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DEC. 9: JOSEPH’S OBEDIENCE

December 3, 2018

By Greg Steele
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper

Focal Passage: Matthew 1:18-25

In my younger days, I was part of several plays/musicals. It was always the main roles that people desired. It wasn’t too often that you found a small role that had a great impact. However, that is not the case in the story of Joseph.

There is not a lot about Joseph contained in Scripture. He is only mentioned in regard to the events surrounding Jesus’ birth. But what we discover is that Joseph was a man worth imitating. [Read more…]

DEC. 2: ISAIAH’S PROPHECY

November 26, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Isaiah 7:10-14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5

One of my favorite Christmas hymns is “What Child Is This?” The tune is called “Greensleeves” and was written in England about the 16th century. But it was not until 1865 while America was in the Civil War that an English poet named William Chatterton Dix, wrote a poem called, “Manger’s Throne.”

This is where we get the words for this famous hymn. Part of the poem, which we do not use, speaks of the truth of the cross. Let me encourage you to go look it up. [Read more…]

NOV. 25: A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

November 19, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Psalm 138:1–8

As we study Psalm 138, King David is teaching us about praise. We are to praise the one true God. David said he did this with his whole heart. That place in us where our true self is seated. Our emotions, devotion, love, intellect, all that we are is to be focused towards Him and giving thanks and praise to Him alone. [Read more…]

NOV. 11: PRAYING FOR OTHERS

November 5, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Matthew 6:11; John 17:11–23

Praying for others is one of the greatest privileges we have as a Christian.

Recently we spoke about the spiritual discipline of prayer at our church. At the end of the service we gave out prayer Bible bookmarks that had several spots to list prayer requests. This was done to help us remember how important it is that we pray for others.

Let’s look at why we pray for others and what we can pray about for others. [Read more…]

NOV. 4: PRAYING FOR OURSELVES

October 29, 2018

By Micheal Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Matthew 6:11b; Isaiah 38:1-6,15-17

One of the most difficult things in ministry, for me, is taking care of myself. One aspect of that is prayer. Praying for myself doesn’t happen as it should. I think that could be said of many of our brothers and sisters in Christ. [Read more…]

OCT. 28: A PRAYER OF SURRENDER

October 22, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Matthew 6:10–11;
James 4:6–10; 4:13–17

In the model prayer that our Lord gave to us, it shows us that our will is not key, but our Father’s will (Matthew 6:10). Look at James 4:6-10 and we see this passage begins and ends with a word that we must embrace as we pray for the Father’s will — humble.

Move forward to James 4:15 and again we see the same concept of the Lord’s will. Our prayer life is about submitting to the will of the Father “your kingdom, your will.” [Read more…]

OCT. 21: A PRAYER OF PRAISE

October 15, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Matthew 6:9b; Psalm 96:1-9

As we start in Matthew 6:9b today, our text brings us to a subject that we once again do not put much thought into. [Read more…]

OCT. 14: THE OBJECT OF OUR PRAYER

October 9, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: Matthew 6:9a; Psalm 103:1-5,11-13,19-22

Learning the truth that God is our Heavenly Father brings a wonderful understanding that He cares for us. Ancient (false) Greek gods were seen as a group who had to be appeased at all times and didn’t have the best interest of the human race in mind.

The One True God, our Father, has our best interest in mind. That God the Son would instruct us to pray in this way, using the term ‘Father’, teaches us truths that will help our relationship grow with our Heavenly Father. The term Father speaks, among other things, of the parent/child relationship and unselfishness. [Read more…]

OCT. 7: GOING OUT

October 1, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church

Focal Passage: Acts 16:6–15

In today’s text of Acts 16:6-15, Paul shows us a great example of “going out.” Remember, Acts 1:8 is our commission to take the gospel to all people. As we study this part of his second missionary journey, many truths come to light for us in handling roadblocks, preparing for service, and knowing God will provide as we go out with the gospel. [Read more…]

SEP. 30: AUTHENTIC JOY

September 25, 2018

By Michael Koontz
Pastor, Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Harriman

Focal Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10

The point of this week’s lesson is, “Authentic joy flows from a relationship with Jesus.” As Christians, we need to understand, remember, and show this authentic joy to help us be the welcoming church. If we fail at being the welcoming church, we hinder one of the primary roles of the church which is to be the light.

The church is a lighthouse that will illuminate the path in our communities to our Savior Jesus Christ — the path for eternal life. [Read more…]

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