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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
God prefers that we woo people rather than whop them.
Title: The Power of Woo Text: Colossians 4:5-6 The Big Idea: God prefers we woo people rather than whop them. Introduction: I’m reading a new book titled, unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons based on research from the Barna ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 4:5-6
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Grasping after power that belongs to God is not only wrong, it's dangerous.
This is communion Sunday. Here on the table are special elements set aside for worship. In the Presbyterian tradition, only a minister of word and sacrament is authorized to consecrate the elements. And only ordained officers of the church are granted the privilege of distributing the elements to ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 16:1-35
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Words carry immeasurable significance: The universe was created with a word; Jesus healed and cast out demons with a word; rulers have risen and fallen by their words; Christians have worshiped through words of song, confession, and preaching.
Question: "What does the Bible say about the power of words?" Answer: Words are not simply sounds caused by air passing through our larynx. Words have real power. God spoke the world into being by the power of His words (Hebrews 11:3), and we are in His image in part because of the power we have ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:3
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
Power plants are vital to modern life. Spiritual life also requires power. We look at the Church’s problems with inconsistent power, the wonderful effect when power comes, and how to stay full of the power of the Lord.
THE POWER PLANT Acts 1:8 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. Thank goodness for our brilliant scientists! 2. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to ...read more
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Encourages us to live a life of gratitude, praising God in all circumstances, seeking His guidance, and honoring Him with heartfelt homage.
Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. We gather here today under God's gracious love and mercy. We are here to share, to learn, and to grow in our faith. We turn our hearts and minds today to the uplifting words of Psalm 34, verses 1 through 4. Let us read together: "I will bless ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 34:1-4
Topics: Profound, Penetrating, Heartfelt Praise
A man who kneel will stand before king.
1 king 17:1 we read about the Elijah as `Èlijah the Tishbite` a inhabitant of Gilead. All previous 16 chapters we read about great kings and their victories over the other nations failure to stand before God and get defeated by enemies.And there suddenly appears a story of simple man or common man ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1
Denomination: Pentecostal
James 1:19 gives us the perfect guidelines for good communication in marriage.
Introduction: A. Today, I want us to talk about communication. 1. Communication is always a challenge in every relationship, but in marriage it is the thing that either makes it or breaks it. 2. There are so many things that can get in the way of good communication. a. We can use a word ...read more
Scripture: James 1:19
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon uses Acts 2:42-47 to give biblical teaching on the NEC core value of being A Supporting Community where we seek “To provide a caring environment of unity, love and fellowship.”
Message Acts 2:42-47 “A Supporting Community” My mother has a large property and there is a path that leads from the front to the back. It is completely surrounded by trees. At night it is a very scary place. There are patches where it is very dark even when the moon is shining. When you go ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Denomination: Baptist
This sermon explains how spiritual gifts are tied to the resurrection and how we therefore should respond to them.
The Power of Believing Acts 28:1-10; Mark 16:9-20 September 29, 2002 Intro: A. [J. David Hoke, Pastor of New Horizons Community Church, in Vorhees, N.J.] The Age of Enlightenment brought us to a place where we greatly esteem reason and intellect. Logic is important to us. And we like to ...read more
Scripture: Acts 28:1-20
The first in a series corresponding to a 40 Days of Prayer campaign. This message focuses on the power found in prayers of utter desperation.
(Video Clip – “It’s a Wonderful Life”, George’s Prayer of Desperation) Poor George. It’s a Wonderful Life, but George is at the end of his rope. Desperate, he admits he is not a praying man. Still he asks, that if God is there, to show him the way. Not that unusual of a circumstance. Whether ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:1-8
Denomination: Wesleyan
Part 3 in series Slowing Down. This message plays down pastors and spiritual professionals, and plays up the unity and equality of all people who follow Jesus.
Power to the People Slowing Down, part 3 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers October 25, 2008 In last week’s message I posed the question, “How do we pursue God in ways that do not end up doing spiritual/emotional/psychological damage to ourselves and others.” Remember how I answered that ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 3:27-28
Denomination: Free Methodist
if you want to overcome the forces of evil in your own life, by faith praise the Lord, obey the Lord, give to the Lord, and pay your vows to the Lord.
Jennifer Breeding, from the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, was visiting her parents with her two young daughters. They watched from the breakfast table as a man came to the back door. When the visitor left, Grandpa explained that he was an appraiser. “What's an appraiser?” the younger ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 6:1-27
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Don't use your power to benefit yourself at others' expense; use it to benefit others at your expense.
Just a few years ago (2012), Paul Piff was researching the effect power had on people. So in one study, he had subjects play a two-person game of Monopoly in which power was intentionally skewed: one player was given a wad of cash and the use of both dice; while the other player received only half ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19
A little encouragement will go a long way!
INTRODUCTION • There is an old story about a preacher leaving a church. At his farewell dinner, he tried to encourage one of the pillar members, “Don’t be so sad. The next preacher might be better than me.” She replied, “That’s what they said last time, but it keeps getting worse.” (Source: John ...read more
Scripture: Acts 15:36-39, Acts 15:1
We will examine how to pray with power, and what role the Holy Spirit plays in that.
Praying with Power “The Role of the Holy Spirit in Prayer” Part 3 of Rules of Prayer Romans 8:26-27 One night a wife found her husband standing over their infant’s crib. As she watched him looking down at their very first baby, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: …disbelief, doubt, delight, ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:26-27
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