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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
This outline is admittedly brief but covers a section of Paul's life where a lot of things took place. The passage and outline might be good for a devotional or lesson. Feel free to use this as the Lord leads.
Introduction: This passage is brief but covers a good bit of time during Paul's life and work. Text: Acts 18:18-23, KJV: 18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn ...read more
Scripture: Acts 18:18-23
Denomination: Baptist
Paul’s continues to remind them of the Gospel that he shared with them in 1 Thessalonians 2:3.
"Service and the Second Coming" - Part 2 of 13 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 “Paul’s Courage Before Them” 1 Thessalonians 2:3 I. Paul’s COURAGE before them. (vv. 1-4). A. His APPROACH towards them was not in vain. (v.1) entrance was neither empty-handed nor fruitless B. His AFFLICTION in boldly ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:3
Are you obeying the command in 1 Thessalonians 4 to use the words about the end times to encourage others?
Mark 13:1 As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!" 2 "Do you see all these great buildings?" replied Je-sus. "Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown ...read more
Scripture: Mark 13:1-4, Matthew 24:1-3, Luke 21:5-7
1. David tells of his love for the Lord. 2. David tells of his deliverance by the Lord. 3. David tells of the faithfulness of God. 4. David tells of God’s Power 5. David lifts his voice in praise to the Lord
8/24/03 Text: Psalm 18:1-50 Introduction One writer calls Psalm 18 "a magnificent hymn" He says, "David sketches a few grand outlines in the Psalm...reflections of his life...and record the marvellous deliverances and victories which the Lord had given him." Another writer said, "The ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 18:1-50
Denomination: Nazarene
Pauls’ prayers for the beleivers at Thessalonica
1 Thessalonians 36-13 I was once asked by why I wore a clerical collar. I had never really thought about it before. I mean I just put one on the day I was ordained and that was that. Anyway I made up some reply about it being helpful in hospitals and when doing home visitations. They seemed ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
To mature as a Christian, everyone needs to apprentice with a strong guide who offers good instruction, insight and continual prayer.
Last week, we discovered following Jesus requires sacrifice and to expect someone close to betray you as you traverse the pathway to be more like Jesus. This week, we look at how Paul was a spiritual parent to these believers. How apropos for this mother’s day don’t you think? He loved them so ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13, 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13, James 1:2-4 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
To be an agent of Jesus in this life, we must be willing to faithful, gentle and sacrificial in our lives and expect people to take our actions for granted
This week we start the second oldest book in the New Testament as recorded in its publishing. We began with James on our year-long journey chronological study of the New Testament. Hence the reason we are calling this message series Chronos. It's a word that means “time.” We will be journeying ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6, 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
Looking for the Lord's Return
2 Thessalonians 1 - Commendation in Conflict - 7/10/16 Turn with me to the book of 2 Thessalonians, chapter 1. Two weeks ago, we looked at 1 Thessalonians, and we saw an introduction to the church there. As you remember, Thessalonica is a town in Greece, one of the biggest cities in the whole ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
We do not want what we deserve but what we need. That is forgiveness and grace.
18 Pentecost A Matthew 20:1-16 September 22,2002 There was a newspaper story some years back of a man who sold his asphalt company for $422 million. That was not the reason for the story, but it became a story worthy of newspaper attention when he gave $128 million to his workers. For those ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Denomination: Lutheran
Genesis verse-by-verse
Genesis 18 The last time we were in the book of Genesis we covered the passage where God established His covenant with the world that He would never again destroy the earth with a flood. He placed a rainbow in the sky as a reminder of His promise to us. A promise that’s based entirely on His ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 9:20-29
Proverbs 18
Proverbs 18 18:1 – A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgement: i. To cut one’s self off from family, friends, and community is often to express a selfish desire. 18:2 – A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart: i. The wise ...read more
Year B, Proper 15.
1 Kings 2:10-12, 1 Kings 3:13-14, Psalm 111:1-10, Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58. (A). ASK WHAT I SHALL GIVE THEE. 1 Kings 2:10-12; 1 Kings 3:3-14. After his sordid affair with Bathsheba - and his engineering of her husband’s murder - David had taken ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 2:10-12, 1 Kings 3:13-14, Psalm 111:1-10, Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58 (view more) (view less)
The answer, in truth, is my mother-in-law. James redefines for us what true wisdom looks like.
Who is wise and understanding among you? (James 3:13-18) In our passage today, James opens up a new section by asking a question. So let's start, the same way. James 3:13: (13) Who [is] wise and understanding/knowledgeable among you? When you look around this room, at the people who are a ...read more
Scripture: James 3:13-18
An introduction and the church at thessalonica
I Thessalonians 11-10 Today the art of letter writing seems to be dying. What with email, text messaging etc people no longer seem to write a letter to anyone. Now I am one of those who uses text messages and email but I love receiving a letter and I quite enjoy writing letters to people. I ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Three comments Paul makes about the church.
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 Introduction In our study of 1st Thessalonians, we became quite acquainted with this wonderful group of believers from the city of Thessalonica. I want you to take a stroll with me back through what we have learned about them so far. There is something very satisfying about ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4