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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
You cannot change yourself, BUT GOD CAN
The Old Man Is Dead (Eph 4:22-32) Intro: Testimony Some time ago, a person I worked with came up to me and said, “if I didn’t know you, I would be terrified to meet you on the street”. If my coworker only knew half of what I’d been, He would never even talk to me. God took the most vile, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-32
Denomination: Pentecostal
A sermon on the church as the New Israel (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, The Faith Once For All, chapter 23, The Church: Its Nature)
HoHum: My neighbor has a sign that says “We Stand With Israel”. I do stand with Israel, the new Israel. I believe that the modern day nation of Israel has a right to exist. However, many denominations put emphasis upon rallying politicians to Israel. More effort in evangelizing the ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
To experience new life, even in the senior years, means using old knowledge to gain new knowledge; to set aside pride in order to learn; and to be fully open to Christ.
We had been talking about a mutual friend. We had laughed a little at how rigid he was, how staid. We had commented that he didn’t like change; he could easily be "all shook up" when something didn’t go his way. I asked the other person in this conversation, "How long have you known John? Has he ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-16
Denomination: Baptist
Ephesians 4 presents ... a divine wardrobe which will really change one’s life...a heavenly, eternal style which will never go out of date — a wardrobe which wears increasingly better with time.
If you have been abroad, you know there is a worldwide fascination with fashion. Whether you travel to Chicago or London or Geneva or Beijingor Nairobi, you find fashion-conscious people making fashion statements. Much of this lure comes from fashion’s enticing promise of a “new ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-19
Denomination: Other
25th in the Ephesians Series dealing with putting of the old life and putting on the new
“Done with the Old Life” Ephesians 4:17-24 I. Our Wealth and Worth In Christ 1-3 Paul broke out in exuberant praise in his prison cell. He had been incarcerated for preaching the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. With time on his hands, he contemplated the wonder of God’s work not only ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Jesus was saying that this Gospel, the Good News is incompatible with any and all other religious beliefs. It is exclusive and stands alone.
Can you imagine living in an environment where you are told that you are cursed by God, unloved, unacceptable, and a social outcast? As a result you would probably feel marginalized and rejected and have no clue about how to come to God in your current state. Many established religions today put ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:27-39
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Emphasizes the transformative power of Christ's sacrifice and the importance of living out the Christian faith through understanding and applying God's word.
Good morning, beloved family in Christ. We gather here today in the glorious light of His love. We are here to share His word, to grow in faith, and to draw closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. The Scripture that we will be reflecting upon today is from Colossians 2:14. It reads, "He canceled the ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:14
Topics: New Testament, Old Testament
Explores the transformative power of Christ's resurrection, encouraging believers to embrace new life, let go of old ways, and find joy in Christ.
Good morning, beloved family of God. I am so thrilled to see each and every one of you here today. You may be wondering, "What is the message God has for us today?" Well, it's a message of hope, renewal, and joy that can only be found in the transformative power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3
Topics: Old Man, New Man
Start of a new sermon series entitled "Putting on the New Man." What should our life in Christ look like compared to the rest of the world?
We have been called to grow in our faith. When we became a Christian, our growth in our life in Christ did not become complete when we walked the aisle, when we prayed a prayer of repentance and acceptance of Christ, or even when we were baptized. our growth in christ has only just begun. The ...read more
Living as children of light. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Ill: • A friend of mine once saw a tramp and decided to help him; • He noticed he was wearing a dirty old coat; • It was ripped and fit only for the bin. • So my friend offered the tramp his coat; • The tramp took it but to my friends surprise; • Instead of ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32
Denomination: Brethren
Although the first-century Jews felt such a fascination with the Mosaic covenant, they didn't understand the covenant to be the proclamation of the gospel that it was intended to be (4:1-2).
3/13/20 Tom Lowe Title: The Inadequacy of the Old Covenant (Heb. 8:7-9) Text: Hebrews 8:7-9 (NIV) 7For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8But God found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 8:7-9
New life
The Old Man Is Dead (Eph 4:22-32) Intro: Testimony Lead in: Just like God changed me, every Christian is in the process of being changed, more and more, into the nature of Jesus Christ . Text: NCV 22 You were taught to leave your old self—to stop living the evil way you lived before. That old ...read more
Stop pursuing wealth, because: such a pursuit has made us (the American Church) sick; it never satisfies; and it is a snare into sin and self-destructive behavior.
Several years ago, Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity addressed the National Press Club on public radio, on which he recalled a workshop he conducted at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with 200 pastors in attendance. The assembled pastors quickly pointed toward greed and selfishness as the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10
Denomination: Evangelical Free
What’s in your treasure chest?
Treasures Matt 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. (KJV) A scribe or writer was the one who copied the manuscripts in the days ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:52
We cannot go back to the old self, and no where is the distinction between the old self and the new self found than in the area of sexuality.
Introduction We wrapped up two Sundays ago the first section of chapter 4 on the theme of church unity. We now move into the subject of what constitutes Christian moral behavior. Look with me at the text, Ephesians 4:17-19. Text Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
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