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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
An inspiring message about rising above the challenges brought about by life's unpredictable changes, such as death and shifts in leadership.
Today, we will explore a powerful message about overcoming uncontrollable circumstances brought about by changes due to death and leadership. The story revolves around David and Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul and son of Jonathan. It is a tale of distress caused by change, an invitation ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13
Topics: Overcoming Obstacles, Old Testament Characters
This sermon explores God's divine purpose, provision, and power for us, as revealed in the transfiguration of Jesus and the ascension of Elijah.
Good morning, dear family of faith. I am glad we are gathered here today, united by the love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are here to drink from the well of His word, to be nourished and strengthened for the walk of faith that is our daily pilgrimage. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9, 2 Kings 2:1-12
Topics: Transformed, Christ
Last week I asked “Am I the fear-filled Spirit void Peter denying Christ, or the Holy Spirit filled Peter proclaiming the gospel of Jesus”?
For a large part of 2010 and 2011 our area experienced a major drought. In fact, it was the most severe in about 50 years. Rainfall was well below the seasonal average for both years, with long stretches of 90+ degree days and almost that high for the lows. There was a record stretch of triple ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, John 21:1-4
A sermon for the third Sunday after Epiphany, Year B
January 21, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20 Following the Call Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Bob had been ice fishing all morning without any luck. He decided he’d had enough and ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20
Denomination: Lutheran
Jesus gives 1) A vivid picture of judgment (Matthew 13:47–48), 2) A brief explanation of the principle of judgment (Matthew 13:49), and 3) A sobering warning about the peril of judgment (Matthew 13:50).
Francis Chan’s new book, Erasing Hell, will be on the shelves from July 5 countering Rob Bell’s recent work, Love Wins. Bell acknowledges hell’s existence on earth but finds it difficult to believe that it is forever and that God can punish non-Christians for all eternity. Chan, on the other hand, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50
Denomination: Other
A Guide Ministry through a biblical principle
Casting Out to Catch the Outcast Jesus tells Simon to put the boat out and cast down his nets, it is a carpenter’s son and teacher telling a fisherman how to fish. It is a little like a pastor telling a CEO how to run technical aspects of his business! Not only that, but Simon’s ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What is the spiritual awareness lesson from John 21:1-14? We must not forget to tell the world about Jesus.
Lest We Forget John 21:1-14 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 21:1 After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-14
Denomination: United Methodist
The miracle of forgiveness in the restoration of Peter in John 21
MIRACLES OF JESUS: BY THE BAY JOHN 1:1-19 INTRODUCTION Option 1… CSI Effect (www.sermoncentral.com illustration) A crime scene investigator from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was dusting for fingerprints in a home that had been burglarized. The investigator was challenged by the ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-19
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This is a sermon preached the week of Vacation Bible School that had the theme "Hooked on Jesus."
Hooked on Jesus John 21: 1-22 A pastor woke up one Sunday morning ready to preach one of the best sermons he felt like he had ever prepared....then he noticed what a beautiful day it was outside and he started to get a bit ambivalent about .... - what a great day it would be to go fishing - ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-22, Ezekiel 3:1
Denomination: Wesleyan
Many Christians are living on the Calvary side of Easter. They live as if Jesus died for their sins (ie… they are saved) but without the power, the joy, the redemption and the transformation of Easter.
The Right Side of Easter Point of sermon: Many Christians are living on the Calvary side of Easter. They live as if Jesus died for their sins (ie… they are saved) but without the power, the joy, the redemption and the transformation of Easter. Sermon: Earlier we sang the familiar words, "Low in ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-12
Denomination: Baptist
Building God’s Church through Evangelism (Bob Russel - When God Build’s a Church)
There was once a good, church going barber. His minister gave a rousing sermon on Evangelism and sharing the faith. The barber was so moved that he signed up for a special soul winner’s class. He spent weeks in that class. There he memorized scriptures and took notes and practiced drawing diagrams ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
This sermon looks a three characteristics of Jonah: 1. Jonah is STUBBORN 2. Jonah is REBELLIOUS 3. Jonah is a BELIEVER
Three Characteristics of Jonah When last we left Jonah - he was in the sea about to be in the belly of the great fish. He was in a bad fix and in a bad way. The verse that we looked at last week was: The LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three ...read more
Apostles, Pt. 22
SOMETIMES PETER, BUT NEVER JUDAS (JOHN 21:1-22) A group of prospectors set out from Bannock, Montana (then capital of the state), in search of gold. They went through many hardships and several of their little company died en route. Finally they were overtaken by the Indians who took their good ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-22
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Jesus revealed Himself to His disciples on three different occasions, but He reveals Himself to us every time we look up to HIim and talk to Him.
Text: “This is the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead” (v. 14). The first time Jesus appeared to his disciples was the evening of Resurrection Day. This took place in Jerusalem or someplace near Jerusalem where the disciples were ...read more
Denomination: Christian Church
Jesus last words to his disciples, reinstating Peter as the leader of the church.
Jesus has risen. He’s appeared twice to his disciples as a group. The second time he tells Thomas that those who believe in Jesus without having seen him are blessed, and John concludes chapter 20 with the statement that the things he’s written are here so that we who read them later may believe ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-25
Denomination: Anglican