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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
Paul's instruction that the Corinthians were to "greet one another with a holy kiss" provides a nice open door for discussing whether we are to take the Bible literally. This message looks at four considerations that we need to keep in mind to read the Bible correctly.
- I have four questions for you as we begin. Let me hear an “Amen” if you agree with what I say: a. The Bible is the Word of God. b. We believe in the Bible. c. The Bible is literally true. d. When I came into church, I greeted everyone with a holy kiss. - Where were all the cries of “Amen” ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:12
Denomination: Baptist
This Sermon Take a literal reading of The Beatitudes. It argues that by living Christ teachings we can and will change the world.
(Steve gets up to read the morning scripture. Galatians 5:22-23) 22But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, (C)self-control; against such things (D)there is no law. 24Now those who belong to (E)Christ Jesus have ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:20-30
Denomination: Salvation Army
The Spiritual Discipline of Bible reading is vital for us to grow in Christ. part 4 of 13 on Spiritual Disc.
Spiritual Disciplines: Bible Reading January 27, 2008 Psalm 119:1-8 This folder I am holding in my hand contains some of the cards, notes, and letters Debbie has given me since the time we met, until even recently. She has given me permission to read some of a letter she wrote to me before we ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:1-8
This sermon is based on a study of several books by authors who hold to a variety of views on the doctrine of Hell. Please note that the format of this website does not enable me to include footnotes where they were originally placed in the sermon. Howe
In contemporary Christianity, many questions have arisen as to the reality of hell. While the Bible teaches a literal view of an eternal hell, there has been a widespread embrace of anything but a literal view. There has been much speculation about what the Bible actually teaches about nature and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 21:8
God’s will for someone, no matter what other details there are, boils down to loving Him first and serving others, just the same as for Peter.
A pastor received a call from a church that offered him a salary four times what he was then receiving. Being a devout man, he spent much time in prayer trying to discern what God wanted him to do. One day a friend met the pastor’s young son on the street. “Do you know what your dad is going to ...read more
Scripture: John 21:15-25, Psalm 37:4
Part 2 of the sermon regarding spiritual discipline of Bible reading / study.
January 27, 2008 Spiritual Discipline: Bible Reading (EVE) Tonight I want to get as practical as I can. I want to try to answer some of the questions you may have which you have not asked, and maybe are uncomfortable asking, because if we were to be really honest, we don’t want many people to ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:16-21
understand the meaning of the words we read
Thursday of 19th Week in Course Today’s Scriptures illustrate almost perfectly the next topic on preaching or witnessing that the Holy Father relates in the encyclical “the Joy of the Gospel.” It has to do with how we read the sacred text: ‘we need to be sure that we ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14
Denomination: Catholic
Sometimes reading the Bible can be difficult. Why should we even read it? If if we convince ourselves to open it, where do we start.
***Open the time with all the lights out and the room completely dark. Begin to lightly toss stones up front so that the thud can be heard by the group*** The first five books of the Old Testament are called the Torah which is what the Jews look to as their Bible. The Hebrew word torah meant ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon explores how the rediscovery and understanding of God's Law transformed the Israelites' worship and relationships, offering guidance for our lives today.
Good morning, church family. We gather here today, hearts filled with hope, eyes lifted to the heavens, ready to hear the words of our Lord. We come with open minds, ready to be filled with His wisdom. We stand on the edge of a new understanding, a new perspective, a fresh revelation of His truth. ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-8
Topics: Foundation Of Worship, Word Of God
A two week series looking at spiritual habits we can do on our own with God.
-for the next two weeks we’re going to take a look at things you can do when you are alone with God. Hopefully you realize that although coming to church and serving together are wonderful things that everyone should be doing, there are also things you should be doing that are just you and ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:16-17
Denomination: Methodist
Don’t believe anything just because somebody else told you to.
Imagine being out in the woods, hiking, camping, working. When all of a sudden you feel a sharp pain in your leg. You look down and see two small holes in your skin and this long, legless creature slithering away through the grass. Well, being a fairly intelligent person, you’d probably come ...read more
Scripture: Mark 16:17-18
Denomination: *other
Ezekiel is not an easy book to read. This sermon deals with how to read Ezekiel and applies some of the main themes
Ezekiel August 11, 2002 Reading Ezekiel There are parts of the United States, namely the Midwest that some people call “fly over country.” They call it that because they do not see the area as very exciting and you have to “fly over” it to get to other, more exciting places. I think that ...read more
I want to answer two questions: Why study the Bible? And How to study the Bible?
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Read The Instructions - Bible Study INTRO: Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When ...read more
“If the reading devotion is something that needs be done as one more item in our tight daily calendar, we lost the meaning of the devotion that in the group to the meditation”
The reading devotion “If the reading devotion is something that needs be done as one more item in our tight daily calendar, we lost the meaning of the devotion that in the group to the meditation” One of the great concerns that involves the spiritual experience today is the biblical ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 2:13
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The last book of the Bible presents a prophetic vision difficult to fathom--what do we do with it?
During the early days of Desert Storm, and as we approached the year 2000, people grew concerned with whether these events might be signaling the “last days” talked about in Scripture. Now doom-sayers are claiming the world will end in 2012. I recently read The Road by Cormac McCarthy, a bleak ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 19:6-19
Denomination: Congregational
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