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.

40 Days of Community Part 1 Why We Need Each Other Transcript of Message by Rick Warren October 2-3, 2004 Well good morning everybody. Wow, you look great today. If you’ll take out your outlines, today, we’re beginning a revolution. And I don’t say that lightly. It is going to be a revolution that will…

REWORK THIS SERMON FROM THIS PASSAGE JN.9.4 MATT.10.7 Using same title. (for Mt. Sinai May 2007) Honoring the Man and Woman of God 1 Tim. 5:17+ (for Lexington 2007) 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 18 For the scripture…

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…

Honoring Leaders Introduction One of the things I appreciate about Rick Mercer is that he does not discriminate. No matter what your political stripe, you will be mocked and what you do will be held under a microscope. Yet, I also get a sense that even though he mocks political leaders, he also respects…

Don’t put out the Spirit’s fire 1 Thess. 5:19 19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; 20 do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 Test everything. Hold on to the good. 22 Avoid every kind of evil. Many of the works of God are unstoppable and immutable. In creation, in resurrection, in judgement.…

1 Peter 1:13-16 HOLINESS-The Key to God’s Nature God’s holiness unlocks the door to understanding and making sense out of everything else about Him…… This attribute infiltrates all the other attributes. ·His love is holy love. Everything has been infiltrated by this defining attribute of God called holiness.…

Introduction: Nothing is any more certain than God's Word. Whatever God says will come to pass. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the words of the Lord will not. They will endure forever and so it is with judgment. When God says that judgment is coming, it will come. Nothing will stop the judgment,…

Sermon: The Holy Spirit is our Teacher Feb. 17, 2008 What are the three things that you need the most right now! 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level…

The Army of God Pastor Keith Hassell Foundation Scripture: Joel 2:7-8 (NKJV) “They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; everyone marches in formation, and they do not break ranks. They do not push one another; everyone marches in his own column.” I. We are called to be the army of…

Being in the presence of God spiritually will move you to adore Him personally.

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…

Introduction A. Betrayer is not chosen (v.18). 1. I know whom I have chosen (v.18). a) The betrayer is not chosen by Christ. (1) He cannot be, for he has rejected Christ; therefore, Christ has to reject him (Matthew 10:32-33). Christ did draw Judas; He did move upon Judas' heart to quicken his mind.…

First Sunday of Advent, Year A, Church of the Resurrection, Cranberry Township, PA. Dec. 2, 1989. Texts: Matthew 24, Acts 1, Romans 13 Subject Looking forward to Christ's return I. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas has always been one of my favorite times of year. As a boy growing up, I used…

Dynamic Discipleship A STUDY IN FIRST THESSALONIANS Greetings To A Young Church 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2—Introduction The church is not a museum for saints; it’s a hospital for sinners. Churches must remember the reason they exist and take care to stay dynamic. Churches that are static become more interested…

Acts 2:1-4 John 16:7-8; 13-16 Pentecostal Power Last week was a significant week in the traditional year celebrated by many churches. The truth is that at Baptist Churches we often overlook this Sunday. The Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. I think we overlook it because it is about the Holy Spirit and sometimes…

"What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe-as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The…

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…

I) The Word on Success A) File: Joshua 1 the word on success.doc B) Audio: The Word on Success C) Series: Victory in the Promised Land D) Preached: May 27, 2007. II) READ JOSHUA 1:1-9 A) It’s time to go in…the final preparations. The appointment of Joshua. The official commissioning by God. B) Therefore,…

Introduction Heaven and Hell are real places, not just figurative or make believe places. They are real and we will one day be there. The present heaven (Intermediate State) is in the direct presence of God. It is temporary but has many traits that the new heaven and new earth will one day have. The…

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

By Pastor Glenn Pease George Buttrick in his large book simply called Prayer tells of why the Acoma Indians in Colorado chose to live on the mesa. The rock gave them safety. The Apaches on the South and the Navajos on the North made them sitting ducks down on the plains, and so they headed for the rocks.…

Introduction: Many times throughout life we are in need of deliverance. Some misfortune, hardship, or trial has happened, and we need to be rescued. The misfortune may be as serious as almost drowning while swimming or being seriously injured in an accident. It may even be an assault or some other act…

SEVEN PILLARS OF THE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH COVENANT THE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH COVENANT For as much as Almighty God by His Grace has been pleased to call us out of darkness into His light, and having been baptized upon a profession of faith in Christ Jesus, and having given ourselves to the Lord…

One last introductory lesson before examining the elements one at a time. (Click on author’s name for earlier lessons) Freedom from the flesh and legalism. Natural man tries to cope with the flesh in two ways 1. Moralists try to suppress the flesh with rules and laws. 2. Libertines celebrate the flesh…