TEXT: Daniel 3:8-18 TOPIC: But If Not Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, Alabama Sunday Morning, July 12, 2009 (Sermon outline and topic taken from Dr. A. Burge Troxel from www.sermons.logos.com) A few weeks ago I had one of those moments we sometimes call an “ah-hah” moment when…

“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him,” {2Ch16:9}. God brings trials into our lives to test us. Matter of fact: God tries all people, whether saved or lost. It is how we handle these trials…

The word of the LORD came a second time. Can we please turn to the book of Jonah? It takes a bit of finding! It’s a funny thing how we know the story of Jonah so well, but the book of Jonah is not quite so well known. Back along I did a series on the book and I am not going to go into it in detail today…

The opening words of Psalm 2 pose a question that has baffled mankind through the centuries. The Psalmist asks, "Why do the nations rage?" That is, why is it so difficult to bring about international peace? Why, after thousands of peace conferences, security accords, and negotiations held through the…

How can we move forward for the Lord? 1. Be faithful to fulfill our responsibility (vs. 1-2). 2. Take advantage of every opportunity (vs. 1-3). 3. Fully trust in God's sovereignty (vs. 3-8).

The word of the LORD came a second time. Can we please turn to the book of Jonah? It takes a bit of finding! It’s a funny thing how we know the story of Jonah so well, but the book of Jonah is not quite so well known. Back along I did a series on the book and I am not going to go into it in detail today…

Christians declare that there is a God and He (being an involved Creator) is in charge. His power is absolute. In fact, if there was some area over which God was not in charge, He would not be God because at least in that one area there would in a sense be a power that was over Him (thus making itheshe…

This passage of Scripture present Yahweh as the transcendent God who controls the destiny of all nations—not merely Israel. He creates history just as He created the cosmos. The victory of the Assyrians over the Hebrew tribes did not prove the superiority of her god’s over Yahweh. Nor did Judah’s defeat…

What happens to the great deceiver? The lake of fire forever! But first there must be one last battle after Satan is let loosed from prison. What is the tactic Satan will use to gather the people for the great battle? How can it be that after 1,000 years with King Jesus on his throne that anybody would follow Satan's lead into rebellion against the King? Join the Grace United crew as we understand something about the Last Battle.

In October 2001, ITV had a major problem. Fewer and fewer people were watching prime-time TV on a Saturday evening. They had even moved Des Lynam into the 7 o’clock slot with The Premiership, but to no avail. Ratings were below 30%, and they were getting soundly beaten by the BBC. They were losing advertising…

Jesus wants us to: 1. Be careful about criticizing other people (vs. 1-3). 2. Submit to the sovereignty of God (vs. 3; 32-38). 3. Be wise in the way we spend our time (vs. 4). 4. Shine for our Savior (vs. 5).

December 7, 2014 Intro – The Dec 7, 2009 SI named Yankee SS Derek Jeter “Sportsman of the Year”. A pix showed Jeter from the back walking down the hallway toward the Yankee locker room. He is pointing up at a sign that says, “I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee.” If you’re a baseball…

Violence, Violence everywhere, and no relief in sight! We don’t have to look far to learn about violence in our nation. The response to George Floyd’s death sparked outrage among some, resulting in fires, looting, and destruction in several cities. Anger and hatred seem to run rampant in some cities,…

ACTION Philippines Field Conference 2015 Before I dive in to this first topic of our conference I want to give reason as to why the topic “The Sovereignty of God and the Freewill of Man” has been included in the conference. The overall thrust of the conference is to motivate us unto being better stewards…

INTENDED CONSEQUENCES Scriptural Text: John 11: 1-17, 39-40 Thesis: All that God does and allow have an intended consequence. The intended consequence is that He is glorified in and through all things that occur in our lives. There are no unintended consequences or mistakes with Him. All consequences…

Saul is famous for all the wrong reasons, and whenever you read his story you’re never quite sure whether he was a good guy or a bad guy. I like that, you know. I often get the feeling that if anyone was to bother looking back at my life a hundred years from now, they wouldn’t be able to work out whether…

Sovereignty of God. At the tender age of six, not having long been in this country, we went down south. Dad was speaking at a Vic Hudson camp at Gunn’s Bush. After the camp, seeing we hadn’t seen much of New Zealand yet, we did a little bit of a tour around and stayed at Duntroon, right next the mighty…

There are some names or phrases that have become common in our discussions in the last few weeks. See if you recognize them. Bernard Good - that would be a good name - yes! Bernard Madoff AIG Bailout Stimulus Package Timothy Geithner Retirement Stocks By the way, we may even still talk about the war…

Sovereign Christmas. Christmas is getting very close! I have an aunty who makes all these wonderful creative cards, so this year I thought that I would have a go at making my own Christmas card. [P] What do you think? A nice traditional snowy picture, a fairly standard Christmas greeting: “I wish you…

Throughout the book of Revelation the Lord brings judgment on the world. God is holy. God is full of wrath. God will punish wickedness wherever He finds it. Not a pleasant thought. Or is it? Imagine a world where everything is clean. Everybody plays well with others. King Jesus is on the throne. That day is coming. But He must clean up our mess--called sin--first. How does He do that? How can we respond to the judgment and wrath of God? Join the Grace United crew as we explore God's grand and glorious judgment upon the Great Prostitute.

1 Corinthians 4:19 If the Lord Wills Today we will be looking at one of the paradoxes in the Christian life, “is God sovereign or do we have free will?” The answer is not either / or but rather the answer is both. God is absolutely sovereign but in His infinite greatness He is able to give His creation…

The passage we’ve read together today is a thrilling story. I hope you saw that as we read together. It starts with Saul, the king of Israel sitting under a tree whilst his tiny army sat around him. The Philistine army was running riot, you can see from 1Sam 13:17 that they had raiding parties unopposed.…

Fear of the LORD. ♦ Do you know the think that I think is most lacking, most needed, in my Christian life? – the fear of the LORD! [OHP] ♦ My picture of God is way too small. He is so far beyond, higher and greater than I conceive that to make Him more comprehensible to me, I make Him smaller, bring…

The Sovereignty of God 1 Samuel 4:1-6:15 December 4, 2005 Focus: Chance does nothing because it is nothing. God supremely controls everything in the universe. Normally I would read you the entire passage the message is based on, but today’s passage is much too long for that. So instead, I will retell…

God-sized changes from Christ: 1. We are blessed with all spiritual blessings (vs. 1-3). 2. We are chosen as God’s children (vs. 3-5). 3. We have been given God’s grace (vs. 5-7).