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.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Stephen Caswell © 1998 The Story of John Landy In 1960 there was a famous race in Canada between two great runners. The four minute mile was about to be broken and the world expected John Landy or Roger Banister to do it. John Landy had been leading for most of the race and there…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

Churches are confused. There appears to be no consensus on what function the church serves in the world. Building up believers, evangelizing the lost, feeding the poor, lobbying government, and protesting legislation are just a few of the functions churches feel compelled to perform. Rick Warren recognized…

All right, this morning we are continuing our look through the epistle to the Hebrews. And in case you missed last week, we saw how the writer of Hebrews gave us three exciting differences between the Old Covenant of Moses and the Law, and the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. The first difference we saw…

Luke 6:36-42 Introduction Last week we looked at the matchlessness of God’s forgiveness. We saw how gracious God is because even though we break His law, He forgives us when we repent. After the service last week someone came up to me and commented that if that is what God is like and if we are to become…

Walking in the Footsteps of Abraham’s Faith The Faith of Abraham in Romans 4:18-21 RO 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his…

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…

Have you ever had someone that just didn’t see eye to eye on a certain issue with you? It wasn’t a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, it wasn’t a ‘black’ or ‘white’ issue, it really amounted to a whole lot of nothing! There was no principle or doctrine at stake. No one’s life was at stake. Nothing of any great consequence…

New Sermon Series: “TRANSFORMED” 6 Weeks series on being transformed into the image of Christ! Renewing our Mind on 5 life changing viewpoints we must have as followers of Christ. If you love LHC… Share it! Invite others and talk about what God is doing in your life and your families life! Grab Your…

GREYFRIARS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THEMES FROM ROMANS 1. THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD Passage: Romans 1:17 - 32 Introduction: In this letter to the Romans, Paul sets out for Christian people he has never met his understanding of "the Gospel". It is also to prepare the way for a personal visit (see 15:28‑32) when…

What you believe will determine how you behave Romans 1:1-7 Introduction: Paul begins his epistle to the Romans with an emphasis on belief; he concludes it with an emphasis on behavior. In Romans 1-11, he deal with doctrine and in Romans 12-16, he deals with duty. Unfortunately many Christians know more…

The Importance of the Word in Our Lives John 1:1-5, 14 Prayer What is the Word? It is God’s revealed truth to us concerning the unfolding of His redemptive plan through the ages to bring about glory to Himself. Three Truths To Consider Concerning The Word Truth Number 1 I. The Word is Powerful - Rom…

Sermon: Noah the Faithful Servant (Gen.5-9) 2-4-2007 BE A NOAH……..BE DIFFERENT from the “crowd”……..BE OBEDIENT TO GOD He’s an example of a long term commitment to a God assigned task (120 yrs) Obedience is a long term commitment Phil 2:14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may…

LOVE, FOR THE DAY IS NEAR Romans 13:8-14 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment…

1 Corinthians 10:23-30 Smoking a Good Cigar to the Glory of God “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbour. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question…

Man of Faith Learning from the Life of Abraham Ray C. Stedman Unless otherwise identified, all Scripture references are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946, 1952, (c) 1971, 1973, Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used…

We have considered the weak conscience, and now we want to think about the strong conscience. In Romans 14 and 15 Paul dealt with a conflict among the people in the church—some had weak consciences and some had what he called a ‘strong conscience.’ Paul began by saying, "Him that is weak in the faith…

Lesson 1: The Author and Perfecter of the Plan Introduction “What in the world is going on?” You have probably asked this question or a similar one more than once in your life. We ask this question when we perceive that what is happening does not seem to square with our understanding of how things are…

Introduction Greetings… In Matthew 4:19 we find a passage that is familiar to most everyone. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” More often than not this passage is used as a starting point to a sermon or lesson on being someone that goes out and teaches the lost.…

Let us pray. The Word is Near You ( Romans 10:5-17 ) Why do we celebrate Mother’s Day? Perhaps because, along with fatherhood, the massive and critically important service of motherhood rarely receives the thanks it deserves. We are so used to our mother’s being there, we forget to stop, consider and…

1 Corinthians 4:1, 2 A Trustworthy Steward This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.[1] Each month, I preach a stewardship message. This has been my practise for a number of years.…

Sunday, June 15, 2008 – Father’s Day – Commissioning of Colville Mission Team Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5 7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the…

Master Document for Matthew 5:1-12 March 18, 2007 at FBC, Comanche; Expositional studies: Matthew Matthew 5:1-12 (NASB) 1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, 3“Blessed are the poor…

JR Church The Road Runner and Willey Coyote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiXtwAThl6k Have you ever tripped someone? Have you ever been tripped? If you were running a race that was really important to you and one of your best friends tripped you while you were running how would that make you feel?…