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What is your faith constructed on? Is it built on the word of God, or is it based on the faith you have constructed for yourself?

The dictionary defines faith as "complete trust or confidence in someone or something" The Bible defines it as "the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Jesus stated you only need the faith the size of a mustard seed to move a mountain. How do we increase of faith to the level God wants us to believe in?

"Too blessed to be stressed" means that you are well-off enough in life that you shouldn't be worrying about trivial matters. It is a way of looking at your life from a macro perspective and remembering to be thankful for what you have. Ps 29 tells us The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Intro: -God’s speaks to humanity in his reveled word and he speaks in ways that the human mind can understand his words with clarity. Therefore throughout the scripture, The HS is using word pictures and analogies from our earthly realm to teach us. He does this to communicate heavenly truth to earthly…

We should be all that we can be on earth so that we can be all that we could be in heaven. Erwin Lutzer The New Testament uses several vivid images to describe our future judgment and reward before the Lord: a disciplined athlete ( 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ) a faithful steward overseeing the resources of…

Choose the correct building materials. The Church is like a building construction project. It is a metaphor of teachers and teachings... Teachers and Teachings Let’s trace the context here... Paul is rebuking the Corinthians for their divisiveness over their leaders (1:10-17). The reason the Corinthians…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . I’m going to quit making promises about where sermon series are going because every time I do that God changes the plan for me. It is well written, as our church’s Faithlife…

Introduction Introductory message - Driving home the point of synchronicity between the OT & NT. Brazen Altar - Represents the Cross of Christ A place of Substitutionary Atonement A place of bloody Sacrifice Brazen Laver - Represents the Sanctification of Christ The continual washing necessary to keep…

Intro: As most of you know, right after we are done here this morning, my family and I will be taking off for vacation and will be gone for about 10 days. Lord Willing, we will not have any major vehicle problems or any negative life changing events, this time around. Anytime we take a trip, I like to…

We are continuing our series this morning Thanks and Giving We will addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence of God,…

The Mission of God Judgment and Grace Joshua 8:24–35 (ESV) 24 When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of…

If we allow things in our lives that put us in bondage and glorify not God. we are dishonoring God and the temple of God. the spirit of God will not dwell in a temple that is unholy or defiled 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be…

Introduction Thus far in this series, I’d preached in introductory message. In that message I attempted to show that: Not only were the OT & NT connected, but that the OT was the foundation of the NT. They are not contradictory, but complementary That Salvation has always been by faith - it was never…

We’ve been working our way through the book of Ecclesiastes, a book of 12 short chapters that sits in the midst of the books of wisdom within our Bibles. Ecclesiastes is one of the books we don’t know specifically who wrote it. We do know the author intended to sound like Solomon to whom much of Proverbs…

Return to Building 1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that…

Today we’re talking about the religion of man and the saving gospel of Christ. We may not realize it but we have all built religion and ritual into our world. We have to. It is how we operate without being overcome by the incredible multitude of decisions that we must face every day. For Christians,…

Introduction: Sacrifices in different cultures around the world point to man’s attempts to please God, to get right with God. And according to the Law, one may almost say , all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. The Bronze Altar, 38:1-7. Just as the…

Introduction In the previous chapter, we see a return to the construction of the temple, but not before Haggai and Zechariah had to have a heart to heart with the leaders. As Haggai encouraged the returned Jewish exiles to rebuild the temple, Zechariah encouraged them to repent and renew their covenant…

8 And all the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with cherubim skillfully worked. 9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains…

OFFENSE IS A TERM USED to describe anger or hurt caused by someone else’s words or actions. Offenses are unavoidable in this life, whether perceived or intentional. As Apostolic Pentecostals, we believe the Bible provides us with guidance on how to handle offense in our lives. Jesus told the disciples,…

Sometimes we can view the Christian life as only doing good outwardly, but God wants to change us from the inside out. Good deeds should reflect a character and life that are being transformed by the Holy Spirit. It is one thing to do good in the world; it’s another to have good deeds spring from the…

1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel…

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because…

We saw in our last few studies that his kingdom was established and then we saw God bless him for his love and he was given wisdom, riches, and much more. Tonight, we get to see tonight the hay days of king Solomon. We get to see where the blessings of God would not only take the Solomon but would also…