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276. God Knows Exactly How You Feel

John 19:28

Sermon

James Merritt

... Zechariah say He would be betrayed by thirty pieces of silver? (Zech. 11:13) Didn't David say He would be mocked, crucified, and abandoned by God? (Ps. 22:1, 8, 16) But there was still one other prophecy to be fulfilled. Psalm 69:21: "They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink ... let him take the water of life freely." (Rev. 22:17) [1] John R. W. Stott, The Cross of Christ (Downers Grove, IL.: Intervarsity Press, 1986) pp. 336-337. 2 James Montgomery Boyce, The Gospel of ...

277. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

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James Merritt

... My thoughts than your thoughts." You see it is not that God is illogical, rather God is beyond logic. The great Methodist preacher, John Wesley, once said: "Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I will bring you a man that can ... Word was God." In he beginning there was both the Word (the Lord Jesus) and God. The Son is not the Spirit. Jesus said in Jn.16:7 concerning the Holy Spirit, "I will send Him to you." Furthermore, the Spirit is not the Father. Jesus said, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit ...

278. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

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James Merritt

... than water. I realize that to take on the topic of drinking, whether in moderation or in excess, is to be a modern day John the Baptist crying in the wilderness. 71% of Americans drink, and the number of Americans who drink has doubled in the last twenty-five ... forty-one times. It is a generic term. Sometimes it is used for an intoxicating drink, and sometimes for a non-intoxicating drink.16 As you will find in the rest of the Old Testament, Solomon makes a distinction between wine and strong drink.17 This is ...

279. Do We Live in ‘Why’ or ‘Whynot’

Romans 12:3-8, 16-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... . IV. God Loves Me. I Will Love God And Others. A. The folks in Friendly, WV; Alliance, CA; Candle, AK all understand the 4th point the kids learned this week. God loves me. I will love God and others. In John 15:12 Jesus said, "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." Pauls says, [16] "Live in harmony with one another." To be real honest, this is one of the most difficult aspects of Living on the EDGE but it can be down and we can teach it to others A mother shared this story ...

280. The Most Dangerous Verse In the Bible

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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David E. Leininger

... -breathed or inspired, can there be any errors of any kind in it? The traditional response through the centuries was absolutely not. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism is typical; in his journal, he wrote, "If there be any mistakes in the Bible, there may ... to do what I have been doing right here. Over and over I have been repeating "All scripture is God-breathed ..." (2 Timothy 3:16) and leaving it at that. I have no reference to what comes before or after. Folks do that with scripture all the time, and ...

281. Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... .” Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Parable About “Lazarus” and a “Certain” Rich Man (16:19-31) Minor Text The Story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) The Order of Priestly Dress –Blue, and Purple, and ... resurrection, heaven, and eternal life. So, in the tale, the Sadducee is punished with the fate that he refused to believe existed. In John 12:10, the authorities try to kill Lazarus as well, because he was perpetrating the idea that Jesus raised him from the dead ...

282. First World Problems

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... problems. Jesus didn’t come to make our life better; he came to lead us from death to life. In the Book of John, chapter 17 verse 3, John writes, “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Read ... www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/global-poverty-facts. 2. “100 Funny First World Problems” by Cheeky Kid, September 16, 2020. https://turbofuture.com/internet/Funny-First-World-Problems. 3. Meditations to Make You Smile by Martha J. ...

283. Through the Eyes of an Eagle (Introduction)

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... spirit who flitted down to earth for a brief period of time and flitted back to heaven again. It does seem that St. John had a special source of information not available to the other three gospel writers. He alone mentions the wedding feast at Cana of ... the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Why would that statement be anathema to the Gnostics? Well, in the early years of the Church Gnosticism gave rise to the heresy ...

284. A Family Member · Salome

Mt 20:20-21 · Mk 15:40; 16:1-2

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... 6:66) She was there with no concern for her own safety when the knowledge he was a hunted man with a death threat hovering over him weighed heavily upon Jesus. (John 7:25) So it is hardly surprising Salome was there when Jesus returned from the tomb the first Easter morning. (Mark 16:1, 2) But then Salome had always been there when anything important was happening to Jesus. It needs to be remembered, however, that Salome did not lack support in doing what she did for the Master. In a day when a man's word ...

285. Encounters With Christ III: Jesus and Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

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James W. Moore

... must be a complete turn around, a radical re-birth, a re-birth from above, which, of course means a new life from God. Nicodemus didn’t understand. He didn’t get it. So, Jesus explained with what many would call the greatest verse in all of the Bible, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.” Some years ago, the great boxer, Mohammed Ali, was asked by a ghetto youth how he could quit school and start a ...

286. The Healing Power of the Cross

Luke 23:26-43, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49

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James W. Moore

... care of His mother through the disciple John as He says, “Woman, behold your son,” and to John He says, “Behold your mother”; meaning, “Mother, from this point forward John will be like a son to you… John will take care of you.” Fourth, there ... hospital for emergency surgery, but it was too late. Joe Smith died on the operating table. It just didn’t seem possible… 16 years old… and so quickly gone, because of a high school yearbook that cost $8.00. That night, friends and relatives ...

