Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 8/6/23 Exodus 24:1-13 Genesis - The Book of Origins . . In Exodus we find the first account of when the Bible was beginning to be written. Moses was a special prophet of God. All of the prophets were ordinary human beings who had weaknesses and made mistakes, but they were used by God. Just like God worked mightily in their lives, He can use our lives to accomplish His w...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 8/6/23 Revelation 16:8-9 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, Pt. 5 . . We are currently approaching the solar maximum with the sun cycle. That is the reason why we are having higher temperatures, not carbon emissions. Scientists are completely ignoring the factor of the sun cycle. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/30/23 Mark 16:19-20 . . Each of the gospels have a primary theme of how Jesus was God who came down to earth to die, be buried, and rise from the dead to pay for the sins of the world. The secondary theme for Mark is: The Compassionate Healer Mark is typically shorter in his accounts, but when it comes to accounts of healings, especially with children, he is longer tha...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/30/23 Psalm 19:1-6 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, Pt. 4

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/23/23 Mark 16:17-20 Signs and Miracles, Pt. 2 . . While these things are true and we can benefit from the truth that God has the power to do these things, we need to be on guard about misunderstanding these statements and getting distracted into areas that are basically false teaching.   The major thing that God wants us to focus on is sharing His Word.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/23/23 Psalm 19:1-6 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, Pt. 3 . . Evolution is a rejection of God and not wanting to give God the glory. Just like the sun gives us life on the earth, God’s Son, Jesus, gives us life. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/16/23 Mark 16:14-20 Signs and Miracles . . It is a very important principle to let Scripture interpret Scripture. These signs were to help empower the apostles’ preaching in the first century. Toward the end of the apostles’ ministry, these gifts began to trail off. God can still do miracles today, but the pattern in Bible history is that God allowed certain prophets t...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/16/23 Psalm 19:1-6 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, Pt. 2 . . The sun shows God’s power, and it is a part of what should motivate us to worship and be in awe of Him every day.  At it’s core, the sun is twenty-seven million degrees Fahrenheit. At its surface, it is ten thousand degrees Fahrenheit.  You can fit one million earths in the sun. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/9/23 Mark 16:14-20 Send the Light . . The first thing Jesus does when He appears to the disciples is rebuke them for their unbelief. The work of salvation cost Jesus everything, but He gives it to us freely as a gift. Peter is not saying here that you have to be baptized to be saved. The gospel: “good news” God could have spread this news any way He wanted to, but He c...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 7/9/23 Psalm 19:1-6 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, Pt. 1 . . The vastness of the universe declares the glory of God. If all-powerful God stretched out something, then that’s big. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/25/23 Revelation 12:1-12 Satan Exposed . . We are in a war, and Satan is our enemy. A basic part of warfare is understanding the enemy. The name Satan means “adversary”. Satan’s goal is to trick us to follow him and not God. We overcome Satan by putting our trust in the blood of Jesus and putting God as number one in our lives. We are on the winning side.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/18/23 Mark 15:42-47 The Day A Man Became A Man of God . . When Joseph of Arimathea saw Jesus laying down His life, he was emboldened to step up and be a man.  A true man lives by faith in Jesus Christ - the perfect Man. The second Adam came to give other men courage to follow God and to stand up for what is right.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/18/23 Isaiah 14:12-15 Outward Beauty - Another Powerful Tool of Satan . . Satan’s heart was lifted up in pride because of his beauty. Satan tries to trip people up in the same way he did. We need to renew our hearts and minds to have godly thinking and not be overly focused on the outward appearance.  Since the beginning, Satan has used music and outward beauty to get...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/11/23 Mark 15:37, 38 The Veil Torn . . The animal sacrifices pointed to Jesus’ sacrifice and teach us that sin is a serious matter. Jesus brought His own blood into the heavenly temple to the mercy seat and offered it to atone for the sins of mankind. Did God accept Jesus’ offering? The tearing of the veil communicates that God did accept Jesus’ sacrifice.  The tearing...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/11/23 Ezekiel 28:12-17 Music - A Powerful Tool of Satan . . God gave Satan special abilities with music to praise Him, but Satan is now using those abilities to promote evil. Music either worships and exalts God or worships and exalts Satan. Music is not neutral. If music is neutral, then why does the world love it so much? Music can stir up emotions, but it shouldn’t...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/4/23 Mark 15:33-41 The Sixth Hour . . We have three different speakers in this passage. The Father spoke  God sent darkness on the earth. This communicated that all the sins of the world were being put on Jesus, and also the sadness of God the Father over sin and the death of His Son. The Son spoke  Jesus makes two statements with His cry from the cross:  1. He was poi...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 6/4/23 Ezekiel 28:11-16 The Angels' Covering . . The angels cover themselves in the presence of God as an act of respect for God’s awesomeness.  We are to follow the angels’ lead with our worship of God. Satan’s sin was that he wasn’t satisfied with the privileged position that God had given him, but he wanted God’s place.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/28/23 Mark 15:16-32 The Rejected King . . In Jesus’ rejection came His great victory. Jesus went through excruciating pain from start to finish of his because of His great love for us. Jesus was: The Rejected King The Crucified King The Victorious King. As Jesus died, He was victorious over sin and death and accomplished salvation for the world. The greatest king is on...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/28/23 Revelation 4:6-11 The Angels’ Song . . The angels sing about God’s holiness. Two different types of angels:  Seraphim - “burning/fire” Cherubim - name meaning unknown Fire has a purifying aspect of making things holy. Satan’s music is everything that is unholy and promoting the feelings of the flesh. Good, angelic music does not have any impure words or elements....

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/21/23 Mark 15:15 Pilate’s Mistake  . . The thing that caused Pilate to sentence Jesus to death was that he wanted to please the crowd. The first sin came through Adam following what his wife wanted him to do instead of what he knew God wanted him to do. Exodus 23:2 - “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil.” God has given us three aids to help us follow Him: The Human...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/21/23 Revelation 5:11 Three Activities of the Angels . . Angels are spirit beings created by God. Three activities of the angels are: They praise God through singing. They deliver messages for God. They cover things. Music is a big part of God’s work. We follow the lead of the angles in worshipping God. Music is not neutral, and it is one of the things that God has mad...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/14/23 Mark 15:1-15 Pilate’s Response to Jesus . . 1. Pilate marvels at Jesus. This is a proper response to Jesus. 2. Pilate begins to manipulate the situation. This is the human reaction most of the time. 3. Pilate mishandles the situation. Pilate knowingly commits an innocent man to death. If Pilate had refused to deliver Jesus to be crucified, God’s plan would still...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/7/23 Mark 14:51-72 . . Living for God will not be accomplished through our own power. We need the power of Christ in our lives. The wrong perspective of the disciples is that they were trying to figure out a way to help Jesus. In allowing Himself to be arrested, Jesus shows great strength. The power of Christ overcomes everything.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 5/7/23 . . 66 books, written through 40 authors, that fit together in one story in a perfect way. God uses human instruments as tools to accomplish His work on the earth. 

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 4/30/23 Joshua 1:8-9 The Betrayal of Judas and The Failure of Peter In this account we see: 1. The Betrayal of Judas A betrayal is someone turning on a person they are supposed to be loyal to. Jesus calling Judas “friend” was His offering him forgiveness.  2. The Deception of Judas Judas used a form of greeting to betray the Son of God. To everyone else, Judas looked lik...