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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!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 28:13 Sunday, March 9, 2025 1. What we uncover God covers. 1 John 1:9 2. What we cover, God uncovers. Luke 8:17

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Genesis 22:1-5 Sunday, March 9th, 2025 1) When facing the unimaginable where is the first place you go? 2) Abraham's first choice was trusting God, what is yours? 3) The burdens are not lifted if God is not trusted in our lives!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org John 2:1-11 March 5, 2025 1. Are you willing to do whatever Jesus tells you? 2. God's instructions may seem petty or pointless. 3. Let our obedience to the Lord be a demonstration of our faith! God will show Himself faithful!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 24:1-4 March 2, 2025 1. Do not desire anything the wicked have. 2. Let Godly truth build your spiritual house! 3. Let Godly wisdom fill your spiritual home with His blessings.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org I Samuel 1:27-28 March 2, 2025 1) All life has been given by God for a plan and purpose. 2) Is God free to use what He has blessed you with?

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 13:16-17 February 26, 2025 1. We have much responsibility because of our spiritual sight. 2. The ones of old would love to have had the Holy Spirit indwelling. Do not take it for granted!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 24:16-18 Sunday, February 23, 2025 1. We may fall but the Lord will lift us up. 2. We should not find joy when our enemy falls. 3. Keep God's wrath where it belongs.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Sunday, February 23, 2025 1) The weary and burdened will never find rest until they come to the Lord! 2) God's plan will fix it all, we just have to allow the perfect teacher to instruct us. 3) God's call to discipleship is one that brings true life!!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Peter 1:24-25 Sunday, February 16, 2025 1. All human flesh and glory is fleeting. 2. God's word will endure forever. 3. We are assured of this truth from God's Word.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 1 Timothy 6:6-10 Sunday, February 16th, 2025 1) Loving the Lord and being content with all you have is like winning a major prize!! 2) Be content with the basics and expect nothing else! 3) Don't fall for the trap of the enemy as he entices you to seek more!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 15:10-11 February 12, 2025 1. When the Lord speaks, LISTEN! 2. Being super-spiritual does NOT save you! Being a follower of Jesus Christ does!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Acts 2:37-40 February 9, 2025 1. Faith comes by hearing and hearing through the Word of God! 2. Our life as a follower of Christ should be lived for the one that gave us true spiritual life! 3. If you have never done it, repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Hebrews 2:18 February 5, 2025 1. Jesus showed us that even in testing we can remain faithful. 2. Jesus showed us that even in suffering we can stand firm. 3. The power of God is sufficient for the strength to endure.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 21:21 Sunday, February 2, 2025 1. Make your life one that pursues faithful love, righteousness and honor.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Galatians 2:20-21 Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 1) Living for Christ is about death to our wants, wills and desires! 2) Our life as a follower of Christ should be lived for the one that gave us true spiritual life!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org James 5:10-11 January 29, 2025 1. We have a great example of those who suffered for "The Name." 2. Endurance happens when we focus and remain faithful in all situations. 3. Our compassionate and merciful God will bless our endurance.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Luke 19:10 January 26, 2025 1. Jesus died to save us. 2. We are called to share the truth. 3. Let God use you to reach others.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Isaiah 40:28-31 Sunday, January 26th, 2025 1) Our infinite God is not limited to our human understanding! 2) God's ability to strengthen us knows NO limits! 3) Our trust in the Lord guarantees His power is made perfect in our weakness!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 19:21 January 22, 2025 1. Make sure your plans line up with God's plans. 2. God's plans will prevail. Will you be a part of it or a cautionary tale?

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Sunday, January 19th, 2025 1) Indications of God's timetable are all around us! 2) What we are seeing in children is a definitive sign of the times! 3) The power of the Gospel is the power of truth!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Philippians 4:8 January 15, 2025 1. What are you dwelling on? 2. Is it true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, or moral excellence, or praiseworthy? If not, why are you wasting precious time? 3. A Christ-focused life is continually adjusting course! What needs adjusting?

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Job 16:1-5 January 8, 2025 1. Do you comfort the afflicted or afflict the afflicted? 2. Remember one day you will need to be comforted. 3. Comfort the afflicted and encourage the broken.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Luke 15:19-24 Sunday, January 5th, 2025 1) Sin will make us feel like our future is bleak! 2) God's love grace and mercy supersede our worst day! 3) A new Day, Week, Month and Year start NOW!