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.

The Great Sermon of the Great King (5:1-2) And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying, (5:1-2) Until this point in Matthew, Jesus’ words have been limited (4:17, 19) and reference to…

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given ... and His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” These words were written by the prophet Isaiah more than 700 years before the birth of Jesus. As far as I’m concerned, that…

What is the Purpose of the Church? Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on January 20, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org I want to ask you guys this morning a question that is not intended to insult but to initiate some thinking: why did you come to church today? What was your…

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…

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…

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…

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.

The Only Place or People God Looks To – Isa. 66:1-2 Text: Isaiah 66:1-2 Speaker: Pastor Phil Layton Date: November 19, 2006 Occasion: Installation Service as new Pastor at Gold Country Baptist Church www.goldcountrybaptist.org I went back and forth on a number of passages as to what I might preach my…

Text: Colossians 3:12-15 Title: New Life in Christ (Part 2) “The Christians Clothing” Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The preeminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Eliminating sin is not enough; sin must be replaced with Christ like qualities. Proposition: Clothe yourself in…

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…

Nehemiah 1:1-11 Stephen Caswell © 2000 Pray for Strength -- Phillips Brooks Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger people! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your world shall be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle. Everyday you…

From surveying the distant peaks of messianic prophecy, Isaiah returns to his own day momentarily. He takes the leadership of Judah head-on and squarely puts much of the blame for the nation’s moral and ethical ills on their shoulder. /"Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character…

Once upon a time, two brothers grew up on a farm. One loved framing, the other hated it. The one who hated farming eventually went away to college, earned a law degree, and became a partner in a prominent law firm in the state capital. The other brother stayed on the family farm doing what farmers do.…

NATURE OF MAN Study Guide 1. Understand the ontological nature of man (i.e. what make a human being a human being). Brief answer is found in Genesis 2.7: The soul (human being) is produced by interaction of the spirit (immaterial) with the body (material). Where do the material and immaterial portions…

Matthew Ch 8 5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6"Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering." 7Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him." 8The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But…

Our Changeless God Doctrine of God Series: 1 Text: Ps 90:2; Gen 21:33; Ps 102:26-27; James 1:17 Date: 10/12/03 – Tok; 10/5/08 - LMB Introduction: - Today we are starting a series on Doctrine. I think it is important that we know the basic truths of the Bible. We can only act on what we believe and if…

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…

Master Document for Matthew 5:1-12 March 18, 2007 at FBC, Comanche; Expositional studies: Matthew Matthew 5:1-12 (NASB) 1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, 3“Blessed are the poor…

He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see…

Joel 2:12-17 Calling a Solemn Assembly “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast…

Hosea 10:12-13 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Weeds A young man had a terrible falling out with a neighboring farmer. One night, in an act of cruel vengeance, he crept through the neighboring fields, sowing the seeds of a persistent, virulent weed. The weeds sprang up, and no amount of effort would eradicate…

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…

Part I Prolegomena Introduction to Theology 8 2006 I. Introduction to Prolegomena A. What is Prolegomena (the singular is Prolegomenon) 1. It is from the Greek pro/ + le/gw, meaning to say beforehand (Random House Dictionary, 2nd Ed., 1547). 2. It refers to "a preliminary discourse prefixed to a literary…

The Blessing of Spiritual Poverty Matthew 5:3 When we compare some of the most popular Christian messages to the words of Jesus in the beatitudes, we come to understand just how counter-cultural the Sermon on the Mount really is. I talked about the best-selling book by Joel Osteen as indicative of how…