Lone Oak First Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
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Bro. Dan Summerlin concludes the sermon series on how to recognize and win in Spiritual Warfare, The Unseen Realm.
Bro. Dan Summerlin continues in the sermon series on how to recognize and win in Spiritual Warfare, The Unseen Realm.
Bro. Dan Summerlin continues in the sermon series on how to recognize and win in Spiritual Warfare, The Unseen Realm.
Bro. Dan Summerlin begins a new sermon series on how to recognize and win in Spiritual Warfare, The Unseen Realm.
The church has endured persecutions, problems, and crises throughout history and something has always happened when the church goes through these periods—it grows. The church doesn’t just survive, it thrives during hard times. In our new sermon series, Scattered and Thriving, we will look at the first century church and how during great persecution, not only did it survive, it thrived and grew stronger.
The church has endured persecutions, problems, and crises throughout history and something has always happened when the church goes through these periods—it grows. The church doesn’t just survive, it thrives during hard times. In our new sermon series, Scattered and Thriving, we will look at the first century church and how during great persecution, not only did it survive, it thrived and grew stronger.
The church has endured persecutions, problems, and crises throughout history and something has always happened when the church goes through these periods—it grows. The church doesn’t just survive, it thrives during hard times. In our new sermon series, Scattered and Thriving, we will look at the first century church and how during great persecution, not only did it survive, it thrived and grew stronger. This weeks sermon is “Scattered and Telling,” and we will examine what the early church did when they couldn’t meet in a large group because of persecution and how God used persecution for the church to become focused on what God wanted them to be.
The church has endured persecutions, problems, and crises throughout history and something has always happened when the church goes through these periods—it grows. The church doesn’t just survive, it thrives during hard times. In our new sermon series, Scattered and Thriving, we will look at the first century church and how during great persecution, not only did it survive, it thrived and grew stronger. Our first sermon is “Scattered and Strong,” and we will examine what the early church did when they couldn’t meet in a large group because of persecution and how God used persecution for the church to become focused on what God wanted them to be.
God has always had a people who were His own. And, He has had a purpose for those people throughout history. Who are His people, and what is His purpose for them, and what should they be doing, and why should they be doing those things? These are the basic questions of corporate faith the church has sought to answer for two thousand years and the children of Israel for two thousand years before that. God founded a nation to bless all the nations of the earth, and He has been faithful from that first day until today. Will we be faithful to Him?
In the last sermon of our sermon series, Overcoming, we are going to examine the question “How is it possible to lose a generation?”. As we have seen, Joseph was a hero to the Jewish people and to the Egyptians, but we find in the book of Exodus the people have forgotten him. How is that possible? How can people forget what God has done in previous generations? This Sunday the title of the message is “Overcoming Losing A Generation” and we will look at what we need to do for future generations not to forget who God is and what He has done for us. Please pray for this message to change lives and hearts.
Everyone has disadvantages. For some it maybe a physical issue, a family background issue, an economic issue, or even an educational issue, but everyone has some disadvantage in their life. Because we have disadvantages, the question is how do we overcome them to become the person God wants us to be? In our series on Joseph we have seen how he overcame many disadvantages with God’s help to fulfil God’s plan and this week we will examine how we can overcome any disadvantage we think we might have which is keeping us from being the person God desires.
Why do people doubt their salvation? We have the promises of God that He will never leave us and He will never let us go, and yet people still struggle with doubts. In our series on Joseph we will answer the question, "How do we overcome our doubts?". As you listen to the message, if you have any doubts about God's promises, then pray God will help you to accept Him at His word and release your doubts to Him.
One of the events we all will face someday is death. For the Christian we have the assurance of salvation and heaven is in our future so death is not something we should fear. But what if you do fear death? Can you overcome it? And if so, how? In our sermon this weekend we will look at Joseph's father as he faced death bravely to discover how we can overcome our fear of death. This is one of the few death bed moments in the Bible and it is important for us to know how to prepare as we leave this earth.
One of the key tenets of our Christian Faith is forgiveness. We understand that Jesus died for our sins and forgives us unconditionally and therefore we are to forgive others the same way through the power of the Holy Spirit. But what happens when you think you cannot forgive someone? What can you do? This Sunday morning our message is from the life of Joseph entitled, “Overcoming Unforgiveness” and we will witness Joseph forgiving his family for what they did to him. This is one of the most powerful passages in the Bible and one we all need to hear and obey.
