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www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Chronicles 7:11-15 Sunday, August 10th, 2025 1) Plans that are in line with God's plans will ALWAYS succeed! 2) There can't be a dialogue with God when there is no Bible reading and prayer! 3) Genuine repentance brings forgiveness and healing!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Mark 8:15 August 6, 2025 1. Which types of growth do you have? 2. Do you have leaven of evil or truth? 3. The only good growth is growth in truth!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 1) Let your yes be yes and your no be no! 2) Walk in the Spirit, NOT with spirits! 3) Unfaithfulness will reap a whirlwind of heartache and sorrow!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org John 6:60-69 July 30, 2025 1. The truth is hard teaching, but there is no other way! 2. Truth offends! 3. Truth will cause some to run from it.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 3:13-15 Sunday, July 27, 2025 1. True happiness is found in truth. 2. Truth pays eternal dividends. 3. Godliness will fulfill like nothing else.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 19:13-15 Sunday, July 27th, 2025 1) Children are our most important mission field! 2) The heart of ministry starts with the little ones! 3) Embrace, bless and pray for our future spiritual leaders!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Kings 20:1-11 Sunday, July 20th, 2025 1) When faced with uncertainty, God's Word and prayer should be first! 2) When pleading with the Lord, humility is a must! 3) The God who hears our prayers is the same God that can heal our afflictions!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 9:9-13 Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 1) Jesus seeks out sinners, NOT saints! 2) Do not lose sight of who God calls US to minister to! 3) Take message of The Healer to the sick!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 5:14-16 Sunday, July 13, 2025 1. We are called to be light in the darkness. 2. Does the world see your light high and lifted up? 3. Does the life you live push others to glorify God?

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Kings 3:6-15 Sunday, July 13th, 2025 1) Knowing we cannot do it alone is the picture of humility! 2) God honors a heart after His heart like none other! 3) God will do Ephesians 3:20 if you will only let Him be the Lord of everything!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 1) God's comfort trains us to comfort others! 2) God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable! 3) Each experience God uses to prepare us for eternity!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 4:1-13 July 6, 2025 1. Always be ready to battle temptation. 2. When we have physical needs we are weaker, beware. 3. Be aware, temptation comes in many forms.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Samuel 8:1-22 Sunday, July 6th, 2025 1) Godly leadership is very important! 2) Careful what you pray and wish for! 3) Who is your King this morning?

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 8:3-4 Sunday, June 29, 2025 1. The majesty of the heavens shows us how much we mean to God. 2. Though we do not deserve it, God pours His mercy and grace on us.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Samuel 1:9-20 Sunday, June 29th, 2025 1) When deeply hurt and heavy laden, there is NO place like God's presence! 2) God cares about the smallest to the biggest aches of our hearts! 3) God honors blind faith and faithfulness!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 139:13-16 Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 1) You are known and loved by God! 2) God created you with intention and purpose! 3) No matter what we may face, the day of our death hasn't changed!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 62:1-2 Sunday, June 22, 2025 1. True rest and peace comes from God alone. 2. God alone is our stronghold and salvation. 3. We will never be shaken if God is pre-eminent.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Ruth 1:1-18 Sunday, June 22, 2025 1. God's people are not immune to facing loss and death! 2. Commitment to God's plan means complete denial of self! 3. When committed to God's plan, there is total peace in the face of uncertainty!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 7:24-27 June 18, 2025 1. How is your foundation? 2. Solid foundations stand firm! 3. Rejecting the builder's instructions leads to foundation failure!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 1:18-25 Father's Day 2025 Sunday, June 15th, 2025 1) Men of God WILL face difficulties in this life! 2) Men of God follow God's leading! 3) A man after God's own heart knows obedience is the only choice.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Daniel 3:16-18 Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 1) Do you have a fire-facing, water-walking faith? 2) NO matter what God's plan, we MUST trust His perfect will for our lives!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 22:6 Sunday, June 8th, 2025 1) Training only happens when we live on purpose! 2) If we do our part God will do His part.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org June 4, 2025 Isaiah 55:8-11 1) Trust that God is doing something in, around, through, or for us that we cannot even begin to imagine! 2) Though we cannot see how, why, when or where, God is working everything out in HIS perfect time for His glory and our good!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 24:12 May 28, 2025 1) Wickedness cultivates a heart of apathy and indifference; those give birth to lovelessness. 2) When removed from God's presence, lovelessness abounds.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Memorial Day Message 2025 Mark 10:45 Sunday, May 25th, 2025 **There is only 1 life application principle today: 1) Never forget the sacrifices made yesterday to give us the freedoms we enjoy today!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org I Kings 13:11-24 May 21, 2025 1. When God tells you something, do not listen to anyone else. 2. Beware of angels of light. 3. Foolishness can cost us our lives.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 90:1-6 May 18, 2025 1. God is our only hope, past, present and future. 2. Is He your hope? 3. Live for glory of God!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Judges 14:1-4 Sunday, May 18th, 2025 1) There are places no young man or woman of integrity should go! 2) Once the doors of compromise are opened, they swing wide! 3) God will use even our sin for the purpose of bringing glory and honor to HIS name!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Isaiah 51:6 May 14, 2025 1. All we see, God made so perfect and beautiful. 2. All we see is passing away. 3. All we see may pass away but God's promises hold us eternally secure.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Timothy 1:3-5 Sunday, May 11th, 2025 1) Our children need a faith to follow! 2) Store up treasures in your children and others for the advancement of The Kingdom!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Chronicles 20:35-37 May 7, 2025 1. Align yourself with truth. 2. When we forge relationships with the ungodly, we walk into judgment. 3. Literal and figurative shipwrecks were the result of Jehoshaphat's sin. We will suffer the same.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Judges 2:6-15 Sunday, May 4, 2025 1. Sold out devotion to Christ is a choice, NOT a default! 2. Are you imprinting truth or religion to the coming generations? 3. The enemy desires to wipe any memory of a godly heritage from our lineage!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 5:4 April 30, 2025 1. The blessed one is the believer. 2. God comforts the broken hearted. 3. God heals his children's spirits.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 36:1-4 April 27, 2025 1. The fear of God brings wisdom. 2. Honesty with ourself is very important. 3. The wicked wander to ruin. Wisdom saves from death.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Joshua 9:1-19 April 27, 2025 1) The enemy's tactics used to deceive are endless! 2) Never trust your instincts, trust the voice of God and His Word alone! 3) Don't sidestep truth, it will always reveal deception!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Peter 1:2-4 April 23, 2025 1. Our growth in faith occurs as we grow in God's grace. 2. God has equipped us with everything needed for godliness in our walk. 3. Our growth in faith should be a catalyst to flee evil desires.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Easter 2025 Mark 16:1-8 Sunday, April 20th, 2025 1) Sin created a wall of separation from us and God! 2) The dividing wall of separation has been FOREVER removed! 3) Are you walking in freedom today or living in bondage?

