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.

“The word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not…

At one point during a little league game, the coach calls one of his young players to the side, “Do you understand how important cooperation is?”The little boy nods, “Yeah, coach.” “You know,’ coach continues, “it’s important we learn to be a good sport no matter what?” The boy nods yes “So,” the coach…

Introduction Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-58 Imagine a life in which you had absolutely nothing to look forward to. Some in Corinth were teaching that Christians had nothing to look forward to, no resurrection. In our passage, Paul corrected them, telling them that when Jesus comes, we will receive a…

Introduction: *In this passage, Jesus has finished what is commonly called the Last Supper with His disciples. Supper’s now over and He has predicted that one of the disciples is going to betray Him. And then He identifies that disciple as Judas Iscariot and He sends him on his wicked task. Now Jesus…

Introduction A. The war launched by the Philistines and the defiance of Goliath (v.1-11): Confronting an aggressive, frightening enemy (v.1-11) Here we see David; a teenager alone, facing a danger so horrible that the bravest men of Israel would not face but fled in fear. No one else faced a creature…

John 16:33 Introduction What an exciting day this is for you, your parents and family and in fact for the whole church. Today is the culmination of a lot of things that have happened. You have learned about Jesus as a child. You were taught by your parents and their example has had an influence on you.…

HOLD ON YOUR CHANGE IS COMING 1COR. 15:50-58: Pastor Kenneth L. Brown 4/8/07 There have been several TV shows that have dealt with extreme makeovers. Rather they were regular people or celebrities they captured America because these people were not happy with their present bodies and they were willing…

Introduction: this passage is a dynamic conversation between Jesus and Martha. What happened caused a great growth in Martha’s faith. A seeking heart and a study of the conversation will cause any believer’s faith to grow and to grow significantly. 1. The scene was Bethany, a suburb of Jerusalem about…

Strong to the Finish by Craig Brian Larson Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 Topic: How to finish the race of life well, with God’s help. Big idea: People are remembered for how they finish – their lives, their relationships, their ministry. When life gets tough, God helps us run the race before us. Keywords: Endurance;…

Text: Colossians 2:11-15 Title: The Spiritual Benefits of our Union with Christ/ Your Part in Salvation! Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The preeminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Christ has made you complete in him through his death, burial, and resurrection. Proposition:…

Isaiah, chapters 24-27, are referred to by Biblical scholars as the Apocalypse of Isaiah because these chapters all point to “end of world” events, and not merely Israel’s future. We saw last week that chapter 24 points us forward to a cataclysmic time in world history that we’ve come to call The Great…

Introduction Review of last week: Much of 1 John discusses the subject of love. However, last week we looked at the kind of love that is not honoring to God; rather it is a love that He hates. The apostle John says, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world,…

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…

Introduction: Exodus 12 is one of those incredible passages that the Bible contains. I personally believe that this chapter is one of those passages that every believer should be acquainted with. In fact, every believer should be well versed in this chapter. Because it so greatly speaks about the sacrifice…

THE STONE ROLLED AWAY TEXT: Mark 15:42-16:4 Matthew 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. Introduction: As Jesus made His triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem, fulfilling prophecy (Zech. 9:9), people lined the road to praise God and wave palm…

First Thessalonians: Introduction-The Major Themes of First Thessalonians

Sermon Text 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made…

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…

I hope every one of us feels that we have a great deal to be thankful for in our lives. We live in a great country and in a wonderful part of that country. We have wonderful families and we have been blessed greatly. But let’s be honest, does the word “victory” come to your mind as you think about being…

Work For The Night Is Coming Text: John 4:35KJV 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. There are many of us who are always so swept up in our daily chores, and the things…

Comfort in the face of death 2 Corinthians 5:1-11 Introduction: Much of what Paul has written about in 2 Corinthians revolves around comfort In this chapter his is giving comfort in light of death and dying I am sure that death and dying is not anyone’s favorite topic and perhaps is not what we would…

The brokenness of this world is dead in the aftereffects of sin. Jesus came to bring back to life what has been lost to death.

Victory through Our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 The apostle Paul gives expression to the gratitude of his heart for a unique victory that is assured to all who exercise a firm faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior. He is shouting for joy because of the confidence he has in the ultimate victory…

Be Thou Faithful unto Death Rev. 2:8-11 Revelation 2:10 “...Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.” As we hear these words of Jesus, we are reminded of the Christians from the church in Smyrna. They had been under a great persecution. Jesus spoke these words to comfort them.…