Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Stanley, LA

DATE: July 5, 2026 Sunday AM INTRODUCTION . 7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. 8 You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is…

DATE: nJune 28, 2026 Sunday AM INTRODUCTION . 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your…

DATE: June 21, 2026 Sunday AM INTRODUCTION . As believers in Christ, Christians, Disciples of Christ we are called Holy. We are set apart and to live different than the rest of the world. James has been showing us how we are to teat people different than the rest of the world. Our actions are different…

Navigating Conflicts

DATE: June 7, 2026 Sunday AM INTRODUCTION . 1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. 3 Now if we…

“The Wonder of the Church” Working definition of WORSHIP = “Worship is the believer’s response of all that they are — mind , emotions , will , and body — to what God is and says and does. This response has it mystical side in subjective experience and its practical side in objective obedience to God’s…

05-03-2026 Sunday AM INTRODUCTION . MESSAGE . I. Because God saves through His Word, we must RECEIVE His Word. 1. We are changed through receiving His Word. A. Quick to hear. B. Slow to Speak C. Slow to Anger 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along…

INTRODUCTION . 16 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and…

INTRODUCTION . 1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. 2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.…

The Passover Lamb

Looking Toward the Return of Christ

INTRODUCTION . A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,…

INTRODUCTION . Praise is the outward declaration of what God has done and Who He is. • Worship is the deeper, inward attitude of reverence and surrender for who God is. MESSAGE . The early church would gather to remember and teach their need for Christ. We were sinners - Romans 5:8 Jesus is the only…

INTRODUCTION . 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same way He took…

INTRODUCTION . 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; 9 indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but…

INTRODUCTION . 37 Now when they heard this , they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the…

INTRODUCTION . The cornerstone of the christian community in the early church was the teaching of the apostles. The people placing an emphasis on this teaching was not by accident - it defined who they were and how the grew in their faith . 37 Now when they heard this , they were pierced to the heart,…

INTRODUCTION . MESSAGE . As BELIEVERS in Christ, we have the ASSURANCE of God’s comfort. GOD is the SOURCE of all our comfort through our trials. GOD comforts US so WE may comfort others. CONCLUSION .

INTRODUCTION . I remember being a small boy and going to South Park Mall with my parents. There was this one time I was down in one of the pits that used to be in the middle of the mall. There were these hand rails you would use to help walk up the steps to get out. I was acting like one of them was…