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1301. God Speaks and the Church Is Our Hearing Aid

Mark 4:1-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... -up than Michael Jackson!! On the final afternoon of the filming, we finished at 4:00 p.m. and our dinner meeting was not scheduled until 6:00 p.m… so I had a two-hour window of time. I thought this would be a good time to return a couple of sport coats ... aid to help us hear His voice… and this is the role of the church. God speaks… and the church is our hearing aid. In Mark 4, Jesus says: “Those who have ears to hear let them hear!” However, sometimes our natural ears are not enough. We have to have ...

1302. Sleep With the Lions Without Being Eaten

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... was not that Daniel was perfect, but he was blameless. His heart was coated with integrity, his lips flowed with honesty, his life was marked by fidelity. To put it simply, "he practiced what he preached." These men went sniffing for the stench of scandal, but Daniel came ... that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions." (vv. 6-7) Now that was a lie, because not all of the governors had given approval to this counsel. Daniel was not included at ...

1303. First-Class Christianity

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... not referring to a glass that is filled by a liquid; but of a human house that is completely occupied by a divine person. I Cor. 6:19 tells us that our bodies are "temples of the Holy Spirit." You see, our problem is not that we need more of the Holy ... songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." (v.19) It both blesses me and surprises me that the first mark of the Spirit-filled life, according to Paul, is not mountain-moving faith, speaking in tongues, or even dynamic speaking ability; it is ...

1304. With Jesus No Mission Is Impossible

John 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... it is the only miracle mentioned in all four gospels. Of all the miracles Jesus performed, this is the only one that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all felt should be included in their particular gospel. Second, it is the only account in which Jesus asked the ... shall we buy bread, that these may eat?' But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do." (vv.5-6) Jesus asked Philip a rhetorical question. He wasn't really asking Philip where to buy food, because He already knew what He was going ...

1305. Food For Thought

1 Peter 1:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... you know Him, love Him, serve Him, and trust Him, deep in your heart you really want to see Him. That is the mark, I believe, of every true Christian. He wants Jesus Christ to return. When you study the lives of great Christians, almost without fail ... Now understand what Peter was saying. You can only believe in God through Jesus. You can only know God through Jesus. Jesus said in Jn. 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father but through Me." Now notice, Jesus did not just ...

1306. The Only Way to Fly

2 Timothy 3:15-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... VFR—But the Bible says, "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" (Mark 8:36)—that's IFR. "All roads lead to God."—that's VFR—But the Bible says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. And no one comes ... to the Father unless he comes through Me." (John 14:6)—that's IFR. "Good works will take anybody to heaven."—that's VFR. But the Bible says, "By grace are you saved through faith, and that ...

1307. www.Salvation.com

Ephesians 2:8-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... of yourselves, it is the gift of God." Not only is salvation and grace a gift of God, even our faith is a gift of God. John 6:28-29 records a brief instant in the life of Jesus in which He revealed a great truth. The disciples asked the Lord Jesus, "What shall ... and started to knock down the door. From inside the shabby apartment four slugs were fired through the door; one found its mark. The impact was almost exactly where the motorcycle officer had been hit only a few weeks before—squarely in the center ...

1308. Doing Right When You Have Been Done Wrong

Ephesians 4:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... depressant. If you will look closely you will find there are no happy bitter people. Criticism, cynicism, negativism, pessimism are the marks of a bitter person. Bitterness will depress you, sadden you, and even get you to the point where you cannot even ... is an unforgiving spirit. "If you do not forgive men their trespasses neither will your father forgive your trespasses." (Mt. 6:15) Unforgiven sin causes guilt, an unforgiving spirit causes bitterness. Now the only cure for guilt is to get forgiveness ...

1309. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... , what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God." (Mark 10:17-18) Now get that down in your heart. Only God is good. We do know that God is good. Ps. 34:8 says, "Taste and ... 't have to wonder what goodness is. God tells us specifically what it is. One of the greatest verses in all of the Old Testament is Micah 6:8 where we read: "He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love ...

1310. The Surety of Security

Jude 1:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... he wrote a book detailing his understanding of Jesus, the Bible, and the truth of Christianity. I found in that book three key marks of every apostate: An apostate pretends to speak for Jesus, but denies His unique deity. This man claims to know Jesus and to ... not begin with the sinner, it begins with the Savior. I, for one, am so glad that it does. The Bible says in Philippians 1:6 that "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." You see, if I started my salvation ...

1311. The Right Connection

John 15:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned." (v.6) Now this has been a highly debated verse of Scripture, and some have tried to use this verse to teach that people can lose their ... their fruits you will know them. (Mt. 7:16-20) You see, a fruitless branch is not a failed Christian, he is a false Christian. Mark it down. The reality of faith is determined by the quality of fruit. No fruit, no faith. It is not the label on the outside ...

1312. A Streetcar Named Desire

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.' So he made haste and came down and received Him joyfully." (vv.5-6) I find it interesting that Jesus knew Zacchaeus' name and had never even met him. Even in that little fact, I see the passion of ... Jesus died because He had a passion to seek and to save that which is lost. That was His passion then, that is His passion now. Mark 1:14-15 says that the first act of his public ministry was to preach the gospel of the kingdom. The last act of his public ...

1313. Friends

Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17

Sermon

James Merritt

... a friend is his loyalty. A true friend will always be your defense attorney before he will become your judge. You see, one of the marks of a friend is that though he may point out your faults from time to time, he will overlook them and never let them come ... condemn you when you are wrong, but he will confront you so that he might correct you and help make you right. Prov. 27:6 says, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." You see, Judas kissed Jesus, but Judas was ...

