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.

Key Points Lessons and Teachings from James By Brother Michel Lankford A Personal Note: Hello and God bless you. What follows is a devotional Bible study of the book of James. Late last year, the Lord was impressing upon me that I should start reading certain books of Scripture, and keeping a "running…

9908 Before you can be successful in any battle you have to do a few things first. First, you have to know your enemy, second, you have to locate the battlefield, and thirdly, you have to define your battle objectives. 1. THE ENEMY -- SELF Many of the battles we face on a daily basis involve Satan's…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

Identifying curses As stated earlier, iniquity (perversion) causes curses. Discernment and detection are the two primary ways to determine the type of curse a person may be under. Supernatural discernment through the Holy Spirit, including word of knowledge and discerning of spirits, has proven invaluable…

Introduction: All of creation up to this point has been merely an introduction to what would happen at the end of day six. The creation of the human race was the central object of God’s creative purpose from the beginning. The human race is still at the center of God’s purpose for the entire material…

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…

Better Days adapted from a sermon by Steve Shepherd Psalms 34:12-16 How do you recognize when you’re going to have a bad day? You turn on the news to see a map showing emergency routes out of the city. The bird singing outside your window is a buzzard. Your income tax check bounces. You put both contact…

A Time to Keep Silence And a Time to Speak Gipsy Smith's name will be familiar to the older generation. To younger ones, let me just say that he was an illustrious and powerful British evangelist. When Gipsy was first saved he became anxious for the conversion of his uncle. He was reluctant, however,…

You Are What You Speak Text: Matthew 12:31-37 Place Preached - (Mississauga International Baptist Church) Date Preached - (04/21/02) Introduction: Have you ever spoken words that you wished you could retract? Have you ever lashed out in anger? Spoken words of harsh criticism out of bitterness or a spirit…

Six Things The Lord Hates 2/24/08 a.m. Seven That Are An Abomination To Him Pr 6:16-19 I often have people make the statement to me that, “the Lord doesn’t hate” to which I have to reply that yes He most defiantly does hate. There are some things that the Lord finds absolutely disgusting and literally…

Taming the Tongue It’s the little things in life that make a difference. Virus A tiny rock in your shoe. Speck in your eye. Splinter. Very small but it has a great impact on the body. James teaches this lesson as he writes about the tongue. It is not very big, but it has enormous power. James 3:1-18…

1NOAH—FEARING GOD/FOUNDATIONS 2Fearing God is always reflected in obedience to Him, and He always rewards obedience. 3REVERENCE & RESPECT is the principle RIGHTEOUSNESS is the promise 4Genesis 6:6-8 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord…

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…

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…

If we were to ask you to tell me the number one mark of a spiritual man or woman, how would you respond? When I first considered this question, a number of things came to mind. Humility. Sacrifice. Prayer. Wisdom. Involvement in ministry. It was hard for me to narrow it down to one thing. Spiritual men…

“I tell you, on the Day of Judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned.” [1] Columnist Michael Coren advocated a revival of judgemental attitudes. He wasn’t suggesting that we need to say one thing…

Foundations of Faith Understand the importance of your faith Faith is a common word in the religious world. But what we want to focus in on is our belief system. What we want to do in this study is develop your faith, and maximize your potential for productivity. Definition of Faith: Faith is a spiritual…

The Blessing Father’s Day Message, June 15, 2003 (Topical) Scripture Reading: Genesis 27:1-34 Introduction: ILLUSTRATION: “Is handwriting on wall for venerable cursive?” Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, June 10, 2003. (Idea that fatherhood, like longhand math and cursive writing, will never go out of significance…

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…

Text: Song of Solomon Thesis: To stress the importance of positive affirmation in a healthy marriage. Introduction: (1) Information about the book: (a) The book is traditionally believed to have been written by Solomon in about the middle of the 10th century B.C. (b) People tend to interpret the book…

Watch Your Mouth Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the…

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…

The Power Of The Tongue 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by…

The Power Of The Tongue 2 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by…