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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
One of the most important things we need to learn and teach others is how to guard, strengthen, and renew our minds, because the battle for sin always starts in the mind.
Opening illustration: A violent battle is raging around us twenty-four hours per day. In 1965, Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote a book about it called The Invisible War. It is the battle for your mind, and that battle is vicious. It is intense. It is unrelenting, and it is unfair because Satan never ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God has gifted us with a fresh start through Jesus Christ. We are encouraged to (1) let go of our past, and (2) live with a renewed sense of purpose.
Today, we will explore the incredible truth that God has given us a new life through Jesus Christ. This new life calls us to leave behind our past and embrace a renewed purpose. Let us dive into 2 Corinthians 5:17, which states, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17
Topics: New Beginnings, Purposeful Living
This sermon aims to explore the concept of spiritual transformation as outlined in Romans 12, emphasizing the need for Christians to present themselves as living sacrifices and renew their minds to discern God's will.
Good morning, church family! Today we are diving into a transformative message from Romans 12. We are going to be exploring the need for transformation, the process of transformation, and the results of transformation. To kick us off, let me share a quote from the revered Christian author, Oswald ...read more
Topics: Sanctification
Christian transformation is not about human effort but about the power of the Holy Spirit renewing our minds, leading us to live lives of devotion to God, and not conforming to the patterns of this world.
Good morning, church family! I am so excited to be sharing God's word with you today, focusing on Romans 12:1-2. Oswald Chambers, a renowned Christian leader and theologian, once said, "Beware of harking back to what you once were when God wants you to be something you have never been." This is a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Topics: Transformation, Habits
Part 2 of 4 of the series, Roads of Passion. The Emmaus Road: a road that reveals Jesus’ companionship, conversation, challenge to believe, and renewal of hope to all those who follow Him.
THE EMMAUS ROAD Luke 24:13-35 Read at beginning of service: Luke 24:13-35 (NIV) 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
Denomination: Pentecostal
To lift us up from times like these and to give us a renewed perspective, God gave us poetry, especially the Psalms, that reflects on His kindness, His steadfast love.
INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: So many times after the holiday’s, a little thing called discouragement sets in. It’s the gray slush of winter. Like a dreaded disease, it gnaws away at our insides. We are all subject to the currents of discouragement that can sweep us into a danger zone. Even ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6
Without a consistent renewing of our spiritual, emotional and mental capacities with the fruit of the Spirit we will grow weak, vulnerable to temptation and unable to fulfill God’s greater purposes for lives.
Fruits That Delight (Psalm 34:8-12) "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good." We often hear about the need to eat our daily portion of fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet should contain at least 4-6 serving of fruits to build up our anti-oxidant levels that fight against the free radicals ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 34:8-12
I believe at our various levels of Spirituality that we all long for the renewal of God’s divine presence. Yet we are having difficulty because of our doubts and fears.
Dr. Wayne A. Lawson RevWLawson@aol.com Will be delivered at Antioch Institutional Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK Sunday, April 19, 2009 TITLE: WHERE IS GOD? SCRIPTURE: PSALMS 42:3 ++++As the Church has entered into this period of Transition, I have heard some ask WHERE IS GOD IN ALL OF ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 42:3
Denomination: Baptist
The "Rebuilding Faith" series focuses on seven steps to experiencing a renewal of faith. Using the REBUILD acrostic, each steps prepares the audience for taking one more step in their journey of faith.
Session Three: Believing God’s Faithfulness Scripture Focus: Nehemiah 4 A Word to Session Leaders This third session is all about the faithfulness of God. At the same time, I want to take an opportunity to speak from one teacher/pastor to another as I express my gratitude for your own ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23
Nehemiah's life is a lesson in leadership. Nehemiah did more than rebuild a wall; he helped restore a people from ruin and despair to new hope and a renewed walk with God.
Nehemiah is an appropriate book to study as we get into a new year. It is the story of a new beginning. Nehemiah saw the heart-breaking plight of Jerusalem and determined to be part of the solution. His life is a lesson in leadership. Nehemiah did more than rebuild a wall; he helped restore a ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-10
Denomination: Congregational
The psalmist suffers affliction. He is dogged by the wicked, persecutors, enemies, & treacherous people. His crises cause him to beseech God to step in and renew him in the Spirit of the Lord (CIT)
PSALM 119: 153-160 [The Ministry of The Word Series] REVIVE US WHO LOVE YOUR WORD In this section [Resh the 20th letter in the Hebrew alphabet] the psalmist draws still nearer to God in prayer, and gives reasons why the Lord should answer him. With boldness he pleads his intimate connection ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:153-160
Pentecost Sunday - Contrasting the Fires of Hell and the Fire of the Holy Spirit. The Fires of Hell point to a Failure, An agony of Remembrance and are Eternal. The Fire of the Holy Spirit brings a Fullness, Renewal and are Everlasting!
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21; Genesis 11:1-9 and Luke 16:19-31 Theme: Holy Spirit Fire or Hell Fire Proposition: One of the greatest images of Pentecost is the image of Fire. Today we can choose between the Fire of Hell or the Fire of Heaven. 1. The Fire of Hell points to a Failure while the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
Denomination: Nazarene
God wants us to be united as Christ's Followers, the same way there is Unity in the GodHead. God loves unity and of course, in Unity, lies strength, Progress and Renewal.
1. UNITY – THE INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT Unity is a very important ingredient required for progress, movement, accomplishment and making great strides in all areas of life. No team can succeed without unity. No progress can be made without unity. For instance, all parts of your car work ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 4:13
In verse 13 he urges us to prepare our minds for action. Paul urged us to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. The mind is always the greatest battlefield in any age.
Based on I Peter 1:13-16 Peter is the Apostle of hope, and also the Apostle of holiness. In the first half of this chapter his theme was hope. Peter does not leave us perched on the high board of heavenly hope, however, but plunges us immediately into the pool of the practical. The ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16
Meditations on Christian living as I near the end of days. Looking to what is coming enables me to weather the storms of life and to draw renewed strength from the Risen Son of God.
“We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18
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