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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
Fourth message in a series using NASCAR prinicples as a series of parables to encourage people to follow God’s pattern for life.
Bible Text: 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2 Series: NASCAR Comes To Church Title: The Team is Vital Topic: Christian Living / Relationships Theme: Christian Living in Relationships Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to respect others and to develop pure ...read more
Denomination: Wesleyan
Joseph was "up against it" as a captive in Egypt but, God being with him, difficulties and disappointments turned into a "pattern for good".
ALL THINGS WORKING FOR GOOD St. Paul has some very encouraging words for people who are finding life hard, who are ’up against it’. ’We know that all things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to His purpose’ (Romans 8:28). The apostle is writing to the church at ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
As we continue through the Apostles Creed, we consider what this statement means and how it affect our pattern of living.
Introductory Considerations 1. How many words does a person speak in a lifetime? Did a little calculation - if I speak 10 words a minute on average, I would speak over 500,000 per year. In life of 70 years - 35 million words. 2. Some important - vows when married, confession of faith. Some ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 7:11-28
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
This is the eighth message in my SURVIVOR series, focusing upon following Jesus’ pattern for resisting temptation (11-03-02).
Living Illustration Before the sermon, arrange for a helper to make several calls to you as you begin to speak. Carry a cordless phone to the stage, and answer it when it rings. Prepare to ad lib the dialogue as it would relate to dealing with telemarketer calls. Begin the sermon by briefly ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
A pattern of extraordinary giving is recorded in I Chronicles 29 when King David led the Israelites to give to the construction of the Temple
The Sermon On the Amount 1 Chr 29:1-16 IT WAS PENTECOST SUNDAY. As the congregation filed into church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the festive spirit of the day. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:1-16
IN THESE LAST WORDS OF JESUS, WE SEE THE PRAYER HE OFFERED.THE PEACE HE EXPRESSED AND THE PATTERN HE SET.
THE LAST WORDS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS LUKE 23:46 Last words are important, especially of the dying. Last words usually indicate the kind of life you live. Someone said, said, you die as you lived. There was a tour group that was going to the top of the Empire State Building. At about the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:46
The choices we make today have an impact on the decisions we will be making tomorrow. They establish a pattern and a foundation for our life.
Choices we Make Jos. 24:15 “…Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Life is filled choices. We must ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 24:15
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Paul’s prayer to the Colossian church is a great outline for our prayer for other believers and a pattern for our spiritul maturity.
Date Written: October 8, 2006 Date Preached: October 8, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in Colossians Sermon Title: A “what” and “why” prayer for Spiritual Maturity Sermon Text: Col 1:9-12 9 For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12
We will see victory in the Christian life to the extent that we embrace God’s thoughts and abandon worldly patterns of thought.
Thinking God’s Thoughts, Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:17-20 Introduction In the Christian life there is perhaps no other doctrine which is more directly applicable or important than that of the renewal of the mind. Indeed, is it not the continual and ongoing process of the changing of the thought ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Denomination: Christian Church
Our argument is that the life of Jesus Christ provides for us a paradigm upon which we can pattern our lives.
Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 Fulfilling Our Commitments: Christ’s Conquest John 20: 24 – 29 The triumph of Christ’s Conquest concludes our series: “Fulfilling Our Commitments.” We looked at Jesus Christ from six perspectives as he fulfilled his commitments to God, to God’s Law, to the ...read more
Scripture: John 20:24-29
Jesus Return will see a new heaven and earth established where the patterns of the garden are restored, but in a city where God is central
What is your picture of heaven - fluffy clouds with angels perched on top, playing harps? Endless rounds of singing holy, holy, holy? Is it something you look forward to with great longing, or do you never give it a thought? We live in an age when people avoid thoughts of death and mortality. ...read more
Denomination: Anglican
As a result of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the First Congregation in Jerusalem set the pattern for biblical apostolic preaching and the disciplines of the Church.
The First Church of Jerusalem Acts 2:41-42 OUTLINE; The Work of God in the Growth of the Church 1. The First Church was a REDEEMED Church: They received the Word gladly. 2. The First Church was STEADFAST. (proskartereô) A True branch abides 3. The First Church continually taught Biblical ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:41-42
The transfiguration event offers us an opportunity to learn how we might achieve union with God in the pattern of Jesus on Tabor.
Monday of 18th Week in Course 2012 Transfiguration Verbum Domini “The word of God has bestowed upon us the divine life which transfigures the face of the earth, making all things new (cf. Rev 21:5).” These words of Pope Benedict’s letter, Verbum Domini, should frame our thoughts ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-10
Denomination: Catholic
This passages explores the first deliberate missionary act of Paul and Barnabas, and that the pattern they set is appropriate for us as missionaries of the Great Commission.
SEEING THE MISSIONARY IN EACH OF US. ACTS 13:4-12 THE TWO OF THEM, SENT ON THEIR WAY BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, WENT DOWN TO SELEUCIA AND SAILED FROM THERE TO CYPRUS. 5 WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT SALAMIS, THEY PROCLAIMED THE WORD OF GOD IN THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUES. JOHN WAS WITH THEM AS THEIR HELPER. 6 THEY ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:4-12
As Christians, we are called not to conform to the world's patterns but to be transformed by renewing our minds. This transformation requires intentional daily living.
Let's kick things off with a little experiment. I've got a video of a chameleon here. What's the first thing you notice about it? Right, it changes colors to blend in with its surroundings. It's a survival tactic. But here's the thing, we're not chameleons. We're not meant to blend in, but to stand ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:2
Topics: Conformity, Transformation, Social Influence, Personal Growth
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