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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 GENTLE GAIN “In our rough-and-rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft, and virtually spineless. Not so! ... Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as having strength under control, being calm and peaceful when surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:5
Tags: Christian Love, Sermon On The Mount, Meekness
Denomination: Pentecostal
Karl Barth, a famous theologian, was on a streetcar one day in Basel, Switzerland, where he lectured. A tourist to the city climbed on and sat down next to Barth. The two men started chatting with each other. "Are you new to the city?" Barth inquired. "Yes," said the tourist. "Is there anything you ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20
Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Karl Barth, Jesus Life
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Three chefs were working in a restaurant one day, when their kitchen supervisor approached them with an order, and instructions on how to properly prepare it. The first chef looked at the instructions, and said "You can show a recipe to 100 different people, and each of them get a different ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27
Tags: Bible Influence
Denomination: Charismatic
Video Illustration: City Slickers- Right atfter he is gored by the bull and they talk about it on the plane. It’s right after the scene of New York which says 1 year later. It’s his birthday and he is depressed and worried. Mitch has become a worry wart and it’s draining the joy out of his ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34
Tags: Guilt
THE CONCEPT OF GRACE There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley. “One of my more memorable seminary professors had a practical way of illustrating to his students the concept of grace. At the end of his evangelism course he would distribute the exam ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, Matthew 13:1-9
Tags: Grace, Forgiveness In Jesus, Two Or Three, Surrender
Denomination: Adventist
An angel appeared at a faculty meeting and told the dean that in return for his unselfish service, he will be rewarded with his choice of wealth, wisdom, or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects wisdom. "It is done!" the angel said, and then disappeared into a cloud of smoke. All of the ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 17:24, James 1:5, Matthew 7:24-26
Tags: Money
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27, Romans 13:11
Tags: Faith, Peace
Denomination: Church Of God
God has promised you won’t starve. He is going to meet your needs. He never promised to meet your wants or your luxuries, but He will meet your needs. And the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:1-33
Tags: God's Provision
Denomination: Baptist
Charlie Lubin made great cheesecake. In fact it was so good he decided to open a cheesecake store, which he did on the north side of Chicago. It went so well that he opened a second store in South Chicago. That store did not do so well and eventually he lost both stores as a result. He sat in ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 3:8, Matthew 4:4
Tags: Endurance, Finding Fulfillment
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
EVERYONE LOVES A PARADE It was October 29, 1927 when Charles Lindbergh was given a ticker-tape parade in New York City in honor of his solo flight of the Atlantic Ocean. 750,000 lbs. of ticker tape poured onto the streets. But the biggest ticker-tape parade was on March 1, 1962, for astronaut ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11
Tags: Easter Palm Sunday
THE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS OF PALM SUNDAY John and his friend George went golfing together one Saturday morning as they had for 24 years. They were fanatics about their golf game. Later that day, John returned home completely exhausted and plopped down in his easy chair. His wife was quite ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11
Conference after conference is held to discuss the destruction of the Earth’s environment and to solve the poverty of two thirds of the world’s population but very little gets done when the talking is over. Isn’t it essentially a problem of selfishness, greed and exploitation? Desmond Tutu, the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 23:14, Mark 12:40
Tags: God Brings Hope, Evangelism The Lost
A woman bought a extravagant dress, and the husband asked why did it have to be so extravagant, She said the devil made me buy it, The husband asked, why didn’t you say get behind me Satan?, The woman said, I did and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:10
Tags: Satan, Temptation Resisting
Denomination: Christian Church
“People are always more encouraged when we share how God’s grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:1
Tags: Gifts Encouragement, Joy
A woman once wrote the editor of Christianity Today with this story: “One afternoon, my four-year-old niece Paige and my six-year-old daughter Ashley started an argument, which grew louder and louder. I was about to intervene when my daughter stormed down the stairs. "Mom," she yelled, "Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13
Tags: Character, Peace
Tony Evans says, “If you limit worship to where you are, the minute you leave that place of worship you will leave your attitude of ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 113:1-3, Matthew 2:1-18
Tags: Worship Purpose
Mothers are central to the success of the American family. Their love, dedication, and wisdom touch countless lives every day in every community throughout our land. And their love and guidance of children help to develop healthy and spiritually sound families. President John Quincy Adams once ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29
Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Women
Five brothers were walking along a road when they saw a sign: “party tonight!” It announced. “Free food, drink, music, dance.” And best of all, at the bottom it said, “hosted in person by The King.” The first brother read the poster and said, “I’m not interested.” I’m going to stay home and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14
Tags: God's Love
Seeds In Mustard Plant A gardener, prompted by curiosity, counted the seed pods on a medium-sized mustard plant. There were 85. The average number of seeds in each pod was eight. Since two crops in a given year could be matured, the gardener figured that it was possible in the interim between ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:30-34, Matthew 13:31-33
Tags: What Is Evangelism?
In Les Misérables the antagonist is a police man named Javert. He is a pitiful man who believes in judgment alone and not mercy. Last week we saw the clip from the movie where Jean Valjean receives mercy from the Bishop and I told you that he lives the rest of his life trying to give the same ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:7
Tags: Forgiveness For Others
Denomination: *other
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