287. There Are Other Worlds To Sing In

John 3:1-21

Sermon

James W. Moore

288. With Your Head In The Clouds

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the day! People experience God in different ways. But the test is ” are we bearing fruit? If we are, our Christian faith is just as valid as Peter, James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration. 1. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1993), pp. 14-15. 2. "Pants with Power," AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS (Feb., 1989), p. 16. 3. Cornell, George W. "New Age Movement Is Having an Impact," The Knoxville NEWS-SENTINEL, Feb. 4, 1989, Section B, p.2. 4. Frederick Buechner, THE CLOWN IN THE BELFRY, (San ...

289. If We Had Known You Were Going To Win . . .

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Missionary Paul Bell tells about leading an elderly, illiterate man to Christ. The old man couldn’t read or write, but he memorized John 3:16, and the first verse of the hymn, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” And with just that one verse and that one song, he brought over fifty men to Christ in the next two years. (10) When you truly grasp the incredible love of God ...

290. Believing Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the journey was not only reckless, but pointless. When Jesus said that He was going anyway, the disciples came close to deserting Him. Then there came the voice of one who was normally silent: Thomas, who said, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” (John 11:16) Thomas was a born pessimist. He could see nothing ahead but disaster. But he was willing to go anyway. I suggest to you that that took a heap of courage and faith! To lose your faith and hope and still keep on going requires courage of the ...

291. Secretary to Saint Peter

Mark 1:1-8

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Donald B. Strobe

... happened along the way, Mark had redeemed himself. And, notice the vagaries of chance: if Barnabas had not had faith in young John Mark, we might never have gotten this Gospel. Now, The value of any person’s story depends upon his or her sources ... a little child and setting him in the midst. But Mark tells us that Jesus took the child up into his arms. (Mark 10:13-16) All the tenderness of Jesus comes through in these little touches. When Mark is telling about the feeding of the Five Thousand, he alone tells ...

292. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... people; he was the one who more than anyone craved with his deepest appetites to see God’s will come to pass. He said as much in John 4, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.”5 This is not spirituality in general or a ... shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty. Yours for the cause of Peace and Brotherhood, Martin Luther King, Jr.”16 If the reading raises your anxiety a bit, and if old prejudices are uncovered, it tells me we have some work ...

293. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... that we are each a mixed bag, but that God is not like us in this regard. God is not a mixed bag. “God is light,” claimed John, “and in God is no darkness at all.”15 All that is good in your life is from God. Our children may find us receptive one day ... Roger Thompson, "Becoming a Man," Preaching Today, Tape No. 140. 15. 1 John 1:5. 16. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 7:6-12. 17. For an application to business ethics, see John C. Maxwell, There’s No Such Thing as ‘Business Ethics,’ (Warner ...

294. Put Your Best Foot Forward

Isaiah 52:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... put together some references in Scripture just to remind us of the urgency of the missionary task before us. Listen to them: "…the time is short…" (1 Cor. 7:29) "…the days are evil…" (Eph. 5:16) "…the fields…white…" (John 4:35) "…the laborers are few…" (Matt. 9:37) "…the night is coming…" (John 9:4) "…the coming of the Lord is at hand." (Jas. 5:8) I was reading the other day about skydiving, and I came across an interesting phenomenon about skydiving called "ground rush." When you go ...

295. Why You Should Study the Bible

Psalm 119:105

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James Merritt

... by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” (2 Tim. 3:16-17) Then study the Bible consistently. That is, study it daily. You remember this: Either the Bible will keep you ... Book is you’ve got to get from the page to the person of whom the pages are all about. Jesus said to the Pharisees in John 5:39-40, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are ...

296. Me - A - Missionary?

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... There may be some of you who do not know it, so here is what it says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16, NASB) I want you particularly to pay attention to three key words in this verse, because these three words actually form the basis of everything we are going to be talking about over the next two weeks. The first is the word "God". The second is the word "loved" and ...

297. The Dark Side Arrives

Sermon

James Merritt

... uses is the weapon of flattery. Over and over, Solomon gives this warning. He speaks in 2:16 of - "The adulteress who flatters with her words." (Proverbs 2:16, NASB) In Chapter 6, verse 24, he speaks of - "The smooth tongue of the adulteress." (Proverbs 6 ... those who have not yet crossed over, I want you to listen to the words of the second President of the United States, John Adams, who as a young man, dated many appealing young women, but later gave this testimony. "...they were all modest and virtuous girls ...

298. More Than a Book

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to know, and we wanted to remind ourselves that what we are about as Christians, and as a church is here, in this book. This is in John Wesley’s word: “The whole and sole rule of Christian faith and practice.” That’s why we did it, and I want to make that more ... phrase “knowing from whom received it.” On his mother’s side Timothy was a Jew, although his father had been a Greek (Acts 16:1). And it is clear that it was his mother who had the bringing up of Timothy. It was the glory of the Jews ...

299. Having Fun with The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... the gospel writers, he tends to focus more on obedience. This is evident in his version of the Great Commission, as it is not so much preaching or the conjuring of the Spirit that is to be done in evangelism (Luke 24:46-48; Mark 16:15-18; John 20:22-23), but instead evangelists are to teach to the targets of evangelism "to obey everything ... [Christ] commanded ..." (Matthew 28:20).4 Does that mean evangelism is commanded? It is not insignificant to remind ourselves that before Matthew had Jesus tell his ...

300. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Denied!"

John 13:36-38; 18:12-27

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Rock himself, caught in a hard place. Let's look at the passage together. It's actually two passages from John. John 13:36-38; 18:12-27 John 13:36-38 (NRSV) [36] Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going ... disciple followed Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, [16] but Peter was standing outside at the gate. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out, spoke to ...

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