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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
People are troubled by the fact that life doesn’t seem to be fair. Peace and encouragement don’t come from rationalizing life, but from focusing on the love, presence and power of God in our lives.
THE SEVEN SERVICE JUNE 30, 2002 Matthew 5:45 “Why Isn’t Life Fair?” INTRODUCTION Growing up with brothers and sisters, a big issue for us was fairness. We always counted the number of presents, at Christmas time, in order to make sure that they were equal and thus fair. The value of the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:45
Denomination: Lutheran
We must be intent on living a holy life characterized by serving others. - 5th year anniversary sermon to my church.
Intent on One Purpose August 5, 2012 Morning Service Pastor’s 5th Anniversary Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must be intent on living a holy life characterized by serving others. Focus Passage: Philippians 2:1-8 Supplemental Passage: "In everything, ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8
Denomination: Baptist
You need all three of these things in order to trust the Lord. One, that He's in control. Two, that He's good. And thirdly, that He cares.
Today we're going to look at a prayer in the scriptures. This prayer in particular is going to look at the longest prayer in the Bible. So you can open your Bibles to Nehemiah 9. It is the longest prayer in the Bible. But I want to tell you first about the shortest prayer in the Bible. Do you ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
We are called to be a holy people and we are called to act that way also
INTRODUCTION READ 2 TIMOTHY 2:20-22 Notice that there are honorable and dishonorable vessels in the same house! The way a vessel becomes honorable or dishonorable is by the way that it is used. (EXAMPLE) WRENCH. (ROMANS 9:21) Sometimes we can do the work of God, or so we think, and not get ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-22
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
You are made to hunger for God. May your holy hunger be unleashed. You have a hunger for God so awaken it. Bring it to life and reignite your appetite.
Opening ILLUS: A kindergarten teacher gave an assignment. The assignment was to draw a picture of a celebrity or an important person that had impacted your life. The children got busy drawing pictures, coloring and sticking out their tongues like little kids like to do when they're drawing. The ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 33:12-22
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
When life gets tough, the pressure is to compromise your faith walk, but the Bible makes clear that Because we are redeemed children of God, we are to live holy lives.
CALLED TO BE HOLY 1 PETER 1:13-25 Because we are redeemed children of God, we are to live holy lives. INTRODUCTION I was listening to a radio talk show. The topic was how a young man was taking his Catholic high school to court for forbidding him from taking his gay boyfriend to the graduation ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-25
Denomination: Pentecostal
First in a series of sermons based on the personalities involved in the beheading of John the Baptist. This sermon focuses on the difficulty of living a holy life when surrounded by a lack of it.
JOHN THE BAPTIST “Living Holy in a Not So Holy World” Mark 6:14-29 Who said the Bible is boring? Whoever it was hadn’t read this story. It has more plots and subplots than an episode of NCIS or a John Grisham legal thriller. This story has four main characters: John the Baptist, King Herod, ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:14-29
Denomination: United Methodist
The God who we find in the Bible, is the God of real life, not the God of our imagined Disneyfied Happy Ending Life. Nasty, bad things happen in life. Being holy is not looking good, its dealing with life God’s way.
What you believe will determine how you behave and your behavior reveals your true beliefs. We who have been involved in the church for many years read this Scripture about holiness and we say to ourselves…I know all about that holiness stuff, we say…Holiness is literally God separating us from ...read more
This sermon encourages believers to pursue holiness, reflecting God's purity in all actions, guided by the teachings and example of Jesus Christ.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a joy to gather together with you today, in this sacred space, united by our shared faith and love for our Lord Jesus Christ. We are indeed a blessed people, called to live in the light of God's love, and to reflect that love to a world in desperate need of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:14-16
Topics: Sanctified Life, Christ
The book of Acts doesn’t end with any benediction nor closure. Listen to the last two verses. Acts 28:30-31NKJ Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the th
The Unfinished Work of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4Amp The book of Acts is the only unfinished book of the Bible. The reason is this: “the Holy Spirit is still working to bring about the completion of the task assigned to Him on the day of Pentecost.” Acts 2:1-4AMP And when the day of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-4
Denomination: Church Of God
A message looking to help people live a life of holiness without falling into the trap of legalism.
Holiness Without Legalism 1 Peter 1:15-16, Galatians 5:1 May 4, 2003 Introduction Have you ever seen a proud legalist? I have. They wouldn’t necessarily call themselves a legalist, but they are. They live their lives around making sure everything is just right so they don’t mess up with God or ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16, Galatians 5:1
Denomination: Wesleyan
God, who is holy, calls His people to consecrate themselves in a lifestyle of holiness.
Be Holy, Leviticus 11:39-47 Introduction “In these days there is a great deal of lowering the standards. Businessmen say that business standards have been lowered, and now a good deal of business runs into [corruption] gambling. In politics the standards have been lowered. There has been a ...read more
Scripture: Leviticus 11:39-47
Denomination: Christian Church
Peter exhorts us to be holy and not to be conformed to the passions of our former ignorance.
This is the seventh part of our series in the book of 1 Peter, an epistle written to believers in the first century, who were spread out throughout the region of Asia Minor. Peter is encouraging them and reminding them to keep their eyes focused on God and the things of God in the midst of the ...read more
Continuation of 1 Thessalonians series, "Be Holy"
Be Holy 1 Thessalonians Series 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 – February 20, 2011 Throughout the book of 1 Thessalonians – up to this point – we’ve seen Paul challenge the church to be strong and continue the work of the ministry of the gospel. We’ve seen Paul challenge ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
The holiness of God is the most fundamental reality of all. It refers to the reality that God is utterly unique and in a class by himself—that is His set-apartness—none compares with Him.
Workers outside of Milwaukee are building a new vehicle, called a submersible that will allow oceanographers to plum the ocean’s depths. The submersible is to replace Alvin. Alvin, you may remember, was the Treasure Hunting vehicle that illuminated the rusting hulk of the Titanic. Alvin is able to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16, Hosea 8:14, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 44:6-7, 2 Chronicles 23:6 (view more) (view less)
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