PAIHIA BAPTIST CHURCH: The Cross can be seen from the wharf.

“Asa did what was good and right

Second Chronicles 14:2-5

Introduction:
in the eyes of the LORD his God.

1. He removed the foreign altars and
2. the high places,
3. smashed the sacred stones and
4. cut down the Asherah poles.
5. He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and
6. to obey his laws and his commands.
7. He removed the high places and
8. incense altars in every town in Judah,

End:

and the kingdom was at peace under him.”

PAIHIA BAPTIST CHURCH: The Cross can be seen from the wharf.

“STORE UP”

Matthew 6:19-21

Introduction:

“Do not store up … ”  “But store up …”

A.  “‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,

a.  where moth and rust destroy, and

b.  where thieves break in and steal.

B.  But store up for yourselves treasury in heaven,

a.  where moth and rust do not destroy, and

b.  where thieves do not break in  and steal.

End:

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.'”

THE HEART: The heart is where our treasure is.

PAIHIA BAPTIST CHURCH: The Cross can be seen from the wharf.

“When Solomon

2 Chronicles 7:1-3

Introduction:
finished praying,

A.  fire came down from heaven and consumed

a.  the burnt offering and

b.  the sacrifices, and

B.  the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

C.  The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.

End:

When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement …

NOT FAR FROM WHERE WE LIVE: Sun, Clouds and Trees.

“BECAUSE REHOBOAM HUMBLED HIMSELF, THE LORD’S ANGER TURNED FROM HIM, AND HE WAS NOT TOTALLY DESTROYED.” – 2 Chronicles 12:15