Feb 16, 2020 | Sermon Notes

These are notes from a sermon message heard at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. To hear the message, please visit their website here. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Date: Feb 16, 2020

Preacher: Dr. Stanley

Title: The Anchor for Our Lives

Base Verse: Acts 27:1-44

We all face storms, and there are valuable lessons found in each one.

Aug 4, 2019 | Sermon Notes

These are notes from a sermon message heard at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. To hear the message, please visit their website here. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Date: Aug 4, 2019

Preacher: Dr. Charles Stanley

Title: Guided by God

Base Verse:

What guides your life? What motivates you? Money? Goals in life? Selfish desires? A person? What about being guided by God? We're all guided by something.

Mar 6, 2019

These are notes from a sermon message heard at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. To hear the message, please visit their website here. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Date: March 06, 2019

Preacher: Dr. Anthony George

Title:

Base Verse:

Changing Our Mind:

1. It means that we agree with God that He is right.
2. It means that we align our will with God’s will.
3. It means we abandoned our resistance to God.
• We are prone to wander away from God.

Jan 23, 2019 | What is your ministry?

These are notes from a sermon message heard at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. To hear the message, please visit their website here. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Date: Jan 23, 2019

Preacher: Dr. Anthony George

Title: What is your ministry?

Base Verse: Acts 13

We can answer quickly when people ask us what our name is, whether we’re married, and to whom, and what our occupation is. But when someone asks you more spiritual questions, such as what your ministry is, do you have a response in mind?

Every believer in Christ has been called to a ministry. It might not be in a church, but nonetheless, God assigns us to an area of ministry. So what is yours? What is your ministry?

SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF MINISTRY

Oct. 04, 2016 | Freedom to Believe

This is a message from Dr. Anthony George's Wednesday night Bible study. Here's the link to the audio message from FBA's website. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

  Acts 16:19-24  Vs 23, Roman law ensured that its citizens would not be punished without a trial. Yet Paul was beaten and his rights were violated. This was religious persecution. Even so, God brought good from this by saving the jailer and his family-- Romans 8:28 Don't look at the bad things as if it is from God, because he does not condone it; look at it as how God can bring good from bad.   America symbolizes freedom.

• Our founding fathers struggled with defining religious rights
• When the Constitution was drafted, the number one complaint included the belief that the constitution did not have a clear distinction of rights of its people. Bill of Rights were made.

Jun. 15, 2016 | The Gospel in the Culture

This is a message from Dr. Anthony George's Wednesday night Bible study. Here's the link to the audio message from FBA's website. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

What does the culture say about the Gospel? What does the Gospel say about the culture?

Acts 19:23-27 NASB

1. The Gospel insists about the authority of God. 
   • No one else can sit in the throne of Sovereignty.
   • Here in Acts, the people in Ephesus are giving the mythical goddess Diana a temple, making her an idol.
   • Ephesus is like the Athenians. Acts 17:21-23
   • These exalt men, and man-crafted things, above God.
   • This all comes down to the Holy Oneness of God, and the authority of His Word.
   • Psalm 138:1-2 NKJV 

May 18, 2016 | Scoping Out Your Environment

 Last week I was out of town visiting my grandfather and had to miss the Wednesday study. This is tonight's message from Dr. Anthony George's Wednesday Bible study. Here's the link to the audio message from FBA's website. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Acts 16:16-24 How do we get a feel on how to respond to what others say? 

1. Look for the spiritual forces at work.
   • The slave girl had a spirit, a demon spirit of divination, possessing her. This allowed her to be prophetic, and read people's fortunes. She made money from this. We must be cautious of people like this.
   • Even if someone isn't possessed, it is possible for someone to have a demonic stronghold--places in people's life full of sin, perhaps generational sin. 
   • How do we identify whether there is a spiritual force at work?
     • Sinfulness
     • Access people's mindset
     • Look at the seeds being sown into the environment: words and actions
     • How does being around these people affect my spirit? Am I at peace or in turmoil?

Jan. 13, 2016 | Can We Know the Future?

This is the very first message to Dr. Anthony George's Wednesday night Bible study series on the End Times. Here's the link to the audio message from FBA's website. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Acts 1:6-11

• 40 days after resurrection; reunion
• they knew kingdom split from Israel

1. GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH ISRAEL.
• It is difficult to read scripture and not be Pro-Israel
• Mount of Olives gives beautiful overview of Jerusalem
• Romans 9, 10, & 11
• Romans 11:25 NASB 
• God's covenant with the Jewish people is irreversible: Romans 11:26b-29
2. JESUS CHRIST WILL RETURN TO EARTH.
• Understand the geography of it: where He will come back
• This is why we believe in Bible prophesy.
• The angels said that Jesus would come back the same way He left: in the clouds!
• He is coming back to conquer the world.
• This is the final proclamation.
3. GOD WILL NOT REVEAL SPECIFIC TIMES TO US.
• One of the most important things a political leader can say is advocacy for Israel.
• When it's all said and done, it'll all be about Israel.
• Politics ---> Pro Israel ---> WIN.
• We may not know the specific times, but according to Jesus there are signs we can watch for. He said so Himself.
• There is no need for date-picking or calendar choosing.

• We are in good company when we want to know when Jesus is coming back. Some things we can know:
• "I don't know when Jesus Christ is coming back, but I do know I have power to witness for Him." Acts 1:7-8
• "I don't know when Jesus is coming back, but I do know that it will be glorious reunion."
• "I don't know when Jesus is coming back, I know that I am serving the One who will set it straight--the One who has defeated every foe. He's already victorious.
• "I may not know when He's coming back, but I know what's going to happen when He comes: every knee will bow and every voice will confess HE IS LORD."
• Israel is the cornerstone to prophesy.
• Even though He doesn't want us to know the specifics, God does have a timeline.
• Your view of prophesy shapes how you see the world. New interpretative view of current events. Helps you not be despaired. Bible Prophesy helps you understand geography--The Holy Land of Israel--no dispute of to whom it belongs.

Prophesy is good news for Christians.

• "I've read the back of the book and we win!" 
• While I'm not exactly sure who originally wrote the song, the performances by The Cathedrals seems to be the most popular! Take a few minutes and listen to it! :)
• Which performance do you like better? The one from 2009 or the one from 2014? I love them both! The 2009 video might be older than it is listed because of their clothing style and the technology used, but I don't know when it's from. Seeing the group continue to perform so well over the years is just so great! :)

I WIN. YOU WIN, BECAUSE HE HAS ALREADY WON!