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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
Judas: Lack of Spiritual Intelligence
Weekly requests poured in by mail asking for legal permission to quote and use an author’s writing material. One day a request came, like many previously, asking for permission to use some published work. The sender, from Houston, Texas, was asking if she could use the author’s material as she ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
God has little interest in our attempts at being righteous. We will always lack one more thing in our own strength.
Wonder and Amazement How many of you this morning came into the sanctuary and were amazes, awed or astounded? - Just as I thought - Everything was pretty much as you expected right? - Now some of us, and I hope all of us, were drawn into worship as we sang and prayed - But did you come to stand ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 104:1-9, Psalm 104:31-33
Denomination: Baptist
Encouragement to act wisely in the midst of pressure packed situations.
JAMES 1:5-8 WHEN YOU LACK WISDOM Ralph had worked for his company for almost 15 years and he had always been one of the top salesmen. But the economy had slowed down to a snail’s pace and no one was placing orders with him anymore. The pressure was really beginning to mount, and past performance ...read more
Scripture: James 1:5-8
#1 in series, about religious leaders who followed the Law but did it without love.
Matthew 27:32-43 – Were You There? #1 – Lacking Love (Religious Leaders) This morning, as a build-up to Resurrection Day on April 24, I am beginning a series called Were You There? These messages will cause us to look at the witnesses of Jesus’ crucifixion, and hopefully see ourselves in their ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 27:32-43
So for now, Something is missing.
What Is Lacking In Your Faith? (I Thessalonians 3:9-13) 1. Some people always feel like there is something missing from their lives. 2. Other people feel content though they have little in all realms. Alan McCann said, "The scourge of Christianity is being saved and stuck – thinking that is all ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Envy is nothing less than the fear that God’s provision isn’t enough. There’s no reason to think that way.
Title: The fear of General Insufficiency Text: Numbers 11:26-30 FCF: We all fear that there isn’t enough of God’s love to go around, but we’re wrong. Outline: 1) George McCllelan a) John Tyler recommendation (age 15) Graduated 2nd in his class b) Mexican War Engineer, Gen. Scott / outshone by ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 11:26-30
The church can speak scripture. Yet it masks immorality
A man walked up to a vending machine, put in a coin, pressed the buttons labeled, “coffee, double cream, sugar.” No cup appeared, but the nozzles went into action sending forth coffee, cream and sugar. After the proper amounts had gone down the drain, the machine turned off. “Now that’s real ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29
The obvious answer that we can all affirm, is “nothing is lacking.” But someONE may be lacking.
Monday of 23rd week in Course The words of St. Paul to the Colossians are a tremendous stumbling block for some Christians. What is lacking in the sufferings of Jesus Christ? The obvious answer that we can all affirm, is “nothing is lacking.” Objectively, Jesus suffered and died and won our ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:6-11, Colossians 1:24-29, Colossians 2:1-3
Denomination: Catholic
Reading the scripture from Hosea 4:6, one would understand God's burden on his people. Continue to read, to understand more about what he meant.
The scripture emphasizes the need to walk closer with God. The knowledge that comes out of experiencing God in one's life cannot be compared with anything. Prophet Hosea makes a sad statement in 4:6, that people of God are destroyed as they lack the knowledge of God. Here you may ask a ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 4:6, Jeremiah 2:27, Ezekiel 44:23
This sermon aims to explore the concept of unity in Christianity, understand the causes of disunity, and highlight the blessings that come from living in unity as per God's desire.
Good morning, beloved friends. Today we're gonna dig deep into a topic that's close to the heart of God and should be close to ours as well – Unity. In his book "Life Together," Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a respected Christian author and theologian, wrote, "Christianity means community through Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:4
Topics: Lack Of Unity, Results
There are road signs everywhere we go. This sermon ties in a spiritual meaning with a subdivision road sign. Sometimes an obstacle, or hill, blocks a clear view of God's work in our lives.
Sermon Lanier Christian Church August 28, 2016 David Simpson Sermon Series: Signs of Life Sign: HILL BLOCKS VIEW 2 Corinthians 4:4; Psalm 40:12; 2 KINGS 6:17 I noticed a yield sign this past week and thought of a classic hymn: “Yield Not to Temptation.” So, I decided, for the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4
Denomination: Christian Church
What is the Psalmist talking about when he said that Israel limited the, “Holy One of Israel”?
He is saying that God wanted to do many great things for Israel, but the choices that they made in their lives limited the Lord from doing those things. Illus: Remember how as a child, before Christmas came our parents started telling us to do certain things and if we didn’t, SANTA CLAUS WAS NOT ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 78:41
Thankfulness is not an isolated expression of appreciation to someone for services offered. It speaks of the depth or lack of relationship with God.
“Major Barbara” George Bernard Shaw’s play of 1905 is still a world wide favorite, and was performed in the Shaw Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake just this past August. Major Barbara’s father, Andrew Undershaft was critically viewed by his ex-wife and children alike for his trade in cannons and ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7
Denomination: Salvation Army
Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see the Israelite people make a bad decision. And at the beginning it didn’t seem like they were that far off. But b/c they weren’t hitting life in the CENTER of the club, so to speak, they ended up in a
“The Slow Fade” 1 Samuel 8: 1-18 May 26, 2013 Intro: For some strange reason I LOVE to play golf. When the weather’s good I usually get out to play golf once a week w/my dad. But as much fun as golf is, it has to be the most infuriating sport there is. It’s such a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-18
For those who lack hope and do not believe in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the hope of Sunday never comes.
BECAUSE HE LIVES Text: First Corinthians 15:1-11 There is one Christian writer who once said, “It’s Friday, but Sunday is coming!” (Tony Compollo). What that means is this, Jesus was crucified and then resurrected from the dead three days later. For those who lack hope and do not believe in ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Denomination: United Methodist