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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
The Holy Spirit is actively at work drawing the lost to God. We simply have to join him in that work.
READ John 16:5-11, then Max Lucado from a Gentle Thunder, pp. 67-68. Jesus has let his followers know that God’s plan was coming to a climax and that he would soon return to the Father. But he wasn’t abandoning them, sending the paraclete, the Holy Spirit to take his place. Not just because he ...read more
Scripture: John 16:5-16
Denomination: Brethren
God has joined the ’what’ of salvation (the blood of Jesus) with the ’when’ of salvation (at immersion in water).
What God Has Joined, Let No One Separate Blood and Water Ephesians 1.7; Acts 22.16 I. What God Has Joined… A. Blood (the what) 1. Atoning blood of the Old Testament a. Mosaic: blood was sprinkled from the atoning sacrifice (Lev. 16; 17.11). b. However, the blood of bulls and goats were only a ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:7, Acts 22:16
What does the Bible teach about demons? Join Pastor Steve as he examines the fall of angels.
In Revelation 12:4 it tells us that the dragon (i.e., the devil or Satan) "drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth." The "stars of heaven" is a reference to angels. These angels, Jude says "did not keep their proper domain, but left their own habitation" (1:6). Here we are ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 12:1-4
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What is it that makes a woman worthy of praise? Join us as we answer that question by looking at Hannah's life.
Worthy of Praise - 1 Samuel 1 - May 12, 2013 Series: Mother’s Day Dear Mom, Our scout master told us all to write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 2 of our tents and 4 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-29
Denomination: *other
In Jesus' final hours before his arrest, he is not above needing others to join him in prayer.
The True Love of a Lifetime Series: A Journey with Jesus (through the Gospel of John) Brad Bailey – February 13, 2011 Intro: Years ago I picked up a line from a book I read with my kids when they were young. In the book the father hare puts his child to bed telling them that he will love him ...read more
Scripture: John 14:15-31
Ordination: Both pastors and participants in the local church need to join hands for the sake of ministry in the Kingdom of God.
Charting the Course for Biblical Ministry (I Timothy 4:10-5:2) [Note: This was preached as part of an ordination service on a Sunday morning] 1. Last Easter, your board decided to get the most handsome preacher in Indiana to speak. He said no. 2. Then they thought they would get the most ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The Lord builds his church on Christ the Cornerstone. The Lord joins his church together with the Holy Scriptures.
THE LORD BUILDS HIS CHURCH (Outline) September 18, 2022 – Pentecost 15 – EPHESIANS 2:19-22 INTRO: Without the Lord nothing is possible. With the Lord all things are possible. Even the impossible. "If the LORD does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work hard over it. ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22
Denomination: Lutheran
On of the things that hurts the Lord’s work is that sometimes people join the church who are not sincere in their relationship with the Lord.
These join for wrong reasons. For example, if you ask people what kind of church they are looking for, some answers will be: • “Well, I do not really like that church, but I probably will join the one down the street because it is convenient.” • “I am looking for a church with a good youth ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:1-9
Denomination: Baptist
We are part of God's family and have been given the kingdom. Let's invite others to join us.
Today we're talking about how God knows us inside out and wants to hang out with us. He's made us part of His squad, and now we get to invite others to join the party. Imagine you've got the latest, most awesome video game. It's so cool, you can't help but want to share it with your friends. You ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22, Matthew 22:1-14
Topics: Evangelism, Spiritual Growth, Divine Invitation, Kingdom Building
When the disciples were disturbed about the other work going on outside their group, Jesus set them straight.
Other Sheep Mark 9:38-41 There is a difference in having a lot of Churches and making an impact for Christ. There are just over 20 Major religions in the world and Christianity is one of them. Each religion has multiple, sometimes tens of thousands of, denominations. A denomination is defined as a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:38-41
Be bold and don’t fold when hard times come.
Speaking with Boldness Acts 4:23-31 Rev. Brian Bill November 20, 2019 Last weekend we were encouraged to imitate the example of Peter and John in order to weather the waves of persecution that are headed our way. This was our main idea: We must keep speaking even when we’re told not to. We were ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:23-31
This is a sermon about identifying cults, what they have in common why people join a cult and also what can be done about it.
How To Know A Cult When You See One Cults today are multiplying like rabbits and growing like weeds. In the USA alone there are an estimated 5,000 cults actively recruiting people of all ages, from all walks of life, at the rate of tens of thousands of new recruits every year. Several research ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:13
God did not ask his people to withdraw into their own little group or church and not reach out to the lost
Don't Circle the Wagons Yet Text 2 Corinthians 10:1-7 Introdution: Do you remember the TV show Wagon Train? That show and all the TV shows and movies that showed the western expansion by wagon train always showed the wagons moving into a defensive position that made forward movement impossible. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
HOW TO RELATE PROPERLY TO CERTAIN SPECIAL GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH -- PART II -- SPECIAL HONOR FOR ELDERS
BIG IDEA: HOW TO RELATE PROPERLY TO CERTAIN SPECIAL GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH -- PART II -- SPECIAL HONOR FOR ELDERS I. (:17-18) RECOGNITION OF EXCELLING ELDERS A. Double Honor Deserving to those Who Excel 1. Based on Ruling Well to Oversee the Church "Let the elders who rule well be ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-25
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