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Habakkuk is a picture of simple interaction between God and a man who is commited to God. It is a simple presentation of the impact of one’s faith in the wake of distress, change, and the unraveling of life as one know’s it. Habakkuk asks God the questions that every child of God, at one time or another…

God takes Saul out of his comfort zone in order to find the divine purpose for his life.

This week we are looking at How Jesus is revealed in the story of David and Goliath. Examining 1 Samuel 17 and the triamph David has over Goliath is a forshadowing of the triumph of Jesus over sin and death.

Recap: Christians must obey all of God’s Word, not pick and choose. Kings of the land fear and despair, but don’t repent. Israel acknowledges wrong and corrects it. Proposition: God is for God and He will graciously bring about delays in your life so that you will repent. Exposition: 10 While the sons…

16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17 A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, 19 To deliver their soul…

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord , The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. 13 The Lord…

Manner and methods of praise Synopsis Praise is the natural response of believers to God at all times and in all places, involving adoration in music and song. God himself assists believers to praise him through his Spirit. 1 Rejoice in the Lord , O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.…

Text: Various Theme: God’s Sovereign Plans are Sure. Proposition: Every believer can comfortably trust in the surety of God’s sovereign plans and the goodness of His rule . Speaker's Purpose: I want to persuade my audience to comfortably trust in God’s sovereign plans and the goodness of His rule. Interrogative:…

Part 4: The Sovereign Savior Over the past several weeks, we have been taking a careful look at Deuteronomy 7:1-11 , with a particular focus on coming to terms with, or trying to answer, the objection that many people have to this and other passages of scripture in which God commands that certain people…

25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed…

There’s so much craziness in the world today that it makes one wonder if everything is going out of control. It would be easy to simply give up trying to make sense out of it. This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death…

This lesson on Romans 11:1-10 was taught on Sunday, May 1, 2022 by elder Dick Bickings at New Life Bible Fellowship Church, Millsboro, DE.

Introduction Have you ever thought about the immensity of the universe? Have you ever thought of the immensity of our planet? The earths circumference is 24, 901 miles. We have the perfect mixture of gasses to keep and sustain life. It is perfectly positioned from the sun for this life to happen and…

The Situation Turn, Turn, Turn by Pete Seeger recorded by Byrds in 1965 when Vietnam War was heating up. Qoheleth was writing during the exile, people dislocated. Ecclesiastes is rambling and depressed Human self-sufficiency (naming a new year, trying harder, changing politicians, propping up old institutions)…

Unfamiliar Territory How do you view situations that are unfamiliar to you? For example, would you be excited about the new possibilities and people when it comes to a new job or school? Or would you be anxious about the unknown? Some of us view changes in life with great excitement and others with great…

18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. 19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he…

The Sovereign Lord Created All Things The supreme being and Creator of the universe. Known by the personal name Yahweh 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.…

Our journey through the book of Ecclesiastes, one of the books of wisdom of the Bible. The key phrase that we’ve heard thus far and that Qoholet opens with is, “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” And we’ve learned that the term vanity can be translated as vapor. In other words so much of what we chase…

Notes for sermon: 1. Jonah’s Accusation vs. God, vs. 1-3 But - points back to Jonah 3:10 — a contrast. Unfortunate chapter break in that verse 1 continues the action of Chapter 3. “greatly displeased” - Jonah viewed these preceding events as being gravely unjust, even evil in his perception of what has…

Introduction: If you have your Bible let me invite you to open with me to the book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk is a minor prophet, meaning it is one of the smaller prophetic books. It is only three chapters taking up two and half pages in my Bible. So feel free to use your table of contents to locate it. We…

God is Sovereign Me: I have a confession i. It’s been a really hard season to pastor ii. I had big plans for us this year iii. Lots of growth – maybe going full time iv. That hasn’t happened and it doesn’t look like it will get any better v. To make that even worst it seems like we are just surviving…

When You See Darkness... Back in the day, when we had Bibles that had paper pages, it was not difficult to see the personal Bible of fellow Christians. What I mean by that is that if you were to take a person’s Bible and hold it up, it would be easy to see what their personal canon was, that is the books…

How to live faithfully ? This one of the fundamental questions Scripture tries to teach throughout each book and chapter. What does it look like to faithfully love God and love others. Faithfulness is a broken world. We live in a broken world which is not ideal in many regards. Our world is messed up.…

Saul and the mob were on a murderous rampage against the disciples. He had the high priest give them legitimacy. Synagogues did have the right to administer punishment (2 Cor. 11:24) , and Paul himself did recall his persecution to have been exceedingly fierce (Gal. 1:13). He was on his way to Damascus…

Human deficiencies highlight God's faithful purposes.