Sermons on Mercy Ministries:

Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 28, 2009

Jesus died to fulfill the covenant God made with Abraham.

2nd Sunday of Lent 2009 What Hath God Wrought? Let’s get the question the disciples asked out of the way first: what does rising from the dead mean? It means you first have to be dead. But why, we might ask, did Jesus, pure and sinless and powerful, have to die? Some Protestant divines have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-10

Denomination: Catholic

Radical Self-Interest Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 19, 2010

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus connects God's forgiveness of us with our forgiveness of others. To forgive is, then, "an act of radical self-interest."

RADICAL SELF-INTEREST Matthew 6:9-15 (NRSV) 9 "Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Flesh And Spirit: Love And Gentleness Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 21, 2009

Treating others with gentleness begins with understanding that God uses gentleness with us, and then moves to our being gentle with ourselves. Gentleness does shape the behavior of others.

Why is it that some situations cause us to lose our tempers? Why do we sometimes lose all sense of reason and just get angry all over? Why is it that when we are trying to get someone else to do what we want them to do, we can barely control our rage? A few weeks ago I introduced you to our new ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25

Denomination: Baptist

What's Love?

Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Jan 29, 2010

In 1 Corinthians 13 God teaches us what love really is, and how counter-cultural His understanding of love is. He calls us to be counter-cultural as well!

1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Love. A lot of things come to mind with that short work. If I asked each of you to come up with a song title that used the word Love, I’ll bet we could each come up with a different one. We like to talk about love, to hear love stories, to share about when we ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Hancock: Delivered But Damaged Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 11, 2010

A sermon on how even the best of us are damaged and broken, and God can still use us.

INTRO * My favorite story in the whole Bible * David because of a blood covenant that brings Mephibosheth to live in the King's palace * Picture of God's love to us * The thing that interests me about this story... ...there isn't a perfect ending! * Mephibosheth is in the palace * But still ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Finger Of God Writes It Down

Contributed by Craig Benner on Apr 20, 2013

On three different occasions God literally wrote words for the benefit of certain people. Let us see what importance there is in those events.

WHEN THE FINGER OF GOD WRITES IT DOWN All the Bible is the inspired Word of God, but there are specific times when Jehova wanted to make a very strong point. 3 times we find that God literally wrote with His own finger I. LAW Exo. 31:18 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of ...read more

Scripture: John 8:3-11, Revelation 3:12, Exodus 31:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Brought Back To Life

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 9, 2013

If we will have faith, Jesus can resurrect areas of our life we have written off as dead, gone, over, or impossible.

First, there was the agony of Jairus over his young daughter. Then Mary and Martha mourn for their brother Lazarus. These people all shared something in common. They dealt with the unexpected Death of a family member. In fact, both situations had Jesus at the center of attention. In both cases, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Super Man

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Jun 16, 2013

He came to earth with a mission: “to seek and save that which is lost.” He came to His own and they received Him not. He was a physician who came to heal the sick. The sin sick and carnally diseased. Jesus was a Super Man

Father’s Day Poem: What Makes A Dad - Author Unknown God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight, The joy of ...read more

Scripture: John 4:3-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Blessings

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 21, 2013

To show that GOD's blessings will not grow cold or He will not be relaxed in giving us His blessings.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's blessings? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Blessings III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD's blessings will not grow cold or He will not be relaxed in giving us His blessings. IV. TEXT: Deuteronomy 2:7 (Amplified Bible) For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 2:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Give Ear To My Words, O Lord Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 28, 2012

How to plead with God to hear your prayers. 1- Ask early 2- Hate evil 3- Seek mercy 4- Live righteously 5- Find refuge

INTRO.- ILL.- One Sunday in a Midwest city a little boy was "acting up" during the morning worship. His parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally the father picked the little boy up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out. Just ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-12, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 5:1-5, Hebrews 4:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Are The Nine? Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 26, 2012

Those lives that day sought & received external physical change for that was all they were after. Being satisfied they went on their way. Those that did missed out on the greatest blessing Jesus offers to the one who returns to Him.

LUKE 17: 11-19 WHERE ARE THE NINE? [2 Kings 5:10-15 / Psalm 103] Some people are too quickly satisfied with Jesus’ blessings, others are never satisfied with Jesus’ blessings. These extreme types remind me of two stories. A food editor of the local newspaper received a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, Luke 15:11-19, Luke 17:11-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Hope Of Christmas

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 26, 2012

The coming of the Messiah was the “hope” of the Israelite people for thousands of years. John the Baptist’s father Zechariah described 5 facets of their hope that was fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ. Christmas brings home these five wonderful hope

THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS Luke 1:67-74 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A family was on their way to the hospital with their 15-year old daughter who was scheduled to undergo a tonsillectomy. 2. During the ride they talked about how the procedure would be performed. “Dad,” the teenager asked, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:67-74

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Freedom Of Forgiveness

Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Dec 20, 2011

"The Freedom of Forgiveness" is an exposition of Jesus' Parable of the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18:21-35. Point: You are not really free until you sincerely forgive the ones who have sinned against you. As a Christian, you must forgive because God ha

THE FREEDOM OF FORGIVENESS Matthew 18:21-35 In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus teaches his disciples how to respond to a sinning brother. Much attention is given to the final steps of this process, which excludes stubbornly unrepentant people from the fellowship of the church. But the ultimate goal of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

International Mediator

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 26, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: How will we solve international disputes? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believer III. OBJECTIVES: To prove that the LORD JESUS CHRIST is the international Mediator IV. TEXT: Micah 4:3 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) T

I. EXORDIUM: How will we solve international disputes? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believer III. OBJECTIVES: To prove that the LORD JESUS CHRIST is the international Mediator IV. TEXT: Micah 4:3 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

"God’s Favor Is For A Lifetime!"

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 9, 2011

The scent of victory is in the air, all you have to do is, trust in Gods favor and ability to bring you the sweet taste of success every time!

God’s Favor Is For A Lifetime! Psalm 30:1-5, AMP 1.I WILL extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2.O Lord my God, I cried to You and You have healed me. 3.O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the place of the dead); You have kept me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational