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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?
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Introduction: Jesus Christ had returned home to Capernaum. Upon His arrival, a great crowd gathered which was so dense that no one could get through the doorways of the house where He was. The crowd interfered so badly that Christ and his disciples could not even eat bread. The friends or ...read more
Scripture: Mark 3:31-35
Denomination: Baptist
Our loyalty to Jesus surpasses even family loyalty.
1. Blood is Thicker than Water (Possible meanings) This is one that's completely flipped its meaning over the centuries. In the beginning, it meant something to the effect of "a bond or covenant I've made with someone I've shed or shared blood with (sometimes literally) is stronger than one I have ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In the stress of our modern families what can we learn from the family that was Joseph, Mary and Jesus?
…………….. Bob tells his wife “I want to see our kids every other weekend and once midweek” “But Bob, we're married and live together so you have to see them every day.” Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home. Please go play with your brother. That's basically the reason ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23
Denomination: Anglican
God’s first and last thought is the welfare of his children! The Provision of the Cross is an act of covenant. It is not a half-job effort to fix things. It is a plan that would never turn back!
At some point or another you may have used this familiar phrase - Blood is thicker than water. The context in which we use it is to describe the meaning that blood-related families are more important than anyone else. R’ Richard Pustelniak, congregational leader for the Jewish community called ...read more
Scripture: John 19:26-27
Denomination: Salvation Army
"Family is everything” we are told. Not so fast, says Jesus. In Mark 3:31-35 we learn that there is a deeper relationship than our physical families.
#17 Thicker than Blood Series: Mark May 17, 2020 Chuck Sligh NOTE: PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to ...read more
Water is what brings Christians together. Our baptism by water makes us all family. The bonds of the branches to the vine should be stronger than blood bonds.
The old saying that “blood is thicker than water” was being upended in this narrative. In this case, one can say that water is thicker than blood. Water is referring to the initiation rite of baptism. At that ceremony, the person being baptized with water becomes a member of the Christian family. ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
Explore the significance of blood in the Bible, symbolizing life, sacrifice, and unbreakable bonds, and the power of the blood of Jesus Christ in cleansing us from all sin.
Good morning, church family! I'm so glad to see all y'all here today, ready to delve into God's Word. Today, we're going to be talking about something that's both deeply human and profoundly divine; something that's at the core of our faith and our relationships. We're talking about the power of ...read more
Scripture: Leviticus 17:11
Topics: Blood Relationship
Blood is thicker than water. But the blood that matters is not ours - not our common ancestors, not our genetic heritage, not even a shared cultural or legal identity. The blood that makes the church a family is Jesus’ blood.
One of the things I have always like about being here in Clayton is the small town, family atmosphere. I moved around so much when I was young that I don’t know anyone I went to kindergarten with; I hardly even know most of my relatives. But here... We have multiple generations sitting right here ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
All of us are more alike than we are different, even those who are well outside our values. We need to see the broken as brothers and sisters in search of God, and to feel urgency about reaching them.
If blood is supposed to be thicker than water, meaning that we have a primary responsibility to our families, then I guess we had better know who our families are. I guess we’d better know who our blood kin are if blood is thicker than water, as the saying goes, and there is some kind of special ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:22-31
Faith family - second birth into a family where the blood really is thicker than water.
Galatians 3:23-29 23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29
The importance of blood as illustrated by the Bible.
THE BLOOD By Gerry Pratt PART I The life of all flesh is in the blood Gen. 9:4 - 4“But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. Lev. 17:11,14 - 11‘For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:12-13
Our blood does seven life giving functions and the shed blood of Jesus Christ does seven everlasting life giving functions.
The Blood Thesis: Our blood does seven life giving functions and the shed blood of Jesus Christ does seven everlasting life giving functions. Texts: Hebrews 9:11-28 11. When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-28, Revelation 12:11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The importance of the Blood of Christ. The first instance of blood being shed, and what the sacrifices in the Old Testament mean to us.
A Sermon For You A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism "The Blood" By-Evangelist Gary Huckaby D.D. (Outline) Text: Hebrews 9: 19-22; For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:19-22
The preciousness and power of the Blood.
The Blood Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: (1Pe 1:18-19) I. Precious a. God is just ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19
Text:- “…without the shedding of Blood there is no forgiveness”
Intro It’s summertime and the living is easy....... We all seem to have sunshine and BBQ’s, Boating and bicycles on the brain. We all love summer.... We all love holidays. I know its summertime, but I want us to timewarp back to Easter time for a few minutes this morning......... During the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-22
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