“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) “The merciful are blessed, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Our greatest witness is showing mercy to others! “Be merciful,…
Two Ways to Get to Heaven The First Way Is The Law.Keep God’s commandments and you’re in! “You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live bythem: I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 18:5) [ESV]“You are to observe my laws and rulings; if a person does them, he…
“Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us.” (Luke 1:78 emphasis added) [NLT] “1 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb … 6 He is not here! For He has been…
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12) “Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) Mercy: undeserved forgiveness and kindness; unearned kindness; compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. Mercy means God forgives you! He desires to forgive you. “… You…
Sermon Outline Learning From What Peter Did Wrong: He overestimated his strength. “31 Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will run away because of Me, for it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. 32 But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33 Peter told…
Sermon Outline Five Mistakes That Made Jonah Miserable That Can Make You Miserable, Too: He allowed his prejudice to get in the way of his mission. “Arise and go to Nineveh …” (Jonah 1:2 emphasis added) [ESV] He tried to ignore his Mission. “But Jonah rose to flee …” (Jonah 1:3a emphasis added) [ESV] He resented God’s plan when it didn’t fit his plan. “Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—so…
Sermon outline Jonah 3:1-10 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.” (Jonah 3:1 emphasis added) When you get a “do-over” in life, you … … live your life with profound gratitude. “8 Those who worship worthless idols have abandoned their loyalty to you. 9 But I will sing praises to you; I will offer you a sacrifice and do what I have promised.…
Sermon Outline Jonah 2:1-10 Seven Steps Jonah Took That You Should Also Take: When you hit rock bottom, look up to God. “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish.” (Jonah 2:1) Pray with passion. “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me.” (Jonah 2:2a) Find out why you’re feeling so hopeless. “3 You threw me into the ocean…
It’s true that successes and failures can both teach you. But it’s actually wiser to learn from the experiences of others. Why? Because then you don’t have to go through all the pain or all of the difficulty.
“But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (James 1:22 ) [ESV] “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him?” (James 2:14 ) [ESV] “Indeed, if you keep the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing…