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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
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 13
June 30, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Lamentations 3:22-33; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Christ of our Poverty Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the ...read more
Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-33, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43
Denomination: Lutheran
We live in a world without any compassion, nobody cares for anybody, man is so selfish and compassionless
The word of God is the foundation in our life. The bible is not simply words about God. Bible has one hero: Jesus Bible has one villain: Devil Bible has one Theme: Salvation Bible has one purpose: the gory of god The greatest gift of God to man, next to His Son and His Spirit, is the HOLY ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:35-37
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The church was designed to be an irresistible community. Yet people are not always drawn to it. How can we change that?
4. An Irresistible Community: 1 Corinthians March 28, 2010 Loving If one word was all that was allowed to describe the person of God and the essence of who He is, if we had only one word we could use to show His character that word would have to be love. God is love. This is without a doubt ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Denomination: *other
A 4-point sermon explaining how and why we need to apply this short prayer to our lives, both as Christians and as the body of Christ.
Everybody wants to know what purpose they have. Does God really have a plan for each one of us? The Bible says God knew us even before we were born and that He has a unique and distinct plan for each one of us. JEREMIAH 29:11 says, ‘I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
We need deep, lasting, abiding peace. The only thing like that is the peace of Christ.
This is a beautiful passage of Scripture. I love the picture it paints. Do you think in pictures? Who here is a visual learner? I definitely am! My Dad was an accomplished artist, and he always taught me that when it comes to a painting, to visual design, the eye must be captivated by something in ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:12-15
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This is not our home! But there WILL be a homecoming for those of us who are in Christ Jesus… and there will be a HUGE and EXCITING celebration on that day when it comes! It will be a celebration like no other!
INTRODUCTION ILL: There’s a story about an old missionary couple who had been working in Africa for years and were returning to New York City to retire. They had no pension; their health was broken; they were defeated, discouraged, and afraid. They discovered they were booked on the same ship ...read more
Scripture: Leviticus 23:33-44, Exodus 23:16, Psalm 118:25, Matthew 21:8-9, John 1:14, 2 Corinthians 5:1-4, Matthew 13:36-43, Numbers 29:12-40 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Baptist
Like my glasses, Love focuses in different ways, varying in both intensity and style.
Love In Focus (topical) NOTE: When preached, I only got through half of this in 30 minutes, so I am doing part two (with some expansions) this week. 1. Affectionate Writing Can Reduce Cholesterol According to new research, writing down affectionate thoughts about close friends and family can ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:19
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The ultimate goal of every believer should be Christ-likeness. The closer we walk with Him, growing in grace, the more like Him we become. In order to live victorious, fulfilling Christian lives, we must abide in Christ.
Abiding in Christ 1 John 3: 18-24 Living a Christian life requires much more than church attendance during weekly services. Being known as a Christian is literally to be known as a follower of Christ, one who strives to live life as Christ lived. Being a Christian isn’t merely ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:18-24
How to love people enough to like them by developing the art of unconditional acceptance.
Love In Overalls (Message #12 of the Series: View From God’s Mountaintop) Matthew 5.1and John 13.34-35 October 22, 2000 ------------------------- This morning we connect two texts. The first is the prologue to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a ...read more
Scripture: John 13:34-35, Matthew 5:1
Denomination: United Methodist
Peter, like Jesus, John, and Paul commands us to love others deeply.
LOVE DEEPLY 1 Peter 4:8 READ 1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” JACOB AND ESAU Jacob and Esau are two brothers that we meet in Genesis 25. Even from their birth, it was said that these two brothers would not get along. In ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
How does the Bride of Christ appear to the world today? Has she lost her beauty? The way to attract the world to her today is through glorious living.
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST THEME: THE IMAGE OF THE BRIDE OF CHRIST IS PURE AND BEAUTIFUL. Here comes the bride, here comes the bride, the bride makes her way through the doors into the auditorium. Everyone is excited to see the beautiful bride make her entrance. But wait, what is this, what is ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-27
For the last three weeks we have compared the church to a store - a store getting ready for Christmas. But the church is not a store - it is a unique institution designed by God to share His grace with a broken world.
Intro.: I need to apologize to you - I lied to you. 1.I told you that we would spend time looking how we might restock the store. 2.But it dawned on me during the week that if I did that, I was leaving he wrong impression. 3.It might sound as if the church were just another store – with a product ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23
Denomination: Methodist
This passage shares the account of a soldier; one who had enough faith to take Jesus at His word and receive an answer to His request. The centurion had great love for his servant and great faith that Jesus could heal his servant.
I want to begin our message this morning with a sermon illustration: “It is said that Napoleon [Bonaparte], while looking at some papers, let slip the bridle of his horse, which reared [back] so that the emperor was in danger. A corporal . . . leaped forward and caught the bridle, bringing the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13
Jesus loved everyone impartially and intentionally, breaking cultural barriers and societal norms. We are called to follow His example and love others in the same way.
Do you remember Jesus' greatest commandment? He told us to love each other just like He loved us. Today, we're going to see how Jesus walked the talk. Let's pray: God, help us to love like You do. Show us how to look past our differences and love everyone, no matter what. Teach us to love like ...read more
Scripture: James 2:1-9, John 4:1-42
Topics: Unconditional Love, Purposeful Affection, Impartiality, Intentional Relationships
It is wrong when freedom is abused. Love is what balances grace. Spiritual liberty is not a license to indulge the sinful nature. Rather it is a call to serve one another in love. It was for freedom that Christ set you free. You were called to be free.
There was a woman who was married to a domineering husband that demanded her to follow a list of duties. His demands were full of regulations and the marriage was drudgery for that woman. Her husband died and she later remarried. This time her marriage was based on love. It was not like the one ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-15