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.

I. Introduction Illustration: Napoleon Bonaparte – man of humble beginnings who went on to be a General, stated the following after making rounds about his different post and finding a soldier asleep at his post, “Soldier what is your name, the soldier replied, “My name is Napolean, Bonaparte replied…

Introduction: A. The Testing Of the Fire. Last time we looked at Daniel and his three friends and we seen how they were taken from their homeland (being teen’s) and placed into a culture totally contrary to what they raised in. 1. They had been given news home, textbooks, education, a new diet, & received…

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…

How Does God Work in Your Life? Good questions with many possible ways to answer it. I want to answer by first looking at the question in a general sense – How did God create the world? 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise…

Have you ever had someone that just didn’t see eye to eye on a certain issue with you? It wasn’t a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, it wasn’t a ‘black’ or ‘white’ issue, it really amounted to a whole lot of nothing! There was no principle or doctrine at stake. No one’s life was at stake. Nothing of any great consequence…

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.…

PUTTING FEET TO YOUR FAITH Ephesians 4:1 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) PUTTING FEET TO YOUR FAITH Ephesians 4:1 Ephesians 4:1-16 (NIV) Unity in the Body of Christ 4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient,…

“I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the proper time—he…

Glorifying God in the Church by Evangelism and Missions – Psalm 96 Last week we saw from Ephesians 4:11-12 that the role of pastors and teachers is to equip believers to do the work of ministry. That is our desire when we come together as a church, the focus is not unbelievers, it’s believers being trained…

Text: Colossians 1:15-20 Title: The Preeminence of Christ Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The preeminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Christ is preeminent! Proposition: Christ must have preeminence in your life! Introduction The first 14 verses of Colossians are Paul’s introduction…

1 Corinthians 10:23-30 Smoking a Good Cigar to the Glory of God “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbour. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question…

We have considered the weak conscience, and now we want to think about the strong conscience. In Romans 14 and 15 Paul dealt with a conflict among the people in the church—some had weak consciences and some had what he called a ‘strong conscience.’ Paul began by saying, "Him that is weak in the faith…

INTRODUCTION Last week we seen a few marks that Paul had in his life, and these marks are marks that I want in my life everyday and I pray that you would as well. PAUL HAD THE MARK OF: — A thankful heart – (v.3) — Prayer – (v.4) — Joy – (v.4) — Fellowship – (v.5) — Confidence in God’s salvation – (v.6)…

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…

Doctrinal Statement Theology Proper of Jason Button April 17, 2002 Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God The Existence of God Because I believe that the Holy Scriptures are God’s only and final written Rev. of Himself to man, I have presupposed that God exists. More specifically, this presupposition…

Often pictured as an immoral city or a world of evil, it is regarded as corrupt and godless, hostile to true faith and therefore destined for judgment.

Read Luke 2 The Joy Of Christmas 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to…

Sermon today is difficult for me because I want to articulate and communicate what I believe God has been speaking to me for the last 6 months. Born out of months of praying, thinking, and reading. It began at a conference in Indiana. Taking the gospel to the streets. I want to show you some statistics.…

Oneness Pentecostals – Jesus Only Understanding Oneness Pentecostalism Oneness Pentecostals reject the trinity. The trinity is a Christian doctrine of the union of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit in a single Godhead. In this first section, I want to present there doctrine to you without criticism…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

All these scriptures and even more have in common what we want to think about tonight as we move forward into our study of conscience about having what the bible calls a good conscience. Listen to them again: Act 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Part I Prolegomena Introduction to Theology 8 2006 I. Introduction to Prolegomena A. What is Prolegomena (the singular is Prolegomenon) 1. It is from the Greek pro/ + le/gw, meaning to say beforehand (Random House Dictionary, 2nd Ed., 1547). 2. It refers to "a preliminary discourse prefixed to a literary…