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.

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.22, 2007 What is the Book of Jonah about? Well, it’s not simply about a great fish (mentioned only four times), or a great city (named nine times), or even a disobedient prophet (mentioned eighteen times). It’s about God! God is mentioned thirty-eight times in these…

God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

Doctrinal Statement Theology Proper of Jason Button April 17, 2002 Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God The Existence of God Because I believe that the Holy Scriptures are God’s only and final written Rev. of Himself to man, I have presupposed that God exists. More specifically, this presupposition…

The story of Job is one of the best-known in the entire Bible yet, strangely enough, one of the least understood. It is a profoundly provocative book that is a journey into the inscrutable ways of God. The book addresses such confounding issues as: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God when tragedy…

Why does God allow natural Disasters? Introduction There is no doubt that reading accounts of how people have been affected by famines, earthquakes, floods, Tsunamis, eruptions, epidemics, storms and landslides makes for harrowing reading. It is almost impossible (at least for me) to not find yourself…

The experience of human suffering has perplexed minds ever since the fall. For Christians, the question of suffering rises to a new level of importance because of our belief in the sovereignty of our loving and merciful God. In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper and friends tackle some…

SELF-ESTEEM AND GOD’S WORD By Phil Layton In recent decades, “low self-esteem” and a “bad self-image” have been blamed as the cause for just about every human problem, and the invariable solution prescribed is to boost and build up the view of self. The prevailing assumption is that people are good,…

Sermon: Job the Faithful Servant Job 1:20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised (blessed)."…

SELF-ESTEEM AND GOD’S WORD By Phil Layton In recent decades, “low self-esteem” and a “bad self-image” have been blamed as the cause for just about every human problem, and the invariable solution prescribed is to boost and build up the view of self. The prevailing assumption is that people are good,…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.29, 2007 Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3 You hurled me into the deep, into the very…

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…

God’s Comfort—2 Cor. 1:1-5 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 4/22/09 Trouble is an inescapable consequence of living in this world. Today, we hear everywhere of people doing horrible things to themselves and others. Job 14:1- Sometimes is this trouble God seems afar off- Job 13:24- this was certainly the…

BY PASTOR GLENN PEASE Off the coast of the Italian Riviera a large bronze statue of Christ has been installed down in the depths of the sea as a symbol that Christ is Lord of the deep. Jesus is the only man in history who demonstrated He was also God by controlling this great force in creation-the sea.…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

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Lesson 1: The Author and Perfecter of the Plan Introduction “What in the world is going on?” You have probably asked this question or a similar one more than once in your life. We ask this question when we perceive that what is happening does not seem to square with our understanding of how things are…

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…

History of the Universe Rev. David P. Cotner II October 21, 2008 Text: Genesis 1:1-Revelation 22:21 Introduction: What is God doing and why is He doing it? Explanation: I. God’s desire for fellowship II. Creation of angels III. Fall of Lucifer IV. Creation of universe, man V. Fall of man VI. The Great…

Text: Job Thesis: To note that we must be faithful to God regardless of our situation because God is in control and in the end everything will be as it should. Introduction: (1) Job’s name means “he who weeps.” (2) The date of the book bearing his name: (a) Job, the patriarch, lived sometime around the…

The Lord expects certain behaviors from His people and it is our responsibility to meet His expectations if we want to be considered as being among them. We have been invited to a great supper and have agreed to attend, but some while they wait for the feast to be prepared become so distracted by other intrests that when the great supper is finally ready they don't want to attend and ask to be excused. Anything that keeps us from getting ready for the great supper, that prevents us from molding a character that will fit us for God's kingdom is simply excusing us from the great wedding supper! Listen in to learn more and see the evidence on this very important topic.

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

Lesson 1: The Uniqueness of Ephesians Among the Epistles Introduction While I was a student in college, I took a class in economics. The professor was a gracious and dignified scholar. He seldom laughed, but on one occasion, I managed to evoke a genuine laugh. He was lecturing on the desert, and at one…