10-16-05 Dallas Baptist Church 40 Days of Purpose Week 2: Created for God’s Pleasure…first purpose: Worship Sermon Transcript Rick Warren tells of a true story that was reported by Mike Royco in the Chicago Tribune. The story goes like this: There was man whose name was Bill Mallory. Mallory traveled…

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…

Back to the Best of Christmas Part 3: Let the Lord Move You this Christmas Luke 2:6-20 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Dec. 25, 2011 *I sure am glad that you are here this morning. Some of you have travelled a long way to get here. Christmas is a time when people are on the move. *I…

Today is sermon 2 from our Believe series - after this we’ll have 28 more to go! The topic this week is God is personal . Of the 4,200 religions in the world, the Judeo-Christian faith is largely unique in the fact that God reveals Himself, God is knowable, He’s near, He’s active in our lives and He…

BY PASTOR GLENN PEASE If we had as many answers to prayer as we have books on prayer the battle would be won. Unfortunately it is easier to write a book on prayer than to pray effectively. It is easier to preach a sermon on prayer than to pray. It is easier to give a lecture on prayer than to pray. It…

Prayer Where last week, we saw how The Word Became Flesh... How: God Himself entered into His creation... How Jesus Christ HUMBLED himself - by emptying Himself - to the point of obedience... How Underserved Favor from God came to man And all of this - in the Word becoming flesh... THIS WEEK... We’re…

This study is about relationship. Don’t think of this as a study of someone who walked this earth 2018 years ago. Any study of Jesus is a relationship building study. Share short testimony Your Testimoney My life Before Christ How I came to know Christ My life since I’ve come to know Jesus Goal tonight…

This sermon is part of the Gospel Shaped Church Curriculum created by the Gospel Coalition. Information about it can be found at http://gsc.thegospelcoalition.org or www.gospelshapedchurch.org -------------------------------

Over the last several weeks, we talked about the End Times. The purpose was awareness - to be aware of what is coming. We wrapped up last week’s sermon with the exhortation to make our lives count. We have one shot at this life – one life to leave our mark. Sadly, some people think that if I can just…

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. AW Tozer If you can understand it, it’s not God. Augustine When you think about God, what is the picture in your mind? Three Key Truths about God You can gain a deeper sense of God’s love for you as a father that…

ASKING & RECEIVING 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10…

How Jesus Gives Us a Peace of His Mind Scripture: Luke 24:36–49, especially verse 36 36While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 37They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38He said to them, "Why are you troubled,…

To become a Christian is to become a child of God: 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,…

Financial emptiness comes when our wealth is for us.

This week we explore one of the most difficult demands of Christ, to love your enemies.