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…

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…

The planting of the church in Antioch occurred naturally as God blessed the proclamation of Jesus not only to Jews, but also to Greeks. This has much to teach on evangelism, discipleship and generosity.

Here in Acts 24 Paul is ultimately on his way to Rome to stand before Caesar himself, but before he arrives at Rome Paul has the opportunity to share his salvation testimony many times to those who have him in custody. Here his accusers the Jews have just like in the case of our Lord have brought trumped…

Introduction Last week we looked at the “Early Success of King Saul”. We read how Saul “chose for himself” (v2) 3,000 men of Israel. Jonathan, Saul’s son attacked the garrison of the Philistines and gained victory (v.3), but Saul easily takes the credit for another mans victory. We begin to see Saul’s…

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…

This year your elders have asked me to talk about spiritual gifts and the fruit of the Spirit. I have more to say about these subjects than time will allow. I hope that you will pardon me if I leave something unsaid, and I trust that you will benefit from what I do say. Our first subject is spiritual…

Staying Alive There I was, hanging upside down from a three story tree-house… I should have died. There I was, stabbed in the throat by my brother with puppet stick, drowning on my own blood. I should have died. There I was, flying through the air with my bike left 20 feet uphill behind a broken ramp.…

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…

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…

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…

Introduction The Marks 0f Mature Believers, 1:3-11 The Fellowship of the Gospel 1:1-11 INTRODUCTION – Go over what we have learned so far through the study of Philippians Remember, Paul had an Attitude of Gratitude (v.3) Paul thought of others rather than himself (2:3-4) What A Lesson For Us About a…

We are looking at John 8:12-20 this week. I encourage you to open your bibles, or your bible apps and follow along. Those with the faithlife or logos bible apps, the passage link will appear on your screens to follow along. John 8:12-20 . When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light…

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…

Examines difficulty with time management, the Bible's teaching on it, and makes application to apply the teachings to ordinary life.

Hope that Does Not Disappoint Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have also obtained access through Him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we…

Introduction Different people shape our lives. Who in your life impacted you the most? A parent, a friend, teacher, pastor??? In the Scripture there are people that have been used by God to make a difference: Abraham - man of faith. Moses - leadership Joshua - courageous warrior David - worshipping king…

Introduction: Before we move on from I want to make an observation from that has huge significance moving forward in Acts. When the Holy Spirit came and filled the believers on the day of Pentecost He appeared to them as divided tongues of fire that sat upon each of them. In the Old Testament, what did…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. We are very blessed and thankful that you have taken the time to join us here this morning. In the last 8 months I’ve introduced sermons in a variety of ways - I’ve quoted from poets, I’ve cited current affairs and I believe I’ve even quoted…

Introduction: Salvation, what must I do to be saved, many ask. This passage makes it crystal clear what a person must do to be saved. Peter’s conclusion to the main body of his sermon was devastating. He charged his listeners with rejecting and executing their Messiah—the very One whom God had made both…

oremus bible hymnal almanac liturgy Common Worship Almanacs for desktop calendars and PDAs Almanac files for iCal, Outlook, Palm and other calendar software Calendar for 2009 | Sun 30 Nov 2008 | CW* Advent 1 | First Sunday of Advent Principal Service Isaiah 64.1-9 Psalm 80.1-8, 18-20* 1 Corinthians 1.3-9…

What do you think of when you think Pride? There has been a big controversy lately in the news having to do with athletic ware. Now I am not going to dig into this silly controversy but what I do want to mention is something important about it. The real issue that is at the surface of all this is arrogance.…

INTRODUCTION overview of verses 12-19 A. OUR CIRCUMSTANCES OFTEN THROW US AND DEFEAT US, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH PAUL. Paul said 2 Timothy 4:16-17 At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me . . .but the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached…