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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
The church as God intended it will be affirmative of one another’s gifts, evangelical in spirit, inquiring in mind, comprehensive in compassion, and empowered by Christ.
I have two requests to make of you this morning as we continue. Two things I need for you to do: First, I am going to ask our ushers to distribute a little document that I have prepared for you. It is something of an outline of today’s message, but it is also a starter kit for your vision of ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:7-21
Denomination: Baptist
Why are most of America’s churches filled with women and children? Where are all the men? Check out this sermon!
Why Many Men Hate Going To Church Introduction 1. Today I am going to give all of you something to talk about around the dinner table for the next few weeks. I am going to challenge some of you to look at Jesus differently than you possibly have and my hope is that you get a better understanding ...read more
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Denomination: Vineyard
How can revival take place when the church is dead and there is no voice to speak life into them? Such is the state of affairs of the churches today.
Opening illustration: A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. “Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!” it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign directly ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
If Jesus showed up at your church what would he find? What would he say?
“The Great Unveiling: Checking Out the Church” Rev. 2:1-3:22 At the end of chapter 1 we are reminded that the 7 lampstands are the seven churches. That’s an important description of the church – for she is to be the light of the world. And it’s a lampstand; which ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
This sermon explores how to live by the Spirit, focusing on the freedom, fruitfulness, and faithfulness that comes from a Spirit-led life.
Good morning, beloved family of Christ. It's a joy to gather together in His name, as we continue to grow and learn on this road of faith, this path of discipleship to which we have been called. Today, we have the privilege to open the sacred pages of God's Word, to drink deeply from the wellspring ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-25
Topics: Walking, Spirit
It was on this day, in the Book of Acts, that the Holy Spirit was poured out on 120 Followers of Christ who were gathered in an Upper Room at Jerusalem. It was on this day that the Church was born in a “Blaze of Glory.”
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video on “Holy Spirit.” The word “Pentecost” designates the 50th day after Passover, which was a Feast Day. Also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest. It was a time when Israel celebrated Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God. It was on this day, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-13
How the Holy Spirit moves in the church.
How the Holy Spirit Moves By Pastor Fernando Cabrera Acts 1 The first mentioned of the Holy Spirit of the bible says, “The Spirit of God moved” 1. The Spirit of God moves where there is unity a. Acts 1:4 “Gathering them together…” b. Acts 1:14 “These all with one mind …” c. Acts 2:1 “When the day ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:1-26
Last week I asked “Am I the fear-filled Spirit void Peter denying Christ, or the Holy Spirit filled Peter proclaiming the gospel of Jesus”?
For a large part of 2010 and 2011 our area experienced a major drought. In fact, it was the most severe in about 50 years. Rainfall was well below the seasonal average for both years, with long stretches of 90+ degree days and almost that high for the lows. There was a record stretch of triple ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, John 21:1-4
Wise people learn to listen to the Spirit so they can be filled with the knowledge of His will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding
How the Holy Spirit Leads Us With Wisdom Illustration:An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 4:29-34
The Spirit empowers, but the Spirit also divides. Because the Holy Spirit causes us to change our lives, and to summon our family and friends to the Christian way of life, conflict often emerges in relationships.
Thursday of the 29th Week in Course 2018 The phrase, “fire that Our Lord came to cast down upon the earth” is reminiscent of an encounter Jesus had in his earthly life with James and John, sons of Zebedee. Some town had refused hospitality to Jesus and the disciples, so those two asked Jesus for ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21, Luke 12:49-53
Denomination: Catholic
This sermon describes the predictable attacks of Satan when the Spirit moves in a church or a person’s life and how we should respond to those attacks.
When The Spirit Moves Acts 8:1-8 April 28, 2002 Intro: A. [illustration: From the sermon, "Spreading Power through Persecution" by John Piper, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota] On January 9, 1985, a Congregational pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:1-8
We need to Keep praying in such a way, That God will continue to show His miracles and wonders through us. The Holy Spirit works in miraculous ways when we pray! Dwight L. Moody once said, “The world has yet to see what God can do in a man who is full
The Praying Church • Last week we saw that God gave the apostles the power to perform miracles. • And one of the examples that Peter and John performed • Was the healing of a crippled beggar. • And because of this healing / This miracle • It drew the attention of the crowd. • And once Peter ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:1-30
Denomination: Christian Church
The New Testament church (during Pentecost) did not have good instruments, equipment’s, music, and large buildings, but they had the fire of the Holy Spirit. It had the fire of the Holy Spirit.
The New Testament church (during Pentecost) did not have good instruments, equipment’s, music, and large buildings, but they had the fire of the Holy Spirit. It had the fire of the Holy Spirit. It had disciples and believers who were filled with the Holy Spirit's fire in an abundant and ...read more
Scripture: Acts 19:11
The Lord, speaking throught St. Paul, makes clear his wishes for mankind. God uses a firm "Yes" in reference to our salvation, and we respond with a faith-filled "Amen."
Epiphany 7 II Corinthians 1:18-22 There was a NFL football game about 4 or 5 years ago that had a very controversial event happen during the game. Actually the game was just about to go into overtime, and you know before overtime there’s always another coin toss to see who gets the football ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22
Denomination: Lutheran
There are four essential elements to being a healthy and effective church. This sermon can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MWq-cbFXYs
Today’s scripture tells the account of God establishing His church, but much happened to lead up to this point. >Back to the beginning – God made man male & female. >God’s command, “Be fruitful and fill the earth.” Then sin entered the world and corrupted man & God got fed up so ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:37-42, 1 Corinthians 12:4-14
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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