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.

Date: Pastor Daniel D. Schreck Theme: Backsliding Title: Seven Warning Signs Of Backsliding Text: Various Intro: Hebrews 2:1 –neglect, careless or apathy is fatal. A believer who because of negligence… allows the truth and teachings of the Gospel to slip is in danger of being swept downstream. Every…

Thomas S. Myers Plugging Into The Power of God Part 1 Ephesians 3:14-16 *During the Civil War, a Union soldier from Ohio was shot in the arm during the battle of Shiloh. His captain saw he was wounded and barked out an order, "Gimme your gun, Private, and get to the rear!" The private handed over his…

TEXT: John 15:1-5 TOPIC: The Four Spiritual Disciplines of Christian Growth Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, April 30, 2006 Today’s sermon asks a simple question. Are you a growing Christian? Are you? If I offered you a measuring device designed to measure spiritual growth in a…

“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…

TEXT: Joshua 1:6-9 TOPIC: Good News for Graduates Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, May 21, 2006 The story is told of the young man who was having a difficult time completing his course requirements in time for graduation. He had written his dissertation but just three months from…

Introduction: An illustration from P. R. Van Gorder: “Late one night a salesman drove into a strange city and tried to get a room in a hotel. The clerk informed him that there was no vacancy. Disappointed, he started to leave the lobby when a dignified gentleman offered to share his room with him. Gratefully…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

SF096 Calvary PS YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK Proverbs 4:20-27 INTRODUCTION: It has been said that you are what you eat. Doctors tell us that our diet will determine a great deal of our health and happiness. Certain food effect us not only physically but psychologically as well. However, even more than th…

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me" (Galatians 2:20). Who is the Christ who stands in the centre of Paul’s testimony and preaching? He is the crucified Christ - ‘I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me’. He is the living Christ…

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…

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…

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…

We have been talking about God. Well, just this point from our statement of faith about God: We believe in the one true and living God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That the triune God is the Creator, the Sustainer, and Ruler of all Creation, but it is prior…

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…

The Power and Work of God’s Word 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12 What is the main thing that we are to do here on earth? What is our primary responsibility? What is it that when life is over, God is going to look at our life and see if we did this or not? The answer: glorify God. That brings up a second…

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…

Joshua 4:1-10; 19-24 INTRODUCTION Forty years of aimless wandering were about to come to an end The people of Israel stood on the bank of the Jordan River. The Jordan separated the past from the future. Ø The slavery of Egypt from the success of Canaan Ø The defeat of the wilderness from the victory…