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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
Lessons from Simon the Cross Bearer, the man that carried Christ's Cross to Golgotha.
In Luke 23:26, we read: “When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.” I want to comment on this situation and make points that we can apply to our lives today. First, let's understand ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:26
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
They had two things to “sell.”
Saturday of the Third Week in Easter 2024 Why did the Church grow in membership so rapidly in the last half of the first century? There must have been many reasons; we were largely an assembly of the poor and marginalized, and there were a lot of those people in the Roman Empire. News of the ...read more
Scripture: John 6:60-69, Psalm 116:12-17, Acts 9:31-42, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-46 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Catholic
A discussion of that famous statement by Jesus calling Peter "the rock."
As we continue answering your questions let’s go to this week’s email: "Good morning Pastor Shane! I have been slowly....... reading thru the book of Matthew. 1. The one thing that I’ve intended to ask you about is Mt 16:19. To what is Jesus referring? *I will give you the keys of the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20
Denomination: Pentecostal
Don’t let others interpret God’s word for you. Master it for yourself.
Simon says: “Christianism” As a kid, I remember a very popular game. Simon Says. Usually played at school or parties, several of us would do whatever “Simon” told us to do, as long as it was preceded by the phrase: “Simon Says”. It seems to me that we have become a society of “Simon Says” ...read more
Scripture: James 1:17
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon explores the call to discipleship through self-denial, surrender for the gospel, and sustaining faith, emphasizing a Christ-centered life over self-centeredness.
Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters, to this blessed gathering where we come together in unity and love, bound by the common thread of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. We gather not as strangers, but as a family, a community knit together by the grace of God, and the shared pursuit of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:24
Topics: Following Jesus
Let the wicked forsake his way.
FORSAKING ALL TO FOLLOW JESUS Luke 5:1-11 To me this is one of the greatest lessons of the New Testament. Jesus here taught one of the greates lessons taught anywhere to His disciples. I. The man that is called to service is not to leave it for any of his former activities. JH.21. Simon said "I ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
If we want to enjoy inner peace that surpasses all understanding, we need to follow Jesus
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Last week we began to take a look at the the fact that for many of us our soul is waiting for us to make some needed adjustments to our lives. • We live in a chaotic time, the noise of the world around us makes it easy to allow God’s still small ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:31-38
Wearing a cross should symbolize the fact that we are wrong, that Christ Jesus is right and we are in submission to Him.
Matthew 16: 21-28 / Faith To Follow Intro: A physician told this about her 4-year-old daughter. One day on the way to preschool, the doctor left her stethoscope on the car seat. He little girl picket is up and began playing with it. The mom tried to remain calm although she was extremely ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The first of Jesus great commands to "come, follow me".
THE GREAT COMMANDS OF JESUS Part One—Follow Matthew 4:19 Sunday, November 11, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction I was driving the other night and saw a car with those stick on characters that depict their family. Usually it has the stick outline of a dad, mom, a couple of kids and maybe a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:19
Denomination: Wesleyan
What is often overlooked about this text is the fact that Peter and Andrew were already disciples of Jesus (Matthew refers to Simon’s new name, Peter) when they were called to be fishers of men. After they have already followed Jesus for their own sakes,
Matthew 4 verse 19-20 What is often overlooked about this text is the fact that Peter and Andrew were already disciples of Jesus (Matthew refers to Simon’s new name, Peter) when they were called to be fishers of men. After they have already followed Jesus for their own sakes, now they were being ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:13-23
Denomination: Lutheran
The Bible says that multitudes followed Jesus. People followed Jesus for different reasons. The same is true today.
Why Are You Following Jesus? Text: Matt. 4:23-24 "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, healing all manner of sickness among the people ... "And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:23-24
We follow Jesus (no matter how hard it is!).
WHY FOLLOWING JESUS IS NOT EASY John 6:60-71 S: Discipleship Th: Following Jesus Pr: WE FOLLOW JESUS (no matter how hard it is). ?: Inductive KW: Turns TS: In the recorded incident of John 6:60-71, we will find six turn of events of what it is like to follow Jesus. The _____ turn ...read more
Scripture: John 6:60-71
A perspective on Mark 1: 29-39 When the word goes out that someone is missing, will you follow Jesus in the manhunt? Or, do you remain where you are? If you do the later, is it because you are still lost?
Mark 1: 29-39 JESUS THE MAN-HUNTER Theme: God seeks the lost. All of God’s creation is adversely affected by human sin. This is easily seen when an oil spill in the ocean traps various sea life and threatens its existence. A poorly maintained ship can leak engine oil into the water as it ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:29-39
Jesus was rejected by his family, by his local religious leaders, by Judas Iscariot, by Simon Peter, and then finally by God. So expect to be rejected if you share the Good News of Jesus Christ and him crucified.
The Old Testament word “hadel” is used in this verse that is transliterated as rejected, but this word has also been used in the Bible to mean forbearing. The word “hadel” is used in Ez 3: when God told the prophet that some will listen to the message but there will also be those who refuse to ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 53:3
Part 2 of 16: In this series, we follow Jesus chapter-by-chapter through the Gospel of Mark. This is Mark 2.
Following Jesus (2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 1/8/2017 If you were with us last week, you know we began a sixteen-week journey that will take us through the deserts of Palestine, along the shores of Lake Galilee and the Jordan River, and into the cities of Nazareth, ...read more
Scripture: Mark 2:1-11
Denomination: Christian Church
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