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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
A man was watching the news one night when it was reported that a car was going the wrong direction on the freeway. The man knew his wife was on that freeway and became very concerned so called her on her cell phone. She answered and he said, "Dear, there’s one car going ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 14:12
Tags: Universalism, Assurance Of Salvation, Sermon On The Mount
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
It seems the pastors small son was told by his mother that he should wash his hands because there were germs living in all that dirt. He refused and complained: "Germs and Jesus! Germs and Jesus! ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6
Tags: Children
Denomination: Holiness
There is something wrong when people are leaving the ...read more
Tags: Apologetics General, Unity, What Is Evangelism?
Denomination: *other
We can get ourselves in Trouble Fast A burglar broke into a house one day. As he was stealing the valuables he heard a voice out of the darkness that said, "Jesus is watching you". He almost choked. He stoped and looked around and then he shook of his fear and went on stealing some more. ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 28:13-28
Tags: Sin Exposed, Sin General, Sin Punishment Of
Some time ago an 18-year-old girl from Washington state attended a worship service. For the first time in her life she heard the gospel message. The following Tuesday the members of the church received a letter from her. It read: Dear Church members: Last Sunday I attended your church, and I heard ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 24:11-12
Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Great Commission, Evangelism Fear Of
Denomination: Baptist
TOP 5 SIGNS YOUR CHURCH IS TOO CONTEMPORARY: 5. At the annual meeting, you play Survivor to elect new leaders 4. When asked what church things begin with "J", the youth in church shout "Java" before "Jesus" 3. When asked, "Who wrote the Bible?" most members say "Eugene Peterson" 2. To be ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 4:23
Tags: Church General
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. Yes, every morning. However, it debits what is left over at the end of the day. Every evening, it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every penny, of ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 13:5
Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Leadership General
Sometimes fear of punishment motivates better than anything else. One mother decided she would put the fear of a speeding ticket in the speeding drivers going past a local elementary school. Every morning she would park her car in front of the elementary school and point her black hair dryer - ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 10:26-28
Tags: God's Omniscience, Fear And Worry
IT REALLY SEEMS TO HURT Philip Yancey tells about an African safari he was on where he saw an old momma giraffe taking care of her offspring. Shortly after he was born, she went over & kicked her offspring, & it looked like she was really hurting her baby. Then she did it again. Each time, ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 22:6
Tags: Parenting
Bill Hybels recalls a time when Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian was speaking for a leadership conference at Willow Creek Community Church. He writes about it like this… “Dr. Bilezikian said there’s life-changing fellowship in biblically functioning community. That was a far cry from the childhood ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 17:17
Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Church Small Groups, Community, Friendship General, Money (view more) (view less)
Of all the classical Spiritual Disciplines, service is the most conductive to the growth of humility. When we set out on a consciously chosen course of action that accents the good of other and is for the most part a hidden work, a deep change occurs in our spirit. Nothing disciplines the ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 25:6-7
Tags: Servanthood, Pride, Christian Disciplines, Call Of The Disciples, Arrogance (view more) (view less)
There is a classic story about procrastination and it goes like this. An American eagle was flying high over the Niagara River on a cold and wintry day. He saw a dead bullock (young bull) floating down river. He thought to himself, "What a great feast!" He landed and sank his talons deep into the ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 29:1
Tags: Bird, Eagle, Evangelism Urgency
Denomination: United Methodist
At the end of each calendar year USA Today, CNN and The Gallup organization ask the question: “Who are your heroes?” -Or- “Name the people you most admire.” Here’s the top ten results from last year.: #1- George W. Bush (dominating with 39% -highest ever) 2-Laura Bush; 3-Hillary Clinton; 4- ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 19:6
Tags: God's Provision
Denomination: Christian Church
One day, President Abraham Lincoln was riding in a coach with a colonel from Kentucky. The colonel took a bottle of whiskey out of his pocket. He offered Lincoln a drink. Lincoln said, “No thank you, Colonel. I never drink whiskey.” After a little while, the colonel took some cigars out of his ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 1:8-9
Tags: Christian Disciplines, Call, Character, Promise
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
· The Bible tells us that where your treasure is, there your heart is also. That means we could accurately say that many folks are more committed to professional sports than they are to the church. In 1993 the total attendance at worship services in the U.S. was 5.6 billion, while the total ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 29:18
Tags: Church General, Church Purpose Of
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Back in 1995 I was having a difficult time understanding what God was doing in my life. As God so often does, He used something simple to teach me a great truth. I was taking my cat to the sink to give it a bath. Our cat Madeline had a skin condition that required weekly baths. She hated them ...read more
Tags: Doing God's Will, Knowing God's Will
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! You have a rich, spiritual history that continues to influence us today. * My County, ‘Tis of Thee was written by a Baptist minister, Samuel Francis Smith. * The Pledge of Allegience was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy. * The words “In God We Trust” ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 14:34
Tags: Independence Day
Let’s imagine dialogue between Abraham and God. “Abraham, this is God speaking. I want you to leave everything and go to the land I will show you.” “Where’s that?” “If I told you, you wouldn’t believe me.” “Try me.” “It’s 1500 miles from here in a place called Canaan.” “Never heard of it.” ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 20:6-7
Tags: Faith General, Examples Of Faith
Denomination: Independent/Bible
A story tells that two friends were walking through a desert. During some point in the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 19:11
Tags: Forgiveness For Others
At a recent wedding I was at a table with many unchurched people, the man beside me was coming back from the open bar with beer two at a time and sitting one of them in front of me so he would not appear to the hosts as being "greedy" I later found out that a family, one of whom had witnessed this ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 20:1
Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Praise God, What Is Evangelism?
Denomination: Mennonite
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