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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
A sermon for the fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B
March 17, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 12:20-33 To See Jesus Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. So there were some Greeks who wanted to see Jesus. These would have been individuals who were known as ...read more
Scripture: John 12:20-33
Denomination: Lutheran
This sermon explores the nature of faith, encouraging believers to transcend doubts and boundaries, and embrace the blessings that come from belief in Jesus Christ.
Good morning, dear church family. It is a joy to gather with you today, to be united in our shared faith and love for our Lord Jesus Christ. As we gather in His name, we come with hearts open and ready to receive His word. We come with our joys and our sorrows, our triumphs and our trials, knowing ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Topics: Doubt, Belief, Risen Christ
The importance of this narrative to the individual Christian is quite clear. Christ being the example for the church today, we as the body should exemplify similar characteristics. We need to be people of the Spirit, people of the Word and people of the
Mathew 4:1-11 This is a powerfully written story, where Matthew creates an atmosphere of suspense, irony, artistry, and realism. It is an ideal romantic narrative, which unfolds in the center of a character foil and temptation plot motif as its primary literary construction. The suspense unfolds ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Denomination: Holiness
Three different men are described in Proverbs 29. Take your choice.
INTRO.- ILL.- You know its going to be a bad day ahead when... - You wake up face down on the pavement. - You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold. - Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. - You want to put on the clothes you wore home from the party and there ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 29:6-11, Proverbs 29:5-10
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God wants you to become a person of prayer, who sees specific events & specific people specifically changed in answer to your specific prayers. Powerful specific praying brings powerful specific results.
JAMES 5:16b-18. A RIGHTEOUS MAN'S PRAYER [1 Kings 17:1; 18:1, 36-46.] Those of us who pray believe in the power of prayer, but we often do not fully realize what powerful praying can accomplish. But for those who live in obedience to God and experience the working out of God's Will in their ...read more
Scripture: James 5:16-18
Denomination: Baptist
It has become common practice to see as the whole meaning of this story that the rich should help the poor... But this particular story especially, if one allows oneself to be affected fully by its original meaning, is a very concrete proclamation of the
One cannot understand and preach the gospel concretely enough. A real evangelical sermon must be like holding a pretty red apple in front of a child or a glass of cool water in front of a thirsty person and then asking: do you want it? We should be able to talk about matters of our faith in such a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 16:19-31
If we want to make a difference in people's lives, we need to have a heart that prays, eyes that see, and hands that heal.
SUPER: NATURALLY! #3: A HEART TO PRAY, EYES TO SEE AND HANDS TO HEAL THE BIG IDEA: If we want to make a difference in people's lives, we need to have a heart that prays, eyes that see, and hands that heal. KEY TEXT: Acts 3:1-10 1. A PEOPLE WITH A HEART TO PRAY: “Now Peter and John went up ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:1-10
Denomination: *other
There is a word in the English language that we hear used from time to time. Yet, this is a word that we rarely see modeled in our day. That word is the word "Integrity." It means the following: "possession of firm principles: the quality of possessing an
Abraham: Following In The Footsteps Of Faith ABRAM: A MAN OF INTEGRITY Genesis 14:1-24 Intro: There is a word in the English language that we hear used from time to time. Yet, this is a word that we rarely see modeled in our day. That word is the word "Integrity." It means the following: ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 14:1-24
In examining the short life of Stephen we see what matters. Does our face shine with the LIGHT?
Some of the quotes came from other sermons on sermoncentral.com Stephen: a man full of the Spirit te Acts 6:8-7:60 Stephen: a man full of GOD Not by might, not by power but by My Spirit says the LORD. Written anonymously on the walls of a medieval castle were the following words: You call ...read more
The wilderness really reveals what we are. We see two different groups of people in our text facing the same conditions, environment & circumstances. One group of people is dying while the other group is thriving. What makes the difference?
Bunbury Wed pm 12/01/11 “Man Vs Wild” Intro: *** The survival expert & ex British SAS soldier Bear Grylls has b/co famous for his series of reality survival documentaries where he is dropped from the air into remote locations of hostile territory w/ the mission of surviving & finding ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 21:1-25
Denomination: Pentecostal
After stating the doctrine and that we are by faith to appropriate it, he now states the practical daily experience to see whether we have made it our own or not. Doctrine truly combined with belief always has corresponding verifiable actions
ROMANS 6:12-14 THE TWO MASTERS OF MAN In the previous passage Paul has been teaching doctrine and the new man's ability to appropriate and live out that doctrine by faith in its truthfulness. After stating the doctrine and that we are by faith to appropriate it, he now states the practical daily ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:12-14
This outline illustrates through scripture how God sees us and how He expects to see us as well as how we should look at ourselves.
Rev. Bruce A. Shields DD House of Faith Ministries www.PS127.org Man’s Plans vs. God’s Purpose 12-28-2003 Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Who are we? How does God see ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 19:21-22, Luke 8:19-21
Denomination: Bible Church
This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of faith, the importance of spiritual insight, and the blessing of aligning ourselves with God's vision, as demonstrated in the healing of the blind man in Mark 8:22-26.
Good morning, family! Today, we are going to dive into a powerful passage from the Gospel of Mark that demonstrates the transformative power of faith, the importance of spiritual insight, and the blessing of aligning ourselves with God's vision for our lives. Before we dive in, let's take a moment ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:22-26
Topics: Vision, Follow
Who is the strong man? And how does one identify the strong man? The strong man is one that controls a stronghold. That is a place or territory under his influence, which is heavily fortified and is impregnable. It’s important for us to see things the w
Binding the Strong Man: Title: Identifying the Strong Man. Who is the strong man? And how does one identify the strong man? The strong man is one that controls a stronghold. That is a place or territory under his influence, which is heavily fortified and is impregnable. It’s important for us ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4
wealthy or poor - Each group has its own problems – Real Wealth is a Matter of Understanding Sufficiency in Christ
"Rich Man - Poor Man" James 1:9-12 OPEN: So we are continuing our journey through the book of James and one of the things we've noted right from the beginning is that James is a man who thinks in a way that is vastly different from the norms we run into in normal society. (whatever that is) If ...read more
Scripture: James 1:9-12
Denomination: Independent/Bible