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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
Message 1 in our exposition of Nehemiah. This is the introduction to the series and focuses on Nehemiah's actions leading up to the rebuilding of the wall.
Chico Alliance Church "Preparing to Build" MAIN THEME Secure walls support superior worship. Crumbled walls cultivate corroded worship. INTRODUCTION Most all of us have been involved in a building project of one kind or another; on a large scale or a small scale. We all, to some degree ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 126:5-6
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Who is this Jesus? That is the question that underlines the gospel of Mark. He is a man like us and yet so much more. Throughout his gospel Mark raises that question and he begins in his opening passage about John the Baptist.
Introduction Who is this Jesus? That is the question that underlines the gospel of Mark. He is a man like us and yet so much more. Throughout his gospel Mark raises that question and he begins in his opening passage about John the Baptist. The Prophecy 2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:9-13
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
10th in a series on spiritual warfare dealing spedivically witht he armor -- Peace
Chico Alliance Church October 1, 2006 Pastor David Welch "Spiritually Aware, Alert, Armed and Aggressive" Pt 10 “Prepared with Peace” I.Be Aware II. Be Alert III.Be armed & aggressive A.Be fully empowered B.Be fully armed C.Stand firm – engage the enemy Every piece of armor relates to ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-16
May this message help us reflect on the purpose of Christmas and how we prepare for this season of Christ!
CHRISTMAS FROM THE FOUR GOSPELS – Part 1 Prepare The Way Mark 1:1-8 INTRODUCTION: A. Planning and Preparation is something we all know something about. 1. From about the age of 5, sometimes younger, we each start thinking in terms of organization 2. Let me give you a few ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:1-8, Malachi 3:1
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us. What kind of place is he preparing? This sermon illustrates that heaven is a prepared place, a precious place, a populated place, and a permanent place. And it’s only for the person who knows Jesus as the way,
A Prepared Place John 14: 1-7 April 20, 2008 This morning I want us to take a look at a very familiar scripture. Jesus has just had the Passover meal with his disciples (his last meal). He has announced that Judas was going to betray him. He has told Peter that Peter would deny his ...read more
Scripture: John 14:1-7
Denomination: Methodist
God will lead us through the deserts and wilderness of life. He will reveal his glory to us during the journey. His power will be felt where we are most vulnerable.
It was the day after Christmas. A church minister was looking at the nativity scene outside of his church when he noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from the figures. He turned toward the church to call the police when he saw a little boy with a red wagon, and in the wagon was the figure of ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:1-8
Denomination: Anglican
Are you spending more time preparing for Christmas than you are for Jesus?X
INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • How are we preparing for Jesus? Are we spending more time preparing for Christmas than we have for Jesus? • The second candle in our Advent series is the candle of preparation. When Advent was first celebrated in the 3rd century, it ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:4-6
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Have you ever noticed how much the Bible teaches about suffering for the cause of Christ? Are you ready to walk with Jesus through the valley of suffering in order to receive a crown of life? Let’s get ready.
Preparing for Persecution A couple of years ago we had a bad wind storm and afterward, as Jenny and I walked around our block we saw where a huge tree had fallen on top of a neighbor’s van. The van looked like a new one, but it was totaled by the tree. There were lots of other big trees in the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 7:1-60
Getting your church and yourself ready to receive God’s vision.
On day six of the ill-fated mission of Apollo 13, the astronauts needed to make a critical course correction. If they failed, they might never return to Earth. To conserve power, they shut down the onboard computer that steered the craft. Yet the astronauts needed to conduct a thirty-nine-second ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Today in Canada we see a nation that is ever more secular and less and less Christian. In fact in our Provincial Legislature the current Premier Dalton McGuinty wants to abolish the practice of reading The Lords Prayer at each opening session.
Prepare for Battle Ephesians 6:10-20 We last looked to Gods word and studied the Beatitudes that Jesus gave us from the Sermon on the Mount. We covered a broad list of attitudes and characteristics that we as Christians are called to reflect in our lives as Gods children. It is not a list that ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
Many believers desire God's miracles but are not ready to obey His commands. To witness God's wonders, we must first dedicate our lives to Him. Please rate this sermon and provide brief feedback.
Do you desire blessings from God? I believe we all do. However, many Christians are not willing to live according to God's ways. They prefer preachers who focus solely on material blessings rather than living for God. But the truth is, if we want to experience miracles from God, we must first ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 3:5
Topics: Christianity, Obedience, Miracles
Death is the entrance, like the doorway is an entrance into the place mankind will stay forever.
Destination Preparation Proper Preparation for Your Parting from This World The Bible holds a sobering truth of which no one can dispute and according to the Word of God a date no one is going to miss. There is an appointed time for each person on this earth, a date known by God of which is sure ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:27
Are you ready to receive 3000 people today? 1000?500? 5? 1? What do we need to do to prepare to receive those that God has placed just outside our doors?
Tell the person next to you, “It’s no coincidence… that you are here.” “God brought you here!” We need to understand that the only reason people talk about God, or come to church, is because God draws them. That is why we need to be prepared. Bob called his wife from work in the middle of the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39
Introductory Considerations 1.
Introductory Considerations 1. A Dutch theologian, Johannes Halkendijk, tells this story that took place World War 2. During the Nazi occupation of Holland, the Nazis planned to deport Jewish children to concentration camps. A Dutch resistant group had been formed and one arm of this resistance ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:1-18
Persecution can and is real. The key is how we approach it. Peter offers 2 lessons of encouragement: We must "Cultivate Christian Love" and "Practice the Lordship of Christ".
INTRODUCTION Persecution is real for the believer. While it comes in many different ways, it is real – The group we’ve been studying about in 1 Peter suffered this horror in much a different way than we do as Christians today: Dr. M.R. DeHaan put it this way: In the early days of the church. . . , ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-15
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