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.

TEXT: James 5:16 TOPIC: Seven Keys to an Effective Prayer Life Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, Alabama January 11, 2009 Major portions of this message along with the outline come from Dr. James Merritt One Sunday the following obituary reading was distributed at the First Neglected…

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…

CHALLENGING SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS - There are forces of darkness described as spiritual wickedness that are warring against a believer to make him to live below divine expectation. - They have to be challenged, confronted and constrained through the power of the Holy Spirit. - The difference between deliverance…

King David wrote in the 35th Psalm: “I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.” (Psalm 35:18, NIV84). You can be sure that the Bible encourages and commands the people of God to give thanks to our blessed and glorious Lord. There is something about a grateful…

The Stages of Faith (4:46-54) Introduction: this nobleman was a government official, probably holding some high position in Herod’s court. His experience reveals the various stages of faith, the kind of growing faith that every man should experience. 1. A beginning faith (v.46-47). 2. A persistent faith…

Introduction: the path of life is not an easy path to walk. Life is filled with all kinds of trials and temptations. You have probably heard the saying, “when life gives you a lemon, make lemonade!” Throughout the Bible there are people who have turned: Defeat into victory Trial into triumph They were,…

Philippians 3:13-14 Introduction We all have a past that is some of our past events affect and control us. When this is the case we miss God’s blessings and purposes in our lives. How much pain and suffering is caused by our being controlled by our past? There are two types of past events: Things out…

7 Formas de resistir a Satanás: (y mantener su liberación) I. Introducción: Dios ha restaurado a la Iglesia su autoridad sobre el mundo de los espíritus. No obstante, y con frecuentemente pasa, que los cristianos solemos detenernos en medias verdades y suponer que ya la tenemos todo como Dios quiere.…

LESSONS FROM THE SIN ACHAN TEXT: Joshua 6:18-19INTRODUCTIONIn the taking of the city of Jericho, God gave instructions that they were not to take of any of the spoils. Everything was to be destroyed except the precious metals which were to be brought into the treasury of the Lord. Joshua 6:18-19Thus,…

Introduction: *this is the first look at the early church. It shows us the traits that characterized the daily lives of believers. Luke describes the beauty of the growing and developing church. He portrays the dedication and devotion of the early Christians in relation to God in the worship services.…

Lamentation 3:21—24 Have you ever felt like there would be no tomorrow? Or that life is as bad as it can get. There are too many bills to pay and not enough money. You may have sicknesses and diseases that you can’t get healed from and life is just too weary to go on another day. Well, I want to encourage…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:1-2 and John 14:16-18 NASB (9-4-05) TITLE: Characteristics of the Holy Spirit INTRODUCTION: The Word Characteristic according to the English Thesaurus means to have uniqueness; and distinctiveness. It describes the special quality of a particular person. The Holy Spirit is a person…

Mark 12:28-31 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the…

Obedience is an act or instance of submitting to an authority. It is compliance with the demands or requests of someone over us. The general words for obedience in both Hebrew and Greek refer to hearing a superior authority GOD’S WORD ON, OBEDIENCE From the six-year-old who leaves her game because her…

“God [asked Adam], ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’” [1] The first question God asked of the man was, “Where are you” [GENESIS 3:9]? The man’s response was the first indication that things had changed for the first couple. Adam said,…

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…

Sermon que exhorta a mis oyentes a continuar con valor la carrera.

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…

40 Days of Community Part 1 Why We Need Each Other Transcript of Message by Rick Warren October 2-3, 2004 Well good morning everybody. Wow, you look great today. If you’ll take out your outlines, today, we’re beginning a revolution. And I don’t say that lightly. It is going to be a revolution that will…

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…

Introduction: Most scholars who have sought to harmonize the accounts in the four Gospels have the Lord Jesus praying the prayer of John 17 in the Upper Room after He had finished His instructions to the disciples. Then He and the disciples sang the traditional Passover psalms, left the Upper Room, and…

Introduction: In chapters 3-5 we read of where God calls Samuel to deliver a message of judgment against Eli’s family (v.11-14). Israel engages in war with the Philistines (v.2-10), the Ark of the Covenant is captured in battle (v.11), and Hophni and Phinehas, Eli’s sons are killed (v.17). After hearing…

The Lessons for the Last Days Simeon’s Prophecy and Anna’s Testimony As I read through this account I want you to pick up on the character qualities of Simeon, Anna and the priest, they were looking for the 1st coming of Jesus, we are looking for the 2nd coming – ask yourself the question what is God…

A Catechism for the use of the people called Methodists (a) WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? | 1 | What is a Christian? Christians are those who believe that God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, live in communion with God and in the power of the Holy Spirit, and…