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.

Veterans Day Sermon November 11, 2001 In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington D.C., became the focal point of reverence for America’s veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred…

2 Timothy 1:1-5 ; 3:14-17 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Illustration Of Passing on a Godly Heritage Dr G. Campbell Morgan had four sons - all of whom followed his example by becoming ministers. It’s reported that at a family reunion a friend asked one of the sons, “ Which Morgan is the greatest preacher? ”…

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…

What Happened to the Leftovers Jon 6:1-15 10th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s Gospel lesson is the famous story of Jesus feeding five thousand men plus women and children who came to hear him teach. It is one of the only miracles recorded in all four Gospels and therefore has significance in its teaching…

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…

Introduction: A. Let us Deal With The Cause (temptation) not the Result (sin) 1. We must get rid of the spider (cause) – when the spider is gone then the web will no longer be there. 2. Every sin is preceded by temptation 3. The cause or source of temptation is our own desires – James 1:14 a. Lured,…

Advocacy and Example A sermon on 1 John 2:1-6 preached at Christ the King Church on 11/6/05 Prayer: Father in heaven, as we come now to listen to your Word explained and applied, help us by your Spirit to recognize in Jesus, our Lord, both His advocacy and example. We ask this in His name. Amen. Introduction:…

Some people have called Ephesians “God’s love letter to the church.” So, since God is still God, and we are His church, I can’t wait to see what He has to say to us. I feel just like the little boy who has just gotten a letter from his best friend who moved away. Picture him running back from the mailbox…

The Principles Holy Living Colossians 3:1–17 (READ V.1) This is not the if of condition; it is really the if of argument. The lives of these Colossian Christians evidenced their salvation. What was the evidence? (Col 1:3-5) 3 We give thanks to God,  the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always…

The Life-Changing Power of the Gospel ~ Titus 2:11-14 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on August 17, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live…

Text: Colossians 3:12-15 Title: New Life in Christ (Part 2) “The Christians Clothing” Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The preeminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Eliminating sin is not enough; sin must be replaced with Christ like qualities. Proposition: Clothe yourself in…

INTRO: Story on missed opportunities PP Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Recent word as I woke up on Sunday morning: “My people need to be more urgent” PP Matthew 25:1-13(Powerpoint ref only) 3 things about “NOW” faith: PP 1. Now faith…

Advent #2 2010 The Government Will Be On His Shoulders Isaiah 9:6b As Christmas is a season of giving I want to help us focus on what we can give Christ this season and for our whole life. Last week we looked at the phrase, "unto us a child is born" … "unto us a son is given" - in response to that, what…

In the Form of God (Philippians 2:5-11) Introduction: I am sure by now, most of us are familiar with Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, and all the controversy surrounding the veiled claims made in his novel. And I say veiled, because in truth Brown truly believes that on some level his claims that Jesus…

A Good Man is Hard to Find (Philippians 2:19-30) Introduction: There is a story of a young man in college deciding, along with a friend of his, to start a Bible study in the secular university he was attending. He wrote: We were both a little nervous and didn’t want to be outnumbered, so we invited only…

GROWING MORE LIKE JESUS. 1-27-08---SAM Philippians 2:5-11 TBC INTRO: There are many worth pursuits in life, or many goals that we can aim for in this world. There have been some noble goals in life as men and women strive to make a difference in this world. This morning our series My To Do List for 2008…

The Value of Salvation Luke 7:36-50 I. Intro a. Great benefit of a capitalistic society- is choice- i. Comes competition ii. Comes lower prices b. Our choice of goods is then based upon what is called value i. You really want to get technical, the value of a product within the context of marketing means…

Sermon Notes for Philippians 2:9-11 Paul could have stopped at verse 8 BUT 9 For this reason also, Therefore in NIV What reason? His obedience Heb12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down…

Sermon Notes for Philippians 2:5 to 8 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.…

Power of Submission is to Come up onder Authority but not to lose your Identity.

Introduction A. Testimony To Samuel—His Integrity (12:1-5) 1 1. The Declaration of Samuel’s Faithfulness (v.1-3) 1 2. The Affirmation of Samuel Faithfulness (v.4-5). 1 B. Testimony To The Lord—His Faithfulness (12:6-12). 1 1. The Session In History (v.6-12). 1 C. The Test For Israel—To Serve God Under…

A GODLY FATHER Psalm 1 When Billy Crystal’s daughter turned eleven, he was in New York filming a movie. He called her long-distance and apologized for his heavy work schedule and promised that a big package would be delivered to her soon. Later that day he flew from New York to Los Angeles, and when…

Part I Prolegomena Introduction to Theology 8 2006 I. Introduction to Prolegomena A. What is Prolegomena (the singular is Prolegomenon) 1. It is from the Greek pro/ + le/gw, meaning to say beforehand (Random House Dictionary, 2nd Ed., 1547). 2. It refers to "a preliminary discourse prefixed to a literary…

PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE GOD’S WAYSESSION 1 GOD’S BLUEPRINT FOR MARRIAGE INTRODUCTION: *Some time ago--Ann Landers (the “answer lady”)--wrote a column --entitled “Answer Lady Has No Answers” --acknowledged that after 36 yrs. of marriage, were divorcing --expressed her astonishment that it could happen…