Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/31/24 Looking At Death The Way Jesus Did John 11 . . Jesus described death as “sleep”. If it is a sleep, then there is a future hope. Three Aspects of Sleep: It is a time of rest (2 Corinthians 5:1-8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) It is a time of waiting (Revelation 6:10) It is a time of awakening  Only Jesus can do the work of wakening people from their sleep of death.  Je...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/31/24 Resurrection in the Old Testament . . The world seeks after living for forever. But as soon as God says, “I will give you eternal life” they say, “No thank you.”  God is the only way we can have life.  Resurrection in the Old Testament: Genesis 3:22-24 Job 19:25-27 Psalm 22:19-21, 27-29 Psalm 37:27-29 Isaiah 66:22-24 Jeremiah 30:5-8 Ezekiel 43:7-9 Daniel 12:1-3 M...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/17/24 John 4:21-24/Romans 8:1-6 Walking in the Spirit: Our Minds . . The truest worship is those who worship God in spirit and truth. We have a choice of a higher, a more powerful way to live - living according to the Spirit. Our mind is the key. If we set our minds on the sinful things of the flesh, it will pull us to walk in sin. But if we look up and set our focus o...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/10/24 Genesis 12:6-9 The Altars of Abraham . . The altars were a tool for Abraham to pursue his relationship with God. What An Altar Was: 1. It was an altar of sacrifice A blood sacrifice is required to cover sin. We don’t have to build altars today because Jesus came and was sacrificed for us on the altar of the cross. 2. It was an altar of worship After we come to th...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/10/24 Romans 7:6 The Newness of the Spirit . . The Old Testament law shows us that we do not have the ability to keep the law in our own strength. We have power to overcome our sinful flesh through the power of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a gift to us from Jesus. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to do things that we wouldn’t normally do on our own....

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/3/24 Genesis 12:4-5 Obeying When God Doesn't Give You All The Answers . . The great example of Abraham is that he obeyed God. God didn’t tell Abraham where he was going. This is actually pretty common in our walk with God. We walk by faith. Abraham trusted God, even when God didn’t give him all the answers. Abraham had a mature and respectful faith. We can trust th...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 3/3/24 Ezekiel 36:22-32 I Will Give You A New Heart . . God’s plan is that when we are saved (have repented of our sins and put our trust in Jesus), He sends us His Holy Spirit inside of us. The Holy Spirit goes with us to help us live a life of obedience to God. Sanctification is growing in our strength to obey God more and more.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 2/18/24 Matthew 14:22-33 Trusting God Through the Storm . . In a sin cursed world, storms are inevitable. This was an overwhelming kind of storm, where the water was going up over their heads and it seemed like there was no hope. Everything that is overwhelming to us, Jesus can walk right on top of it and not have any problems.  Jesus didn’t take the storm away. It is no...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 2/18/24 John 6:35-48 God’s Election and Man’s Response . . No one will come to Jesus to be saved on their own - Psalm 14, Romans 3:23 Salvation is ultimately a work where God is choosing and not man. We do have to make a choice to respond to God’s call. Man’s response comes at the tail-end. God’s choice comes first.  We do not know who is elect and who is not. We are to...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 2/11/24 Genesis 12:3 Six Divine Decrees of God, Part 3 . . The Divine Law of Nations Divine Decree #3: I will bless those who bless the nation of Israel, and curse those who curse Israel.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 2/11/24 Isaiah 51:7-8, John 10:26-30, 1 Peter 1:3-5 Salvation: It Is Forever . . Once we are saved, there is no possibility of losing that.  We are not holding onto Jesus, He is holding onto us. Hebrews 6:1-9: The writer changes from talking about the basics of salvation to areas of obedience. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/28/24 Genesis 12:1-9 Six Divine Decrees of God, Part 1 . . God has a divine will and plan for His creation.  Anytime you deal with the mind of God, you have depths that are unexplorable. Four different categories of God’s will: God’s sovereign will God’s providential will God’s permissive will God’s conditional will Divine Decree #1: I will give Abraham and his descend...