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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
Is the Bible the authoritative "Word of God" or a mere "respected voice" in the Christian community?
Dakota Community Church September 21, 2008 Scripture Alone 1 The Holy Bible; you know that as a Christian you are supposed to read it. You see the reading plan in the bulletin every week. You notice the sermon points all being backed by scripture. You even notice that many of the songs we sing in ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17
Denomination: Mennonite
The body is responsible to respect, compensate, protect, rebuke, submit to and pray for the elders.
This morning we’ll be looking at the third of four messages that deal with the Biblical model for church leadership that we are attempting to implement the very best we know how here at TFC. Since each of these messages builds on the previous ones, let’s take a moment to review what we’ve learned ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-22
Denomination: Baptist
Sardis had the reputation of being a highly respected church, but it was dead and lifeless.
Have you ever been in a church that was dead or dying? How does that happen? Usually it happens when a church gets satisfied with itself, with keeping things the way they have always been. This is usually a church that rests on its laurels and its past history, that revels in what used to be? ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6
Obviously, obedience and respect for God is an essential element to obtaining God's blessing.
How to Be Blessed Part Five We’re continuing to explore the theme – “How to be Blessed.” Once again, I want to remind you that we are not using the definition to express the ability to get rich or to simply access positive things in our lives. Instead our threefold ...read more
How to we overcome our fears with respect to reaching out to others?
In order to take the Great Commandment seriously, we must be willing to love those who God has placed around us. It’s not always going to be pretty, but it is going to be significant. Review the Block Map and the Art of Neighboring Strategy. Encourage everyone to host or be part of a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:27-32
The Church’s song is two millennia old and is deserving of use and respect
May 18, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis Acts 16: 11-21 and John 15: 21-27 When we listen to the Gospel of Luke and the Acts, and to the Gospel of John as well, we get the impression that the Holy Spirit was more active in the early Church than today. Paul was forbidden by the Spirit–probably warned by ...read more
Scripture: John 15:21-27
Denomination: Catholic
Light and Darkness, in many respects, exist also in our personal lives.
C. JoyBell C; an author of books on poetry and literature that have been described as relating mainly to the mysterious, the philosophical and the esoteric once remarked: “The dance between darkness and light will always remain - the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the ...read more
Scripture: John 1:5, Ephesians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 6:14
Emphasize the importance of sincere love, mutual respect, and being a blessing to others.
Good morning, Church family! It's a joy to be with you all this beautiful day, to delve into the Word of God and explore the extraordinary teachings of the Apostle Paul. Today, we will be focusing on Romans 12:9-21, a powerful passage that underscores the importance of genuine love, mutual respect, ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:9-21
Topics: Love, Genuine Love
This is part 3 of 3. The 1st installment in a 5-sermon series describing God’s Provision for the people of Israel as it applies to His Church today. This installment deals with a Faith that warrants God’s attention & provision or A Faith that moves God
Your Faith Provision-III—Josh. 14:6-15 A young woman brings home her fiancé to meet her parents. Father invites the young man into his study. "So what are your plans?" the father asks. "Sir, I am a seminary student studying to become a pastor," he replies. "Admirable, but what will you do to ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 14:6-15
In this text we see some responsibilities that we all have in this life. 1- Our duty to God 2- Our respect to man 3- Our witness to mankind
INTRO.- ILL.- Someone came up with some crazy ideas on how to make life more enjoyable. - Old telephone books make ideal personal address books. Simply cross out the names and addresses of people you don’t know. - Fool other drivers into thinking you have an expensive car phone by holding an ...read more
Scripture: Acts 23:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Let’s face it. We all get into conflict—sometimes. Even with those close to us. How are we supposed to handle it? Is it okay to hate people? Can we disagree without being disagreeable? Unity chooses to believe that there is good in every person who is a C
Opening Activity: Acting out—Fight! Stage a fight with one of your adult volunteers—prepare him ahead of time, of course. Have the volunteer interrupt you and continue to talk while you’re talking. Ask him to stop talking several times. Then just lose it and start yelling, telling him to leave the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:3-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Christians are commanded by God to obey the authorities placed over them, and to give their leaders Godly respect and submission. The challenge today is to examine ourselves and ask, "Are we doing that?"
Romans, Part 39 Romans 13:1-10 Introduction - We are called to live dedicated to Christ; fully and completely in all things From Wed night: - Spending time in this life fighting against evil with evil never gets us anywhere -- It never draws us closer to God but instead draws us closer to ...read more
Scripture: Romans 13:1-10
Respecting authority is fundamental to life, it is God's blessing to those under authority and it begins at home. Remember there is no perfect parents. Accept, appreciate and affirm them.
Exodus 20:12 Honour Your Parents ES 16May20100 1822 Exodus 20:12 "Honour your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you." We have this impression that this is for the young kids or young people like us. • But there is no time limit or age limit ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:12
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Just as the church is made one with God through Jesus Christ, man and women are made one through Christ. Christian marriage consists of three people: husband, wife, and Jesus.
Many preachers would probably prefer to avoid today's passage if at all possible. The idea of submission isn't particularly popular in today's world. In fact, when the Southern Baptist Convention issued a newly revised declaration in June of 1998 that included a special section on marriage and ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Paul speaks about authorities in this world. 1- Authorities are established by God 2- Authorities punish the wrongdoers 3- Authorities must be respected by all
INTRO.- We have authorities or authority figures throughout all our lives. ILL.- Little Johnny was going to a public school and he was doing very badly in math. So his mother decided to put him into a Catholic school. When she got his report card at the end of the term, his marks in math had ...read more
Scripture: Romans 13:1-7
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