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.

Introduction In our walk with the Lord there will be times of Crisis. There will be periods when our faith in God is tested. There will be financial crisis where we find ourselves out of work but not out of debt. What little we earn is go before we receive it. We solve one problem and another comes along.…

INTRODUCTION: 1. ((illus)) "What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." 2. These words from Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet a. not only ask an important question, b. but also imply an interesting answer. 3. The answer which Shakespeare assumed is probably…

Prayer Based on the Ten Commandments 1.Thou shall have no other Gods before Me. Pray that God would be worshiped above all else in our land. 2.Thou shall not make unto thee any graven image. Ask God to reveal our nation’s idolatry. 3.Thou shall not take the Name of the LORD thy GOD in vain. Pray that…

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…

Trembling Before God’s Word – Isaiah 66:2 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton on 11/26/2006 at Gold Country Baptist Church www.goldcountrybaptist.org There was a famous man by the name of Junius who lived many centuries ago, and was an atheist. He wrote of his experiences one rainy day: “I came home to my…

Thomas S. Myers WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE? Exodus 4:29-6:29 An unsigned letter: "Dear Pastor: I do not understand what God is doing in my life. I have been a faithful wife and mother and yet everything keeps getting worse. My husband has just lost his job so we don't have an income.…

Acts 5:1-11 Lying to the Holy Spirit A man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your…

GREYFRIARS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Life and Ministry of Moses 1. Prosperity to Persecution Reading: Exodus 1:6 - 22 Introduction: This all too brief look at Exodus was sparked by my recent study leave trip to Egypt and my journeys - modern, swift and reasonably comfortable - through the Sinai wilderness.…

Psalm 50:14,15 Introduction When I was in grade 6, we moved and I had to attend a new school. The question in my mind was, who will my friends be? Will I make some good friends? What will I be able to expect in these relationships? Will they want to play with me? Will I be able to trust them? Can I call…

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…

CONTENT OUTLINE OF GENESIS INTRODUCTION: THE BIG PICTURE PURPOSE • To reveal the origin and purpose of the universe, life, and humanity. • To show the personal, relational, covenant-making nature of God. • To record the early history of the Hebrew people. • To begin revealing Jesus the Messiah. KEY EVENTS…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.22, 2007 What is the Book of Jonah about? Well, it’s not simply about a great fish (mentioned only four times), or a great city (named nine times), or even a disobedient prophet (mentioned eighteen times). It’s about God! God is mentioned thirty-eight times in these…

Sermon: Joseph the Faithful Servant (Genesis 37-50) Genesis 39:9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused…

Thomas S. Myers A Lifestyle That Honors God Ephesians 4:25-32 FIND NOTES ON EPH 4:17. The story is told of a little boy who went to the funeral of an atheist. There in the coffin was the man who professed not to believe in God, and, of course, God's heaven. The little boy studied the well-dressed, lifeless…

Introduction At some point in life, all human beings face desperate situations. Sometimes the circumstances are so distressful that they cause unbearable pain and agony and there seems to be no way out, no solution or answer. The hardship, the adversity just erupts and we feel helpless and hopeless.…

I). INTRODUCTION a). This is the one single commandment that gives us the most trouble. b). This is a COMMANDMENT not a request. c). The Big Idea behind this commandment is "TRUST". II). PRINCIPLES ABOUT THIS PRINCIPLE OF REST. a). It gives God the opportunity to provide for us supernaturally. b). God provides Something Special for His Children. c). God can do more for you in 6 days than you can do in 7. d). It gives us the opportunity to REST and be REFRESHED. III). THERE'S CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT RESTING. a). Lack of Observance leads to death. b). Lack of Observance leads to God's Divine Intervention. IV). BLESSINGS COME WHEN YOU REST. a). God made the Sabbath for Man. b). It was a great Gift given to Man to Stop and Rest. c). The Blessing comes when we're Obedient. V). CONCLUSION: WHAT HAS THE HOLY SPIRIT TOLD YOU TODAY?

We are in a series called “With God, Its Never Too Late.” We talked about the fact that with God, it’s never too late for a new start and it’s never too late to hope. This morning I want to talk to you about “Its Never Too Late to Do the Right Thing”. What I mean by that is it’s never too late to show…

Sermon: Rahab the Faithful Servant The Mercy of God in life of Rahab the Prostitute (Joshua 2 and 6) How did she come to faith? Key verse: Deuteronomy 7:1-2 The Grace of God in Rahab’s life Matthew 1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,…

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…

ISRAEL AFFIRMS THE COVENANT 24:1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.” 3 So Moses came and…

“Blessed and Broken” “Sir, we would see Jesus” August 3, 2008 Matthew 14: 13-21 Covered dish dinners – food for everyone! Feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14: 13-21) and the Feeding of the 4,000 (Matthew 15: 29 – 39) are nearly the same stories: Jesus had compassion and fed the people. In the first story,…

Introduction: Under normal circumstances parents expect great things for their children. We want them to be wise, handsome or beautiful, filled with grace, successful. In some cases we look to our children to live out our own limited successes or overcome their failures. But here we are going to look…

This world is not our home Preached at Southbridge on 2/1/04 Preached at Farmington on 4/24/04 Preached in Quabbin Valley on 1/8/12 Lesson Text: Introduction I want to give you all some background for the text we are going to look at today. We will be looking at the book of Exodus in a general way. We…

13:1-31 This chapter is a sort of "surprise ending" to the book. To understand it, one must know that between chapters twelve and thirteen Nehemiah returned to Persia. At first sight, the phrase On that day (v. 1) may seem to refer to the day of dedication just pictured. But 13:6 and 7 make that impossible,…