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/28/24 Acts 20:20 Salvation: A Response of the Heart . . Man’s response to God’s salvation is in our hearts, not in our hands. Romans 10:5-10 All God is looking for is a heart of repentance.  Repentance is to have a change of mind; to turn from sin.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/21/24 Genesis 11 The Significance of the Tower of Babel . . This town was man trying to assert his will and compete with God. This was the same mentality that Satan had. Babel lives on today. It is man’s foolishness and pride in thinking he can compete with Almighty God. The result in fighting against God is defeat and confusion. Abram is a stark contrast to Nimrod: He...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/14/24 Genesis 10 Three Nations from Noah . . Everyone today goes back to one of the three sons of Noah. Each one of these nation groups have interesting characteristics to them and are very significant.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/7/24 Genesis 10:1 The Importance of Time . . We only have a certain number of days on the earth, and it is important how we use them. Psalm 90 - “number our days”: make the most of. We need to give thought and energy and prayer to how God wants us to use our time. We need to trust God with our future time (James 4:13-16). We need to redeem our time for what is good, be...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/7/24 Matthew 16:24-27 The Rewards of Good Works . . True salvation produces works. In the end when everything is over, God is going to reward everyone for their good works. We can’t take credit for these works, because none of us would do them unless God had worked in our lives. The reward: a crown of righteousness (2 Timothy 4:6-8). This is a literal crown (Revelation...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/31/23 Genesis 9:18-29 Life Lessons From Noah . . 1. The dangers of alcohol Drunkenness causes people to be irresponsible It ruins fathers and families 2. The dangers of indecency Both men and women need to dress modestly This is an important issue to God 3. Honor your father and your mother God takes seriously the fifth commandment  Our relationship with our earthly f...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/31/23 Revelation 2, 3 I Know Your Works . . The first thing Jesus said to each of the seven churches was, “I know your works.”  Works show whether or not faith is sincere. Jesus is looking for works to come out of our salvation. We need to seek to be zealous to be doing everything we can for Jesus in this new year.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/24/23 Isaiah 9:6-7 From the Cradle to the Crown, Part 2 . . The completion of Christ’s work will be when He takes the crown. The Kingdom of Jesus will bring true perfection to the governance of this earth. The Kingdom of Jesus will bring a permanent government.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/24/23 Galatians 2:16-21, James 2:14-26 Salvation: By Faith . . Justification was a legal term in the Roman justice system to describe when a criminal was declared to be free. Paul is talking about how we are saved. James is talking to Christians about living out their salvation. Works later verifies that the faith was real. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/17/23 Isaiah 9:6-7 From the Cradle to the Crown, Part 1 . . Christ was born as a human, but was more than that. He was God come in the flesh. This was a promise to Israel, and to us today. The title of “the Son” communicates His deity as the Son of God.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/17/23 Ephesians 2:8-10 Salvation: Not of Works But For Good Works . . God’s gift of salvation is given freely. We don’t have to do anything for justification, but God wants us to pursue good works for sanctification. If we don’t have good works in our life after salvation, then what testimony do we have?  James - works say that faith is not dead.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/22/23 1 Peter 2:13-15 Six Ways Christians Are To Be Involved In The Government  . . Christians need to be involved in these six ways to bring a godly influence into government that is God’s system.  1. Obey the laws of the land It is a good testimony for Christians when we obey the law. 2. Pay our taxes “pay taxes to whom taxes are due” even if they might be excessive...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/15/23 Genesis 4:1-15 The First Birth and The First Murder . . Eve proclaimed the truth that life comes from God. Life begins at conception. The blood sacrifice was important because it was a picture of how God would provide salvation for the world. Cain’s offering was a picture of works salvation. Anger can move us to do things we shouldn’t do. Satan hates the nation...