Introduction The struggle to live called by God. When I first read the bible I struggled with the thought of trying to be like Jesus, to live my life by his commands. “If you love me, keep my commands. Jesus is asking me to keep His commands, this is the proof that I love Him. Think about this, have…

What Is So Important About The Cross? For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The next day John saw Jesus coming…

Acts 2:1-4 John 16:7-8; 13-16 Pentecostal Power Last week was a significant week in the traditional year celebrated by many churches. The truth is that at Baptist Churches we often overlook this Sunday. The Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. I think we overlook it because it is about the Holy Spirit and sometimes…

God Wants Us to Know the Power of His Resurrection Ephesians 1:13-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 19, 2013 (Revised from sermon preached at McClendon Baptist Church - Nov. 1, 2009) *I know my wife. Except for the Lord, I know her better than anybody in the world knows her. I know…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

The Omnipotence of God – Isaiah 40 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church April 22, 2007 Not many centuries ago, as far as the observable universe was concerned, man firmly believed that the Earth was central and stationary, while a little Sun, moon, and other tiny heavenly bodies…

Rise up Today — Everyday! Look with me at..... Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new creation. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold,…

Put ALL THINGS under the Power and Authority of God through Christ Jesus! Leave NOTHING OUT!

Behold the Power of Your God! Eph 1:19-23 Andy Woodfield, HCC, 6-10-2007 I have titled this mornings message “Behold the power of Your God! In 1 Cor 1:18 Paul says " For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." How can this…

Barry Johnson preaches from Acts 13:38-41 about the power of God's Word in light of Evangelism.

When Jesus was crucified in 33 AD, there were only about 120 followers. today, there are over 2 billion followers of Jesus… or about 1/3 of the planet. so despite what our culture tries to say, Christianity is the largest movement on the planet. There are more people who are Christian than there are…

The apostles Peter and John had been arrested for healing a lame man, threatened by the Jewish authorities to stop preaching in Jesus’ name, and let go. 23 And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that,…

The Lighthouse of Jesus, the pure oil Olive, is our Salvation.

Video: The Voice of the Shepherd 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there…

Everything we do in life is connected to our vision. Vision defines our purpose. It is the connection to our destiny. The Vision of the Church is to serve our community and touch our world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Value of Vision Read: Habakkuk 2 :2-3 2 And the Lord answered me: “Write the…

Where is your Sword? 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: In a Spiritual Battle ++Choose the right Fight ++Choose the right Equipment…

Good morning, We are in a sermon series entitled GIFTED.. … OVER The past few weeks we have been talking about the importance of DESIRING AND SEEKING AFTER spiritual gift s… … Last week we talked about God’s investment… The deposit of the Holy Spirit... Our memory verse FOR this Series is about being…

Called and Purpose What do you think of - called - interruptions Kaleo - used over 100 times - Latin - vocation - not a career but more Bible full of people called - Noah, Abraham, David, Paul, etc I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling,…