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…

Professing but not Possessing (Titus 1:15-16) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on July 8, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org In 2 Corinthians 13:5 Paul says “test yourselves … examine yourselves.” I’ve never been one who really enjoyed taking tests or undergoing any type of…

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…

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…

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…

Date: September 7, 1997 Sermon Title: Mercy triumphs over judgment Text: James 2:1-17 Word Count: 1884 Just before the beginning of the Sunday service at Saint Bartholomew's on Fifth Avenue, New York City, a man wearing a large hat was discovered sitting in the front row. An usher moved to his pew, leaned…

Joyce Mayo brings the communion message and encourages us to surrender our lives before the Lord. Pastor Chase continues on in James 2:14-26 connecting the dots between Faith and Works. James doesn't pack any punches and today we don't either as we go through this Scripture together.

The Valley’s of Life Everyone one goes through a valley. As you go through life, there will be hills and there will be valleys. There will be high times and there will be low times. There will be times when everything will be great. Relationships fall into place. Things at work will be great. However,…

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…

How to Make a Fresh Start January 1st and 2nd, 2005 Isaiah 43 NCV 18 /The Lord says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. 19 Look at the new thing I am going to do. It is already happening. Don’t you see it? I will make a road in the desert and rivers in the dry land.[1]…

BBC SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 GOD KNOW ME INSIDE OUT” PSALM 139 SUMMER IN PSALMS. PSALM 139:13-18 13/ FOR YOU FORMED MY INWARD PARTS; YOU COVERED ME IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB. 14 I WILL PRAISE YOU, FOR I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE; MARVELOUS ARE YOUR WORKS, AND THAT MY SOUL KNOWS VERY WELL. 15 MY FRAME WAS…

Trust 1trust \ˈtrəst\ noun [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English trēowe faithful—more at TRUE] 13th century 1 a: assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something b: one in which confidence is placed…

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…

INTRODUCTION 1. So far you may have identified yourself with one of the Apostles a. Peter – a guy who makes very QUICK decisions b. Andrew – that humble behind the SCENES guy c. James – insensitive, ambitious guy d. John – very intolerant and clannish person e. YET, they ALLOWED God to remake them into…

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…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

Introduction: 5 point I want to make today. · The command--The picture --The wrong --The warning against --The motive against I. (V. 1) THE COMMAND AGAINST SHOWING PARTIALITY Definition: To favor some people over others or to pay special attention to a person because of his wealth, social status, popularity,…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Powerfully Equipped Passage: 2 Peter 1:3-11 Introduction: Approach a member of the congregation... - hand him/her a hammer and ask him or her to build something (Slide2) When they say they cannot, ask why not? answer should be something along the lines of (Slide3) - I don’t have the tools - I don’t have…

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. “He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, “You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?”’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, “You shall…

One God, One Love, One Word A sermon on Deuteronomy 6:4-9 preached at College Church on October 7, 2007 Prayer: Father, we ask your richest blessing upon the proclamation of your Word. And so, we ask you, our Lord, to renew our minds, and to revive our hearts, and to enliven our wills –to hear, and believe,…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Repentance, Then Revival 2 Chronicles 7:14 April 29, 2007 Early in January, I preached on today’s key verse, 2 Chronicles 7:14. It was the second message in our prayer series. Perhaps you remember it. It related repentance to prayer. Today I will relate repentance to revival. Let’s look at our key verse…