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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
We are going to look at a few of the traditions that surround the Christmas season.
OPENING JOKE: “RATS” A minister once enlisted four children to help him preach his Christmas sermon on “The Star.” He gave each child one of the four letters to hold up so he could make a point on each letter of the word “Star.” When the children stepped forward and turned around, they were in ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 7:14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A first-person narrative as Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, whose big idea is "be faithful, not fearful."
“Broken Lampstand” Revelation 2:8-11 INTRODUCTION Have you ever suffered for your faith? Even a little? To be faithful and be treated badly seems wrong to us—and it is wrong! There is malice in the world, such cruelty that only comes from the evil one, the destroyer. But our Lord prophesied as ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11
Denomination: Baptist
How do we escape the traps of life, religion, etc? How do we get out, how do we keep out? In this message we discover the keys as we see some religious leaders try to trap Jesus.
ESCAPING THE TRAP Mark 12:13-27 INTRO: Pitch the hamster – feeling trapped. A hum-drum existence, punctuated by brief moments of excitement. Eat the food. Run on the wheel. Over and over again. Not able to be all a hamster could be. You could tell it was getting to her – more urgent climbing and ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:13-27
Christ calls His followers to be different. This morning I would challenge those of you who have entered the gate and are standing on the narrow road to travel the road and to dare to be different.
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT Matthew 7:12-14 Introduction: “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it.” The word that Jesus used for “narrow” in the phrase “narrow is the way” refers to a road that is “narrow and troublesome” to travel. The road ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:12-14
We are called by Love, nurtured in Love, and sent to love.
THE RHYTHM OF CHRISTIANITY Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:9-26
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Purity, desperation, needs
THE TOUGH SAYINGS OF JESUS "YOU PEOPLE ARE DOGS" MATT 15:24-27 (p.693) July 18, 2010 INTRODUCTION: My mom has this picture of Jesus over her bed. It's been there for us as long as I can remember ---so long I kind of take it for granted every week when I look at it while we watch ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:24-27
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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
Jesus was silent before Herod Antipas and His accusers because He understood that His words would not sway them, but His actions have changed the hearts of millions...
Luke 23:6-12 [ESV] 6When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7And when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. 8When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:6-12
God is a God of grace and mercy. He delights in pursuing sinners! What could make this God give up on a man and hand him over to his sin? Our text begins the answer to this question. A holy God must judge sin.
Salvation: Why? and How? or, SALVATION: ITS NEED AND PROVISION Romans Chapters One to Five Calvary Baptist Church Series Begins Sunday, September 30, 2012 Sermon 5: When God Says "Enough" November 11, 2012 Romans 1:24-27 INTRODUCTION: • In our 1st three sermons, we were in the section of ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:24-27
Life change is a work of God. Guard what your mind feeds on. Think God's truth daily.
I want to give you this advice today – watch your mental diet. Romans 12:1-2 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The fact that we do not have the original autographs of the New Testament manuscripts has led many to deny that the New Testament that we have is reliable. This lesson shares 10 reasons why we can know the Bible is trustworthy.
The fact that we do not have the original autographs of the New Testament manuscripts has led many to deny that the New Testament that we have is reliable. The phrase, "The Bible's been translated and recopied so many times..." has been one of the more frequent objections that are given to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15
Many physicists and scientists now argue that humans do not have free will. The Bible teaches we are free to choose.
Do we have free will? I think most people are actually not really interested in this question. But there are some really interesting and important aspects to this question. John Searle argues philosophers have not really made any progress on this question in the past hundred years or so. I think ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 22:14-17
Denomination: *other
The Scriptural hows and whats of bodily resurrection.
SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today III. MAINTAINING PROPER DIET & EXERCISE E.) POWER LIFTING (Resurrection) “Gaining The Power” (1 Cor. 15:35-58) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, August 9, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
The purpose of this sermon is to encourage the hearers to TRUST God at all time regardless of the circumstances.
18 October 2009 Pentecost Sunday U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris 504th Compound’s Multi-Purpose Facility Contingency Operation Base (C.O.B.) Adder Tallil, Iraq BIG IDEA: Regardless of the circumstances in our lives, we need to TRUST God at all times. REFERENCES: Jonah (ESV); Job 26:7 ...read more
Scripture: Job 38:1-7
Denomination: Pentecostal
Paul’s purpose was not to make an impression by his human ability and attainment but to let the Holy Spirit make an impression on them through his preaching.
IMPRINTED Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1 – 11 1 Corinthians 2:1-11 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. (2) For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-11
Denomination: United Methodist
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