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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 anointing by the Holy Spirit makes all special knowledge worthless. Gnosis is not the way to salvation.
Feast of St. Basil and St. Gregory (January 2) Thirteen Days of Christmas Let’s be clear about something as we move into the new year. The word “Christ” in English is the same as “Christos” in Greek and “Mashiah” in Hebrew. It means ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:22-28
Denomination: Catholic
Who is the Word? Is Jesus God? Let’s find out in John 1:1-18.
Hymns Thy Word, Ancient Words, Wonderful Words of Life Readings Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14 Sermon Who is the Word? Is Jesus God? Let’s find out in John 1:1-18. Jesus is God In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Wherever we give care to Christ's little ones, a portion of the image of Christ remains imprinted on our souls.
A Faithful Woman Tends to Jesus (Those of us who have had the privilege and honor of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land always make Jerusalem part of the holy time. There, although the Jewish Temple has been replaced by a grand mosque, we can see the very places we read about in the New Testament, the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:42, Matthew 26:12-14, Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 8:23
The one necessary ingredient for effective service before the Lord is power. This is what few contemporary Christians have, perhaps because they are uncertain what they should look for.
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. When the disciples came down from the upper room, an impossible task loomed before them. They were charged to announce that Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Denomination: Baptist
It is more important to know why St. Nicholas did good deeds than to know the whole legend.
December 3, 2006 Galatians 6:2-5 Good afternoon ---- I am happy that you are here. My name is Nicholas and I am the Bishop of Myra in what is now the country of Turkey. A Bishop is really a Pastor for other Pastors. Mt. Olive Church has a Bishop named John and he lives in Buffalo, NY. Turkey ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:2-5
Denomination: Lutheran
We owe a great debt to the saints, like Basil and Gregory, who defended the divinity and Messiahship of Jesus.
January 2, 2014 Thursday before Epiphany–Ss Basil and Gregory Lumen Fidei Today we have what might be called “the proclamation of John,” and we hear both Johns speaking to us of Christ. John the Baptist tells us that he is NOT the Christ. John the apostle tells us that Jesus is ...read more
The two real presences of Christ in the Eucharist are really one.
January 24, 2011 St Francis de Sales The Spirit of the Liturgy The whole of the New Testament can be summarized in one sentence. In the words of Athanasius, God became human so that humans could become divine. The problem, of course, with that plan is that we are sinners. We are born with the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:15-28
Unlike the first Adam, who heard God
Monday of 2nd Week in Advent 2011 Verbum Domini As we hear the Word of God through Isaiah today, it’s hard to miss the fact that as soon as the words: “God will come and save you” are uttered, blindness and deafness are cured and the deserts become gardens and holiness fills the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:17-26
Christ is as fully God as if he had never been man and as fully man as if he had never been God. Because of this we can approach Him with the assurance that He understands and can identify with us.
I Topic: The Deity and Incarnation of Christ A Scripture Readings: Philippians 2:5-11 And John 1:14-18 B If you study the religions of the world, most emphasize our need to reach out to God or to become a god ourselves. Christianity is unique in that it believes that God reached out to us when ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11
Denomination: Orthodox
The Judge steps around the judgment table and takes the place of the condemned (See Figure at www.ingodsimage.site)
[IN GOD’S IMAGE 27 - FULLY GOD AND FULLY MAN] This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning with ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:23, Psalm 51:7, Mark 2:5-7, 1 Timothy 2:5, John 10:17-18, Philippians 2:6-8 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian Church
How did the Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed help establish the teachings of the early church? In addition, what controversies were dealt with? This lesson explores this important turning point in Christian history.
Church History: Examining the Creeds and Confessions of the Church Through the Ages and Why They Matter. Lesson 4: The Nicene Creed So far, in our study of church history we have seen: An overview of the last 2,000 years of church history. The creeds which are found within the Bible itself. The ...read more
Scripture: John 1:18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Good sermon for ordination or installation service
Introduction: New minister & Wife-Mother story Let’s look @ someone who did get/accept the call READ/PRAY Proposition Statement: When God calls you to a task… I. Don’t let the size of the task paralyze you (vs. 1-4) A. The Death of Moses 1. Hard Act to follow (All that Moses did) 2. ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9
Our profession of faith in Christ is guided not only by Scripture, but by the Fathers of the Church, the historic creeds, and our liturgical tradition.
Monday of the 5th Week of Easter Spirit of the Liturgy Mistaken identity. It’s an embarrassment, and occasionally a lethal inconvenience. Consider poor Jude here. No wonder he appears to have preferred the name “Thaddeus,” and became patron saint of hopeless causes. Even the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 14:5-18
Jesus healed the whole person; so the Church has the mission to bring the world to His healing touch through the sacraments.
December 10, 2012 Monday of 2nd Week in Advent Gaudium et Spes Let’s be very clear about one thing in today’s lesson from Isaiah–the Judean desert is nothing to joke about. Hot, desolate and arid, it devours lost travelers just as easily as its scarce rainfall. The people ...read more
Fourth in a series on shepherding/mentoring in the church.
Sermon for 2/4/2001 Able to refute, rebuke Titus 1:9-16 Introduction: Tevye, the Jewish dairy farmer in the Fiddler on the Roof, lives with his wife and five daughters in czarist Russia. Change is taking place all around him and the new patters are nowhere more obvious to Tevye than in the ...read more
Scripture: Titus 1:9-16, 2 Timothy 3:16
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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