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.

Effective Christian Leadership Ephesians 2:10-2:10 Introduction: ‘We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ (Ephesians 2: 10) God can use people with or without the natural ability and proper background. God can, and often chooses…

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…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Jamie Buckingham is one of the great preachers and authors whose books have sold in the millions. What I like about him is that he makes so many comical blunders in his ministry that he makes other pastors feel less threatened by their human errors. If you sometimes feel like your…

Waiting on God by Todd Turner Text: Romans 8:23-25 Topic: What are the implications of waiting on the Lord Big idea: Waiting on the Lord is fundamental to our faith. Keywords: Trust, Unanswered Prayer, Waiting Introduction: · No one likes to wait. - Illustration: Ortberg tests the congregation with a…

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 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 1:1-6 1/2 2:1-6 3:1 - 4:26 2:13-3:6 1:7-9 1/3 2:7-12 5:1 - 7:24 3:7-4:11 1:10-19 1/4 3:1-8 8:1 - 10:32 4:12-25 1:20-23 1/5 4:1-8…

Intro: Luke 3:16 Today, the title of my message is, [Lord, Set Me on Fire]. One of the greatest decisions my parents ever made was to raise my siblings and me in church. I am thankful for that, but I am so grateful they raised me in a Pentecostal church.I LOVE being Pentecostal! With that being said,…

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…

How does the Spirit Operate in the Life of the Believer

Romans 12:1-8 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Servant hood The Navigators are well known for their emphasis on having an attitude of servant hood. A businessman asked Lorne Sanny, then president of the Navigators, how he could know when he had a servant like attitude. Lorne replied, by how you act when you are…

Before Jesus commands his followers to "go," he first commands that they "wait." God's Spirit empowers God's people with His presence to glorify and enjoy Him for the work in the waiting.

Introduction 1. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of our country, once stated... "So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have…

Three Habits of Highly Contagious Christians January 26th, 2003 Well, we’re devoting the first series of this year–the next four weeks–to what I believe is the heartbeat of this church. We’re going to talk about three habits of highly contagious Christians. And I want to tell you right at the outset…

Sanctification - Biblical Meaning Sanctification is a biblical doctrine that is emphasized a great deal in Christian teaching. Yet despite its importance, it is often perceived as a religious notion too complex to comprehend. Though sanctification may at first seem to be a foreign concept, it is one…

“To us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” [1] The story of the entire Bible can be told by focusing on the shoulders of mankind. In GENESIS 9:23 we read…

I COR. 12:28-31 “Signs, Wonders, And Miracles.” I. The Works Of Miracles II. The Gifts Of Healing With the beginning of I Corinthians chapter 12 we have introduced to us the subject of spiritual gifts. We’ve been spending several weeks now looking in particular at what God says in these verses about…

This morning we’re going to finish up our series on Christ in the Psalms. We spent this Advent Season looking at the Old Testament references to all of the major events in the life of our Savior. This morning, I want you to see the Ascension of Christ prophesied in the 68th Psalm. We’ll also look at…

True and Proper Worship 1. The mission is a statement of what the church is supposed to be doing, while the vision is a snapshot or picture of it. 2. The mission is used for planning where the church is going; the vision is used for communicating where the church is going. 3. A mission statement must…

“I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the proper time—he…

Sermon for Sunday, March 18, 2007 – EKG Sermon #2 Title: When You Become a Kingdom Person, You Belong to God Text: Exodus 19:4-6 (HCSB) 4 You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me. 5 Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant,…

What If? – 1 Introduction As we begin a New Year together I want to give you a heads up about where we are going as a church in 2019. We are going to focus on building a solid foundation. What is the church? Why do we even have church? Who are we as the church? What are we supposed to do as the church?…

Introduction: If you were physically with Jesus at the time He was here on this earth and you knew it was going to be His last day here, where would you go? What would you do? What would you say? Gathering together in corporate worship is extremely vital to our spiritual health. Throughout the Scriptures,…

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…

Man of Faith Learning from the Life of Abraham Ray C. Stedman Unless otherwise identified, all Scripture references are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946, 1952, (c) 1971, 1973, Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used…

Good morning! we are in our series on The Generous life .. Over the past few week we have been looking at God’s blessing towards us.. These are inflows of God’s Generosity —Generosity always begins with God and his goodness towards us... J ames 1:17 Every good and perfect comes to us from the Father…