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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
Explores the humility and love of Jesus Christ, urging believers to emulate His selfless example.
Good morning, beloved, I trust you're doing well in the Lord's grace today. We find ourselves gathered here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. We are here to break open the bread of life, the Word of God, and to feast upon its nourishing truths. We are here to draw closer to our Lord, to ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8
Topics: Lord Relates, Philippians
Encourages embracing gospel partnership and sacrificial service, inspired by the selfless examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus.
Good morning, precious family of God. It's a joy to gather with you once again in the house of the Lord, to sit at the feet of our Savior, and to listen to the whispers of the Holy Spirit as He speaks to us through the living and active Word of God. We are here, not by accident, but by divine ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30
Topics: Choose Joy, Living A Life Worthy
One of the greatest love stories of all time.
*Recently a "Husband Shopping Center" opened in one of our major cities*, where women could go to choose a husband from among many men. It was laid out with five floors, with the men increasing in positive attributes as you ascended up the floors. The only rule was once you opened the door to any ...read more
Scripture: Ruth 1:8-18
Denomination: Nazarene
How does selfishness destroy us? How does selflessness save us? How does truly living only begin when the seed of selfishness dies?
Prelude How does selfishness destroy us? How does selflessness save us? How does truly living only begin when the seed of selfishness dies? Purpose: Jesus taught that self-preservation is self-destructive and self-sacrifice is really living. Plan: Let’s examine the passage where Jesus predicts ...read more
Scripture: John 12:20-33
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The classic love chapter is actually an appeal to a church to embrace the selflessness that is key to us funcitoning as a team.
BE092202 Playing on God’s Team 3. TEAM SPIRIT (SLIDE) The passage of Scripture we’re looking at this morning, is one of the most popular and read passages of scripture in the Bible by Christian and non-Christian alike. The LOVE CHAPTER. I see a problem though. This chapter has become cliché to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A husband needs to follow the model of Jesus by providing selfless, loving servant- leadership with his wife.
OPENING SENTENCE: A rather common but not recommended comment you might hear from a frustrated parent is, “Why can’t you be more like your older brother?” INTRODUCTION: Needless to say, it is intended to motivate the child to try harder and give him/her a model of what proper behavior should look ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
How do we relate to the needs of others?
Helping Hands (Acts 3:1-10) Introduction: “There was a pastor of a small church who had a little daughter of about 6-years-old. It was near her bedtime, and she was sent to bed with a stomachache and missed her usual romp with her daddy. A few minutes later she appeared at the top of the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:1-10
Denomination: Church Of God
Becoming a loving channel of God’s grace.
Humpty Dumpty Revisited (Acts 3:1-10) Introduction: We all remember the story of Humpty Dumpty that goes like this… Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. But did you know that there’s more ...read more
Our actions and attitudes with which we live our lives must be inspired and modeled after both the truth of who Jesus is and the example He has set for us.
Christ the King – But What Kind of King Really? Phil 2:5-11 November 21, 2010 Intro: We are coming back this morning into our study of Philippians, after a two-week break that celebrated our partnerships in ministry and mission. Those two weeks are an important part of our ministry ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11
There is a better way to love, will you rise to the challenge.
INTRODUCTION • For the past few weeks we’ve been learning lessons from a couple named Caleb and Catherine, who are husband and wife and the central characters in the movie Fireproof. • Not knowing how to really love each other, Caleb and Catherine have done a lot of things to hurt each other. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-26
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Put on the new self by getting your mind right with God.
An article appearing in the August 11, 2007 edition of World Magazine entitled, “Sex and the evangelical teen” suggests evangelical teenagers on the whole may be more sexually immoral than non-Christians. “Christian parents and churches need to face up to a problem long hidden in the dark: ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24
This parable in action sets forth the principle of lowly service and asks the followers of Jesus to be like Him, not like the world.
JOHN 13: 1-11 JESUS WASHES THE DISCIPLES’ FEET [Luke 22:24-27] In the earlier chapters Jesus had given His ministry to the people of Galilee and Jerusalem. In chapters 13 and following Jesus turns from an unbelieving world to minister the Father’s love to His inner circle of disciples. He ...read more
Scripture: John 13:1-11, John 13:6-11
This work reveals, from scripture, the need to die to ourselves and live life for others.
DEATH TO SELF Aaron Johnson “Die out to self” the old man with the bad breath and thick eyebrows shouted as he pounded his fist through my back. It is the close of a hot, muggy camp meeting night. There is a crowd of people shouting and crying kneeling in the sawdust around the altar. After a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25
An All Saints' Day sermon about celebrating the people in our lives who have followed Christ's unexpected and extravagantly generous ways, and our call to do the same.
This week I read a status update on Facebook. The post was put there by my mentor, a pastor in Virginia. He said, “It is very telling who stops when you have run your car into the ditch on the side of the road. It wasn’t what would be termed the cream of society, that’s for ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
Denomination: United Methodist
The plan of God for all of us, especially clergy, is a call to service and understanding, not tyranny.
Solemnity of the Epiphany 2012 Diaconate Vocation Spirit of the Liturgy “Where is the newborn king of the Jews?” the Magi said to Herod. It was a straightforward question to the wrong guy. There are times to be subtle and times to be blunt. I recall many years ago when I was a sales ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Denomination: Catholic
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