Higher Ground Baptist Church

“Choose You This Day” Joshua 24:15 1) A Time of Contemplation Practically:   A. God’s Power   B. God’s Presence   C. God’s Provision Theologically:    A. God Sought Them    B. God Saved Them    C. God Secured Them 2) A Time of Confrontation 3) A Time of Consecration    A. A Public Choice    B. A Proven Choice    C. A Personal Choice    D. A Parental/Partner Choice    E. A Perpetual Choice

“A Prayer For The Church” Ephesians 3:14-21 1) The Invocation 2) The Requests       A. The Power of The Spirit    B. The Presence of Jesus    C. The Profound Love of Christ 3) The Benediction

“Our Faithful Father” Joshua 21:43-45 1) God Gave Them A Possession    A. Abraham’s Revelation    B. Abraham’s Rebellion    C. Abraham’s Realization 2) God Gave Them Provision    A. The Mandated Provision    B. The Miraculous Provision 3) God Gave Them Protection     A. It is Comprehensive     B. It is Constant 4) God Gave Them Peace 

“The Mystery Revealed” Ephesians 3:1-12 1) The Prisoner of the Mystery 2) The Progress of the Mystery    A. The Truth Concealed    B. The Truth Revealed 3) The Proclaiming of the Mystery     A. Power is Worked In    B. Pride is Worked Out 4) The Purpose of the Mystery 5) The Privilege of the Mystery

“Running To Jesus” Joshua 20:1-9 1) The Purpose of These Cities 2) The Prophecy of These Cities 3) The Provision of These Cities       A. They Were Provided By God      B. They Were Provided By Grace 4) The Position of These Cities        A. The Roads were not Clogged       B. The Gates were never Closed       C. The Direction was never Confused

“Peace Over Prejudice” Ephesians 2:11-22 1) Alienation 2) Reconciliation 3) Unification       Practical Unity      Doctrinal Unity      Sanctification Unity       Manifestational Unity 3 Kinds of prejudice that the Bible Forbids: 1) Racial Prejudice 2) Religious Prejudice 3) Cultural Prejudice

“Little Things That Become Big Things” Joshua 17:12-18 1) Incomplete Obedience    A. The Canaanites They Favored    B. The Canaanites They Feared    C. The Canaanites They Forced  2) Insolent Orientation    A. Pride is a Deceptive Sin    B. Pride is a Deadly Sin

“Snapshot of a Godly Dad” - 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12 1) The Father’s Witnesses 2) The Father’s Walk    A. Devout    B. Just (Video Clip)    C. Blameless 3) The Father’s Words    A. Exhort    B. Comfort    C. Charge 4) The Family’s Way

The Calling - Isaiah 52:13-53:12    Our call to ministry is...  COUNTERCULTURAL  We must not modernize the Gospel  Let the Gospel be what it is    Our call to ministry is...  UNATTRACTIVE  Our calling is not easy  If the work is hard, let it be that way    Our call to ministry is...  STEADFAST  Love is expressed in its willingness to suffer  This is why God is pleased with suffering    Our call to...

The Gospel Truth - Galatians 1:1-9   Main Point: Do not desert the true Gospel of Christ for a false one.    1.      An Official Messenger (v.1-2) 2.      An Official Gospel (v. 3-5) 3.      An Official Warning (v.6-9)

“Amazing Grace” Ephesians 2:4-10 1) God’s Work or Us    A. He Demonstrated His Love    B. He Delivered Us From Death    C. He Declared Us Citizens of Heaven  2) God’s Work In Us 3) God’s Work Through Us

“Lessons From The Cemetery” Joshua 12 1) To Preserve The People’s Unity 2) To Promote God’s Ability 3) To Protect God’s Fidelity 4) To Prefigure God’s Victory

“In It To Win It” Joshua 11:1-9, 15, & 23 3 Distinct Movements 1) Confederation 2) Confrontation 3) Completion 3 Things we need if we are “In It To Win It” 1) Motivation 2) Activation 3) Determination A. He Faced His Giants B. He Finished The Job

“From Death To Life” Ephesians 2:1-3 1) We Were Dead  2) We Were Deceived       A. Humanism      B. Materialism       C. Illicit Sex 

“A Mother’s Faith” 2 Timothy 1:3-5 & 3:14-15 1) A Disciplined Faith 2) A Deliberate Faith    A. Powerful Reality of God    B. Proper Response to God    C. Practical Responsibility 3) A Desirable Faith

“Paul’s Praise and Prayer” Ephesians 1:15-23 1) Paul’s Praise    A. Their Saving Faith    B. Their Practical Faith 2) Paul’s Prayer    A. His Person      B. His Person    C. His Power      1. The Direction of It      2. The Demonstration of It      3. The Dimensions of It

“A Deal With The Devil” Joshua 9:1-27 1) The Strategy of the Enemy    A. A Frontal Assault    B. A Friendship Assault         Lies about:         Country         Command         Commodities         Clothes         Consecration 2) The Stupidity of the People    A. They were Careless with God’s Word    B. They were Careless with God’s Will 3) The Sovereignty of God

“Claim Your Inheritance” Ephesians 1:11-14 1) The Basis for our Inheritance        A. The Divine Side      1. God’s Predestination      2. God’s Power     B. The Human Side      1. Hear      2. Believe  2) The Binding of our Inheritance      A. Security      B. Authenticity     C. Authority  Characteristics of our Branding:        1. Private        2. Protective        3. Permanent        4. Perfo...

“Worship In The Midst of Warfare” Part 2 Joshua 8:30-35 1) The Priority of Worship (From last week) 2) The Proclamation of Worship      A. The Method       B. The Means       C. The Mercy  3) The Preaching of Worship       A. The Preacher Must Enthusiastically Preach      B. The People Must Enthusiastically Receive All 4 Reasons to Choose the Blessing of Salvation 1. Immediate Joy 2. Impending Dea...

“What Has God Done For You?” Ephesians 1:7-10 1) The Redemption      A. The Explanation of Redemption      B. The Expense of Redemption  2) The Results of Redemption      A. Forgiveness       B. Discernment 

“Worship In The Midst of Warfare” Joshua 8:30-35 1) The Priority of Worship     A. The Inconvenience of Worship     B. The Imperative of Worship       From Hebrews 10:19-25            1) Let Us Worship Together            2) Let Us Witness Together            3) Let Us Work Together                    A. By Your Presence                    B. By Your Praise

“What Has God Done For You?” Ephesians 1:4-6 1) We Have Been Chosen     Questions:       How does one come to be “In Him”?       When does one come to be “In Him”?       Why are we chosen? 2) We Have Been Changed 3) We Have Been Claimed

“Failure Is Not Final” Joshua 8:1-29 Victory could be described with these words” 1) Crowd 2) Count 3) Crown How did the people move from defeat to victory? Through: 1) Words of Inspiration     A. Fear     B. Fainting     C. Future 2) Words of Instruction     A. Arise     B. Take All     C. Go Up     D. Trust     E. Enjoy

“Realizing The Riches” Ephesians 1:1-3 1) The Author of The Letter        A. Who Was He?      B. What Was He?      C. Why Was He? 2) The Audience of The Letter 3) The Attempt of The Letter       A. The Source of Our Blessings     B. The Scope of Our Blessings     C. The Sphere of Our Blessings