First General Baptist

The importance of prayer.

Message: The Acts of the Holy Spirit thru the apostles

Text: Acts 28:7-10

 Observation: the only healing in Acts where prayer is accompanied by laying on of hands...personal touch. Other healings: speaking, praying, handkerchiefs/aprons, staring intently

 No amount of social media will ever replace the personal touch, or the ministry of presence (being there)

 There are 2 people involved:

The pray-er and the pray-ee

Ron Hutchcraft,  "It is quite possible that the person you are praying with has never heard their name mentioned in prayer in their entire life."

The importance of prayer.

Message: The Acts of the Holy Spirit thru the apostles

Text: Acts 28:7-10

 Observation: the only healing in Acts where prayer is accompanied by laying on of hands...personal touch. Other healings: speaking, praying, handkerchiefs/aprons, staring intently

 No amount of social media will ever replace the personal touch, or the ministry of presence (being there)

 There are 2 people involved:

The pray-er and the pray-ee

Ron Hutchcraft,  "It is quite possible that the person you are praying with has never heard their name mentioned in prayer in their entire life."

Why am I still here?

Message: The Acts of the Holy Spirit thru the apostles

Text: Acts 28:1-10

God isn’t finished with you yet. how do I know?  Because you’re reading this!

Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus
(Hebrews?)

2 Timothy 4:6-7  From the Mamertine Dungeon:

1) There is no victory without a fight!. Stop looking for “easy”

2) Staying the course assigned to you. Not laying down the baton but handing it off to someone else. Someone handed it to you, who will you hand it to?

3) Hanging on to faith. Our faith must be tested—we arrive at stronger faith by going thru the door of doubt.

Dr Franklin Dummond, “Faith stretched thin is thick enough.”

Why am I still here?

Message: The Acts of the Holy Spirit thru the apostles

Text: Acts 28:1-10

God isn’t finished with you yet. how do I know?  Because you’re reading this!

Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus
(Hebrews?)

2 Timothy 4:6-7  From the Mamertine Dungeon:

1) There is no victory without a fight!. Stop looking for “easy”

2) Staying the course assigned to you. Not laying down the baton but handing it off to someone else. Someone handed it to you, who will you hand it to?

3) Hanging on to faith. Our faith must be tested—we arrive at stronger faith by going thru the door of doubt.

Dr Franklin Dummond, “Faith stretched thin is thick enough.”

Why is what we are doing no longer working?

Message: “This kind…”
Text: Mark 9:28-29
(Mark 6:12-13, 9:23-24, 22,
James 5:16-18)

Practical solution to positive change:

“Definition of insanity:  Doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results.”
But, trying harder to cast out demons, won’t cast out demons.

Spiritual solution to positive change:

~God is waiting on you—       James 5:16-18 Elijah’s prayer. Sometimes Job’s friends are right.

 ~You are waiting on God—      Mark 9:23-24 It is easy for others to give up on this demon possessed boy, but for some reason this father won’t. It is common for God to wait and allow you to exhaust all others alternatives
(the woman with an issue of blood)

What does it mean to invest your life verses spending your life?

Why is what we are doing no longer working?

Message: “This kind…”
Text: Mark 9:28-29
(Mark 6:12-13, 9:23-24, 22,
James 5:16-18)

Practical solution to positive change:

“Definition of insanity:  Doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results.”
But, trying harder to cast out demons, won’t cast out demons.

Spiritual solution to positive change:

~God is waiting on you—       James 5:16-18 Elijah’s prayer. Sometimes Job’s friends are right.

 ~You are waiting on God—      Mark 9:23-24 It is easy for others to give up on this demon possessed boy, but for some reason this father won’t. It is common for God to wait and allow you to exhaust all others alternatives
(the woman with an issue of blood)

What does it mean to invest your life verses spending your life?

What does it mean to be adopted into the Family of God?

Sermon Notes

The Family of God

Message: Jesus is my Brother

Text: Romans 12:3-21,       8:1-17, 29

(Galatians 6:1-2, 10)

~We don’t get to choose our family, but we choose how we will live with our family

~We have been adopted, we have been chosen...now we choose

What does it mean to be adopted into the Family of God?

Sermon Notes

The Family of God

Message: Jesus is my Brother

Text: Romans 12:3-21,       8:1-17, 29

(Galatians 6:1-2, 10)

~We don’t get to choose our family, but we choose how we will live with our family

~We have been adopted, we have been chosen...now we choose