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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
You can have all the things of this world, but if you don’t have Jesus, you have nothing.
Law-Abiding Citizens There was a family who had no interest in spiritual things, & therefore never went to S.S. or church. But one Christmas their little boy was invited by his best friend to attend the S.S. Christmas Program, & he went. This was a new experience for him, & when ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Explore the power of God's Word, the blessings that come from obedience to His law, and the joy of being a law-abiding citizen of His kingdom.
Good morning, family! Today, we're going to dive into a book that isn't often discussed but has some real gems in it - the book of Nehemiah. We'll be focusing specifically on Nehemiah 8:1-6 and looking at three powerful topics: the power of God's word, the blessing of obedience to God's law, and ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-6
Topics: Meditating, Word, Prosperous
There is a wind of confrontation blowing between law enforcement and the public in our society. There are some bad police officers, but a majority of them are good and out to protect us. Today, we invite them to worship with us and to pray for them.
TO SERVE AND TO PROTECT Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring ...read more
Scripture: Romans 13:1-7
Denomination: Charismatic
And there is something bad about living with someone who is perfect, who never makes a mistake, it wears on you, and your relationship and your life.
I want to tell you a story that might help you or someone you know, who may be in the same situation. There was a lady one time who wanted to get married, she had been dreaming about, thinking about, planning for it, she could wait for that day to arrive. Well, one day she had went to a social ...read more
Scripture: Romans 7:1-4
Denomination: Baptist
Leaders of nations that oppress Christians are only hurting themselves by persecuting their best citizens. Let's look at why in Romans 13.
Leaders of nations and communities that oppress Christians don’t realize that they are harassing some of their most loyal citizens. A Christian value is to be obedient citizens? We obey civil laws because God wants us to. Every person should place themselves under the authority of the government. ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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Abide John 15:1-8 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Abide.html 3 elements: The Vine, the branches, and the fruit. Jesus has just warned His followers that He is leaving, but that He will send His Spirit in His place. He will be up in heaven, but will send down a life line, a way to remain ...read more
Scripture: John 15:1-8
The only law that matters is the law of love
ME: Welcome Series Review Our focus is on building UNITY in the body of Christ… Healing the disunity in the church so the church can help heal the disunity in our world. WK 1 - Disunity disrupts the mission of the church. WK 2 - When we serve together it brings us together. WK 3 - How ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:5, Galatians 6:14
Denomination: Wesleyan
The law of grace, the law of liberty, the law of love of the New Testament is the law that must distinguish the Christian from the world. Jesus took the whole law and summed it up in loving God and our neighbor.
The new bride said to her husband, "I took the recipe for that cake you are eating out of my cookbook." "Good," responded the husband, "It never should have been put in there in the first place." Some feel this same way about the law being in the Bible. They see it ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:8
This sermon attempts to communicate that living by the law will not make you right with God rather you must be right to live right and you are made right by receiving righteousness from God whether Jew or Gentile.
Living by the law sounds good doesn’t it? Most of us Americans are law abiding citizens, wouldn’t you say? That is, until you stop and think about how the jails of our nation are over crowded and how the court system is back logged with cases. I was talking with a lady one day who had been ...read more
Scripture: Romans 2:17-29
Christians have recognized what observant men of all ages have noticed, and that is, that law that is a respecter of persons is an instrument of evil, whereas, law that treats all men equally is an instrument for justice.
An angry group of citizens shouted at their small town mayor-"Every city car that passes through here breaks the law by breaking the speed limit. You've got to do something about it, and do it fast." "Don't you worry," said the mayor with confidence. "I'll ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17
As Americans we enjoy specific liberties associated with being a citizen of this great country. Believers also enjoy great liberty in Christ. Such liberty requires restraint and comes with great responsibility.
Abiding in Liberty Galatians 5: 13-18 Tomorrow we celebrate a special day in America – Independence Day. While many may not pause to reflect on the significance of the holiday, it stands in remembrance of a special event that separates America from other nations. We celebrate the day we ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-18
To help the hearer to see the importance of abiding
Abiding in Christ 1 John 3:6 "Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him." How can anyone, after reading this verse, walk away not believing that you cannot lose TRUE salvation? I read this question on the internet this week and felt that it was a ...read more
There are at least four core commitments for Christian living. The first is abiding in the Word.
A FEW YEARS BACK, when I was still serving as pastor at another church, we had two visitors show up at our church, a father and his son. These guys are from British Columbia in Canada, and they were on a road trip through the southern states. They are both men of God, and there was no question in ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9
Jesus calls us to abide in him to avoid spiritual vagrancy, against intermittent consecration, against a spasmodic religious life.
Abide In Me John 15:4-7 After the Crusades, Western Europe received a number of supposed holy relics, including a tooth of Goliath, Wood from Christ Cross, and a bottle that held the breath of Christ. Of course, no one today takes such relics seriously. If we did have the breath of Christ ...read more
Scripture: John 15:4-7
Denomination: Church Of God
Abiding in Christ means finding our primary fulfillment in Him, fellowshipping with Him. Abiding in Christ means that we allow Him to speak to us.
Key Scriptures: (NKJV) John 15 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. (NKJV) Joshua 1 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your ...read more
Scripture: John 15:7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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