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 26:14-16 April 16, 2025 1. Betrayals of truth can be subtle. 2. The enemy is the master of this art. 3. Betrayals of truth will destroy your testimony.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Palm Sunday 2025 Zechariah 9:9 Sunday, April 13th, 2025 1) Jesus Christ is coming again! 2) Jesus Christ is coming again, AND SOON! 3) Jesus Christ is coming again, AND SOON so BE READY!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Romans 10:1-3 1. A zeal for God does NOT mean the righteousness of Christ! 2. Recognition of God is ruin. The righteousness of God is redemption! 3. Every knee WILL bow and EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 24:19-20 April 6, 2025 1. Do not let evildoers control your mind. 2. Never envy the disastrous path of the wicked. 3. The righteous will be blessed, the wicked will self-destruct.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Numbers 20:1-13 Sunday, April 6th, 2025 1) When the followers are faithless, be faithful! 2) Don't let a moment of frustration or anger destroy the beautiful plans God has for you! 3) Let the beautiful fragrance of obedience not the stain of sin follow you!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Romans 8:31-34 April 2, 2025 1. Our God is eternally for us! 2. The God who is for us gave His only Son for us. 3. Our eternal intercessor is for us! *Do not believe satan's lies.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Acts 9:31 March 30, 2025 1. Do you fear the Lord? 2. Are you personally encouraged by the Holy Spirit? 3. Are you at peace and being strengthened?  *When these are met, we increase in numbers.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Exodus 4:1-17 Sunday, March 30th, 2025 1) Our God is a God who handles EVERY minute detail! 2) Let God use you to do the impossible for His glory! 3) A life of demonstrated faith is a life of yielded obedience!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Mark 4:26-29 March 26, 2025 1. God has called us to be seed spreaders of truth. 2. The power of growth is God's power, NOT ours. 3. The blessing of our faithfulness will be seen by all in eternity.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 18:10 March 23, 2025 1. What is your strong tower? 2. The righteous run to the truth, the wicked flee from it. 3. The strong tower is our only protection.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Exodus 2:1-10 Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 1) God still is and will always be the ONLY way maker! 2) There is NO situation that God does not have a solution for! 3) God will show His awesome glory and power in EVERY SITUATION!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Peter 2:11-12 March 19, 2025 1. Every follower of Christ battles temptation. 2. Let your testimony be a lighthouse to the lost. 3. God will bless your steadfast testimony of the work of Christ.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Romans 5:1-5 March 16, 2025 1. Faith is the source of our righteousness in Christ. 2. Our faith is the key that accesses the hope of God's glory. 3. God's hope endures all time!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Genesis 39:7-23 March 16, 2025 1) The pleasure may seem worth it, but the price for sin is high! 2) The choice to obey the Lord may seem high! 3) The blessing for obedience is a flood of God's favor and blessing!