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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
Paul had recently uncovered some unacceptable behavior and now he is clarifying how we need to change our conduct into the genuine Christian conduct.
Paul recently uncovered some unacceptable purposes behind the self-denying attitude in chapter two. Presently, in chapter three, Paul clarifies the genuine Christian conduct, the putting on the new nature by accepting Christ and viewing the old nature as dead. We change our ethical and moral ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Message from Daniel 7 to interpret the Beasts in Revelation 13
The ABCs Must Precede The XYZs Take a look at our Scripture. Now being honest, it sure sounds like something a bad dream, a real nightmare or maybe a bad drug trip! This passage of Scripture is obviously one that is symbolic in nature, and not literal. However, how in the world do we ever ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 7:1-17
Denomination: Bible Church
The Holy Spirit gives us the power to overcome sin, do ministry, and declare the Gospel with boldness and resolve. Do I have all that God wishes for me to enjoy?
Hey listen, have you ever gone somewhere, and maybe you didn’t really want to go, or maybe you just weren’t expecting that much, and once you got there and you got into it, it delivered way more than you ever imagined? Did you ever do anything like that? Have you ever been anywhere like that? ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-44
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The existence of the Word of God makes it necessary to have a living and authoritative interpretator "of last resort," in the Church.
Monday of 21st Week in Course St. Monica/St. Augustine Verbum Domini St. Monica could easily be called the patron saint of frustrated prayer. A Catholic herself, she found herself married to a pagan, with a son who, unbaptized as a child, turned into a kind of semi-pagan hellion during his youth. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 23:13-22
Denomination: Catholic
Jesus’ encounter with the Syrophoenician woman admits several interpretations, all of which teach us: give what is needed rather than what is wanted; teach others rather than do for them; watch your motives.
Just when you think you have your life routines down pat, settled and secure, something comes along and upsets the whole pattern. Just when you think you have your life all organized, something comes up to discombobulate it! Just when you think you know the rules by which you govern your life, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28
Denomination: Baptist
A couple of needful points if you are to properly study the Word.
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15-16, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Each of these incidents is a sign from God reminding us that life is temporary but that God is eternal.
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear of falling towers and people dying? Right. Nine-eleven. And looking around on the web I found that even though this is the gospel passage for the third Sunday in Lent of Cycle C of the lectionary, by far the most sermons were written on this topic ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:1-9
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Jesus knows us best and speaks to us with affirmation, correction, and promise. In Him, we are victorious.
Today we're going to dive into a pretty cool part of the Bible. It's like getting seven text messages from Jesus Himself. These messages were sent to seven different churches way back when, but they're still super relevant to us today. Because, let's face it, Jesus knows us better than anyone else. ...read more
Topics: Biblical Interpretation, Divine Messages, Seven Churches, Jesus' Teachings
Understand the importance of self-sacrifice, avoiding comparison, and seeking guidance in building a strong marriage.
You know how in team sports, you have to work together to win? It's the same in relationships. Proverbs tells us that a good partner is like a treasure. That means we should put others before ourselves. Remember how Jesus did that for us? He gave up His life because He loves us. That's the kind of ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 2:24, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 12:14
Topics: Marriage Wisdom, Proverbs Interpretation, Strong Relationships, Biblical Marriage
Lessons from the Pityful party of Belshazzar, interpreted by Daniel
The Handwriting on the Wall Daniel 5:1-31 One of the most well known phrases from the Bible comes from our text. In business, sports, and just in life, everyone seems to know what the phrase, “The handwriting on the wall” means. Before we read Daniel 5, I wonder how many of us could ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31
Daniel, the power of prayer, and the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream.
INTRODUCTION Last week, I preached on the first chapter of Daniel, talked about “The Daniel Diet.” And it was a message about moral purity, especially for our teenagers to make the right choice. While Daniel’s friends were required to eat the king’s rich food and drink the wine, Daniel said, “No, ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 2:1-30
Complaining became the rubric under which the journey was interpreted.
In our First Reading we heard Exodus 16:2, “The whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.” It reminds me of the story of a lady who was a veritable fount of complaints. Her pastor came by to see her one day and she began to enumerate some of her complaints: “The neighbor’s ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15, John 6:24-35
Care must be taken to properly interpret the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard.
Sermon: Here Be Dragons! Text: Matt 20:1-16, I Cor 9:24-27 Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, January 23, 2005 Occasion: Septuagesima Where: TI When: Friday, February 11, 2005 Occasion: Morning Prayer Who: Mark Woolsey May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
A sermon which seeks to interpret what it means that Jesus is the Christ.
Mark 9:30-37 “A Case of Missing the Point” A Chapter before this one, Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?,” and Peter, speaking for the group got it right: “You are the Christ.” But what does that mean? I would imagine that, most of us ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:30-37
Denomination: United Methodist
Joseph interprets two court officials dreams and is forgotten in prison
No Ordinary Joe: Dreams! Genesis 40 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson M. Williams 11-07-2021 I Believe I Can Fly When I was in college, I took a psychology class from my favorite professor. We spent time studying Sigmund Freud’s classic, “The Interpretation of Dreams.” Dr. Vidulich asked ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:23-24, Romans 12:17-21