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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
Address the issue of spiritual vision loss, emphasizing its importance in our lives, and discussing its causes, consequences, and the cure.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to unpack a topic that is all too familiar, yet often overlooked in our spiritual lives. It's about what I call spiritual vision loss. Yes, you heard that right. Just as our physical eyes can lose their sharpness over time, so can our spiritual ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 29:18
Topics: Spiritual Vision Loss
The hope of the Christian is not that we will never experience grief or sorrow. Our hope and confidence is that when we do, Christ will strengthen and comfort us.
This is week two of a series of messages on the topic of “seasons” in the Christian life. What’s a season? A season is a period of time, long or short, when our lives tend to be dominated by one particular issue. For instance, last week, we looked at “waiting” as one of these seasons. The purpose ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:2-4, Lamentations 3:32-33
Denomination: Baptist
Can God get his priorities wrong? Is it just us? or are they actually wrong...
Mission Interrupted (or was it?): Breaking Boundaries Luke 8:40-56 Mar 15, 2009 Lent #3 Jarius: I danced the day my daughter was born. It was twelve years ago; we had tried for many years, many times we had thought my wife was pregnant but each time something went wrong, and we were childless. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 8:40-56
Death visits all
A. WHEN FACED WITH THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE: GENESIS 23:1-20 1. Death visits all: sometimes a loved one, eventually ourselves. 2. Some think we should not show grief because a believer goes to be with the Lord. a. True, they are better off. b. We miss them because they were part of our ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 23:1-20
Funeral message for an 11 year old girl (called Sherry in the message), who died from gall bladder complications.
When C. S. Lewis’ wife died, he explained to his friends that the pain of her loss was not localized in one particular area of his life but that it made everything about his life different. You who are members of Sherry’s family know what C. S. Lewis meant, for you too have gone through ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-4
This sermon was written after my wife birthed our third child stillborn. It came from my heart and I hope that it will help you prepare to help others or even begin to heal you hurt.
Intro: In a world starved for life. Life without aging, life without pain, life without hurt, how do we as Christ followers respond to loss? Do we scream and yell because we don’t understand, sometimes, do we talk it out, sometimes, do we tell God we’re angry and we want to know why, of course. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:16-23
Sermon about the results of our fasting and prayer month, gazing into the face of Christ
Background to passage: Paul in his third letter to this troubled, but eventually triumphant church, has spent the better part of the first two chapters giving some information about his travel plans and the changes that had come unexpectedly. He notes how God has used these frustrations to open ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:7-18
As sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 5, Series C
2nd Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 5] June 6, 2010 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, in your boundless compassion, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ, into our world that he might reveal ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:11-17
Denomination: Lutheran
In every city, town, and community there are memorials. We see memorials in the form of crosses along the highway signifying where a loved one was killed in a traffic accident. Memorial monuments are set up in nearly every city to commemorate war heroes
How Are The Mighty Fallen” A Memorial 2 Samuel 1: 17-19 In every city, town, and community there are memorials. We see memorials in the form of crosses along the highway signifying where a loved one was killed in a traffic accident. Memorial monuments are set up in nearly ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:17-19
A tough sermon that addresses the reality of depression and how to deal with it from a Biblical perspective. Because of the subject matter there was no central scripture text, but a variety of passages that gave evidence to the fact that many Biblical cha
Well, good morning. Is anybody dealing with the winter blues? Anybody at all? Be honest. Of course you are. Because it’s January, there is snow on the ground, it’s cold out there, and the Steelers are not going to be in the Super Bowl. We all experience the winter blues, but if ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4-5
Denomination: Christian Church
This sermon explores how placing hope in God renews our strength, the role of faith in healing, and honoring loved ones in a way that glorifies God.
Good morning, church family. It's a joy to be with you on this blessed day, a day that the Lord has made, a day where we have the privilege to gather together and worship our God. Today, we are turning our hearts and minds to the book of Isaiah, specifically chapter 40, verse 31. Isaiah, a man ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 40:31
Topics: Encouragement, Loss, Loved One
Sermon on the Second Beatitude.
I. Introduction A. Our view of grief B. What causes us to grieve C. How do we respond to grief D. Job’s response to grief: 20 Job arose, tore his clothes, shaved his head, fell to the ground, and worshipped. 21 He said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb; naked I will return ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:4
Denomination: United Methodist
Mystery has been defined as: "Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain." Wonderment is described as a state of awed admiration and respect.
Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist once remarked: “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:2-3, Ephesians 1:9-10, Acts 2:22, Ephesians 3:5
Job was a very righteous man. In fact the Bible says that he was blameless and that he feared God and stayed away from evil. A messenger shows up and gives him all kinds of bad news. Your oxen are dead. So are your sheep. Now your servants are dead.
“Lord why did THEY have to die?” Luke 7:11-16 The time of year was Christmas and my family and I were gathering together to celebrate. We were at my mother’s home in Arkansas. My sister came in; she had her son with her. He was about to turn one. I asked where her husband and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:11-16
We always have a choice of how we respond when things go wrong. Why not thank the One who is always right, even when our circumstances seem wrong, who is always good, even when circumstances are bad.
Day 26 Ephesians 5:20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. For a discussion of the benefits of being thankful please see the message in this series on Ephesians 5:4. Today, please notice the emphasis of this exhortation to thankfulness. Paul ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:20
Denomination: *other
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