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.

“LESSONS LEARNED FROM A NIGHT OF FAILURE” TEXT: Luke 5:1-11 */" One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one…

Introduction: *In this passage, Jesus has finished what is commonly called the Last Supper with His disciples. Supper’s now over and He has predicted that one of the disciples is going to betray Him. And then He identifies that disciple as Judas Iscariot and He sends him on his wicked task. Now Jesus…

PSALM 91 Security of the One Who Trusts in the Lord. This psalm is a meditation, in a serene and confident mood, on the security of the person who trusts in God. There is nothing in the text that provides a clue as to the time and circumstances of its composition. Dahood and others take it to be a royal…

THE CRAVING Imagine Goal: Imagine a life that hungers for God! Psalm 42:1-2 Pastor Ricky Powell Today I want to talk to you about, “The Craving: Imagine a life that hungers for God.” Open your Bible to Psalm 42 and get your note sheet ready to hear what the Lord wants to say to us today. 1. Do you ever…

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…

Living Constantly in the Presence of God Charles Peek Our beginning is God. It is at His hand and by His plan that we began. Since without Him we cannot be; surely without Him we will not be complete. And so, our quest in life becomes to be complete with God. We start by God breathing into us life. He…

Introduction: Above all other verses in the creation account, these verses show why God created man. Very simply stated, God wants to live with a being who freely chooses to live with Him. God wants to live with a being who has the ability to choose to live with Him and who will choose to live with Him.…

1 John 1:5-2:2 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Introduction God intended from the beginning that we might have fellowship with Him. Fellowship can be described as communion, partnership, participation. In the garden of Eden the Lord walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day. But sin broke man's fellowship…

It is important for any denomination to know what they believe. That is certainly true of Baptists as well. This is a sermon series based on our "core beliefs."

The Value of God’s Word Bargains or Values: What are you Shopping for in life? Psalm 119:97-103 Have you ever heard the expression you get what you pay for? What someone was trying to convey in that expression is that value doesn’t come cheap. When we’re shopping for something of value we’re shopping…

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…

Reviving Your Prayer Life In God’s Word (Ps 119:145-152) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on March 15, 2009 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Psalm 119:145-152 (NKJV) 145 I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes. 146 I cry out to You; Save me, and…

Increasing Your Hunger and Longing for God’s Word (Psalm 119:33-40) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on November 2, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org About eleven years ago, I was at somewhat of a spiritual low. Although I’d grown up in a great Christian home, gone to good…

Title: The Faithfulness and Goodness of God Text: Lamentations 3:19-25 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on April 15, 2007 www.goldcountrybaptist.org A brother in the Lord has shared that the first prayer he learned as a child was the simple table grace: “God is great; God…

Matthew 8:14-17 Introduction Disease and death are man’s greatest enemies Our greatest fears are getting sick and dying. Ø We fear it for ourselves and for those we love. Ø In America we spend millions of dollars and hours each year combating disease and death. One thing is certain all of us will ultimately…

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…

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…

I. The Life of Joseph Part 3: The Persecution of Joseph Introduction: we all go through different trial and seasons in our lives whether it be financially, physically (being sick), etc. but there is a promise that God gives us that I would like to share with you as study the life of Joseph. Paul, writing…

Is Anything Too Hard For the Lord? But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, Central to today’s text is the question, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Throughout the Word of God, this question was asked two times in the Old Testament. In…

Series on Supernatural: This morning I want to begin a series of messages looking at how to walk in the Supernatural. If you want to be a Spirit led Christian, one who is fully walking in the Holy Spirit. One who has the full anointing and baptism of the Holy Spirit? If you want to walk in the power…

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.

At a Bible conference at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church in NY city, Tony Evans shared a story to a room full of pastors about a gospel presentation being held in the University of South Carolina football stadium where he was the main speaker. Thousands had gathered for the evening session, but news reports…

Light for my Path and Joy for my Heart (Psalm 119:105-112) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on January 18, 2009 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Our study today brings us to one of the great statements of Scripture about itself, words we have already sung of today. The Bible has…

Acts Series#47 Back to the Beginning: When Church Was Church Surviving the Storms of Life Acts 27:13-44 Delivered by James L Goforth, Jr New Life Baptist Church August 27, 2006 Well … we are almost through the end of our study of Acts and almost to the end of this accounting of Paul's adventures as recorded…