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.

THOU ART MY BATTLE AXE Study Text: Jeremiah 51: 20-23 - God is a warrior and He is mighty in battle. - Every warrior goes to battle with weapons of warfare trusted, effective and reliable. - No warrior goes to battle without a weapon to fight. - Being God’s battle axe means you are His weapon of warfare.…

Introduction: *this is the first look at the early church. It shows us the traits that characterized the daily lives of believers. Luke describes the beauty of the growing and developing church. He portrays the dedication and devotion of the early Christians in relation to God in the worship services.…

The Saul Controlling Spirit Thanks to Mary Lance Sisk of Charlotte, NC, for her excellent scriptural insight into the Saul spirit. Blessings. The controlling spirit personified in Saul has impacted everybody's life. It has violated many families personally, emotionally, spiritually, and sometimes physically.…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

“By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.” [1] Servants of Christ demonstrate a dynamic interplay of divine sovereignty and human responsibility in the exercise of the ministry God has assigned each one. One writer, citing an old maxim of the Faith, reminds us…

I. Introduction Illustration: Napoleon Bonaparte – man of humble beginnings who went on to be a General, stated the following after making rounds about his different post and finding a soldier asleep at his post, “Soldier what is your name, the soldier replied, “My name is Napolean, Bonaparte replied…

SEVEN THINGS THAT BUILD A STRONG CHRISTIAN LIFE #5 - Make Sure Jesus Name Has It’s Proper Place In Your Life Scripture: Acts 19:13-17 Introduction: Review 1) Don’t Be A Quitter 2) Feed On The Word 3) Be Filled With The Spirit 4) Let God Work Through You Remember we said that a strong nation consists…

Are Tongues For Today? What Are The Biblical Guidelines For Speaking In Tongues? “In the NT, the baptism in the Holy Ghost is always accompanied by inspired speech, and that inspired speech tends to be tongues and/or prophecy.” Disclaimers First, because this is a very controversial subject, I do not…

Walking in the Light A sermon on 1 John 1:5-10 preached at Christ the King Church on 10/8/05 Prayer: Father in heaven, we again come to tremble before your Word, asking you to help us to listen to what the Scriptures have to say to us about you and also about ourselves. So, help us this morning, our…

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…

Intro Text - Acts 3.19-21 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all…

The Power of Your Testimony Pastor E. Keith Hassell Revelation 12:7-12 Revelation 12:11 (NKJV) “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” I. There is power in your testimony! (Revelation 12:7-11) A. Against the…

How Does God Work in Your Life? Good questions with many possible ways to answer it. I want to answer by first looking at the question in a general sense – How did God create the world? 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise…

Live out Loud: Living your life as God created you in Christ to live Ephesians 6:10-20 Do you believe that life is war or are we living in peacetime? If we are in wartime and not peacetime, what has caused this? I submit to you that if you want to live the life that God has intended that you live, you…

1. He can drive out every disease (vs. 8-12). -Miracles come from God's power -Miracles are God's prerogative 2. He can expose His enemies (vs. 13-16). 3. He can transform everyone who turns to Jesus (vs. 16-20). -What happens when people turn their lives over to Jesus? [1] His name will be magnified. [2] His disciples will be multiplied. [3] Our lives will be purified.

The Discerning of Spirits Pastor Keith Hassell KENNETH HAG1N: "The discerning of spirits gives insight into the spirit world." Concerning Spiritual Gifts, p. 66 LESTER SUMRALL: "The discerning of spirits is the divine ability to see the presence arid activity of a spirit that motivates a human being,…

BACKGROUND: Why do we give background? Because the only way to understand a piece of literature is by using the Grammatical-Historical or what we call the Literal Method of Interpretation, one branch of which is the historical background which forms the context for appreciating the content of the epistle.…

A Time to Tear And a Time to Sew When history is written, I believe our century will be called "the age of communication." Technology has made possible the transmission of the Word through various media. Unquestionably, one of the most powerful of these at the present time is television. Here we are…

Liberty University Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh A paper submitted to: Dr. Devin Hudson In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course NBST 522 Liberty Theological seminary By Steven Hervey Lynchburg, Virginia Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Table of Contents Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1…

There is a story in the book of Acts that displays true pretenders, which caught my attention. It involves a few people who tried to use the Lord’s name for ill-gotten gain. We see the evidence even now in these last days which the bible foretold. I’m referring to the seven sons of Sceva and also the…

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY WITH GOD 1. Adam and Eve – BLAMING OTHERS Genesis 3:9-13 9/Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” 10So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have…

INTRODUCTION: 1. Paul understood the need for the Gospel. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. A. He began his religious walk as a Pharisee. 6 But when Paul perceived that one part…

A Jailer is Set Free – Acts 16:25-34 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s…

The experience of human suffering has perplexed minds ever since the fall. For Christians, the question of suffering rises to a new level of importance because of our belief in the sovereignty of our loving and merciful God. In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper and friends tackle some…