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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
I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.
Effective Evangelism Acts 15:36-16:5 Many churches, today have become more of a parking lot with programs and fellowships being the main focus. I don’t believe God has a problem with the programs and fellowships, as long as they aren’t the main focus of the church. The church should be ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Though your plans are good, they still require prayers
Paul, though presently in jail for preaching the gospel (Col. 4:2-4), continued to see a needy world to whom Jesus’s salvation must be preached and he sought for prayers in order to be able to reach the world for Christ. This is how we should be, praying for everything and the needs of ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 4:2-4
Denomination: Pentecostal
The first response after sin entered the world was that Adam and Eve instantaneously went from no-shame nakedness to shame-filled nakedness. Such nakedness caused them to hide themselves from each other, and also hide in fear from God.
Message Genesis 3:1-13 Why Are You Naked - The Fall Effect Let’s go right back to the beginning – to creation – and remind ourselves of some outcomes of God’s creative work. On the first day – “God saw that the light was good” (Genesis 1:3). That which was created on the second, third, fourth and ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13
Fast when out of your despair, you feel totally dependent upon God.
One day, Kathy Cash’s husband, of Dallas, Texas, announced to the family that he was going to fast and pray. Ginny, their 5-year-old, had recently learned that fasting meant not eating. “No!” she shouted. “You can't fast! You'll die!” Her dad carefully explained that many men and women ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:14-17, Luke 18:9-14, Isaiah 58:1-9
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Good advice for planning a ministry
Acts 1b - January 15, 2017 (1st string - ’08) Turn with me this morning to Acts 1. We looked last week at the first few verses, and we were reminded that we need to be faithful in being a witness of what we know to be true. We want to start the year of recommitted to living in ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Grace is a great thing to receive from God, but what effect should grace have on my life?
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. • The last few weeks we have been examining the subject of grace. • When you start to grasp the fact that grace is all that a loving God feels and does to save people, my prayer is that we start to see the ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 2:19-21
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Cause and effects - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info
SERMON OUTTLINE: • Incident #1: • Cause of failure – Lack of Faith (vs 14-21). • Incident #2: • Cause of grief – Lack of Understanding (vs 22-23). • Incident #3: • Cause of amazement – Faith in Action (vs 24-26). SERMON ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:14-27
Denomination: Brethren
Paul discusses the role of the Law in conviction and confrontation with the Sin of a person. The law of the Lord which is known as the Law of Moses is not evil, not bad, not tyrant but the person who reads it is a corrupted, sinful man, and he is bad in character and nature.
Romans 07:07-25 - The effect of Sin Romans 7:7-11 Sin is Dead without Law Paul discusses the role of the Law in conviction and confrontation with the Sin of a person. The law of the Lord which is known as the Law of Moses is not evil, not bad, not tyrant but the person who reads it is a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 7:7-25
Denomination: Methodist
It isn't how much you know but your willingness to share what you know.
An Effective Witness 2 Kings 5:1-14 If we were to follow the Gospel text from the lectionary this week, we would be looking at Jesus sending out the seventy to the villages he was about to visit (Luke 10:1-20). Jesus had spent much time teaching and preparing them for this. He gave explicit ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14
Denomination: Independent/Bible
How can we become effective ministers of Christ? How can we become an effective church? - As far as ministry is concerned, Apostle Paul is one of the most effective Ministers to emulate.
EFFECTIVE MINISTERS Study Text: Colossians 1:24-29 Introduction: - How can we become effective ministers of Christ? How can we become an effective church? - As far as ministry is concerned, Apostle Paul is one of the most effective Ministers to emulate. - In many ways, by the grace of God, Paul ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29
Discovering the capacity of God to forgive.
THE EFFECT OF REPENTANCE. Jonah 3:1-5, Jonah 3:10 When Jonah at last arrived in Nineveh after his circuitous journey, his message was simple: “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown” (JONAH 3:4). People may laugh at messages of doom and gloom, but not the people of Nineveh. The ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, Jonah 3:10
The changes in the American family have been shocking. To one extent or another, all of us are struggling to find ways to make our households work. But the challenges we face today are much different than those faced by our grandparents.
Introduction The transformation of the American family during my lifetime has been nothing short of breathtaking. When I was a kid the television shows we watched were Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver. All three shows dealt with middle class families with mom and dad and ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33
Language barrier separates more people than any wall could have, it is more effective than any national border.
Genesis 11:1-9-Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9
It is through the language we speak in our homes that we shape and mold our family into what God desires it to be or into what God gets disappointed by.
Communication: Building a Foundation of Trust (Part 1, Building a Stronger Family) Text: Proverbs 3:1-6 (READ) This morning I want to issue you a challenge. I want to challenge you to put what we are going to talk about this month into practice. We will be looking at biblical foundations for ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-6
Paul is telling us what every community needs to order itself around in order to give effective witness, both to itself and to the world.
Homily Col 3 (Found in the Office of readings, Wednesday 2nd week of Christmas) Reading the clear command: “Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” gives us the opportunity to take a short cut. Make the sign of the ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:17-25, Mark 12:30-31
Denomination: Catholic
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