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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
Three athletes are about to be executed. One is a short dark haired hockey player; one is a bald headed tennis player, and the third is a tall blond haired soccer player. The guard brings the dark haired hockey player forward and the executioner asks if he has any last minute request. He replies ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 11:12, Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 21:23, James 3:1-9 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Knowing God's Will
Denomination: Independent/Bible
BALANCED SCALE? I read that years ago in England when they still used the balanced scales that a baker sued a farmer over the pound of butter that he was buying. And he said that when he first started buying butter from the farmer, it was a full pound. But gradually the farmer was selling him less ...read more
Scripture: Leviticus 19:36, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:23
Tags: Weight, Judgment, Hypocrisy, Honesty
Pride really is a relationship killer. It repulses everyone around you and drives them away, then it convinces YOU they ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 27:2, Galatians 6:3, Proverbs 26:12
Tags: Humility, Relationships, Pride, Jealousy
Denomination: Charismatic
A musician and an instrument unite to produce sounds which neither would produce without the other. We are living instruments fashioned by the divine Instrument Maker with greater sophistication than any man-made instrument, having our own creativity. Like an instrument maker with his cherished ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 1:1
Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Gifts General
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
One Saturday afternoon a father and his six-year old son Mickey were fishing near a bridge by the Kokomo Reservoir when a woman lost control of her car, slid off the bridge and hit Mikey at a rate of about 50 mph. Sheriff Marr, the boys grandfather, had seen the results of ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 9:10
Tags: Saint, Miracles Of Jesus, Jesus Christ, God's Provision
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
ILLUSTRATION… “If a child lives”, from a sermon called The Divine Family If a child lives with criticism, HE learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, HE learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule, HE learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame, HE learns to feel guilty. If a ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 22:6
Tags: Parenting, Children
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: Assurance Of Salvation, Universalism, Sermon On The Mount
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, What Is Evangelism?, Unity
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
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
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)
Leonard Ravenhill penned these words in his book “Revival Praying” “Every church without a prayer meeting condemns us, every Bible daily unopened condemns us, every lost neighbor condemns us, every lost heathen condemns us, every dry eye among us condemns us, ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 14:14
Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer Supplication
Denomination: Pentecostal
VALUE IN WORK, OR MOTHERHOOD? In a May 2005 report, USA Today says mothers enjoy their work as mothers, but they would like to feel more valued. 1 in 5 mother’s who took the survey say they feel less valued by society since becoming a mother. The survey was conducted by the University of ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31
Tags: Giving Yourself, Mother's Day, Parenting
WHEN MOM GETS SICK Notes from a man TRYING to make Mom’s life easier while she is sick in bed... Monday A.M. Dearest: Sleep late. Everything under control. Lunches packed. Kids off to school. Menu for dinner planned. Your lunch is on a tray in refrigerator: fruit-cup, finger-sandwiches. Thermos ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 31:11-31
Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting