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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
Jesus' ministry pulls him in two directions: very close to the person in need and outwards to encounter all people. Our first instinct is to keep Jesus solely for ourselves. But as his divine grace lifts us up, he calls us outward into our lives of purpose
February 7, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 1:29-39 From the Street Where You Live to the Faraway Towns Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. When I go for a walk along a neighborhood street, I like to look at the ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:29-39
Denomination: Lutheran
Explores the profound significance of baptism as a proclamation of faith, a blessing, and a unifying bond within the Christian community.
Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it wonderful to gather together again in this sacred space, to lift our voices in praise and to seek wisdom from His holy word? We are drawn here by the irresistible pull of His love, gathered in His name and bound by His grace. It's in these moments, ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11
Topics: Baptism, Genesis Creation
A simple gospel sermon exploring the implications of "always winter-never Christmas."
“What If Christmas Never Came?” Intro: (play DVD “It’s A Wonderful Life”- where the angel shows George Bailey what it would be like if he had never been born.) “It’s A Wonderful Life” has stirred hearts since it’s debut in 1946. Year after year people watch as George Bailey is allowed to witness ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-3
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
One of the most spectacular events in the record of Scripture is the coming of the Holy Spirit. It was uniques in its nature. So, powerful in its impact! So amazing in its result.
The Filling of the Spirit Acts 2: 1 – 4 1. The OCCASION! v. 1a a. When the day of pentecost was fully come... Why pentecost? What's the significance? 1. As the great harvest festival of the Hebrew Church (Exodus 23: 16), it was a fitting time for the ingathering ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-4
Denomination: Baptist
St Robert Bellarmine would be an excellent candidate for the patron of the Church in defense of religious liberty, as we face a determined political system who would destroy us.
17 September 2012 St. Robert Bellarmine Verbum Domini Today’s saint is one who is not quoted in Verbum Domini by our Holy Father. Perhaps the reason is that Robert Bellarmine, who lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, was a controversial theologian in his time. We might say that ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:17-21
Denomination: Catholic
Advent is a time to renew a theocentric approach in an often-anxious world.
Advent1C Welcome to this First Sunday of Advent. Today’s Readings from Luke’s Gospel is a little unsettling. In it, Christ seems to be describing the end of the world. Listen to his words: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed ...read more
Scripture: Luke 21:25-36
Following Christ can bring division in relationships, but it is important to remain faithful and trust in Jesus' honesty and guidance.
Bring in a rope and have two volunteers come up. Have them hold the rope, one on each end, and explain that the rope represents our relationships. When we follow Jesus, sometimes it can cause tension and division in our relationships, like when we pull the rope tight. But Jesus is with us through ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:49-56
Topics: Spiritual Growth, Discipleship, Faith Journey, Biblical Teachings
As followers of Christ, we are called to balance our earthly responsibilities with our heavenly ones, reflecting Jesus in our daily lives.
You know how Jesus was a pretty cool teacher, right? People were always asking Him questions, but some of them had sneaky plans. They wanted to trap Him and get Him out of the picture. In our story today, some religious big shots tried to trap Jesus by asking about paying taxes. But Jesus, being ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22
Topics: Spiritual Separation, Worldly Desires, Divine Living, Secular Influence
1) Boaz’s preparation for court action, (2) the transcript of the court proceedings, & (3) Boaz’s response to the outcome of the court proceedings.
This week saw the conviction of Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb receiving sentences of seven and six years in jail, respectively, by an Ontario Superior Court judge for their orchestrating a massive accounting fraud at theatre company Livent Inc. This has been a drama playing out for the past ...read more
Scripture: Ruth 4:1-10
Denomination: Other
Lessons from the life of Hosea. God’s love is beyond reason, inescapable and tough.
As I thought about the messed-up life of Hosea this week, I logged onto the Jerry Springer web site to check out the kind of topics he had been wallowing in lately. Some of the program titles read like this one on August 28: “Surprise, I’m Cheating.” The caption describes the show this way: ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 1:1-10
Denomination: Methodist
how God preserved Moses through the Nile to save his people and how we have similar circumstances
June 22, 2003 Exodus 2:1-10 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10
God’s power and presence is apparent when we use our gifts as stewards in total reliance upon Him.
1. Review and Overview a. Imagine this Christmas leaving your presents unopened under the Christmas tree and never opening them. You take the tree down and you leave the presents there. You look at them every once in a while and even go over and shake them, but you make no effort to open them. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11
God cares about your unique situation, and he will answer your prayer, but not until you’re ready to receive it.
BEING READY FOR GOD’S ANSWER 1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived…in the hill country of Ephraim…2 Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not. Now, already, you can see where there might be some, let’s say, issues to deal with in this story. First ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Lessons from the parable of the wheat and the tares.
One of this year’s most-viewed programs...is a game show! --Hosted by Howie Mandell, each week the particpant in the game is “tempted” by the host and an invisible banker to “settle” for a guaranteed prize rather than take a risk and remain in the game by opting for a large prize, with the highest ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43
This sermon focuses on how we can know God and help others know Him. From a series called "Plastic Jesus".
We are in a series called Plastic Jesus and we are talking about knowing God. The fact is a lot of us have a view of God that has been impacted by our preference, personal experiences and religious paraphernalia. And we carry around that pack. And our question to you has been Are you trusting in ...read more
Scripture: John 9:1-7
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