In the Garden of Eden, the idea or concept of guilt was not there because sin was not present in the world and therefore there was no guilt. But soon after sin entered the world, guilt entered also. Why? Because they both go hand in hand. We all struggle with guilt of some kind and sometimes even after we are forgiven we still struggle with guilt. How do we overcome this? This Sunday our sermon title is “Overcoming Guilt.” We will be looking at the brothers of Joseph who sold him into slavery and then years later they were still struggling with the guilt of their actions. We will look at how to overcome our guilt and we will also examine the difference between being convicted and guilt. Be in prayer that the Lord will release us of our guilt as we take our sins to the cross of Christ.
It has been said the worst feeling is hopelessness. This Sunday as we continue our series on the life of Joseph we will find him in a hopeless situation, in prison with no chance to ever be released. The question is what did he do? For those who follow God, we are never in a truly hopeless situation, because God can change lives, events, people, and our attitude. Please continue to keep Lone Oak FBC in your prayers as we continue to Exalt Christ, Make Disciples, and Pass the Torch.
Everyone goes through dark periods in their life, but imagine being accused of a crime you did not commit and then being thrown into a prison in another country with no possible way to escape? That is the scenario of what will happen to Joseph in the sermon this weekend in our message entitled, “Overcoming Darkness.” What can we do when it seems there is no escape and we feel darkness all around us? Where is God when we think we are alone? What do we focus on? Once again, Joseph overcomes his situation as the Lord continues to prepare him to save the world. Please pray as the Lord reveals to you what steps you need to take when you are in the darkness.
This Sunday the title of the message is “Overcoming Tests.” Every Christian will go through many tests in their lives and the question we need to answer is will we pass them? This Sunday we will find Joseph facing not one but three different tests in Potiphar’s house and those three tests are still prevalent today for Christians. Please remember tests should not scare us, but we need to be prepared for them. Why? Because as we pass our tests, God will use us more in His Kingdom.
All of us will go through a crisis or a disaster, so the question is never “if” but “when.” Maybe the real question should be, “What will I do when I go through a disaster?” As we continue to study the life of Joseph this weekend, we will be asking that important question. Joseph, a man of God, went through many disasters and every time the Lord blessed him on the other side of them. What can we learn from Joseph on overcoming disasters?
This Sunday I will begin a new sermon series entitled, “Overcoming” about a man who overcame many adversities. He was a brother sold into slavery by his family. He was a slave who faced trials and temptation around every corner. He was a prisoner innocent of all crime. He was a wise man, full of integrity, who was elevated to a position of great influence among his enemies to save the world. He was a man who overcame many trials, temptations and tribulation, yet always remained faithful to God. His name was Joseph.
This Sunday morning I will conclude our series on Perilous Praying with another prayer from Psalm 139:24, “Lead me.” We pray that prayer many times but what if God answered it and led you to a new job, a new state, a new country, or a new profession? It is a perilous prayer, but one we must pray.
This Sunday morning the next “Perilous Prayer” we will examine is one that doesn’t appear to be perilous at all. It is a simple request, “Search me O God,” and yet the moment we pray it, the Lord will reveal many things about us we may not want to know.
We all know there is power in praying, but many times we become sloppy and lazy in our praying and will say words we do not mean. What would happen, if God answered our prayers as we prayed them? Some of the short prayers we utter would become powder kegs in our lives. In this series we will examine some biblical prayers, when prayed, can alter our lives forever. Now, we should pray them, but we need to be aware of the coincidences when we do.
This Sunday morning, we will conclude our sermon series “Going through a Crisis,” as we examine one of the most important things to do in a crisis—praying. I know all of us have been in constant prayer during these weeks and we need to continue, but how should we pray and for what? Because if we are not careful our prayers will simply be selfish in nature, or just routine. How can we pray effectively? James answers that in James chapter 5.
We will examine one of the most important things to possess in a crisis—wisdom. In a crisis the temptation will always be we can handle the problem ourselves and we do not need any help. Then we devise a plan to get through the crisis, but we forget the most important part of the plan and we fail. Possessing wisdom will make sure we do not forget the important piece in planning. This Sunday we will look at how wisdom helps us to think through a crisis.
