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…

THE DANGER OF JUDGING OTHERS Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 4 of 36 Romans 2:1-16 Rick Warren There is one sin that you will probably have to deal with more often than any other sin in your life. It is so subtle, it often catches us by surprise. Paul clearly identifies this tendency in this…

Seeing with Supernatural eyes: Let me re-cap last week: Put on mind of Christ, make thoughts obedient to Christ, Breakdown strong hold of doubt, put emotions under control of Holy Spirit ( your feelings are wrong) take ownership of your words: This morning I want to continue by looking at how to open…

Four Principles for Life 1 Corinthians 10:13 Principle Number One – Remember Our Position Principle Number Two – Remember Our Provider Principle Number Three – Remember Our Promise Principle Number Four – Remember Our Prospect Principle Number One – Remember Our Position 13No temptation has overtaken…

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 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 1:1-6 1/2 2:1-6 3:1 - 4:26 2:13-3:6 1:7-9 1/3 2:7-12 5:1 - 7:24 3:7-4:11 1:10-19 1/4 3:1-8 8:1 - 10:32 4:12-25 1:20-23 1/5 4:1-8…

There are some topics we in the contemporary church tend to shy away from. People don't like to hear about sin or want to feel convicted. They want to come to church and feel good. They want to be encouraged to continue doing just what they're doing. They don't want to be stretched. They want to grow,…

3-11-07 Positioning Yourself to Prosper III I. A life-changing lesson A. If you pay careful attention to what I am about to reveal to you today, and consider carefully what you hear, you can dramatically change how you live the rest of your life. B. The principles I am about to discuss are clearly revealed…

Two Types of Temptations (James 1:2- 17) 1. Holy Trials (verses 2 -12) a. Possible sinful responses b. Rebellion/defiance (Hebrews 12:5) c. Fatalism/giving up (Hebrews 12:5) d. Self Pity (1 Corinthians 10:10) e. Positive response (we can be exercised by the difficulties and perplexities of life (Heb_12:11)…

God’s Call – Jonah’s Disobedience – Jonah 1:1-3 Review: Last week we talked about the significance of the very first phrase in v.1: “The word of the Lord came” = Notice that the message J. received was from God. Had the message come from some mere man, it would not carry much weight. Because this is…

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…

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…

Overcoming Trials and Temptaitons James 1:3-18 Intro: Swindoll story of snake attack Have you ever felt like that was your life? The Bible clearly teaches that trials and temptations will come and that we must draw upon the power of God to overcome them. Paul spoke of people having a form of religion…

Introduction: There was a time when there was no evil—no sin whatsoever—upon earth, a time when the whole world was perfect. But the day came when sin entered the world. This we saw in our last study in (Genesis 3:1-6). When sin first entered the world, catastrophic consequences began immediately to…

Advocacy and Example A sermon on 1 John 2:1-6 preached at Christ the King Church on 11/6/05 Prayer: Father in heaven, as we come now to listen to your Word explained and applied, help us by your Spirit to recognize in Jesus, our Lord, both His advocacy and example. We ask this in His name. Amen. Introduction:…

Walking in the Light A sermon on 1 John 1:5-10 preached at Christ the King Church on 10/8/05 Prayer: Father in heaven, we again come to tremble before your Word, asking you to help us to listen to what the Scriptures have to say to us about you and also about ourselves. So, help us this morning, our…

James 1:2-18 It might appear that James was the sort of preacher that never smiled, one that saw very little in life to cause joy. Considering the times in which he lived, it is perhaps easy to understand his preoccupation with trial, for to be a Christian meant alienation from all men. James had come…

Introduction: God created man to bless him beyond all imagination. But man turned away from God and rejected Him. What was God to do? Was He to let His purpose for man be defeated? This was impossible—for He is God, and God’s purposes can never be thwarted. Therefore, God did exactly what He had told…

James 1:13-18 What is the source of our temptations in life? The traditional answer has been: the world, the flesh, and the devil… and this is a biblically accurate picture of where sin and our temptations to sin are sourced. The apostle John wrote in 1 John 2:16 – “For all that is in the world—the lust…

The Reward of Generosity 2Corinthians 9:6-15 December 28, 2003 Scripture Reading: Responsive Reading #636 Hymnal Introduction: The Magi have set the tone of our Christmas celebrations for centuries by the gifts they had planned ahead to give to Christ. (What they received in return from God for their…

Introduction At some point in life, all human beings face desperate situations. Sometimes the circumstances are so distressful that they cause unbearable pain and agony and there seems to be no way out, no solution or answer. The hardship, the adversity just erupts and we feel helpless and hopeless.…

. INTRODUCTION 1. Left Judas Iscariot till the last a. His name is ALWAYS listed LAST in the list of disciples b. Sadly his name has become synonymous with BETRAYAL 2. The NAME ‘Judas’ was a COMMON name in Jesus’ day a. As mentioned last week, JUDAS is the Greek form of the Hebrew name ‘Judah’ i. The…

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…

INTRODUCTION 1. Jesus called all kinds of people to be disciples a. We have seen Peter, James, John, Philip, Nathanael, Matthew, Thomas b. All were TOTALLY different c. But Jesus had a PURPOSE for EACH of them 2. Now we are going to look at THREE apostles - Kind of forgotten a. James, the son of Alphaeus…

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…