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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
Jesus was still teaching the disciples lessons - even after the tomb. Here, he teaches a lesson using a miraculous catch of fish.
VERSES 1-3 Jesus was still trying to teach the disciples a lesson, even after His death. Jesus was going to leave the disciples in charge of His work and His mission here on this earth. After the events of Christ’s death, some believe that Peter returned to fishing because he felt ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-14
Denomination: Nazarene
Peter's miraculous escape from prison. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: chapter 12 verses 1-19: Ill: Former heavy-weight boxer James (Quick) Tillis; • Was a cowboy from Oklahoma who fought out of Chicago in the early 1980s. • He still remembers his first day in the Windy City after his arrival from Tulsa. “I got off the bus with ...read more
Scripture: Acts 12:1-19
Denomination: Brethren
To explore Jesus' compassion, the transformative power of faith and prayer, and God's miraculous provision as illustrated in the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand.
Good morning, friends! Today, we're going to dig into a well-known passage from the book of Matthew. It's a story that beautifully illustrates Jesus' deep compassion for the suffering, the transformative power of faith and prayer, and the miraculous provision of God. Oswald Chambers once wrote, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21
Topics: Jesus's Compassion
When the world tries to shut us down, we should pray for strength to bear persecution, for boldness, for a demonstration of the miraculous, and a new filling of the Holy Spirit.
THE ONE PRAYER THAT DISTURBS HELL Acts 4:23-31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: A Baptist Dog 1. A Baptist preacher and his wife decided they needed a dog. Ever mindful of their congregation, they knew the dog must also be Baptist. They visited an expensive kennel and explained their needs to the manager, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:23-31
Denomination: Assembly Of God
We're strangers in this world and we will encounter difficulty. What has God supplied to help us survive the struggles and sufferings and persecutions we may encounter here?
OPEN: On a Continental flight a pilot began his usual comments to the passengers: “Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome on board Continental flight 428. This is your Captain speaking and I have some information about our flight. We've reached cruising altitude of 35,000 ft. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Paul/Saul was a righteous man, but not until he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus was his life forever changed. This message deals with Paul's transforming encounter with Jesus Christ.
Perhaps the greatest transformation story in the Bible, perhaps the greatest transformation story in all Christian history is the transformation of a man named Saul into the Apostle named Paul. Perhaps there is no more well-known story of transformation in the Bible than this one. A commentator in ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-22
Denomination: Methodist
In this section of Mark, Jesus encounters mothers and their children, and then a rich, young ruler. Both encounters give Him the opportunity to teach lessons about little people and big people.
Introduction: A. One day, a 3 year-old girl named Charlotte received a certificate of achievement following her last swimming lesson. 1. When her dad came home from work that evening, her mom handed her dad the certificate and said to the little girl, “Charlotte, would you like to tell your daddy ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:13-31
Second in a series about finding significant answers through intimate encounters with Jesus.
How Can I Face Death Confidently? JOHN 11:1 -44 INTRODUCTION: DRAMA: “Mr. Peepers Goes to Sleep.” It can be hard to talk about death, even if it is “just a bird.” In talking to my father, who is 78, about this message, he told me that when he was growing up death was not mentioned ...read more
Scripture: John 11:1-44
Denomination: Christian Church
The fifth, and final installment on a series focusing in on miraculous healings: spiritual deliverance, physical healing, and relational restoration. This message highlights the importance of faith, prayer and fasting.
A boy was sitting on a park bench with one hand resting on an open Bible. He was loudly exclaiming his praise to God: "Hallelujah! God is great!" Along came a young man who had recently completed his first year of seminary study. Feeling himself very enlightened in the ways of truth, he asked the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:14-21
Denomination: Wesleyan
Based on Matthew 1:18-25 - Challenges hearers to consider the ramifications of Joseph & Mary's obedience to the Lord & how that applies to our lives.
“CELEBRATE WITH JOSEPH & MARY” Matthew 1:18-25 FBCF – 12/10/23 Jon Daniels INTRO – 2012 movie –“A Christmas Miracle.” And there certainly are many things connected to the Christmas story that are miraculous. That’s why we are spending this month in this series entitled, “Come Celebrate ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus. Sincere seekers need to be born again.
“When a Religion Becomes a Relationship” John 3:1-15 Steve Hanchett, pastor Berry Road Baptist Church April 22, 2001 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-15, Psalm 37:1
Sermon on the encounter of Christ, and the man who lived among the tombs !
The Man Who Lived In The Cemetery Mark 5:1-20 As Jesus stepped on shore in the country of Gadarenes, he is immediately met by a man who is totally consumed by darkness. This man is a sad and pitiful picture of a sinful soul now totally posessed of demons. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39
Once we have an encounter with God, we will never be the same.
In the presence of a Holy God Exodus 3:1-5 and Acts 9:4-8 In 1961 A.W. Tozer was given the opportunity to speak to a group of ministers on a subject of his choice. Not surprisingly he chose to speak to them about the holiness of God. During that talk he said the following words: “I believe we ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:4-9
A lesson from three very different Divine Encounters in the Bible
Divine Encounters It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Christianity is not a system it’s a sincerity. It is not a theory it is a faith. It is not an insurance policy, it’s a way of life. Divine encounters happened all through the recorded scriptures, when men an women met with God. It was ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
Godly people encounter painful things that will not change this side of eternity.
Living With Things You Cannot Change 2 Sam. 12:13-20, 23; 2 Cor. 12:7-9a Sept. 18, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Diann Beck testimony B Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:13-23
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