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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
Someone once said, Christians become very unchristian when they get organized.
Spiritual Organization Acts 6:1-7 Intro Someone once said, Christians become very unchristian when they get organized. Some of us here today may agree with that statement. One side of the church is affirming the power of Christ in His church and likes church polity. Others believe the church ...read more
Scripture: Acts 6:1-7
Denomination: Baptist
How do you commit idolatry when you don’t believe in idols? How do you fall from grace when grace is what you most affirm? How can you be in bondage while you revel in freedom? How can you know so much when your great knowledge keeps you from knowing what
Introduction How do you commit idolatry when you don’t believe in idols? How do you fall from grace when grace is what you most affirm? How can you be in bondage while you revel in freedom? How can you know so much when your great knowledge keeps you from knowing what really matters? Let our ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-7
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Have you ever felt like a spiritual hypocrite? Good news… Jesus understands… and he came not to condemn us… but to call us out… from outward religion to real life and relationship with God.
Breakthrough Spirituality Brad Bailey – February 25, 2007 (Much of the ‘commentary’ notes used in prep for this message are from or adapted from Don Williams, KingdomRain website study on Gospel of Mark Such commentary was never read but merely serves as ideas that were drawn on and ...read more
Scripture: Mark 7:1-23
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
How to be spiritually fit.
“Spiritual Fitness” Three Steps to Spiritual Fitness 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8, Matthew 4:4
We must ask ourselves, “What are my hungers? Where have I gone to satisfy them and where have those choices led me? " Thank goodness Jesus provides an alternative that is healthy for us both physically and spiritually.
A burglar was arrested and appeared before a judge. The judge found him guilty and before he sentenced the burglar, the judge asked him if he had anything to say in his defense. The burglar said, “Well, Your Honour, you know how it is. The more a man has, the more he wants”. The judge ...read more
Scripture: John 6:41-51
Denomination: Anglican
We live in a nation where respect and honor are not top priorities. For example, respect for the elderly is something today that is missing in our society.
. We see a lot of rudeness, and much of it is directed toward the elderly. Illus: Did you hear about the grandmother that was going to ride a bus downtown with her grandson? She got on the bus, and the bus driver was very rude to her. As she got on the bus with her grandchild, the bus driver ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7
Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet included at end of text.
“Power to Heal” Luke 8:40-56 A sermon for 9/5/21 Pastor John Bright Harmony & Swansonville UMC We live in a day of declining trust in authority. People don’t trust the government to protect us. The recent chaos abroad has made it worse. People don’t trust their denominational leaders - that’s ...read more
Scripture: Luke 8:40-56, Acts 19:11-12, Acts 8:18-19
Denomination: Methodist
Have you done a Spiritual Inventory of your life lately?
Spiritual Inventory Sunday October 15, 2000 Luke 12:13-40 13 Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” 14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” Our Lord absolutely refused to sit in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:13-40
Denomination: Church Of God
Hospitality was a Spiritual practice for the Celts, and should be for us too!
Celtic Spirituality of Hospitality Monday, June 16, 2008 Earthed Spirituality, God at the Pub Distinction between entertaining and hospitality, - entertaining people is showing off your house, and your cooking abilities to them, - Hospitality is opening your house to them. – welcoming people ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-10
Denomination: *other
This sermon explores our need for spiritual renewal, divine dialogue, and devotion through prayer, as expressed in King David's plea in Psalm 51:10-12.
Welcome, dear friends, to this sacred space where we gather to share in the joy and the comfort of the Word of God. I am delighted to be here with you today, to share in the richness of His love, and to delve into the deep well of wisdom that is the Holy Scripture. Our focus today is on Psalm ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12
Topics: Spiritual Recharging
Spiritual maturity comes not in some “new” teaching, but through a deeper grasp of the cross of Christ.
Spiritual Maturity 1 Corinthians 3 For those of you who are new, we are in a series called Spiritual Wisdom in a Foolish World, looking at deep roots of our faith. The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Christians in ancient Corinth in Greece. The churches there were filled with immature people ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Test the Spirits!
Spiritual Scrutiny 1st John 4:1 – 6 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. False teaching is a fatal disease that has spread to become an epidemic in the church. It can choke the life out of those seeking God, and can cripple believers by disillusionment and discouragement. b. A main purpose of John ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6
This sermon focuses on what it means to be a Spiritual Baby and the negative impact it can have in a church community.
Good morning. It is good to have you here today. If you want to follow along, we are going to be going into the book of 1 Corinthians 3:1-3. How many of you realize that in the past year or so we have been going through a baby boom? How many babies do you think we have had in the last year or ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Peter 2:2, Hebrews 5:12, 1 Corinthians 13:11 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian Church
A short talk from a series on the Lord's Prayer at our evening service. To pray, "Give us today our daily bread" is to recognise that God is the giver. It may also require us to be part of the answer to other people's prayers as per James 2:15-16.
The Lord’s Prayer is the model for prayer taught by Jesus. It is the skeleton, the frame, upon which we build when we pray. Yes, we can and do pray it word for word, but if we think the Lord’s Prayer is like a fixed recipe, or worse, if we think this model prayer is like a spell, or ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:11
There is nothing in-between, no middle ground. It’s God or nothing. So let’s follow St. Paul’s advice and count everything other than the grace and peace of Christ as nothing.
Fifth Sunday of Lent 2019 Finger of God; Finger of Priest Our Lord Jesus was constantly in conflict with the Jewish religious authorities of His day, both Pharisees and Sadducees. The Pharisees were observers of every minute law–even making lay people adhere to the regulations laid down by Moses ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11, Isaiah 43:16-21
Denomination: Catholic
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