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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
It seems like stores put out their Christmas merchandise earlier every year. Let’s start selling Christmas stuff in July, beat the holiday rush. Song by Brave Combo- The president was passing laws, Gave a call to Santa Claus He said, "get that toy machine on high. Economy is in a slump I know ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:28
Tags: Second Coming, Christmas Advent
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A businessman was traveling on a plane for the first time. He had always been terrified of flying but his next appointment required him to do so. The flight was going well when suddenly the plane shuddered. The pilot came over the intercom and announced that the engines on the right side had ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37
Tags: Promise, Vow
Denomination: Foursquare
“To delay or fail to make decisions may be more sinful than to make wrong decisions out of faith ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:34-38
Tags: John Piper, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Risk, Big Decisions
“Life was no cakewalk for Jesus, and he didn’t promise it would be any easier for his followers. We shouldn’t be surprised by resistance and persecution. Yet most of us play it safe. We pursue comfort. We spend ourselves to get more stuff. And we prefer to be entertained. We are all tempted by the ...read more
Tags: Comfort, Risk, Life In Christ, John Piper
“God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s ...read more
Scripture: John 14:15-18
Tags: Direction, Fashion, Solution, Affiliation
Denomination: *other
There was a little boy once who was reading an advertisement for Simpson’s cocoa powder and asked his mother, “Mom, what does ‘100% pure’ mean?” “It means completely clean, with nothing bad in it.” Later, as she knelt by him as he prayed before going to bed, she heard him say the words, “Dear ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:8
Tags: Purity, Personal Holiness
Denomination: Methodist
Daniel Overdorf- One Friday afternoon I struggled to prepare for the weekend. The week’s hectic pace, filled with activities, left me scrambling on Friday to finish my sermon. While I hunched over my desk, unable to develop anything that resembled a sermon, the office phone rang. From the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 3:13
Tags: Heaven, Heavenly Home, Entering God's Rest
Love eh, the most excellent way, how do we sum this up. What is the main point I’d like to make about love? Well it’s this, “Love is the pursuit of relationships.” Well what would that look like? Let me tell you about a couple of young men who were born in the same town back early in the last ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
Tags: Gain, Relationships, Damage, Family Relationships
Denomination: Salvation Army
Rubel Shelly tells of his friends Rich and Patty White, who traveled to a 3rd world country to adopt a little girl named Olona. After 2 years of effort and paperwork, the Whites stood before a judge who read words from an official document: “Inasmuch as Olona Morgan is orphaned and unwanted by ...read more
Scripture: John 14:18
Tags: Chosen By God, Orphan, Unwanted
We see something similar when an only child has a new baby brother or sister in the house. Not getting attention sothey cause trouble. Parents try to reassure the child that they love him because the child thinks that the parents will love her less because of the new baby. Think about the ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:1
Tags: God The Father, Heavenly Father
I had a preacher friend, Carl Etchinson, who had several children. These children grew up and then began having children so Carl had many grandchildren. One of his sons was having another baby. The baby was born late at night and Carl’s son did not call Carl. They forgot the next morning to ...read more
Written by Pastor Fred Parker Sat, 4th June, 2011 Matthew 5:16 “…let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” NIV Early one morning not long ago, I was reminded that the aura of God is revealed in the beauty of His light. The clouds were ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:16
Tags: Love, Light Of Truth, Spectrum, Jesus Loves
Denomination: Pentecostal
Written by Pastor Fred Parker Sat, 21st January, 2012 Proverb 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.KJV Frankie was a dynamic woman. Her whole life has been spent in ministering to others in her quiet gentle way. As she sat in her wheel chair ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 15:30
Tags: Kindness, Christian Love, Godly Thinking
In his novel The Source, James Michener described a period in Jewish history around 170 BC when the Jews in Palestine faced severe persecution. Greek officials came to Jerusalem and read an edict that forbade any Jew from worshipping Yahweh, and ordered them to lay their hands on an unclean pig ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:35-38
Tags: Persecution, Great Commandment, Loyalty To Christ
I will go ahead of you! Exodus 17:6”Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink..” I simply love these words! God would go before us to prepare the place of miracle! Moses struck the rock but ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 17:6
Tags: Miracles, Trust In God, God Before You, Never Alone
Timothy Paul Jones- With high hopes we had moved to a new youth ministry position. On my first Wednesday evening at this church, I received my first hint that this task might be more difficult than I’d imagined. After a couple of games, I gathered the students for some worship songs. Worship ...read more
Tags: Bible Influence, Delight In God's Word, Neglect Of The Word
Charles Swindoll from his book The Mystery of Gods Will (pgs 44-51) gives us the following insight in how we can know: 1. God leads us through His written Word. 2. God leads us through the inner prompting of the HS. 3. God leads us through the counsel of wise, qualified ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
Tags: God's Agenda, Eternal Destiny, God's Will, Serving The Lord
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Finally, for those who are willing to lay their life at the altar, the reward by way of a Crown promised is not one of incorruptibility (I Cor 9:25) or rejoicing (I Thess 2:19) or glory (I Peter 5:4) or righteousness (2 Tim 4:8) but paradoxically the one of Life (Rev 2:10). Hallelujah!!! No wonder ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:10
Tags: Commandments, Cross, Character, Comforter
How would you like to have the NFL as your moral compass? Last week, we were hammered by reports about Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson and how the NFL was responding (or not responding) to the allegations of abuse. Tabloids, Social Media, and ESPN have been overloaded with their stories and many ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:24-27
Tags: Firm Foundation, Becoming Like Christ, Nfl
My brother Curtis had come home from Italy to visit us, and attended worship at the congregation where I served. Afterword, he wanted to go to Mammoth Cave and show his wife and son one of the natural wonders of the US. We tagged along, and I told him I knew the way. He said, “Naw, we’ll use the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:11-12
Tags: Direction, Apologetics, Bible Study, Bible Truth
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