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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
Joseph and the trials that formed him
We don't seek to escape this life by dreaming of heaven. But we do find we can endure this life because of the certainty of heaven. Heaven is eternal. Earth is temporal. Those who fix all their affections of the fleeting things of this world are the real escapists, because they are vainly ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
Jesus' most audacious act gives us personal hope.
Introduction Last Sunday I introduced Jesus as the Great Gasper. He is the one who causes gaspers – making other people gasp. And he has done some pretty amazing things to make people gasp – casting out demons, healing the sick, even cleansing lepers. Sometimes, though, it is the ...read more
Scripture: Mark 2:1-12
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
No mater what the world says, there was only one Superhero and there are three things he did no one else ever could do.
Superhero: Three Things Only Jesus Could Do Week One 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 I am glad you are here this week because we are starting a new series called, Superhero: Three things only Jesus could do. I prayed a lot about what we needed to talk about as we lead up to Easter and I felt like God was ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29
Denomination: Baptist
Our deadly fall into sin-with all its consequences, is counteracted by the sacrifice of Christ which brought forgiveness.
Grace And Forgiveness Romans 3:23-25 I. God’s Forgiveness of Sin Through Christ A. The Universality of Sin (v. 23) 1. Paul’s idea about sin is made quite plain in this verse: all have sinned. 2. It is the human tendency not only to excuse our sin but also to compare and classify ...read more
Scripture: Romans 3:23-25
The first word from the cross is for forgiveness. In it, Jesus makes some key declarations.
1. Scripture Reading Before Sermon: Matthew 5.43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:33-34
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Death through one man and Life through another.
Question: How did we get into this mess? Vs. 12-14 Why is there evil in the world? Vs. 12a “sin entered the world through one man (Adam)…” (NIV) Like Pandora’s Box, once sin entered the world, paradise was lost. Why do people die? Vs. 12b “and death through ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:12-21
This Palm Sunday Jesus struggles with the Elders of the church, He struggles with Pilate, and finally he must struggle with his fate.
Forgiveness Luke 23:34 Luke tells us about the passion of Jesus. He recounts in painful detail how Jesus stood before Pilate and Herod, was sentenced to death and was crucified and killed. Today’s story is all about struggle, not celebration. Passion not palms. A cross, not a crown. 1. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:34
Denomination: Methodist
Explores Jesus' unwavering faith and forgiveness in Mark 11, encouraging believers to embrace His teachings and allow His freedom to transform their lives.
Welcome, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to another beautiful day that the Lord has made. We gather here today, not as mere individuals, but as a collective body of believers, knit together by the unbreakable bond of God's love. As we step into the sacred space of God's word, let's remember ...read more
Topics: Forgiveness
When we have a proper understand of God’s forgiveness of us we will have a proper disposition of forgiveness towards those who do us wrong.
Cornerstone Church Palm Sunday - April 9, 2006 “Lord Teach Us To Pray Series” “TO FORGIVE OR NOT TO FORGIVE?” Matthew 6:12, 14-15 What image comes to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15
Denomination: Evangelical Free
One of the many ways we Edge God Out of our lives is by our inability to forgive.
We are studying the different ways in which we Edge God out of our lives. The ways in which we separate ourselves from God. Till now we have examined the issue of Ego, Pride and Fear. Today we will take a look at the biggie, Unforgiveness. All of us have gone through situations where we have been ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22, Luke 23:34, Romans 6:3-6
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This looks at the story of the Unforgiving Servant and why it is so scary for the forgiven.
Do you like scary stories? I have never really been into scary movies, although I went to a couple as a teenager just to prove a point. And if you have to ask what that point is then you’ve never been a teenaged boy. And when Carrie’s hand came out of the grave at the end of the original movie, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
Denomination: Wesleyan
As Christians, we often work hard at forgiving others; we need to learn to accept God’s forgiveness of ourselves.
Accepting Forgiveness Let’s open our bibles this morning to Psalm 103. In this Psalm, David is praising God for his tremendous love for His people. We’ll come back to this in just a minute. Now, we all know that David wasn’t perfect. Let’s take a look at one of his most famous stories. One ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:12
Forgiveness is the way the Lord releases us from guilt and sets us free to continue loving God and others.
Forgive or not to forgive Colossians 3:1-3:18 Introduction- Colossians 3:1-3:18 Paul declares to us some rules for holy living. He tells us: Set your heart and mind to heavenly things. That as a believer, you died to self and now Christ lives in you. Put to death (like Christ) the fleshly nature ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-18
Denomination: Nazarene
No matter how much we mess up, God's love is always there to forgive us. When we confess our sins, God promises to forgive us through Jesus. We can live pure lives because of God's forgiveness.
Bring out a big red button labeled Reset. Talk about how video games or computers have reset buttons to start over when things go wrong. Explain that God's forgiveness is like the ultimate reset button for our lives. Share a personal experience of messing up and experiencing God's forgiveness. We ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Romans 3:23
Topics: Divine Mercy, Redemption, Spiritual Renewal, Grace
A short Wednesday night devotional on how God sees you. He looks at you through the blood of Jesus Christ and sees you as flawless. Accompanied by the music video "Flawless" by Mercy Me.
2 Corinthians 5:17, 21 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. • It is a new year, and we love to see this ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
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