Building a Relationship with God Sunday PM Service, 12 March 2006 Jesus wept. John 11:5 What does that have to do with building a relationship with God? What made Jesus weep? The way Martha and Mary rushed out to meet him? Michelangelo had it right – our nature is not to go after God but in our arrogance…

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

Necessary because of His Holiness. The wrath of God is His absolute opposition to sin and evil. Because God is pure, He cannot be neutral to sin. He has indignation that is against all that is unholy. Divine wrath must react against all that doesn’t conform to His holiness. God’s wrath is always a moral…

Jesus' Formula for Prayer Introduction: Think: "Prayer" is letting God communicate with you. Five Keys To Effective Praying: I. Praise God. - L- v.9a; 13b A. Acknowledge His holy name. - L- v.9; Psalm 16:8; L- Matthew 7:21 B. Acknowledge His name has authority.- L- v.13b; L-Matthew 28:18 C. Acknowledge…

What we believe about Jesus determines what we believe about everything else.

Following Satan’s imprisonment (20:1–3), believers will reign with Christ over creation (20:4–6). The term “millennium” is a word taken from the Latin for “thousand years” (20:2). The millennial reign both fulfills God’s promise of a messianic kingdom on earth and inaugurates life in the new heaven and…

Introduction: Have you ever been in an airplane and looked out over the landscape? (story of airplane ride) It’s amazing how much land mass you can see from that high vantage point. If we were in a hot air balloon looking over the whole city of Bellefontaine, we would see things very different than walking…