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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 fifth in a six-part series ‘Get Your Feet Wet.’
This morning we begin with this quote from Max Lucado. (Slide 1) Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can. (Source: Max Lucado via twitter.com/MaxLucado, October 12, 2009) (I think that he has been reading John Ortberg’s book!) Look at ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:30-31
Denomination: Church Of God
But if we don’t grow spiritually as we should, so what? Is spiritual growth really that essential? Is there a “danger” involved in not progressing spiritually?
The Peril of Not ProgressingHebrews 6:1-8Intro The normal Christian life is to be one of spiritual growth and progression. Starting as babes in Christ, we feed on the milk of the word. As our spiritual senses are exercised to discern good and evil, we are then able to progress to solid food. In ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-8
Denomination: Baptist
To enumerate the ways we can see progress in our lives.
I. EXORDIUM: Is your progress clear to you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To enumerate the ways we can see progress in our lives. IV. TEXT: 1 Timothy 4:14-15 (Amplified Bible) Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:14-15
Denomination: Pentecostal
The connection between grace and generosity is clearly defined in the text.
1. God is the source of grace. 2. Grace is the source of gratitude. 3. Gratitude is the source of generosity. 4. Generosity is the source of glory. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
There was Hypocrisy, covetousness, and lie, which had been dealt with correction in the early Church. Then, the Church began to expand. Read more.
Acts 5:1-11 Hurdles in the Progress of a Church Hypocrisy, Covetousness, and Lies The episode of the death and burial of Ananias and Sapphira in the first church of the New Testament is heartbreaking, and a costly spiritual lesson the Church has learned. Hypocrisy, covetousness, and lie were ...read more
Scripture: Acts 5:1-11
Denomination: Methodist
Luke introduces this section by spelling out that signs and wonders had been performed by the Apostles, which were the orders of the day for Apostles ministry. Peter had become an icon of healing.
Acts 5:12-26 Progress of the Church 5:12-16 Apostles Perform Miracles 5:17-19 Apostles Persecuted for Gospel 5:20-26 Apostles Preach the Word Acts 5:12-16 Apostles Perform Miracles St Luke introduces this section ...read more
Scripture: Acts 5:12-26
The Greatest Rescue Story of all Time is the story of Jesus AND WE ARE THE ONES BEING RESCUED!
LOST AND FOUND: RESCUE IN PROGRESS LUKE 23:32-47 Introduction Bobby Lemons, Kenny Moore and Cedrick Walton are Heroes who are also sanitation workers. Out on a route last week they witnessed a truck drive off a bridge on Winnfield Rd in W Monroe. It was submerged in a creek with the driver ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:32-47
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The knowledge of eternal progress can be so encouraging to the those who feel this life has not been all they wish. Ian Maclaren wrote, "Heaven is not a Trappist monastery, never is it retirement on a pension. No, it is a land of continual progress.
The story is told of an old farmer who frequently gave his testimony at prayer meetings, and it was always the same. He would say, "I am not making much progress, but I am established." One spring this farmer was hauling was logs when his wagon sank into the mud in a soft spot in the ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 7:13-17
In the first of the movie, Monumental, Kurt Cameron shares information about the Pilgrims which reinforces the Providence of God in their lives and ours.
1. Mayflower Compact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbjWqsC0Lpk 2. First Thanksgiving Proclamation -- 1623 The following proclamation was made by Governor Bradford in 1623, 3 years after the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth; To all ye Pilgrims, Inasmuch as the great father has given us this year an ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6
Much of life is temporary, perishable, unsatisfying, and mundane. What we will dig into in these weeks as we focus on the Book of Ecclesiastes is how to live wisely when life is pretty much unsatisfying.
WISE LIVING: NO REAL PROGRESS Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 #wiseliving2022 READ ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 1 [person from congregation] INTRODUCTION… Hollywood remakes (insider.com/most-remade-movies-of-all-time) If you watch movies, you will notice that most stories or movies are remakes of previous stories ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
Christianity is a journey of continuous growth and progress, not a static state. Just like Lot's wife, who became a pillar of salt when she stopped moving, we too must keep moving forward in our spiritual journey. Christianity is a movement, not a monument.
The Christian life is a journey of progress and growth. It is not stagnant but alive and dynamic. Just as Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt when she stopped moving, we must keep pressing forward. Christianity is a movement, not a monument. Medical science emphasizes the significance of ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 2:20
Topics: Christian Life, Spiritual Progress
This is a look at the opening pages of Exodus and God redemptive work from slavery to redemption looking at the circumstances that brought it all about and its application for us today.
The Book of Exodus: From Slavery to Redemption (Key verse: Ex 6:6)other texts for guidance Ex 1:8 – 17 2:23 – 24. 11:1-5 12:29-30 The book of Exodus theme is one of redemption out of slavery and divine guidance through the provision of God’s law and His guidance through the wilderness to the ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 6:6
Joseph’s trip from the pit to the prison
There’s a private school in Washington that was recently faced with a unique problem; a number of twelve year old girls were beginning to use lipstick and rather than putting it on at home they’d all wait till they got to school and they’d put it on in the girl’s bathroom. Well, there were ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23
God had planned this trip to Egypt for centuries. But why choose that pagan land? Why not someplace else?
OPEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLc81CS7TY4 (We turned the video's sound down as I explained the artist and artwork that was being shown). I’m not much for modern art, but this particular piece of artwork intrigued me. It’s the work of the renowned French artist Bernard Pras. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-15
Out of creation God perfectly designed us to be one with Him and all were equally with others
Introduction God reveals to us that he created man in his image, a spirit endowed with attributes resembling His own: to reason, to form rule of right, to manifest various emotions, to will, to act, and He gave man a body suited to such a spirit, that He created man “male and female,” ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9