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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
The one needed emotion we need today to walk with Jesus may be the very one which we speak so little of have feel so seldom.
Desperation Mark – God’s Message for Today - #32 of Jerry Watts Mark 7:24-30 * Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the word of God is “living, powerful, & sharper than any two edged sword.” This passage reminds me that His word is living because it teaches so many truths. At first ...read more
Scripture: Mark 7:24-30
Denomination: Baptist
Deliverance. We talk about it. We ask for it. We demand it. We know we need it. However, deliverance is often accompanied by dilemmas! Are we willing to hold on for freedom?
Deliverance Dilemmas Pt. 1 - Desperate I. Introduction The load has become too heavy! When a world has become siloed by sickness! The load has become too heavy! When a nation whose pledge boldly states that we believe in liberty and justice for all instead sees vigilantes (some wearing a uniform ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 1:12-14, Exodus 2:23-25
Denomination: Pentecostal
When repeatedly faced with overwhelming circumstances, Joel gives us a plan of action.
I. Intro: Times of Desperation Sometimes, life can get overwhelming. There always seem to be stresses in life. A job that we were hoping for doesn’t materialize. An unexpected illness. A relationship that goes sour. Life seems to always throw us curve balls, unexpected difficulties and ...read more
Sermon encourageing people to go after God and to know that Jesus is always there for us.
Mark 2:1-12 2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come ...read more
Scripture: Mark 2:1-12
A word of encouragement for the church to pursue unity and faith in troubled times without compromise.
Desperate Times - Desperate People I. Hope or No Hope?... Praise the Lord! If you have your Bibles turn with me to Mark chapter 2 this morning. How many in here this morning knows that we’re living in desperate times? We live in a day and time where doom and gloom are all we seem to hear ...read more
DESPERATION While walking down the road of life we often reach a place of desperation, a place where all hope is gone and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:28-30
Tags: Deliverance, Desperation
A DESPERATE SITUATION The old preacher Vance Havner used to say, "The tragedy of our time is that the situation is desperate but the saints are not." Three weeks before President John Kennedy was assassinated, he said, "Almost all presidents leave office feeling that their work is unfinished. I ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38
Tags: Evangelism Urgency
The difference between desire and desperation = my aunt and uncle would like to come to Australia from Ireland – if they could find the time and money – but at present they are flat out and money is going into other things. That’s desire – they would like to come to Australia If we want a picture ...read more
Tags: Great Commission, Evangelism Urgency
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Snatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the great magic ...read more
Tags: Kingdom Of God
How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to ...read more
Tags: Leadership General
By SermonCentral on Jan 15, 2022
From Genesis to Revelation, we find a consistent element present in the lives of persevering saints of God. And it is captured in this brief sentence in Psalm 119:67: “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.”
Scripture: Luke 11:13, Genesis 50:20, Romans 8:28, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Jude 1:24, Psalm 119:67, 2 Corinthians 12:7, 1 Samuel 20:3, Psalm 7:1-2, 2 Corinthians 12:7-9, 1 Samuel 26:10-11 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Thorns, Prosperity, suffering, affliction, God's mercy (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Feb 9, 2023
The days between Easter and Pentecost are usually an afterthought, yet they can become an opportunity to preach the significance of the resurrection.
Tags: Easter, Resurrection, Pentecost, Preaching, Significance, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Brandon Cox on Oct 3, 2023
Curiosity is the art of knowing that we don’t know, and discovering more about God, about people, about ourselves, and about the amazing world around us.
Tags: Love, Curiosity, Creativity, intimacy with Christ
By Ray Hollenbach on Apr 22, 2019
The days between Easter and Pentecost are usually an afterthought, yet they're the beginning of a journey into the age to come.
Tags: Outreach, Pentecost, Preaching, preaching, Easter (view more) (view less)
By Bob Hostetler on Jul 24, 2019
Bob Hoestetler, the "Desperate Pastor" reviews our all-too common faux pas.
Tags: Preaching, preaching
When diverse people who are desperate for God gather together, you never know what He might do. This is part of what makes gathering together for church so important and special.
Scripture: Acts 2:42, Hebrews 10:19-25
Tags: community, service, fellowship, community, church, meeting, gathering together (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
A background for your sermon on compassion to the needy.
Scripture: Mark 8:1-8, John 15:13
Tags: desperation, poverty, desire, hunger, faith (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
Each of us has an area of life where we are broken in some way. The healing power of Christ’s love is the cure that can put us back together.
Scripture: John 4:1-26, Psalm 34:18
Tags: living water, hope, desperation, empty filled, need for christ (view more) (view less)
A father and son brainstorm the perfect Mother's Day gift for mom. Starring Michael Hitchock ("Glee", "Best in Show"), Zane Huett ("Desperate Housewives") and Kate Flannery ("The Office").
Scripture: Ephesians 6:2, Exodus 20:12
Tags: honor mothers, celebrate moms, appreciation, relationships, mother's day, family (view more) (view less)
Genres: Humorous, Reflective
Jesus changed everything. A world in desperate need of a Savior now had one. In this one little child was our King, Our redeemer, our Messiah and our Lord. God in flesh, love personified…Born this day.
Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2, Matthew 1:21, Luke 2:11
Tags: christmas, bethlehem, manger, holidays, christmas eve, advent, christmas advent, holiday (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Uplifting, Reflective