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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
4 of 4. The apostle John revealed God’s offer of Life to mankind. God offers Life to mankind. How can Life be procured/had? God’s Offer of Life comes to you thru...
GOD’s OFFER Of LIFE-IV—John 1:5-13 Attention: FSU’s quarterback for 2013, Jameis Winston Great on-point quarterback—Precision thrower—Change-up in the middle of a play—Stamina—Run the ball, etc.../Everything a great quarterback should be/Great morale ...read more
Scripture: John 1:5-13
Denomination: Baptist
"Wrong doing" (sin) can block our prayers... but so can "wrong thinking". What kinds of attitudes could undermine our prayer time and create "bad reception" between us and God?
OPEN: Charlie Brown. Lucy. Schroeder. Snoopy. Where do we know those characters from? (The cartoon series: Peanuts) And who was the artist who created “Peanuts”? (Charles Shultz) Charles Shultz was something of a theologian. He tried to communicate his view of God through his cartoons. And he ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 28:1-9
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
After the fall, man continued to become more violent and less receptive to God - why? Also learn about the mystery of the Sons of God and the Nephillim and why God judged the earth.
How could God allow this to happen? We can’t have it both ways. We cannot be morally responsible beings and not have to deal with the consequences. God gives us enough rope to hang ourselves. We have a responsibility to listen to Him. Its not that God is out of control, but He always planned to ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 6:1-22
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
A discussion based exploration and exposition of 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
The Church that Made an Impact: WHY the Thessalonian Church Made an Impact Series: 1 Thessalonians Chuck Sligh Nov-Dec, 2016 NOTE: This is the fourth lesson of an extended Bible study of the book of 1 Thessalonians. Each lesson includes discussion questions. Some are open ended questions which ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
The sermon looks at Luke's Parable of the weddings guests who compete for the best seat at the table. Jesus makes it clear that everyone should be invited (poor, lame etc.), not just the rich and powerful. Such is the kingdom.
Everyone’s Invited To The Reception Intro If you've lived through a wedding you know, they are of all things most stressful. What few people realize is how stressful weddings are for the clergy. Although we will never say it with parishioners around, when clergy get together, we inevitably ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:7-14
Denomination: Episcopal
By choosing active receptivity to the divine Friend, we think and feel the same way about reality and the world.
Contemporary friendship theorists suggest that within close friendships each party is receptive to being directed by the other. This includes friendship with Mom. E.g. According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Police Chief Phil Keith was in the middle of a televised city council meeting in ...read more
Scripture: John 15:15, John 15:9-17
Denomination: Catholic
What Kind Of Soil Are You? Series: Encountering Jesus (in the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – May 12, 2019
What Kind Of Soil Are You? Series: Encountering Jesus (in the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – May 12, 2019 Intro: This week I took our new dog to his first day of dog training. He’s a wild… free spirit. So I was nervous. Seriously. I really thought he was going to get kicked out of school…on his ...read more
Scripture: Luke 8:1-15
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The story of Balaam teaches us the need to watch our motivation and our attitude in seeking God's will. God will speak, but we must be ready to listen and obey Him.
What does God want me to do? This is a question we all wrestles with. If not yet, then sometime in the future. • It’s not always easy to know God’s will in a particular situation. KNOWING GOD’S WILL is the subject we’re discussing through in our DG for these 2 ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 22:1-35
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The heart of Josiah was responsive to God and he was humble before Him. God gives grace to the humble.
We looked at the most evil King last week, Manasseh, who repented at the last minute and did what he could to restore the worship of God. • But his attempt at making right what he has done wrong for so many years, was too little, too late, to make a lasting impact. • Even his son Amon who ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 22:1-20, 2 Chronicles 34:3-7
In this sermon, we work through the first chapter and learn the characteristics that made the church of the Thessalonians a model church.
Introduction: A. No doubt you have heard a preacher say, “If you ever find the perfect church, please don’t join it. If you do, it won’t be perfect anymore!” Right? B. I came across a poem based on that statement. It goes like this: “If you should find the ...read more
Three different presentations of the gospel and three different receptions.
A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 30 “Three Different Reactions to God’s Word” Acts 17:1-34 In the last chapter we examined three different salvation stories and tonight we are going to look at three different presentations of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:1-34
There are three aspects of every Christian adoption: admission, reception and intimacy
So maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘read your bible’ so you tried and failed. Our hope as leaders is that all of us will pick up God’s word and come to understand the true nature of God. After all, the bible is God’s Word curated over centuries detailing His nature, His will, the meaning of life and ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-10, Galatians 4:5, Romans 8:15, 1 Corinthians 15:51-55
4 of 4. Paul demonstrated/confirmed the Spirit’s power thru his manner of witness to the church at Corinth. How/When is a Christian’s power source confirmed/demonstrated? 6 demonstrations of one’s power source.
DEMONSTRATING YOUR POWER SOURCE-IV—1Corinthians 2:1-16 Attention: Malaysian Airline flight #370: March 8th, 2014, Malaysian Airline flight #370 disappeared off the map in total darkness before arriving at its Beijing, China destination from Kuala Lampur International Airport in Malaysia/As of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Each man on Calvary had a different story to tell.
“Three Stories from Calvary!” Luke 23:26-43 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:32-33
Learning to listen for the voice of God and being receptive to receiving a vision.
Can You Hear Me Now? – 1 Samuel 3: 1 - 10 Intro: If you watch television at all, you’ve seen the commercials for the cellular phone company where the man is walking with a phone to his ear and every few feet he asks, “Can you hear me now?” --- I wonder if they conceived of that commercial after ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
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