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.

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…

Intro Have you ever heard the story/joke about the man who was trapped in his house during a flood? Well, he was praying for God to save him. When the flood waters flooded his basement, he went to the second story. A rescue boat came by to save him, but he said, “No, I’m praying God would save me!” Then…

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…

Scripture 1 There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. 2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”…

Introduction: God’s creative work was not complete until he made woman. He could have made her from the dust of the ground, as he made man; however, God chose to make her from the man’s flesh and bone. In so doing, he illustrated for us that in marriage man and woman symbolically become one flesh. Throughout…

Intro If you were at the Summer Retreat this year, you may remember the story I shared about a gift I received from a friend of mine one Christmas. When I opened it, I was embarrassed because I couldn’t tell what it was. It looked like some sort of stitching. It was small and could fit in the palm of…

Courtship or Dating or Doing “the Ruth Method”? (Ruth 2-3) Please turn in God’s Word to the book of Ruth, and in our ongoing verse-by-verse study through this book we come to a very timeless and timely question: how do a man and woman go from meeting to marriage? Should they date, or court, or “dort”…

Sermon Proverbs 20:6 Theme: Be a man of Faithfulness Goal: to encourage believer to be what you say you are. Need: we often speak but don’t live truly by that. Many a man calls himself unfailingly loving. But a faithful man who can find? Introduction: The proverbs are not statements of fact and doctrine.…

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

Intro Hello EFC! We are glad to be back with you. Thanks for your prayers for us last weekend. We had a good trip to NY, though it did take us 17 hours to get back to Illinois, while just 13.5 hours to get there. Abbie was a good sport both ways, but this might be the last of our road trips like that…

Being Resourceful Prov. 10:5 -- EBC Wednesday Night Prayer meeting 10/20/04 The Biblical concept of being resourceful is “to gather” (Prov. 13:11). Gather lit means “to grasp”. Another Hebrew word means “to harvest”. Lord Chesterfield – “take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves”.…

How Affliction Increases Affection (Ps 119:153-160) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on March 22, 2009 www.goldcountrybaptist.org You’ve heard of the seven wonders of the ancient world – well, there are many more wonders of God’s ancient Word. We have the great privilege…

1. Choose the right priorities. 2. Choose the right place. 3. Choose the right people. 4. Choose the right Provider.

Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ The Theory and Method of Biblical Typology A modern introduction to biblical typology should begin inductively with several examples of certain shadows and types from Old Testament passages widely acknowledged to be prefigurative in character, seeking…

Calvary Chapel Girls Bible Study Edited by Pastor Ronnie Mitchell Note: Portions of the outline for this syllabus were taken from John Macarthur’s Bible Studies, New Testament Commentary by Moody Press, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible by Leadership Ministries, and The Life Application Study Bible.…

Courtship or Dating, Part 4: Purpose and Purity in Relationships Pastor Phil Layton, Gold Country Baptist Church, Jan. 31, 2010 (www.goldcountrybaptist.org ) Introductory Observations of what God blessed in Ruth and Boaz’s relationship: 1. Parental honor (Ruth 3:5-6, 17; God blesses Ruth’s honoring of…

HOW TO HANDLE WHAT’S HANDLING YOU TEXT: Matthew 11:28 INTRODUCTION: Years ago a woman, with her little baby, was riding in a stagecoach in western Montana. The weather was bitter cold, and, in spite of all the driver could do to protect her, he saw that the mother was becoming unconscious from the cold.…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

God bless you for making the choice to be in His house this morning! Our God is good, amen? We witnessed God’s goodness in our Scripture passage last week, as we saw how God used Naomi to transform Ruth’s life, and then how God used Ruth to bless Naomi’s life. We saw straight from the pages of the Bible…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

April 4, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org True salvation implants an inextinguishable hope within us. Prophecy is probably the most encouraging and affirming study we can do in God's Word and especially prophecy. Prophecy has inspired…

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…

WODONGA BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 9 & 11am, 18th March 2007 Trusting God No Matter What Ruth 2 Many people look at the events and circumstances in their lives and treat them as though they are just accidents, just chance. In fact, the following quotes are actual statements from insurance forms where car…

In Ruth 3:11 Boaz exclaims that Ruth is known as virtuous. However, when considering her former culture, it becomes possible to question her motives and actions. Pastor Wells lifts up this Moabitess whose name is listed in the genealogy of Jesus!