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IMPEDIMENTS TO PRAYER Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Revival like Jonathan Edwards saw…

He who does not prepare for death is more than an ordinary fool. He is a madman. Charles Spurgeon In the day and time that we live…it seems we don’t hear much talk or preaching about Hell or death... And for good reason..who wants to talk or think about hell and death... We want to hear about the good…

Title Slide for Message 1. John wrote his Gospel to believers living in perilous times. A. John’s Gospel publish between 85-90 AD B. Jerusalem Destroyed 70 AD C. Rabbi Gamaliel II expels Messiah’s Followers from Synagogues D. The Death of His Brother, Peter, Paul and other Apostles. E. The spread of…

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying…

Ephesians 1:3-6 In Christ, we have redemption. We have forgiveness. Not because of our works, but because of His grace. There are two types of grace I want to examine today, both which have to deal with our holiness and both are examined in Ephesians. Justifying Grace Sanctifying Grace Justifying Grace…

Intro: Review: Deviod of Love defined love of God talked about it being in his nature defined those who lack love from God as not belonging to God. This could be the focus of Paul’s rebuke to the Corinthians background behind Paul’s rebuke is the prioritizing worldly things above love, even in the church.…

When I think of father’s in the scriptures many pictures and individuals come to mind… My favorite however is a man we know very little about, his name is Enoch. Genesis 5:21-22 simply states this about him... Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. Then Enoch walked with God…

Announcements Happy Mother’s Day Business Meeting in two weeks Church Potluck in 3 weeks Scripture Reading: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our…

Introduction WE are all seeking something. But if that something is not God then it will come up empty. We will not find what we are looking for.The Philistines and the Israelites were seeking something. The Philistines maybe were seeking power, domination. The Israelites freedom from that domination.…

If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 8. We are going to begin reading with our last paragraph from last week’s sermon and then continue on through the end of chapter 8. So look with me at Mark 8:27-33 27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages…

Announcements 2024 Give and Go 27 participating $63,983.96 Resurrection Sunday Starting Point Class - Sunday, April 7 Scripture Reading: Acts 13:1-3 . Title: The Call of Saul & Barnabas And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose…

We all recognize that there is suffering in the world. That bad things happen to people. Jesus today answers that question. Two Views of Suffering They Got what they deserved. Why did that happen to them? They Got What They Deserved Sometimes God Punishes Immediately We look at grievous sin in others,…

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength…

Rage or Remorse?

Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering-Diezmo y Offrenda Psalm 41:1-3 New King James Version 41 Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his…

1 Corinthians 13:1–7 (NASB95) 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love,…

Intro: A few years ago I joined a coaching cohort with a guy named Jared C. Wilson. He’s an author, seminary professor, and former pastor. There are a few of his books that have been really key in my spiritual growth and understanding of what the church is and does and why. If you want to go deeper on…

12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. John Calvin & Jonathan Edwards Those over you are those who are God-called, Holy Spirit enabled,…

In our text this morning we are continuing to look at the Woe oracles of the prophet Amos. Amos’ uses of the word “Woe” is very significant and it has set the tone for this series of messages. “Woe”- a grievous an threatening cry by the prophets. A warning of danger and death. This is what Amos is doing…

Maybe you have noticed this or perhaps it has escaped your grasp about me. I almost never use the terms Christian or saved and I typically try and stay away from the word believer when I can help it. Now…maybe you grew up in church and in a tradition where those were like sacred and holy words used to…

What You Believe Matters 2 JOHN 1–13 When Jesus was in the “upper room” with His disciples the night before His crucifixion, He made a number of profound and lasting statements. One concerned truth; another concerned love. John 14:6 reports that He said, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to Psalm 97 , Psalm 97 . We will be continuing our Advent series today. We’ve looked at the hope that Christ provided through His faithfulness - examining three proofs in the proof of His Word, the proof…

Introduction: When you hear the phrase: “humble, meek, and mild,” what image comes to your mind? Some of you would say Jesus because you’ve heard that phrase used to describe Him. But what exactly does that mean? We probably know what it means to be humble, but what does it mean to be meek or mild? Charles…

Intro We’re entering a new chapter together as a church. It’s not accurate any longer to say that we are a church in transition. A few years ago, we were in a place where we had only a one elder who also happened to the the youth pastor. We had a health assessment done by our association to help get…

Scripture Reading Genesis 13:5-13 I there is an example in the Old Testament of a wordly a Christian - it would be a Lot. When Lot chose the land to the East when Abraham went the opposite direction, no one could blame him. Genesis 13:10 says the land he chose looked like the Garden of Eden itself. The…