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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
Jesus calls us to be fishers of men, to follow him. He doesn't call us to lives of safety, but of salvation.
This story that we have in the gospel reading for today is one that makes me smile because I feel like I know exactly what Simon is thinking here in this moment. I have had days like this fishing. Days where I’ve been out for hours and hours and there’s just nothing. And we tried everything, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Lutheran
The call to follow Jesus takes priority over every other obligation in life, and when we have a lot, it is difficult to respond to that call.
I was raised by a single mom from the time I was three years old until I was about nine years old. Back then we lived in a small trailer in Los Angeles. My mom was on welfare. I remember at one time having a teenage runaway living with us, and he would baby-sit me at night while my mom worked. We ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The key to being a successful Christian is following Jesus
To Follow Jesus Selected Passages – Matthew 4:19a January 7, 2001 Introduction I. Follow the Leader Have you ever played the game “Follow the Leader?” The game consisted of one person who was the leader and the rest of the players were followers. The leader did something and the rest of the group ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:19
Denomination: Church Of God
Why did the four fishermen follow Jesus? They desired things to be made right in the kingdom of God, and they wanted their lives to count. How is God calling us? The time to respond is NOW.
JESUS CALLING—Mark 1:14-20 ***Have you heard this riddle? “A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at the man with a menacing look. The man says, ‘Thank you,’ and walks out. What is going on?” It all makes sense, when you ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We consider how the calling of the fishermen affects our lives, and allows us to focus on our own calling and why it is important for us to share our faith beginnings with others.
In the name of the Living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. As I sat thinking about our Gospel this morning, a film that I watched a number of years ago came to mind, a comedy called School of life, starring Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds was a school teacher whose job was to teach his students ...read more
Denomination: Anglican
Shows how the power of the will determines our destiny
“Following Forever” October 6, 2013 Mark 1:16-18 “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:16-18
Denomination: Holiness
To follow Christ, we have to overcome many fears.
Seeds for Sowing, Vol.V, Issue 2, No. 11 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C February 4, 2001 Readings: * Is. 6:1-2a, 3-8 * 1Cor. 15:1-11 * Lk. 5:1-11 The Fear of Following The Unnamed Fear I’m sure you’ve all heard of the fear of flying. Some people just can’t get over the fear of getting ...read more
Denomination: Catholic
Christ calls his followers to be different from the world. We show this difference in our efforts to reconcile relationships.
(based on Southeast Christian Church’s “Living a Life of Integrity”) SERIES: “WORDS OF WISDOM FOR KINGDOM LIVING” TEXT: MATTHEW 5:17-26 TITLE: “PURSUE RECONCILIATION” INTRODUCTION: A. A young insurance salesman had just completed a training seminar in which the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-26
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
No servant is above his master, and the disciples of Christ are called to follow Him to the Calvary, however costly this may be.
Who’s coming off of a great week? Me too. But my brother made me homesick with a photo of the beach where we grew up. Living in Hawaii, I was never much of a surfer, but I did enjoy boogie boarding. There’s nothing quite like catching a wave, sliding along the waters’ azure arch. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:31-38
Soon after Peter's call to follow Jesus he was taught three very important first lessons in discipleship.
Introduction: A. Once there was a school teacher who had injured his back and had to wear a plastic brace around the upper part of his body. 1. The brace fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. 2. On the first day of school, with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:16-39
Explore the transformative power of prayer, the significance of Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah, and the call to follow Jesus with unwavering faith.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. We are gathered here today to delve into a powerful passage from the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on the power of testimony, the confession of Peter, and the call to follow Jesus. A.W. Tozer once said: "What comes into our mind when we think about God is the most ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20
Topics: Life Testimony, Jesus
What are we to do after we are saved? This message gives guidance to the new Christian.
FOLLOWING CHRIST Matthew 16:24 INTRO: Do you wonder sometimes just what is expected of you as a Christian? Or, for the non-Christian, what you must do after you become a Christian? In the verse we just read, Jesus was telling his Apostles what is expected of everyone who is to be His ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:24
Denomination: Baptist
For several years I really struggled with this thing called witnessing. Sharing my faith. Largely because I didn’t really know what to say.
“Follow that Chariot” Acts 9:26-40 For several years I really struggled with this thing called witnessing. Sharing my faith. Largely because I didn’t really know what to say. I put a license plate on my car that simply said Jesus. I put a bumper sticker on also that read, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:26-40
The focus of our discipleship is on our relationship to Jesus. To be worthy of Christ we are to put him first in all family relations. To be worthy of Christ we are to take up our cross and identify with him.
An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, “Stop! Acts 2:38 (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39
What is this faith that is able to count you righteous
1stBBC A faith to follow Gen 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Rom 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 15:6
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