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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
James asks his readers, us included, to listen to God and to each other carefully, and to put the word of God into practice.
The story is told of American President Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who passed down the line and ...read more
Scripture: James 1:19-27
Denomination: Anglican
This sermon explores the power of prayer, the fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus, and the importance of praising God for His unwavering faithfulness.
Good morning, dear family of God. We are gathered here today, not as strangers or mere acquaintances, but as brothers and sisters, united by the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are here to open our hearts and minds to the wisdom that He has graciously bestowed upon us through His holy Word. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Galatians 4:4-7
Topics: Listening, Learning
An exhortation to listen to God and obey Him.
The Last Sunday of Epiphany February 22, 2009 St. Andrew’s Anglican Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Mark 9:2-9 “Listen to Him” “No one has the right to an activity that can cause so much suffering and pain to others just so they can do something fun.” Those are the words of Karl Purnell who ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9
Denomination: Lutheran
In our society, dads have almost become irrelevant. But in God’s mind, fathers are almost indispensable. Find out why.
OPEN: A writer named Donald Ogden Stewart, had a son away at prep school. When his son reached the age of 14, Stewart wrote him the following letter: "Dear son, now that you have reached the magic age of fourteen, the time has come to tell you about the flowers and the bees. There is a male and a ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-27
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon encourages us to actively live out God's Word, harnessing its wisdom and honoring God through humble works.
Good morning, my dear friends. I am so overjoyed to see each one of you here today, gathered together as a family in the house of our Lord. We are here in our Father's house, not by accident, but by divine appointment. We are here to hear from Him, to learn from Him, and to be transformed by Him. ...read more
Scripture: James 1:17-27
Topics: Attitude, Hearer
Listening is a very important skill. That’s why God gave you two ears and only one mouth.If you want God’s best for you life you’ve got to be a spiritual listener.
After listening restlessly to a long and tedious sermon, a 6-year-old boy asked his father what the preacher did the rest of the week. "Oh, he’s a very busy man," the father replied. "He takes care of church business, visits the sick, ministers to the poor.... And then he has to have time to rest ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 36:21-26
Denomination: Pentecostal
Modern society is very functionally oriented, and that tendency has carried over into the way we pray. The Kingdom of God, however, is far more relational, and we would do well to learn that way of being in God’s presence.
Listening Prayer Luke 1:5-23, 76-79 [Read Luke 1:5-23] It was the middle of the morning at the Temple in Jerusalem. A group of about fifty priests were gathered to cast lots to determine who would have the honor of entering into the Most Holy Place to offer incense at the altar. The burning of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-23
Learning to listen to God and not just asking for things.
Learning to Listen to God in Prayer John 10:27-27 Over the past several months the Lord has had me sharing to many of you privately about you needing to spend quiet time with the Lord, just listening. We Can Hear the Voice of God in Prayer when we pray but also when we spend time ...read more
Scripture: John 10:27
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
To respond actively and concretely is to be within the pupose and plan of God.
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 “Listen up” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Corporations spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year producing t-v commercials with the hope that people will watch and listen to their commercials and be persuaded ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23
Denomination: United Methodist
Part 2 of Take a Hike: Walking in the Spirit. This is about how to find God’s will, comparing OT ways, with our modern ways, with the NT ways.
Psalm 25:1-5 – Listen Up The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who came down the line ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 25:1-5
Denomination: Baptist
Our view of leadership is that it is aggressive, know-it-all. But in reality it is bearing witness to God’s power, not our own; and leaders are qualified to be leaders by what they do NOT know.
Do you know the story of the woman who liked to sit for an hour or so every evening at her front window? She would just sit, looking at the traffic racing by. After the children had been coached through their homework, after her husband had been reminded about the jobs on his "To do" list; after ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 19:1-9
Learning to hear the voice of God through our daily experiance.
When a strange bird comes into my garden I know it! I know when the shinning cockoo’s have returned from their winter retreats I know when the grey warbler leaves to nest I know when black swans fly over at night I know when rosellas fly through, and I know when they stop to rest. In any area of ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 40:31, John 10:1-16
When communications fail, relationships will fail.
Let’s continue our worship of God by listening to what He has to say to Christians through James. Open your Bibles to James in the New Testament…. About 2000 years ago, God spoke through James to Christians persecuted in the MidEast. They were persecuted for their faith in Christ by ...read more
Scripture: James 1:19-20
Denomination: Independent/Bible
“Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” John 1:29.
Jn. 1:29-34 Theme: Listen to the Lord. Text: Is. 49:3, 5-6; 1 Cor. 1:1-9; Jn. 1:29-34 Introduction: We live in an age that is widely acclaimed the information age because of the tremendous technological developments that have taken place in the communication field. It is common knowledge that all ...read more
Scripture: John 1:29-34
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
There is common phrase that is often heard from people who have attended weddings, baby dedications and other religious ceremonies, "That was short and sweet, just like I like it."
Short, Sweet and Ignorant The Consequences of Not Wanting To Hear From God The Bible says, "Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil." (Ecclesiastes 5:1) There is ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1
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