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…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

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…

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…

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,…

What Not to Love A sermon on 1 John 2:15-17 preached at Christ the King Church on 1/15/06 Prayer: Father, open our eyes to see and our hearts to sense the truth of your Word. Lord, you know that I need help to preach, and that this congregation needs help to listen. So, help us both to recognize and…

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…

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…

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…

Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ The Theory and Method of Biblical Typology A modern introduction to biblical typology should begin inductively with several examples of certain shadows and types from Old Testament passages widely acknowledged to be prefigurative in character, seeking…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The process by which believers are conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ, especially in relation to obedience to and trust in God. Through the Holy Spirit, God refashions believers in the image of his Son, who is set before them as a model of the form of the redeemed life.

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

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…

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…

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…

Sunday, October 26, 2008 Washing feet – a shameful act for our honorable Lord to do John 13:1-11 4 so He got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

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