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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 analysis of Jesus' calling of his first disciples will teach us what characterizes a true disciple of Jesus.
Scripture Luke wrote his Gospel about the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus who came to seek and to save lost sinners. Luke wanted to communicate that God sent his only Son Jesus as the Messiah to deliver people from sin and hell. The central theme of Jesus’ message was the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The pattern set forth by Jesus on overcoming guilt and shame.
Valentine’s Day is this week so today we’re going to cover some straight talk from the Bible on love and sex. The Bible talks about sex quite a bit because there’s certainly nothing wrong with talking about sex in the proper manner. With all the misinformation out there we need to talk about sex ...read more
Scripture: John 8:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
In depth explanation of the biblical text and a reflection of what it means for us today
What a day it turned out to be, in fact what a life changing and challenging week it had been. Jesus’ arrest, interrogation and crucifixion, leading to his death on the cross, had seen his faithful followers scatter and hide themselves away, as they shared with each other their grief for a ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Denomination: Methodist
1) The Voice of the True Shepherd (John 10:1-6) 2) Following the Voice through the Only Door to the Fold (John 10:7–10)
John 10:1-10. "Follow God’s Voice" Everton Community Church. Sunday October 17, 2010. This week saw two radically different outcomes from mine disasters. In Copiapo Chile, 33 miners began their first weekend above ground since a rescue that gripped the world, of their 69-day ordeal trapped deep in ...read more
Scripture: John 10:1-10
Denomination: Other
Many settle for a new concept of Jesus that has no conection to the Biblical Jesus.
A New "Jesus" Text: (Mat 24:4-24 KJV) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. {5} For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. {6} And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:4-24, Matthew 16:24
Denomination: Pentecostal
The main point of this sermon is to explore the call of Jesus Christ, understanding that while discipleship requires self-sacrifice, it brings immeasurable blessings and a new way of life.
Good morning, church family! Today, we are going to dive deep into the life-changing call of Jesus Christ, the cost that comes with answering that call, and the immense blessing it brings into our lives. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, "Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost you your ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:19-22
Topics: Following Christ
Call for men and women to follow Christ
Text Please turn in your Bible to Matthew 4:18-22 18While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he [Jesus] saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22
Denomination: Church Of God
Did you know that God that is moving and doing things right now to prepare His Kingdom for you and I?
Text: Luke 9:57 thru 62 Prayer: This morning we have Good News. God is still on the Throne. Jesus is seated at His right hand, ever interceding on our behalf. Jesus will soon return to earth to declare His righteousness and take us to our new home in heaven. What a wonderful place that ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:57-62
Denomination: Assembly Of God
A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 24
September 12, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Isaiah 50:4-9a; Mark 8:27-38 Follow the Leader Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Vacations often involve long road trips. Those journeys can be filled with road games ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38, Isaiah 50:4-9
Denomination: Lutheran
This sermon looks at the call of the apostle Peter.
PART 1 FOLLOW THE LEADER TEXT: MATTHEW 4.18-19 INTRODUCTION: In September 2006, my wife and I moved from Tennessee to Illinois to pastor a church. What would make us quit our jobs, sell our house, load a truck and move 400 miles from our hometown? It was a calling from God to follow Him. He ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-19
A sermon to a group of seminary students on fishing and discipleship.
"Follow Me" A Sermon by Roger Shervington San Francisco Theological Seminary, Southern CaliforniaJohn 21:1-19 I. Introduction Good evening. Our New Testament reading from the lectionary this evening chronicles the final post-resurrection appearance of the risen Lord in the Gospel of John. Let’s ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-19
PENTECOST 15(A) - Follow the Leader by knowing the will of God and by giving your life to God.
FOLLOW THE LEADER Matthew 16:21-26 - September 12, 2004 - Pentecost 15 MATTHEW 16:21-26 21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-26
today the texts is calling all to be a follower of the way.
Mark 1:14-20 Way Followers 1. God wants us to find our way • Beginning in this Gospel John the forerunner of Christ is arrested • Jesus begin his ministry to the people it’s in Galilee He begins to preach the good News(Gospel) • Prophecy is before you The text says, “The time is fulfilled, and ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
This sermon is from a series called "Follow the Leader" that traces the topic of discipleship through the Gospel of Mark.
THE CALL TO FOLLOW (2) Follow The Leader – 2 Mark 2:13-17 INTRODUCTION: This morning we will be continuing our series tracing the topic of following Jesus throughout the Gospel of Mark. Last week we looked at the calling of Peter and Andrew, James and John to be disciples of Christ. This week ...read more
Scripture: Mark 2:13-17
This is week two of this series and will look at the first three commands of Christ.
What Jesus Said about Our Behaviour: Follow Me Last month I received an email from a man who is planning on carrying a cross across Nova Scotia. He didn’t tell me how big the cross was going to be but I’m assuming that it isn’t going to be a small cross. And to tell the truth ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:16-20
Denomination: Wesleyan
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