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.

In John’s Gospel, Jesus tells Israel’s religious leaders: “You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,” (John 5:39, NIV84). The Scriptures he is referring to are of course what we call the Old Testament.…

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…

SERMONS AND PRAYERS Offertory Scripture Sentences Below are some scripture verses appropriate for use in worship as part of an invitation to return to God our Tithes and Offerings. This list was suggested by Hilbert J. Berger in his booklet Now, Concerning the Offering (©1987, by the author, Discipleship…

Sermon: Jeremiah the Faithful Servant HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO GIVE UP? How many today could continue faithfully proclaiming God’s word for over 40 years in spite of total rejection, ridicule, death threats, beatings, imprisonments, lonliness, and end you in defeat? THE PREPARATION OF JEREMIAH FOR HIS…

God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.

Building a Relationship with God Sunday PM Service, 12 March 2006 Jesus wept. John 11:5 What does that have to do with building a relationship with God? What made Jesus weep? The way Martha and Mary rushed out to meet him? Michelangelo had it right – our nature is not to go after God but in our arrogance…

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

Public Solemn Fasting and Prayer God’s Visitation Amos 4 Morning Worship, Lord’s Day 30 November 2008, 9.30am © Rev D Rudi Schwartz[1] Bible Readings Old Testament: Psalm 51, Amos 4 Order of Service 1. Call to worship Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains…

THE PLUMB LINE ALL OF US FREQUENTLY COMPARE OURSELVES FAVORABLY WITH SOMEONE ELSE. WE ALL THINK OF SOMEONE WHOM WE CONSIDER TO BE LESS MATURE, LESS COMPETENT, OR LESS ABLE THAN WE ARE. THAT PERSON IS A GREAT COMFORT TO US BECAUSE HE OR SHE ENABLES US TO KEEP OUR SELF-IMAGE INTACT BY SAYING, “WELL, AT…

We’re going to continue on the “Spirit and Ministry of Excellence.” We been looking at this for 2 weeks, I don’t know how long we’re going to stay on this, but 1 thing I do know is that we’re going to stay on it as long as God want’s us to. A. I think God is really leading us to a higher walk with Him.…

Doctrinal Statement Theology Proper of Jason Button April 17, 2002 Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God The Existence of God Because I believe that the Holy Scriptures are God’s only and final written Rev. of Himself to man, I have presupposed that God exists. More specifically, this presupposition…

Often pictured as an immoral city or a world of evil, it is regarded as corrupt and godless, hostile to true faith and therefore destined for judgment.

Lets start out this morning by turning in the Bible to Acts 2:40 , for the last couple of weeks we have been looking closer at the beginning of the church and last week we discussed how the day of Pentecost brought forth the birth of the church. Through that birth a mass amount of new coverts began to…

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…

Worship is turning to God in awe, praise and joy, as his people realise how wonderful he is. Prayer is a natural part of worship: to know God is to want to worship him and pray to him.

This lesson looks at how Israel and Judah were deceived by their wealth, comfort, and worship of God.

When God has had Enough! Relationships are tricky to say the least. One minute you are on your honeymoon and the next you are living in the dog house. We do and say things subconsciously and inadvertently that hurts the very ones we love. There are always some little quirks that each of us have that…

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…

True worship goes beyond mere form and can therefore be hindered by a wrong relationship to God or to others.

4 Marks of the Man of God 1 Timothy 6:11-14 This is a notable year, this is the fiftieth year of Grace Community Church. This is half a century for this church. We will celebrate that a little more definitively in the fall of this year, but this is, nonetheless, the fiftieth year of this church. Amazing…

God is Seeking People to Worship Him John 4:7-26 Last week we looked at the One who is worthy of our worship. Today we are going to see that worship is the activity of our life, not just something we do on Sunday. Next Sunday we will see how this looks when believers get together and then on the 22 we…

IMMANUEL Text: Isaiah 7:14 – Matthew 1:23 Place Preached - (Mississauga International Baptist Church) Date Preached - (12/15/02) Introduction: IMMANUEL, God with us!!! It seems to be just the very thing that man has been feeling after in all ages. First. They Want a God who can sympathize with them “No…