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.

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…

Introduction: A. Being self-sufficient, relying on yourself is a terrible sin in the sight of God. 1. Why? Self-sufficiency is planning without God! a. Man boasts that he is ultimately in control of his life and future. – This is easy to do at the age you are at right now! You think you have your whole…

FACING YOUR FEARS Exodus 14:1-16 An Arab chief told the story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the firing squad and the big, black door. As the moment for execution…

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…

REMEMBER GOD IN THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH Study Text: Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1 INTRODUCTION - In Ecclesiastes we find the perspective of one who searched for the meaning of life: The "Preacher" (Solomon) examined wisdom, riches, and pleasure He shared the fruits of his search: what he saw as vanity and what…

¿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.

Reviving Your Prayer Life In God’s Word (Ps 119:145-152) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on March 15, 2009 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Psalm 119:145-152 (NKJV) 145 I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes. 146 I cry out to You; Save me, and…

SF613 SEVEN THINGS GOD HATES Proverbs 6:16-19 INTRODUCTION There are some things I just don’t like... Greens Liver Uncomfortable shoes Ties There are some things I really don’t like... Pushy salesmen Doing my income tax Going to the Doctor There are some things I hate... Sin and Satan *Injus

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…

Scripture 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a…

WORLDLINESS: THE SYMPTOMS…THE DIAGNOSIS…THE CURE What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.…

The Answer to Man’s Great Hunger John 6:22-29 Introduction: man has a gnawing hunger within for both the physical and the spiritual. Just as there is physical hunger that only physical food can satisfy, so there is a deeper, spiritual hunger in the pit of the human soul that only spiritual food can nourish.…

He aquí yo vengo pronto, y mi galardón conmigo, para recompensar a cada uno según sea su obra. Pero sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan. Apocalipsis Creo que este versículo es clave para el tema…

HOW TO FACE YOUR FUTURE Developing a Faith That Works - Part 12 of 15 James 4:13-17 Rick Warren My Idea: "Growing Believers respond to life with an awareness that all of life is in the hand of God." James 4:13-17 Everyone is interested in the future. James warns us about common mistakes we make regarding…

Seeking God’s Agenda through Prayer I. The Importance of God’s Agenda If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. John 15:7 (NIV) And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.…

Introduction: Once again David experiences poor treatment from his fellow countrymen. This time it was a cruel affront from a prosperous farmer named Nabal who lived "in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel" (v. 2). It was bad enough that Saul should pursue David's life. But it was like pouring salt…

Welcome Scripture Reading SKIP Prayer Pray for COVID-19 Pray for those that are ill Pray for the churches that have reopened Pray for the churches that will reopen soon Sermon Introduction This morning, we’re working through our series on James and we’re actually about to finish off the letter. We have…

James 4:13-17 “Making Plans God’s Way” People who know what they want amaze me. Some people know what career they wanted to pursue from a very young age; what they are looking for in a future spouse; and some even plan for retirement. * I, on the other hand, have been winging it for most of my life.…

Stewardship--Time Illustration: The Greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.(Matt 6:20, storing up treasures)---“There’s no present like the past.” Stewardship of our time, is more than just filling our day planner full, and not being lazy. (Solomon in Eccl said in God’s…

THE MARKS OF A MATURE PERSON Developing a Faith That Works - Part 1 of 15 Overview of James Rick Warren My idea would be: Growing believer's live with Joy under Pressurre (pt. #1) etc God's will for every person is personal growth and maturity. The book of James defines what maturity means. WHAT MATURITY…

The Pride of Humility, Part 1 Matthew 18:1-5 Andrew R. Rappaport Introduction · In the last few messages we have looked at a picture of God. God's holiness showed us how unlike God we are. It reveals that God is so much greater than we are. Next, we saw God's justice and that He rightly judges and does…

“THE PURPOSE OF YOUR SALVATION” (A Series on the Book of James) Westgate Chapel 05/1/05 James 4:13-5:6 Proposition: The purpose of your salvation is the praise of His glorious grace. i. introduction - WOULD you please all take the piece of paper just handed you and fold it in half? - NOW, would you write…

Introduction James 4:13-14 : We make plans. All kinds of plans for what we are going to do with our lives..for the next day, the next year...for the rest of our life. James is NOT saying get rid of all those plans. He's not saying, "Forget planning and just live by the seat of your pants." He is also…

IF YOU HAD ONE MORE DAY TO LIVE!! TEXT: Luke 12:16-21 INTRODUCTION: A. Death is a very scary thought to each and every one of us. 1. I believe that it would be correct for me to say that each and every one here today has wondered what death holds in store for themselves: 2. How will I eventually Die???…