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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
The main point of this sermon is that through Hannah's story, we learn about the transformative power of prayer and God's ability to turn our mourning into dancing, reminding us to trust in His goodness and faithfulness in every circumstance.
Good morning, family! Today, we will be diving into the life of Hannah, a woman who experienced God's mercy, the power of prayer, and the blessing of restoration in her life. But before we go any further, let's take a moment to welcome the Lord's presence with us today. Please join me in prayer. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:10-20
Topics: Damage, Goods
My wife and I put together this ceremony for a couple in our church. If you’d like to know more about the music, email me. I’ll give you more information as to where to purchase it.
Wedding Ceremony 12:30 — Entire wedding party dressed and in sanctuary for pictures 2:00 — Wedding party ready for ceremony (time to relax and take care of little details) 2:00-2:30 — Prelude, you can have solos or music played while guests begin to arrive and ushers take them to their seats 2:30 — ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Over 50% of weddings performed this year will end in divorce. And the statistic does not change just by going to church. Why? Maybe we should read the directions!
Making Marriage Work Genesis 2:24 New Deal: Tim Timmons maintains that there are basically three stages in marriage. Stage #1 is the Ideal. That’s when everyone is excited, when love is grand, and “our marriage is going to be different!” But then along comes stage #2. The Ideal becomes an Ordeal. ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 2:24
Denomination: Church Of God
We must never forget that the greatest model for leadership always comes from the life of God.
We must never forget that the greatest model for leadership always comes from the life of God. I. Influence a. Leadership is influencing or guiding others to success and safety. b. The Lord influences us as He is our Shepherd (leader). c. We are our Shepherd’s ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6
Denomination: *other
Samson was on the road to ruin because he fraternized with the enemy, wasted his strength and was deluded by pride.
The story of Samson begins much like the story of the other judges of Israel. The nation was in misery because of the domination of a rival country that was oppressing them. That nation was the Philistine nation. (Interestingly, the word Philistine is where we get our word “Palestinian,” so this ...read more
Scripture: Judges 16:4-21
Denomination: Methodist
On this Baptism of the Lord Sunday, it is good to see how well we are fulfilling our Baptism promises.
A NEW LOOK AT YOUR BAPTISM Introduction On the Baptism of the Lord Sunday, it is good to take a new-look at our baptism. When I was a pastor, I often had a renewal of baptism vows on this Sunday. Baptism is a significant event in the life of every Christian. We often take it for ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The Body of Christ in America needs to be revived in the New Year of 2005. They need to follow the example of King Hezekiah and do the two crucial steps common to all revivals.
Revive In 2005 (part 1) Thesis: The Body of Christ in America needs to be revived in the New Year of 2005. They need to follow the example of King Hezekiah and do the two crucial steps common to all revivals. Opening Illustration: I am the New Year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. I ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
"And all the people stood to the Covenant" (2 Kings 23:3).
STANDING TO THE COVENANT. 2 Kings 22:8-10, 2 Kings 23:1-3. A pivotal moment in the history of the Bible was when Hilkiah the priest told Shaphan the scribe, “I have found THE BOOK OF THE LAW in the house of the LORD.” Shaphan took the book, and read it (2 KINGS 22:8). Shaphan the scribe ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 22:8-10, 2 Kings 23:1-3
Proverbs 3:5-6 is a great promise and this is a sermon on how to apply it
Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 Title: Those whose paths God directs Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 contain one of the greatest promises in the Bible: God promises to direct your ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6
This is an inductive sermon done in a narrative form, with the application at the end. These are hard for me, Enjoy the effort.
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF SAMSON I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS BIRTH. 1. Israel had done evil in the sight of God and was under the domination of the Philistines for 40 years. 2. This was a usual cycle for Israel. EXPLAIN a. Sin b. Servitude c. Sorrow d. Salvation 3. The nation needed a savior ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jonah comes to his senses inside the fish and he prays
“JONAH: THE PRAYING PROPHET” Jonah 2:1-10 David P. Nolte Jonah disobeyed God’s command to go to Nineveh and cry against it. He ran to Joppa to take a ship to Tarshish. God was a step ahead of him, though, and caused a great storm. Jonah was cast into the sea where immediately a giant ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10
Old habits in our lives are often like a walled fortress!
Divine Strategy and Glorious Conquest! We are studying from the book of Joshua and learning from the experiences of the children of Israel. This book is filled with principles that we can use in our own pilgrimage to a place of Spirit-filled life! Last Sunday we talked about Crossing Over, ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 6:1-27
Jacob
BACK TO THE FUTURE (GENESIS 35:1-7) In the movie "Back to the Future," Marty McFly, the character played by Michael J. Fox, paid a visit to his mad scientist friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, who revealed to him that he had built a car powered by plutonium that could act as a time-machine upon ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 35:1-7
Denomination: Independent/Bible
God asks the Hebrews for a blind commitment upfront, before He gives the Ten Commandments. God does this without apology. God does this with us as well, a commitment before we know the future.
It is 3:00 in the morning and we are waiting with other pilgrims on the back side of Saint Catherine’s Monastery at the base of mount Sinai. It is a moonless night - pitch black beyond the small light we huddle around. I wonder if I dressed warm enough, I am surprised it can be so cold in the ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 19:1-25
The idea of marriage was not first the relationship between a man and a woman, but first between God and His people.In other words, human marriage is created in the image of God’s love for us and not the other way around.
Review – children of God, bride of Christ: Loved, desired, God takes pleasure in us. Valentines day is a few days away. So it is appropriate we cover this subject this week. Marriage, how did it begin? Whose idea was it? I have a rather interesting idea for you...marriage, as one man and one ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:4-6
Denomination: Baptist
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