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1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Where do you turn in times of trouble? Your first port of call is probably your highest allegiance. Do you turn to yourself? “I can only trust myself, I have to knuckle down and fix this” Do you turn to another human, like your spouse or friend, or even an adult…

Resurrection Victories: Deliverance

Saul is king. The Lord has chosen Him to fulfill this role. He was chosen by lot in front of the entire assembly of Israel. The people renewed his kingship after Saul rescued the city of Jabesh Gilead (though, really, it was the Lord who worked salvation for them that day and every day). The people decided…

“Choosing Good or Evil -The Choice is Yours ” This Week’s Theme: Be Constant in the midst of Chaos Memory Verse: 2 Kings 17:39 But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies This Week’s Word is Steadfast: Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute…

Hear or Listen Often we mix the words hearing and listening together as one word. We think to hear someone is to listen to them. We think that these words are synonymous of one another. Well, ask any wife if there is a difference, or parent for that matter. How many times have we said “You might be hearing…

Psalm 120 We made it out of Psalm 119 , and although I enjoyed it…it was a long journey. Now in Psalm 120 , speaking of journeys, This Psalm is the first of a group of songs called Psalms of Degrees, or Psalms of Ascent. The People of God would sing these Psalms as they traveled to Jerusalem to worship.…

Lets take a look at the result of this stand that has,will and must be made. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage. 6 He had learned of Mordecai’s nationality, so he decided it was not enough to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he looked for…

After God led Israel into the promised land of Canaan and conquered the inhabitants, what happened to the people? Did they go from strength to strength, or did they fall back into temptation and chaos? The book of Judges tells us what happens when God gives his people good things, but not good hearts. The first judges, Othniel and Ehud, show us what a human deliverer can do, and cannot do. Join us as we discover how God works in a broken world.

First challenge - finding the book follow along Called a minor prophet, does not mean inferior to the major prophets, only shorter It deals with great philosophical questions that have puzzled mankind since creation and continues to the present There is No autobiographical information on Habakkuk There…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Samuel 11 . Please keep your Bible open in front of you this morning as we work our way through this chapter a few verses at a time. Let’s start with verses 1 and 2. 1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all…

The Lord delivers us for His glory and the good of others. David glorifies the Lord in verses 1 through 10 as He testifies of the Lord’s deliverance. DELIVERANCE GIVES US A TESTIMONY. All biblical testimonies possess three elements. THE WORSHIP OF GOD Three verbs describe his worship. BLESS I will bless…

Experience Conflict Here Paul is still focusing on wanting one thing but doing the opposite; There is within him a deep inner intention do things according to the new man inside - the follower of Christ; What verse 21 means then is this: Whenever I experience the conflict between good intention (“I would…

Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. I don’t have to remind you of how commercialized the holiday has become. All you need to do is ask somebody what Christmas means to them and you will get almost as many answers as there are people. Christmas means nothing without Christ. He is in the…

Introduction As we have been going through the book of Judges, we have been witnessing the rise, fall & rising up again of the COI. We have witnessed: How God brought them out of Egypt - where they’d been for over 400 years. Through the Judgments Through the Bondage Then finally, through the Red Sea…

5 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. What is faith? Complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Belief and trust in and loyalty to God. Faith is stepping out where one cannot see safety, yet trusting God’s promises. Noah was a prime example of this definition, faithfully stepping…

Philippians 1:18 b (ESV) 18 … Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ…

This evening, our first Scripture lesson Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” He said to them, “Behold,…

Who Is In Charge? Deliverance from death story (pg. 2) What answers might people give to the question, “Who is in charge?” Pure chance (Karma) Cosmic Contest Divine Control What does the Bible say? What is Providence? What is Sovereignty? “The doctrine of God’s providence is rooted in the doctrine of…

Introduction: This Psalm is a song and it is much like Psalm 27 which is composed of two different sections. The first section which comes to us from verses 1-10 show us just how thankful the Psalmist is for God’s salvation. On the back half of this Psalm which includes verses 11-17 we see an individual…

The Miraculous Catch almost always interpreted as church growth Banging your head attention captured by Simon and the fishermen. They’ve been working all night, with no reward. Have you ever felt like that? The Dead End Anti-Vax, racism, the argument you can never win because the rules keep changing…

The Ground work the book of Esther narrates the actions of Esther and her cousin Mordecai as they save the Jewish people from genocide during the reign of King Xerxes (Ahasuerus King of Persia). these events take place in Persia’s capital city of Susa. Esther and many other Jews have settled here after…

This Week’s Theme: Never would have made it without You This Week’s Word is Rescue: Deliverance from people or forces that are overwhelming. It implies a liberator with strength and wisdom to ensure true freedom. God’s physical rescue of the Israelites points to the spiritual deliverance obtained by…

A wonderful theme in Scripture is that God is the deliver of hurting people. - David called God, my deliver, in Psalm 18:2 – The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - And a major theme of the…

17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord , out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I…