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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 Disciples seeing Jesus transfigured before their very eyes revealed not only the promise of the Law, the fact that EVERYTHING the Father puts into motion is fulfilled, but it shows us that Jesus really IS the Son of God!
Seeing Jesus Transfigured is Critical Mark 9:1-13 - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - IMP: What God says to us here ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:1-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Doubters dare to believe! The SAS motto is?....Yes "He who dares wins. I dare you to stop doubting and become a winner. The prize? A peace that passes all understanding even when in crisis and for all who trust Christ, everlasting life.
(Illustrating joke) When Beethoven passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Beethoven was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and got the priest to come and listen to it. The ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-30
Denomination: *other
The Frightened Fisherman (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36: Ill: • Story about a farmer who wanted to impress his hunting buddies. • So he went out and bought the smartest, most expensive hunting dog he could find. • He trained this dog to do things no other dog on earth could ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36
Denomination: Brethren
Are we frightened into a relationship with God out of fear of hell or are we fascinated with having a personal relationship with God? This sermon looks at both Isaiah 43:1-7 and Luke 3:15-17; 21-22 to find an answer to this question.
Frightened or Fascinated Isaiah 43:1-7 / Luke 3:15-17; 21-22 Intro: We all have expectations of relationships, children, marriage, children, and even the church. I. Israelites had expectations – VS 15 – Needed to be expectant if God’s salvation was to appear. A. Expected to be the “chosen” ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
While Jesus was praying on the mountain, the disciples were in a boat trying to cross the sea. Jesus approaches the boat walking on water. They thought it was a ghost and it frightened them until Jesus spoke up.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Our Gospel reading this morning talks about the apostles’ struggle with fear as a raging storm tosses their boat like a cork on the churning sea. Now fear could be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. It can cripple us or it can be a lifesaver. Someone once ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-34
Denomination: Catholic
Our moral universe raises several questions: 1. What does it mean to have free will? 2. Why is it frightening? 3. What are we to do with it?
God has a problem. His problem began when he created other living beings to live in the same universe as himself. Before the creation there was only one will — God’s will. But now there were other beings and other wills operating in the universe — millions of them. And because God wanted a ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13
Denomination: Methodist
Nebuchadnezzar had a very troubling dream which could not be explained by the wise men, astrologers and soothsayers of Babylon.
PRIDE’S FRIGHTENING CONSEQUENCE "Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride." Daniel 4:37 Nebuchadnezzar had a very troubling dream which could not be explained by the wise men, ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 4:37, Daniel 4:1-37
Denomination: Baptist
Ceasing their prayers, the frightened sailors took up a time honored ritual of casting lots. When the lots fell to Jonah, he knew he had to confess. He ran from God-but he could not run now: it was time for the truth.
JONAH 1:7 FLEEING FUGITIVE FACES FRIGHTENED FELLOWS I. FAILURE: A. Fates. B. Faith. C. Fanaticism. II. FINDINGS: A. Facts? B. Fortitude? C. Focus? III. FIXATION: A. Foreigner. B. Feelings. C. Forlornness. The scene before us in these first seven verses of Jonah, Chapter One ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-7
And there are many things we can do to disciple the disciples. 1- Number the disciples 2- Strengthen the disciples 3- Charge the disciples
INTRO.- A disciple is a follower. And we’re all disciples of someone or of something. ILL.- On April 25, 1994, the news section of Christianity Today, reported that some fans of Elvis Presley were actually revering the king of rock and roll as a god. Not surprising, is it? Pockets of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 14:21-28
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The preaching of the Gospel is our responsibility, but is not the complete mandate of the Great Commission. It is just the beginning. Every individual member of the Body of Christ is called to make disciples.
DISCIPLE AND DISCIPLER Matthew 28:16-20 Introduction: Many feel that the mission of the church is to merely be witnesses to a lost world. It is true that we are to bear witness of the risen Christ and His transforming power. We are told in Acts 1:8 that we are to be His witnesses to the ends of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
Here is a highly controversial passage, yet for the bible-believer, it is really quite clear. There will be a kingdom and a fierce and powerful king, but he will choose the wrong opponent and be destroyed.
Passage: Daniel 8:1-27 Intro: When we run across a highly technical and controversial passage like this… 1. we can’t figure out the “so what?” 2. that quickly goes to “who cares” 3. God has a purpose, so don’t miss it while we dive into this ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 8:1-27
Denomination: Evangelical Free
The writer to the Hebrews revealed the rationale behind God’s discipline. What is the rationale behind accepting God’s discipline? 4 Factors in accepting God’s discipline are...
The DISCIPLE’s DISCIPLINE—Hebrews 12:4-11 Attention: Discipline A Butterfly: Pre-Emergent from cocoon... Little Bobby notices its struggle wants to help & so splits open the cocoon. The butterfly emerges with shriveled wings & swollen body. The restrictive cocoon & struggle are needed for pumping ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:4-11
This is the 1st sermon in the series "Being A Disciple".
Series: Being A Disciple [#1] A DISCIPLE… Luke 14:25-28 Introduction: As the Lord is showing me what He means by “extend your reach”; I want us to see what a disciple of Jesus should look like. What do you think about when you hear the word Christian? What comes to mind? Do you think of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:25-28
exposition on Matt ch 10
TO BE, OR NOT TO BE, A DISCIPLE Matthew 10 v. 1 - 23 Notice :- 1.The Requirements for disciples v. 1 "when he had called unto him his twelve disciples." Each one was:- (a) Called e.g. Peter, James, John, Matthew. (b) Chosen:- prayerfully Luke 6 v. 12 "after a night of prayer", purposely( ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:1-23
Denomination: Holiness
Emphasize the depth of God's love for humanity, demonstrated through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, and to encourage believers to embrace their call to discipleship and share the light of Christ with the world.
Good morning, everyone! Today, we're going to dive into a piece of Scripture that speaks to the core of our Christian faith. As A.W. Tozer once said, "The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God's wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers." Our key ...read more
Scripture: John 3:13-19
Topics: Disciples, Selection