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.

Intro We are back after a week break in our series called “Back to the Basics: Knowing why you believe what you believe.” We are now looking over this point: 8. That every believer is a new creation in Christ, and is called to walk in the Spirit, to die unto sin, and to live unto righteousness, and thereby…

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…

Why is being Connected so Important? 1. WE WERE CREATED FOR CONNECTIONS Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 2. CONNECTIONS BALANCE OUR LIVES "The More Connections You Have, the Larger Your Perspective Will Be." 3. CONNECTIONS…

EVANGELISM “The Witness of Andrew” John 1:35-42 Introduction: The Man Called Andrew 1. Andrew was apparently the first disciple of our Lord. He had been a disciple of John the Baptist looking for the Messiah. 2. Andrew was convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus granted him a very special friendship.…

Title: Paul’s Prayer Part 2: The Result of Knowing God’s Will Text: Colossians 1:9-14 Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The pre-eminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Paul’s prayer for the Colossians is for discernment of God’s will and the power to do it. (O’Brien) Proposition:…

Sermon: The Holy Spirit is our Teacher Feb. 17, 2008 What are the three things that you need the most right now! 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level…

FORTY THINGS GOD PROVIDES EVERY BELIEVER AT THE MOMENT OF SALVATION (THE BENEFITS OF SALVATION) Compiled by Lewis Sperry Chafer Revised by R. B. Thieme, Jr. 1. The believer resides in the eternal plan of God. (He shares the destiny of Christ) We are: a. Foreknown: (Acts 2:23; Rom 8:29; 1Pe 1:2) b. Elected:…

Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ The Theory and Method of Biblical Typology A modern introduction to biblical typology should begin inductively with several examples of certain shadows and types from Old Testament passages widely acknowledged to be prefigurative in character, seeking…

1. Romans Romans 8:31-39 2. Gospels John 15:1-17 3. Old Testament Narrative Gen. 41:37-44 4. Old Testament Poetry Psalm 127 5. Old Testament Prophecy Haggai 1:1-6 10/94 GOD IS ON OUR SIDE ROMANS 8:31-39 HOMILETICS II INTRO: 1. IN THE LIFE OF EVERY BELIEVER, THERE ARE SEASONS WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE GOD IS…

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…

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…

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…

I. Anger 26-27 Anger is an emotional arousal caused by something that displeases us. In itself, anger is not a sin, because even God can be angry Deuteronomy 9:8 8 “Even at Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, and the Lord was so angry with you that He would have destroyed you. Deuteronomy 9:20 20 “The…

Title: Paul’s Prayer Part 2: The Result of Knowing God’s Will Text: Colossians 1:9-14 Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The pre-eminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Paul’s prayer for the Colossians is for discernment of God’s will and the power to do it. (O’Brien) Proposition:…

One last introductory lesson before examining the elements one at a time. (Click on author’s name for earlier lessons) Freedom from the flesh and legalism. Natural man tries to cope with the flesh in two ways 1. Moralists try to suppress the flesh with rules and laws. 2. Libertines celebrate the flesh…

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,…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. It is a joy and a privilege to be here with you today. What a journey we’ve been on with Paul through the book of Colossians. He has taken us to the heights of Mount Everest in Colossians 1:15-20 and we’ve just come through what may have…

Our Surrender to Him, the secret of Life Gal. 2:20 EBC 10/11/09 Too many Christians find themselves in a rut, unable to please anybody and so we will be unable to please Christ. Why do we live less than productive lives? We don’t understand God’s love. Rom. 8:38- what can separate us from the love that…

Psalm 1 Introduction Never before in history has so much biblical scholarship been available to Christians. In days gone by (and in some lands today), merely to possess a copy of the Bible in your native tongue was considered a rare privilege. Now we have more than a dozen translations and paraphrases…

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…

God’s Comfort—2 Cor. 1:1-5 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 4/22/09 Trouble is an inescapable consequence of living in this world. Today, we hear everywhere of people doing horrible things to themselves and others. Job 14:1- Sometimes is this trouble God seems afar off- Job 13:24- this was certainly the…

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…

-Introduction Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power…