Parkdale Grace Fellowship Sunday AM, April 27, 2008 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 We are the Temple of God There are few things more destructive to a church than disunity which is expressed through divisions, cliques, a critical spirit, a lack of love and concern for one another, etc. It was Jesus’ greatest…

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…

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…

3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we…

The apostles Peter and John had been arrested for healing a lame man, threatened by the Jewish authorities to stop preaching in Jesus’ name, and let go. 23 And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that,…

Intro - I think that you will agree with me that we live in a culture that is increasingly moving away from the Lord. A couple of weeks ago, we studied Noah on Wednesday. You can go to our website or FB to hear that message again. Just as it was too late when God closed the door on the ark, it will be…

Lesson Text And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou…

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ.…

God's use of supernatural activities to override natural situations - miracles - indicates that miracles are not used "to make everything better." God used them strategically. In this study, we identify two ways miracles were NOT used, and 5 ways that the NT shows us how God used miracles. These observations appear to apply throughout all of history, not just in the early Church.

Lesson Text: And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going…

I). LORD TEACH US TO PRAY. a). The Lord then begins to teach them some things about prayer. b). This is a combination of all we have learned so far. c). Today we add to that learning. II). THE ATTITUDE OF PRAYER. a). ATTITUDE b). Examine the words of Advice: EFFECTIVE FERVENT - AVAILS MUCH. III). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRAYER. a). Earnest Prayer can be very effective. S.P.... Pressure is an Effective ingredient for Prayer. b). Prayer can Break the Chains of Bondage. c). Prayer can protect you from the enemy. d). Prayer can open Doors that are Closed and locked. e). Prayer can grow our Faith. f). Prayer can Rescue us from Harm. S.P....Partnership is Effective incredient for prayer. S.P... Persistance is Effective Ingredient for Prayer. IV). LORD TEACH US ABOUT PRAYER. a). What has the Lord Taught you today about Prayer. b). Now Apply it to your Life.

Introduction to James Have you noticed its choppy style. No logical progression. We may find its writing style reminds us of Proverbs. Both James and Proverbs are placed in a category called Wisdom literature. So the Book of James is a New Testament Book of Wisdom. One of the characteristics of this…

42 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace…