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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 Holy Spirit equips us for service.
Iliff and Saltillo UM churches Pentecost Sunday May 19, 2002 “Empowered for Service” Acts 2:1-21 INTRODUCTION: The Holy Spirit was evident in scripture from the very beginning. Genesis 1:1 speaks of the “Spirit of God hovering over the waters” at the creation. The power of God was in evidence ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
Denomination: Methodist
A Sermon for Ascension Day - and life after death!
My friend Ron, who is the Vicar of Sixpenny Handley, is a story teller like I am. Some years ago, in the week before Ascension Day, he told us this story.. "I was a little lad at School, and, at the start of the year in my new Class my teacher was giving jobs out to the boys and girls. "Mary, I ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:9-11
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
A look at how Philip’s life was an example of uncommon service.
UNCOMMON SERVICE The Cure For The Common Life—Part 4 Jesus lived and breathed service. Jesus stooped to love. He bent over backward to concern himself with others’ needs. It doesn’t seem logical that God would choose service as the path to try to impact the world. Yet the most strident atheist ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:5-39
Denomination: *other
Jesus commissions his disciples to continue his ministry and to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:6-14 “Commissioning Service” INTRODUCTION May is a time of transition for many people. Kindergartners are promoted to first grade and will soon experience its rigors. Eighth graders leave the comfort of grade school for the challenges of high school. High school graduates ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:6-14
Denomination: Lutheran
Commitment, Baptism, Priorities, Unity
Commitment Service Acts 2:36-47 (p. 759) May 29, 2016 (Read verses 36-41 to begin) Introduction: In Acts Chapter 2 Peter has just presented Jesus as God’s promised Messiah. He and the other Apostles are under the power of the promised gift of the Holy Spirit and His power ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:36-47
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The story of Paul in the Areopagus in Athens will be a nice one for philosophers and the intellectuals of the times
The story of Paul in the Areopagus in Athens will be a nice one for philosophers and the intellectuals of the times and to some extent the postmodern folks of today who neither think much about science or of religion. Yet this story is also the story of our time and of ordinary folks who are ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:22-31
Denomination: United Methodist
Emphasize the importance of serving others as a crucial aspect of our Christian walk, following Jesus' example, and drawing wisdom from Proverbs to guide us in this selfless act.
Good morning, church family! Today we're going to explore a passage from the book of Proverbs that speaks to the heart of what it means to be a follower of Christ – serving others. There's a beautiful quote from Isaac Watts that says, "In matters of equity between man and man, our Savior has taught ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 4:10-27
Topics: Service
A needed skill in the Christian life is to "connect the dots" both in our acts of service to God and in understanding His sovereign care and perfect plans.
Connect the Dots TCF Sermon March 27, 2011 There are a lot of skills we need in life to cope with the realities of our daily existence. For example, we need to learn to get along with people, because without that skill, almost anything we do in life will be difficult if not impossible. We need ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Worship is less a private choice and consideration than it is a communal invitation from God to join together in adoration and service.
Sermon for CATM – April 6, 2008 – “Worship – An Act of Community” There’s a fellow who about ten years ago was a regular attender at CATM. Since then he’s had tremendous legal and then medical problems, and he’s been out here on Sundays only very rarely; I’ve been quite involved personally over ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Simple acts of kindness, such as welcoming others and offering help, are powerful expressions of our faith and can have profound impacts.
Good morning, Church family! I want to talk to you today about the simple, everyday acts that we often take for granted. You know, those little things like offering a warm smile to a stranger, lending a helping hand to a neighbor, or even giving a glass of water to someone who's thirsty. These ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42
Topics: Giving Water
Explore the purpose, joy, and rewards of serving others as a fundamental aspect of Christian love and devotion to God.
Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. We're diving into a wonderful topic today, one that truly resonates with the heart of our Christian journey. Our sermon today is about service - the purpose, the joy, and the rewards of serving others. Rick Warren once wrote, "You may think that love is ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:18
Topics: Why Do I Serve?
Jesus causes us to consider our motive in what we do and reminds us that if our inward motive from the heart is "not of God" then "not of God" is what we will get. Why do you do what you do?
INTRODUCTION Chapter 5 began the sermon on mount with definition of “Happiness”: If you will look, and search – If you really hunger and thirst – IF you truly SEEK God with all of your heart THEN your actions will show it – And The RESULT will be “Happiness” as God defines it to be! Chapter 5 ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18
Denomination: Baptist
Since being connected to Christ gives us an opportunity for abundance, and since being like Jesus means becoming the person God wants us to be, then we should treasure humility.
Let's start off today talking about Wi-Fi connections. With a good signal, we feel like the world is at our fingertips. We can digitally go anywhere. Unfortunately, we don't always have that good connection. It is frustrating to say the least. We might feel like a Wi-Fi connection is ...read more
Scripture: John 13:3-17, Philippians 2:8
Peter and John give us a model for Christian acts of service and proclamation. Also, Peter’s sermon focuses on Good News now and for the future.
Background: Two of Jesus’ disciples – Peter and John – are on their way to the temple for prayer (Acts 3:1). In other words even though they were the first Christians – believing and trusting in Jesus as Messiah, and having witnessed Jesus’ death and resurrection – they had not turned their backs ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:11-26
Denomination: Anglican
Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Small Acts of Loving Service Zech 4:10
Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Small Acts of Loving Service Zech 4:10 “Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”(Zech. 4:10) Occasionally we all wonder if our efforts are making a difference. It is easy to grow ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 4:10
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