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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 has a title, and it’s the great physician. He is able and willing to heal us.
There is a broken path in life. A road many of us here have walked. It’s the road of perdition. It’s the road of destruction. But it doesn’t feel that way when we walk it, not at first at least. The road begins with a surrender. It’s a surrender that occurred in my heart when I had had too much. I ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 18:14, Philippians 4:8-9
Denomination: Salvation Army
Like in Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, to truly understand Christmas we need to see it from the past, present and future.
CHRISTMAS PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE Christmas is finally here! One of my favorite movies to watch at Christmas time is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in 1843. In the story, Mr. Scrooge is visited by 3 spirits – Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future. I think that ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-5
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Message focuses on how Satan uses ou past sins to keep us from helping others come out of theirs.
Serving Despite Our Past Scripture: Matthew 7:3; 5; Psalm 51; 2 Samuel 11:1-6; 12:1-9; 12-13 Introduction: In my previous message from my series “A Slave for Christ” I shared with you more on the life of Paul and how he chose to sell out to Christ after his conversion. I shared ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.
Milan Kundera, a Czech-French novelist once remarked: “In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine.” Romans 14:5 reminds us: “One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:8, Colossians 3:2, Philippians 3:13, Ecclesiastes 1:9
Salvation is not a matter of saying or doing something but trusting Someone.
Sometime ago I was down in the West Indies for some speaking engagements. While there I had one of the most unusual yet amusing things happen. Upon arriving on the first island, endeavoring to be a friendly guy, I began engaging in conversation with the people who live there. In those moments we ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23
This sermon introduces a study of 1 Cor. 12-14 in which we are trying to determine the signs and characteristics of a healthy church.
October 6, 2002 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 ¡§How do you define ¡¥healthy¡¦?¡¨ INTRODUCTION How do you define ¡§healthy¡¨? Usually when I want to define something, I go to Webster¡¦s dictionary. I consider Webster to be the expert. Webster defines ¡§healthy¡¨ as ¡§having good health¡¨. That ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
In this message we will talk about the reasons why envy is so destructive and also about 3 things we can do to put out the flames of envy in our lives (stop comparing, start enjoying, keep trusting) so that we can begin to live out God's kind of love.
Love Does Not Envy #LoveIs GOOD MORNING MGCC – AND - welcome to week 4 in our series ‘Love Is…’ AND LISTEN – if there ever was a series that we need to make every effort to live out when we walk out those doors, it is this one. LIKE – the truths we will discuss have the power to change ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The church is defined, shaped and equipped with the gifts necessary to help the church to grow.
When your favorite athletic team takes the floor or the field, all the players are dressed alike. But, no one considers this a liability. And it isn't. Their being dressed alike is one indication that they are a team and that they have a common purpose. However, if you look closely, you will see a ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16
Satan is a con artist. He's the best. The reason people refuse to deny themselves to follow Jesus is because satan deceives them into thinking they don't have to. God and Satan are enemies, and the creation of God is the battlefield
In the beginning of human history God warned Adam and Eve about a certain tree in the Garden and that they were forbidden to eat the fruit of this tree. Why did God put this dumb tree in the Garden? GRRRR....We believe God to be all powerful. We believe God to be the ultimate power in the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18
This message seeks to establish a definition of what our faith should look like.
Most of us confidently believe that we have faith. The problem is that the faith we often display is quite different from what is defined here in Hebrews 11. We have been conditioned to believe that we must see in order to believe. We analyze and reanalyze in order to establish hard evidence to ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6
Often we come into God’s presence with a very wrong idea of what worship means.
Why are you here this morning? What was it that made you get up fairly early on a day that most of you have off of work and come into Beartown Road Alliance Church to join us for worship? For some of you, it’s the fellowship. This is where your friends are and you enjoy getting together once a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 95:1-7
Understand and embrace the unchanging nature of God's Word, the victorious strength of God, and the fact that our circumstances do not define us.
Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. To quote from Teresa Of Avila, "Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging. Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who have God: God alone is sufficient." It can be difficult to trust God in ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:3-10
Topics: Circumstances, God's Word
Elements of music and the Biblical definition/pattern for Godly music outlined
Seven Elements of Music 1. Melody: Series of tones heard as a musical thought 2. Harmony: When two or more tones are sounded at the same time 3. Rhythm: The orderly movement of music through time (measures/beats) 4. Dynamics: Volume and properties of sound (notations/rest/length) ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:7-40
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Defining Moments in AMERICAN HISTORY Defining Moments in HIS STORY Defining Moments in OUR STORY
Intro: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE = advance slide (slide show available upon request: eldonandkay@hotmail.com) PowerPoint Intro Metal Building – Purpose for roof … shed water… WATER SHED… Left… West…. Right … East The USA has a watershed ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-11, 1 Peter 1:13-20, Psalm 139:1-16, 2 Corinthians 6:2
Denomination: Nazarene
Baptism, which should be a uniting part of faith, seems to have divided us instead. This is a first step of faith and an entry point into Christ where discipleship begins.
We are living in confused times, are we not? Our government doesn’t seem to know what a marriage is, or that an unborn baby is a real person. Where do we go to decide such things? We have a wide array of institutions and individuals claiming to be churches or Christians, but believing and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20