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1351. Thanks for Nothing!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... thanks than you do shaking your fist at the heavens and shouting, "Thanks for nothing"? Do you feel like saying "Thanks for nothing" when you see military personal at our airports everywhere, each one carrying an M-16? Anyone here feel like saying "Thanks for nothing" when one of our greatest national heroes, John Glenn, is made to take off his shoes, unpack his luggage, and have a body scan when he boards a plane? In this week's gospel text Jesus is standing before the beautiful rebuilt temple, the center ...

1352. House of Jesus

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of his Father. Jesus, as the divine Logos, was eternally indwelling with his Father ("I am in the Father and the Father is in me" – John 14:11). The house of God was also entirely the house of Jesus. Because Jesus was never separated from the Father's spirit, wherever he ... 12:35a). The House of Jesus is a House-not-made-with-hands House (the people are the Temple – 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19). The best summary of what the House of Jesus looks like, with all these rooms, comes from German theologian Jurgen ...

1353. Inward, Upward, Outward

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... This may be the first generation of children who will die before their parents," argues Baylor College of Medicine researcher John Foreyt. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 64% of adult Americans are overweight; more than ... buy into the world's understanding of success. Jesus responded by refusing to "put the Lord your God to the test" (Deuteronomy 6:16). In other words, Jesus refused to try and alter divine plans in favor of a mission plan that would look successful to the ...

1354. Roll out the Green Carpet

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... me. But he also died for every living creature, and for the restoration of relationships among all creatures and their Creator. In fact, Mark 16:15 says to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every living creature.” Or in the NIV version: "Go into ... the gospel of Mark is a lion. The creature symbol for the gospel of Luke is an ox, bull or calf. The creature symbol for John is an eagle, and on many lecterns the Scriptures are held on the wings of an eagle. (You may have these symbols already in ...

1355. The Iron, Silver, Golden, Platinum and Titanium Rules

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... our sins loved us. Love others as the God who “so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son” loved us. Love others with a love that enables you to lay down your life for them. How did Jesus put it in his Farewell Discourse (John 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), when he introduced his “Great Commandment:” “Love one another as I have loved you.” And how has Jesus loved us? In that same Farewell Discourse defines how we has loved us: “Greater love has no one than this, than that he lay down his life ...

1356. The Thrill of Victory

2 Corinthians 2:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... earth), and completely defeated the enemy, the Devil. Over and over we are told in the Scripture of the victory Jesus has won. I John 3:8 tells us, "He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the ... the aroma of death to death, and to the other the aroma of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?" (vv. 15-16) There ought to be about us the perfume of purity, the fragrance of faith, the sweet smell of victory. Too often, too many Christians live ...

1357. First-Class Christianity

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... , let us also walk in the Spirit." Why is that so important? Because he went on to say, "Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh." (Gal. 5:16) It has been well said, "Unless there is within us, that which is above us, we shall soon succumb to that which is about us." That is so very true. b. The Spirit Is ... Holy One comes down." 1 Samuel Stevenson, "Where Is God's Power?" from Poems that Preach, compiled by John R. Rice (Wheaton, Illinois: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1952), 78.

1358. Heaven: The Home of a Godly Family

John 14:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... ever have to worry about heaven being over-populated. Don't ever be concerned that the golden streets will look like I-285 at five o'clock in the afternoon. In Rev. 21:16 we read about the capitol city of the new heaven, called the New Jerusalem. It tells us that the length of the city is as great as its width, and the city measures ... , (New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co.), pp. 128-129. 5. The Best of Billy Sunday, Ed. John R. Rice (Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1965), p. 342.

1359. Going the Second Mile

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

James Merritt

... re going to be a real Christian you're going to have to give up some rights. Bill Walton learned that to play basketball for John Wooden you had to give up some rights. Coach Wooden had a rule against facial hair. If you played for him no facial hair was allowed ... Now that does not mean that you are required to respond to every foolish or every selfish request. For example: My son, Joshua, turns 16 this year. He asked me if I would buy him a BMW? I said, "Son, it would be most deleterious for your spiritual ...

1360. The Agony of Defeat

2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 15:5

Sermon

James Merritt

... Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself." (Deut. 17:16-17) There are three things that any leader must be careful of, or else they will drag him down. They are all found ... sin. How do I know that? Nathan says to David in verse 13, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die." The Apostle John tells us that there is a sin unto death, and there surely is. Recently, there was a man in his early 50s who died of a ...

1361. I Believe in Easter

Acts 9:1-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts." (II Peter 1:16-19) As you well know, ever since the Supreme Court decision of Murray V. Curlett (1963) school prayer has been outlawed in America. The ... was a sweet smile on her face. When Phyllis Cross went to pick up Edith's hand, she realized Edith was dead. Her left hand was on John 14: "In my Father's house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go and prepare a place for you, ...

1362. Bridging the Generation Gap

Ephesians 6:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... you teach. If you want to be a successful teacher to your children, model what you teach and teach it in a positive fashion. Prov. 16:21 says in the New Living Translation: "The wise are known for their understanding, and instruction is appreciated if it's well presented." Let me ... Christ. 1 Ronald Dunn, Praying for Others, (London: Marshall Pickering, 1989), 68. 2 John MacArthur, Jr., The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Ephesians (Chicago: Moody Press, 1986), 309. 3 J. Kesler, Ten Mistakes Parents ...

