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.

9908 Before you can be successful in any battle you have to do a few things first. First, you have to know your enemy, second, you have to locate the battlefield, and thirdly, you have to define your battle objectives. 1. THE ENEMY -- SELF Many of the battles we face on a daily basis involve Satan's…

Matthew 17:1-9 Introduction Have you ever thought “I wish that would happen to me?” Perhaps someone you know won a prize of some kind or you heard of someone who found a great bargain or perhaps a team mate scored a hat trick or something else that you desire happened to someone you know. Does it ever…

The Great Sermon of the Great King (5:1-2) And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying, (5:1-2) Until this point in Matthew, Jesus’ words have been limited (4:17, 19) and reference to…

Enough Is Enough 1KI 19:4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. In every life there are at least…

Everyone struggles with discouragement from time to time, and it seems like Christians struggle with it more than others because the Lord uses it to teach us to rely only upon him. Even so, it’s not the easiest thing in the world to live with. There are many examples of discouragement in the Bible itself.…

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…

Introducción Cuántas personas han destruido sus vidas/su carrera/su familia/su futuro por una mala decisión. Pareciera que en un abrir y cerrar de ojos - tan solo una mala decisión tiene el poder de destruir la vida de una persona. Muchas personas han tenido un futuro prometedor; pero a causa de una…

How a believer responds to trials

The Sound of Rain Date preached: Aug 13, 1995 Place preached: Victory Baptist Church (Langley) Today's Date: (10/02/07) Text: I Kings 17-18 Read I Kings 17:1; 18:1; 18:41-46 & James 5:16B-18 Introduction: When I lived on the west coast I didn’t often appreciate the rain as I should, but every prairie…

*/Don’t Quit, Come Out of Your Cave! 1 Kings 19:1-4, 9-15 I. Introduction: a. As America celebrates the tremendous victory of the Election of Sen. Barrack Obama as the 44th President of the these United States, the church can not forget the fact that we face difficult times and a tremendous challenge…

Introduction: When you go through hard times whether that is financial difficulty, sickness & health issues, children who have gone astray, or even the death of a loved one... in those times, “Is Jesus Christ enough for you?” Or, when things are great, you’re blessed, but for whatever reason Christ is…

20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshipped. 21 And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed (or Praise) be the name of the Lord.” 22 In all this Job did not sin…

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…

Isaac Jogues was a passionate Jesuit missionary to the Native Americans in the area around the Great Lakes of Quebec. When he arrived first, he ministered to the Hurons. But, shortly after his arrival, a sickness broke out. Jogues himself became ill, yet he, along with his fellow missionaries, cared…

Introduction Loyalty is an absolute essential in life. No matter the relationship, loyalty is a must. Without loyalty, a relationship crumbles: Þ If a husband and wife are not loyal, they face divorce and painful suffering for their children, other family members, friends, and themselves. Þ If a worker…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.22, 2007 What is the Book of Jonah about? Well, it’s not simply about a great fish (mentioned only four times), or a great city (named nine times), or even a disobedient prophet (mentioned eighteen times). It’s about God! God is mentioned thirty-eight times in these…

Unlimited Possibilities Mark 9:14-29 “If you can?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.” Mark 9:23 Over the past few weeks, we have looked at some wonderful passages of Scripture. I have titled this series --- Presence – Promises – Power – Possibilities and Purpose. You could call…

Missionary Protected By Angels 1Ki 19:5; Ps 68:17; Ps 104:4; Lu 16:22; Ac 12:7-11; Ac 27:23; Heb 1:7,14; John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during…

OHP Intro-said before, Elijah appears at time of transition. He will appear again in the end times. What happens here is a picture of the way thing will be at the end. Revelation, particularly Rev17, indicates at the end people will be godless but they will be very religious. We need to be careful that…

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

How to fight, stand and trust God when a person is in the momment of giving up or quitting.

SATAN WANTS TO DESTROY THE CHURCH Ephesians 2:1-2, 4-5 I have stood in this pulpit and preached about 275 different messages in the history of this church, but I have a dilemma. Now that I’m a lame duck pastor, what do I preach? What should I do? It would be easy and very tempting just to pull out one…

“HINDERED BUT NOT DEFEATED” 1 Thess 2:17,18 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. Psalm 37:23-24…

Sermon: Samuel the Faithful Servant (Heb.11:32) SAMUEL’S FAITH AND HIS MOTHER’S PRAYERS 1 Sam. 1:5,6 1 Sam. 1:20 SAMUEL’S FAITH AND HIS MENTOR’S GUIDANCE 1 Sam. 3:1 1Sam. 2:26 SAMUEL’S FAITH AND GOD’S WORD 1 Sam. 3:21 SAMUEL’S FAITH IN ACTION – A CALL TO NATIONAL REPENTANCE 1 Sam. 7:3 SAMUEL’S FAITH…