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.

HELP FROM ABOVE STUDY TEXT: ISAIAH 31:1 INTRODUCTION - Help can be found in Egypt, but it is against the help from Heaven. - Egypt signifies bondage and worldliness. Seeking help from Egypt implies going outside the will of God to look for assistance - No matter how many the afflictions of the righteous,…

Three pictures of the righteous path that will direct us to live consecrated lives to the Lord.

Introduction: We enter now into a study of the life of David, “the man after God’s own heart.” As Saul is a picture of the carnal life, so David is a picture of the spiritual life of the believer who walks by faith in the Lord. It is true that David sinned. Unlike Saul, however, David confessed his sins…

The Great Sermon of the Great King (5:1-2) And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying, (5:1-2) Until this point in Matthew, Jesus’ words have been limited (4:17, 19) and reference to…

Introducción Cuántas personas han destruido sus vidas/su carrera/su familia/su futuro por una mala decisión. Pareciera que en un abrir y cerrar de ojos - tan solo una mala decisión tiene el poder de destruir la vida de una persona. Muchas personas han tenido un futuro prometedor; pero a causa de una…

Saul was the first king of Israel. David was the second king. Then Solomon was the third king. Each one of these kings reigned for forty years, which means for 120 years they had had only three kings. Now, we come to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. When you read Proverbs which was written, for the most…

JEREMIAH AN ANCIENT MAN WITH A MODERN MESSAGE “The Consequences of Choice” Jeremiah 17:1-18 Oftentimes a hard lesson to learn but a valuable lesson to learn is that each and every choice that we make has consequences. Hopefully the adults in the room have learned that lesson, and I would say to the young…

*/Don’t Quit, Come Out of Your Cave! 1 Kings 19:1-4, 9-15 I. Introduction: a. As America celebrates the tremendous victory of the Election of Sen. Barrack Obama as the 44th President of the these United States, the church can not forget the fact that we face difficult times and a tremendous challenge…

Spiritual Taste-buds that Love and Savor Scripture (Psalm 119:97-104) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on January 11, 2009 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Psalm 119:97-104 (NASB95) 97 O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than…

Introduction: Coming to the conclusion of our study in 1 John we see that John gathers together some of the Themes he has dealt with thought this book. One of the most important subjects in the Christian life is prayer. If we want the blessing of God on our life, if we want to enjoy genuine fellowship…

Jeremiah 17:7-10 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will…

BUILDING A CHRISTIAN HOME TEXT: PSALM 127:1 Exegetical Proposition: The Christian home is essential to an orderly, productive, and safe society. Theological Proposition: The Christian home is essential to an orderly, productive, and safe society. Homiletical Proposition: The way we build our homes determines…

Today we are studying John 6:16-21 . The title for the sermon comes straight out of the passage, Jesus’ words to His disciples, “Don’t be afraid!” We are going to talk about fear, and what Jesus has to say about our fear. Please open your Bibles to the passage to follow along. While we are turning to…

Colossians 2:3-7 Stephen Caswell ©1999 False Religion According to an old legend, a man became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand. Confucius saw the man's predicament and said, "It is evident that men should stay out of places such as this." Next, Buddha observed the situation and…

How Deep Are Your Roots? Psalm 1:1-6 Introduction Do you know what makes a tumbleweed so susceptible to the wind? Tumbleweeds only put down one root, and that root is very shallow. So, tumbleweeds are easily uprooted when the wind blows. Soon the tumbleweed is blowing wherever the wind pushes it, without…

3-11-07 Positioning Yourself to Prosper III I. A life-changing lesson A. If you pay careful attention to what I am about to reveal to you today, and consider carefully what you hear, you can dramatically change how you live the rest of your life. B. The principles I am about to discuss are clearly revealed…

Introduction: remember what the earth looked like in our last study? The whole earth was covered with water; waves were rushing over the face of the earth. The earth also had something like a heavy mist of thick clouds and dense fog. It had been impossible to see any distance whatsoever from any place…

The Profile of a Blessed Man Psalms 1 As an accomplished story reader of childrens literature, I have noticed two things about every good story: 1. They all live happily ever after. 2. They don’t live anywhere around here – far, far, away… If it begins with “Once upon a time” and ends with “happily ever…

Introduction: sometimes we get ourselves into awkward, unpleasant situations that cause all kinds of problems and difficulties. And sometimes the problems and difficulties become critical, appearing to have no answer or solution & there seems to be no way out. The circumstance may be anything that you…

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…

Good Morning! Well it’s good to be back with you after our week of travels… to Chicago… We got to attend the EFCA One conference … Which was by the way was the best attended conference so far.... with over 1500 in attendance… We got to see some of our missionaries Sharleen Ortland, Mark Halstrom…go to…

Introduction: *There can't be any fruit on a branch that doesn't remain on the vine. Only an abiding branch will bring forth good fruit. So every Christian bears fruit; there is no such thing as a fruitless Christian. Jesus said, "Every good tree brings forth good fruit" (Matt. 7:17)… He also said "You…

God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.

“God’s Great Love” John 3:16-17 Introduction: God is love (1Jn. 4:8,16) · Psalm 63:3; 86:15; 100:5 · Ps.36:7; 89:1-2 · The N.T. ultimately unveils the ultimate proof of God’s love (Rom.5:8; 1Jn.4:9-10; Eph.2:4-6) 1. The fact: God so loved (v.16a) 1. Whole world (Jn.1:29; 3:16; Rom.10:12-13; 1Tim.2:4;…