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.

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…

Parkdale Grace Fellowship Sunday AM, April 27, 2008 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 We are the Temple of God There are few things more destructive to a church than disunity which is expressed through divisions, cliques, a critical spirit, a lack of love and concern for one another, etc. It was Jesus’ greatest…

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). ‘The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel my heritage”’ (Isaiah 19:25). ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek... you…

John 17:20-26 20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory…

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…

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…

Sermon: Ezekiel the Faithful Servant July 22, 2007 VISION OF OUR GREAT GOD (Ezekiel 1:1) Read Ezekiel 1:26-28 and 8:2 * Seeing God as he really is……..…allows me to see my circumstances as they really are VISION OF OUR GREAT SINFULNESS (Ezekiel 8:3) Read chapters 16 and 23 * Seeing God as he really is…

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…

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 I Corinthians 11:17 This (τουτο [touto]). Probably the preceding one about the head-dress of women, and transition to what follows. I praise you not (οὐκ ἐπαινω [ouk epainō]). In contrast to the praise in 11:2. For the better (εἰς το κρεισσον [eis to kreisson]). Neuter articular…

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…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Studies in Revelation __________________________________________________ Christ’s Victory Over the Forces of Darkness Contents Preface................................................................................................................................................................................................…

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Introduction Matthew’s Gospel breaks the long silence which followed the ministry of Malachi, the last of the Old Testament prophets. The silence extended for four hundred years, and during that time God was withdrawn from Israel. Throughout this period there were no angelic manifestations,…

4 ‘Little’ Lessons on Wisdom Text: Proverbs 30:24-28 Thesis: To note some wise lessons from animals for us today. Introduction: (1) Do you ever watch ‘The Discovery Channel’ or ‘Animal Planet?’ (2) If so, I’m sure that you are amazed at the various animals in the world and the various functions that…

God’s purpose is to bring together and reconcile to himself the whole of creation. This desire for unity is a reflection of the unity within the Godhead; it is expressed in marriage, and demonstrated in the fellowship of the church. God’s Goal of Unity is one in Christ.

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…

A Heart for Harmony Philippians 4:2-3 Pastor Ricky Powell (Fort Caroline Baptist Church, Jax., FL) Scripture Introduction: Beating One Another Jim Whittaker was captured in 1942 by the Japanese during World War II. During his interment at a labor camp in Burma, his battalion was part of the construction…

Hebrews 10:19-39 Keep on Keeping On Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with…

God’s Comfort—2 Cor. 1:1-5 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 4/22/09 Trouble is an inescapable consequence of living in this world. Today, we hear everywhere of people doing horrible things to themselves and others. Job 14:1- Sometimes is this trouble God seems afar off- Job 13:24- this was certainly the…

Introduction: We are the product of a group of people who tried to restore the church to its 1st century form. We have looked at many of these types of move-ments in the OT. None of them lasted for very many years. Our movement is much older than any of them; however, our movement (in my opinion) has…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

Lesson 1: The Uniqueness of Ephesians Among the Epistles Introduction While I was a student in college, I took a class in economics. The professor was a gracious and dignified scholar. He seldom laughed, but on one occasion, I managed to evoke a genuine laugh. He was lecturing on the desert, and at one…

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Unity - God’s Goal for the Church Living as a Church Part 1 Sunday, May 11, 2008 Welcome to the first of a series of classes on our life together as a church. In this introductory class, my hope is to give you some idea of why we as Christians need a class like this in the first place. To put it simply,…