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.

1 Corinthians 7:7-9 Advise to Widowers and Widows First Corinthians chapter seven places high value on the single life of celibacy and it strongly contradicts the popular idea that only those who are married are truly fulfilling their purpose and calling in life. It makes clear that it is not only possible…

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…

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…

The Biblical Basis for Identificational Repentance By Rev. Melwyn M. Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city. . . . O Lord, do not your eyes look for…

The Husband of One Wife (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:6) There are four interpretations: The Church The "one wife" in this interpretation is the church. This is a clumsy attempt on the part of Roman Catholic theologians to protect the unbiblical doctrine of the celibacy of priests. There is not the slightest…

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.…

Introduction: God’s creative work was not complete until he made woman. He could have made her from the dust of the ground, as he made man; however, God chose to make her from the man’s flesh and bone. In so doing, he illustrated for us that in marriage man and woman symbolically become one flesh. Throughout…

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.…

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…

1 Corinthians 7:1-7 Abstinence is Good, but Not in Marriage Many times Christians have been very reluctant to address these kinds of issues thinking them to be inappropriate topics for discussion. I believe that one of the negative consequences of the church’s unwillingness to teach frankly and openly…

Another Christmas is here. Have you ever noticed that most conversations turn to what we want to receive as gifts? I guess that is human nature, we love gifts. I know I do, I love gifts so much I thought I might tell you about the greatest gift giver I have ever known. His name is God. Did you ever think…

Blessing and Responsibility ~ Genesis 1:28-30 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on August 5, 2007 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Many of you know the names John and Charles Wesley, well-known for writing many of the hymns in our hymnal, whose ministry God used greatly at the same…

Divorce. One of the most skipped topics on the Sermon on the Mount. Today we talk about divorce and what God and His Word says about it. For most, it may be hard to hear but God's Word is straight to the point. However, there is a way to discuss this topic that both glorifies God's Word, as well as brings relief to those un sure about it. Listen up!

Ephesians 6:5-9 Let’s review the context. The larger context begins in Eph 5:15 with the command to be careful how you walk, not as unwise but as wise. Wise people do not waste time but “buy up the time intensively” because they realize that they are living in an evil age (5:16) and that time is a creation…

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…

The Ideal Woman Proverbs 31:10-31 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly…

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 and the Issue of Divorce — J. Carl Laney Professor of Biblical Literature Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, Portland, Oregon Divorce and remarriage have become regarded by many evangelicals as viable solutions to intolerable marriages. Most of those who seek a biblical basis for…

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…

Introduction \\ Today we will look at one of the most serious and theologically packed sections of the Bible. Yet it contains one of the most controversial and emotionally charged issues of our day and that is of homosexuality. Now this passage deals with more that the topic of homosexuality but it also…

Do you believe that Christ gives us victory over all things, if so then what are you fighting for?

1THESSALONIANS 4:1-12 In chapter 4 we have reached the watershed of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. There is an abrupt change of topic between chapter 3 and chapter 4. So far Paul has been looking back to his visit and the events which followed it, and has been defending himself against his…

The Perfect Law Of Liberty[1] INTRODUCTION: 1. Read Text: James 2:8-13. 2. Regarding text: (1) James is saying, “There is not one thing wrong with fulfilling the “royal law” (i.e. love your neighbor…), in fact it is a good thing, BUT if you are in the process showing favoritism (respect the rich, disregard…

“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.” [1] Listening to contemporary sociologists, one might conclude that marriage is a dying institution. Actually, one need not listen to sociologists to draw such a negative…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant (part 3) May 7, 2007 Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit…