Lake Hazel Bible Church

Final sermon in series on 1Timothy, covering 1 Timothy 6:17-21.

Sermon on Isaiah 9:6-7.

Sermon on Philippians 1:1-11.

Sermon from Romans 1:1-7.

Sermon on Romans 1:1-7.

Sermon from Romans 1:8-15

Sermon from Romans 1:16-17

Sermon from Romans 1:18-20

Case Against the Unjust. Romans 1:21-32

Standing for Christ in 2009 on 2009-03-01

Sermon covering Romans 2:1-16.

Sermon on Romans 2:17-29.

Sermon "The Reaction of the Religious."

Sermon on Romans 3: 1-8 from 2009-04-05

Easter Special on John 20:19-23 from 2009-04-012

Romans 3:1-8 on 2009-04-26

The Gavel of God's Justice Falls: Romans 3:9-20 on 2009-05-03

Mothers on 2009-05-10

Romans 3:21-26 on 2009-05-24

King Jehoshaphat
God wants us to trust in HIS faithfulness when we sin.

The Jackpot of Justification

Baptism
Glory in Your Circumstances - James 1: 9-11

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-01-03

Purpose: "In order for LHBC to become a healthy, disciple-making church in 2010, God wants us to follow the pattern He has provided in those disciples who live for Christ!"

I. A pattern to walk after (17)
II. A pattern to walk away from (18-19)

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-01-10

Purpose: "Our Heavenly Father wants His children to grow into mature sons & daughters who can experience the fullness of our inheritance in Jesus Christ!"

We can experience the fullness of our inheritance in Christ by…
I. LIVING AS DEBTORS OF GOD (12-13)
(Review)
We can experience the fullness of our inheritance in Christ by…
II. LIVING AS CHILDREN & SONS OF GOD (14-15)
(Review)
We can experience the fullness of our inheritance in Christ by…
III. LIVING AS HEIRS OF GOD & JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST (16-17)

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-01-17

A Biblical Response to the Haiti Earthquake

Purpose: “Earthly catastrophes should not cause us to judge those who are victims…but should move us to self-examination and repentance.”

I. EARTHLY CATASTROPHES SHOULD MOVE US TO SELF EXAMINATION AND REPENTANCE
A. The Galilean Incident (Luke 13:1-3)
B. The Tower of Siloam Accident (Luke 13:4-5)
C. The Believer’s Response

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-01-24

“The Best is Yet to Come!”

Purpose: “Today we’re going to see that God wants us to endure suffering with the hope of future glory! And we can find encouragement in knowing that we are not alone in groaning with expectancy for this future hope.”

I. THE CREATION GROANS WITH EXPECTANCY (19-22)
II. THE CHRISTIAN GROANS WITH EXPECTANCY (23-25)
III. THE SPIRIT GROANS WITH EXPECTANCY (26-27)

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-02-07

Purpose: “God wants His disciples who suffer with Christ to be encouraged….knowing that He is working all things together for good!”

I. STAND ON THE PROMISE (28)
II. SUBMIT TO THE PURPOSE (29)
III. SET YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE (30)

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-03-07

Purpose: “In these first five verses of chapter 9, God has given us an example in the Apostle Paul of a heart that is broken with a burden for the lost.”

I. LET YOUR HEART BE BROKEN WITH A BURDEN FOR THE LOST (1-5)

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-03-14

Purpose: God wants us to bring our salvation to its logical conclusion because it brings pleasure to Him and brings light into the world!

I. IT BRINGS PLEASURE TO GOD (12-13)
A. God gives the desire.
B. God gives the power.
C. God gets the pleasure.
II. IT BRINGS LIGHT TO THE WORLD (14-16)
A. We shine as lights.
B. We hold forth the Word of Life.

Pastor Bill Norris
Date: 2010-04-04

HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY!!!

“The Greatest Comeback of All-Time” 1 Corinthians 15:1-22

Purpose: “Today, God wants us to rejoice in the resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. And we can do this by understanding the problem, the proof, and the purpose of the resurrection.”

