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.

Dealing With Discouragement TEXT: Nehemiah 4:6-15 INTRODUCTION: I am going to start a series of messages entitled, “DEALING WITH THE SEVEN DEADLY D’s”. All of us at some point and time have or will have to deal with one or more of these deadly D’s. Very quickly I want to list these deadly D’s for you.…

Do Not Despise These Small Beginnings! p Zechariah 4:8-10 As I thought and prayed about what God would have me preach here tonight, I was directed to the same thing I have preached at other small churches recently. So, like John the Baptizer, I have but one message right now. John was sent with one message:…

Introducción Cuántas personas han destruido sus vidas/su carrera/su familia/su futuro por una mala decisión. Pareciera que en un abrir y cerrar de ojos - tan solo una mala decisión tiene el poder de destruir la vida de una persona. Muchas personas han tenido un futuro prometedor; pero a causa de una…

Last Sunday morning we looked at what likely led to Nehemiah’s trip to Jerusalem to lead the rebuilding effort on the walls of Jerusalem. It was the complacency of the Jews that had returned. They had been back in the land for 93 years, had rebuilt the Temple of God, built and established their own homes,…

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.

A Call to Repentance Responsive Reading – Luke 13.1-5 hymn - Text: Zechariah 1.1-6 Introduction: The main purpose of Zechariah’s prophecy is to provide encouragement, hope and solace. Nevertheless, there is no more fitting beginning than sounding the keynote of all true spiritual activity, to repent…

Introduction What an exciting time we are in. What has been talked about for 6 if not 10 or 15 years is about to become reality. This week, the stage will be set for the beginning of the building project. I am excited about it and looking forward to all the great changes that will take place. But not…

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…

Introduction The Book of Esther Calvary Chapel Girls Bible Study Note: Portions of the outline for this syllabus were taken from John Macarthur’s Bible Studies, New Testament Commentary by Moody Press, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible by Leadership Ministries, and The Life Application Study Bible.…

· Como mencioné hace un par de semanas, aproximadamente la mitad del libro de Génesis está dedicada a la complicada y desordenada vida de Jacob. · Él es el último patriarca, el hombre que da a luz a toda la nación de Israel. o A menudo se basa en el engaño en lugar de confiar en Dios o Con frecuencia…

After at least six thousand years of human history, one would think that the world would get tired of bothering Christians. Who knows how many world leaders have tried to trample the faith into the dust only to suffer God’s righteous judgment themselves? Satan assumes that, since he got his foot in the…

TEXT: Ezra 2:68-69 TOPIC: IF WE DON'T BUILD THE CHURCH, WHO WILL? Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church – Center Point, Alabama Sunday morning. October 23, 2005 Message and Outline scripted from other resources JESUS said, "I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."…

Abana, ' = "support" Amanah {am-aw-naw'} 1) a river flowing into the plain of Damascus from Antilebanon 2) mountainous area of the river's origin 2 KINGS 5:12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abarim, ` = "regions beyond" Abarim {ab-aw-reem'}…

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…

Haggai: Haggai 1:1-Identification of the Date, Origin, Agency and Recipients of the First Message

RESTORATION ERA definition/description The “post-exilic” period is the era of Israel’s history after the Captivity. The prophet Jeremiah had prophesied that the Babylonian Captivity would continue 70 years (Jer. 29:10). At the end of those 70 years, the Jews returned from Babylon to their homeland. This…

Do Not Despise These Small Beginnings! 2 Zechariah 4:8-10 I come tonight with a prophetic word for Pastor Cal and all of you who are laboring with him. We find the prophecy in the Word of the Lord that was given to Zechariah, in Zechariah 4:8-10. (Before we read this text, we need to understand the context…

Working with Confidence in God Ezra 4:4-5 4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building, 5 and hired counselors against them to frustrate their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. · The people…

THE AGE OF LAW From the Restoration of Israel to the End of the Old Testament Lesson 8 During the time of the captivity, the great Babylonian Empire came to an end. Babylon was captured by Cyrus, the founder of the Medo-Persian Empire. Belshazzar, King of Babylon was slain, and Darius, the Mede, with…

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…

Whenever you get serious about following God, you will encounter roadblocks. Learn what they may look like so you are ready when they come.

The Enemy Within But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, , “Tough Love” - “an expression believed to have originated with Bill Milliken’s 1968 book of the same title - used when someone treats another person harshly or sternly with the intent…

Do Not Despise These Small Beginnings 2 Zechariah 4:8-10 I come tonight with a prophetic word for Pastor Schlabach and all of you who are laboring with him. We find the prophecy in the Word of the Lord that was given to Zechariah, in Zechariah 4:8-10. (If we want to fully understand this word, we need…