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…

Treasuring Scripture in Your Heart to Keep Your Way Pure from Sin -- Psalm 119:9-16 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on September 28, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org The psalms were written to be sung by the ancient Hebrews, and singing Scripture set to music is a great way…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

March 2, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org If you’ve ever felt trapped, imprisoned, or helplessly caught by life, then you share the emotions of David in the midst of life in the Cave of Adullam. Things had gotten so bad that David makes…

A systematic study of God and his expectations for his creation.

Introduction: Reading Psalm 119:145-152 and marking some key words. The nature of God and whole hearted prayer. What to cry out for? Salvation (146a) This implies a heart that understand that we need rescue. Help (147a) This implies a heart that understand that we need help. Life (149b) This implies…

Romans 7:15-25 My brothers and sisters, despite what we look like in here this morning, we have all made some mistakes in our lives. We have been places and done things that we wish we would have never done. Now that you are saved there are so many people who would lead you to believe that they have…

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…

Scripture Memory 20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Opening Scripture 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength…

Psalm… A greek word means “a poem to be sung to a stringed instrument…”

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

Introduction: Why have we spent 24 weeks preaching through Psalm 119 ? There are several great answers tot this question, but one practical reason is because of the role that God’s awesome word should have in the life of His people. With this in mind we conclude our series today with a summary focusing…

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: 1 John 3:4 As a result of sin, the world has warfare between nations, conflict between individuals and groups, fear and anxiety, illness and death, and all kinds of natural and man-made disasters. Spurgeon "Sin is worse that the Devil, for sin is what made the devil the devil. He would…