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1. God is Our Provider (vs. 1-3) 2. God is Our Portions (vs. 4-8) 3. God is Our Pleasure (vs. 9-11)

What are you longing for? Did you know whatever desire is, did you know that it points to Jesus? So, how? How do you obtain the deepest desire of your heart? In week two of this series, Longing, we discuss how to get this deep desire you have.

Two great encouragements and one great warning for us regarding our kingdom work and witness for Christ.

Just like a mother hen (or bear) The Father surrounds us with His love

By Pastor Glenn Pease The story is told, and it could very well be true, of a Danish couple who decided to break off their engagement. "It is best I suppose that we give back each others letters," he said. She agreed, and replied, "We should at the same time return each others kisses." By the time they…

Hebrews 13:1-19 “Let brotherly love continue. [2] Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it. [3] Remember the prisoners, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily. [4] Marriage…

1 Cor. 15:13-22 After the cross, the disciples were downcast, rejected, despondent and without hope. They were defeated and disillusioned. On Easter morning, a few women went to the tomb carrying spices to anoint Jesus' body for burial. Mark 16:3-7 describes what happened next: "And they were saying…

Romans 1:11 "For I long to see you in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;" Philip. 4:1 "Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved." 1 Thes. 3:6 "But now that Timothy has come to us from you,…

Rev. 5:4-5 NLT "Then I wept because no one could be found who was worthy to open the scroll and read it. [5] But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David's throne, has conquered. He is worthy to open the scroll and break its seven…

Luke 8:43-48 NIV And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. [44] She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. [45] "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the…

Matthew 6:19-24 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. [20] "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; [21] for where your treasure is,…

Matthew 2:1-12 This morning our text is Matthew 2:1-12, the passage of scripture that describes the wise men's search for the Messiah so they could worship Him and give Him gifts. Before I read the scripture, I want to ask you how your shopping is going? How many of you are completely done? Raise your…

1 Samuel 1:9-15 NASB "But Hannah answered and said, 'No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord." Most of the time it is a relaxed conversation, a part of the fiber of my daily routine. Other times it is ceremonial,…

Matthew 5:6 I was doing some research for this sermon and decided to type the word “craving” into a google news search engine to see what people are craving for. On the first page I saw articles about Girl Scout cookies, hot chili, drugs, calm and gambling. I clicked on one headline entitled “Superior…

Increasing Your Hunger and Longing for God’s Word (Psalm 119:33-40) Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on November 2, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org About eleven years ago, I was at somewhat of a spiritual low. Although I’d grown up in a great Christian home, gone to good…