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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
Commitment has become a thing of the past and chrches and Christians are falling by the wayside, this sermon speaks of how the New Testament church was a committed chuch and how we can be that way too.
COMMITTED CHRISTIANS (ALL my sermons use illustrations found on sermoncentral.com and I use the NIV Bible unless otherwise noted) This morning I would like to share with you from God’s inerrant and infallible Word on the subject of Commitment. Commitment is quickly becoming a thing of the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:38-43
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Biblical Christianity can be portrayed in so many ways. One way to describe it is in the form of a call or a vocation. Christianity is a holy calling from God toward a new life with Christ.
Intro: Biblical Christianity can be portrayed in so many ways. One way to describe it is in the form of a call or a vocation. Christianity is a holy calling from God toward a new life with Christ. It is a serious call for allegiance to the cross of Christ! Today we shall study the different aspects ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:18
Denomination: *other
Paul could very well have another honor added to his impressive record. He could be considered the most courteous man in the New Testament, next to his Lord.
Timothy Eaton became the most successful business man in the history of Canada by the simple virtue of courtesy. Back in 1869, when he started his first store, he instituted a new policy. In those days a customer was almost compelled to buy something. He was coaxed and implored, and even bullied, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 22:1-11
We need to restore both the form and the heart of New Testament Christianity.
Introduction: A. I like the old story told of the preacher and song leader who didn’t like each other very much and refused to cooperate with each other. 1. One week the preacher preached on commitment, and how they should dedicate themselves to service. The song leader then led the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40
Key Words in the Christian Life - Regeneration (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: John chapter 3 verses 1-9. Ill: The Power of Bible Words: • In 1924 Adolf Hitler started writing his book Mein Kampf, • Which means "My Struggle." • Some people ignored the book, and some laughed at it, • But for every word in Mein Kampf, 125 people ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-9
Denomination: Brethren
A Sermon examining the kind of life Jesus wants us to live.
The Abundant Christian Life John 10:10 In the western panhandle of Texas is a small town named Texline. It had an ostentatious beginning in the late 1800s as a thriving center along a new railroad line. Within a few years, though, most of the shops had closed and the town’s population shrivelled ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
How do we respond to those who are new Christians and who still "smell" of their former sinful lives?
“WHAT'S THAT SMELL?”: People just spiritually delivered by God usually don’t “smell good.” - Jonah 2:10. - Jonah didn’t smell good. - People coming out of sinful lives don’t usually “smell good.” - There’s lingering sin. There are ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 2:10
Once upon a time there was a new Christian. He was in his early twenties, had just recently gotten saved.
Once upon a time there was a new Christian. He was in his early twenties, had just recently gotten saved. And he was part of a small church that met in a high school auditorium every Sunday. As the months went by he became more and more involved in the church, serving in various ministries, helping ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:17
Denomination: Salvation Army
We may either love one another or hate one another; there is no halfway in this situation. God calls us to love. Failure to love is hatred.
“Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11
This sermon explores how our belief in God profoundly impacts our behavior, and how true knowledge of God emboldens our Christian walk.
Good morning, beloved family. How wonderful it is to gather with you all today, in the house of our Lord, to share in the Word and the fellowship of His Spirit. It's a beautiful day to be in His presence, and I am so thankful for each one of you. I am looking forward to sharing with you today a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:45, Genesis 3:8-11, Romans 8:31
Topics: Belief, Behavior
Man has played "Hide and Seek" with God since the Garden of Eden, but God has a different game He wants us to play. Do you know what it is?
OPENING: What do you think the first game is that a child learns? For my boy Jonathan, his 1st game was "hide and seek." When he was about 1 year old he was sitting with me in the living room and had watched me put his blanket over my head and play "peek a boo." Then with a sly grin he put the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11
Jesus didn’t die to make us good. Jesus died and rose again from the dead so that we may have new lives.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 “New Life in Christ” INTRODUCTION What makes something new? Does “new” mean the same as “never-been-used-before”? We talk about getting a new car, and many of us purchase a car with four or five miles on the odometer and that wonderful new car smell. Others of us ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Denomination: Lutheran
God recreated us in Christ for good works. We are individually new creations.
“New Life Individually,” Ephesians 2:1-10 Outline I. Introduction II. Transition a. CIT: God recreated us in Christ for good works. b. CIS: We are individually new creations. III. Exposition a. The Chaos. (v.1-3) i. Humanity lost in its inheritance from Adam. ii. Humans individually ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
Denomination: Christian Church
Jesus' baptism was more than a mere example that we should follow. It was a start of his ministry; his new life. Our baptism reflects Jesus'. We too are identified as God's own, filled with the Holy Spirit, and die to live a new life of mission and minist
Mark 1:4-11 “A Baptism of New Life” INTRODUCTION We are one week into the new year. Many of us may pooh pooh New Year’s resolutions, and mutter under our breath that it is just another day—one of three hundred and sixty-five. Still, there is a newness about this time. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:4-11
1) Faith (Hebrews 10:19-22) 2) Hope (Hebrews 10:23), 3) Love (Hebrews 10:24–25)
In 1976 Francis Schaeffer wrote a significant book titled How Should We Then Live? His purpose was to show how ideas as they have been embraced or discarded have shaped the rise and decline of Western culture. In his opening chapter he writes: “What [people] are in their thought world ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25
Denomination: Other
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