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: 1. This morning I invite you to turn to our Scripture portion and follow along with me. John 5:1-18 (NLT) (page ) Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. 3 Crowds…

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…

Matthew 20:29-34 Introduction Jesus was now on His way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover with His disciples. Infinitely more important than that, however, He was going there to suffer and die (20:18-19). He would be celebrating the Passover for the last time and then giving Himself as the one, final,…

Title: ALIGNING MY LIFE WITH GOD’S WILL Text: John 15:5 Introduction: Start new series on “Discovering God’s Will & Experiencing God.” Goal at end: to determine God’s mission and vision for this church. Are you satisfied with the state of your relationship with God? Are you looking for more? Are you…

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…

John 5:17-30 The Astounding Authority: Equality with God, 5:17-30 The Fathers Relationship To the Son. In the spiritual realm, Christ knows God better than anyone. Better than theologians who have written about Him through the centuries. Even better than the prophets and apostles, who received divine…

Introduction... Let me ask you a question… Have you ever wondered about those people whom Jesus touched, healed, gave sight back too, raised from the dead or whatever… Think about this, in the moments before their meeting with Jesus, well there was a problem, sorrow, shame, sickness and some cases, death…

The Deity of Christ: Sevenfold Proof December 30, 2001 John 5:16-30 Introduction Jesus’ healing of the lame man on the Sabbath served two very important purposes beyond the benefit the man received. First, it served to inflame the hatred of the Jews, particularly the Jewish leaders. The reason they were…

Sunday, October 12, 2008 An unsatisfactory believing John 12:37-43 37 Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in Him. -- 39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: -- 42 Yet at the same time many even among…

Sermon Text 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus…

NORTHEAST HOUSTON COMMUNITY CHURCH SERMON – The Messenger of Good News Scripture: Luke 1:26-38 12/23/07 Luke 1:26-38 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's…

THE LAWN CHAIR PILOT : In 2009 one of my favorite pixar movies came out called Up. (SL*) Before His house is taken away He ties a lot of helium balloon to it and goes up and to a place that he always wanted to visit. Of course some people had to try it in real life. (SL*) But long before these there…

The Five Witnesses to Jesus’ Authority and Power I. The Five Witnesses To Jesus (John 5:31-39) Introduction: The word witness is a key word in John’s Gospel; it is used forty-seven times. It means to: AV - bears witness 25, testify 19, bear record 13, witness 5, be a witness 2, give testimony 2, have…

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Roman 8 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord , Searching all the inner depths of his heart. Prov 20: The spirit of God and the spirit of man , the spirit…

Sermon: Have a “Mary” Christmas This Year Sermons about Mary are very rare in our Protestant churches. We very rarely even talk about Mary unless we’re telling a joke around the office water cooler or passing it on in an email. Which reminds me… Have you heard the one where Jesus is teaching in the synagogue…

Christ and the Feast of Tabernacles (7:1-13) February 17, 2002 John 7:1-13 Introduction John Chapter 7 begins a new section of this the Gospel of John. Jesus has concluded His ministries in Galilee, although he will remain there for a time because of the Jewish leaders in Judea want to kill Him. Today’s…

Sunday, April 13, 2008 Why we don’t trust God John 11:45-53 47 . . . “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. 48 If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”…

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…

Introduction Now that most of the farmers in this congregation have worked on Sunday, I thought it would be a good time to make them feel guilty by speaking about Sabbath keeping. I am kidding! In fact, I find myself in an interesting spot. I think this may be the first year that I have actually felt…

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…

Romans 8:1-11 V.1: No condemnation for who? 1. To walk according to the Spirit, is to follow Jesus 2. You have to allow yourself to be led by the Holy Spirit. John 3:18-19 18 "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the…

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…

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…

Studies in the Gospel of Matthew By Bob Deffinbaugh Note: Lessons will be posted as they are completed. Lesson 1 — The Origins of Jesus Christ Matthew 1:1-25[1] Introduction We are all familiar with these wonderful words from the pen of the Apostle Paul: 16 Every scripture is inspired by God and useful…