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.

Introduction: *We are told that every 20 minutes, a person in this nation loses his or her eyesight, going blind completely. Every year 50,000 Americans go blind. Some 20 million people have lost the sight. For most people the thought of going blind is a terrifying thought. A recent pole had been taken…

The God of the Impossible By Daniel D. Schreck Assimilation/Small Groups Pastor First Assembly of God Christian Center Fort Wayne, Indiana Text: Luke 18:27 He replied, “What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God.” Luke 1:37 “For nothing is impossible with God.” Topic: How to go…

Introduction: *In this passage, Jesus has finished what is commonly called the Last Supper with His disciples. Supper’s now over and He has predicted that one of the disciples is going to betray Him. And then He identifies that disciple as Judas Iscariot and He sends him on his wicked task. Now Jesus…

The Problem with Sheep John 10:11-18 When I was in college I had a friend by the name of Lynne Brown. Lynne farmed with his father in central Illinois, and they grew the usual central Illinois crops of corn and soy beans. But unlike most central Illinois farmers, they also raised sheep. Actually, they…

Introduction: "When you experience disappointments in your life, how do you respond? Do you respond by blaming yourself or someone else? Well, often we face disappointments where we don’t know how to respond, and we find ourselves hindered in our walk with the Lord. Israel had fled the giant Goliath…

INTRODUCTION: 1. ((illus)) One day a local pastor friend came into my office with a funny grin on his face. a. I asked him what was new. b. He told me he had just preached his first sermon for a dog. c. I told him “that was a lame excuse for a sermon.” d. He told me that: i) A neighbor’s dog had died…

Sunday, October 19, 2008 Believing in Jesus moves us into the light John 12:44-50 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness. John 12:46 NIV When you open your Bibles to the New Testament, you find that the first four books are stories of the life…

Sunday, October 5, 2008 What is involved in following Christ? John 12:20-36 26 Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, My servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves Me. -- 36 Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” John 12:26…

The Working of Miracles Pastor Keith Hassell KENNETH HAG1N: "A miracle is a supernatural intervention in the ordinary course of nature, a temporary suspension of the accustomed order through the Spirit of God." Concerning Spiritual Gifts, p. 77 LESTER SUMRALL: In the gift of the working of miracles .…

Introduction Christians sometimes rule out certain matters as too big or too small for God. The evil and suffering of the world - including issues such as the inevitability of death, the terror of human existence, and the penalty for sin ( ) - might seem so big that some may not believe that God can…

Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth? JOHN, the Book, the Man – Part 3 January 29, 2007 Dr. Rick Isbell READ – John 1: (40, 41,42a) 42b-51 1:42. When Jesus . . . looked at Simon (v.47), He knew the man’s character and destiny. - Jesus gave him the Aramaic name Cephas. - Peter is the Greek translation…

This morning we will move moving along to the next group in our study of the apostles. If you remember back to that first day, I gave you a list dividing the apostles into three groups of 4 each. The groups represented the listing of the apostles in a particular order significant to that author. This…

Our Spiritual Wake-up Call 2 Peter 1 8-18 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 17, 2013 BACKGROUND: *Peter has been talking about the wonderful things God has done and can do in our lives. Now starting in vs. 8, Peter gives us a spiritual wake-up call from God. Let's begin by reading…

Jesus Christ supremely displays God’s patient character in his work of salvation. The patience of Jesus Christ is seen in his relationships with people and in his perseverance through trial and suffering to death. Followers of Christ are called to demonstrate patience in all their relationships and circumstances.

Acknowledgements GOD, wife, Pastor & Wife, assoicate ministers, deacons, and congregation PRAY Scripture text: Title : 'We Fall Down but Jesus Picks Us Up' Introduction Have you ever done something that you immediately regret? Maybe you have physically and mentally abused your spouse, children, mother…

Introduction A. The Sin of Eli’s Son’s (v.12-17) 1. Their character of the sons of Eli (v.12) a) They were corrupt—Literally this means they were sons of Belial. Belial is used of Satan in (2Cor.6:15). The phrase sons of Belial refer to evil, worthless, wicked men. q Here is the problem: because they…

Introduction: the Jews asked Jesus: “how one may do the work of God and Jesus said”, (6:29, 35, 40, 47). So here & throughout the Gospel of John, everlasting life is directly related to your believing in Jesus Christ. Four times in this chapter Jesus relates everlasting life to believing in Him. The…

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…

ANY FAILURE CAN BE TURNED INTO SUCESS

A Time to Embrace and a Time to Refrain from Embracing Professor Henry Drummond (1969) says that "the greatest thing in all the world is love," and Paul reminds us that among the gifts to man there are three of outstanding quality: faith, hope and love, "these three; but the greatest of these is love"…

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…

He Looked Beyond My Fault And Saw My Need The Apostle Peter is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. Fishermen – rough – ready-aim-fire type of a guy. I see him as a man’s man He would have had the coolest and fastest car The police would have known Peter and his car Jesus called him to be a Fisher…

“God’s Great Love” John 3:16-17 Introduction: God is love (1Jn. 4:8,16) · Psalm 63:3; 86:15; 100:5 · Ps.36:7; 89:1-2 · The N.T. ultimately unveils the ultimate proof of God’s love (Rom.5:8; 1Jn.4:9-10; Eph.2:4-6) 1. The fact: God so loved (v.16a) 1. Whole world (Jn.1:29; 3:16; Rom.10:12-13; 1Tim.2:4;…

Sermon: Joseph the Faithful Servant (Genesis 37-50) Genesis 39:9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused…