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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
James wrote to believers facing tough times. Their troubles ranged from personal trials to disabling doubts, from persecution for following Christ to the lure of respectability in their community and the dangers of spiritual pride.
I. There are certain realities of life common to all believers – 1:2-1:18. A. Trials and testing will come and can be overcome -- 1:2-8. 1.A.2. Lesson Title: Be joyful LESSON 1.A.2. – BE JOYFUL TEXT – James 1:2 (KJV) My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers ...read more
Scripture: James 1:2
Denomination: Baptist
Explore the concept of God's use of earthly rulers to fulfill His divine purposes, our responsibility as Christians to respect and fulfill our civic duties, and the paramount allegiance we owe to God.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. We are here today to dive into a deep and thought-provoking topic that hits the intersection of faith and politics: God's use of earthly rulers to accomplish His divine purposes, our duty to respect and fulfill our civic responsibilities, and the ultimate ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 45:1-7, Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Topics: God's Sovereignty, Divine Purposes
God shook up Peter because he wanted to shake up the world. He can also shake all of us up so he can shake up the world-and boy does it ever need to be shaken up. When we obey God, we will become fishers of men.
The story of Jesus teaching from the boat in Luke 5:1-11 occurs early in his earthly ministry. He preached to the crowd, and then he asked Peter to do something that did not make sense to Peter. He asked Peter to go fishing in the daytime. As someone who had fished in this particular area for most ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Anglican
1 of 3. The Holy Spirit used the writer of Proverbs to reveal the foundational demands of Fatherhood. Those demands are obviously available & accessible. But what are some of those demands? A foundational demand of fatherhood is to...
FOUNDATIONAL DEMANDS OF FATHERHOOD-I—Proverbs 23:22-25 Attention: Father’s Day...So What? As of June 14, 2019 the ‘National Retail Federation’ says 76% of people plan to celebrate Father's Day. Compare that to 84% on mother's day. We also spend more on mom. $25 billion dollars compared ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 23:22-25
In these days when the institution of the Family has come under attack as never before, Christ must be reinstated as the Head of the Home in which family members practice submission to Christ and mutually to one another in love.
THE VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE: MAKING CHRIST THE HEAD OF OUR HOMES No institution in my lifetime has come under the severity of attack that the family has come under in the last, say, 30 years. Deterioration of this basic unit of humanity has left society ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-33
A ministry mindset in marriage means serving your spouse.
If you’re married, are you in the crazy cycle right now? Actually, this can be more like a selfishness spiral where unmet needs turn into unbridled nastiness. Many can relate to comedian George Burns who said, “I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” Rodney Dangerfield, who ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Psalm 127:1, 1 Peter 3:1
We all need to treat our own dreams and the hopes of those around us with respect, because it is easier to crush someone’s hope than to be with them as they look towards a difficult future.
Hopes and Dreams- Langdon Christmas Service (A Secure Forensic Hospital for patients with psychiatric and/or learning disabilities) Christmas is quite a strange time, full of contradictions. For many, it is a time of happiness and excitement- for others, a time carrying many sad memories. But ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
The most macho of men in the world are those with whom a woman can know she is safe, respected, and treasured to be protected from anything that could spoil her. Every sister needs that kind of brother.
Hey, Bro! Text: 1 Timothy 5:2 The Word of God in 1 Timothy 5:2 is God’s roadmap for relationships between young men and women. He says, "Treat the younger women as sisters, with absolute purity." That’s not how our culture tells young men to treat young women. It’s more like "treat the young women ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:2
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Namaan was a mighty man, a warrior, a commander and highly respected and honored by man, but he was leper. God’s view of greatness is different from that of the world. We need to be great in God’s eyes.
But He Was a Leper By Pastor Jim May Great men, they are all around us and in every walk of life. Looking back through history we can see a lot of great people. Abraham Lincoln was considered a great man because of the Emancipation Proclamation. George Washington was a great man, and the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14
Denomination: Independent/Bible
We all hunger for approval We want to be noticed, appreciated, respected, and loved. We want it from our peers and our parents. We especially want this approval from our father
Lose approval addiction and gain security Lord who in the scriptures had an approval addiction? Jonathon did not! He did what was right, despite his fathers manipulation. In fact King Saul did! Living the Good Life Jesus came for one purpose John 10:10b “…I have come that they may have ...read more
Scripture: John 10:10
As Christians we want to show love and respect to everyone, especially those outside the faith. What I am talking about here is not tolerating heresy and false teaching FROM CHRISTIAN PULPITS!
Dakota Community Church July 18, 2010 Tolerance – Part 2 We live in an age of tolerance. This series is not about being intolerant. As Christians we want to show love and respect to everyone, especially those outside the faith. What I am talking about here is not tolerating heresy and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5
Denomination: Mennonite
We gather here today in solemn respect to decorate the graves of our loved ones. Men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we might know peace in our lifetimes.
Legion Decoration Day 2016 Eulogy: Pastor Mark Aarssen Ecclesiastes 3:1- 8 New International Version (NIV) A Time for Everything There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Young people, learn this now, come down from your high horse of pride. Learn to respect each other, be it colleagues, friends, business partners, church congregation members or husband and wife..
I am not worthy to stoop down………….. Mark 1:7 John the Baptist said:”There comes One after me who is mightier than whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.” Humble? We don’t hear of it or see it anymore in today’s world. Right? ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:7
Denomination: Pentecostal
Faith gives us a heightened respect for nature so that we "discern in it a grammar written by the hand of God." God's Fatherhood makes it possible for us to live together with one heart and one will.
Thursday of the 11th Week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei Where did we get the idea that God is our Father? Surely the definitive statement of God’s fatherhood is in this prayer we learned from Jesus, the Son. Still, we didn’t fully know what a father is until Jesus came and established ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15
Denomination: Catholic
Maintaining healthly boundaries begins with self-respect & core identity in Christ. Out of that flows the ability to set boundaries on ourselves by the grace of God. Then we are positioned to establish healthy boundaries in our relationships.
Romans 14:12 6-14-15 “God has a wonderful plan for your life, and so does everybody else.” That’s the problem we will address today. If you allow others to impose their plan on you, there is a very real danger you will not fulfill God’s plan for you.i Maintaining healthy boundaries in our ...read more
Scripture: Romans 14:12, Genesis 13:8-9, Matthew 5:41-42, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Galatians 1:10 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Charismatic
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