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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 sermon deals with some of the reasons we fail to draw close to God and the virtues of being close to God.
How close is close enough? Closer Zeno’s paradox. Imagine I had high school boys and girls lined up at opposite ends of the gym and had them half the distance between them every 10 seconds, how long would it be before they are touching? Well, if I always half the distance, they will never ...read more
Scripture: James 4:8
Denomination: Baptist
This is the theme of our small group ministry. This sermon is a celebration and review of lessons in Genesis from this past eleven week series.
Dan Chambers is a Christian whose parents attend Mountain Creek Church of Christ. Dan has written a book entitled Churches in the shape of Scripture. In it, he explains several of the distinctive practices of the churches of Christ and why these practices matter. He has made it easy to read with ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
"Come Closer!" 1) A holy command that frightens 2) A gracious invitation that comforts
Chris, could you come up here? Come closer please. Closer. Closer! Did you notice how hesitant Chris was to come close to me? The closer I asked him to come the more wary he became. That’s only natural because I never told Chris why I wanted him to come close. For all he knows I am going to scold ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 24:12-18
Denomination: Lutheran
The birth of John the Baptist puts a different spin on the birth of Jesus. We get to see the birth and life of Jesus through the eyes of relatives who were going through the same odd happenings
Falling in love with Jesus Luke 1:68-80 A closer look Based on the book with the same name by Rubel Shelly Part II-B ILL: History tells us that early in the nineteenth century the whole world was watching with bated breath the campaigns of Napoleon. There was talk everywhere of marches, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:68-80
God wants us to walk closer with Him so that we might better understand just how wonderful we are and how wonderful this thing called life is. It is only truly wonderful when we live our life in the light of God’s presence.
A Closer Walk with God in 2015 Psalm 139 Have you ever spent much time contemplating Gods presence? There are a lot of people who do not believe that God exists and struggle to put up with people like us. David was a shepherd before he was King of Israel and he had a lot of time to think about ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We can learn from Enoch to walk with God, that God expects us to walk by faith and that without faith we cannot please God or enter heaven
“A closer walk” Hebrews 11:5-6 I didn’t know I was competitive: - until I got this new watch that tracks my steps - It told me I was supposed to walk about 5700 steps a day - I did that, and then I did 10,000, 14,000 camping Last Thursday: - I started walking south and got to about 4000 ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:5-6, Genesis 5:21-24
This is the 157th sermon in the series Action". This is the 3rd sermon from Colossians.
Series: Action [#157] GET CLOSER TO GOD- THE GREATEST Colossians 1:13-23 Introduction: We live in a world where material things seem to matter a lot; but I believe that many people are not as concerned about how many things they have as they are about how important they are. There is a reason ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:13-23
This sermon's main point is that we are God's masterpieces, created with purpose and love to do good works that He has prepared for us, reflecting His creative love and beauty to the world.
Good morning, family! We're about to dive into a rich exploration of Ephesians 2:10, which speaks volumes about God's creative love, our own creativity, and the challenge of bringing beauty into this world. As we do so, I'd like to share a quote from Madeleine L'Engle, a devout Christian and ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:10
Topics: Creating, Closer To God
Emphasize the freedom and transformative power that comes from faith in Jesus Christ, who made the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, and to encourage believers to live fearlessly and draw closer to Him.
Good morning, church family! Today we're gonna dive into the book of Hebrews, specifically chapter 10, verse 18. We're talking about drawing closer to Jesus, living without fear, and the incredible benefits of faith. The verse reads as follows: "And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:18
Topics: Drawing Closer To Christ
How we can get Closer to God
A Closer Walk with God Genesis 5:21-24 Have you ever hungered for that Closer Walk with God? If you are saved today, you have had that hunger in your hearts. A True Christian will always want to get Closer and Closer to our Heavenly Father. Just as you have the desire to be closer to your ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 5:21-24
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILTY TO TEACH THE WORLD ABOUT CHRIST AND CHRISTMAS, IF WE DONT DO IT DONT EXPECT ANYONE ELSE TO DO IT FOR US
A CLOSER LOOK AT CHRISTMAS LUKE 2: 1 – 14 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-14
Denomination: Church Of God
This is the 2nd sermon in the series "The End". This sermon looks at some events that must take place before the tribulation occurs.
Sunday Evening April 7, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: The End [#2] WE ARE GETTING CLOSER Isaiah 35 Introduction: 1. A couple of weeks ago, in the first sermon of this series, we looked at signs of Jesus’ coming. This evening, I want us to identify some events that must take place ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10
Learning lessons from Aquila & Priscilla that help couples today build a closer marriage
Building A Closer Marriage Acts 18 How would you describe your marriage: good, just O.K., struggling, rebuilding, separated? Would you like to make a good marriage great? Or rebuild a struggling marriage? In Acts 18, Paul arrives in the town of Corinth exhausted and dishearten. God gives Paul ...read more
Scripture: Romans 16:3-5, Acts 18:1-26
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Each day that passes brings us one day closer to the coming of the Lord. Are we ready, watching and waiting, or will we be left behind?
ONE DAY CLOSER As we awoke this morning and began to prepare to come to the House of God I wonder how many of us had the thought to run through our minds that this might be the day that Jesus comes to take his Bride away? How many of us contemplated that before this day will end, we could be ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:48-51
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Beginning in Genesis, we take a trip through the Bible, to examine a theme that runs throughout. . . no matter where you are in your spiritual life, GOD WANTS CLOSER! *HANDOUT INCLUDED*
GOD WANTS CLOSER Please open your Bibles to Genesis ch. 3, and you will need to keep your Bibles open for this sermon, for I will be referring to quite a number of Scriptures. INTRODUCTION We are just about 2 months into a new year. How many of you made New Year’s Resolutions this year? Anyone? ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:17
Denomination: Holiness
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