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…

Intro Welcome to Living Hope! We are continuing our series in 1 Peter. We have invested several weeks in the first chapter as we have been dissecting the implications of our great salvation. We talked about how God expects us to respond to Him in light of this salvation (1 Pet. 1:13-21) and last week,…

We need God’s awesome word because we are surrounded by opposition. See this first by the requests that psalmist makes, which reveal the life, light, and lucidness of God’s word. (17-20) Then we see the opposition that surrounds as he reflects on the standard, steadfastness, strength and sufficiency…

Introduction Greetings... Last week we looked at “Dedication To God’s Word” from as we have started a series of lessons on “God’s Word In ). Last week we notice the need to be dedicated to God’s wondrous and deserving Word. We also studied how God’s Word demands we shun sin. This week we are going to…

Welcome Good Morning! I’m Pastor Wayne and I’d like to welcome you all to the gathering of Ephesus Baptist Church. It’s nice to see so your smiling faces. If you are visiting with us this morning, please know that you are surrounded by some pretty amazing people. Ephesus is an active faith community…

Introduction: Affliction seems to come in various shapes and sizes. It may be the hardship of a financial crunch. It may be the disorder of some family conflict. Perhaps it is the oppression of others who are seeking to ridicule or speak lies about us. Sometimes it may be the misery or unhappiness of…

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…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

Introduction: Read Psalm 119:73-80 While I was in my early 20’s I had a professor encourage me to begin reading good Christian biographies. that advice has proven to be a great encouragement to me over the years. One of the biographies i read early on was of the missionary Jim Elliot. The help and edification…

God's children hang on His every word

Read text. Psalm 119:161-168 Introduction : When you love a person, it will show up. You cannot love a person without there being evidence to show that love. For example… you might remember the sage advice from Percy Sledge when he said... When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on nothing else…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time! I wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all who participated and coordinated our Christmas Eve service, “What a Blessing!” Also, thank you for your kindness that you…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…