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Someone once said, I don’t worry. I just do painful thinking. Was anyone worried in the 2nd half last week? 4th quarter? We live in the day of quick cash, the mad dash, and a lot of Stress. We have all sorts of self help books that talk about reducing stress, but as smart as we think we are, all we have…

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people complete marathons. The official distance of the marathon is 26.2 miles. Some of the runners are elite competitors, but many are simply trying to run the distance no matter how long it takes. Here’s a picture of my friend Brent with his wife Karin after he…

31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though…

In our text this morning Amos begins a series of Woe oracles or woe speech. Amos uses this important word, “WOE” once here at the end of chapter 5 and two more times in chapter 6. The word WOE is a very important word. It sets the entire tone for our passage. “Woe”- a grievous an threatening cry by the…

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold,…

In Season or out of season — Preach the Word I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For…

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) I. Introduction A. God is faithful to those that are addicted to Him the service of His kingdom! 1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram,…

20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? This Thursday April 21 at 6:30pm the Revelation Bible Study continues. Next week is Baptism Sunday (April 24) with a celebration potluck following. So please bring your favorite dish and enjoy the fellowship.’ Worship Team Meeting and Training to be announced...…

You would think that we really don’t need to be taught anything about fairness because at least some of us were taught to be fair in kindegarten and Sunday school. share your toys… games… popcorn… when it comes to pie, everyone gets the same amount But as adults we kind of need to look at the issue of…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. It is our joy and privilege to worship together this morning. Please take your Bibles and open them to the little epistle of Jude. We began our journey through this pivotal book last week, recognizing our status as believers being that we are chosen,…

Verses 31-33 Sadly the reforms and lifestyle of Josiah did not have a long lasting effect upon his own son nor upon the nation he spent his life trying to turn back to God. We spoke about this last week. What looked like a revival and great awakening in Josiah’s day was just a fad for most. As soon as…

43 “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and…

I want to bring some perspective on what we are presently going through….. imagine for a moment that you were born in 1900. When you are 14, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday with 22 million people killed. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until you are…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Injustice Absence of justice: violation of right or of the rights of another 15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity. What is Justice The maintenance or administration of what is just, the administration of law : the establishment or determination…

The Road to Emmaus: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Description of a Hobbit by the Author J.R. Tolkien Bilbo was a simple Hobbit with simple needs of hearth and home, but his friend Gandalf knew that there were things that Bilbo could do that would benefit others. Like Bilbo,…

    Another sermon is added to our Great Commission series to close.  Unpopular Culture focuses on how Christians are at times made to feel when professing the will of God for all mankind.  It is not an easy road, people will reject you, and at times you will be alone, BUT Jesus will not leave you. It IS a hard road but it is OK.  When you have God on your side you have all that you need!

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ. Matthew very precisely defends the virgin birth of Jesus Christ both humanly and divinely.

Open to Hebrews 11.32-40 ... Today we finish out chapter 11... In this final section the author gives us a generic grouping of examples to wrap up the point he has been trying to make since v. 1-2... We’ll look at these examples, not in too much detail, at least not like we have with the previous examples...…

The people live in nice comfortable houses but the temple lies in ruins. Their lives are in order but their worship is neglected.

Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34 REVIEW TORAH GPS We continue to use the Torah as our guide to do our portions So far we have come from Genesis to now Leviticus, and God has been at work We have talked about Vayikra in the last few weeks So far we can summarize the book of Leviticus/ Vayikra like this: Cumulative…

The Word of God What it will do for you Psalms 119:9-16 Introduction: I am not going to give you anything new this evening I would just like to, piggy back on what Bro. Jim brought us this morning. I really want us to know just how important God’s Word is and what His Word will do for us if we allow…