I. THE PROBLEM OF THE RESURRECTION (12-19)
II. THE PROOF OF THE RESURRECTION (1-11)
III. THE PURPOSE OF THE RESURRECTION (20-22)

Pastor Bill Norris
2010-05-23

“What About Us?” (Part 1) Romans 9:1-29

Purpose: “After hearing Paul proclaim that all those who are in Christ are now children & heirs of God...the Jews wanted to know if God had forsaken His promises to them? Today Paul answers their question by showing that God has not forsaken the Jews.”

I. THE APOSTLE OF GOD HAS NOT FORSAKEN THE JEWS (1-5)
II. THE WORD OF GOD HAS NOT FORSAKEN THE JEWS (6-13)
III. THE PURPOSE OF GOD HAS NOT FORSAKEN THE JEWS (14-29)
Example #1—Moses
Example #2—Pharaoh
Example #3—Potter

2010-07-04

Pastor Bill Norris
2010-10-24

III. GOD WANTS US TO BE PERSEVERING (12)
A. Rejoicing in hope
B. Patient in tribulation
C. Continuing steadfastly in prayer

1/2/2011
1 Timothy 6:17-21
by Pastor Bill Norris

Purpose: "Today we're going to see that if we have our eyes set on the future that we possess in Christ...then it will be reflected in the attitudes we possess in life!"

I. DON'T BE HAUGHTY

II. DON'T TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES

III. TRUST IN THE LIVING GOD

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!

Purpose: "God's desire is that His disciples love without hypocrisy. This will be evidenced in how we respond to both those within the church and those without."

I. A DISCIPLE LOVES WITHOUT HYPOCRISY THOSE INSIDE THE CHURCH (14-16)
A. Without hypocrisy, they respond to their opposition.

B. Without hypocrisy, they respond to their condition.

C. Without hypocrisy, they respond to their position.

II. A DISCIPLE LOVES WITHOUT HYPOCRISY THOSE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH (17-21)

A. Without hypocrisy, they seek good and not evil.

B. Without hypocrisy, they seek peace and not strife.

Purpose: “God wants us to remember that because of Christ’s sacrifice, our home is now in Heaven! Remembering this truth both strengthens us in the present and motivates us for the future!”

I. IT STRENGTHENS US IN THE PRESENT (20a)
* Because of His sacrifice, we can be strengthened in the present, knowing that we have both a new identity and a new purpose!

A. We have a new identify

“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)

8/14/2011
Purpose: "God wants us to be aware of the battle within us! And that means being aware of both the conflicting passions & the contrasting products that result."

I. BE AWARE OF CONFLICTING PASSIONS (17-18)

II BE AWARE OF CONTRASTING PRODUCTS (19-23)

12/4/11
"pray for those you minister to" Ephesians 1:15-23
by Pastor Bill Norris
Purpose: "God wants us to pray for those we minister to!"
Like Paul, we need to pray that they would come to truly understand all that they are now possess in Jesus Christ!

Pray they would...
I. UNDERSTAND THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING! (18A)
II UNDERSTAND THE RICHES OF HIS INHERITANCE! (18B)
III. UNDERSTAND THE GREATNESS OF HIS POWER!(19-23)

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)

II. GOD WANTS US TO GAIN SPIRITUAL DEPTH! (17)
A. We need Christ to dwell in us!
B. We need to dwell in Christ!

Gift Driven Ministry (part 2) Ephesians 4:7-16
3/4/12
By: Pastor Bill Norris
Purpose: “As the Body of Christ, every single one of us have been gifted & called to be involved in the ministry He is carrying out in and through the church today!”
I. THE GIFT’S DIVINE DELIVERER (7-10)
There are two truths about “Spiritual Gifts” you need to know: 1) every believer has received at least one...and 2), they have been delivered to us by none other than the Lord Jesus Christ Himself!
II. THE GIFT’S DESIGNATED DEVELOPERS (11-12)