Lake Hazel Bible Church

2010-08-01

Pastor Bill Norris
2010-08-29

"A Living Sacrifice” (Part 2) Romans 12:1-2

Purpose: “After 11 chapters of showing us the sinfulness of man & the ongoing mercies of God, Paul now shows us that our only logical response is to offer ourselves as 'Living Sacrifices'!”

Two things are required of a Living Sacrifice:

I. A PRESENTATION OF THE BODY (1)
II. A TRANSFORMATION OF THE MIND (2)

2010-09-26

"The Key to Successful Stewardship!"
1/23/2011
James 4:13-17

Purpose: "The key to successful stewardship is to live in humble dependence upon the Lord. This is evidenced in our lives as we choose to both consult Him in all our plans and confess our dependence upon Him in all that we do."

I CONSULT GOD IN ALL YOUR PLANS (13-14)
A. You don't know what will happen tomorrow

B. Your life is but a vapor

II. CONFESS GOD ALL YOUR PLANS (15-17)
A. To confess God is to live in humble dependence

B. To disregard God is to live in prideful independence.

John 4:43-45
January 30, 2011

Purpose: "As we celebrate the Lord's Supper today, we remember His instruction to "Do this in remembrance of Me." But God's desire is that we not only remember His great love & sacrifice in the past...but that we recognize Him in the present!"

I. RECOGNIZE THE MESSIAH IN YOUR LIFE TODAY!

“As we prepare to celebrate our country’s declaration of independence from the tyranny of Great Britain, God wants us to declare our own independence from the tyranny of this fallen world through Christ Jesus!”

We can do this as we…
I. FLEE THE PASSIONS OF THE PROUD (11a)
II. FOLLOW THE PRECEPTS OF THE PRINCE (11b)
III. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH (12-16)

Our New Position in Christ! Ephesians 2:1-10
By Pastor Bill Norris
Purpose: "In order to live effective, victorious lives here on this earth, God wants us to understand our new position in Christ! And we can do this by understanding three aspects of our salvation..."

God wants you to...
I. UNDERSTAND THE NEED OF YOUR SALVATION (1-3)
II. UNDERSTAND THE GIFT OF YOUR SALVATION (4-6)
III. UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF YOUR SALVATION! (7-10)

“Without the Shedding of Blood”
Hebrews 9:22 & 11:6
 
Purpose: “As we celebrate the Lord's Supper today and proclaim His death till He comes...we remember the truth of Hebrews 9:22, that, “Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.”

 
I. WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD---THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS
 

II. WITHOUT FAITH---THERE IS NO SALVATION

"We are the Church of the Living God!" 1 Timothy 3:14-16
by Pastor Bill Norris
6/10/2012

“Walk in Love!”
Ephesians 5:1-6
 
Purpose: “God wants us to imitate Him as His beloved children”.
How? First of all, we are to imitate Him by “Walking in Love”.
 
 I. WALK IN THE SELFLESS LOVE OF THE CHRIST (1-2)
 
A. It’s a love that is sacrificial.
 
B. It’s a love that is sweet-smelling
 
 
II. WALK AWAY FROM THE SELFISH LOVE OF THE CORRUPT (3-6)
 
A. It’s a love that is not fitting for the saints.
 
B. It’s a love that is not fitting for the Kingdom.

The 3 A’s of Conflict Resolution
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
“The goal of EVERY Christian should be to love one another and build each other up! Paul discusses the only successful way to do this anytime we have conflict in 1 Corinthians 6:1-11.
I. Goal
II. Arbitrate (1-6)
III. Act (7)
IV. Avoid (8-11)

God has a specific calling for the believer’s life which is designed for His glory and our blessing as we remain in Him and remain in the status of life that we were called to.

Remain…
I. In marriage with another believer (10-11)
II. In marriage with an unbeliever (12-16)
III. In your state in life (17-24)