Immanuel Baptist Church Corbin, Ky

Choosing the Better Learning to be Mary-ed And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her. LUKE 10:38-42 "We are so steeped in the error of working for God that we are determined to defend Martha. In straining to give her some due, some merit we are defending our own self-conscious labors and hoping they too will count with God. They will not. Make no mistake, Jesus scolded Martha. Martha had chosen duty. Mary had chosen Jesus. Adoration Adoration Martha Kilpatrick. "Work does not begin with work. God's work must begin with rest. It then moves out from r

Who Am I?1 Peter 2:9-10“Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only by Jesus Christ.” Blaise Pascal1 Peter 2:9-10 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.1. You are accepted.“He hath made us accepted in the beloved.” Ephesians 1:62. You have purpose.3. You are valuable. “For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.” 1 Peter 3:184. You are adopted.“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:155. You are forgiven.“As far as the east is from the west, so far does

Your Next Step > Staying Where You Are Mark 1:17 Vision Statement - Growing leaders to plant healthy churches in college towns across Kentucky and beyond for the glory of God. Mark 1:17 “And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Following Jesus Being changed by Jesus “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 (Vanny Testimony) On mission with Jesus (picture of Wyatt, Noah, Seth, and Will)

Not So With You Mark 10:35-45 1. Everyone has a position on the team. 2. All the positions on the team are important. 3. The greatest position on the team is the lowest position. (picture of Murrell fishing and the pics of Will and Jacob being baptized) A. Serving increases your joy. “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.” Philippians 2:17 “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark 8:35 B. Serving improves your relationships. “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. C. Serving brings significance. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing mo

Your Priorities Determine Your Appointments Mark 1:35-39 1. Time with God is a daily joy “A Sunday religion, he who has it, will be lost.” - Charles Spurgeon. “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 2. Time with God was a priority. “In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.” Luke 6:12 3. Time with God will have interruptions. 4. Time with God prepares you for your mission. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Romans 1:16 “And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.” Mark 2:19-20

"HOPE IS COMING” Malachi 3:1-12 & 4:4 1. The Lord had a plan (3:1-6) 2. The Lord wants us to TEST Him (3:7-12) 3. The Lord will fight for you. THE LORD OF ARMIES (HOSTS) 4. Remember God’s Word. (4:4) "Remember the instruction of Moses My servant, the statues and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. “

“The Day of the Lord” Zephaniah 1-3 1) On the Day of the Lord, God will come in Judgment 6 and those who turn back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him. 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated his guests. Matthew 24 21 For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again. 22 Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect. 23 “If anyone tells you then, ‘See, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Matthew 24 29 “Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the hea

Now Come the Days of the King Luke 1:1-20 1. The board is set. "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”MIC 5:2 2. The pieces are moving. , "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." “LK 9:58 3. We come to it at last. “Now then, tell my servant David, `This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture and from following the flock to be ruler over my people Israel.” 2 Sam 7:8

Mary Christmas Luke 1:26-45 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Micah 5:2 I. Help is on the way “And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.” 2 Samuel 7:16 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most

Don’t Give Up Luke 1:5-25 Micah 4:2-3 2 Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 3 He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Malachi 4:5 5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. (Luke 1:5-25) 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, becau

THE NECESSITY OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 I. Why we believe in the virgin birth. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.” Genesis 3:15 NASB almah bethulah Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “GOD WITH US.” 24And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.” Matthew 1:22-25 II. Why the Virgin Birth is Important Atonement for our sins required a perfect sacrifice. “The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and yo

The Faithfulness of God Daniel 9 1. Learn to look at things from God’s perspective through His Word. v. 1-3, 13 “I will praise the Lord no matter what happens.” Ps34:1 2. Choose to believe that God is faithful to His promises because of past faithfulness. v. 4-6, 15-16 The sun is faithful to rise each morning is reflective of the creator who is faithful to you and I. (picture of sunrise) 3. Look to God’s Character for assurance. v. 7, 17-19 Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Hope: True or False? Jeremiah 29:4-14 Believers must avoid false hopes from false prophets when things seem hopeless (v.4-9) Believers must listen to God's Word when things seem hopeless (v.10-11) Believers must turn back to the LORD who is their true hope when things seem hopeless (v.12-14) 1. Be careful who you listen to and in what you put your hope 2. Derive your hopes and dreams from God's Word alone 3. Make repentance and faith in Christ a daily lifestyle

“Heaven – How Do I Get There?” John 14:1-6 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus said, Trust me, not yourself. “You, believe in God; believe also in me.” He is trustworthy because of: Of His supernatural identity. He said, “If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father." He is trustworthy because of: His impeccable integrity. “He was tempted in every way just as we are and yet was without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15) He is trustworthy because of: His keen intellect. “No one ever spoke t

A Light for the Nations 1. God wants both your Waldo and the world 2. You always win when you witness 3. Jesus is too big for the Tri-county area 4. The Light is most bright in the darkest of night Acts 13:47 “The Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

The Mercy of God Jonah 1. Practice first time obedience. 1:1-3, 3:1-3 2. Develop a heart like God’s for people. 1:17, 2:10, 3:10 4:2 “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 3. Remember that it is about God not you. 3:5, 4:4-11 1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth. 17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. - Jonah 1:17 10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. - Jonah 2:10 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster t

Go And Tell Mark 5:1-20 1. We are given the same command 2. We are given the same method 3. We are given the same message

Wait For It Mark 4:1-20 1. Sow the seed of the Gospel indiscriminately. 2. The seed sown doesn’t always bear fruit. 3. The success of sowing is realized in fruit.

When the Church Doesn’t Look Like Jesus Mark 2-3 1. Judgmental Disposition 2. Legalistic Attitude 3. Critical Spirit 4. Division

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Bring your problems to Jesus. Whatever it takes. Come to Jesus to have your sins forgiven.