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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
How do we as Christians prepare our hearts so we can accuragely discern what is happening in the unseen realm. (Material taken from The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane)
Discerning of Spirits- Eliminating False Discernment Introduction Last week, started a series on- Discerning of Spirits. We looked specifically at the Gift of Discernment. This week- safe guards against false discernment. What is Spiritual Discernment? Spiritual discernment is the grace to see ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 46:10
Denomination: Charismatic
In times like these, when pressures are brought to bear on the committed by the uncommitted, mature Christians dare to be Daniels by trusting God supremely and by facing trials serenely as did Daniel in the lion's den.
DARE TO BE A DANIEL In 1876 Philip P. Bliss wrote a chorus to teach children about Daniel: "Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone! Dare to have a purpose firm! And dare to make it known!" ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 6:6-22
The Macedonians were used mightily by God through their offering. But what did they do before the offering that enabled such generosity?
A PRAYER QUESTION: How can God do “exceeding abundantly” great answers through me? - [Put this passage in the outline] Ephesians 3:20 – that phrasing is from the KJV – “Now unto [H]im that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Denomination: Baptist
Diffidence is defined as modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
John Balguy, an English divine and philosopher once remarked: “Whoever is wise is apt to suspect and be diffident of himself, and upon that account is willing to "hearken unto counsel,” whereas the foolish man, being in proportion to his folly full of himself, and swallowed up in conceit, will ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, Colossians 4:5, Philippians 4:13
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 33
November 14, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 13:1-8; Hebrews 10:11-14 The House Not Made with Hands Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 13:1-8, Hebrews 10:11-14
Denomination: Lutheran
To sing "Oh, How I Love Jesus" is to want to do - and to do - whatever you can, whenever you can, wherever you can to minister however you can to those identified by Jesus as "the least of these".
VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE: “THE LEAST OF THESE” A MINISTRY PRIORITY My brother John Tyler Cunningham is the best example I know of making “the least of these” a ministry priority. At the visitation prior to his memorial service, there came to the funeral home, one by ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:34-40
God interrupts. Plans change. We glorify God when we submit to His plans rather than ours.
Poet Laureate John Masefield wrote these lines in his famous poem The Everlasting Mercy (New York: Macmillan: 1912). . . “He who gives a child a treat makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street, And he who gives a child a home builds palaces in Kingdom come, And she who gives a baby birth brings ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Denomination: Other
Responsibilities in Giving
A. INTRODUCTION: MATTHEW 6:1-4 1. What is most imperative? (Three lessons from Matthew 6). • “When you give” (Matt. 6:2-3) – Relationship to others. • “When you pray” (Matt. 6:5-6) – Relationship to God. • “When you fast” (Matt. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:1-33
To guard against the encroaching effects of the sin in the world, we must truly listen to one another the way God listens to us.
There are a couple of big questions on the minds of many people: Do I or don't I get the vaccination? And if I am going to get the vaccination, when? The question becomes more complex when a person is frail for one reason or another. Then there is the matter of believing in the science and the ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Some important reminders for those who are enticed to run with the world.
- This sermon handles the second vision (1:18-21) and the third vision (2:1-13). - It is tempting to spiritualize the truths contained in this passage, but I think there is a larger truth that is well worth our time in focusing on the straightforward, long-term truth shared here. - In some ...read more
A look at the time when the Spirit can rest because victory has come.
THE FINAL VISION FOR ZECHARIAH: There will come a time when the Spirit can finally rest. - Zechariah 6:1-8. - In v. 8 we find an interesting phrase. I want to start there and then explain how we get there. Earlier in Zechariah prophetic visions we saw the idea of the Spirit restlessly moving to ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 6:1-15
There should be a “Warning Label” on this message. Calling out all the double agents in our churches!
I. INTRO: NOT A SERMON I WANT TO PREACH...BUT A SERMON THAT MUST BE PREACHED. A. I think I don’t want to preach about this subject because I'm at the center of it. 1. I'm BUSTED...Nowhere to run...the cat’s out of the bag...pointing out the elephant in the room. I’d rather just ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
How can we build a road into a person's heart so that Jesus can enter it.
Preparing the road for others Luke 3:1 – 6? Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz ?1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was ?governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was ?tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:1-6
Denomination: United Methodist
The flood showed both the seriousness of sin and the mercy of the Creator who will save those who obey Him. The flood was a foreshadowing of a judgment and salvation to come.
Today we continue our series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. We learned last week, ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 6:5-13, Romans 5:17, Romans 1:17, Hebrews 11:17, Psalm 103:8 (view more) (view less)
Explores how our trust in God is reflected in our words, honesty, and integrity, emphasizing the importance of these values in our daily lives.
Good morning, church family! It's so good to see all of your bright and shining faces today. We're going to be getting into a really important topic today, one that I believe will touch our hearts and challenge our daily walk. We're going to talk about the words we use, the honesty we carry, and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37
Topics: Communication, Integrity