INTRODUCTION . Peace = a state of tranquility or wholeness . We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Thomas Merton (Trappist Monk and Writer) 1 But there will be no more gloom for her who……

A Recipe for ThanksgivingBởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Immersed in GraceBởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

What is My Purpose in Life?Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

With the upcoming elections in mind pastor spoke on the “How Should I Vot?” Not telling who someone should vote for specificaly be with the idea of what does God say about certain issues.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Today’s message was deliverd during the 170th Homecoming celebration. Pastor talked about the fact that there is more to life than just what the world offers.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

This week’s sermon is the third in the sieres I AM MEANT TO KNOW GOD. This message “Knowing God Through His Word” pastor explains how we know God through the Bible.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Sermon series on I AM MEANT TO KNOW GOD. This is the second sermon in the series. This week pastor talks about how God has revealed Himself through His creation. God has revealed Himself so we may know Him.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Today’s message began a series on I AM MEANT TO KNOW GOD. Our pastor shared with us how God gave us His Son Jesus. God gave us His Son so we might know Him.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Taking a look at the Lord’s Supper to see how God painted Himself in His amazing grace.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Pastor shared from God’s Word how believers are made for community with other believers. Pastor shared what the Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31.Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

I AM MADE FOR COMMUNITY . fellowship Community: A group of people that live in close proximity to each other. this includes their land, social institutions, resources, and community institutions. ( Factbook Logos - Community ) However, the biblical idea of community is always situated on a theological……

INTRODUCTION . 22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. 24 The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”……

INTRODUCTION . Peter - denied Jesus three times. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled……

I AM SECURE - Physically. I AM SECURE = Spiritually - next week. INTRODUCTION . David great and mighty King. Even David got scared at times. David new God personally. David relied on God. David praised God. God is a personal and intimate God. 1 And David spoke the words of this song to the Lord in the……

INTRODUCTION . 1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; 3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory……

SET APART - 4 INTRODUCTION . 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we……

INTRODUCTION . Deuteronomy - 1410 B.C. Ezra - 450-444 B.C. Postexilic period. (Return to Jerusalem after 70 years of being exiled to Babylon. Israel and Judah had both been taken in to exile for there refusal to obey God. God had ordered them not to intermarry with the people that lived in the land that……

INTRODUCTION . 1 Peter (Bridging Contexts) - NIV Application Commentary church: a group of sinful people who had come to Christ for salvation and who were committed to walking in obedience. And that is no different from our churches today. 4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected……

INTRODUCTION . 1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger……

Humpty Dumpty Ale boiled with Brandy Most Common a Cannon on a wall Humpty Dumpty - 1882 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for……

INTRODUCTION . Anyone can be a father. There are some good fathers. How about being the BEST Father. Today’s message “The Best Father” will give the characteristics and or examples of what it is to be the best father. It is a great responsibility to a Father. Example of God. God the Father - head The……

Bible Passage 16 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and……

INTRODUCTION . Senior Adults have seen a lot. The UPs and Downs / High and Lows of life . Good Times / Bad times No TV / TVs Depression / rationing. Birth of Children / death of loved ones. The Changes of Life. 1 Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle.……

INTRODUCTION . 1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what……

INTRODUCTION . 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging……

INTRODUCTION . 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died……

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INTRODUCTION . 14 “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal……

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INTRODUCTION . 50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for……

INTRODUCTION . MESSAGE . I. The Passover Lamb INSTITUTED . exodus 12:1-7 . 1 Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you. 3 “Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth……

INTRODUCTION . 16 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. 18 “I will not leave……

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Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

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INTRODUCTION . We are designed for relationship. We want to be known. “The desire to be known is a fundamental human need, rooted in our innate social nature as human beings. Being known by others can bring a sense of validation, affirmation, and belonging, which are essential to our emotional and psychological……

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Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

Bởi Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

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INTRODUCTION . “What is Thanksgiving?” . 1863 - Civil War - President Abraham Lincoln Originally on the last Thursday of the month. A few times there was a 5th Thursday. 1941 - Business owners complained to Franklin D. Rosevelt. it would hurt retailers because less time for Christmas shopping. Congress……

INTRODUCTION . 7 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. 8 For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, 9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it……

INTRODUCTION . 1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. 2 Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his building up. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “ THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED……

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INTRODUCTION . Do you remember that first person that you really wanted to get close to ? Maybe a girl or boy when you where in high school. You wanted to know them more. Talk to them on the phone. Wanted to see them and spend time with them. Men - bath, shave, get all dressed up, cologne. Ladies - bathed……

INTRODUCTION . “ Mississippi Squirrel Revival ” - Ray Stevens First Self-Righteous Church - Pascagoula The day the squirrel went berserk In the First Self-Righteous Church In that sleepy little town of Pascagoula (Pascagoula) It was a fight for survival that broke out in revival They were jumpin' pews……