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King of All Peoples I bring up this topic only because your pastors have had to address it recently. But we want you, as a church, as God’s people to be mature in your faith, well-equipped to distinguish truth from error. History: Southern Baptists- racist theology; German Christians during WW2- racist…

1 Thus says the Lord : “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? 2 For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord . “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite…

Revelation 7:9-17 and Psalm 34:1-10 , 22 • 1 John 3:1-3 • Matthew 5:1-12 Sunday 1 November is All Saints Day and 2 November is All Souls Day. And maybe you got bothered by some noisy neighbours. Trick Fishing My trick on the evening before All Saints Day - is to sit on my garage with a spider puppet…

Even though Abram’s life of faith has its share of ups and downs, we can learn from Abram’s story what matters most about our life of faith today.

This week we had a national holiday: Thanksgiving. I did not do a thanksgiving sermon last week. I’ve never done a thanksgiving sermon. But as I was reflecting on a few things this week I make an decision to preach a thanksgiving sermon after all. This is not a sermon rant in response to something I…

Everyone does what is right in their own eyes. A refrain of these last chapters. A refrain of our own day, if you ask me, but then again you didn’t. And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me.…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. I hope all of you had a week focused on thankfulness and the grace of God. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Psalm 33 , Psalm 33 . Every year we take a break from whatever book we are in and spend time looking at the aspects of the Advent…

Text: Isaiah 56:1-8 (Esp. 3-7a) Inclusivity for all who will respond God’s Salvation is About to Come READ TEXT Prayer Last week we read vs. 1 that declares that God’s salvation is about to come. As we live in a fallen world torn by strife, by war, by poverty, by disease — we long for the salvation of…

Psalm 2 , Four Reasons not to Worry About the plans of the wicked men. 2. They Are Empty 1 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us…

Trouble Brewing Everything seems to be a problem with someone. People sent to Jesus about Lazarus (11:1-3) Trouble was Whom Jesus loved was sick. Jesus going to Judea (11:5-8) Trouble is disciples thought he would be killed Lazarus is dead (11:11-14) Problem is he delayed and now Lazarus is dead. Martha…

Controversial Text Difficult to understand Significant to end time doctrine My change of mind My goal is to give some helpful insight (I won’t settle the debate today), and to recommend some relevant application (even though we may be indecisive about the full meaning). Remember the Context Has God rejected…

Omnipotence- All Powerful This week we are going to look at the third of God’s Omni’s. We have examined God’s Omnipresence and his omniscience, and this morning we are going to look at his Omnipotence. Omnipotence simply means “All Powerful”. What do you think about when you think about power? I think…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day when we remember all those who have come home to sit at the foot of your throne, help in this time and space to hear words of wisdom, peace, and especially comfort this day. Now, o God, help us to open our ears to hear and our eyes to envision you and…

Grace for All For the last couple of weeks we have learned about Saul. We talked about his Conversion and subsequent persecution. Luke is going to take a step back from Paul for a minute and highlight an important turning point in the mission of Christ. Remember when we started this journey through Acts…

Tomorrow we will mark the 246th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America. It all began when a document was read and signed. A document which said: In Congress, July 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes…

David’s Song of Thanksgiving 1 Chronicles 16:8–13 (ESV) Oh give thanks to the Lord ; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the Lord and…

Big Idea of the Message : God is unchanging in his knowledge of all things past, present, and future. One and Only This maybe one of the hardest things for the unsaved to wrap their heads around about God - “I am the the way the truth and the life…There is no other above Me”; I think it’s because with…

Hope does not exist in a vacuum. It is not rootless optimism, unfounded yearning, or ungrounded wishing. Authentic hope comes from God. It is based on His nature and promises. Amos chapter 9 gives us a basis of lasting hope. As you scan the chapter, you may think I am referring to the last five verses…

Notes: Amos is one prophet whose visions and oracles speak about the LORD and His sovereign rule over the nations. Three things that Amos highlights for us is 1) the standard for God’s measure of the nations, 2) the principle behind the standard, and 3) the patience of the LORD in His dealings with the…

Against the Nations Following the prophecy of Jerusalem’s fall ( Ezek 24 ), the next major section in the book of Ezekiel is a series of oracles against the foreign, enemy nations that celebrated the city’s demise. Seven nations are denounced by the prophet as under Yahweh’s judgment. Nearly every book…

Infiltration The day of Pentecost is an event remembered by millions of Christians each year. Although Acts 2 is one of the more familiar passages in the New Testament outside the gospels, what the passage describes as happening that day definitely sounds strange. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they…

A Prophetic Proclamation READ TEXT: Isaiah 56:1-12 As verse 1 says: May the righteousness of our Mighty and Holy God be revealed. May His Wondrous salvation come. Just as we just sang about few minutes ago, “Even so come, Lord Jesus, come! This morning I want to preach one more time about the Bible passage…

When the Gospel is Not the Gospel A. Deserting the Gospel A. Deserting the Gospel 1. How sad that the Galatians were already turning to a different gospel. Galatians 1:6-8 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—…

Big Idea of the Message : God is unchanging in his knowledge of all things past, present, and future. One and Only This maybe one of the hardest things for the unsaved to wrap their heads around about God - “I am the the way the truth and the life…There is no other above Me”; I think it’s because with…

Intro King who appoints workers to oversee different parts of his kingdom. What should he do when they get together and try to oppose the king? Recap Psalms - set songs and prayers for God’s faithful (set prayers are great!) The first few Psalms set the scenes for the whole book. These are like two guide…