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.

Title: OH, THAT YOU WOULD ENLARGE MY TERRITORY Text: 1 Chr. 4:10 Introduction: Read Text. The next part of our study of the Jabez (Yah-bates) prayer – a plea for more territory – is where you ask God to enlarge your life so you can make a greater impact for Him. This is more than a simple desire for…

The Great Sermon of the Great King (5:1-2) And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying, (5:1-2) Until this point in Matthew, Jesus’ words have been limited (4:17, 19) and reference to…

How to be Shrewd The word shrewd is only used in one place in the Bible. It means Astuteness or craftiness in dealings with others, especially in using one’s understanding and judgment to one’s own advantage. Manser, M. H. (2009). Dictionary of Bible Themes: The Accessible and Comprehensive Tool for…

THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS Luke 16:19-31 Introduction: There was a “fad” several years ago, and it has not yet completely run its course, wherein there were a number of incidents publicized of people who had been pro­nounced legally “dead,” and who then recovered. Fascin­ating stories were written, and…

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…

Introduction Review of last week: A. The Clear Command of God to Totally Destroy the Amalekites (v.1-9). 1. The source of the command (v.1-2). a) Heed the voice of the Words of the Lord (v.2). 2. The reason for God's judgment (v.2). a) The behavior of the Amalekites-were beyond repentance, change. 3.…

Introduction Review of last week: Much of 1 John discusses the subject of love. However, last week we looked at the kind of love that is not honoring to God; rather it is a love that He hates. The apostle John says, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world,…

April 19, 2015 Intro – A man and wife were in the grocery store discussing some expensive tomatoes when a 6.6 earthquake hit. Cans and bottles crashed to the floor and things were shaking for a few seconds. When the rolling stopped, they finished shopping and returned home. But while unpacking things,…

7 proverbs every business owner should discover 18 October 2009 BIG IDEA help people be successful in business thru biblical wisdom DO STORY BENEFITS launch pad Business people in the Bible - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job - Matthew, Peter whose partners in business were James & John, Paul, Priscilla & Aquila…

THE CURE FOR COVETOUSNESS & THE STAGES OF GIVING By Robertson McQuilkin Covetousness Defined To covet is to seek for something, someone, some position, some recognition, or some pleasure not in the will of God. Notice the word seek rather than desire. To covet is not merely wishing for more, but going…

THE POWER OF PERSISTENT PRAYER Text: Lk. 18:1-8 - PPHC Revival – 2/21/07 Intro: Most of us are familiar with Ted Turner, the cable television millionaire. Turner, at the American Humanist Association banquet, where he received an award for his work on the environment and world peace, openly criticized…

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…

Title: The Horrors of Hell. Text: Mark 9:43-48. CIT: Jesus teaches about the horrors of Hell and discipleship. Theme: The place you don’t want to live in forever. Purpose: Salvation/Discipleship. Introduction Recent surveys conducted among church-going folks concluded that a small minority actually believe…

HOW TO BE FAITHFUL TEXT: Revelation 2:10 By: Russell E. Spray I. BE DEDICATED - Romans 12:1 A. Some devote their lives to projects, positions, or possessions. They pursue time, talents, and treasures. B. We should be dedicated to God, seeking His will, way, and work. We should give Him first place in…

INTRODUCTION 1. Jesus called all kinds of people to be disciples a. We have seen Peter, James, John, Philip, Nathanael, Matthew, Thomas b. All were TOTALLY different c. But Jesus had a PURPOSE for EACH of them 2. Now we are going to look at THREE apostles - Kind of forgotten a. James, the son of Alphaeus…

Using Money to Buy Friends Life According to Jesus January 18, 2009 Parts of this message was derived from a message from Larry Sarver titled “How to Use Money Wisely” This morning we are continueing in our teaching series “Life According to Jesus” We are studying together the commandments of Jesus……

PARABLE OF THE SHREWD MANAGER Luke 16:1-15 Today's message is about the parable of the deceitful manager, I want to read from Luke 16:1-15 1 Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, `What is this I hear…

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…

God or Mammon - Whom Do You Serve? December 31, 2006 Matthew 6:19-21, 24 Focus: Mammon seeks to control our lives, but with God’s strength we can oppose this false god. Introduction: Even Disciples Need to Think about Money A missionary traveling in Africa said, “While traveling in Ghana, I learned that…

While I was preparing for this morning’s message, I had a weird flash of insight. I suddenly wondered what it must have been like to be one of the younger brothers or sisters of Jesus. We know from the Gospels that Mary and Joseph had a number of children together. There were four brothers. Their names…

Man of Faith Learning from the Life of Abraham Ray C. Stedman Unless otherwise identified, all Scripture references are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946, 1952, (c) 1971, 1973, Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used…

God does not want his children to be in bondage to anything. But the sad truth is that many Christians are in financial bondage. Jesus died to set you free from bondage to anything that might control your life but Him. God is concerned about every area of your life and weather or not it keeps you in…

SHAPED FOR SERVING GOD The Purpose Driven Life – Part 5 Saddleback Church – Lake Forest, Calif. Rick Warren October 26-27, 2002 Sermon Outline Notes “We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Eph. 2:10 (NIV) “Your hands shaped me…

Introduction: In the passage before us today Jesus proceeds to tell a parable about a dishonest manger. Although this manager is dishonest and serves as a bad example, Jesus uses his bad example to teach us some GOOD lessons. We see good and bad examples everyday. We need discernment to learn from the…