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.

LIVING UNDER GRACE Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 16 of 36 Romans 6:14 Rick Warren In our last study we looked at the first part of this verse and what it meant to live "under the Law". Now we look at the meaning of "living under grace". I. THE MEANING OF "GRACE" DEFINITIONS: Characteristics…

There Is Power in the Blood of the Lamb Colossians 1:12-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 30, 2012 *“There is power, power, wonder working power in the precious blood of the Lamb.” To the Christ-rejecters of our day those words sound strange, barbaric and even repulsive. But we…

Introduction: Review chapter 4-7 — trusting in the ark like a rabbits foot, America has 20mill homes with rabbit foots. It seems as though because Samuel went from year to year on a circuit, that this really affected his sons. A. THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL REQUEST A KING (v.1-5) 1. Samuel appoints his sons…

Everyone struggles with discouragement from time to time, and it seems like Christians struggle with it more than others because the Lord uses it to teach us to rely only upon him. Even so, it’s not the easiest thing in the world to live with. There are many examples of discouragement in the Bible itself.…

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…

Introduction: Most scholars who have sought to harmonize the accounts in the four Gospels have the Lord Jesus praying the prayer of John 17 in the Upper Room after He had finished His instructions to the disciples. Then He and the disciples sang the traditional Passover psalms, left the Upper Room, and…

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,…

Introduction: this passage is a dynamic conversation between Jesus and Martha. What happened caused a great growth in Martha’s faith. A seeking heart and a study of the conversation will cause any believer’s faith to grow and to grow significantly. 1. The scene was Bethany, a suburb of Jerusalem about…

JESUS AND THE aDULTEROUS wOMAN March 10, 2002 John 8:1-11 Introduction This passage is one of the most hotly debated passages in all the New Testament. The issue at stake is whether or not it appeared as part of the original text. Because the oldest manuscripts do not include it, many scholars (both…

Take up Your Cross and Follow Me: Mt. 16:24-28 Everton Community Church. Sunday September 30th 2007. At this time of year, most people have completed their holidays and are back focusing on work. Were your holiday’s what you expected? The following are actual responses from comment cards given to the…

The Spirit of Murmuring, Grumbling and Complaining - An Acceptable Sin? The Spirit of Grumbling and Complaining - An Acceptable Sin? The most infamous example of murmuring in the Bible must be from the people of GOD during their exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. Throughout the exodus the people…

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…

Today we are studying John 6:16-21 . The title for the sermon comes straight out of the passage, Jesus’ words to His disciples, “Don’t be afraid!” We are going to talk about fear, and what Jesus has to say about our fear. Please open your Bibles to the passage to follow along. While we are turning to…

Jesus Is the Bread of Life John 6:30-51 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 23, 2012 BACKGROUND: *Next Sunday is a fifth Sunday and we will worship the Lord through the Lord’s Supper. Our focus next week will be the power of the blood of Jesus Christ. *Today we focus on the bread.…

Introduction: Exodus 12 is one of those incredible passages that the Bible contains. I personally believe that this chapter is one of those passages that every believer should be acquainted with. In fact, every believer should be well versed in this chapter. Because it so greatly speaks about the sacrifice…

The Scene: “on the last day of the feast, the great day” The Feast of Tabernacles, a celebration. Remembering how they, the Israelites, had wandered in the desert for forty years. God had tabernacled with them. They celebrated God’s miraculous provision of food that fell from the sky and water that came…

JOHN 11:25‑26 INTRODUCTION Series Background Message of the Master Ø Reveal Himself ‑ His nature Ø John 6, the Bread of Life ‑ God's Perfect Provision; Ø John 8, the Light of the World ‑ God's Personal Revelation Ø John 10, the Door to Heaven ‑ God's Passage Way Ø John 10, the Good Shepherd ‑ God's Perfect…

liberty bible church 6/8/08 a.M. By Tom Zobrist “the danger of misinterpreting the bible” John 6:41-59 introduction Illus. of “Some Baby” That wouldn’t be the first time there has been a misunderstanding about Jesus. As a matter of fact, Jesus and facts about who He is, His life, and what He taught have…

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…

Don’t forget to remember Faithfulness is love 19-02-06am Announcements Bible presented Call to worship Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life;…

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…

GREYFRIARS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Life and Ministry of Moses 1. Prosperity to Persecution Reading: Exodus 1:6 - 22 Introduction: This all too brief look at Exodus was sparked by my recent study leave trip to Egypt and my journeys - modern, swift and reasonably comfortable - through the Sinai wilderness.…

Date: August 10, 1997 Sermon Title: Bread that endures to eternal life Text: John 6:35-45 Within each of us there is a certain craving for more. I can say that with conviction because I see evidence of that every day. In my own life, for example, when I sense a burning desire for greater fulfillment…

Spiritual Food For The Soul (A Portrait of the Bread of Life) John 6:31-35 & 48-51 & 58 VA 4/22/07 INTRODUCTION The human body has a remarkable to assimilate all manner of foods.. No matter what the variety of a person's taste, the foods they eat are digested and assimilated into blood, bone, flesh,…