The Mercy House » Sermons http://www.themercyhouse.com 10:15 Sundays Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 John 4:1-42 – When The Journey Becomes Tiring http://www.themercyhouse.com/2012/02/06/john-41-42-%e2%80%93-when-the-journey-becomes-tiring/ http://www.themercyhouse.com/2012/02/06/john-41-42-%e2%80%93-when-the-journey-becomes-tiring/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:36:41 +0000 jblackford http://www.themercyhouse.com/?p=799 IDEA: Just when the text describes Jesus at his worst comes a story of salvation for a people labeled as outsiders.

SPEAKER: Matt Conner

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SPEAKER: Matt Conner

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SPEAKER: Matt Conner

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SPEAKER: Matt Conner

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]]> http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/12/18/john-11-18-%e2%80%93-the-word-that-defines-us/feed/ 0 Genesis 48 – God’s Rim Shot http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/12/12/genesis-48-%e2%80%93-gods-rim-shot/ http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/12/12/genesis-48-%e2%80%93-gods-rim-shot/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:08:42 +0000 jblackford http://www.themercyhouse.com/?p=782 IDEA: Genesis chapters 12-50 have served to prepare us for what’s to come next. They’re the intro to the story. Before God can blow your mind with tracks 4 and 5 God has got to get your head going to the beat.

SPEAKER: Carl Schnaufer

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SPEAKER: Matt Conner

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]]> http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/12/04/genesis-47-%e2%80%93-the-gifts-of-the-have-nots/feed/ 0 Genesis 45 – 46 – I Love it When a Plan Comes Together http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/28/genesis-45-%e2%80%93-46-%e2%80%93-i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/ http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/28/genesis-45-%e2%80%93-46-%e2%80%93-i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:17:49 +0000 jblackford http://www.themercyhouse.com/?p=776 IDEA: God works in, around, against, and in spite of our efforts. God’s Will plays out more like a good jam session rather than a fully orchestrated symphony. It’s less like God acting like some puppet master or Svengali pulling the strings to get God’s way and more like God standing back from the stream of human history and events and going “Yeah I can work with this.”

SPEAKER: Carl Schnaufer

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]]> http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/28/genesis-45-%e2%80%93-46-%e2%80%93-i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/feed/ 0 Genesis 43 – 44 – Context and Creativity: The Story of Judah http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/21/genesis-43-%e2%80%93-44-%e2%80%93-context-and-creativity-the-story-of-judah/ http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/21/genesis-43-%e2%80%93-44-%e2%80%93-context-and-creativity-the-story-of-judah/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:03:22 +0000 jblackford http://www.themercyhouse.com/?p=774 IDEA: Much of life is beyond our control. Judah shows us that even in times of chaos we have to make decisions that will radically alter our lives and the lives of those we love.

SPEAKER: Isaac Horwedel

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]]> http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/21/genesis-43-%e2%80%93-44-%e2%80%93-context-and-creativity-the-story-of-judah/feed/ 0 Genesis 41 – 42 – Living Despite Our Wounds http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/13/genesis-41-%e2%80%93-42-%e2%80%93-living-despite-our-wounds/ http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/13/genesis-41-%e2%80%93-42-%e2%80%93-living-despite-our-wounds/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:59:55 +0000 jblackford http://www.themercyhouse.com/?p=771 IDEA: Our brokenness often defines us and keeps us from living as we should. Only God can heal us enough to move forward again.

SPEAKER: Matt Conner

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]]> http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/13/genesis-41-%e2%80%93-42-%e2%80%93-living-despite-our-wounds/feed/ 0 Genesis 40 – 41 – The Absurdity of God and the Secret to a Happy Ending http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/07/genesis-40-%e2%80%93-41-%e2%80%93-the-absurdity-of-god-and-the-secret-to-a-happy-ending/ http://www.themercyhouse.com/2011/11/07/genesis-40-%e2%80%93-41-%e2%80%93-the-absurdity-of-god-and-the-secret-to-a-happy-ending/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:24:39 +0000 jblackford http://www.themercyhouse.com/?p=769 IDEA: Throughout scripture we see God using the foolish to shame the “wise” and using the powerless to shame the “powerful.”

SPEAKER: Carl Schnaufer

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