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.

WHY STUDY THE 400 YEARS BETWEEN MALICHI AND MATHEW? 1. Why talk about books that are not part of the Bible? 2. We don’t know enough about the Bible why study material not in the Bible? 3. Why talk about some books called the Apocrypha? 4. Why Talk About A Family Named Maccabees? 1. These books gives…

The God of the Impossible By Daniel D. Schreck Assimilation/Small Groups Pastor First Assembly of God Christian Center Fort Wayne, Indiana Text: Luke 18:27 He replied, “What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God.” Luke 1:37 “For nothing is impossible with God.” Topic: How to go…

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…

Faith Heroes -“Super to us is faithful to God” What is bold faith? (Video Clip – 2010-This year will be different.) Say it with me folks, “This year is going to be different.” Is it? Really? How so? Is 2010 going to be different because 2009 could not have been any worse? Are you thinking to yourself,…

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…

The Answer to Man’s Great Hunger John 6:22-29 Introduction: man has a gnawing hunger within for both the physical and the spiritual. Just as there is physical hunger that only physical food can satisfy, so there is a deeper, spiritual hunger in the pit of the human soul that only spiritual food can nourish.…

ISRAEL AFFIRMS THE COVENANT 24:1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.” 3 So Moses came and…

Matthew 9:1-8 (Mark 2:1-13) Introduction The most distinctive message of Christianity is the reality that sin can be forgiven. That is the heart and lifeblood of the gospel, that men can be freed from Sin and its consequences. The Christian faith has many truths, values, and virtues, each of which has…

Joni was a healthy, athletic teenager. She had just graduated from high school, where she was voted “Best Athlete” of her class. She was an award winning swimmer and skilled tennis player, planning on pursuing a future career in athletics. A month after graduation, however, while swimming in the Chesapeake…

Jesus Loved the Unlovable Mark 2:13-16 (Matthew 9:9-12; Luke 5:27-32) Big Idea: Jesus teaches us to reach beyond our comfort circle. Introduction: ILLUS: Man with RV leaves wife at con. Store. Bikers take her back. Man flees in fear. We live in a diverse world. Some people are different, some very different…

Prayer As we continue this week making our way through the 1st chapter of the gospel of John, …we come today to - basically - the second part to last week’s sermon... Last week we looked at John the Baptist being sent BY GOD to water baptize... with the purpose of REVEALING Jesus to Israel... And what…

SF644 THE JESUS MODEL FOR MINISTRY: JESUS MET PEOPLE’S NEEDS Mark 1:21-34 INTRODUCTION Jesus is our Model... He ministered with purpose - His first priority was to please the Father He spent time preparing to minister - He realized that ministry demands His best He loved and sought out unbelievers. Ministry…

Introduction: So far we have seen four conflicts between Jesus and the authorities (in Mark the authorities are those in power - Scribes, Pharisees, Herod, Pilate - these are the authorities who often work together in Marks gospel) The hostility of these authorities against Jesus has grown over the last…

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…

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…

1 Corinthians 5:6-13 Purge out the Old Leaven Today’s message is a little bit like the pre-flight review of emergency procedures on a commercial airline. It is important information that is best given before a crisis arises but you pray that you will never need to act on the information given. Today’s…

The Heart of a Worshiper John 4:21-24 Preached at CGEFC August 20, 2006 Open the eyes of my heart – of our hearts. What does that really mean? You know we sing these songs of worship on Sunday morning or with the radio day in and day out, but do we really take the time to think through the words and…

Blind Bartimaeus comes to Christ

Sermon: Abel the Faithful Servant Gen.4:1-10 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course…

“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, “To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: “Greetings.”[1] Whenever we read the letters of the New Testament, we are likely to hurry through the opening words treating them as unimportant formal details. Letter introductions in the ancient world usually…

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

The Six Cities Of Refuge The Six Cities Of Refuge,The Sanctuary Of Sacrifice, Author Guardian Psalm 25-27,The City On a Hill, Transitions and changes take place all the time in heaven and in spiritual places, we see that the spiritual is far bigger and greater than the physical world around us and most…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Someone said, you never could take your money with you, but some can remember when the government would let you keep some while you were still here. It is hard for many to believe that our country was founded partly to avoid taxation. As bad as taxes are, however, only two classes…

A week ago, I heard a voice saying, “John 3:16. You need to preach from John 3:16.” My first thought was that the Holy Spirit was speaking through His still small voice. Then I realized it was really Joy Harrod sitting next to me in Sunday School class. Then, later in the week, it dawned on me that God…