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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
Encourages Christians to embrace their past, live in the present, and strive for their future, guided by God's Word and His promised heavenly reward.
Good morning, beloved family of God. I am thrilled to be standing before you today. We gather here, not as strangers, but as a family united by our faith. We are here to share in the love of our Heavenly Father and to seek His wisdom. Our Scripture passage today comes from the book of Philippians, ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14
Topics: Pressing On
This sermon encourages believers to passionately pursue their God-given purpose, persevere past pain, and progress beyond previous problems, guided by Philippians 3:14.
Good morning, beloved. I greet you all in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is always a joy to gather with you, my family in faith, as we seek to grow together in the knowledge and understanding of God’s Word. Today, we are gathered here to look into the beautiful words of ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:14
Pressing through your struggle
Good morning, dear family in Christ. As we gather together on this beautiful day that the Lord has made, we find ourselves united in spirit, bound by the love of our Savior, and drawn together by the shared desire to grow in our understanding of God's Word. Today, we are going to journey through a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:25-34
Topics: Pressing Through
Message given to graduates encouraging them to keep their eyes on Christ. It demonstrates how God could transform a persecutor of the church into a preacher for Christ.
From Persecutor to Preacher Pressing Toward the Mark… Last week, we started a series on the Apostle Paul. If you will recall, prior to his conversion on the road to Damascus, Paul was one of the most feared person within the Christian church. He, being a Pharisee, sought to persecute this new ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-14
Denomination: Brethren
Encourages Christians to persevere in their faith journey, emphasizing the importance of endurance and steadfastness in pursuing the heavenly prize in Christ Jesus.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a joy to be here with you today, standing on the common ground of our shared faith, united by the love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are gathered here not as mere spectators, but as active participants in the ongoing story of God's grace and ...read more
Topics: Keep Pressing
This sermon is about the activity that Paul called "pressing toward the mark."
Pressing Toward the Mark December 31, 2006 (Philippians 3:14) LBC a.m. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14 KJV) I watched some golfers from the back of the deck of the condominium where we were staying. They were ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
You may be going through a winter but SPRING IS ON THE WAY!
PRESSING ON DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES INTRODUCTION: During the week Elaine and I attended a Pastors Prayer meeting As each one was sharing their needs we would be in prayer for those needs When it came to our fellowship Elaine and I were sharing how many in the fellowship had been under attack ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16, Philippians 2:5
Denomination: Pentecostal
Philippian 3:10-14
PRESSING ON TOWARD MATURITY Phil 3:10-14 Back in college, I had the privilege of meeting a man who had served as a missionary in Iran for 42 years… Dr. William Miller. He had spoken at Urbana and had come to our campus as part of a follow-up conference. That chance meeting turned into a good ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:10-14
A New Year’s message designed to encourage change and growth.
PRESSING ON INTO THE NEW YEAR Philippians 3:12-14 INTRODUCTION: At this time every year many of us make resolutions. We resolve to lose weight, to exercise more, to be a better person, to dispense with old bad habits and begin some new good ones. None of those are surprising, but I have found a ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Since prayer is the pressing priority of the hour, we need to know how we should go about it.
Prayer, The Pressing Priority Text: Acts 6: 4 Intro: After Jesus concluded a prayer cession, one of His disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray…” (Luke 11: 1c). The teaching that followed is what is commonly referred to as “The Lord’s Prayer,” or “The Model Prayer.” As one might assume, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 6:4
Press On Toward the Goal 1) Conscious of your limitations 2) Confident in your Lord (Sermon theme and parts by Armin J. Panning)
4,000 steps (3 km). That’s the average number of strides one takes during the course of a day (www.feetforlife.org). Over a year you will take 1.46 million steps. How many steps have you taken so far in your lifetime? It might be interesting to calculate that number but what is more important than ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:8-14
Denomination: Lutheran
When Jesus went to the Garden, He didn’t go alone. He took His friends with Him because this was a "full court press" kind of praying that He intended to do.
(We showed “full court press” schematics on the overhead. We found them at http://cldj.tripod.com/221fc.html) OPEN: Up on the screen you’re going to see a few basketball diagrams. Does anybody know what basketball strategy these diagrams are illustrating? (full court press) According to “Maven’s ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:32-42
How do you achieve the goal of knowing Christ?
#24, 9-23-07 Pressing Towards the Goal Introduction; What is your purpose for living? Is it just to survive? Is it just to enjoy your self? Are you just floating aimlessly through life? God has a higher purpose for us! How can we know and achieve that purpose? Text; Philippians ...read more
Denomination: Assembly Of God
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Philippians 3:12.
Luke 9:51-62 Theme: Press on toward the goal Text: 1 Kings 19:19-21; Phil. 3:12-21; Luke 9:51-62 Man is a spiritual being created in the image and likeness of God. In spiritual union with God he had authority and dominion to rule on earth. When man sinned he died spiritually and could no longer ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Worship is not merely a response to God, but it is also the pursuit of God. God pursues us, and yet for some odd reason, He seems to be just beyond our grasp when we seek Him. The pressing into His Presence is the choice of our will to worship Him.
Encountering God - Part 2 – Pressing Into His Presence Overview Last week, I laid a foundation for what I believe to be the biblical nature of worship, starting with the fact that God has created mankind to worship Him. That worship arises from a relationship with Him. The bible says in the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 63:1
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