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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 Bible makes it clear that the nature of the battle we are in as believers is spiritual, but the primary ground upon which this battle is fought is in our thought life. It’s a life and death battle for the control of our minds
The Battle for the Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0NJP-pWQM There is nothing easy about living a Spirit-filled life, no matter how enticing some try to make it to be. Living a Spirit-filled life is a battle, which is why Paul tells us to put on the full armor of God. He says, “Put on ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12, Ephesians 4:23, 1 Corinthians 2:12-13, 1 Corinthians 2:16, 1 Peter 1:13, Philippians 4:8, Proverbs 23:7, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Foursquare
Notice, this verse starts off with the word, “Beware.” Any time we see the word “Beware” we need to pay attention!
Illus: If you are an insurance salesman and you drive up to a home that has a large sign on the gate of the fence that says, “Beware of bad dog”, you can not blame the owner if this vicious dog tries to eat your leg off before you get to the car. Life is filled with many things to BEWARE ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:8
Denomination: Baptist
We tenaciously cling to the past causing our minds to be dusty and musty.
Musty Minds – Luke 5: 1 - 11 Intro: A young high school athlete was a part of a relay race. It involved a group of 4 athletes running around a one mile track with each person stationed at ¼ mile intervals where a baton was passed to the next runner. The ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A college boy was explaining the reason he flunked out in college was because he had a clinker in his thinker.
Did you know that about ninety-nine-and-nine-tenths of the problems that confront people is because they have that same problem--they have a clinker in their thinkers? We laugh this off as not being important, but God sees the way people think as being very important. Illus: We see this in the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-4
Today we hear the alarming news about the cloning of human beings.
There are already some serious questions that keep coming up about cloning, such as: • Could you clone Larry King, or would it have to be living tissue? • If we clone our generation will there be enough of them working to support Social Security when I retire? • If Larry King clones himself and ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-8
Happiness depends as much upon temperament as upon fortune
PHILIPPIANS 4:8 says : Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report : If there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things. BUT what exactly is the human mind supposed to ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:8
The mind of Christ has had a great impact on this world, greater than any other mind. His church has done more to influence the intellectual development of mankind than any other institution.
A teacher began his Sunday School class by starting a discussion. He said he was reading in the Bible about a living dog and a dead lion, and he asked the class which they would rather be? There was a pause, and then Jack spoke up and said, "I'd rather be the living dog. It's better ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:40-52
Jesus was self educated, and was an intellectual of His day. He knew His nations past history well through His study of the Old Testament.
Jesus is practicing psycho-somatic medicine. He is using what is very popular today because it works like a charm-the placebo effect.
Variety is not only the spice of life it is the very essence of life. Consider the bacteria that is all about us and within us. There are about 1500 different basic forms or species of these tiny one celled creatures. If you took 400 trillion of these creatures they would weigh only about 1 pound. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 7:31-37
We need to be constantly asking ourselves how our thinking on any issue is uniquely Christian. We need to ask, can a good pagan without Christ, and without revelation think the same as I do? If so, what does Christianity have to say on the issue that is of any unique value?
The first fly said to the second fly, "Human beings are funny aren't they?" "Why do you say that," responded the second fly?" "Well," said the first, "they spend a pile of money building a beautiful ceiling, and then always walk on the floor." From ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:2
This series identifies areas in your life that need to be balanced. This is the 2nd sermon in the series, Balanced Living.
Series: Balanced Living [#2] YOUR MIND 1 Peter 1:13 Introduction: We are going to continue our Series on Balanced Living tonight. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different areas of our lives. Tonight, we are going to look at how to stay mentally fit. 1 Peter 1:13 Peter ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13
Disapproval and discouragement can result from ridicule. We should choose not to respond in the same manner or to become discouraged when we are ridiculed for our faith or criticized for doing what we know is right.
Many years prior to Nehemiah’s time, the Northern Kingdom had been conquered and many were taken captive to other lands. The conquering nation introduced prisoners from other lands, which led to intermarriage with the few Israelites. This blending of the races produced the people known as the ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-6
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Understand and emulate the humility and obedience of Jesus Christ, recognizing the power of His exalted name, and cultivating His mindset in our relationships and actions.
Good morning, church family! We're diving deep into God's Word today, straight into Philippians 2:5-11. We're going to be exploring the mind of Christ, the humility of obedience, and the exalting of Jesus' name. A.W. Tozer once said, "The meek man is not a human mouse afflicted with a sense of his ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11
Topics: Humility, Obedience
Explore and understand the mission God has given us, as outlined in Matthew 28:18-20, and how we can live it out daily in our lives.
Good morning, family. Today, we're going to dig deep into a well-known passage of Scripture that outlines the very mission God has for us, His beloved creation. We're going to discover that though times have changed, the commission remains the same. And we'll also talk about how we can fulfill our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Topics: Finishing, God, Us