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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
After Friday nobody expected what would happen on Sunday
Nobody had expected this. It was only two days ago that the people of Jerusalem had watched as Jesus had been crucified as a heretic and a traitor to Rome. For three years Jesus had travelled throughout Israel. Preaching, teaching, healing the sick and feeding the hungry. He had quieted ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:1-11
Denomination: Wesleyan
When life changes in unexpected ways, don’t keep looking in the grave - look for the miracle! An Easter sermon.
Rev. James Tino New Life Lutheran Church Miramar, FL April 2007 John 20:1-18 Easter Sunrise Look for the Miracle! Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our resurrected Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ; (explain “Type A” and “Type ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Denomination: Lutheran
There is no such thing as a hopeless case. The lease likely people in this world can become children of God, and can become leaders in the kingdom, as did this Samaritan sinner.
The unexpected is the source of so much of the joy of life. Our three year old granddaughter, Jennifer, was praying at the table a couple of weeks ago. I noticed she was going faster than usual, and she came to the end saying, "In Jesus name, amen." Then she shouted, "I win." ...read more
This is a story that God is still in the miracle business if we slow down and trust Him.
I want to thank you for all your prayers and support yesterday. Yesterday was one of the toughest and rewarding days of my life. I woke up in the morning to see our bank account in the red with no hope in sight. BUT, I know God. I have set my hope on the One who is faithful and I will not question ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11
Christmas season is filled with surprises and the unexpected twists and turns that come with this holiday season. The original Christmas season was also filled with surprises from Heaven and the unexpected twists and turns from God.
Series: Unexpected Christmas Thesis of Series: Christmas season is filled with surprises and the unexpected twists and turns that come with this holiday season. The original Christmas season was also filled with surprises from Heaven and the unexpected twists and turns from God. God loves doing ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11, Isaiah 55:8
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus brings a new age in the way people relate to God: he gives us living water and spiritual renewal that transcends place and race so that all the true worshippers may worship in spirit and in truth.
John 4:4-42 Main point: Jesus brings a new age in the way people relate to God: he gives us living water and spiritual renewal that transcends place and race so that all the true worshippers may worship in spirit and in truth. Unexpected Conversations When I inherited my classroom at school, ...read more
Scripture: John 4:4-42
Denomination: Anglican
That's what the Christmas event is all about - God showing up in the midst of the unexpected.
Not What I Expected Isaiah 9:1-2 When I was in seventh grade, like so many youth at that age, music became a huge part of my life. I was awakened to the sounds of music of Elton John’s Greatest Hits, SuperTramps’ Breakfast in America and Led Zepellin 2. So my hope and dream was to build ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
Denomination: Methodist
Jesus shows us that true blessings and happiness come from recognizing our need for Him and living out Kingdom values, even in difficult situations.
Hey everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something super important, and I promise it's going to be interesting. We're going to look at a part of the Bible that's all about how Jesus sees us and what it means to be truly blessed. It's called the Beatitudes, and it's found in Matthew 5:1-12. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
Topics: Unexpected Blessings, Hidden Blessings, Blessings In Disguise, Unforeseen Gratitude
The series of appearances by Jesus after his resurrection culminates in a most unexpected way with a most unexpected person -- Saul of Tarsus. The impact that this made on the primer persecutor of the Way changed his life and the lives of others forever!
1. Jeremy Lin clip ¨C Unseen potential http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUViw41Q7Hs&feature=related (We used the first 2:17 minutes of this online video. It¡¯s a series of highlights of Jeremy Lin¡¯s powerful game-winning performance against the New Jersey Nets February 4th, 2012) What you just ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
After dreading the meeting - Jacob and Esau have a family reunion. But then jealousy and violence take over as Jacob’s sons do something unthinkable.
Jacob has had a really tough time - back in Padan Aram he finally left his uncle Laban, who had cheated him for 20 years. Laban would have probably killed him had God not intervened but even still Laban gives Jacob a really hard time and then makes this agreement asking that God judge Jacob if he ...read more
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
Jesus heals the man born blind. Jesus sometimes accomplishes His miracles in unexpected ways and almost always requires our participation.
John 9:1-12 “As [Jesus] went along, He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked Him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the ...read more
Scripture: John 9:6-12
Denomination: Nazarene
Have you ever gotten something for Christmas that was totally unexpected? It could’ve been a special gift or a visit from someone. There were some things that happened on that first Christmas that were quite unexpected.
NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED Have you ever gotten something for Christmas that was totally unexpected? It could’ve been a special gift or a visit from someone. On the flip side have you ever expected a certain gift or visit from someone and ended up being disappointed? I was looking at this online ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus we to can encounter Jesus when we least expect to and where we least expect to find Him.
If you had asked my parents what religion they were and how they had bought up their children they would have said, without hesitation, that they were Christians, and that we, my brothers Gary and Paul, and my sister Carol, and I, had been brought up in the Christian faith, except of course that my ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:13-35, Revelation 20:11-15
Denomination: Baptist
Hope in God, even when He is not doing anything. Trust in God, even when you do not understand His way. Worship God by holding on to what you know about Him.
We hardly hear a sermon preached on Habakkuk, which has only 3 chapters, but we do have some popular verses from this book – • 2:4 “The righteous will live by his faith” (quoted a few times in NT), • 2:20 “The Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth be ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-11
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Do our expectations of who Jesus should be keep us from seeing who he really is?
Maybe it’s just me, but there’s something about this story that has always bothered me. How on earth could Mary Magdeline, who has been one of Jesus’s closest friends, look right at him and doesn’t recognize him? Isn’t that like…the president of the George ...read more
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