Throughout the Bible you find His people going through crisis after crisis. Why? Well sometimes it is because of their own sins, sometimes it is to teach them a lesson, and sometimes it is because we live in a fallen sinful world where problems occur. God reminds us we can be in the center of God’s will, and still be in a storm. But the good news is whenever God’s people cried out to God, He was with them and helping them. Because He is our help in our problems, we need to stop focusing on our problems, and start focusing on God’s promises.
Incredible isn’t it. What people are prone to believe or not believe. But the strangest one I found? 25% of Christians do not believe in the Resurrection. How is that even possible?
We look at our problems through the cross and it changes us as we look at our problems. We realize NOTHING can hurt us eternally, NOTHING can stop us from doing God’s will, NOTHING WILL separate us from the love of God. That is our power and no problem can conquer us.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PASS THE TORCH?
For the Christian it means 3 things:
We are to... Pass the torch of the Gospel Pass the torch of Ministry Pass the torch of Leadership
What would happen if we started living the Gospel? Start showing love and grace in our schools, neighborhoods, in church, at ball games, at work? What would happen if every decision, every word, every thought would be under the umbrella of the Living Biblical truth? It would change the world! When people look at your life, do they want Jesus? Discipleship is living in the Word and visiting the world. The problem we live in the world and just visit the Word.
We exist to exalt Christ. We are not here to exalt ourselves, we are here to exalt Jesus Christ. We exalt Christ by giving Him our best in our work, out play, and our lives. This is why we strive for excellence in everything we do, because of Christ, to Exalt Him.
The Lord doesn't want you to live a life of restlessness. Experiencing rest requires effort, but the blessing of rest makes the effort worth the cost.
Until you understand significance is better than success, you will not make an eternal difference in the world.
How do people give? How do you give? Do you give your best or your worst? What goes in the decision to give? Remember there are 3 principle of Stewardship: God owns it all, everything we have is on loan, and we are going to be accountable to what we have.
If I am managing God’s resources, how do I manage it? If I am going to be accountable to God, I need to know how to do it.
If God owns everything, then He has the right to ask us for anything. It doesn't matter to God whether we have a lot or a little, what matters is what we do with what we have been given.
The way of God. He shows us what we need to know and then in faith we move forward and as we move, God reveals more to us.
The beginning of Jesus earthly ministry is the Christmas story. This series we are looking at the beginning…the story of Jesus coming to earth.
God has a plan, from the very beginning, the birth of Christ was planned, just as God also has a plan for us and like Mary we must do our part.
Like Israel in the time of Hosea, the people rejoice in their prosperity while sinning against God, with judgment coming.
For the Christian, we are not just to be thankful, we are to be abounding in thanksgiving and constantly do our best to show it.
God lists His indictments against Israel, then declares His coming Judgment. If we do not repent, we too will reap what we sow.
Like Pilate, we so often follow the crowd or the culture of the world instead of following the warnings and directions of God.
One Thing: To have an ever deepening knowledge of, experience and perfect fellowship with Jesus Christ.
When we are too far from God, we rely more on our own pride and desires in life decisions and wander farther and farther away.
Judas was a follower of Jesus, close to Him, but for his own gratification, not the glory of Christ.
True repentance is more than just words, it involves action and a change of heart and behavior.
"Shame is the deep sense that you are inherently flawed, unacceptable and unworthy of love because of something you did, something done to you, or something associated with you." (Dr. Edward Welch)
As reading a page from modern headlines, Hosea presents God's case against the people of Israel.
No matter how far you have fallen, God wants you back and He has already paid the price.
In relentless love, Hosea reaches out for his wayward wife, in the image of God reaching out for wayward sinners.
Like other emotions, depression is another warning sign that something is wrong in our lives.
Hosea, in the character of God, predicts the judgment on Gomer, Israel, because she rejects his love.
We do not know the future, nor can we solve all our problems or be everywhere at once, but God can. Instead of worrying, we should trust Him.
Every anger issue, no matter what, begins with: What is it, that you want right now, that you are not getting.
In the controversial conclusion to the Gospel of Mark, the risen Jesus tells His disciples, and us, to go tell the Gospel message to the whole world.
We were created, in His image, with emotions and we need to use them, but we are also responsible for what we feel, and to have self-control.
The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave is the foundation of Christianity and cannot be explained as anything but fact.
Moses wanted to see the glory of God. If we want to see the glory of God, we only need to see and serve His son Jesus.
The presence of God is when we have a firsthand, heart knowledge of who God is, His character, His size and the immensity of His love.
The Great Commission begins at home with righteous parents and a biblical foundation teaching the next generation.
