Tad Wychopen Sermon Type: Expository Title: Be Imitators of God Passage: Ephesians 5:1-2 Theme of Ephesians: Believers need to have unity by loving God and one another. Proposition: We must walk in love and be true imitators of God. Prepare Your Hearts to Worship the Lord in the Listening of this message.…

NORTHEAST HOUSTON COMMUNITY CHURCH Sermon – God’s Mercy; God’s Consequence Scripture – 2 Sam 24:1-17 7-20-08 2 Sam 24:1-17 24 Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah." 2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the…

It's easy to get caught in the moment of things and miss the important things. This message reminds us how faith matters so much to Jesus.

LESSON: The two faces of Christ In the Gospel passage for today, this Last Sunday of the Liturgical Year, we hear a series of warnings given by Our Lord. The original context for this message is Our Lord’s foretelling of the destruction of the Temple, but the message applies equally to the destruction…

Is God Fair? Genesis 18:16-33 Abraham has recently been reminded that God can do whatever he chooses to do (Genesis 18:14). But here we find out the answer to the question, “Will God’s choice be just?” (Genesis 18:25). In his dealings with Sodom and Gomorrah, God demonstrates that he is completely just…

Quick! Who is the hero in the story of Jonah? What is the most surprising thing about the story? What was it about Jonah's preaching that caused the people of Nineveh to repent, thereby avoiding the wrath of God for a time? These and other questions--and surprising insights--are found in this message. Give a listen!

Welcome-Bienvenido Tithe and Offering-Diezmo y Ofrenda Philippians 4:11 New King James 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: Filipenses 4:11 Reina-Valera 1960 11 No lo digo porque tenga escasez, pues he aprendido a contentarme, cualquiera que…

Jesus extends the invitation to follow him to everyone, without discrimination. No matter our past or present, no matter how wounded or messed up we may be: nothing has disqualified us from answering Jesus’s invitation to be his disciple.

What did God want humanity to do? Represent him well in every corner of the planet. God said, "Go!" and the people said "No!" They stayed together and built a tower that reached to heaven. We know this as the Tower of Babel. God, as the hero of this story, puts his grace, love and mercy on display. Great is his faithfulness to do what he promised! He said he would send the redeemer, and introduced the one through whom he would keep that promise. His name? Abram. Join the Grace United crew as we hear again, for the first time, the story of the Tower of Babel, and all the begats of Genesis 10 and 11.

Intro – A famous picture of WWII shows General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore on the Philippines on October 20, 1944. He was returning to the post he had left 2-12 years earlier on March 12, 1942 when, with Japanese forces rapidly closing in President Roosevelt order him to remove to Australia where…

Elijah flees Jezebel and finds himself on Mt. Horeb where he meets with God. We learn how God responds to our sin and restlessness.

Intro April 5th, 1943. A German pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo for his political activities against the German Nazi regime. He had been speaking out against the Nazis, but eventually his words got him into trouble. He was passionate about the Lord and the…

What was the sin of Sodom? What does its destruction by the Lord tell us about Him, and about the people of Sodom? Is there grace and mercy to be found in this horrific story, which is just as true as the story of God's love found in Jesus? Join the Grace United Crew as we recount this part of God's grand story of His judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Malachi 2. [P] Can we turn to the book of Malachi. Last time I gave a bit of an introduction and overview to this, the last book in the Old Testament. It is יהוה’s final word to His people before a 400 year silence. [P] Read: [Malachi 1:1-5 An oracle. The word of יהוה to Israel through Malachi. (that…

The Way to God (Insert Jesus is the way to the Father picture) We started this series with touching on many subjects, topics that all point to Jesus is the “way” and today the focus will be on the way to God. Jesus claimed He is the way , the only way (Jn14:6) 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the…

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Love talk God’s grace, God’s mercy we love to talk about those things. God is just and that is why we need God’s grace, this morning we are going to talk about God’s love that includes God’s justice (judgment) too. (God is just picture inserted here) We love to talk about God’s love that is unconditional…

6 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. Thesis/ Central Idea: Scripture stresses that fallen human beings are cut off from God on account of their sin. All need to…

Introduction Perfect timing. We use this phrase often. If I walk into the house just as Jess was about to text me, perfect timing. If someone brings us something right as we were about to ask for it, perfect timing. The other day I saw a video of acrobats on a trapeze. As I watched them fly across empty…

As we continue in our study of the Gospel According to Luke, Jesus has shifted his focus from ministry in Galilee to now setting his face toward Jerusalem (9:51), where he will complete the primary mission for which he has been sent by the Father. With what remains of his earthly ministry, he aims to…

This morning I would like to take a few moments of your time and reflect from God’s precious Word, on the message of the play and the songs that you just heard. The highlight of the play was Jesus Christ. He is the center of everything, and certainly Jesus is the center of Christmas. And in I Timothy…