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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
This message was preached at our 20th Anniversary and reflects on the birth of the Corinthian Church and Cornerstone
A Church Birthed in Generosity I’ve always been intrigued with the Corinthian Church. A church with problems, you don’t have to read very far through the letters addressed to the church to discover that they struggled with “issues”. Theological issues, moral issues, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 18:1-8
Denomination: Wesleyan
The rich and the poor meet together. The Lord is the maker of them all
Plato, the Athenian philosopher, once stated: “Wealth and Poverty: The one is the parent of luxury and indolence, the other of meanness and viciousness and both of discontent. Proverbs 22.2 informs us: “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.” Life is like the two ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:18, Proverbs 28:19
Our 4th sermon in our Action in Acts series, we look at how our giving and the heart behind it determines our capacity for being part of the Action of God
Action – A Generous heart Acts is a book where one of the underlying questions is what is this new community, this new nation, on about? What kind of community is God wanting to create? Do you guys remember a few years ago, the world news was focused on modern day piracy? It was off the ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What is the abundant life Jesus promised? Not activity, not longevity, not prosperity, not congeniality. It is generosity; giving returns fulfillment.
I was just making small talk, asking the kind of questions you ask when you have finished commenting about the weather and you are scared to discuss politics or religion. I asked him, “Have you lived here all your life?” Quick as a flash came back his answer, “Not yet. Not yet I haven’t.” Oh, ...read more
Scripture: John 10:1-18
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus’ teaching on helping others as kingdom people provide radical concepts involving generosity, sincerity, and inviting others to the Kingdom.
Kingdom Life Series #17 August 24-26, 2002 HOW TO HELP THE POOR: JESUS ON RIGHT GIVING Matthew 6:1-4 I. Jesus tells us three things about helping the poor. • Jesus expects kingdom people to help the poor. Jesus says “when you give” not “if you give.” • Jesus warns kingdom people about ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4
Denomination: Church Of God
This sermon explores God's boundless love and mercy, emphasizing that our value comes from His love, not our accomplishments or possessions.
Good morning, church family. It's a joy to be here with you today, to gather in this sacred space of fellowship and faith, to share in the warmth of God's love and the richness of His Word. There's a comforting familiarity in this act of coming together, isn't there? In setting aside our worldly ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-5
Topics: God's Presence, Unconditional Love
Jesus transforms the eighth Commandment by calling us to be generous to our neighbor.
Intro Open your Bibles to Matthew 5 today as we continue our Summer Series entitled “Love God , Love your Neighbor” We are examining the 10 Commandments—God’s moral law—while focusing on Jesus is summary of the commandments found in the New Testament. Jesus tells us “You shall love the Lord your ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
If you examine the Bible from Genesis to Revelation we find that again and again God is giving. He is generous in creation, salvation, and sanctification. If His character is so generous shouldn't ours be? God is lavishly generous as we identifiy with
Intro: What is it that will cause us as Christians, followers of Christ to give in a manner that glorifies God? It will not be capital campaigns, it will not be gimmicks. Instead it will be when we understand the depths of God’s character and His goal to spread His kingdom by seeking and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:11
This is an important sermon, where we will learn the correlation between God’s provision, and his requirement for us to follow his instructions.
Sole Provider The incentive to trust in God’s provision today, may be more necessary than it has been in a very long time. We are living in difficult days, but if those days cause us to turn more to God, then such difficulties may not be a bad thing, depending of course on the severity of those ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 16:1-36
Denomination: Christian Church
We are continuing to discover the joy of generosity and today we are looking at a command and charge in Scripture which is a basis for this life of generous living.
OUR CHARGE 1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19 INTRODUCTION… The word “charge” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/charge) Did you know that there are 15 different definitions for the word “charge.” I honestly had no idea. The word charge can mean so many different things in the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Our love is expressed in generosity. Our generosity ensures that we will more marvelously reflect the God who created us.
1 John 4:13-21 “A Generous Heart” INTRODUCTION Living a life without limits, and being transformed into that life is all based on love. Without love there is only a shadow of life and certainly no great actions of faith or courage. Unfortunately, love is not as common as we assume it is. It ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:13-21
Denomination: Lutheran
Overcoming our selfish attitudes and becoming extravagant in generosity, extravagant in generosity.
SELFLESS week 3 Extravagant In Generousty Pastor Timothy Porter Text: Proverbs 26:21 (ESV) INTRODUCTION: I wanna talk about overcoming our selfish attitudes and becoming extravagant in generosity, extravagant in generosity. I researched the idea of selfishness just so I ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 26:21
A look at the blessings of generosity and receiving God’s grace.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9 – How to Get Rich This sermon may seem a bit out of sequence – a few weeks ago we looked at chapter 9, which was centered on giving money. And back then I told you that I realized that the #1 reason why folks say they don’t come to church is because the pastor talks about ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
One of the greatest secrets of the universe is in Jesus’ words, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ (Acts 20:35) Do we give extravagantly to God or our leftovers? Let’s look at Mary’s anointing of Jesus in John 12:1-8.
One of the greatest secrets of the universe is in Jesus’ words, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ (Acts 20:35) Do we give extravagantly to God or our leftovers? Let’s look at Mary’s anointing of Jesus in John 12:1-8. “Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where ...read more
Scripture: John 12:1-8
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Exposition of Isa 58:1-14 about spiritually forsaking the care of the less fortunate by fasting, prayer, and worship and God’s response to that behavior
Text: Isaiah 58:1-14, Title: Spiritually Forsaken, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/29/08, AM A. Opening illustration: some local illustration of trying to help someone, or maybe a generic example of how things usually go with trying to help those who are struggling. B. Background to passage: As we continue our ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-14
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