The Hand of the Lord: 1. is mighty. 2. is dangerous and deadly against His enemies. 3. empowers His servants. 4. can be heavy to discipline His people. 5. will help His people. 6. will always be with His people today.

BREAKING THE CHAINS OF SHAME Gen 2:22-25 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man." 24 For this reason…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 1:1-6 1/2 2:1-6 3:1 - 4:26 2:13-3:6 1:7-9 1/3 2:7-12 5:1 - 7:24 3:7-4:11 1:10-19 1/4 3:1-8 8:1 - 10:32 4:12-25 1:20-23 1/5 4:1-8…

Nehemiah 4:1-23 Introduction We have learned that opportunity equals opposition. One to the tests of an overcomer is how we handle opposition/problems. “Opposition is not only an evidence that God is blessing, but it is also an opportunity for us to grow” (Warren Wiersbe, Nehemiah). “God had one Son…

Don’t Be Distracted Distraction is the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is caused by one of the following: lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; greater interest in…

SERMON SERIES: LESSONS FROM FIRST CORINTHIANS 1 - 4 SERMON ONE: MAKING UNITY A REALITY SERMON TEXT: 1 CORINTHIAN 1:10-17 SERMON INTRODUCTION A. One of the main reasons cults have such an impact on the world is their unity. B. Many Christian church have split because of serious quarreling (this has been…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 Ps 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 Prov 1:1-6 1/2 Ps 2:1-6 Gen 3:1 - 4:26 Matt 2:13-3:6 Prov 1:7-9 1/3 Ps 2:7-12 Gen 5:1 - 7:24 Matt 3:7-4:11 Prov 1:10-19 1/4…

OUTLINE TITLE: THE HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS TEXT: ISAIAH 35:8-10 PROPOSITION: Holiness is one critical area that the Church needs to address today and Church leaders must create paths of growth that help congregants in this aspect of their Christian life because God requires Christians to travel on the pathway…

Solid Rock Or Shifting Sand? Text: Matthew 7:24-27 Place Preached - (Mississauga International Baptist Church) Date Preached - (06/03/01) Introduction: Imagine everything you have worked for being swept away in a moment. That is the picture of a life of disobedience. There are teachings in the Sermon…

Several hundred years ago an artist was creating a painting on the roof of a huge cathedral. He was perched on a little platform atop a scaffold.He was painting away whenthe brush slowly dropped as he got caught up in the beauty of the picture. He took a step back to get a better look, another step and…

Theme: Holy Spirit makes the believer holy. Enabling him/her to live a holy life. Introduction: Now if truly we, who have received Christ Jesus the as the free gift of salvation from the penalty of our sins, are the temple of the Spirit of God, as I spoke about last week, then we must be a holy temple.…

Sermon: Joseph the Faithful Servant (Genesis 37-50) Genesis 39:9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused…

Sermon Series 1 Corinthians “DIVISION” Undermines the Testimony of the Gospel I Corinthians 1:10-17 Sermon Manuscript Dr. D.E. Reaves, Pastor/Teacher SJBC- March 8, 2009 GET YOUR BIBLES AND OPEN THEM TO 1 COR 1:10-17. LAST SUNDAY WE BEGAN BEGINNING TO PREACH AND TEACH OUR WAY THROUGH THE BOOK OF 1 CORINTHIANS.…

NEW SERIES: THE TROUBLED TRIUMPHANT CHURCH Sermon 2 – “Three Dimensions of Grace” 1 Cor. 1:4-9 Introduction Last week we began looking at the church of Corinth through the pen of the Apostle Paul as he writes, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, his second letter which we know as 1 Corinthians.…

Parkdale Grace Fellowship Sunday AM, January 13, 2008 1 Corinthians 1:5-9 Thanksgiving for God’s Faithfulness In our last study we saw how many serious problems the believers in Corinth were being dragged down with; everything from law suits and sexual immorality to drunkenness and divisive contentions…

Sermon: The Holy Spirit is our Teacher Feb. 17, 2008 What are the three things that you need the most right now! 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level…

1 Corinthians 6:20 Glorify God in Your Body “For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” The message that we are called to proclaim is the Gospel, which means good news. The gospel is good news because it is all about the hope that we have…

lass=MsoNormal>Jesus’ High Priestly prayer- part 2 (John 17: 17-19)July 6, 2008 (Pray) In my last sermon we entered into the holy of holies, as we looked in the 17th chapter in the book of John. We heard the prayer of Jesus to His Father concerning us, those who have trusted Jesus as our personal Savior.…

Introduction : When I was in Elementary school, we moved around a lot so I went to a few different schools before I hit 3rd grade. And it was always exciting to go to a new school because it was an opportunity for a new start. I had a way of getting my foot stuck in my mouth early on (still do actually).…

Sermon: Enoch the Faithful Servant Aug. 12, 2007 Enoch WALKED with God Gen.5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked [lived in close fellowship] with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether,…

“United we stand – Divide we fall” 1 Cor 1:1-17; Acts 18:1-18 Date: Aug 19th, 2007 Place: Faith EBC Introduction “United we stand, divided we fall.” - Aesop Greek slave & fable author (620 BC - 560 BC) We live in a day where we have more resources at our disposal, more knowledge, and greater ability…

Introduction to Colossians Colossians 1:1-2 Take your Bible and turn with me to Colossians and I want us to, at least, begin to look at what God might have for us here. In introducing a book like this, it is critically important for us to have some overall understanding in background. Tonight we're going…

Lesson 1: The Author and Perfecter of the Plan Introduction “What in the world is going on?” You have probably asked this question or a similar one more than once in your life. We ask this question when we perceive that what is happening does not seem to square with our understanding of how things are…

We live in a world of temptation. It's all around us all the time. How do we as Christians find a way to escape the constant bombardment of the offences against us. Here is a 3 fold plan laid out by Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:1-14.