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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
5 Steps for Spiritual Disciplines.
Genesis 22:2 "Take your son," He said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about." (HCSB) This trip was Abraham's greatest test, resulting in his greatest sacrifice. 1. The Meaning of ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19
Denomination: Baptist
Learning how to give up in order to serve Jesus.
Title: Giving It Up (Sacrifice) Text: (Rom 12:1-2 NKJV) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. {2} And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Paul tells us to give ourselves a living sacrifice.
Sacrifice Romans 12:1-8 • Saint Catherine Maximinus ordered her death on the wheel but it broke. She was then beheaded because of her Faith in Christ. • Joan of Arc felt led by God to set her people free, in the Hundred Years’ War she was called a heretic and burned at the stake. • Mark, who wrote ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8
Denomination: Methodist
Jesus humbly sacrificed his life for us, and as his followers, we are called to live sacrificially and serve others.
Jesus left his awesome place in heaven to become a sacrifice for our mistakes. He gave up everything to help us. Sacrifice needs humility. Following Jesus means giving up stuff we care about. Jesus said we have to be ready to let go of everything to be his followers. It's tough, but it's worth it. ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-14
Topics: Divine Sacrifice, Human Redemption, Eternal Salvation, Spiritual Impact
The believer who craves to grow more Christ-like must go to the Advocate & through Jesus' sacrifice find the cleansing & the conviction necessary to leave the horror of sin. Those who have done so will abide in God’s Word & walk in Christ-likeness.
1 JOHN 2:1-6 [LIFE, LIGHT & LOVE SERIES] THE BASIS OF OBEDIENCE AND FORGIVENESS [John 14:23-24] The Apostle continues discussing the believers condition and conduct which he has personally discovered by walking in God’s light. Having revealed that even Christians sin daily, John goes on ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6
We find in God'[s grace a better way... a way better way than the works way.
Before The Voice and blind auditions… contestants came out onto the stage to perform before contest judges. They could see the contestants’ oddness’, quirkiness, race, gender, appearance… they could see if you were skinny or fat, beautiful, cute, plain or just plain ugly ...read more
Scripture: Romans 4:1-17
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon emphasizes the importance of loving one another with divine love and applying this principle in building and basing relationships on biblical principles.
Beloved congregation, let us gather in the warmth of God's love, in the sanctuary of His grace, and in the fellowship of His Spirit. We are here, not by happenstance, but by His divine orchestration. As we stand at the threshold of this divine discourse, let us remember the words of the great ...read more
Scripture: John 13:34
Topics: Relationships
What is it about Jesus that makes Him a better King than any ruler who has ever lived... or ever will? The answer is "He's the King of righteousness", the "King of peace", and that he lives forever. But what would that mean to us?
OPEN: There’s a parable about the donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. When the donkey awoke the next day he walked into town and strutted in front of some people gathered at a well. But they didn’t notice him. They just went on drawing water and paid him no mind. He was ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-3
Everyone has times when they think "it can't get any better than this" and "it can't get any worse". Several examples of good things and bad things are examined, plus there's a word of encouragement at the end.
Edited from a sermon preached at First Baptist Church, Chamois, MO Not an exact transcription. Introduction: How many of us can remember a time when we thought, “It doesn’t get any better than this?” I can think of a couple. One such instance happened back in the early 90’s when I was in the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:18-32
“why” is not the best question. Seldom are there answers to the “why”, though as we walk through life we may come to see how God was doing good even through difficulty. The better question is “who” – who will not abandon us in the midst of pain?
“Who” Is A Better Question Than “Why” – Gideon’s Call (Judges 6:1-24) Series: Stories of God’s People April 23, 2006 “Bree,” said Aravis, who was not very interesting in the cut of his tail, “I’ve been wanting to ask you something for a long time. Why do you keep swearing By the Lion and By the ...read more
Scripture: Judges 6:1-24
Why is it so evil for a person to try to make himself righteous?
Philippians 3:7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them filth, that I may gain Christ 9 and be ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:7-9
Why should I look desire Christ's Advent, Christ's return? Why should I urgently desire to be with Christ? Because it will be better.
Revelation 7:9-17 IT WILL BE BETTER 9 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17
Denomination: Lutheran
Fourth sermon in the summer 2006 Series, “Being God’s People by Serving, Obeying, and Giving.”
What is love? Love has always been a big topic of discussion between us humans. Much is said about love and much is written about love. However, it seems to me that we have never been able to give a satisfactory answer to the question, ‘What is love?’ (1) But we are often able to describe love ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Denomination: Church Of God
To obey is better than sacrifice. Saul learned that lesson the hard way.
Introduction: A. The story is told of a lady who went to the Post Office to mail a gift to a friend. 1. The clerk looked at the package and said, “Is there anything breakable in here?” 2. The woman immediately responded, “Yes, there is a Bible with all its commands in that box.” B. One man went ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 5:3
When we are Being rewarded for our obedience it is easer for us to be obedient, but suffer for our obedience we are usually not willing to do that.
Thesis: Rooted in a sacrificial life Title: It’s all about Cost! Intro: Let’s read out of Colossians chapter 1 verse 24-29 Vs. 24: Paul say’s he is rejoicing in his suffering. I don’t know about you, but suffering doesn’t sound fun. When I hear the word suffering, I think of being stuck in a car ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29
Denomination: Pentecostal
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