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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
Part 2 in a stewardship series.
A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES Part Two Seeing My Life the Way God Sees It November 15, 2009 8:30 AM & 11 AM Pastor Brian Matherlee Video introduction “Significance” Psalm 8:3-4 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6
Denomination: Wesleyan
Fear can propell you towards faith in God, or it can paralyze you from fulfilling Gods purpose for your life.
AVOIDING LIFES CLIFFS Facing Fear Matthew 14:22-32 INTRODUCTION A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33
Denomination: Pentecostal
A message to encourage intimacy with the Lord
It feels like a long time since I’ve stood up here, but every time I go abroad and come back to church the only thing I really feel like saying is, “it’s good to be home.” I’ve been visiting the Middle East as part of my job now for about 6 months – and it might surprise you to learn that when I ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-46
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Daniel faces the lions because of his loyalty to the Lord. In his deliverance God demonstrates that God's kingdom shall never be destroyed.
Introduction We have heard the story of Daniel in the Lion Den since we were wee ones in Sunday school. We learned what it meant to be people of integrity and we were told that God would always be our strength and deliverance. Today is the first Sunday in Advent. We officially begin our ...read more
Denomination: Lutheran
BEING PART OF THE WIDEST NETWORK IN THE CREATION
Is your face there in God’s Facebook Linked in…Tweeter…Facebook…Orkut… now these are the names of social networking portals which figure high in the lingo of the modern day iPod generation youth. Is not social networking the order of the ...read more
Denomination: *other
When we do God's work, we can expect opposition. We don't have to be discouraged. God will finish what He has started.
We started Ezra 1 with the move of God and the edict of King Cyrus, and the start of a long and difficult journey for the exiles returning back to Jerusalem. • In Ezra 2 we have the list of the returning exiles, by families and towns, and the various roles they play. • In Ezra 3 we saw the altar ...read more
Scripture: Ezra 4:1-24
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Almost all of us have had days of anxiety & stress & frayed nerve endings, & we need to learn how to deal with them.
MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2019) TEXT: Psalm 46:1-11 A. Have you ever heard the story of "Alexander and his Horrible, Terrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day"? Some of you have, but for those who ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 46:1-10
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
You have to stay close to God's man-Go farther than everybody else and Go in God's direction.
SEEING THE UNSEEABLE 1 Kings 19:19-21 -- ll Kings 2:9-14 Illust: years ago a quarterback at the University of Alabama ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19-21
Denomination: Assembly Of God
In this sermon I want to preach about the five faces that all of us WEAR
Illus: Abraham Lincoln in a hot political debate was accused by his opponent of being two faced. He countered the remark by saying, “My opponent accuses me of being two faced, but anyone can take a look at this face I am wearing and know if I had another one I would not be wearing this one.” The ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-6, Psalm 139:14-16
Denomination: Baptist
The encounter that Moses had with God at the bush displays some key lessons to us. It shows the character of God; the place of his people; and the times inw hich we live.
1. George W. Bush and Moses Maybe you have heard the story of the day that President George W. Bush was in an airport and noticed a man in a long flowing red robe with a long flowing white hair and beard. The man had a staff in one hand and some stone tablets under the other arm. George W. ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-6
Explore Jacob's transformative encounter with God at Peniel, and emphasize the significance of struggle and wrestling with God in our own spiritual journeys.
Good morning, church family. Isn’t it amazing how God reveals himself in the most unexpected ways and places? Today, we're turning our attention to an encounter that strikes us with its intensity and its significance. It's a story of wrestling, of struggle, and ultimately, of transformation. We're ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32
Topics: Peniel, Face Of God
Exposition of Psalm 3:1-8 about David fleeing from Absalom, and turning to the Lifter of his head
Text: Psalm 3:1-8, Title: Peace in the Face of Death, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/30/08, AM A. Opening illustration: story of Polycarp and his facing death B. Background to passage: This is the first psalm attributed to David in the Psalter. But more than that, it is one with a circumstance, which gives ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8
After spending time in fasting and prayer, Esther acted courageously. Because God is in control, we can live courageously.
Introduction: Tonight I would like for us to look at the book of Esther. This is a strange book in the Bible due to the fact that God is not really mentioned. This has led some to cast it out, or think that it should not be part of the Bible. Esther in Church History 1. Not one commentary was ...read more
This is number 4 in the four part series. God is worthy of our praise. Christmas is the prime time for us to stop and give thanks, praise and worship to God for the most precious of gifts, His Son.
THE FACES OF CHRISTMAS 4 LUKE 1:57-80 ‘PRAISE’ INTRODUCTION For the next three minutes, I would like you to turn to two people, and share what was the most special present you ever received at Christmas? How did you feel when you received it? What were you feelings toward the person ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:57-80
First in a four part series on how Jesus revealed his promise of Jesus. The series leads up to Christmas. Today’s is on the gravity of our sin, and yet the giving of God’s hope and promise even then
Jesus: God’s Promise of Hope for a World in Need Hope in the Face of Death Introduction “I don’t like the idea of being picked as a number.” "It began with a syringe in my arm," he said, [In-between] was a special meal of his choice two steaks, a baked potato, salad, bread, apple pie, ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:15
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