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.

Cedric Thomas October 19, 2006 The Lord Jesus Christ says that teamwork is many members and yet one body. Webster defines teamwork as a joint action by a group of people, in which individual interests are subordinated to group unity and efficiency; coordinated efforts, as of an athletic team. Teamwork…

Introduction: Let’s Read Acts 3:1-11 to get the context:* At this point Peter began to preach his second sermon. When we compare Peter’s first sermon with this one, we find some differences. Yet there are similarities too, because regardless of the circumstances, Peter was trying to do the same thing…

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…

How God Turns Trash into Treasure Matthew 9:9-13 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - October 21, 2012 *Back in 1996, Craig Randall was 23 years old, and drove a garbage truck for Waste Management in a Boston suburb. Sometimes Craig liked to bring his work home with him. There was an old-fashioned…

A Time to Keep Silence And a Time to Speak Gipsy Smith's name will be familiar to the older generation. To younger ones, let me just say that he was an illustrious and powerful British evangelist. When Gipsy was first saved he became anxious for the conversion of his uncle. He was reluctant, however,…

Isaiah 52:13‑53:12 INTRODUCTION Nowhere in all the Old Testament does the gospel of Jesus Christ shine more clearly than in Isaiah 53. Seven hundred years before Jesus came into the world, God opened the eyes of his prophet to see into the very heart of Christ's saving work. And the heart of that saving…

Pentecost 21 (Proper 22), October 5, 2008 Old Parable, New Ending Sermon Theme: Let us be the new ending of the old parable: placed in God’s vineyard by grace, let us render its fruit and receive his Son. Text: Matthew 21:33–46 Other Lessons: Isaiah 5:1–7; Psalm 80:7–19; Philippians 3:4b–14 Goal: That…

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,…

John Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Once more deeply moved...” The first time this is mentioned was in verse 33. Is it the same? It is actually different. In verse 33, Jesus is moved and expresses sorrow at what His friends are going…

The Crucifixion of Christ The Crucifixion of Jesus (Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 18-19) History of crucifixion The cross has become the most universally known symbol because since the death of Christ, the history of the world has been decisively shaped by that crucifixion event. The widespread…

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Introduction: review of last week A. The Reaction of Jonathan (v.1-4). 1. The Loving of a soul. a) When he had finished speaking to Saul (v.1a). b) Jonathan’s soul was knit to the soul of David (v.1b). c) Jonathan’s soul was knit after the battle had been won. 2. The Making of a covenant (v.3) a) Jonathan…

1 Corinthians 15:1-23 Stephen Caswell © 2000 "He's Dead Now, but He'll Be Back." -- Robert Russell A Church held their annual Easter pageant. A 5 year-old boy was enthralled with the drama. When the crucifixion scene took place, he got real quiet. But then Jesus came back from the grave and there was…

The Death of Christ for Us Matthew 27.27-56 Pastor Oesterwind 1. The death of Christ is treated with dignity and respect by the Gospel writers. Details concerning the physical aspects of Christ’s death are often emphasized by Bible teachers; however, many of the gruesome details of Roman crucifixion…

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…

Introduction: *At this point Peter began to preach his second sermon. When we compare Peter’s first sermon with this one, we find some differences. Yet there are similarities too, because regardless of the circumstances, Peter was trying to do the same thing here as on the earlier occasion: He was trying…

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…

Introduction: The first man upon earth sinned tragically and he refused to accept the responsibility for his sin. Like so many today, he blamed somebody else for his actions and in this case it was his wife. He accused her of leading him into sin and causing him to sin. It is true, she did approach and…

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…

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…

In Psalm 7, David responds to accusations in surprising ways. Yet, when we look deeper, we see that his response is so much more fruitful than the responses of our contemporaries. In our world, where words are becoming terribly powerful, as they were in the ancient world, we must, like David, find a way to deal with accusations. Join us as we explore David's holy response, and how it draws us closer to God.

Matthew 27:11-26 Introduction The most important and inescapable question every human being faces is the one that Pilate asked in this passage: “What shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Scripture clearly proclaims Jesus as being fully God. John 14:9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so…

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