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.

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…

Thomas S. Myers 4 Ways To Control Your Anger Exodus 32 & Numbers 20 As you take a close look at the life of Moses you discover he had a problem controlling his anger. In Exodus chapter 2 he killed an Egyptian (Exodus 2:11-12). In Exodus 32:19 Moses sees the golden calf that the children of Israel had…

Numbers 22:1-41 The Story of Balaam & His Encounter with God 1. Text Exegesis The Setting and Background – Verses 1-3 The first verse of Numbers 22 is a concluding verse of events from the previous chapter. The Israelites just completed successful campaigns against King Sihon of the Amorites in Hesbon…

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…

Slide #1 GOD’S FINANCIAL PLAN Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you on such an important and at times controversial subject. I’ve discovered through the years that as soon as a persons begins to talk about money in Church, many people jump to the conclusion that the church wants their money…

Matthew 21:12-17 Introduction The triumphal entry on Sunday had begun outside Jerusalem’s East Gate, where a multitude followed Jesus into the city and another large group came out of the city to meet Him and then led the way before Him, spreading clothes and palm branches in the road as they went (vv.…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.22, 2007 What is the Book of Jonah about? Well, it’s not simply about a great fish (mentioned only four times), or a great city (named nine times), or even a disobedient prophet (mentioned eighteen times). It’s about God! God is mentioned thirty-eight times in these…

Jesus warns the church of the danger of compromise.

Protecting Our Salvation Jude March 6, 2005 Scripture Reading: “And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” (Ro 13:11 NivUS) Introduction: The book of Jude is not popularly studied…

Intro: I was in the grocery store the other day, and as I was making my way down one aisle, I passed another shopper. This woman had a child in her cart, whom I judged to be about five or six years old. This was a very attractive child, and I was especially fascinated by the way its long hair had been…

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

Title: “Contending for the Faith” Text: Jude 3 Intro: There’s a preoccupation and paranoia of terrorist attacks, weapons of mass destruction etc. that exist in our world today. While the threats and attacks are real and do occur there’s another area that should concern us more. Faith in God is being…

Praying Desperately for Divine Enablement and Deeper Enjoyment in God’s Word (Psalm 119:17-24) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on October 5, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org 17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word. 18 Open my eyes, that I…

Sermon: Jephthah the Faithful Servant The Great Need for people of Great Faith (Judges 10:6-18) The Rebellion Man (10:6) The Mercy of God (10:16) The Family History of a Man of Faith (11:1-3) His mother’s role in developing his faith His father’s role in developing his faith His brother’s role in developing…

Introduction: 1 Peter 2:6-8; Matthew 27:15-22; 1 Samuel 6:1ff A. The Return of the Ark (6:1-21) 1. The Rebellious Response: What to do with the Ark (6:1-2) a) The Ark was in the country of the Philistines for Seven Months (v.1) why? 1) They Were Resisting God. Because they were reluctant to give up such…

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…

We as sinners are in desperate need of God’s intervention to deliver us from the wages of our sin which is death. “Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner!”

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 How do your respond when someone is rewarded and you are not? What do you think when someone is blessed? I think of Esau and his angry response when he found out that Jacob had stolen his blessing. Or even the brothers of Joseph as they realized that Jacob favored him over any of them. That…

They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—who spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. Balaam, the dark prophet from Pethor,…

Lesson 1: The Author and Perfecter of the Plan Introduction “What in the world is going on?” You have probably asked this question or a similar one more than once in your life. We ask this question when we perceive that what is happening does not seem to square with our understanding of how things are…

Sermon: Moses the Faithful Servant Exodus 33:18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." (also see Philippians 3:10) I want to know God better: 1. Parents 2. Education 3. Failures 4. Starting over 5. New challenges 6. Exercising your faith (serving God) 7. Answered Prayers 8. Worship 9. Family members…

Sermon: Gedeon the Faithful Servant START POINT: GOD COMMANDS YOU TO ____________.......SO WE ACT IN FAITH 6:14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” Obstacle of Faith: the Rebellious Israelites (6:1,10) Obstacle of…

“Speaking Forth The Word of God” 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 I. The Gift of Prophecy. A. Prophecy in the Bible. The gift of prophecy is speaking forth the Word of God through the anointing of the Holy Spirit. It is being a channel through which the Lord may speak. We are told that, “God, who at various times…