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.

Intercession and Spiritual Warfare Pastor Keith Hassell Introduction Intercessors are a great gift to the body of Christ. As a pastor I am thankful for every person who feels a special calling to intercede for me and for the church I pastor. I recognize that intercessors have played a key role in what…

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…

Identifying curses As stated earlier, iniquity (perversion) causes curses. Discernment and detection are the two primary ways to determine the type of curse a person may be under. Supernatural discernment through the Holy Spirit, including word of knowledge and discerning of spirits, has proven invaluable…

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…

The Bible says, “Old things pass away, behold all things become new” and that means the things you did yesterday you don’t do today…because you have changed. All through the Gospels we can see that there were people who met Jesus and at the very moment they met Him they were totally transformed from…

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…

Who is Jesus to me? Mark 8:27-30 Intro : Our lives are filled with questions. · Some of the questions we are faced with are very mundane and routine. For instance, “ What shall I wear today? ”, “ Where do you want to eat dinner? ”, and “ What do you want to watch on television? ”, are not questions that…

The thing that strikes me about this evening’s text is that there isn’t much in it that’s new. In the earlier chapters of Mark, Jesus had already healed many different kinds of diseases and afflictions — leprosy, paralysis, physical deformities, hemorrhages and so on. Therefore, the fact that he can…

SIX Don’t Give Satan a Beachhead! If the believer cultivates in his life any known sin, he is giving Satan an opportunity to get a foothold, a beachhead in his life. Satan will then use this opportunity to invade and take over other areas. Paul warns in Ephesians 4:27, “And do not give the devil an opportunity.”…

3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of…

Jesus can cleanse our uncleanness and resurrect our deadness if we have faith in Him instead of fear of anything else.

Throughout the book of Acts, God is presented as working miracles, that when they become known, lead to faith in Jesus. One such miracle involves a disciple named "Tabitha." She is known for her good works and acts of charity, but becomes ill and dies. When what happens next becomes known, many believe in the Lord!

Title: The Hero of All Times, Jesus Christ Introduction: When you hear the word hero what comes to your mind. Perhaps it is a favorite movie star, a sports star, or an admired influence in your life. There are actual people who can be your hero or you may have a fantasy hero like Superman, Spider-Man…

The Discerning of Spirits Pastor Keith Hassell KENNETH HAG1N: "The discerning of spirits gives insight into the spirit world." Concerning Spiritual Gifts, p. 66 LESTER SUMRALL: "The discerning of spirits is the divine ability to see the presence arid activity of a spirit that motivates a human being,…

Select all the text in this box and paste your sermon here... Luke 8:40–56 (ESV) C.S. Lewis once wrote a letter to a budding author on the art of storytelling. He reminded the young writer that the author should not have to continually ask the reader: “Gentle reader, do you feel amazed? Gentle reader,…

Deliverance Or Departure Text: Matthew 8:28-34 Place Preached - (Mississauga International Baptist Church) Date Preached - (08/05/01) Introduction: After crossing the Sea in the storm, Christ came to the Gergasenes or the Gaderenes (Mark & Luke) on the SE side of Galilee. This area was heavily populated…

Divine Opportunities August 20, 2000 Acts 9:32-43 Scripture: 1Peter 5:1-7 (Peter's philosophy of ministry.) Introduction: How do you like being disturbed? Most of us may identify that question with a mental disorder, and there is plenty of that going around, but I am referring to incidents of interruption.…

The 2nd Sign: Healing the Official’s Son JOHN, the Book, the Man – Part 10 March 25, 2007 Dr. Rick Isbell John 4:43-54 43 After two days He left there for Galilee. 44 Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. 45 When they entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed Him because…

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 A man went to visit his well to do friend who had been taken ill. When he showed up at the door, the butler at first refused to let him in stating that the man will ill and could not be disturbed. “Nonsense,” said the friend. “It’s all in his mind. He just thinks he is ill.” And with that…

Scripture: Mark 5:21 - 34, especially verse 34 - And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.” Introduction: I want to teach you a Hebrew word this morning: shalom. If you wanted to greet someone in Hebrew, you would say, “Shalom.” When you…

Good Morning, turn with me in your Bibles this morning, to the gospel of Mark we are going to begin reading in chapter 5:21-43 When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea. One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and…

Supernatural acts of Jesus Christ, revealing and confirming his Messianic credentials, and the coming of God’s kingdom. The miracles of Christ are to be seen as an integral part of his ministry.

Introduction: Context Mark 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. Jesus’ Kingship Thus far in the gospel we have seen Jesus’ kingship announced and enacted. The very first verse of the book has powerful political and kingdom connotations. We see Jesus anointed as…