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Worldly peace is defined as the freedom from disturbance, or a state in which there is no war. Biblical peace, true “Shalom,” is taking action to restore a broken situation, it is wholeness and completion. Worldly peace is the absence of something, whereas Biblical peace represents the presence of someone.…

Do you have peace in your life? So many people in our culture today live with a complete lack of peace in their lives. They have to manufacture a pretense of peace, through busyness, through drugs, through alcohol, through medication, etc. but they do not have true peace. This can be true of believers…

November: A Month For Thanksgiving Beginning today and going through this whole month, I’d like us to focus on thanksgiving. As a nation, we set aside the 4th Thursday of the month for a day of Thanksgiving. Yet, thanksgiving has been around long before we were ever a nation. Biblically, the concept…

What is the best way you have heard someone describe worship? “We should connect on the idea of worship/sacrifice/and dying daily.” “Worship is telling God how much you love him. How you do that is between you and God.” "Worship is when your heart says, 'I love you, God.' That means worship can be singing…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Psalm 138 , Psalm 138 . Each year since I have been here we have taken the four weeks preceding Christmas and observed the Advent. We’ve taken time to look at different aspects of Hope, Peace, Joy and…

we are more concerned to implement the principles of Scripture in our specific culture (and even to emulate the best of the Bible-inspired cultures of Scripture), than we are to invest effort in reclaiming current cultural forms for Christian use. pop-contemporary forms or the distinctive ethnic forms…

we are more concerned to implement the principles of Scripture in our specific culture (and even to emulate the best of the Bible-inspired cultures of Scripture), than we are to invest effort in reclaiming current cultural forms for Christian use. pop-contemporary forms or the distinctive ethnic forms…

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INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Psalm 138 . We’re gonna read the whole Psalm. Psalm 138 verses 1-8. & when you find that in your Bible Pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The Title of Today’s teaching is: Give Thanks to the Lord! In Psalm 138:1-8 . The Scriptures say: Psalm 138:1–8…

Nehemiah and Ezra make sure that the Word of God is not only a priority to be read and known, but that the people also prioritize their response to God’s Word; how can we plan a life of faith that responds to the Word of God?

Today we continue to explore what it means to be forever family. We are looking at our values as a church. We have said that the family of God is loving, generous, and hospitable. Last week we talked about loving one another, and by it everyone else will know we are disciples of Jesus. Today, we will…

Is there anyone here who has never had a worry, never felt anxiety? I can remember years ago when I had to have a deep cleaning of my teeth. It really hurt. A few years later another dentist said I needed one again. I felt anxiety, remembering what the first one was like. I felt anxious when I needed…

4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy… Philippians 1:4 (NLT) Paul a minster of the gospel of Jesus Christ — Book of joy (19) — Under h ouse arrest and in chains, he expressed joy and encouraged others to rejoice and be joyful... Ch. 1 — Having joy in all circumstances Ch. 2 —…

Today we begin a new sermon series that will support our annual missions emphasis and take us into the first two weeks of Lent. Investing in the Kingdom: A Biblical View of Stewardship, Money, and Giving Sometimes when pastors preach on these topics, the effect, if not the intent, is to shame the congregation…

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Introduction We have finished the 1st table of the law that pertains to our relationship with God Today we begin to look at the 2nd table of the law which addresses our relationship to others.…

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of…

Introduction: What is likely the most popular question that is asked among Christian circles? What is God’s will for my life? I think we have all heard this question and probably asked this question countless times! It seems like such a big question. What does God want me to do? What is His ultimate…

Introduction: What is worship? Sometimes we have a tendency to pigeon hole our definition of worship to just singing unto the Lord. We have a worship set that we sing before the sermon. We call certain music praise and worship music. And because of this, we have neglected to see the other forms of worship…

This morning I want to preach a timely and I think providential message on the subject of giving. I don’t go out of my way to preach about giving. In fact I normally only talk about it as I am naturally preaching expository through a book. This year God worked so that we could address this subject right…

Introduction: A. Illustration: Story Of Two Angels There is a legend about two angels who were sent to earth to gather up the prayers of men. One was to fill his basket with the petitions of mankind. The other was to gather their prayers of thanksgiving. Sometime later they went back to the Father’s…

Why do lights go dim? In this world there are things that want to turn your light down (dim your lights). In the midst of this crooked and perverse generation we need to be watchful that our lights do not grow dim. (expand on each of these below) Current lights today can be dimmed by hand We can be dimmed…

Introduction What is a Spirit Empowered Disciple? 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” A Spirit-empowered disciple ++Is a lifelong follower of Jesus. ++Recognizes…

If it’s weird it’s important Last week we saw that many of the common views of Gen 6:1-4 are seriously flawed. We need to remember that the proper context for reading any biblical text is the context in which it was written. The Biblical writers of the New Testament were influenced by works in their…

Defeat anxiety and worry about a future you can’t control by fighting to focus your heart and mind on the loving God who is glad to be with you in the present.