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.

Introduction: *Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles are books of history that record the establishment of the kingdom, its years of victory and defeat, and the end of a divided kingdom. One lesson is obvious as you read these books: “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Prov.…

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Introduction A. The Sin of Eli’s Son’s (v.12-17) 1. Their character of the sons of Eli (v.12) a) They were corrupt—Literally this means they were sons of Belial. Belial is used of Satan in (2Cor.6:15). The phrase sons of Belial refer to evil, worthless, wicked men. q Here is the problem: because they…

Sermon: Joseph the Faithful Servant (Genesis 37-50) Genesis 39:9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused…

Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ The Theory and Method of Biblical Typology A modern introduction to biblical typology should begin inductively with several examples of certain shadows and types from Old Testament passages widely acknowledged to be prefigurative in character, seeking…

The experience of human suffering has perplexed minds ever since the fall. For Christians, the question of suffering rises to a new level of importance because of our belief in the sovereignty of our loving and merciful God. In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper and friends tackle some…

Doctrinal Statement Theology Proper of Jason Button April 17, 2002 Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God The Existence of God Because I believe that the Holy Scriptures are God’s only and final written Rev. of Himself to man, I have presupposed that God exists. More specifically, this presupposition…

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…

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…

Psalm 1 Introduction Never before in history has so much biblical scholarship been available to Christians. In days gone by (and in some lands today), merely to possess a copy of the Bible in your native tongue was considered a rare privilege. Now we have more than a dozen translations and paraphrases…

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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…

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…

-Introduction Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power…

oremus bible hymnal almanac liturgy Common Worship Almanacs for desktop calendars and PDAs Almanac files for iCal, Outlook, Palm and other calendar software Calendar for 2009 | Sun 30 Nov 2008 | CW* Advent 1 | First Sunday of Advent Principal Service Isaiah 64.1-9 Psalm 80.1-8, 18-20* 1 Corinthians 1.3-9…

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

Lesson 2: The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth (Genesis 1:1‑2:3) Introduction I want to be especially careful as we approach this first chapter of the book of Genesis. This past week I read an account of a man who attempted to quote Scripture from our passage as a proof text for smoking pot. Here…

The Book of Common Prayer, Formatted as the original This document was created from a text file into WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 and then converted to RTF format. When you convert it to your word processor=s native format it is almost inevitable that these conversions will not be perfect and that some…

Giving the reverence and respect to God which is his due. All God’s people have a duty to honour him in every aspect of their lives, while unbelievers and even animals can also honour him.

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Only God truly merits honour and praise but he graciously considers those who humbly serve him with wholehearted devotion to be worthy disciples.

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…