Challenging Church Compassion – 11: St. Francis Church We received an email from Jenny Moxham (Australia), who gets just as upset as we do about the lack of true compassion in the churches. She attached an article she wrote about it and had published in the Hamilton Press (New Zealand). She wrote: “Why does St [...]
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From Captives to Children of God
From Captives to Children of God A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 17 March 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Psalm 126:1-6 Isaiah 43:16-21 Matthew 5:48 John 12:1-8 Philippians 3:1-16 One of the main problems within Christianity today is that most are following the fallen and ungodly ways of the world. They [...]
Challenging Church Compassion – 05: Church Silence
Challenging Church Compassion – 05: Church Silence A Priest of God or a Priest of Satan? – Conclusion As we conclude our review of the actions of Fr. Mick MacAndrew, as reported in Australian newspapers, let’s look at a few more things he says. Continuing from Part 04, PETA is a secular organization, and as [...]
Challenging Church Compassion – 02: Love of Fishing
Challenging Church Compassion – 02: Love of Fishing A Love of Fishing Causes Emotional Violence People are constantly writing to us about how emotionally shocked and upset they become at the church’s hardness of heart when it comes to the suffering of animals. The following letter from Jenny Moxham is one of these examples: “My [...]
Living in the Will of God – 11 Wicked People
Living in the Will of God – 11 Wicked People A vital part of living in the will of God is being obedient to Him and serving Him in faith, trust, and righteousness. Also, those who live in this state of being have unlimited compassion for the whole of creation. No being is excluded, and [...]
Living in the Will of God – 07 Divorce
Living in the Will of God – 07 Divorce Sometimes religious leaders change or exploit the true intent of God in order to satisfy themselves or others. This is the case with marriage and divorce, as in Matthew 19:3-9, when Jesus is tested by some Pharisees about divorce. 3. And some Pharisees came to Him, [...]
Living in the Will of God – 03 God’s Heavenly Will
Living in the Will of God – 03 God’s Heavenly Will After looking at God’s creation intent, the next obvious place to look and learn what it means to live in the will of God is to look at our Father’s heavenly will. Jesus commands us in Matthew 5:48… 48. “Therefore you are to be [...]
How Does God Want Us to Live?
How Does God Want Us to Live? A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 17 February 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Genesis 4:6-8 Matthew 6:9-13 Romans 6:12-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 1 John 2:15-17 This has been a very interesting week: we had Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day, and now the first Sunday in [...]
Living in the Will of God – 01 Introduction
Living in the Will of God – 01 Introduction This Bible study series will look at the way people live in the world, today, as compared to the way God wants us to live. We will also discuss the fact that there appears to be something terribly wrong in most churches, today, for they seem [...]
Animal Farmers’ Hardness of Heart
Animal Farmers’ Hardness of Heart In order to raise animals for food, or slaughter them, and/or eat their flesh and by-products, we have to harden our hearts to the point that we no longer have empathy for the feelings of the animals or are indifferent to the animals’ pain and suffering. This was recently brought [...]
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