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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
This sermon explores the transformative power and wisdom of God revealed through the cross, challenging human understanding of suffering and wisdom.
Good morning, my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. It’s a joy to gather with you today, to share in the fellowship of the Spirit, and to delve into the profound wisdom of God's Word. There is a quote that I am particularly fond of by the renowned preacher, Charles Spurgeon. He once said, "The ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Topics: Mystery, Cross
The image of the cross and skull bones compared and contrasted with Jesus on the cross.
Good Friday Text: Luke 23:33 Place: St. Peter, Medicine Hat Date: March 29, 2013 The procession ended at the “Place of the Skull”. Seems appropriate for what was going to happen there. Did you know that some crosses bear the sign of the skull and cross bones? The symbol of the skull ...read more
Denomination: Lutheran
Baptists have many symbols of our faith in our churches. Understanding them will enhance worship.
Symbols of Our Faith (Read Joshua 4:1-9) The twelve memorial stones were to be a reminder of God’s mighty acts on behalf of His people. Scripture is full of examples of symbols of faith. Symbols remind us of God and they help to call us away from ourselves into worship. A symbol is a good means ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9
Denomination: Baptist
What does the cross symbolize?
INTRODUCTION When we look at a cross today what do we think about? What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see a cross? What do we think when we see a person wearing a cross around their neck or in their ear lobes? Does the cross stand for something to us ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that God will ultimately triumphs over death, and sorrow, and WIPE all TEARS away from the face of our lives.
12 October 2008 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris West Fort Hood Chapel Killeen, TX BIG IDEA: To motivate the hearers to affirm to others that God will ultimately triumphs over death, and sorrow, and WIPE all TEARS away from the face of our lives. REFERENCES: Leviticus 23:42-43 (NIV) Live ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 25:1-9
Denomination: Pentecostal
Emphasizes the transformative power of Christ's sacrifice and the importance of living out the Christian faith through understanding and applying God's word.
Good morning, beloved family in Christ. We gather here today in the glorious light of His love. We are here to share His word, to grow in faith, and to draw closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. The Scripture that we will be reflecting upon today is from Colossians 2:14. It reads, "He canceled the ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:14
Topics: New Testament, Old Testament
This message views the symbol of baptism and looks at it piece by piece, in order to understand what it represents; which, in the end, will provide a fuller picture of how we’re supposed to live our life for Jesus Christ.
This morning I’m going to be preaching on baptism and have us look at its symbolism; and I want to begin with an illustration. If you have a wedding ring on right now, then take a look at it. “Baptism is like a wedding ring. Both symbolize transactions. A wedding ring symbolizes marriage, just ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:3-6
The salvation we have in Jesus is pictured for us in symbols, is based on forgiveness made possible through his atoning death, and ultimately results in an altered universe.
Reality and Symbols of Reality (Colossians 2:11-15) 1. All of us know what it is like to search for something that is broken or wrong. 2. Perhaps your car won’t start: it is not the battery or alternator. What is it? 3. Somewhere you have a hole puncher; it is not with the stapler, ruler, ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:11-15
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The Lord's Supper signifies the greatest fact in a person's life. It is a symbol of his death that men might live forever. The purpose of this memorial is that you might never forget that this is life's greatest fact.
The pyramids of Egypt are symbols of man's desire to be remembered. Man alone among all creatures builds a tomb to perpetuate his name. He builds houses, but so do muskrats and birds. He organizes into cooperative society, but so do bees. He forms armies with captains and generals, but so do ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
A sermon for Baptism and Communion in the same service
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Today we are blessed because we are observing baptism and communion. Both of these are very meaningful and symbolic. Today I want to explain what both of these mean. BAPTISM We began the service with baptism of 6 people. Why do we baptize? What does the scripture say? What ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:26
Does not sound very appealing in winning people to Christ. WE understand in dying we gain.
Take up the Cross Luke 9:23 Not a Fan series In church planting we employ several marketing tips from the business world. One of the biggest marketing tips is to have a great slogan. Make your product so appealing the public will see that they cannot live without it. Lets see how that works I ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:23-24
the hope of the resurrection
You will notice that there are Easter eggs on your table. We want to thank Dave, and Kourtnie and Terry for coloring them for us. But why are the colored eggs on the tables for our festive Easter celebration? And why for Easter? Our world is full of symbols. • The flag is representative ...read more
Denomination: Episcopal
The need for Christians to live in the freedom given by Christ.
I. Most anywhere you go in the world they have their own symbol of freedom. A. When I was on my trip to San Antonio, as I said in my newsletter article this month, the one thing that I wanted to see if nothing else was the Alamo. B. As a child I was for some reason interested in the Alamo. ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:17-23, 1 Peter 1:18-19
We’re going to address that subject and see that baptism, while it’s not something that makes a person a follower of Christ, is an important tool in identifying a person’s relationship w/Jesus.
Intro: There was a family who lived in rural South Carolina who’d never been to a big city before. They didn’t have a TV and didn’t know much @ anything except for farming. Well, the father decided he wanted to take his family on a special trip. So he bought tickets for them to go to New York ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:4-7
God’s Call to Baptism
Going Under: God’s Call to Baptism Romans 6:1-4 April 27th, 2008 SHOW VIDEO As we’ve been announcing that we are going to have a baptismal service in a few weeks, I’ve had several people ask me questions about what that means, how we do it, who should be baptized and things like that. I wanted ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:1-4
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance