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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
There are no longer any standards. Anything goes; everything is acceptable. God, however, doesn’t see it that way and He certainly doesn’t take sin lightly and neither should we.
INTRODUCTION “John Griffith tended to one of the huge railroad bridges that cross the mighty Mississippi. It was 1937 when this true story took place He brought his 8-year-old son, Greg, to work with him to see what Dad did all day.The little boy was wide-eyed with excitement when the huge ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46
Denomination: Baptist
A sermon for duck-hunting season when we had several hunters visiting us, most Christian, some not.
Cupped & Committed April 9, 2006 Scripture: Mark 8:34 He called the crowd and his disciples to himself and said to them, ‘If anyone wants to follow me, let them deny themselves, and take up their cross, and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:34
Denomination: Wesleyan
A message that deals with the cup of judgment, cup of salvation and the cup of blessing.
The Cup of the Lord Psalm 75:8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. There are some 32 cups mentioned in the Word of God. ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 75:8
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The cup of suffering our Lord drank of has been passed down through time to each of us, and He has given us the example of how we should partake.
INTRO: 1. Nobody wants to talk about suffering. a. Many people who are suffering don’t want to talk about what they are going through. 2. Suffering takes on many forms: a. It comes in the form of sickness. b. It comes at the hands of others. c. It comes at the hand of the enemy of our soul. d. It ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:23
Denomination: Pentecostal
Revised from a sermon by Pastor Matthews called What's in The Cup?
Pastor Matthews told this story. “Several years ago I had an uncle that was in the hospital preparing for open heart surgery. I went into his hospital room early on the morning of surgery and we talked a little about the surgery and I asked him if he was scared. He responded quickly with, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:38-44
Exposition of what Jesus found in the cup in Gethsemane.
(Note: to set up an illustration, I asked everyone in the congregation to write their name on a small slip of paper along with the name of an unsaved person they are praying for. Then I passed a large stemmed cup and had them all place the folded papers in the cup. Through the sermon the cup sat ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:32-42
What did Jesus really see in the cup of his Father’s will while praying at Gethsemane?
What Was In The Cup? Several years ago I had an uncle that was in the hospital preparing for open heart surgery. I went into his hospital room early on the morning of surgery and we talked a little about the surgery and I asked him if he was scared. He responded quickly with, "No!" He told me ...read more
Have you ever, like Job, asked God the question why me? I try to be faithful, I try to be obedient. I go to church faithfully. Yet I am in this mess yet again. It's a cup experience
“The Cup Experience” By Bishop M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Matthew 20:22-23, Matthew 26:39 Genesis 44 & 45 OPENING:- One of the great figurative images of the Bible is the cup. There are many references to the cup in the Bible. Now what gives the cup its significance is not the cup itself, ...read more
Denomination: Apostolic
In our hurting, sinful world there is a great need for believers to sacrificially put themselves out in service to the Lord. Learn more by reading todays message.
After having given their lives to Christ, Robert and Dorothy Hoppe wanted to serve Him. When they finished their studies at the Wycliffe Institute of Linguistics they felt called to serve the Malayo people in Columbia, South America where they would translate the Word of God into their ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
After viewing a screening of the Passion movie by Mel Gibson I wrote this sermon in my hotel room that night.
The Cup of the Cross- (to win the world) Show preview of Passion. - Cant get away from the cross. - Awakened at 5:30 Matt 26:36-24 -How serious are we about our cup? If you knew what you had to do for one of your closest friends to be saved., would you do it? Jesus knew - it was in the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:36-47
Communion message based on Ray Vander Laan’s description of the acceptance of the "bride price" by the prospective bride.
Accepting the Cup Matthew 26:17-29 February 11, 2007 This last week Debra and I were at our annual Pastors Retreat in Rapid City with the other pastors of our district. It’s always a great time of refreshment and fellowship, not to mention listening to some great teaching from guest speakers and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:17-29
What causes the psalmist to break out in his expression of love? The salvation of the Lord. Close to death, the Lord delivered him.
Psalm 116:1-19 The Cup of Salvation 4/20/00 Introduction Some of you may have picked up in the order of service that we are going through the six psalms of ascent sung by pilgrims making their way to Jerusalem for the Passover. As would have been traditional, Jesus and his disciples most likely ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 116:1-19
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A short reflection on the significance of the Cup.
THE COMMUNION CUP. Matthew 26:27-28. Each of the four cups of the Passover meal was associated with a line of Exodus 6:6-7. The third cup is linked to the words “I will redeem you.” Jesus took this cup, and invested it with new meaning. Instead of the blood of the original Passover lamb, it ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:27-28
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
THE PSALMIST TOOK THE CUP OF SALVATION.
THE CUP OF SALVATION OBSERVATION: YOU FIND VARIOUS REFERENCES TO THE WORD CUP MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. YOU FIND LITTLE REFERENCE TO THE CUP OF SALVATION. THE AUTHOR OF PSALM 116 PRAISES THE LORD FOR ANSWERED PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE . THIS WAS THE PSALMIST PRAYER FOR A ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 116:13, Psalm 116:14
This sermon explores the profound significance of Christ's teachings on spiritual nourishment, life through Him, and the power of the Word as Spirit and life. Key
Welcome, dear friends. It's good to be here with you all today. We are gathered here, in this place of worship, to seek understanding. To seek comfort. To seek hope. We turn to the Word of God for these things. We find them in the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. Opening Scripture Reading – ...read more
Scripture: John 6:56-66
Topics: Word, Life, Spirit
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