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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
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Why Suffering?
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Keeping Christ in the middle of your Christmas focus and letting God finish the picture of your perfect Christmas...
Filling in the Background: God Can Get it Done Well, we’re getting closer and closer to Christmas. Things are getting busier, our calendars are full and our wallets are empty. Some are preparing to travel, some are preparing to entertain. Some of you have all of your shopping done, and I’ll see ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
How do we celebrate Christmas when we have wanted something so badly but then we don’t get it? We need to understand what celebrating Christmas is all about. Sometimes not getting what we want helps us to understand sacrifice and then we can truly under
Celebrating Christmas when we don’t get what we want Transition slide Christmas shopping is in full swing. People are making lists, checking them twice. In our house we do a grab bag among ourselves. We draw a name out of a hat and buy that person something. We have a running text message that ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sometimes the Best Gift is the Gift you didn’t want that is when it comes from God. This sets the stage for the Christmas Event. Christmas only truly happens when we receive his gift and use it.
A Sunday School teacher once asked her class of children: “What is Christmas a time for” Many of the kids gave the usual answers – Jesus’ birthday, a time of joy, presents…but one child responded with a unique and unusual answer, “Christmas is a time for sportsmanship.” “Sportmanship?,” asked ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38
Denomination: United Methodist
We face the danger of taking the Merry aspect of Christmas for granted.
For most, Americans in particular, Christmas is the most artificial time of the year. Everything about it reeks of artificial, from the fake Christmas tree all the way to our Christmas greeting, “Merry Christmas,” and all the singing of Christmas carols. Few people really mean what they sing. All ...read more
The past perfect used in this way is known as “tenses of vision” or the “prophetic perfect.” Isaiah is assuring us that the message being proclaimed will surely come to pass.
A customer called the customer service line to complain about a power outage after a big storm, then stopped raging long enough to ask, “How will I know when my lights are back on?” The customer service agent remained silent for a second, debating about the best way to answer such an obvious, even ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12
Denomination: Catholic
Christmas carol of Mary which shares her praise.
Mary’s Christmas Carol Luke 1:47-55 1. Today were talking again about Christmas Carols • Last week we talked about Zechariah’s Benedictus it was his carol to John at his birth • Today we will look at Mary’s Christmas carol called the Magnificat • What is Magnificat? Magnificat, which means ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:47-55
Denomination: Methodist
This sermon explores Mary's divine encounter and her faith-filled response, demonstrating a reasoning trust in God's redemptive plan as revealed in Luke 1:26-38.
Good morning, beloved in Christ. I am humbled and overjoyed to stand before you today, to share the Word of God with you, to hold up the lamp of Scripture that our steps may be guided, our hearts warmed, and our spirits nourished. We gather here today in the beautiful embrace of our Lord, united in ...read more
Topics: Mary, Angel
Christ: the Perfect Teacher, Example, Sacrifice and Advocate, also considering some of the heresies surrounding his person and nature
John 1:14-18 Verse 14 "And the Word was made flesh" (KJV) "The Word became a human being" (GNB) "The Word became flesh" (NIV, RSV, Ricker Berry) In becoming human, Christ becomes... 1. The Perfect Teacher, a model of how God thinks and how we should think (Phil. 2:5-11). 2. The Perfect Example, a ...read more
Scripture: John 1:14-18
Denomination: Baptist
Joseph and Mary brought their newborn Jesus into the Temple for a solemn ceremony.
Homecoming Today’s feast is a commemoration of the wonderful moment when Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God, comes home to the Temple at Jerusalem. Homecoming is a wonderful moment in life. I recall decades ago, flying into our South Texas airport after a one-week training session, and my whole ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Hebrews 2:14-18, Malachi 3:1-4, Psalm 24:7-10
Be a living sacrifice Live on that altar Don’t be conformed Be transformed!
Conform or Transform? Romans 12:1-2 I want to introduce you to a mythical church member that I am going to call Kenny When we first meet Kenny he is attending services at First Church but he left because the services were too formal Every one on the platform wore a tie He and his family then ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Throughout Scripture Christ is described in a great number of ways. Names for Him are given in both Old and New Testaments and are too numerous for me to mention this morning. But here in 2 Corinthians we see Him referred to as God’s indescribable gift.
GOD’S INDESCRIBABLE GIFT 2 CORINTHIANS 9:15 Throughout Scripture Christ is described in a great number of ways. Names for Him are given in both Old and New Testaments and are too numerous for me to mention this morning. But here in 2 Corinthians we see Him referred to as God’s indescribable ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:15
This sermon explores the profound truths in Hebrews 10:16-25, emphasizing the fulfillment of prophecy, Jesus' ultimate sacrifice, and our purpose in His completion.
Welcome, beloved family, to this blessed gathering where we come together in unity and love, bound by the Spirit of God and the fellowship of believers. Today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of an awe-inspiring vista, a panoramic view of God's magnificent plan, as we turn our hearts ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:16-25
Topics: No Sacrifice
Why do we hold to the Virgin Birth and what difference does it make?
In the TV show Thirtysomething Hope, a Christian, argues with her Jewish husband, Michael, about the holidays. Michael exploded…. “Do you really believe an angel appeared to some teenage girl who then got pregnant without ever having sex and traveled on horseback to Bethlehem where she spent the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-45
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Continuing in a series on going to Jerusalem, based on travels described in Luke. This is in line with United Methodist Lectionary. Please let me know if you use these messages.
July 21, 2013 Making of an Apostle Jesus is walking through a town, when He sees that the townspeople are about to stone a woman. He asks, “Why are you going to stone her?” A voice comes from somewhere in the crowd that proclaims, “Because she is a sinner.” Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
Denomination: *other
In the midst of such a crisis, what is Mary to do? She really had three choices that day: she could turn her back on God because the God she knew and understood would never allow such a thing to happen to His own son, her son. She could take matters into
Mary: Learning to Trust God in Times of Crisis John 19:16-27 Belong to this group and you’re a member of one of life’s most pain-filled communities. It’s a select group with one of the most painful rites of passage imaginable. To enter this fellowship, you have to experience ...read more
Scripture: John 19:16-27
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