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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
Good Gifts From A Good God - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info
SERMON OUTLINE: • (1). The worship goes up (vs 1-4); • (2). The witness reaches out (vs 5-8); • (3). The wealth comes down (vs 9-13). SERMON BODY: Ill: • Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE (born 7th January 1985); • I am sure you are aware that he is a British ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 65:1-13
Denomination: Brethren
There is the debt of gratitude, the debt of service, and obligation but the greatest debt that a father can teach his children about is the debt of love owed to God the Father for providing a Savior who paid the price for their sins.
Message: There have been many great fathers throughout history who are wonderful examples of self-sacrifice, commitment, leadership and strength. Men who were excellent role models for their children. But Jesus tells us that our Heavenly Father is the greatest of all because He is ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:48
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We cannot try to make Christmas Perfect with our own efforts. There is one thing that is perfect in Christmas. We got to be able to focus on that perfect thing in Christmas.
We are into yet another Christmas Season. And immaterial of the number of times we have done Christmas before, and have failed, we still want to do things right. We want to make all possible efforts to make things as perfect as possible. We buy the perfect clothes, we look for the perfect gifts for ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25, Romans 13:11-14, Isaiah 30:9-10
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God has given us every good and perfect gift...everything we could ever have need of to endure...to face trials and temptations...and to come through to victory...maturity...and one day to receive the crown of life.
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES JAMES 1:12 18 READ James 1:12 18 James brings us back to the beginning of things again, reminding us of our basic position...that we move forward through trials and tests to maturity. And he goes back to the same truth as an introduction to a new perspective on things. He ...read more
Scripture: James 1:12-18
God has given us every gift we need to function as the Body of Christ.
Spiritual Gifts Series # 2 Introduction 1. Illus...One word to describe the Corinthian Church and it is not charismatic, as some might think because of its emphasis on the gifts of the Spirit, but rather problematic. a. Some of their problems were such things as: divisiveness, disorder, abuse ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Denomination: Holiness
What the true gift of Christmas really is
A Lamb God’s Perfect Gift to Man John 1 29-42 Prayer Introduction The recent news story of the pregnant Missouri woman who was lured to her death and then robbed of her unborn baby is one of the most tragic stories to cross our news wires in a very long time. Even though we have been confronted ...read more
Scripture: John 1:29-42
Denomination: Baptist
On that first Christmas, God gave the perfect gift in the form of Jesus the God who Saves. And we know that the gift He has given us has the name Jesus or Joshua which means Jesus Saves and that He will is great and is the Son of the Most High and is the
Friends, God has given the perfect Christmas gift, and now it is our turn to give back to Him. Sure we could spend our time this morning wondering how God was able to cause a ordinary girl to become pregnant through the Holy Spirit. But to be honest, I don’t know how he did it. And Mary did not ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-45
Recognizing that God’s greatest gift is His Son Christ Jesus, this outline identifies five great gifts that God gives us through His Son.
GOD’S PERFECT GIFTS FOR HIS CHILDREN “Every good gift and ever perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17. When we think of God’s gifts to mankind, we first thank Him for His indescribable gift, our ...read more
Scripture: James 1:17
God, in His perfect timing, sent His greatest gift to mankind. He always does everything at the right time.
Did you know that many people are unaware of the true origins of Christmas? It is important to remember that Christmas is about the birth of Christ, even though we often get caught up in the shopping, gift-giving, and family gatherings. Today, let's take a moment to reflect on what Christmas truly ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7
Topics: Christmas, God's Timing
Did you read something new in God’s Word this past week? Did you read a familiar passage with new eyes? Did you share it with someone? Did you share the Gospel with someone? Did you glorify God in your words or actions?
Most of you have heard Pastor Jeff Reynolds preach. On many occasions he will say something like “for my 1st closing”… Today, I’m going to start with “for my first opening”… We’ll see how hungry I am by the first closing, to determine if there are more than one closings! 1st Opening In today’s ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:14
A study of the word "perfect"
Introduction 1. 2. We are continuing on our way through the ABCs of the Bible... Tonight, we come to the letter P... P is for perfect and its forms, including perfection... Perfect according to the dictionary means... 1 having all the required or all the desirable elements, qualities, or ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:4
Denomination: Nazarene
When the bible speaks about God's peace it’s inner peace that transcends all outward chaos. It’s a gift, of perfect peace !
A man was looking for the perfect picture of peace, so he announced an art contest and invited artists to produce a masterpiece of peace. The challenge stirred the imagination of artists everywhere and paintings arrived from far and wide. Finally, the day arrived to reveal the art and the judges ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Denomination: Other
The second of a four part series with focus on the birth of Jesus
A GIFT WORTH WAITING FOR John Maxwell INTRODUCTION: In Luke, chapter 2, we have the story of Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem and the birth of the Christ child. I would like to talk to you about God and His timing this morning, and how Christmas, more beautifully than any other story, teaches ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-6, Galatians 4:4-5
Denomination: Wesleyan
Are your steps being ordered by the Lord? Do you delight in the will and way of the Lord for your life? Have you fallen? Have you risen back up to get back in the fight? Where does that place you?
Intro: Psalm 37 contains a reference to three particular men. In v.16 we find “a righteous man,” in v.23 we find “a good man,” and in v.37 we find “the perfect man.” If we were to apply this from a NT viewpoint, we might say that the “righteous man” ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 37:23-24
Denomination: *other
We take a look at bad investments, earthly ones, as compared to good investments, heavenly ones.
Have you been following the entire Martha Stewart thing? It was just a year ago that the allegations surfaced that the Queen of Gracious Living was involved in an insider trading scandal. The prosecutors are saying that Stewart sold 4000 shares of ImClone Systems after finding out that there was ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-27
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