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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
To identify the thorns in our lives and let GOD and the LORD JESUS CHRIST remove it from us.
I. EXORDIUM: Do you have thorns in your life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To identify the thorns in our lives and let GOD and the LORD JESUS CHRIST remove it from us. IV. TEXT: Isaiah 27:4 (Amplified Bible) Wrath is not in Me. Would that the briers and thorns [the ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 27:4
Denomination: Pentecostal
To convince believers to retain JESUS as center of their lives and focus of their eyes.
I. EXORDIUM: Who is the focus of your life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To convince believers to retain JESUS as center of their lives and focus of their eyes. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 6:8 (Amplified Bible) 6:8 But if [that same soil] persistently bears thorns and thistles, ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 6:8
If we are humble enough to ask, Christ will let His power rest on us to help us dear with the thorns we encounter in life.
The year 1527 was the most trying year of Martin Luther’s life. On April 22 he was preaching in Wittenberg when he became dizzy and fainted. Over the next several months he dealt with debilitating depression and sickness. It had been 10 years since he had published his 95 theses. He had battled ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Denomination: United Methodist
Learn to give thanks to God for our thorn (s)
Scripture: Mark 6:1-13
Denomination: Baptist
The decided weakness of Paul, which he called his “thorn” was kept vague so everybody could relate to whatever type of aggravating affliction, discomfort, constant temptation, emotional or physical or bouts.
14B Elif Shafak wrote “be thankful for every thorn that others might throw at you. It is a sign that you will soon be showered in roses” 1). The thorn “thrown”at Our Lord in our Gospel reading today was actually the rude comments by his hometown folks who dismissed him as being “all too ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6
Denomination: Catholic
A message about our spiritual priorities, showing the danger of the thorns of worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desire of other things in the parable of the sower/soils.
Three Deadly Thorns Introduction: The parable of the soils is found in three of the four gospels, but for the purposes of our sermon this morning, lets look at the fourth chapter of Mark. In the parable of the four soils, Jesus paints a visual picture of a farmer scattering seed around and it ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:4-20
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Here’s another little outline. Some of it I borrowed and some of it is of my own making – I think.
THANK GOD FOR THE THORNS II CORINTHIANS 12:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Here’s another little outline. Some of it I borrowed and some of it is of my own making – I think. I. The Revelation of God – Picture of Paradise (1-6) A. The Perspective: (1-3) B. The Place: (2, 4) C. The Product: ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
It never ceases to amaze me that when people start coming to Sunday School they talk about how much they learn from the Bible.
Illus: A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. • After explaining the commandment to, "honor thy father and thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" • Without ...read more
Scripture: Song of Songs 2:1-2
We can be thorny people at times, saying "I just can't take it anymore." Paul tells us that's a good thing.
A Thorn In My Side 2021 Summer Series / 2 Corinthians 12:2–10 • [VIDEO] • [IMAGE] Sand spurs. Bane of kid existence. • Sometimes we look and feel like we’ve been rolling around in a field of thorns. • We can be “thorny people.” • We get to the point where we say, “I just can’t take it any ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 8:35, Philippians 2:6-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Explores the power of humility, encouraging believers to embrace their struggles as reminders of their dependence on God and their role in His plan.
Good morning, cherished friends and family. It's always a joy to gather together in fellowship, to share in the warmth of God's love and the wisdom of His word. We are here today, not by accident, but by divine appointment. God has a message for us, a message that is as timeless as it is timely. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7
Topics: Humility
Explore the purpose and power of God over the "thorns" or challenges in our lives.
Good morning, family! Today, we'll be diving deep into 2 Corinthians 12:7. We're going to explore the reality of a thorn in our flesh, the purpose of it, and most importantly, the power of God over that thorn. You know, Charles Spurgeon once said, "Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil ...read more
Topics: Evil Spirits, Influence
ARE YOU REAL?
The Real Thing (Psalms 92:7-14) Intro: Are you a Palm tree or are you a Thorn bush A thorn bush is just an imitation of a tree Are you the Real Thing or just an imitation? Thorns Jesus' crown of thorns has led to two shrubs known as christthorn (Ziziphus spina-christ, Paliurus ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 92:7-14
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:7 that he was given a thorn in his flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment him. What is it that torments him? What is this thorn in his flesh?
Key Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV) 7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 2 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV) 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure ...read more
FOR GOD ALLOWED PAUL TO SEE AND HEAR SOME THINGS CONNECTED TO THE THIRD HEAVEN IN PAUL 2ND LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 12 CHAPTER VERSE 4 PAUL DESCRIBE THOSE THING AS UNSPEAKABLE
DEALING WITH A THORNY SITUATION 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (KJV) 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Moses learned that the Lord is "the God of the second chance". Praise His Name, Moses found out that God does not say "one strike and you’re out!"
FROM THE BULRUSHES TO THE BURNING BUSH "THE GOD OF THE SECOND CHANCE!" "So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, ’Every son who is born you shall cast into the river and every daughter you shall save alive." "But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 1:22, Exodus 2:3
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