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.

Series: Renewing Our Relationship with God Sermon: Responding to God’s Love Scripture: Various Renewing our relationship with God should be first on our list of priorities for a new year. The first task in renewing our relationship is accepting that God loves us, and the prime example of His love is…

Does God still heal today? In May, 1983, the Chicago Tribune ran a story of Dustin Gilmore,15-month old son of David Gilmore, who came down with flu-like symptoms in April 1978. The Gilmores took Dustin to their church and the pastor prayed for him. Their church believed faith alone heals any disease,…

14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17 And someone from the…

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…

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…

Three Habits of Highly Contagious Christians January 26th, 2003 Well, we’re devoting the first series of this year–the next four weeks–to what I believe is the heartbeat of this church. We’re going to talk about three habits of highly contagious Christians. And I want to tell you right at the outset…

Sermon: Rahab the Faithful Servant The Mercy of God in life of Rahab the Prostitute (Joshua 2 and 6) How did she come to faith? Key verse: Deuteronomy 7:1-2 The Grace of God in Rahab’s life Matthew 1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,…

Sharing the good news about God and Jesus Christ with others is a work to which some believers have a special calling, but in which all believers are to take part.

Jesus' Power Over Evil Spirits Nov. 7, 1999 Gospel of Mark 1. Setting the Stage for Victory (1:12-13) 2. A Priority in His Ministry (1:21ff) 3. A Continuing Concern in His Ministry (1:32-34) 4. The Question of His Authority (3:22ff) 5. Power Against Overwhelming Odds (5:1ff) 6. Assignment of Authority…

1. Jesus is good at Taking Orders. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. (John 6:38) – Read John 6:38-40 – Okay, so maybe He’s not like some firefighters! But we do have to give/take orders Going beyond our orders can be dangerous Jesus only does what…

Introduction: (1) Based upon external evidence (e.g., Papias, Irenaeus, Tertullian & Origen), John Mark is the most likely human author of the second gospel account as arranged in our English translations. (2) Who is John Mark and what can we as Christians learn from him today? Discussion: I. Lesson…

A person of faith, prayer, and obedience stands out and is dangerous in a world of doubt, fear, and jeolosy.

Sermon for Sunday, March 25, 2007 Title: The Kingdom Focused Church Text: John 4:1-38 John 14:12 (HCSB) “ I assure you: The one who believes in Me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. /I want to live in the world that if the…

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…

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…

Background to Ephesians Paul is the author of Ephesians He had written this letter while in prison He lived in Ephesus for 2-3 years and spent a lot of time evangelising this city and presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ as the one true and only God. Ephesus liked to deify many Gods, in particular had…

The Miracles of Jesus | ! # | ! Miracle | !! Scripture | !!!! Gods Power over | Healing request made by? | How was the Person Healed? | What part did the person’s faith Play? | Shows God’s | 1 Turning Water into Wine John 2:1-11 = Power Over NatureMiracle of Quantity v1-7Miracle of Quality v 8-1 Jesus…

Introduction: man has great needs. These needs are seen in the experience of Mary with Jesus. 1. Need 1: the glorious message of Christ (v.28). 2. Need 2: the right response—arise quickly and come to Christ (v.29-30). 3. Need 3: the reaching out of people to help others (v.31). 4. Need 4: the confession…

Lesser men of faith, Andrew: The Andrew Principles Some folks labour under the problem of always being associated with a relative. I remember as a teacher, falling into the trap of saying when meeting a younger sibling of a child I had already taught: “Oh, you’re so-and-so’s brother or sister” it isn’t…

Follow Me While I Follow Christ (How to be led by the Holy Spirit) June 5th and June 6th, 2004 1 Corinthians 11:1 NKJV Imitate ame, just as I also imitate Christ. KJV /Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.[1]/ -We know of course that Jesus said in several instances to His disciples;…

Review of God’s love: Last week, we Defined God’s love, mostly using J.I. Packers definition, as this: (Adapted from J. I. Packer, Knowing God, Pg. 123) Love Defined: God’s love is an exercise of his goodness toward individual sinners whereby, having identified himself with their welfare, he has given…

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…

SALVATION EXISTS DUE TO HIS WORD

Praise is given as a gift by God. We must return the give of praise back to God.