God will not give us more than WE can hadle is a lie. It leads us to think that we are self-reliant. God gives us more than we can handle on our own, but through Him we can do all things and handle anything!

Life lessons from the scriptural portrait of Zecharias and Elizabeth (parents of John the Baptist).

The Moody Bible Commentary Psalms 113–118 : The Hallel Psalms In very early Jewish tradition these six psalms are known collectively as Hallel psalms (“The Praise”), because of the Hallelujah ! (“Praise the Lord”) endings… . This Hallel reading tradition was already established by the NT period as a…

2 Cor. 12:8-9 "Concerning this I entreated the Lord three times that it might depart from me. [9] And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me." Every…

Mark 11:1-11 And as they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, [2] and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring…

First sermon on Minor Prophets: Hosea

For many people, their praise towards God matches their mood. When things are going well, they are happy and feel that God must be blessing them, if indeed they stop to think about him at all. But when life gets difficult, they are more than just naturally upset—they are convinced God must not be as…

Review of God’s love: Last week, we Defined God’s love, mostly using J.I. Packers definition, as this: (Adapted from J. I. Packer, Knowing God, Pg. 123) Love Defined: God’s love is an exercise of his goodness toward individual sinners whereby, having identified himself with their welfare, he has given…

In our daily walk we hear all sorts of noise from the world. Much of the noise is depressing and if not countered it can bring you down. The worst is that you are not good enough for God to use. But this is a lie bron and spread by the master liar. God uses our failures to boost others lives as well as our own life and walk.

We are studying the Gospel of John and are currently in chapter 5. Please open your bibles, and we will read this together; today from the NASB. After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew…

Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (NASB) I consider myself to be an honest man. Partly because it is the right thing to be, but also because I agree with Mark…

Moses was a wise teacher of God's truth. First he reviewed what the Lord had done for Israel (Deut. 1-4) and reminded the people of God's mercy and goodness. Then he reaffirmed the basic principles of God's Law (Deut. 5-6), what we know as the Ten Commandments (10:4). In chapters 6 and 7, Moses discussed motives for obedience and explained why the people should honor God's laws. He wanted the nation's obedience to be based on spiritual principles, not just personal opinions, and to be encouraged by the right motives. Only after Moses had laid this strong foundation did he apply God's commandments to specific areas of Israel's life. God gave His law to build the people individually as well as the nation collectively. How could over 2 million people live together and work together, let alone fight the enemy together, unless they had rules and regulations to govern them? Israel's civic peace and general welfare depended on the people respecting the law and obeying it. Unfortunately, over the years, some of the religious leaders added so many traditions to God's law that the people felt like they were wearing a galling yoke (Acts 15:10; Gal. 5:1). The Law was also meant to reveal God and draw the people closer to Him. If Israel was to be a holy people and a kingdom of priests (Ex. 19:1-8), they needed a holy law to guide them. Certainly God was concerned about the external conduct of His people, but He was also concerned that their hearts be devoted to Him. When you read Psalm 119, you discover what the law of God meant to Jewish people who were spiritually minded and devoted to the Lord in their hearts. They saw God's righteous law, not as a heavy yoke, but as honey (v. 103), light (v. 105), a treasure (vv. 14, 72, 127, 162), freedom (v. 45), and a source of great joy (v. 14). They delighted in the law and meditated on it (vv. 15-16, 23-24, 47-48, 77-78; see 1:1-3). Yes, the Ten Commandments were engraved on tables of stone, but the spiritual Jew also had the Word hidden in his heart (119:10-11). One of the key themes in Deuteronomy 6-7 is motivation for obedience. These two chapters answer the question, "Why should we obey God's Word in a world where most people ignore it or deliberately disobey it?" Moses explained four fundamental motives for obedience.

2 Cor. 8:1-5 Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia, [2] that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality. [3] For I testify that according to their ability,…

Intro? In order for us to live by faith, we really have to understand God’s faithfulness. So I’d like us to begin there as the foundation for what we see in our verses in Hebrews today. Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had…

Elijah – Man of God - INTRO: Series in Joel just touched on an important principle (Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of יהוה shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as יהוה hath said, and in the remnant whom יהוה shall call.)…

When you face difficulties in life, God is still there with us.

Lamentations 3:22-24 “[Because of] the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. [23] They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! [24] I say: The Lord is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in Him.” (HCSB) Arthur Winston was a model of faithfulness. He was known…

Previamente nos enfocamos en la advertencia del autor de la carta en contra la apostasía pero la próxima parte de este capítulo se enfoca en la fidelidad de Dios y regresa al argumento principal de cuán superior es Jesús quien nos ha traído al santuario interior.

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to follow in the footsteps of Moses? Moses was arguable one of the best leaders of the day I mean……. · He was the one God choose to free His people · He was there when God parted the red sea · He was the one that spoke to the Rock and caused the water…

This sermon was delivered on Sunday December 4, 2016 at Blue Springs Baptist Church 450 Johnson Church Rd., Philadelphia, Tennessee, 37846. Phone 865-936-5922. e-mail: bvwoody@outlook.com

Congratulations! Praise God! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus! We made it! 2019 is coming to a close and we made it. Some of us barely made it, but we made it. Some of us didn’t know if we were going to make it, but we made it. It’s these people I wan’t to talk to today. Somebody who made it. Because although…

God's Great Faithfulness Lamentations 3:21-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 23, 2014 *Church: I think of Flight 370 that disappeared two weeks ago with 239 people on board. I also think of my friend Roman who spoke to us last June. Roman and his family live in Ukraine about 50…

1 About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church, 2 and he executed James, John’s brother, with the sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. 4 After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned…

Jesus responds to the disciples’ lack of understanding with a reality check of what is to come. Jesus goes on to share the reality of persecution and what Jesus is doing to help the disciples through that persecution.