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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 want to begin this morning by asking you a personal question and I want you to respond by lifting your hand. How many of you would say that you have either faced a giant in the last year or that you are facing one now?
“Facing Your Giant” 1st Samuel 17 David Henderson, Pastor I want to begin this morning by asking you a personal question and I want you to respond by lifting your hand. How many of you would say that you have either faced a giant in the last year or that you are facing one now? I want to borrow ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-57
Denomination: Baptist
We are following the development of the faith of the disciples. Like us, sometimes they demonstrate great faith. Sometimes they fail. Always they follow Jesus. Courage calls us to follow Jesus.
Keys of Courageous Faith: Follow Mark 10:32-52 Introduction Today we conclude our series on Keys of Courageous Faith. We are following the development of the faith of the disciples. Like us, sometimes they demonstrate great faith. Sometimes they fail. Always they follow Jesus. Courage calls us ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:32-52
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
One of the men with Paul when he died was Doctor Luke who had been with him for over five years. He seems to given up his medical practice to help one man - Paul - so he could have the strength he needed to do what God wanted.
Annual Sermons: Vol. 12 Sermon 1 Bob Marcaurelle 2 Tim. 4:10-11 LUKE - THE MAN WHO DIDN’T BAIL OUT “. . . Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me. . . Only Luke is with me. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-18
Once I heard a sermon about a man named Benaiah, who chased a loin into a pit on a snowy day and killed it. I could hardly believe this was recorded in the Bible;
Chasing Loins. 2 Samuel 23:20-21NLT Once I heard a sermon about a man named Benaiah, who chased a loin into a pit on a snowy day and killed it. I could hardly believe this was recorded in the Bible; Moreover, very little has been said about Benaiah. Because of Benaiah’s fearless act, he was ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:20-21, 2 Samuel 23:22-23
Denomination: Church Of God
This sermon explores the relevance of Christ's resurrection, its power to redeem our past, and how it helps us recognize God's active presence in our lives. Key
Good morning, my dear family in Christ. It's a joy to gather with you on this day that the Lord has made. We're here to share in a feast of faith, to be nourished by the Word of God, and to grow together in our understanding of His infinite love and grace. We're here to strengthen one another, to ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Topics: Good News, Easter, Christ Is Risen
God wanted Daniel in the lion's den and rewarded him for his faithfulness. Daniel believed prayer was more important than his work. He cared more about what God thought than what people did.
SECRET POWER 0F PRAYER Dan. 6:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: During a recent ecumenical gathering (meeting of many different denominations), a secretary rushed into the meeting shouting, “The building is on fire!" 1. The Methodists discussed sprinkling it out. 2. The Baptists said a river was ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 6:1-10
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This section of God's Word shows us how two people responded to a tragedy. One example comes from a widow whose son died. The other comes from one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament, Elijah.
At some point it will likely happen to most of us. For each of us it will be different and yet the same. It will leave us with tears in our eyes and pain in our hearts. We call them tragedies—something that seems to turn our lives upside down. Because we live in a world stained by sin these ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:17-24
Denomination: Lutheran
We read in vs. 24-26 how Moses left the palace because he no longer wanted to partake in the pleasures of sin and instead saw greater value in the purpose of God. As we look at the next verses we'll see Moses' faith in leading the Israelites out of Egypt.
IT TAKES FAITH (part nine) Hebrews 11:27-29 INTRODUCTION: We read in vs. 24-26 how Moses left the palace because he no longer wanted to partake in the pleasures of sin and instead saw greater value in the purpose of God. And he could go through with this major life change because he was looking ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 14:10-31, Exodus 12:31-32, Exodus 12:12-13, Exodus 11:4-8, Hebrews 11:27-29 (view more) (view less)
Last week we looked at Samson. Samson was physically strong but in some ways he was spiritually weak. We, too can be strong in some areas but weak in others. Today, we'll look at Elijah. He was bold and courageous...well, most of the time.
JUST LIKE US (part four) Last week we looked at the example of Samson. When Samson was born he was given a special Nazirite vow. He couldn't drink alcohol or even grape juice. And he couldn't cut his hair. These conditions were to indicate that he would be noticeably set apart for a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-40, 1 Kings 19:1-18
in this passage Paul is going to share with us four things, four ideas that can help us to be able to take a stand when others want us to sit down.
This week my assistant who works for me… Tracy, who's worked with me for five years…she's great. I love her very much. But she has decided to move on and is leaving us with a hole in our ministry. So in a desire to replace her quickly, I put an announcement out. You probably saw this. So ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30
Denomination: Independent/Bible
People of courage go first, have faith and inspire others
THE TWO SWORDS A young writer with a very uncertain income went into a quiet park to contemplate a serious problem. For four years he had been engaged but felt he did not have enough money to get married. He wanted to live and write in Paris, Rome, Vienna, London -- everywhere. However, without ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-7
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
To show how we are good encouragers when, from pure motives we deliberately give the message that truly encourages
I Thessalonians 2:1-12 Introduction - Story - Norman Vincent Peale - "Once walking through the twisted little streets of Kowloon in Hong Kong, I came upon a tattoo studio. In the window were displayed samples of the tattoos available. On the chest or arms you could have tattooed an anchor or ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
This message is about fear, asking the question "Why are we so afraid?" Fear is one of the drivers of hate so what we are seeing is exactly what Jesus prophesied would happen in these last days.
Why Are We Afraid? Scriptures: Second Timothy 1:7; Luke 12:22-32; First John 4:18 The title of my message this morning is “Why Are We Afraid?” This past week a man was charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed a young woman who was in a car that mistakenly pulled into his driveway ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7, Luke 12:22-32, 1 John 4:18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This is the seventh sermon in the original Pentecost Series in May 2004. The Lord had me completely revise it as a totally new sermon in September of 2005.
The Fruit of the Spirit Is Goodness --Galatians 5:16-23 I know many of you were taught to pray and perhaps even taught your own children to pray a famous bedtime prayer that has been around since the eighteenth century: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:16-23
Denomination: Methodist
We have to ask ourselves, as believers, if what we are experiencing in Christianity is really all that Jesus promised us. There has to be more, we have been promised more, but it will never happen if sin is rampant in the church.
Is there more to Christianity? Does God have more in store for us than church on Sunday morning and getting to heaven? I believe that the fulfilled life that Jesus spoke about is more than what we’re experiencing most weeks in the local church. People are often fearful, downtrodden and spending ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:26-41
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