God gave the 10 commandments as guidelines for maintaining a sane and safe society, but also to show our standing before God.
Constant Grumbling and complaining will affect you mentally, emotionally and physically, but the greatest damage is spiritual.
You may not understand all of your circumstances, but fear not, God is always in control.
In a picture of Jesus, God gives Israel instructions for saving themselves through the blood of a lamb.
Everyone knows someone who needs the One, and you are the one who can win your one to that One.
To be bold in our witness, we must prepare through prayer, study the word, believe in Gods plan and make Jesus your hero.
The people at the crucifixion whether there by duty, destiny, curiosity or contempt, fulfilled prophecy and exemplified the reason for the cross.
Whenever you serve God you will face setbacks that make it seem like you are on the wrong path.
In the background of Jesus mock trial, Peter follows a path to failure that many of us know too well.
Jesus stood the trial before Roman political leaders to be an innocent substitute for the guilt of the world.
We all need encouragement and through the promises of God, prayer, Godly companionship of others and the love of our Lord, we can be strengthened daily.
Israel has abandoned God and in the courtroom scene in Micah, God judges them, the same way He will judge us someday.
In the garden, Jesus is facing the wrath of the Father upon the sins of the world, and is doing so alone as the disciples fled.
No matter how dark the day becomes, God will prepare you for what you need to do His will.
At the last supper, Jesus shows that He is in control of all things as He prepares for the cross.
We connect to God for His guidance by listening to the scriptures, to His wise servants, to His Spirit and obeying.
True faith requires complete trust in the Lord, obedience to Him, and sacrifice no matter what the cost.
God created marriage in the image of Christ and His church, so our marriages and families should be Christ centered.
We do not need more education, training or even more common sense, what we need is wisdom.
Jesus died as a cursed for our sins. Accused in our place. Condemned in our place. Defiled in our place. Beaten, abandoned and killed in our place. He paid the price.
Jesus tell us that above all things God is in control of all time and of all things. We need to be ready.
By any standard, the trial, conviction and execution of Jesus was a mockery of justice, yet He endured it willingly.
At Gethsemane, Jesus was not only abandoned by His disciples, His Heavenly Father also abandoned Him to our sins.
Judas, betrayed Jesus because Jesus was not the messiah Judas expected and did not give him what he desired.
Beware of those who showoff religion for their own selfish benefits, they are hypocrites and condemned of God.
The Bible passes all tests of authenticity and credibility, but even more, for those who believe, it contains the power of the Word of God.
We are commanded to love God supremely and to love others in the way we want to be loved.
Truth is essential to our Christian faith and as we share the truth we must hold strong to it.
Christianity is about a relationship with Jesus. It is not about works. It is not about intellectual knowledge.
We need to render to our earthly kingdom what they deserve, but we need to render to our heavenly kingdom what it deserves.
We must have compassion for people, a commitment to do God's will and an urgency to tell the world about Jesus.
The church on earth is the bride of Christ, bought with a price, sealed with blood - we need to be ready everyday.
The vineyard parable is the Biblical story of Israel, God's love, patience and eventual judgment.
People do not follow Jesus because they will not submit to His authority, refuse to follow the evidence or fear men more than God.
The anger of God will be kindled against those who play religion but do not worship and produce good works to glorify Him.
God wants us to live a life of stewardship and to live by that principle we need a guide.
Jesus, Son of God, knew us, knew our faults, but He came anyway and because He came we have salvation.
We have a God who understands what we go through, our hurts, grief and loneliness. Jesus lived it.
Jesus came in the image of a lowly shepherd to care for His sheep, not as the expected conquering king.
God used the unexpected place of Bethlehem to show how He uses the insignificant, the weak and the foolish to do great things.
The Passover entry into Jerusalem showed the deity of Jesus, fulfilling prophecy, demonstrating His authority and announcing the messiah.
We may have perfect vision, but spiritually blind to the potential God has for anyone who will open their eyes to Jesus.
Our thanksgiving to God is our praise and adoration no matter what the circumstances of life brings.
No matter who we are or where we serve we are unified through Jesus as a proclamation of the Gospel.
Kindness is love in action, essential to great relationships, always involves actions toward others.
The Golden Rule is loving your neighbor as yourself and loving God with all your heart, mind, strength and soul, and treating others as God treats you.
Our ministers are on the front line of a spiritual war with Satan and need our prayers, support and encouragement.