First Baptist Lenoir City

Getting to know God: Up Close… Book of Genesis (Celebrating Independence Day) What makes a nation great? Her connection to the God that made her. Psalm 33:12 & Prov. 14:34 • Understanding the privileges & responsibilities of God SHARING His image with humanity  • Understanding the privileges & responsibilities of Adam SHARING his rib with Eve • Understanding the privileges & responsibilities of al...

I. The Breath of God - 2:7 II. The Garden of God - 2:8 III. The Trees of God - 2:9 IV. The Warning of God - 2:15-17 I. The Breath of God - Genesis 2:7 He spoke - Genesis 1 He speaks from His mouth - Matthew 4:4  He speaks - through His prophets He speaks from His breath - II Timothy 3:16  II. The Garden of God - III. The Trees of God  The Tree of Life -  The Tree of the knowledge of good & evil  T...

"Marriage" John 3:22-30 Psalm 41:1-5 Psalm 42:1 Psalm 43:1-2 Psalm 44:1, 9, 23,  Psalm 46 Hebrews 4:12 Matthew 10:34 Revelation 19:15  One commentary wrote - this one is fought for truth in a world of lies, for meekness in a world of pride, and for righteousness in a world of injustice.  2 Peter 3:13 - But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousne...

PARADISE GIVEN: Lost; Regained I. The Summary of God’s Creation - 1:1-2:3 II. The Specifics of God’s Creation  - 2:4-25   •  Paradise Given:    1.  A Person - 2:4-7   2.  A Place - 2:8-14   3.  A Purpose - 2:15-17   4.  A Partnership - 2:18-25   5.  A Problem in Paradise - 3:1-ff

Psalm 36 Romans 3:9-20, 23. Luke 18:11  Charles Spurgeon wrote about this account: "You see, it is not a case of the deliberate choice of sin; but rather of being deluded through neglect of the word of God, which is the true guide of the pilgrim." Proverbs 7:5  His Word points us to Jesus (John 1:1) His Spirit convicts us (Gal. 5:17) For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the des...

Ezekiel 36:22-28 Matthew 6:9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Proverbs 4:23 "Watch over your heart with all diligence. For from it flow the springs of life." 2 Cor. 5:17-18 -  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us t...

Hebrews 12:3 Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote about the Psalms, “Whenever the Psalter is abandoned, an incomparable treasure is lost to the Christian church. With its recovery will come unexpected power.”  “There is no explicit prayer for healing or deliverance from death (though such may be implied); the prayer begins with the request for the removal of the divine distance.” 1 Peter 5:8  Revelation 5:5 ...

What do we do when things in life don’t go the way we expected? How do we react when things do not go the way we expected?  Life is full of “off the rail” moments - John 16:33 There is no one here who can escape the problems of life that come up in a way that interferes with our lives as we intended. •    Illness and Injury •    Persecution •    Job or Financial Situations •    Marriage problems •...

• The Priority of the New Testament: From Acts to Revelation! I. The Permanence - Matthew 26:29 1. Revelation 1:4-7 2. Revelation 2:8 3. Revelation 5:6-14 4. Revelation 7:9-10, 13-17 5. Revelation 11:4-11 6. Revelation 12:10-12 7. Revelation 13:5-8 8. Revelation 14:1-6 9. Revelation 15:1-4 10. Revelation 19:6-13 11. Revelation 20:12, 15 1 2. Revelation 21:1-4, 9, 14, 22-27 13. Revelation 22:1-5

I. God is the total focus of the 7th Day (Then & Now): God finished - 2:1-2a God rested - 2:2b God blessed - 2:3 II. The Surprises on the Sabbath: Man is not mentioned - Sabbath is not stated - Exodus 16:22-26; Exodus 20:8-11 The Prophets rebuked over it - Isaiah 1:13; Hosea 2:11 Jesus didn’t follow it - Matthew 12:1-8, 9-14; Mark 2 :23-28 ; Luke 4:1-6; John 5:1-18 “The Son of Man is Lord of the S...

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I. The God of Creation-Same God II. The Lord God of Creation: 1. ELOHIM (1:1) - The powerful One; The transcendent One (separated from creation - II Corinthians 4:16-18, eternal) 2. YAHWEH (2:4) - The personal, relational, covenant-maker 3. EL ELYON (14:18-20) - God Most High used by Melchizedek; “Your highness” 4. EL ROI (16:13) - “The God who sees me” used by Hagar 5. EL SHADDAI (17:1) - “God Al...

Genesis 1:1-2:3 I. The God of Creation: Day 1 - Genesis 1:2-5 Day 2 - Genesis 1:6-8 Day 3 - Genesis 1:9-13 Day 4 - Genesis 1:14-19 Day 5 - Genesis 1:20-23 Day 6 - Genesis 1:24-31 Day 7 - Genesis 2:1-3 II. The Lord God of Creation: ELOHIM (1:1) - powerful; transcendent YAHWEH (2:4) - personal, relational, covenant-maker EL ELYON (14:18-20) - God Most High used by Melchizedek (“Your highness”) EL RO...

God said; God saw; God called - It is powerful and personal I. The EARTH - 1:2a Was formless and void - meaning it was unfinished and uninhabited. Material is made then formed. And darkness was over the face of the deep - Gen. 1:9-10 II. The SPIRIT - 1:2b Was hovering over the face of the waters - determines, decrees, authority over, is there a veiled reference to Jesus walking on the water?  The...

I. The Transformed Life: The holy life - 12:1-2 The humble life - 12:3-8 The healthy life - 12:9-21 Jesus in John 13 John in I John 4 Paul in Romans 12 Peter in I Peter 4:1-11

Beginnings/ Origins/ Foundations Psalm 11:3 I. The Creator & The Cosmos  God is a Powerful Creator  God is a Relational Creator  God is a Benevolent Creator  God is a Judicial Creator  God is a Gracious Creator  II. The Creator & Culture  Time -  Force -  Action -  Space -  Matter -  Psalm 119:99 III. The Creator & Communion  Psalm 51:10; 100:1-5; 118:24; 139:13-14 Proverbs 8:22-31 Job 5:8-10; cha...

ROMANS 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ROMANS 5:1-2 we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ROMANS 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of sin is de...

I. The Outline of John’s Gospel: Jesus in time and in eternity - 1:1-18 Jesus manifested to the Nations - 1:19-12:50 *Jesus preparing His own - chapters 13-17 a. The Last Supper - 13:1-30 b. The Impending departure of Jesus - 13:31-38 Jesus passion and resurrection - chapters 18-20 II. Jesus is washing feet - 13:1-17 1. Jesus predicts His betrayal - 13:18-30 (Judas leaving the light and going out...

The God of the Holy Scriptures is the God of clarity, not the god of confusion. We, as followers of Jesus Christ and as lovers of God’s Word, have a huge task before us. We have to clarify the massive amount of confusion that exists about God, about God’s Son, about God’s people, and about God’s mission. The good news is that we are not left on our own to figure out the answers. God reveals Himsel...

Randall Davenport, Biblical Counseling Pastor Following Resurrection Sunday and the impact that it has on all of us.  As we think about the resurrection, what do we do with it now? 1 Cor. 1:18-19 As we look to the cross, it reminds us of the suffering Christ endured. I hope it causes us to respond, one way or another. It can give us encouragement in the fact that Christ suffered too. It can also g...