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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
I preach expository messages, and this is the thirteenth in my series on the Book of Acts. This sermon only is in outline form.
“Dying to Please God” Acts 6:8-8:1 August 5, 2007 I. Stephen’s ministry - :8 II. Stephen’s opposition - :9-14 III. Stephen’s outlook - :15 IV. Stephen’s sermon outline – 7:1-50 A. God with Abraham B. God with Joseph 1. Rejected by his brothers 2. The rejected becomes the deliverer C. God ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical Free
God is a big God! But some Christians act as if they have a big devil and a little God working in their lives.
TEXT: Isaiah 12:4-6 TITLE: HOW BIG IS GOD? A Bible Sized God ¡V A Bible Sized Devil This is one of those questions that you would expect a child to ask. They are forever asking such things as: ƒæ Where did God come from? ƒæ How old is God? ƒæ Who made God? Here is one of those questions that I ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 12:4-6
Denomination: Pentecostal
Are you satisfied with merely knowing the acts, and power of God, or do you want to know the Miracle Worker?
KNOWING THE GOD OF POWER "7 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 32:7-8, Philippians 3:10
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This message first looks at the frustration and responses Christians have when God does not act according to our plan and then the need for our response to trust Him.
Waiting For God Genesis 16 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her." And ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 16:1-4, Genesis 17:18-22
Denomination: Baptist
In this sermon on Acts 12 and Peter's miraculous escape from prison, we wrestle with the truth that God is in control. This leads to a lot of assurance, but it also leads to trust.
Introduction: A. You have probably heard the glib saying, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” 1. Although it is true that suffering can lead to blessing, it is easier to say it than experience it. B. One day a young man who sold magazine subscriptions door to door, came home with $25 which he ...read more
Scripture: Acts 12:1-25, 1 Peter 3:12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
When a person commits their life to Jesus Christ something happens to them, they have an eternal secure destination and are filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8).
Big Idea: When a person commits their life to Jesus Christ something happens to them, they have an eternal secure destination and are filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8). This filling opens the door to enormous amount of potential and that potential provides us with purpose. Today and for the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
'God’s way of winning' Acts chapter 8 verses 25-40 - Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
SERMON OUTLINE: The Characters • An evangelist called Philip (vs 26) • A eunuch from Ethiopia (vs 27) The Situation. • The servant of the Lord (vs 27) • A seeker of the Lord (vs 27-28) The Conversation. • The helpful evangelist (vs 30 and 36) • The questioning enquirer (vs 31-34) The ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:25-40
Denomination: Brethren
Acts 17 is the story of a monotheistic Jew smack dab in the middle of polytheistic Gentiles. Acts 17 is the story of a narrow minded former Pharisee surrounded by broad minded philosophers. Conversations with God believers. Paul found common ground even with Athenians. (Barna quote)
In Jesus Holy Name October 16, 2022 Text: Acts 17:2-4,10-11 Redeemer Lutheran “Conversations with God Believers” Acts 17 records the missionary journey of Paul and Silas. They arrive in ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:1-10
Denomination: Lutheran
Desire alone is not enough to make us generous. We must actively engage in acts of generosity. When we bring what we have to God, he can do amazing things. It's a simple formula: What We Have + Who God is = Enough.
Today, we're talking about being generous. Here's the deal: wanting to be generous isn't enough. We've got to do something about it. It's like wanting to get fit. You can't just wish for it; you've got to eat right and work out. Same with generosity. We've got to do generous stuff. So, what are you ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:15-21, Proverbs 11:24
Topics: Altruism, Charitable Acts, Kindness, Philanthropy
God's power flows in some ministries and doesn't flow in other ministries. WHY? There IS an explanation. Using Peter's miracle at the beautiful gate, we can detect 4 key reasons when and where God's power will flow.
WHERE GOD’S POWER FLOWS Acts 3:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Five-year-old Becky answered the door when the census taker came by. She told the census taker that her daddy was a doctor and wasn't home, because he was performing an appendectomy. 2. "My," said the census taker, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:1-10
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Isaac pronounced a blessing on both sons to do with things to come. --- This was done by faith in God Who had revealed these things to him; Isaac believed fully that God would accomplish all that was here prophesied.
# 11~Issac Hebrews 11: 20 SS 8-17-14 Gen.25:19 -33 -- Gen.27: Today we'll continue our study of Hebrews 11: - the "hall of the faith" chapter, listen as I read our text verse, it's to do with the faith of Isaac. ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:20
We love God and because of that we obey His commandments, so we are bound to love the children of God by obeying His commandments.
Second Sunday of Easter 2024 (Sunday of Divine Mercy) This is the Sunday of Divine Mercy, but isn’t every Sunday a celebration of the mercy of God? Our psalm today cries out “His mercy endures forever.” God’s mercy, which in Hebrew reads as hesed, is everlasting. In fact, this statement, that ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-31, 1 John 5:1-6, Psalm 118:2-4, Acts 4:32-35
Denomination: Catholic
Do you want to become great in the Kingdom of God? Then start with this premise in your life: It is not about me, it is about Jesus Christ; The less I am, the greater Jesus is; The greater Jesus is, the greater I will be in the kingdom of God.
Judas Iscariot. He must be replaced. Judas has failed and another must rise up to take his place. The church will not end with the failure of Judas, the church will regroup, reevaluate, and pursue its calling - to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Judas was one of the twelve, he was one of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:12-26
Let’s look at how they replace the leadership void that was vacated by one of the twelve
Let’s look at how they replace the leadership void that was vacated by one of the twelve. They do not just replace this disciple with just anybody. Peter gives the qualifications right there in verses 21-22 of Acts 1. He said the qualification for this disciple to become an Apostle, must be ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:21
Denomination: *other
The Lord Jesus will reward us in His Kingdom for the works we have done to honor Him. I give full permission for this sermon to be used in its fullness as long as it is used for the glory of God.
GOOD WORKS PART II: THE RIGHTEOUS ACTS OF THE SAINTS Please open your Bible to Revelation 19 as we continue our series on Eternal Rewards with today’s message, “The Righteous Acts of the Saints.” Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 19:7-8, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 13:43
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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