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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 many misconceptions about the second coming. Those misconceptions are common because people fail to see the Second Coming through biblical glasses.
Clearing the Air: Common Misconceptions About the Second Coming Introduction: I heard this one country song by this man named John Connelly. John’s big hit was a song entitled “Rose Colored Glasses.” I have never looked through rose colored glasses, but I can only imagine how they might distort ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:35-44
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The Contents and Implications of God’s "mystery revealed" are really rather shocking--though they are meant to really comfort us. To convey this shocking nature the sermon uses a series of "tabloid style" headlines to grab attention.
They [wore] black they are very serious-looking; and they look like they just came from a sculpting competition. tattoos, facial jewelry (hooks, studs, chains "it looked like half of them had fallen into a tackle box, gotten up, and just showed up at church like that". This two year old church ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13
The editor-in-chief of Bible Study magazine addresses the topic of suffering and God’s place in it and through it.
I was in a room close to 7:00 AM playing Jazz with my High School Jazz Band. We had band practice at 6:00 AM Monday to Friday mornings. (What kind of deranged person came up with that idea?) As I was sitting there at the drum set playing along half-asleep, the intercom began to come on and off. It ...read more
Denomination: *other
The Discipleship Journal Magazine listed the top ten challenges before Christians today. We need to be overcomers of all the challenges.
LET US OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US! THE WORD OF GOD DOES THE WORK OF GOD. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. kYFINGERS@AOL.COM I. HOW SHALL WE APPROACH WHERE WE ARE? A. THERE ARE SEVERAL APPROACHES TO LIFE: 1. FLEX --- BEND 2. FLOAT --- STAY ON SURFACE --- DRIFT WITH CURRENT 3. FREEZE OUT --- ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:28
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The editor-in-chief of Bible Study magazine addresses hypocrisy in the Church and explains how to limit hypocrisy in your life.
Is the Church full of hypocrisy? At many points in my life I have thought, "Yes. Most definitely, yes. The Church is full of hypocrisy." At other times I have thought, "Well, it is not as bad as I thought it was." But, I have never thought, "There is no hypocrisy in the Church." That would simply ...read more
Scripture: Micah 6:6-8
The editor-in-chief of Bible Study Magazine discusses who Jesus was, why it matters, and how he expects us to respond.
During my second year of college I had the opportunity to study abroad in London. While in London, a small group of friends and I decided to visit Paris for about five days. The first day we were in Paris we visited the Eiffel Tower. We reached the Eiffel Tower just before sunset. It was a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:2-3
“Born again.” How often have you seen this phrase in a news story or a magazine feature? It seems like everything and everyone is born again.
Born Again John 3:1-22 Introduction: “Born again.” How often have you seen this phrase in a news story or a magazine feature? It seems like everything and everyone is born again. A restaurant changes its menu, and its labeled “born again.” A man changes jobs, and his career is “born ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-21
Denomination: Baptist
A sermon on the parable of the unmerciful servant from Matthew 18:21-35 (Many SermonCentral Contributors helped with this one along with an article in Bible Study Magazine)
Evening Service for 11/22/2009 Matthew 18:21-35 HoHum: A. I read a psychologist who said that Christians were very much like porcupines on a cold winter’s night. The cold drives them to huddle together to keep warm, but as soon as they get close to another they start jabbing each other with ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
A sermon on marriage right before Valentines Day. (Portions taken from Terry MaCabe and Steven Slack from Lookout Magazine http://www.lookoutmag.com/)
Sermon for 2/13/2005 No Time for Romance Introduction: Gail Ann Dorsey- No Time No time for talking, no time for walking, not time for loving you, Baby, I’ve got a lot on my mind. So much to do and too little time I got a lot on my mind, and I wish I knew where to draw the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:4
The editor-in-chief of Bible Study magazine addresses the importance of a Christian’s continued growth in Christ and challenges listeners to embrace God’s plan for their lives and their communities.
We have all at one point or another asked a simple question to ourselves, "Does my life have meaning?" In a mixed up, chaotic world, we wonder, what difference am I making? Am I part of the problem, or am I part of the solution? Is my life relevant? And when it really gets hard we ask the deepest ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32
What qualities of a child does the Lord want us to imitate? (Outline from Bob Russell in Lookout Magazine February 25, 2001 called "Becoming Childlike" pg. 14)
HoHum: A lady was cleaning her house and singing Gospel songs as she worked. She began singing, "Soon and very soon, we are going to see the king..." Her little son was in the next room and began singing along with Mom. Something was a little off, however, so Mom stopped to listen. The ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16
Some signs of the times, of the end of the age (Points 2 through 5 are from Billy Graham in an article called "Peace with God" and reprinted in Decision Magazine January 2000)
HoHum: So aliens come to earth and there's a huge televised event with all the world leaders in attendance. The Pope asks, "Do you know of Jesus Christ?” The aliens say, "Do we Ever? Awesome guy!! Swings by the planet every couple of years to say Hi!” The Pope exclaims, "Every ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 12:4, Luke 17:26-30, 1 Timothy 4:1-2, Matthew 24:12-13, Matthew 24:14 (view more) (view less)
A sermon on the Great Commandment; 1. Love the Lord. 2. Love yourself. 3. Love others. (Portions taken from an article by Lucinda Norman in Lookout Magazine http://www.lookoutmag.com)
Sermon for 4/17/2005 Mark 12:30-31 Jesus’ Life- Management Map Introduction: When I was in high school, the #1 thing that I enjoyed was Bible Bowl. My life management map would have been Bible Bowl at the top, and school and other things below this. When Crystal was in high school, the #1 thing ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:28-34
An acrostic sermon on STAND based loosely on Ephesians 6:10-14 (Acrostic and other ideas came from Kathy Collard Miller in an article in Lookout Magazine http://www.lookoutmag.com/)
Sermon for 10/4/2009 Ephesians 6:10-14 STAND Introduction: Play Susan Ashton’s Song “Stand” WBTU: Read Ephesians 6:10-14 The word Stand is used 4 times. Thesis: May we stand firm with this strategy best described from an acrostic of the word STAND For instances: S= See Satan’s schemes A. (Gen ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-14
A sermon on how to S.H.A.R.E. our faith with our families using Jesus’ family as an illustration. (Material taken from Steve Bowen in Rev Magazine article entitled "Family Discipleship")
Sermon for 2/12/2006 The Most Important Mission Field Introduction: A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her 5 and 6 year olds. After explaining the commandment to “Honor thy father and mother,” she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:54-58
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