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www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 1:1-7 Sunday, October 26, 2025 1. Wisdom and discipline do NOT come naturally. They are learned. 2. Let foolishness be transformed into wisdom by the power of God's Word. 3. The wise embrace wisdom. Fools hate it. Choose wisely!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Philippians 4:8-9 Sunday, October 19, 2025 1. Is your mind focused on what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, of moral excellence, or praise worthy? 2. Do what God's word calls you to do.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 121:1-8 Sunday, October 19, 2025 1. Lift your eyes to the only one who can intervene. 2. God is our ever present helper, protector, shield and our shelter. 3. From cradle to grave, the Lord is our only hope!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Philippians 3:7-10 Wednesday, October 15, 2025 1. Christ is EVERYTHING. This world holds NO hope. 2. The righteousness of Christ is ALL that matters! 3. Knowing Christ Jesus in ALL His glory should be our life's ambition.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Kings 15:1-7 Wednesday, October 8, 2025 1. Starting out right does not guarantee finishing right. 2. Partial obedience is no obedience at all. 3. Sin separates us from God and can also separate us from people.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 21:30-31 Sunday, October 5, 2025 1. Nothing succeeds unless God is in it. 2. We can plan all we want to win. 3. Victory ONLY comes from the Lord.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Nehemiah 2:19-20 Sunday, October 5, 2025 1. The enemy wants us to remain useless so that we never fulfill the purpose and plan God has for our lives! 2. The anchor ensuring success comes from obedience to God's plan for our lives!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Mark 13:32-33 October 1, 2025 1. There is only one person who knows when Jesus is coming back. 2. Live like Jesus is coming back today!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Proverbs 14:12 Sunday, September 28, 2025 1. Without a moral compass we are hopeless. 2. All hopes and dreams die in eternal spiritual death!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org James 1:14-15 Sunday, September 28th, 2025 1) Evil does NOT originate from the Lord! 2) Our desires need taken captive to the will of Christ! 3) Sin knows NO limits and is hell bent on destroying everything good God has ever planned for our lives!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Hebrews 3:12-13 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 1. Disobedience gives birth to unbelief. 2. We need continual encouragement from one another. 3. Sin's goal is to deceive.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Mark 2:13-17 Sunday, September 21st, 2025 1) Jesus' call to follow Him is for those who are lost! 2) A sheep that criticizes you for obedience is no sheep at all! 3) Jesus came to call sinners to Him, not self-professed saints!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Job 23:10 Wednesday, September 17, 2025 1. Do not avoid the refiner's fire. 2. Testing grows and strengthens our faith, trust and us overall. 3. Avoid the refiner's fire and never know the blessing of God's supernatural provision.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org James 1:9-12 Sunday, September 14, 2025 1. Rich or poor will be equal on judgment day. 2. Time tarnishes all worldly things. 3. Pursue the crown of life as a follower of Christ.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Mark 10:29-31 Sunday, September 14th, 2025 1) The Gospel message is one of self-denial! 2) The call of a disciple brings with it great blessings for those willing to live it out! 3) God will bless those who jump headlong into the battle for truth that rages!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 16:24-26 Wednesday, September 10, 2025 1. Following Christ cannot happen until denial of self does. 2. Losers finders, weepers keepers. 3. Gaining the world is nothing if you eternally lose everything.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Daniel 4:28-30 Sunday, September 7, 2025 1. God's truth ALWAYS comes to pass. 2. Nothing in our life has happened that God didn't give the ability to do so.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Matthew 7:21-23 Sunday, September 7th, 2025 1) Those that live out the Father's will are followers. 2) Many that love spiritual “feelings” never know true communion and fellowship with the Father! 3) Judgment day will hold lots of surprises!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org I Peter 1:22-25 Wednesday, September 3, 2025 1. Are you pure in your obedience to truth? 2. Have you been born again through the enduring word of truth? 3. The only thing that is not passing away is God's word and truth!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org 2 Chronicles 24:17-22 Sunday, August 31st, 2025 1) Don't EVER think it can't happen to you! 2) Sin makes truth hard to hear! 3) Unrepented sin will make you disdain Godliness!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 9:1-6 August 27, 2025 1. There are many shelters but only one true shelter. 2. When God is our refuge, He allows nothing to harm us that is not part of His plan. 3. Stand strong in knowing Jehovah is your King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Psalm 37:23-24 Sunday, August 24, 2025 1. Who is establishing your steps? 2. When the righteous stumble and fall, they will not be consumed. 3. God's support of the righteous sustains them.

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org Isaiah 51:1, 6-8 Sunday, August 24th, 2025 1) Are you pursuing righteousness and seeking after the Lord? 2) All that is around us is temporary, King Jesus' salvation is ETERNAL! 3) Flee listening to the world and run to the unchanging truth!

www.longviewbaptistchurch.org John 6:35 August 20, 2025 1. Humans will be filled with something in this life. 2. True fulfillment comes when the one who can fill is found. 3. Once truly filled by the Lord, you will never hunger or thirst again.

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!