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…

If you're free - serve God! (1 Pe 2:16-17) I. Introduction A. Title The Cost of Freedom B. Text 16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. 17 Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. C. Proposition…

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.

THE KING IS BORN 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” 3 When Herod the king heard…

Sermon: Noah the Faithful Servant (Gen.5-9) 2-4-2007 BE A NOAH……..BE DIFFERENT from the “crowd”……..BE OBEDIENT TO GOD He’s an example of a long term commitment to a God assigned task (120 yrs) Obedience is a long term commitment Phil 2:14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may…

1 Corinthians 6:1-8 Taking Believers to Court Just this week I heard of two Christian brothers who have been business partners but are now in an ugly legal battle in the courts because of a disagreement they have. The one is likely to lose his share of the business as well as his home. This issue has…

Spiritual warfare has its origin in a rebellion of many angels against God. Satan is seen as the prince of this world, leading an array of forces opposed to God. Although disarmed by Jesus Christ on the cross, they remain a powerful threat to the church and to individual believers.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sermon: Mary Magdalene the Faithful Servant John 20:18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. Matt 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. Mateo…

Sermon: Elijah the Faithful Servant Feb.11, 2007 PRAY LIKE ELIJAH James 5:17 Elijah was a man just like us. [with a nature like ours; as human as we are] He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain,…

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…

What should we do? 1. Be grateful to God (vs. 1-2; 10). 2. Have servant hearts (vs. 3). 3. Strongly trust in our Savior (vs. 3-5). 4. Give the glory to God (vs. 5-6). 5. Be a blessing to other people (vs. 7-9).

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…

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Introduction So you get on the airplane and you are seated next to someone. You don’t know this person. You don’t know their background, where they are headed, or why. As you chat with them you find out that their flight was delayed. As you commiserate over the difficulties and frustration of flying,…

Dispensational Theology (BI 338) Pastor Dave Schlagel Intro: We have Infallible Bible Fallible understanding Even more fallible obedience INDEX Lecture 01 – Overview of Dispensationalism Lecture 01 – Overview of Dispensationalism What is Dispensationalism? – how we interpret Bible history Definitions…

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Introduction Matthew’s Gospel breaks the long silence which followed the ministry of Malachi, the last of the Old Testament prophets. The silence extended for four hundred years, and during that time God was withdrawn from Israel. Throughout this period there were no angelic manifestations,…

BY PASTOR GLENN PEASE A snowstorm made it impossible for a guess speaker to get to the church where he was to preach. Therefore, a local man was asked to come in as a substitute. The speaker began by explaining the meaning of substitute. If you break a window he said, and then place a cardboard there…

Our Need for Justification Acts 25-26 January 28, 2001 Introduction: The desire for justification is a universal human phenomenon. We all seem to have an inherent need to be vindicated or proven right. Justification can be the process by which arguments are carried on for years in families and even in…

HOOK DO NOT FORGET TO UNMUTE It’s the 17th day of November — Tuesday! Election updates: Sydney Powell— a lawyer for the Trump Campaign said she will released the “Kraken” [evidence] of massive fraud alleging that Dominion/Smartmatic had manipulated the election results in favor of Biden— No single state…