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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 finding rest in Jesus Christ through understanding our distress, finding comfort in the Church, and developing an authentic relationship with Him.
Beloved friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, I welcome you warmly to this sacred space, this divine assembly, where we gather in unity and love to seek the face of our Lord. Today, we find ourselves standing at the foot of a great mountain, preparing to ascend into a deeper understanding of the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:28
Topics: Counseling, Christ
These heroes of faith teach us how to trust and live the life of Faith.
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Those Witnesses of Faith 1. The cloud of witnesses (Testifiers, those who offer Affirmation) Hebrews 12:1: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses …” testify • A great cloud of witnesses surrounds us, says the apostle. ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:2
Denomination: Methodist
Paul tells why there is no condemnation for us. 1- No condemnation - Jesus set us free 2- No condemnation - The Spirit empowers us
INTRO.- Someone wrote: “Everything happens for a reason, but sometimes the reason is that you’re stupid and make bad decisions.” True. Stupid and sinful. ILL.- June, 2012. The longtime girlfriend of Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced to eight years in prison ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
I. EXORDIUM: Are you of faith or of five senses? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to live a lifestyle of faith IV. TEXT: John 20:29 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) Then Jesus told him,
I. EXORDIUM: Are you of faith or of five senses? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to live a lifestyle of faith IV. TEXT: John 20:29 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are ...read more
Scripture: John 20:29
Denomination: Pentecostal
James and John were angry from being rejected by Samaritan Villagers. Christ's response applies to us when we don't follow the Word.
June 30, 2013 Those Rude Samaritans A mom is making pancakes for her boys, and they start arguing over who is the hungriest and who should get the first pancake. Seeing the opportunity for a morality lesson, she says, “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, ‘let my brother have ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:51-62
Denomination: *other
An overview of how central it is to our Christian faith to care for those on the edges of society.
LOOKING OUT FOR #1: Sometimes we let an “I got mine!” attitude come into our spiritual lives. - Our society in general has a lot of the “I got mine!” mentality. Everyone looking out for themselves. - That can easily creep over into a spiritual attitude that is simply focused on “me and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:14-21
Denomination: Baptist
Some opportunities may come but once. We need to be able to recognize them and take advantage of the moment.
Many times opportunities come but once. A. Sometimes they get by us because we just aren’t paying attention. 1. Things slip by us when we are intent on our own projects, goals, or activities. B. Then too........we can be attacked, criticized or beat down because of our ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 4:2-5
Some storms we can track and be somewhat prepared for, others come suddenly and without warning. We normally don’t think about them until they hit or effect us.
One of Those Days Opening Illustration: Have you ever had “one of those days”? 1. The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 8:22-25
Understanding when families or members of the Church leave.
THOSE THAT LEFT HIM Jn. 6:66 “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.” INTRO: We know that Jesus is the Son of God. His ministry here on earth was successful even unto the cross. But, his earthly ministry still wasn’t one without problems. We read many ...read more
Scripture: John 6:66
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Lesson learned from Jesus at the well with the Samaritan women.
Talking to those People? John 4:39-4:42 Introduction- Last week we looked at the coming of the New Year, having a new beginning if you will. I asked you what you hoped for in 2014. I asked you if you had a plan in place for the New Year. I gave you lessons learned from Apostle ...read more
Scripture: John 4:39-42
Denomination: Nazarene
Have you ever had "one of those days?" One of those days; when there was a hint that things were not going to go well? One of those days when one bad thing after another seems to hit you?
During our New Testament reading ... we heard a story concerning Paul's adventure ... in Greece. Paul and Silas were on a missionary journey ... in the area of Philippi ... and initially things seemed to be going ... pretty well. One day, however, ... things began to change. A certain woman, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:16-34
Denomination: Anglican
What criteria do we need to choose someone in ministry?
Acts 1:15-26 Story: The vicar in a certain parish developed a rather strange habit . Regardless of what he was doing, at 5pm if he was at home, he would rush out of the room he was in and go into his study for five minutes and then return. After a bit the parishioners started to notice and ...read more
God took the Israelites out of Egypt into the desert. Why? So that he could mature them into the people He wanted them to be. Are we prepared for the desert in our own pilgrimage as Christians?
Those Grumblin’ Israelites: Pilgrims in the desert Intro I am not sure what your day has been like so far, but it cannot be going worse than the experience of Mathieu Boya. Boya was practicing his golf swing in a pasture adjacent to Africa’s Benin Air Base. With one swing of the golf club, a shot ...read more
God has given us the ability to feel the emotion of pride so that we can benefit from good pride and avoid the destructive nature of bad pride. It is important to know the difference between the two kinds of pride.
A. Once there was a guy named Zeke who had so much pride he could never admit he was wrong. 1. One day Zeke wandered into the blacksmith shop with sawdust all over the floor. 2. A few minutes before Zeke arrived, the blacksmith had been working on an uncooperative horseshoe, and had beat on it ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-7, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 3:34
This is an advent sermon.
Play “All in the Family” theme song. Oh, the good old. Do you remember the good old days? I remember my parents talking about the good old days. “I remember when . . .” my parents would say. “Back in my day . . .” was another favorite. What about, “When I was you age . . ..” Simon and ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9
Denomination: Wesleyan
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