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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
THE JOURNEY OF JONATHAN AITKEN Jonathan Aitken was a British war correspondent in Viet Nam, Chief-Executive of TV-AM, and for 23 years an MP including time as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and a Defence Minister. Jonathan Aitken's life fell apart after he was caught telling a lie under oath in ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Tags: Trials And Difficulties
Denomination: Anglican
"YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE." There is not much you can do about it. Once you have been around it everybody else knows. I’m talking about the red dirt of western Oklahoma. It’s caused by the iron in the soil that, after being oxidized, turns to rust. It seems that nothing can erase or clean ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Tags: God's Love
Denomination: Nazarene
THE TROUBLE TELESCOPE Most of you have seen the wonderful images from the Hubble Space Telescope. From the far reaches of space, we're able to see God's most breathtaking creations. Do you remember that in the beginning the Hubble Space Telescope was not the wonderful machine that it is today. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12
Tags: Self
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
"Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a great number of intelligent ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Tags: Disciplines Meditation, Spiritual Discipline
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Life, Love and Grief "Love is the fabric of a life well lived. Grief is the tapestry of a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13
Tags: Love, Life, Grief
Christians are like tea bags --- they always do their best when ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Tags: Temptation, Christians, Troubles, Trial
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Our staff recently started a new ministry to our church family by offering "gluten-free" bread for the Lord's Supper. It has been very successful and our staff has received a lot of affirmation because of this ministry. However, we didn't start off very well.......thanks to the Senior Pastor! ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Tags: Communion, Preacher Bloopers
A church called a special business meeting of all of its members to vote on a very heated issue. Things got out of hand so badly that one elderly woman of the congregation stood up and said, "I am so ashamed of every one of you here tonight. This is a disgrace! If Jesus knew about this......He ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1-33
Tags: Jesus, Church, Theology
ABSENTEES IN THE UPPER ROOM Written by Dr. Larry Petton One of the curious questions I have always had concerns the people who actually saw Christ after His resurrection. I would love to have been part of that group to see Jesus in His glorified, resurrected body! But, for some reason, that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-15
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Resurrection, Power
RELIGION AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION Several years ago, Redbook magazine did a computer survey on sexual attitudes and practices (not surprising). What was surprising in the survey was they sprinkled questions about religion in with the study. The survey of about 19,000 women showed that "strongly ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:3
Tags: Sexuality, Pleasurable, Biblical Sexuality, Religious People
During a worship service a man began to be moved. Out loud he said “Amen!” People around him were a little disturbed. Then louder he said, “Hallelujah!” A few more people were becoming disturbed. Louder still he shouted “Praise Jesus!”An usher moved quickly down the aisle. He bent over and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:24-25
Tags: War On Worship, Worship Too Loud
Once Billy Graham was challenged when giving a message on the reality of God and His Son Jesus Christ; somebody said to him. “Hi, Billy, you talk very much about God as if He lives. He is dead. He has no more power in the affairs of men.” ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-28
Tags: Christ's Death, Jesus Is Alive
Around here in Boston, Patriots Day is famously known for “The Boston Marathon” in which runners from all over the world participate. I watched with keen interest as the gun shot went off for the 116th Boston Marathon. Upmost in every ones mind was the question “Who will get the grand prize worth ...read more
Tags: Self-Control, Run To Win, Running The Race, Self-Discipline
Dr. B. adds, “Christ desired that his church would be the earthly community of oneness modeled after the eternal community of oneness. Jesus went on to declare that he had provided his followers with everything they needed to bring about this oneness. He prayed, “I have given them the glory that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Tags: Connection, Church Community, Christian Community
During the Great Depression a good man lost his job, exhausted his savings, and forfeited his home. His grief was multiplied by the sudden death of his young wife. The only thing he had left was his faith. One day as he combed the neighborhood looking for work he stopped to watch as men did ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:12-15
Tags: Faith, Suffering, Pruning, Works Tested By Fire
CONCLUSION: There was a young man that attended school in a large north-eastern city. In his studies he fell in love with EAGLES. He read everything he could about eagles. He watched documentaries about eagles and the more he studied the more he loved EAGLES. He promised himself when he graduated ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5
Tags: Eagle, Let Go
Denomination: Assembly Of God
A story from Warsaw, Ohio, is catching some attention today (August 13, 2014). It seems the dancers at Foxhole nightclub decided to picket a church that had been hassling them for years. Apparently the members and pastor of New Beginnings Ministries felt called by God to try to rid their community ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-39
Tags: Sex, Intimacy In Marriage
Denomination: Baptist
Recently, I was watching a documentary about the top 101 inventions of all time. Pretty cool stuff. Human ingenuity is pretty amazing. We’ve figured out how to do all kinds of things. What are some of the best things human imagination has come up with? I have to tell you, they may not be very ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-29
Tags: Faith, Trusting God, Eternal Life, Human Wisdom
Denomination: Vineyard
When I was in high school at Littlefield, Texas, a boy was occasionally seen in the corridors who I did not ever see in my classes. His head was a grayish purple color, irregularly shaped, and at least twice the size of a normal person’s head. I understood that he was a student at the school who ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:20
Tags: Body, Glorify, Elephant, Proteus
John Baker was too short and too slight to be a runner for his high school track team but he loved to run. His best friend was tall and lanky and had the perfect build to be a runner but wanted nothing to do with the sport. So John went to the track coach to convince him to let John on the team ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24
Tags: Finish, Running The Race, Overcoming, Ending Well
Denomination: Methodist
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