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…

A. And by this we know that we have come to know Him (v.3) 1. If we keep His commandments (v.3) 2. If we keep His word (v.5) B. The Result: 1. The love of God is perfected in us (v.5) 2. Assurance: We know that we have come to know Him (v.3) C. This is related to obedience The Test: Do we keep His commandments?—1…

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…

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,…

TEXT: John 11:1-6 TOPIC: When God is Silent Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, Alabama February 22, 2009 There is something wonderfully strange about silence. For we who live in a noisy world the sound of silence is a welcomed sound. When we are tired and worn down, we welcome silence.…

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…

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: 1. Our Scripture for today is John 6:1-14 (page ) After this, Jesus crossed over the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miracles as he healed the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up into the hills and sat…

Key Verse: “Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you.” (Job 22:21) In Job 22:21-29, which section of scripture is introduced by our key verse, we are told of the good, the blessing, the benefits which will come to us if we really know God. Of course, there is a…

. INTRODUCTION 1. Left Judas Iscariot till the last a. His name is ALWAYS listed LAST in the list of disciples b. Sadly his name has become synonymous with BETRAYAL 2. The NAME ‘Judas’ was a COMMON name in Jesus’ day a. As mentioned last week, JUDAS is the Greek form of the Hebrew name ‘Judah’ i. The…

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…

Sunday, May 25, 2008 – Memorial Day Weekend Why the Christ must be lifted up! John 12:27-36 34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” John 12:34 NIV ----------- The Israelis…

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…

Sunday, November 9, 2008 The tragedy of rejecting Jesus John 13:21-30 21 After He had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray Me.” John 13:21 NIV Today I speak to you about the tragedy of rejecting Jesus. Our text tells us part of the…

Introduction A. Betrayer is not chosen (v.18). 1. I know whom I have chosen (v.18). a) The betrayer is not chosen by Christ. (1) He cannot be, for he has rejected Christ; therefore, Christ has to reject him (Matthew 10:32-33). Christ did draw Judas; He did move upon Judas' heart to quicken his mind.…

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…

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…

Message: Is Anyone Hungry? Newport Baptist Church Scr: Luke 14:15-24 Date: 2007-03-11 Intro: Jesus at a banquet at a Pharisee's house On the Sabbath being carefully watched Challenged them – healed a man on the sabbath & questioned what they would do if their son fell into a well on the sabbath Challenged…

Part I Prolegomena Introduction to Theology 8 2006 I. Introduction to Prolegomena A. What is Prolegomena (the singular is Prolegomenon) 1. It is from the Greek pro/ + le/gw, meaning to say beforehand (Random House Dictionary, 2nd Ed., 1547). 2. It refers to "a preliminary discourse prefixed to a literary…

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…

This passed month we have been looking at the names of Jesus has many names and many powerful functions and responsibilities. Many time we look at His names and just glance by them but His names always deserve our attention because there are reasons why Jesus is called what is He called. There are reason…

Sermon: Lazarus the Faithful Servant (John 11) LAZARUS DESCRIBED: “the one You love” (11:3) Jesus loved….Lazarus (11:5) “our friend Lazarus” (11:11) “see how much He loved him” (11:36) “Lazarus, come out” (11:43) THE PURPOSE OF JESUS’ ACTIONS WAS GOD’S GLORY (11:4) God was glorified as people believed…

The Perfect Law Of Liberty[1] INTRODUCTION: 1. Read Text: James 2:8-13. 2. Regarding text: (1) James is saying, “There is not one thing wrong with fulfilling the “royal law” (i.e. love your neighbor…), in fact it is a good thing, BUT if you are in the process showing favoritism (respect the rich, disregard…