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.

Galatians 3:23-5:6 ‘God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts’(4:6). The Spirit is not a reward we earn by being good people. The Spirit is God’s gift (Titus 3:5). Paul connects the gift of the Spirit with Christ’s death for us and our faith in Christ(3:13-14). We do not come to God with our…

In her hymn, Come, All Christians, Be Committed, Eva B. Lloyd reminds us that the Christian life is essentially a life of service to others in Jesus’ name. It is, a relatively new hymn set to an old tune. The words are by Eva B. Lloyd who composed the hymn in 1963. The hymn first appeared in the 1975…

QUALITIES OF A GOOD SOLDIER TEXT: 2 Timothy 2:3-4; 4:7-8 Introduction: This weekend, we celebrate Memorial Day. A day first observed on May 30, 1868 to honor those who died in the Civil War. Now, on Memorial Day, we honor the memories of all those who have died in the military in the service of the United…

SF493 FIVE POWERFUL PRIORITIES Matthew 6:33 INTRODUCTION Five Powerful Priorities... 1A. FELLOWSHIP BEFORE WORSHIP Matthew 5:23-24 No one can worship God, if his brother has something against him. If he has done his brother wrong. You are eliminated from any act of worship. You cannot be right with God…

INTRODUCTION I. Character affects every area of our lives — our decisions, our words, our actions, our attitudes, our goals, and our relationships. In fact, any breakdown in life can almost always be traced back to a breakdown in character. A. To develop Godly character, it is important that you embrace…

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…

Churches are confused. There appears to be no consensus on what function the church serves in the world. Building up believers, evangelizing the lost, feeding the poor, lobbying government, and protesting legislation are just a few of the functions churches feel compelled to perform. Rick Warren recognized…

I. Introduction Illustration: Napoleon Bonaparte – man of humble beginnings who went on to be a General, stated the following after making rounds about his different post and finding a soldier asleep at his post, “Soldier what is your name, the soldier replied, “My name is Napolean, Bonaparte replied…

BUILDING A CHRISTIAN HOME TEXT: PSALM 127:1 Exegetical Proposition: The Christian home is essential to an orderly, productive, and safe society. Theological Proposition: The Christian home is essential to an orderly, productive, and safe society. Homiletical Proposition: The way we build our homes determines…

Walking in Darkness Sunday, November 25, 2007 “If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” 1 John 1:6 1. Last week we looked at one of the things that interfere with the fellowship we have with God - that is a false sense of who God is. This…

Introduction In 1995, the oldest bank in England announced it was seeking bankruptcy. It lost nearly one billion dollars in a stock gamble. At the time it went under, it held over $100 million in assets for Queen Elizabeth. A year earlier, the chief trader at their Singapore office started betting some…

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…

Introduction: In Genesis 4:9 the ancient brother, Cain, is asked by God, Where is your brother, Abel? Cain replies, I do not know; am I my brother's keeper? The text seems to imply that God believed that Cain was, indeed, his brother's keeper, and he had a responsibility for him. That is a revolutionary…

In the New Testament era, Roman soldiers were required, in as far as it was possible, to return to Rome once a year from wherever they were garrisoned to renew their oath of allegiance to the Emperor. The soldiers—regardless of the nation they considered home—were to salute the Roman colors from time…

Luke 6:36-42 Introduction Last week we looked at the matchlessness of God’s forgiveness. We saw how gracious God is because even though we break His law, He forgives us when we repent. After the service last week someone came up to me and commented that if that is what God is like and if we are to become…

Introduction: When the rulers of the Jewish nation failed in their attempt to have Jesus arrested by the temple guards John 7:32, 45-49), they immediately devised a plot to trap him. This plot is the most despicable action by these men recorded in the Gospels. At the same time, it became an occasion…

Proverbs 26:20-22 The Destructive Power of Gossip Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts. A mong the awful…

SIX Don’t Give Satan a Beachhead! If the believer cultivates in his life any known sin, he is giving Satan an opportunity to get a foothold, a beachhead in his life. Satan will then use this opportunity to invade and take over other areas. Paul warns in Ephesians 4:27, “And do not give the devil an opportunity.”…

Title: THE BLESSINGS FORGIVENESS BRINGS Text: 2 Cor. 2:1-11 Introduction: An unforgiving spirit is a toxin to the soul. It poisons the heart and mind with bitterness, distorting your perspective on life. Anger and resentment take over your thoughts and pollutes with evil emotions. Such bitterness spreads…

Introduction: God sees a lot of value in you; God sent His Son for you and not just for a select few. Although there may be those around you who will act as if they are more exclusive and special to Him than you are. In God’s eyes you are equally important. God sees glorious things in you, and He knows…

A Christian Catalyst; NV 5/4/02 AM / 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 OS: A In his book Led by the Carpenter, D. James Kennedy writes: A man walked into a little mom-and-pop grocery store and asked, "Do you sell salt?" "Ha!" said Pop the proprietor. "Do we sell salt! Just look!" And Pop showed the customer one…

\\ Think about seeds. A single seed can grow a plant that produces hundreds or even thousands of seeds. A single bag of seeds can sow a whole field and produce hundreds of bags of new seed. We reap more than we sow. This is true in the positive sense, but it is also true in the negative. Introduction…

Freely Given, Freely Received Text: Matthew 10:1-15 Place Preached - (Mississauga International Baptist Church) Date Preached - (10/14/01) Introduction: Give brief description of the events in our text. Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received,…

Genesis 8:1-22; 9:20-28 – God Remembered Noah FIRST -- GOD REMEMBERED NOAH. I love verse one. God remembered Noah... NASV This is not suggesting that God forgot about Noah. God does not forget about his children. He never forgets. The God news is that God never forgets about you. If you ever feel that…