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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
What does God’s love do? It saves, refreshes, and compels us to want to be obedient to Him!
What does God’s love do? Deuteronomy 7:7-9 Introduction - In a world full of so much division, where do we turn for hope? • World’s answer: Find happiness within yourself • God’s answer: Turn to Him for everything you need - God’s love has so much for us, if we’d only be willing to accept ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:6-9
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
3 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage(& singleness) demands a concentration upon...
MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE(& Singleness)-III—1Corinthians 7:1-9 (Making Marriage Worthy of its Creator) Attention: Scorpion In Your Tent: A military recruiter was conducting a service member forum at a local high school in hopes of gaining some fresh military personnel. He wanted ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Denomination: Baptist
Many times we move ahead of God or fall behind Him, because we do not listen and follow accordingly. This message looks at David’s inquiry of God’s will for his actions.
1 Samuel 23:1-14 1 Samuel 23:1-2 (HCSB) It was reported to David: “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and raiding the threshing floors.” So David inquired of the Lord: “Should I launch an attack against these Philistines?” The Lord answered David, “Launch an attack against the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 23:1-14, 1 Samuel 24:1
Last in our vision 2011 series: New Riverlutions regarding the fuel for it all: a love for Christ that compels us
Text: Psalm 71:15-24, Title: New Riverlutions: Love Christ, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/6/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Finish Strong video, Lyrics to Who is like You B. Background to passage: this is a psalm of old age. David (or whoever) was remembering and praying to God in their old age to again ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 71:15-24
God's word compels Christians to work for justice in society, especially for those who are most vulnerable.
God Loves Justice I would like to talk to you a bit about the Bible. Not about a specific passage right this minute, but about the Bible in general. The Bible is broken into several sections or categories. Probably most of you know the biggest of the divisions, the OT and the NT. The OT concerns ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 7:8-14
A detailed and compelling vision of the return of Christ. What happens when Jesus' feet touch the Mount of Olives?
[Divide into two parts?] - This passage contains detailed prophecy about the return of Christ – specifically, the moment when Jesus’ feet touch the Mount of Olives. - We are going to cover a lot tonight, but there is so much interesting and compelling details here that I don’t want to ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 14:1-21
What does it mean to live for Christ? How does His love compel us to transform our lives?
Go! And Live for Christ Introduction: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (NLT): "Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Romans 8:38-39, Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:1, Romans 10:9, Romans 6:6-7, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Pentecostal
2 of ? The prophet Jeremiah contrasted two major aspects of Independence—Independence from God versus independence from the world. Dependence upon YHWH brings independence from worldly influence. How can I be independent of worldly influence? A Healthy Independence Engages...
HEALTHY INDEPENDENCE-II—Jeremiah 17:1-14 Attention: Original Letter circling the Internet: The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11. September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year. 119 is the area code to ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 17:4, Jeremiah 17:1-14
4 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage demands a concentration upon...
MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE-IV—1Corinthians 7:1-9 (Making Marriage Worthy of its Creator) Attention: I have seen many who want a ‘church wedding’ despite their never ‘darkening the door of any church house.’ They want God’s blessing upon their marriage, without any commitment on their ...read more
In this message I explain to our church why I am compelled to preach about money from time to time.
2 Timothy 4:2 Why I Preach Money Introduction After a long, dry sermon, a pastor announced that he wished to meet with the church board following the close of the service. The first man to arrive was a stranger. "You misunderstood my announcement. This is a meeting of the board," said the pastor. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2-4, 2 Corinthians 12:13
Exposition of Luke 14:15-24 regarding our duty as servants to be heralds of the gospel and compel people into the kingdom of God
Text: Luke 14:15-24, Title: The Master’s Desire, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/7/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Unless there is a transformation of contemporary church life so that once again the task of evangelism is something which is seen as incumbent on every baptized Christian, and is backed up ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:15-24
I still believe that the message of the cross is still as powerful and compelling as it has ever been. Look with me at the characteristics of the message of the cross.
LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS © 2000 Mark Beaird Text: Mark 8:34-38 Billy Graham wrote in Decision magazine, “I find that I can preach on any subject other than the cross, and it does not seem as offensive to people as the cross does. I can preach on doing good works, on social ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:34-38
In Luke 15 Jesus redefines sin... speaking to pharisees and sinners he compels both sides with the story of not one son, but two!
ACT THREE: Redefining Sin Inspired by and parts based on Tim Kellers book “The Prodigal God” luke 15: 11 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ’Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 "Not long after ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
A “siege” is a military term, which the dictionary describes as a “military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender”. This was common in Biblical times.
A “siege” is a military term, which the dictionary describes as a “military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender”. This was common in Biblical times. In those days, cities were usually surrounded with walls to protect them from invasion by other nations. There is usually ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 6:24-33, 2 Kings 7:1-20
God may use persecution to compel the faithful to fulfil His commands. That was assuredly the case for the first church, and it may be the case in this day.
ACTS 8:1b-4 THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING! “There arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:1-4
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