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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
The HURT that we experience in life by other people longs to enslave us and become our master, this MSG is about how we can find freedom.
Finding Freedom From Hurt OKAY – so we are in this series, Finding Freedom in a world that seeks to bind us. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. – Galatians 5:1 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus' enemies were astonished at how little Jesus feared men. And Mark shows us how this is the key to many elements of godliness.
After highlighting how the authorities feared man three times, Mark now makes a point of how Jesus was the opposite. Against the dark backdrop of their sin (which results in hypocrisy, dishonesty, cowardice, and favoritism), Mark shows us Jesus in stark relief. He uses the very words of their ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:12-14, Matthew 22:15-22, Luke 20:20-26
In the jaws of a trap, Jesus utters 10 simple words that changed the world. If you're worried about what's going on in our government, this message is for you.
Mark 12:12 Then they looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away. 13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said, ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:14-17, Matthew 22:15-22, Luke 20:20-26
This morning, we come to the fifth petition – forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. This is the only petition with a human response and the only one that Jesus actually elaborates on. The first part of this verse is incredible news. The second part is terrifying.
Forgiven People Forgive People Matthew 6:12 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams First Baptist Church of Chenoa 3-24-19 Drama: Hey, I’m praying here! Review Each week, I’ve been reviewing all that we have studied in these last few weeks. This morning, I’m going to just encourage you to go to Chenoa ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:12
Denomination: Baptist
It is something of a paradox to say Jesus paid it all, and yet see here that He demands that we remain conscious of our debt to God, and that we pray continuously for forgiveness.
About one hundred and sixty five years ago, in Jan. of 1835, the United States of America became the only major nation in modern history to do a certain thing. It was a thing she would love to be able to do again, for she paid off her national debt. It was done by the sale of public lands in the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15
The application of some of the Old Testament law to the financial crisis - in particular, debt-related slavery and the prohibition on charging interest.
The financial crisis and the bible This year, you could barely read the news without a mention of the financial crisis. Some of the jokes summed it up well: With the current market turmoil, what’s the easiest way to make a small fortune? Start off with a large one. How do you define optimism? ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 15:12-18
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
Faith is an active process and something we must work at. When we become lazy we begin to drift and can end up in waters we dont want to be in.
Hebrews: Chapter 2 September 7, 2008 Dangers of Drifting Heb 2:1 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Heb 2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, Heb 2:3 ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-3
Denomination: *other
This was part of our 40 Days of Community series (in conjunction with Saddleback Church). Sermon was delivered to our "unplugged" worship which includes primarily students and parents.
Just like the people in our game had some serious growth issues - so do we! We know from learning about being purpose driven and living life with a purpose that God calls us to GROW. The problem is that we don’t always know HOW to grow and we don’t do a very good job of it on our own. Today, were ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:12-30
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The writer of Hebrews gives us three reasons to accept Jesus. The charachter of Christ, the certainty of judgement and the confirmation of God.
Have I Got Your Attention Yet Hebrews 2:1-4 Intro: Before refrigerators, people used ice houses to preserve their food. Ice houses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitting door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the ice houses, and ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4
This sermon is based on the parable of Jesus. The Estate Owner.
What's In It for Me? - Service When you work for God - you work for the best! Excited about the youth here at MCC. They are involved in Ministry and Service. They are involved in Giving - several have made commitments to our "4a1k" Campaign Wonderful when someone at a young age gives their ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Learn to save for future expences and break the cycle of going deeper into debt.
You can download the free PowerPoint and teaching matierials at: www.LisbonWC.org/free.htm Welcome! FINANCIAL FREEDOM WORKSHOP Session 4 Developed using the books:Your Money Map: A Proven 7 Step Guide to True Financial Freedom and The Total Money Makeover. REVIEW - Hopefully you have been ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 21:5
Denomination: Holiness
Another rogue trader is back in the headlines after Compassion Bank’s Owner and Managing Director, J.C. Davidson, revealed that “unauthorised trading” by Michael Heartless has cost the bank millions of dollars. What the parable would look like today.
Matthew 18:23-35 – HOW TO INVEST IN WHAT TRULY MATTERS – The Parable of a Rogue Trader WORLD BREAKING NEWS: Monday. ANOTHER ROGUE TRADER SQUANDERS MILLIONS. Another rogue trader is back in the headlines after Compassion Bank’s Owner and Managing Director revealed that ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:23-35
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon explores Jesus' parable of the workers in the vineyard, highlighting the unexpected grace of the landowner and how such grace can either offend or inspire us.
We’re going to let Jesus be our teacher today by listening to one of his parables about the kingdom of God. Your Bible may have a heading for Matthew 20:1-16 entitled, “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard,” but I want to point out that this parable is less about the workers in the vineyard ...read more
Topics: Grace, Divine Generosity, Offense
There remains for all of us, Jewish believers, Christians and Muslims only one name under heaven by which we can be saved. Jesus Christ. Do you need to take your spiritual life into the garage for an overhaul?
Even an Old Man Can I know many of you have heard this passage many, many times and can probably quote it to me. But before you all take a mental holiday I want to try to present this passage with a new perspective that may interest you. Easter is a time when we think about the sacrifice, ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-21
What to do to avoid debt and to get yourself out of debt.
MONEY IN HD: TOOLS TO AVOID DEBT So let me ask you a question, do you know if you have a problem with debt? Now that might seem like a pretty obvious question to some of you. I mean, some of you might be thinking, well, ya, I definitely have a problem with debt. I have creditors calling me all ...read more
Denomination: Free Methodist
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