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.

Introduction to Nehemiah “Let’s Start Building” Wednesday, January 04, 2006 through May 17, 2006 Nehemiah 2:18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands…

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…

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…

“God’s Great Love” John 3:16-17 Introduction: God is love (1Jn. 4:8,16) · Psalm 63:3; 86:15; 100:5 · Ps.36:7; 89:1-2 · The N.T. ultimately unveils the ultimate proof of God’s love (Rom.5:8; 1Jn.4:9-10; Eph.2:4-6) 1. The fact: God so loved (v.16a) 1. Whole world (Jn.1:29; 3:16; Rom.10:12-13; 1Tim.2:4;…

Topical: The Value of Hard Work June 5, 2011 Intro/Communication card: · Bookkeeping · Cleaning · Potluck Prayer Scripture reading: COl 3:22-24 I had a sermon I was working on but realized I need to save it for Father’s day, so I didn’t have a sermon for Sunday. I spent the whole day agonizing (and praying)…

What’s love got to do with it? I heard a song on the radio this past week and it got me to thinking. There are some songs that we have heard so many times over the years that we quit listening to the words, or we find that we never really paid very close attention to them in the first place. That was…

The Apostle Paul begins this next set of instructions to the believers at Thessalonica with the admonition, "For this is the will of God, your sanctification ... " The will of God is clearly set forth in many places in the Bible. Even though we may have difficulty applying His will in every-day decision…

EVANGELISM “The Witness of Andrew” John 1:35-42 Introduction: The Man Called Andrew 1. Andrew was apparently the first disciple of our Lord. He had been a disciple of John the Baptist looking for the Messiah. 2. Andrew was convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus granted him a very special friendship.…

1 John 3:1 Background 1 JOHN BASIC FACTS HISTORICAL SETTING The readers are believers (3:1–2) of Gentile background (5:21). Because John spent his later years at Ephesus, it is likely that the letter was written from that city to a nearby group of Asian churches with which John was personally acquainted.…

BACK TO THE FUTURE I Thessalonians 4:13-17 Sunrise Service I want to begin my thoughts with a story from a book by a man named Billy Strahorn titled, “Resurrection: God’s Final Answer.” He knew of a little boy in his church named Mark. Mark was 3-years old when Mark got his first taste of this ting we…

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,…

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. Introduction: We are about to embark on a New Year (2018) which means this is a good time to evaluate the past year…

The Marks of a Christian; Behavior Modification (Honoring God in the Family) Heb. 13:1-8 July 20, 1997 Scripture: Unison Reading, Hebrews 13:1-8, page #1878-79, Pew Bible Introduction: Remember when you were a child and your parents sent you off to a week at camp or to stay with some relative? What were…

Introduction: If you read verses 4 to 7 you're not going to necessarily see Paul identify 1-2-3-4-5-6, the principles of a forgiving person, but you're going to see them come out in what he says. They're not what we say explicit but they are implicit...they're implied here, very clearly. In this section…

Antichrist is Coming! A sermon on 1 John 2:18:27 preached at Christ the King Church on 2/12/06 Prayer: Father, be with us now as we open your Word. Open also our hearts and minds so that we might know you and know ourselves better. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen. Introduction “So you are a king!” Pontus…

Introduction A man went to visit his well to do friend who had been taken ill. When he showed up at the door, the butler at first refused to let him in stating that the man will ill and could not be disturbed. “Nonsense,” said the friend. “It’s all in his mind. He just thinks he is ill.” And with that…

Uproar in Thessalonica Acts 17:1-15 17 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving…

Good Morning, turn with me in your Bibles this morning, to the gospel of Mark we are going to begin reading in chapter 5:21-43 When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea. One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and…

Courtship or Dating, Part 4: Purpose and Purity in Relationships Pastor Phil Layton, Gold Country Baptist Church, Jan. 31, 2010 (www.goldcountrybaptist.org ) Introductory Observations of what God blessed in Ruth and Boaz’s relationship: 1. Parental honor (Ruth 3:5-6, 17; God blesses Ruth’s honoring of…

THE MEASURE OF A STRONG CHURCH TEXT: Matthew 16:18 INTRODUCTION: A. The practice of assembling with a church is important Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one…

By Pastor Glenn Pease D. L. Moody has related a tradition concerning the sight of Solomon's temple. It seems that the land was occupied by two brothers. One had a family and the other was unmarried. One evening after harvesting the wheat, as they sat in their separate dwellings, the elder brother said…

Being idle and a busybody Lesson text: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 Preached in Quabbin Valley on 5/23/09 Introduction: Because there was confusion over whether the day of the Lord had arrived some of the Thessalonians stopped working. They just quit their jobs or stopped farming whatever they did for work…

Introduction Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already received this , or have already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of it . But I do one thing , forgetting the things…

“en Cristo Jesús” Buscamos con anhelo el poder encontrarnos con EL ( Nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesús ) . Nosotros los creyentes estamos “en Cristo Jesús”, es decir, somos en esta Fe que profesamos “de nuestra unión con él”. 6 No es buena vuestra jactancia. ¿No sabéis que un poco de levadura leuda toda…