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.

LIVING UNDER GRACE Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 16 of 36 Romans 6:14 Rick Warren In our last study we looked at the first part of this verse and what it meant to live "under the Law". Now we look at the meaning of "living under grace". I. THE MEANING OF "GRACE" DEFINITIONS: Characteristics…

Key Points Lessons and Teachings from James By Brother Michel Lankford A Personal Note: Hello and God bless you. What follows is a devotional Bible study of the book of James. Late last year, the Lord was impressing upon me that I should start reading certain books of Scripture, and keeping a "running…

STEPS TO COMMITMENTTEXT: Matthew 8:18-23INTRODUCTION: One of the serious problems facing religious minded people today is that while lip service is given to God, many are not TRULY committed to Him. This lack of commitment is seen in a variety of ways:· No growth in Bible knowledge.· Not attending worship…

The Cost of Commitment Luke 9:57-62 The cost of commitment Luke 9:57-62 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." 59…

CHALLENGING SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS - There are forces of darkness described as spiritual wickedness that are warring against a believer to make him to live below divine expectation. - They have to be challenged, confronted and constrained through the power of the Holy Spirit. - The difference between deliverance…

Introduction: the path of life is not an easy path to walk. Life is filled with all kinds of trials and temptations. You have probably heard the saying, “when life gives you a lemon, make lemonade!” Throughout the Bible there are people who have turned: Defeat into victory Trial into triumph They were,…

7 Formas de resistir a Satanás: (y mantener su liberación) I. Introducción: Dios ha restaurado a la Iglesia su autoridad sobre el mundo de los espíritus. No obstante, y con frecuentemente pasa, que los cristianos solemos detenernos en medias verdades y suponer que ya la tenemos todo como Dios quiere.…

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.…

Select all the text in tScripture: Matthew 6:25-34; Psalms 23; Philippians 4:6-7 Theme: StressWorryAnxiety and the Christian Life Proposition: The Bible shares with us some wonderful ways to deal with stressworryanxiety 1. Pray 2. Meditate 3. Release and Receive 4. Adapt INTRO: Good morning and what…

Introduction: "When you experience disappointments in your life, how do you respond? Do you respond by blaming yourself or someone else? Well, often we face disappointments where we don’t know how to respond, and we find ourselves hindered in our walk with the Lord. Israel had fled the giant Goliath…

Identifying curses As stated earlier, iniquity (perversion) causes curses. Discernment and detection are the two primary ways to determine the type of curse a person may be under. Supernatural discernment through the Holy Spirit, including word of knowledge and discerning of spirits, has proven invaluable…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

James 4:1-10 April 1 2007 Intro: James has been encouraging us to LIVE A PROACTIVE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Paul exemplified this when he said: Philippians 3:14, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ARE YOU??? Jesus told Peter: Matthew 16:18, And I also say to you that…

Finding the Strength to Stand Ephesians 6:10-17 Sermon by: Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 18, 2012 (Updated from sermon preached at McClendon Baptist Church - Jan. 15, 2006) *Last Sunday we talked about the power of a tornado, and I told you that an F5 tornado can have winds of over 300…

This past week, the nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr and the work toward civil rights. In his most famous speech, spoken on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he declared: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their…

ABIDING IN CHRIST BIBLE TEXT: John 15:1-4 Subject: Presence Proposition: Abiding In His Presence Theme: The Savior of the world invites us into an intimate, personal, abiding relationship with Him where we will experience His wonderful love INTRODUCTION Lesson Aims: Understand Christ’s claims to deity…

Billy Graham was in a revival some years ago. There was a man there, who had gone through many problems and difficulties. When the invitation to Christ was extended he accepted Christ as his savior. Soon his life began to change and he felt like he could overcome whatever came his way. So after the blessings…

Giving honor to God, Jesus Christ my Lord and Savoir, Pastor Graham, Pastor Todd, my adorable wife for 30 years, Mount Pleasant church family, and visitors, etc…. PRAY Read Deuteronomy 8:10-20 The title of the sermon, “Don’t forget where your blessings come from”. David said, I will bless the Lord at…

Matthew 20:29-34 Introduction Jesus was now on His way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover with His disciples. Infinitely more important than that, however, He was going there to suffer and die (20:18-19). He would be celebrating the Passover for the last time and then giving Himself as the one, final,…

the Lamp of God Went Out TEXT: 1 Samuel 3:1-3 Introduction: 1 Samuel is a book of "transition" – God is going to end the times of the judges and institute a "monarchial" form of government. In the life of Hannah we find a picture of the remnant of godly Jews; in the life of Eli & sons we see the overall…

What Not to Love A sermon on 1 John 2:15-17 preached at Christ the King Church on 1/15/06 Prayer: Father, open our eyes to see and our hearts to sense the truth of your Word. Lord, you know that I need help to preach, and that this congregation needs help to listen. So, help us both to recognize and…

¿Amas al mundo? ¿Amas a Dios?. Jesucristo el Señor dijo: no podemos serviria dos señores, porque agradaremos al uno y aborreceremos al otro. Reflexionemos seriamente sí estoy con un pie en el mundo amandole y con un pie en Dios, creyendo que también le amo.

Introduction: Now we saw that in the early church there was tremendous enthusiasm… and sometimes enthusiasm can get misdirected. Paul said "For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge." (Romans 10:2) In the early church, because of their excitement and…

God Still Is In Control I. Introduction: Who we are briefly. Just answering God’s call. Scripture 1 Kings 19:9-16 *II. Gary and Regina Potter are here. They are wonderful friends to us and I thank God for them. One day Mary and I were over at their house and Gary asked if we wanted to go 4-wheeling (Mary’s…