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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
Many Christians believe that in Matthew 5:39 Jesus is calling us to pacifism. If that was the case, he would be negating the Old Testament! Jesus does call us to nonresistance, but in certain situations only - as his examples show. He isn't pacifist and he doesn't call us to to pacifism.
INTRODUCTION I trained to become a Baptist minister at Bristol Baptist College. While I was there, a Canadian couple called Tom and Rebecca Yoder Neufeld gave a talk. The Yoder Neufelds are Mennonites. Mennonites trace their origins to the Anabaptists, and the Yoder Neufelds were at Bristol ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42
Denomination: Baptist
In Ecclesiastes 7:9, Solomon explains the serious consequences of nursing anger in our hearts, and advises us: not to be quickly provoked in our spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:9 In this verse, Solomon explains the serious consequences of nursing anger in our hearts, and advises us: not to be quickly provoked in our spirit, for anger resides in the lap of ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:9
Denomination: Methodist
Encourage believers to recognize the source of conflict in their lives, submit to God's authority, and resist worldly temptations in order to draw closer to God and become the people He created them to be.
Good morning, church family! Today, we are going to dive into a passage from the book of James that speaks directly to our hearts and our daily struggles. Before we dive into this passage, I'd like to share a quote from C.S. Lewis that captures the essence of what we will be discussing today. He ...read more
Scripture: James 4:7-10
Topics: Elements Of Repentance
Encourages Christians to remain faithful, find hope in adversity, and honor God through perseverance, guided by Jesus Christ, our High Priest.
Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. I warmly welcome you all to this blessed gathering, where we come together as one family, united by our faith, to seek wisdom and understanding from the Word of God. Today, we are going to open our hearts and minds to a passage from the book of ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-39
Topics: Faithfulness
We should not be surprised that the gospel is opposed. We’d like to think that everyone will just accept this wonderful news, but that is not the case. Let’s look at the faces of that opposition.
Passage: Acts 17:1-33 Intro: One of the recurring themes of Acts is opposition. 1. mostly from the Jews, but others as well. 2. it was as well as recurring theme in the life of ministry of Christ. 3. we can draw this principle; that where the gospel goes, opposition will arise in one form or ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:1-34
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Based on Acts 13:1-12 - Reminder to believers that there will be opposition to the Gospel
OPPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL Acts 13:1-12 FBCF – 9/2/20 Refresh Jon Daniels INTRO – Youtube videos of street preachers. Amazing to see how quickly people turn against them in violent, abusive way. People just totally lose their minds when the Gospel is being preached. - Street evangelist in ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:1-12
In any good and worthwhile project Satan will throw opposition our way
Visioneering The Reality of Opposition Nehemiah 4 Matthew Sullivan A Quaker farmer was having a hard time with his mule. No matter what he tried the mule would not get up. He told the mule I am a Quaker and you know I cannot hit you and I cannot curse you. However, I can sell you to my ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
To get the listener to understand that although we will face opposition from many, we are still on the winning side.
OPPOSITION AT PAPHOS Acts 13:6-12 My brothers and sisters life is full of opposition. Even in the smallest of things such as playing your favorite game or choosing a place of worship there will always be someone who will oppose you. Even in nature we ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:6-13, Acts 13:13-52
The doctrine of justification is such an important doctrine that a breech of it by Peter caused him to be rebuked by Paul. If the apostles can get it wrong so can we, therefore we need to understand what is at stake.
Galatians 2:11-14 Righteous Opposition Scripture Readings:- Romans 3:21-31 Galatians 2:11-21 Galatians 2:11-14 (text) Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Does it strike you that Paul might be overreacting? After all Paul is making some pretty strong allegations. • Paul states without ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 2:11-14
Paul teaches us how to endure opposition
Philippians 1:27-30 April 13, 2008 Living With Opposition When Paul first visited Philippi, he and Silas were arrested and beaten for setting a young girl free from a demon and for preaching the Good News of Jesus. Although they were released, for a traveling missionary, Paul saw the inside ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30
Denomination: *other
Despite opposition Nehemiah keeps them building. He organises the work to go on. We too experience opposition but can trust God to help us to persevere.
Sermon by Rev George Hemmings Sometimes you read these stories from the Old Testament and they seem so remote, so removed from our modern world that you wonder whether they can have any relevance for us. I mean, as George pointed out last week, we wouldn’t even think of getting out and ...read more
Denomination: Anglican
3/5 - Anytime that we attempt great things for God, oppostion is going to come
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors and also to love our enemies; probably because the are generally the same people. This was certainly true in Nehemiah’s time. His arrival in Jerusalem was a threat to those leaders and tribes and nations around him. A strong Jerusalem would endanger the ...read more
Further opposition to be faced before the inheritance is gained
Study 13 Chapter 10&11 Introduction I suppose, like me, many of you have turned your hand to a little bit of decorating at some time or another. Maybe you decided it was about time that your living room was freshened up a bit and so you got your tins of paint, your emulsion for the ceiling and ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
This sermon encourages believers to persevere through challenges, resist deception, and stay committed to God's purpose for their lives, drawing inspiration from Nehemiah's example.
Good morning, beloved family. It is indeed a joy and a privilege to gather together in the house of the Lord. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and we are alive and well, ready to hear what God has to say to us today. In the sacred pages of the Holy Bible, we find ourselves standing ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-4
Topics: Perseverance, Opposition
Part 3 of a series; When Christ grows the church, we can expect opposition both inside and outside the church, illustrated in Acts 4 and 5.
Trinity Baptist Church October 27, 2002 How Christ builds His Church In the Face of Opposition Acts 4:32-5:42 I’ve used it with you before and I will again because it’s a zinger. It’s one of Chuck Swindoll’s: "Where there’s light, there are bugs." The point is, where truth, or light, or ...read more
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