WILL YOU SEE GOD? Hebrews 12:1-15 INTRODUCTION: How important is holiness in your personal view? How important is your holiness in God’s view? Hebrews 12:14; Romans 12:18. Sometimes with our very best effort we cannot live in peace with others, but your personal holiness is your choice. If you desire to live a truly holy […]
WILL YOU SEE GOD? Hebrews 12:1-15 INTRODUCTION: How important is holiness in your personal view? How important is your holiness in God’s view? Hebrews 12:14; Romans 12:18. Sometimes with our very best effort we cannot live in peace with others, but your personal holiness is your choice. If you desire to live a truly holy […]
GOD’S GIFT OF STRENGTH! ENCOURAGING YOURSELF IN THE LORD! 1 Samuel 30:1-20 INTRODUCTION: David was in real trouble. The army of Israel was searching for him, and the bitter old King Saul wanted him dead. Those who were on David’s side were being killed, and those who were betraying David were being rewarded. However, David […]
WHEN GOD IS SILENT! Matthew 8:14-17 INTRODUCTION: We can easily understand our Lord’s interventions in the lives of those He loves. Matthew 8:14-17; John 9:1-12; Mark 3:1-6. We all rejoice when our God intervenes in our lives and blesses us. What we struggle with is the other side of the story: We don’t understand God’s […]
JESUS WAY TO HAPPINESS! Matthew 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION: In the first twelve verses of Matthew chapter five, Matthew, in the Sermon on the Mount lays out Jesus way to happiness. The Greek word used for “blessed” is “Markarius” and it means happy. As we look at the Sermon on the Mount today Jesus way to happiness […]
PREPARING FOR GOD’S SPRING! Isaiah 43:16-21 INTRODUCTION: The faith and hope of God’s people was very low during the days of Isaiah and they constantly needed assurance that things would eventually turn around for them. In spite of their backsliding God still loved them and through word pictures God described His love for them. Isaiah […]
GOD’S RECIPE FOR JOY! John 15:9-17 INTRODUCTION: Today we want to talk about how we can have the fullness of Joy that is offered to us in God’s Word. How to have fullness of joy in our hearts and how to learn God’s recipe for joy. John 15:11. Joy is the birthright of every child […]
GOD’S RECIPE FOR JOY! John 15:9-17 INTRODUCTION: Today we want to talk about how we can have the fullness of Joy that is offered to us in God’s Word. How to have fullness of joy in our hearts and how to learn God’s recipe for joy. John 15:11. Joy is the birthright of every child […]
STANDING ALONE WITH GOD! 1 Kings 22:1-38 INTRODUCTION: Courage has been defined as “the ability or the willingness to do something difficult or dangerous.” Remember, our God shows up when we step up and when we take that first step of faith: 2 Chronicles 16:9. Fear […]
AN INDEPENDENT NATION TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON GOD! Daniel 9:1-19 INTRODUCTION: Daniel was a very godly man. He is one of only a few men that the Bible speaks a great deal about that no sin is recorded in his life. Daniel was a praying man. Three times a day he prayed toward Jerusalem, even when […]