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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 dishonesty with God is like a veil between us and the light, we can interfere with God’s love (although God’s love is always there)!
A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, ‘ I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.’ The driver says, ‘Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60; perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.’ Not looking up from her knitting the wife says, ‘Now don’t be silly dear, you know ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 44:1-34
Denomination: Independent/Bible
"I believe, help my unbelief" is a confession of sin and of faith that takes real courage to make. In the Cross we know what God’s response to us is and forever will be.
Mark 9:14-29 Today the Word of God that engages us is from Mark chapter 9. In the middle of these verses is one God-Inspired phrase that has been a real help to me on my own journey of faith. Words spoken first by a man who had the courage to be truly honest with himself, and honest with God. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:14-21
Denomination: Lutheran
A sermon encouraging honesty with God (Much taken from Prayers from the Gut: An Honest Prayer Journal for Teens by Steven James. I adapted this to cover older adults)
Evening Sermon for 12/4/2005 Honesty with God Introduction: A. I am thankful for is my relationship with God. What makes me thankful about my relationship with God is that I can be real and honest with God. B. If I was completely open and honest with people, it would be a disaster. C. I am ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 51:6
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
An application of the ninth commandment about lying, demontrating the value of honesty in honoring God, healing relationships, and helping ourselves gain personal credibility.
The Value of Honesty (Exodus 20:16) At midnight, one spring evening in 1987, a terrible thing happened: Seven million American children suddenly disappeared. No, it wasn’t a mass kidnapping or a serial killer. It was the IRS. They had changed a rule for the night of April 15, which for the ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:16
Denomination: Evangelical Free
A sermon looking at honesty and integrity in the life of Christian.
Introduction When I preach I always go on about reading it in context. About establishing the original context of when it was written, who it was written to and what the situation described was. How the original readers would have understood that. That is all very important. But there is of course ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37, Exodus 20:1-17
Denomination: Holiness
Blaise Pascal observed that human life is nothing but perpetual delusion; human relationships are based on mutual deception. Martin Buber wrote of the uncanny game of hide and seek we play - in which the soul seeks to hide from itself. Thomas Merton - our minds are deformed with a contempt for ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:16, Ephesians 4:15, Matthew 5:33-37
Tags: Truth, Misinformation, Integrity, Deception
Denomination: Pentecostal
HONESTY MATTERS I read about a high school golfer, Chelsee Richard, of Bloomingdale High School in Brandon, Florida. She lost her chance to win the 2004 state championship — by being honest. In the qualifier for the state finals, Chelsee hit her tee shot on the second hole into the rough. Without ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-4, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-14
Tags: Commandments Testimony
Denomination: Baptist
HONESTY (OR NOT) IN AMERICA In the book, The Day America Told the Truth, of the people surveyed, the authors found these results – 91 percent of American lie about trivial matters; 36 percent of Americans lie about important matters; 86 percent regularly lie to parents, 75 percent regularly lie ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 12:17-22
Tags: Lies
1 Peter 5:1-3 warns against dishonest gain - "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care...not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve." In January 2024 a USA pastor and his wife were charged after hundreds of Christians invested in their cryptocurrency scheme. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-3, 1 Timothy 3:1-10, Titus 1:5-9
Tags: Service, Money, Pastor, Greed, Integrity, Deception (view more) (view less)
Honesty is the first chapter in the ...read more
Tags: Leadership General
By SermonCentral on Apr 24, 2020
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same deity? It has become one of the most pressing and controversial questions in the world in the last fifteen years.
Scripture: 1 John 5:12, John 8:19, John 5:42-43, John 5:23
Tags: Islam, World Religions, disagreement, loving people, Identity of Jesus, what Muslims believe (view more) (view less)
By Brady Boyd on Apr 28, 2018
"I think it is great when pastors are candid about their own struggles. But there are times when the pastor can share way too much information and actually cause people to stumble."
Tags: Preaching, Honesty, Authenticity, Struggles, Transparency (view more) (view less)
By Lane Sebring on Jul 11, 2023
Recently my church hosted a leadership conference to encourage and equip our lay leaders and staff. One of the speakers at the event, Nikki, impacted me with her engaging presentation.
Tags: Preaching, humor, Honesty, Communication Speech, preaching (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral on Feb 12, 2021
Church members aren’t looking for super-pastors, they want basic pastoral competence, honesty and leadership. That’s what they ought to expect.
Tags: Preaching, pastor, Hero, Pastor
By Ron Forseth on Jan 1, 2024
Executive Editor of SermonCentral.com Ron Forseth answers the thorny question in defining pulpit plagiarism.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 10:29
Tags: Preaching, Character, Integrity, Honesty, Plagiarism, Homiletics, preaching (view more) (view less)
Use this whimsical image to address the very serious topic of honesty and lying.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:25, John 8:44
Tags: hypocrisy, lies, honesty, law, truth (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Humorous
Service Styles: Contemporary
As Christians, we are called to stand out from the crowd. More often than not we look just like the world around us. We are tempted to blend in. Perfect to use as a service opener, sermon bumper or transitional element in your worship services.
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Tags: truth, honesty, hypocrisy, integrity
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Over the past year we have worn masks for protection. Many of us wear other "masks" to protect ourselves as well. Rather than let people know our true selves, it's easier to pretend to be something else. Perfect to use as a service opener, sermon bumper or transitional element in your worship services.
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:7
Tags: mask, real, honesty, jesus, covid (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Keep your listeners from the sin of hypocrisy.
Scripture: Jeremiah 14:14, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Genesis 25:25
Tags: mask, deceit, authenticity, honesty, lies, hypocrisy (view more) (view less)
In the benign world of office supplies, witness one man's struggle with his own human nature.
Scripture: Exodus 20:15
Tags: workplace integrity, commandments steal, commandments covet, workplace, honesty (view more) (view less)
Genres: Humorous, Reflective
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