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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
God’s kind love seen in David’s kindness to Saul’s family, in the parables of the Prodigal Son & the Good Samaritan, is expressed best in Christ’s death for undeserving sinners; we are called to show that same kindness to others.
Date: March 2, 2003 Text: I Cor 13:4; II Samuel 9:1-13; Luke 10:29-37; Luke 15:11-32 Title: Intentional Acts of Kindness Theme: Love Is Kind Speaker: Rev. Joanna R. Loucky-Ramsey Location: First Baptist Church of Potsdam The story is told that, at the end of World War I, Herbert ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Samuel 9:1-13
Denomination: Baptist
The Prodigal son was blessed to have a father whose heart was filled with love for him and knew the heart of God. He knew his son's heart and he imparted God's heart to him. Know your child's heart, show your heart and impart God's heart.
Fathers’ Day 2022 Theme: A Father’s Heart Text: Luke 15:11-32 focus on verse 24 11 “… A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: Church Of God
The dangers of putting off God's call until it's too late.
Many of you know that there is a point of “No return” in most things in our lives. In olden times every ship and plane crossing the Ocean had a “Point of no return”. (Not enough fuel to make a turn about and head for home.) We all know it was against the “Law” ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-19
Jesus says that it isn’t the religious folk who are first in the kingdom of heaven. It is those who are most open to turning their lives around who are first in line, those who take action when Jesus says, “follow me”.
It’s painful to have someone you trust tell you that they are going to do something for you---and they don’t. Many of us can tell stories about people who have let us down by making promises and then not following up on them. For example, there is a story of a young widow whose husband ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32
Denomination: Anglican
Many people wonder what they can leave their children as an inheritance. You can give them land, money, possessions and power... but nothing compares to the inheritance that God says is one of the most important. What is that inheritance?
This sermon series is entitled “Things That Keep Us Up At Night” and we’re looking at the question: “What do I leave my children when I die?” I’m getting to the age where I’ve got to consider writing a “Last Will and Testament.” I have to decide what kind of inheritance I’m going to leave my ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God is sad looking at our lives. We relax or hide when we are supposed to go to battle. When we need to hide, we go to war. We are off season and out of season with God. We preach when we have to pray. We pray when we have to preach.
God is sad looking at our lives. We relax or hide when we are supposed to go to battle. When we need to hide, we go to war. We are off season and out of season with God. We preach when we have to pray. We pray when we have to preach. We don’t grasp the move of the Holy Spirit. We laugh when we ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11
Grace is there when we want it all, leave it all, and waste it all.
Luke 15:11-24 “Grace meets us where we are, but does not leave us there” I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us.--Anne Lamott, 1. The Prodigal Son was like the following • I want it all mentality ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-24
Denomination: Methodist
What can a healthy parent do that will help their children have all that God wants them to have?
One teenager was talking to his friend: “I'm worried to death about my parents. My dad slaves at his job, pays all the bills & sees to it that I never have need of anything. He is putting away money for my college education. My mom just works day and night washing my clothes and preparing ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 78:1-7
To show that self-righteousness is just as evil as outright rebellion.
<Luke 15:11-31 -In this passage we usually focus on the character whom we commonly call “The prodigal son” -And for good reason -This morning, however, I want to focus on the other son -The prodigal’s brother -While he did not go and squander what the father had given him in riotous living, in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-31
Denomination: Wesleyan
This shows how devastating it can be when you choose to leave your parent’s authority.
“HE LEFT AS A REBEL” Text: Luke 15:11-24. Pastor W. Max Alderman Introduction: The prodigal son was a rebel. It may not be that obvious as the story begins, but it still is so. Much could be said as to why he wanted to leave home. The younger son wanted to leave home ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-21
We celebrate Pentecost Sunday and the Birthday of the Church
Note: I would note that Loran Livingston had an influence of ideas in this message. I listened to his message on May 21 on Pentecost Sunday. Title: Bring them to Jesus Theme: It is important that we bring our prodigal children to Jesus and lay them at His feet. Text: Mark 9:17 - 19 Opening ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-4, Acts 1:4-8
Sometimes the biggest gap is between family members. God teaches us about bridge building through Jesus’ story of the prodigal son. We should offer grace to those we have broken relationships with and celebrate when those relationships are restored.
Today, we're talking about family drama. You know, those fights with your siblings or disagreements with your parents. We're going to learn from a story Jesus told about a son who messed up big time, but his dad threw a party when he came back home. We're talking about offering grace to those we've ...read more
Topics: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Compassion, Empathy
God asked Ezekiel "Can these bones live?" And they did. What did that vision mean then, and what does it mean to us today?
(We began with this dramatic reenactment of the Ezekiel 37 passage found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKpzzOEhyY) What you just saw was a powerful reenactment of the vision that God gave to Ezekiel (the video showed a view of the valley of bones being bought to life while a narrator read ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14
This morning let us strive to look at this story from a different angle as we give weight to the bitterness and indifference of the elder brother. Today we will focus on the hungry heart and the alienated heart.
ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Text: Luke 15:1 - 3, 11-32 Luke 15: 1 -3, 11- 32 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. (2) And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:1-3, Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: United Methodist
A Father’s Day Message that is appropriate any time of the year.
I. The History of Father’s Day A. Mrs. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington first proposed the idea of observing a day for fathers. Her idea was that the holiday be centered on special church services. Her reason for the holiday was to honor her father, William Jackson Smart, a widowed ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:15-24
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