1363. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

John 16:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... funeral director. Somebody asked him, "Why did you do that?" He said, "Well, I spent about twelve years trying to straighten out John. He never did get straightened out. I spent fourteen months trying to straighten out the marriage of the Smiths, and it never ... of God." The world spells righteousness D-O. The Philippian jailer came to Paul and said, "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30) The rich young ruler came to Jesus and said, "What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:7) The world ...

1364. Team Work is Dream Work

Psalm 133:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... umbrella of His authority. Perhaps the most beautiful prayer ever prayed in history, Jesus prayed for the church in the seventeenth chapter of John and this is what He prayed: "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through ... turned every vision into reality. But you know how they were able to accomplish that mighty feat for God? Listen to Joshua 1:16-18: "And they answered Joshua, saying, ‘All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just ...

1365. Foundations for the Future

1 Corinthians 3:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... . God is vitally interested in how you give His money, how you save His money, and how you spend His money. Jesus told 38 parables, 16 of them had to do with money, and he taught more about money than any other subject. As important as prayer is, there are only ... things that makes that hotel famous is that twice a day they have the one and only parade of the ducks. While John Phillip Sousa's march, "Stars and Stripes Forever" plays in the background, ducks come from everywhere; gather at the fountain on the ...

1366. Nothing but the Blood

1 John 1:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... little prayer, "Father, forgive me." The reason why He didn't was because He never did anything he had to be forgiven for. Heb. 4:15-16 tells us, "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weak-nesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, ... blood on the cross, He paid off the entire mortgage! Just before Jesus breathed his last on the cross, He said in John 19:30, "It is finished." Those three words in the English language are one word in the Greek language that literally means ...

1367. Saved to Share

Acts 26

Sermon

James Merritt

... ; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:18) In order to give an effective testimony, you must go back to the time in your life before you received Christ, and ... make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you." (v.16) Now the Lord Jesus expressly told Paul why he appeared to him and why He saved him. First of all, to make him a minister. The ...

1368. A Call to Arms

Exodus 17:8-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... blessings of victory, but only God gets the praise for victory. "…For he said, ‘because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation." (v.16) Now why did God say that? And by the way, it was true. Because not only did Joshua have to fight the Amalekites, Saul had to fight the Amalekites, and David ... thereby claim the victory together. 1. Cited by Robert Jeffries, Coming Home, p. 23. 2. Cited by John Maxwell, The Twenty-one Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, p. 156.

1369. Why?

Job 3:11-12, 16, 20, 23

Sermon

James Merritt

... . For my generation, the boomer generation, the singular event we remember occurred on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I still remember walking back from the library to my sixth grade class, where ... receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?" (v.12) "Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like infants who never saw light?" (v.16) "Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter of soul?" (v.20) "Why is light given to a man whose way is ...

1370. Fatal Attraction

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... island so that he could not change his orders. The song of adultery can be overcome, but it never stops playing. Remember, sexual sin of any sort is a fatal attraction, but it can be overcome through Jesus Christ and His Word. 1 The Atlanta Journal, 9-10-95. 2 John Armstrong, Can Fallen Pastors Be Restored?, pp. 29-30. 3 "A Bad Start?", Newsweek, January, 1999. 4 William J. Bennett, The Broken Heart, p. 77. 5 "Divorce: Can We Do Better?", Denyse O'Leary, Faith Today, November-December, 1998, (Vol ...

1371. It's Time to Go to Work

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... elected Richard Nixon as President. Thomas Jefferson was elected President by one vote in the Electoral College. So was John Quincy Adams. Rutherford B. Hays was elected President by one vote. One vote gave Statehood to California, Idaho, Oregon, ... received two, gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money." (vv.16-18) Every one of these servants were expected by the Master to maximize the value of the gifts and the talents they had been given. Jesus ...

1372. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... who Jesus was. Verse 11 tells us that most people guessed wrong about him. They thought he was just a prophet and nothing more. On another occasion Jesus asked his disciples who people were saying he was. They replied, "John the Baptist, Elijah, or one of the prophets." (Matthew 16:13-14) People then and now have a hard time getting a fix on who Jesus is. Even today, most people misunderstand Jesus. Some contemporary Americans have tried to domesticate and tame Jesus. They have turned him into something ...

1373. An Excellent Epitaph

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... courage and death with Christian hope.” The most famous epitaph in the Bible is in our text for today. St. Paul’s 16-word statement has to rank as one of the great valedictory addresses of all time. He was in a dungeon in Rome. Death ... I am not a quitter. I saw it through.” Jesus said the same thing on the cross just before he died, “It is finished.” (John 19:30). He was saying, “I have completed my appointed task.” In the inspirational movie, “Facing the Giants,” a high school coach named ...

1374. Looking to the Unseen

2 Corinthians 4:18

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... do-my-thing-while-I-have-a-chance." But, the pursuit of pleasure for pleasure's sake is often disappointing. Philosopher John Stuart Mill once observed that pleasure and happiness are often a by-product of devotion to a higher cause. The melancholy ... not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day" (2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 16). Likewise with us. When we seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, when we arrange properly our priorities, then other ...

1375. Mary, Did You Know?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Elizabeth had been married for many years. For most of those years they had been praying for a child. The birth of their son John in their old age was literally an answer to prayer. I doubt that the same thing can be said for Mary. She was a teenager ... had not made reservations at the inn: score 35 points for an argument with a spouse. And then the birth‑‑39 points: 16 for a change in sleeping habits; 15 for a change in eating habits. Not to mention all those uninvited guests: shepherds and ...

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