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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
Our text teaches us three ways we are to show others the image of Jesus.
Opening video illustration: From the movie Amistad. In the scene two slave prisoners are in the jail cell and looking through the Bible and seeing the image of Jesus. The one slave is pointing out Jesus to the other one. Series: Imitators Summary of first two messages: Sermon1: Reflect His Image! 1 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Resurrection sermon about Jesus’ call to follow: through His life, to His death, and in His resurrection.
John 21:15-19 – Follow All the Way Guiseppe Garibaldi was an Italian soldier who lived during the 1800’s. His father dreamed of his entering the priesthood, but Guiseppe had dreams of being a sailor, and the Navy was the way to do it. His leadership abilities caused him to rise quickly in the ...read more
Scripture: John 21:15-19
Denomination: Baptist
Getting away from the tendency to believe our walk of faith is the ONLY or the SUPERIOR way
Weekend Message/Devotion Mark 9:38-50 September 30, 2018 Our Way, No Way, OR God’s Way Today’s gospel reading begins with the account of John telling Jesus that he and the other disciples saw someone casting out demons in the name of Jesus. He said that they made this fellow stop because he ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:38-50, 1 Corinthians 8:13
This sermon explores the challenging journey of faith, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a Christ-like heart and persevering in righteousness, as Jesus reinterprets primary teachings from the Rabbis of His time.
How important are the true motives of the heart? And how important is it that your actions align with your motives, values, etc…? To some, the discrepancy between the two may be seen as hypocrisy. The idea of saying one thing and doing another. Have you ever done anything like that? The truth is ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37
Topics: Heart Posture, Holiness, Perseverance
Jesus has promised us a rest and refreshing. It comes by and through our faith in Jesus Christ and his finished work on Calvary. Also by obeying the word of God.
Matt, 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. During the earthly ministry of Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30
Denomination: Pentecostal
The main point of this sermon is to understand the cross as a ransom for all, a call to servanthood, and a model for our lives, emphasizing the importance of selfless service and sacrifice in following Jesus.
Good morning, family. Today we’re going to dive deep into a passage from Mark. It’s a passage that highlights three profound aspects of the cross: The Cross as a Ransom for All, The Cross as a Call to Servanthood, and The Cross as a Model for our Lives. Let's read together from Mark 10:32-45. "They ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:32-45
Topics: Jesus, Cross, Relationship
An announcement usually has: the baby’s name, date and time of birth, weight , length, and place, siblings, and of course the parents’ names. Let’s look at these things about Jesus that we might understand His birth better.
A Baby on the Way: A Birth Announcement Luke 1:26-38 Luke 2:1-8 INTRODUCTION... Howard Hendricks, quoted in Homemade, September, 1989 A little boy asked his mother where he came from, and also where she had come from as a baby. His mother gave him a tall tale about a beautiful white-feathered ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
GOD’S PRESENCE PROMISES STABILITY. Here are Three Lessons for today¡¦s way of thinking.
October 8, 2000 -- AM PROMISE IN HIS PRESENCE Habakkuk 2:18-20 INTRODUCTION: (1) God does not leave us comfortless, but we have to be in dire need of comfort to know the truth of his promise. It is in time of calamity . . . in days and nights of sorrow and trouble that the presence, the ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 2:18-20
People need to wake up and understand who is in charge.
ALL POWER IS IN HIS HANDS Psalms 62: 11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. 12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. People lets look at who has all power ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 62:11
When Paul testifies before Festus and Agrippa he not only shares his testimony he shows the flaw being judgmental and the difference between religion and relationship.
A man was having difficulty communicating with his wife and concluded that she was becoming hard of hearing. So he decided to conduct a test without her knowing about it. One evening he sat in a chair on the far side of the room. Her back was to him and she could not see him. Very quietly he ...read more
Scripture: Acts 26:4-15
John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus' ministry during the first coming. The Church is called to prepare the way for His Second Coming. Are we?
1Co 11 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:24-26, Isaiah 40:3-4
I think the one thing that perplexed me the most is why God allowed Jesus Christ His son; the son He loved so much to come to this earth as a man...
It Had To Be this Way. HHM Pastor Jim Parisi June 8, 2003 As my faith gets stronger and the revelation of the word of God becomes engrafted into me deeper day-by-day, the questions that I have asked for many years are now starting to be answered. As a young Christian I had offered ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-16
God is able to take impossible situations and turn them around and he does it using those things that you possess. This is illustrated by the Red Sea experience.
A WAY OUT OF NO WAY Exodus 14:13-16, 21-22 Joshua 24:6-7 INTRODUCTION: Exodus is the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses into the promised land that God had promised them. God picked a people, Israel, and told them ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 14:13-22
The sermon's main point is to encourage the congregation to seek and apply the way of humility, righteousness, and wisdom in their lives, as guided by the teachings of the Bible.
Opening Scripture Reading – Good morning, church family! You know, I've been pondering this verse from Proverbs this week - Proverbs 16:25 - that says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." Now, ain't that something to chew on? This got me thinking about three ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 16:25
Topics: Followers, The Way
When a man has given His heart to God (8:5), all that defines him is placed under God’s control.
UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY: GIVING AND LIVING WITH OTHERS 2 Corinthians 8:10 – 9:5 {NIV} Part 2 of the series: The Grace of Giving: God-Given Principles for Understanding Your Money (2 Corinthians 8-9) Sermon Objective: When a man has given His heart to God (8:5), all that defines him is placed ...read more
Denomination: Nazarene