1314. Jesus: The Hope of a Godly Family

Psalm 127:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... in, and spread of, sexual perversions and sex related crimes. 1 Zimmerman said that those are the family marks of a culture in inevitable decline. Couple that with what Zimmerman was quoted as saying twenty years later, ... releasing the children. (Ps. 128:1-3) Stage four: The family reverts back to its original condition a husband and wife in their last years together. (Ps. 128:4-6)4 In these first two verses we are studying the beginning of the home. Now in order to begin a home you've got to have at least ...

1315. The World's Greatest Body Builder

1 Corinthians 12:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... had achieved what he set out to accomplish just ten years earlier when he won the title of Mr. Olympia. At his peak, Arnold was 6' 2", 235 lbs. with 22-1/2" arms; a 57" chest; a 33" waist; 29" thighs; and 21" calves. He won, at that time, an ... with the Holy Spirit. Now the scripture mentions baptism with the Holy Spirit seven times. Four times, in all four gospels, in Matthew 3:11; Mark 1: 8; Luke 3:16; and John 1:33; the baptism with the Holy Spirit is predicted. Then in Acts 1: 5, the baptism with the ...

1316. Let's Get Ready to Rumble

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... of his life he said in 2 Tim. 4:7, "I have fought the good fight." He exhorted his protégé, young Timothy, in 1 Tim. 6:12, "to fight the good fight of faith." I say again, the problem is we've got too many soldiers asleep in the barracks, and many ... for your life." Well, I think we ought to add to that this reminder: "Satan hates you and has a wicked plan for your life." You mark this down. The devil is doing everything he can right now to either take you to hell or, if you're going to heaven, to make ...

1317. Put Your Best Foot Forward

Isaiah 52:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." Mark 11:17 – "Then He taught, saying to them, ‘Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations ... 's why Paul said that the feet of every Christian should be "shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace." (Eph. 6:15) One Bible scholar says that the word "beautiful" can be translated "suitable" or "appropriate." Three thousand years ago Isaiah saw feet, ...

1318. The Pride Is Right

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... , visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation." (Ex. 34:6-7) Now that is the God that we know; the God that always does things the right way; a God of kindness, a ... says, ‘I know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." Finally, by loving God – That is the real mark of knowing God, because to know God is to love God, and to love God is to want to listen to God and live for God. Someone ...

1319. Why You Should Trust In God

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Prov. 3:5-6) Now there are two parts to this passage—our part and God's part. Our part is trusting; God's part is guiding. In this ... head football coach at the University of Georgia had been hired and was giving a press conference on the radio. His name is Mark Richt who was formerly the Offensive Coordinator at Florida State University. I turned on the radio just in time to hear him ...

1320. His Way is the Right Way

Psalm 23:3

Sermon

James Merritt

... poor vision. Most sheep can only see about ten yards away. That’s why they tend to wander. You remember Isaiah 53:6 which says, “All we like sheep have gone astray.” When sheep don’t follow the shepherd, they always get off on the ... wrong path. Now the Palestinian shepherd was a master at reading tracks. In the Palestinian desert there were many marks and paths that crisscross the land. Some were made by wild beasts, others were made by robbers lying in wait. But to a sheep ...

1321. Do I Really Matter To God?

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... our sin. Therefore, said St. Paul, “You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.” (I Cor. 6:20) When we respond in faith, so great is God’s love that he not only forgives, saves, and changes us, but he also makes ... place in heaven. One day when you and I get to the doors of heaven, the gatekeeper will see some kind of mark on us, indicating that at sometime during our lives we accepted by faith God’s marvelous offer of forgiveness and salvation through ...

1322. A Peculiar People

1 Peter 2:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... ." They are the ones he is calling a "holy nation." Called out from every nation, every tribe and every language by God; marked by the sign of the cross; traveling under the banner of allegiance to Christ as Lord of all. "You," says Peter, "because ... is keeping the oath which he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you. (Deut. 7:6-9) Not because you are so special…but because God loves you. Not that you are so holy…but because God has redeemed you. Not ...

1323. From the Tomb

John 20:1-18

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... , they rolled his body in linen, then watched as the great stone—like a sliding door in its groove—was placed across the entrance and marked with a royal seal. And Mary's love followed him all the way to the grave. So the sunset came, and with it the Sabbath ... first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early…while it was still dark…," probably somewhere between 3:00 and 6:00 a.m. Oh, the extravagance of Mary's love. First she funded his mission and cared for his disciples. Then she stood ...

1324. Worship Like A Wesley

Philippians 4:4-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... up a pen and never put it down. By the time of his death, he had written no fewer than 8,989 poems, including about 6,500 sing able ones. That works out to be about twelve lines of text every day, seven days a week for fifty years. He and Brother ... , then the second year, a small wreath to go around it. Then each year following, you would get a little bar to hang off of it marking your years of perfect attendance. And if you were going to miss, you would visit another church and get a visitor's card to turn in ...

1325. Looking to the Unseen

2 Corinthians 4:18

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life which is life indeed" (1 Timothy 6:17-19). Yet, on the practical level, our schools and colleges put most all their emphasis on intellect and hardly any on character ... Jesus put it, "He who saves his life loses it, but be who loses his life for my sake and the gospel's, finds it" (Mark 8:35). III Lastly, the lure of the unseen suggests that eternal, spiritual life is more real than temporal, physical life. Most of humanity has ...

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