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 Will Build My Church - Part 1 - Teaching Notes Matthew 16:18-19 (KJV) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt…

Spiritual Taste-buds that Love and Savor Scripture (Psalm 119:97-104) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on January 11, 2009 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Psalm 119:97-104 (NASB95) 97 O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than…

Increasing Your Hunger and Longing for God’s Word (Psalm 119:33-40) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on November 2, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org About eleven years ago, I was at somewhat of a spiritual low. Although I’d grown up in a great Christian home, gone to good…

Solomon’s Prayer Of Dedication 2 Chronicles 6:12-21 We want to thank God for the opportunity to participate in the dedication of this house of God. We thank God for the pastors of The Beth-El Association of Visionary Churches and the expansion that is taking place. On this sacred and esteemed occasion,…

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…

He aquí yo vengo pronto, y mi galardón conmigo, para recompensar a cada uno según sea su obra. Pero sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan. Apocalipsis Creo que este versículo es clave para el tema…

Introduction Where does Mother's Day come from? Some have suggested that it is something which was invented by Hallmark and florists in order to make money. That is certainly the result if not the motivation for the day. Mother's Day in the US began in the early part of this century and the president…

Love God with all Your Hear, Soul, Mind & Strength Mt. 22:34-40 Everton Community Church. October 14th 2007. Mark 12:28-31 Luke 10:25-27 Matthew 22:35-40 Politics is a blood sport. Some go on principle and naively believe that others will see the logic and fairness of their position while other politicians…

We have been talking about being a follower for the last 3 weeks. We learned that Followers fish. We also learned that we are ambassadors for the Lord. I want to talk about being an Ambassador 2 CO 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead,…

TRES DIMENSIONES (ETAPA) EN LA VIDA DEL CRISTIANO (periodo de tiempo) *Porque de la persecución Corría el año 64 D.c. en la ciudad de Roma. Ese verano, un incendio destruyó gran parte de ella. Muchos creían que el mismo emperador Nerón era responsable del siniestro. Sin embargo, para evitar el odio del…

A winsome Christian is one who is dependent on God, walks in wisdom towards outsiders, and is gracious in speech.

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he…

— 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,…

Introduction: 1 Peter 2:6-8; Matthew 27:15-22; 1 Samuel 6:1ff A. The Return of the Ark (6:1-21) 1. The Rebellious Response: What to do with the Ark (6:1-2) a) The Ark was in the country of the Philistines for Seven Months (v.1) why? 1) They Were Resisting God. Because they were reluctant to give up such…

“The Heart of Ministry” John 6:1-15 Part 2 Introduction I. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. Review: Last week we looked at (1) The Example Of Jesus: He seen the need of the people, His heart was moved with compassion, & He met their need. (2) The Example of the Disciples: Busy about their Fathers business,…

By Pastor Glenn Pease 1776 was the year the United States of America was born. It was also the year one of the favorite hymns of all time was born, and that was Rock Of Ages. The author was an Englishman named Augustus Montague Toplady. He wrote 133 poems and hymns, but they were all forgotten. This…

Introduction: This is the first persecution of the church. In this portion of Scripture we will see several challenging lessons for Christian service. Many times in our walk with the Lord, when circumstances are not going the way we think they should go, we ask the Lord to “take these bad circumstances…

Me: Thanks for joining us this morning as we wrap up our sermon series, Singing the Sacred. As most of you know, this series has been a part of a bigger spiritual growth campaign we are on called Core52…where each week we focus in on one of the key verses that make up the Bible. Our goal here is to improve…

In Jesus Christ we see the fulfillment of God’s promise to redeem his people, uniting them under one Lord, and reversing their condition.

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…

Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ The Theory and Method of Biblical Typology A modern introduction to biblical typology should begin inductively with several examples of certain shadows and types from Old Testament passages widely acknowledged to be prefigurative in character, seeking…

Knowing that We Know God; 1 John, Part 1 1 Knowing God—Part 1—1 John 1:1–4 2 Knowing God—Part 2—1 John 1:1–4 3 Knowing God—Part 3—1 John 1:3 4 Knowing We Know; Three Tests—1 John 1:5–7 5 Enemy within—Part 1—1 John 1:5–10 6 Enemy within—Part 2—1 John 1:5–10 7 Jesus Our Defense—Part 1—1 John 1:8–2:2 8…

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…

Savouring the Things of God Text: Matthew 16:21-23 Place Preached - (Mississauga International Baptist Church) Date Preached - (03/23/03) Introduction: ILLUS: Children on long trip asking “are we there yet?” – Or fighting/arguing with each other on shorter trip – dangerously distracting the driver who…