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.

Nehemiah 3:1-32 Stephen Caswell © 2000 Moving Ahead -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon Sailors would be loath to sail without using their log to test their pace and show their progress. The wonder is that so many professing Christians navigate the sea of life, and are utterly careless whether they are making…

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…

Intro The year is 1940. Winston Churchill is elected Prime Minister of England. Pretty soon his leadership would be put to the test as the fury of Adolph Hitler was unleashed in World War II. Hitler’s bombers devastated English cities, with one bomb after another. How would Churchill handle this? In…

God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.

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…

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…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

God’s Comfort—2 Cor. 1:1-5 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 4/22/09 Trouble is an inescapable consequence of living in this world. Today, we hear everywhere of people doing horrible things to themselves and others. Job 14:1- Sometimes is this trouble God seems afar off- Job 13:24- this was certainly the…

BREAD The staff of Life, the word of God, the body of Christ, a sign of hospitality, food for angels, a part of the Christian’s daily prayer—all these things and more has bread been to mankind over the centuries. From Genesis to II Thessalonians bread is mentioned so often in the Bible that its references…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

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…

Just like many other journalists, Bob Moser of the magazine The Rolling Stones published an article on Billy Graham. In this article, Bob Moser shares how he responded to an “alter-call” unto salvation, yet felt that salvation somehow eluded him. I repented, I confessed, I felt hands on my head, praying…

History of the Universe Rev. David P. Cotner II October 21, 2008 Text: Genesis 1:1-Revelation 22:21 Introduction: What is God doing and why is He doing it? Explanation: I. God’s desire for fellowship II. Creation of angels III. Fall of Lucifer IV. Creation of universe, man V. Fall of man VI. The Great…

Last week, January 28th, President Trump announced his long anticipated deal of the century, or perhaps 2 centuries his plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. I believe this initiative, even if it never gets to the place of full implementation, is quite significant in terms of biblical prophecy.…

The Spiritual Compass An Introduction to the “Four Spiritual Secrets” Introduction - Welcome A. Teacher B. Subject - The ‘Four Spiritual Secrets’ 1. I’m not but He is. And I am in Him, and He is in me 2. I can’t, but He can. And I am in Him, and He is in me. 3. I don’t want to, but He wants to. And I…

Issues in Salvation Theology Author: Bryan Parish Edited and Revised by: Robert Jaramillo First Quarter 2000 (3rd Revision, October 1999) Objectives The four classes on issues in theology are designed to introduce the student to the differing thoughts about specific controversial topics. An important…

A Material Savior? How Did the Multitude Respond? The Response of the Multitude. In Marks Gospel we know that the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things both what they had done and what they had taught (6:30). Jesus wanted to take them to a deserted place and rest for a while (6:31) but we…

Matthew Chapter 1 IBS Gospels: of Mark’s 661 verses – 606 of them are paralleled in Matthew – IE almost all of the Gospel of Mark is contained in Matthew. The name Matthew which is attached to this account of Christ’s life first appears in 125 AD – there is no mention of the actual author contained in…