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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
When Christians receive the Gift of God, Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, there are gifts that are put on the inside of them that manifest themselves in a way that is beneficial to spiritual health and to the building of the kingdom of God.
Turn your Bibles to Luke 2:10-11, 14 Title: God’s Internal Gifts Theme: Benefits of Receiving God’s Gift, Christ Series: Grasping the Truths of Christmas Introduction: Have you ever received a gift inside a gift? I once read of a lady who received a pair of gloves for Christmas. The fingers ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:10-14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Authentic Christianity, at its core, is motivated by an intense passion for God and this is what our Lord means when He tells us to love God with all of our heart.
Basics of Authentic Christianity The Internal Motivation: Passion Matthew 22:34-40 I can’t tell you HOW HONORED I AM to have this opportunity to open the Word of God to you this morning and for the rest of this month. I am excited about what God is doing here at Lakeland. And as I’ve sought God ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-30
Denomination: Baptist
Consider God's warning signs - words from the prophets, internal chaos and the external threat from Assyria.
2 Kings 15:8-31 THE WARNING SIGNS ES 17 Jun 18 1665 Warning signs are good. They are meant for our good and can save lives. God warns. God warns before He judges. • Let’s consider the warning signs from three directions. The upward – warnings from God through the prophets, the inward – ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 15:8-31
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Every family, organization and movement struggles with the problem of internal divisions. Many internal conflicts result from a struggle over control. If everyone learns to give the Lord control for whatever they are responsible for, many internal divisio
Every family, organization and movement struggles with the problem of internal divisions. Many internal conflicts result from a struggle over control. If everyone learns to give the Lord control for whatever they are responsible for, many internal divisions can be minimized. In Judges 9, we are ...read more
Scripture: Judges 9:1-20
Our relationship with God is a matter of the heart, not a matter of externals.
On Halloween this year I was on Facebook when I ran across this post from Christian singer Natalie Grant: I've had many people over the years ask me if I "celebrate" Halloween. I don't celebrate evil. Or darkness. Or witches, ghosts and goblins. But I DO celebrate kids. And princesses. And ...read more
As the church looks outwardly let us be people of compassion for other people.
External Focus: Showing Compassion Introduction: I learn more and more about the importance of being honest with ourselves, especially concerning our relationship with Christ. I think that sometimes we as the church live an idealistic life. We don’t like to admit faults; we are too stoic and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Where do we get our sense of value from - externals or God’s love for us?
My wife, Di, and I were sitting in the family room watching TV with our daughter, Janet, the other night when suddenly, Janet noticed the new watch Di had got for Christmas. She said with a mixture of awe and new-found respect, "Mum, you’ve got a Fossil watch. That’s so cool!" Well, we’d bought it ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Denomination: Anglican
These texts remind us that God’s concept of holiness is one that permeates the totality of our beings.
21 Eleazar the priest said to the troops who had gone to battle: “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded Moses: 22 gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead— 23 everything that can withstand fire, shall be passed through fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless it ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 31:21-24
God teaches that internal righteousness is what produces external acts of righteousness.
The Standard Matthew 5:1, 17,10 God teaches that internal righteousness is what produces external acts of righteousness. SLIDE #1 INTRODUCTION • Today we begin a new seven-week series entitled, “Sermon on the Mount: A Kingdom Upside Down.” • This series will encourage Christians to go beyond ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:20
Who was Melchizedek? And how does he relate to Jesus?
I wonder if anyone can tell me what is the Old Testament passage most frequently quoted in the New Testament… You might think it’s something like Leviticus 19:18, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” If you’re really into the writings of the minor prophets, you might come up with an ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-3
Denomination: Episcopal
Lent 4C
There are a couple dialogical excerpts from the Prodigal Son story that deals with our conscious awareness, which is to “think about one’s thinking” or to consciously know what one knows, and to explicitly use this cognitive process in our spiritual life. 1. The first is when the passage states, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:1-32
Denomination: Catholic
The church needs to fix its internal spiritual awareness issues now. Then it would be equipped to go out into the world.
Internal Sharing of Jesus’ Light John 8:10-20 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to Him, “aYou are testifying about ...read more
Scripture: John 8:10-20
Denomination: United Methodist
Despite our imperfections, we are fearfully and wonderfully made by God, and through His grace and strength, we can overcome our flaws and live out our divine purpose.
Good morning, everyone! Today, we're going to dive deep into the words of Psalm 139:14 which says, "I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." We live in a world that constantly points out our flaws and imperfections, making it ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:14
Topics: Internal Imperfections
An examination of the internal and external evidence which testifies to the reliability of the Bible as God's Word.
Is the Bible trustworthy in its claim to be God's Word? I can definitely say that there are sound evidences to support the position that the Bible's claim to be Divinely-inspired is trustworthy. There are both internal and external evidences that the Bible is truly God's Word. The internal ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16
In this sermon, we examine the internal and external evidence that the Bible truly is the Word of God.
Introduction: A. The story is told of a Sunday school teacher who asked his class, “What is Faith?” 1. A young boy raised his hand and answered, “Oh, that’s easy. Faith is believing something you know is not true.” 2. Unfortunately, that little boy’s definition ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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