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  • Holiness: Holy Mess, Batman! Series

    Contributed by John Knight on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,563 views

    Overcoming Pharisaic tendencies in our quest for holiness.

    "Holiness: Heresy & Heritage" "Holiness: Holy Mess, Batman!" "For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:20 (RSV) Batman & Robin Sticky, confusing predicaments would warrant "holy ‘’ ...read more

  • Receiving Mercy For Making Messes

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 2, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 18,500 views

    God’s justice brings punishment, but God’s mercy brings forgiveness, to the point of repaying our sins for blessings. What a God!

    Joel 2:18-27 – Receiving Mercy for Making Messes Once there was a pastor who was such a golf addict that one Sunday he called in sick and went golfing instead. Two angels were above him on the golf course, discussing the situation. One angel said, “You just wait. I’m gonna punish him good for ...read more

  • God Bless My Mess

    Contributed by Wallace Phillips on Aug 26, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,147 views

    A Message of Hope from the Life of Joseph taken from Genesis 37 - 39

    God Bless My Mess! Genesis 39 TEXT: Genesis 39 1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the ...read more

  • Mess Ups With Good Intentions Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 2, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,746 views

    Jesus’ disciples wanted to do what was right, but they couldn’t seem to do it. Encouragement for those who can’t seem to get it right.

    Matthew 26:36-54 – Mess Ups with Good Intentions Today’s passage is an interesting one. We have been looking at The Life of Jesus since we started the new year, and as we approach Easter – Resurrection Day – we find ourselves getting ever closer to the cross, to His death, by which He forgave ...read more

  • From Major Mess To Masterpiece Series

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 38,748 views

    The first of two messages based on Ephesians 2:10. The work that God does in our lives is based on His grace that makes us into masterpieces.

    Note: In preparation for this message, I set the atmosphere as such: 1) We hung artwork (Van Gogh, Kandinksy, Salvador Dali) around the auditorium, on easels. 2) We played classical music - ambience. 3) An artist in our church made a painting of three crosses (in remembrance of Good ...read more

  • God's Grace In Our Mess

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,149 views

    We can make a huge mess of things, but God’s grace is sufficient not only to save us, but to use us for His glory

    Passage: 1 Samuel 12:1-24 Intro: One of the most persistent misconceptions in the Christian life is that God’s grace is tied to our behavior. 1. quite simple. If we behave, then God is gracious to us. 2. if we misbehave, God’s grace stops. Il) we sometimes say when something good ...read more

  • Jesus Comes Into Our Mess

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,026 views

    A Christmas Eve sermon reminding us that Jesus was born to deal with our messy lives

    Isn’t the Christmas story a wonderful story It is a story that we hear every year. But it is more than just any old story It is something that happened in history that affects you today and affects your future When we open our eyes and ears and be honest with ourselves We realise that mess ...read more

  • Taking A Mess And Making It Useful Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,106 views

    To help my audience see how to apply deliberate Christ-centered action to their relationships at home and in the Church so that potential messes are made into decisive victories for the Lord

    Sweet gum trees. They’re a great shade tree – they grow quickly and strong. They produce a lot of leaves that will often turn nice colors in the fall. And, if you’ve had a couple of them, you know they also produce about a billion spiny, ball-shaped seedpods called monkey balls or gum balls. ...read more

  • Don't Mess With God! Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Feb 9, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,755 views

    From this story we learn how God humbled a pagan king. There is important truth here for all of us to ponder.

    “Don’t mess with God!” Date: Feb, 15, 2012 Scripture: Daniel 4 Sermon I begin with a simple question: How far will God go to get his message across to us?  The answer is not hard to find.  He will do whatever it takes/make sure we get his message. ...read more

  • Did They Ever Mess Up!

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,316 views

    Easter Sunday: Those who plotted to kill Jesus really messed up. God turned their evil intentions into the salvation of the entire world.

    Little Mark was three years old when his pet lizard died. His grandma decided to make a teaching experience out of it. She suggested that little Mark and an older boy in the family hold a “funeral” for the lizard. So granny – with all good intentions - explained what a funeral was: A ceremony ...read more

  • Make My Mess A Miracle Series

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Mar 8, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,984 views

    Some of us Have been in a Mess so Long that it "APPEARS that the only thing that can get us out is a miracle.

    Make My Mess a Miracle For many of us we have live a life full of mess as it relates to our work words and deeds, we have made a complete mockery of what God has has planned for us. We have lived with our own opinion and have negated the ...read more

  • I Got Mess, But God... Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Aug 2, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,887 views

    I began this series by talking about how God and I are not on the same page when it comes to timing. I am an impatient person who likes everything done now, and our God is an extremely patient God waiting to the last moment to act. And that left me with a question. "Why?"

    Introduction: I began this series by talking about how God and I are not on the same page when it comes to timing. I am an impatient person who likes everything done now, and our God is an extremely patient God waiting to the last moment to act. And that left me with a question. "Why?" It ...read more

  • The World Is A Mess, But God Is With Us Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 1, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,821 views

    In the midst of the darkest time, when the world is at its bleakest, God calls us to be children of the Light and children of the Day. He calls us to be the Truth when all around us are lies. He calls us to be courage, when everyone cowers in fear.

    Psalm 12 The World is a Mess. But God is With Us. Lies According to research, By age four, 90% of children have learned how to lie. According to a 2002 study, 60% of adults can’t have a ten minute conversation without lying at least once. 86% of us lie to our parents regularly, 75% of us ...read more

  • Big Mess. Boundless Mercy.

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 16, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,463 views

    Lessons from Manasseh’s Memoirs

    You’re familiar with David, the Goliath-killer and shepherd king of Israel. You know a few things about his son, Solomon, the builder of the temple in Jerusalem and the guy who had 700 wives. But can you name any other Israelite king? Saul (the first king of Israel), and Ahab (the wicked king ...read more

  • An Ode To The Messed-Up Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2020
     | 1,815 views

    This passage details the numerous efforts the Paul made to get the Corinthians back on track and the harsh reality that some churches are just a mess.

    - Maybe start with the story of Pastor Mark and church “J.” THE SITUATION FOR THIS MESSED-UP CHURCH: 1. Paul handled his ministry there with integrity. - 2 Corinthians 12:11-12, 17-19. 2. Paul sacrificed for them. - 2 Corinthians 12:13, 14b, 15-16. 3. This was not the first time he’d tried ...read more