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3176. Fill'er up Lord

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... a question. "Do you like to sing?" I did not ask you, "Can you sing?" I asked you, "Do you like to sing?" When you are filled with the Holy Spirit there will be a melody in your heart. Now the question is not the ability to sing, but the desire to sing. You may be like a man I heard about one time who was standing on the street corner singing, hoping that people would give him money. Well, one man walked by, listened to him for a few moments, walked up to him and said, "I want you to ...

3177. Just a Closer Walk With Thee

James 4:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... with an appetizer, usually bread. Well, God's word is bread. "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." (Mt. 4:4) But along with an appetizer you must have a beverage. God's word is milk. "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." (1 Pet. 2:2) Then, of course, you have the main meal, and the Bible is also solid food. "I fed you with milk and not with solid food." (1 Cor. 3:2) Then finally you have to have ...

3178. The Pride Is Right

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... we are tempted. It keeps us faithful and courageous when we are outnumbered. It enhances our worship and prompts our praise. It determines our lifestyle and dictates our philosophy. It gives meaning and significance to relationships. It sensitizes our conscience and creates the desire to be obedient. It stimulates hope to go on, regardless. It enables me to know what to reject and what to respect while I am riveted to planet earth. It is the foundation upon which everything rests.2 As I share this message ...

3179. Star Witness

John 1:35-51

Sermon

James Merritt

... a Christian. In his book, Share Jesus Without Fear, he makes this statement: "There are only two kinds of Christians in this world: Those who talk about the lost. Those who talk to the lost."1 It may be idealistic on my part, but it is my desire that every member of this church who is truly a Christian, will be a Christian who talks to the lost, not just about the lost. Now whenever the concept of evangelism is brought up, palms get sweaty, foreheads wrinkle, frowns form, and pictures of "in your face ...

3180. Hazardous to Your Wealth: Myths about Money

Malachi 3:7-12

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James Merritt

... in Fortune magazine. But the Bible carries a great deal of warnings about money. "Do not overwork to be rich." (Prov. 23:4) "He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase." (Eccl. 5:10) "But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition." (1 Tim. 6:9) "Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has ...

3181. Murder in the First Degree

Matthew 5: 21-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... is one of the very few times in the Bible where we are told that there is something even more important than worship. One of those things is making sure you are right with the people that you know. I Timothy 2:8 says: "Therefore I desire that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." Do you see that word "wrath"? You cannot worship God with an angry heart. In other words, you cannot be right vertically until you are right horizontally. If you are not right with someone ...

3182. Why You Should Be Afraid of Sin

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... that they must, as one, enter the promised land, fight the battle, win the war, and take the land that God had promised to them. So Moses told these two tribes that they must go and fight. He told them that after the land had been conquered, if they desired they could come back across the Jordan and settle there east of the river. But first they must go and fight because no one has the right to stay in the barracks while the rest of their brethren are on the battlefield. Well, they agreed to fulfill their ...

3183. The Most Exciting Moment of Your Life

1 Cor 5:1-13, Rev 21:1-27, Rev 6:1-17, Heb 12:14-29, Rev 22:7-21, Phil 1:12-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... Praise Factor Now Paul himself gives the main reason why it is a great gain to die. "But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better." (Phil. 1:22-23) Now let me ask you this question: Can you think of a greater place to be anywhere in this world than in the presence, the very presence, of Jesus? I can already tell you can't ...

3184. Repeat After Me

Philippians 3:1-11

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James Merritt

... I have met George Bush, Sr. and twice I have met George Bush, Jr. I have a letter from George Bush, Sr. in my office, but I don't know either President personally, and neither one knows me personally. Paul goes on to say that his number one desire is "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." (v.10) Now what is astonishing about that verse is this: When Paul wrote that he had known Jesus Christ for almost thirty years. So ...

3185. Why You Should Trust In God

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... social life, your recreational life, your vocational life, your marital life, you are to acknowledge God. The word acknowledge literally means "to recognize" or "to see." In other words, in all things we are to be looking for God; looking for what He wants and what He desires. Whether we are going to play or to pray, to work or to worship; whether we're going on a vacation or to our vocation, we are to acknowledge the Lord. Let me simplify this as much I can and emphasize what this means. This simply tells ...

3186. A Bridge over Troubled Waters

Psalm 23:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... —it is the gift of God.” God wants us to enjoy what we work for. But we can be trying so hard to get more that we don’t enjoy what we’ve got. One of the reasons why we have such stress is because we’ve got this massive desire to acquire. We’re trying to keep up with the Joneses, and we don’t realize they’ve either just refinanced or filed for bankruptcy. “Take time to smell the roses” is not just an old saying. It really is biblical. A shepherd knows that even sheep have to take ...

3187. Final Destination

Psalm 23:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... Me There’s a great word in this psalm and it’s that little connective “and.” That little word connects our todays with our tomorrows. It binds our present with our future. This entire thought meant so much to David. David said in Ps. 27:4, “One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.” David had one goal in his life—one major goal; he wanted to make ...

3188. The Great Depression

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... “nothing seems to matter.” A feeling of helplessness. A feeling of hopelessness. An attitude of feeling nothing is ever going to get better. An idea that no one cares or under-stands. A sense of rejection. An emotion of “I would be better off dead.” A desire for death itself. More than anything in the world I want this message to be a help for the hurting, and a hope for the hopeless. One of the greatest heroes of the Old Testament, King David, battled depression, and he wrote about it in the 42nd ...

3189. Why You Should Study the Bible

Psalm 119:105

Sermon

James Merritt

... know more than the dog.” As you study this Book you will find that you know so much more than those who do not, and you need to be sharing that truth. II. We Read The Bible To Grow Us Peter said in 1 Pet. 2:2, “As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby.” As you know, if a child fails to eat it will stunt his growth, it will cause him to lose strength, it will cause him to become susceptible to disease and even death. Just as babies need physical milk ...

3190. No Place Like Home

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... number one answer given by 94% of teenagers was “raising healthy and happy children.” The number two answer given by 91% of the teenagers was, “having a good marriage.”1 Even in the hearts of our young people, there is a hunger and a desire for “home, sweet home” because deep down we all know there is no place like home. But unfortunately, not every home is a “home, sweet home.” Increasingly, people are saying “any place but home.” Psalm 128 is God’s word particularly and specifically ...

3191. Do You See the Light?

Romans 1:16-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... God of creation but not be saved by the God who created you. But before you can know the way to God you must accept the fact of God. That is the starting point of every person. Once a person responds to the light he is given and has a desire for more light, God will give him that light no matter what it takes. I have said before and I want to say again, the Bible teaches very plainly that anybody, anywhere, anytime, at any place that wants to be saved can be saved. I’ll give you two examples ...

3192. The Marks Of A Spiritual Counterfeit

Jude 1:12-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... is an ordained minister he is necessarily a Christian. Sadly, there are many people who enter the ministry for the wrong reasons. Some make theological skepticism a profession. There are those who are motivated to study Christian theology out of a burning desire to disprove, neutralize, or change Christianity. Natural man has enough enmity toward God to make a lifelong crusade against Him. There is an enemy within the church.1 Satan is not just fighting churches today, he is joining them! He has placed ...

3193. Romans 8:26-30

Romans 8:18-27

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... fulfillment. The third “groaning,” the Spirit’s “groanings,” is of a different nature altogether. In fact, while the Spirit’s utterances may be inarticulate to each of us, they succeed in communicating to God, the one who “searches the heart,” our true desires and needs. Because Jesus’ disciples are “in Christ,” the Spirit of Christ may reach God in prayer. The thrust behind all of Paul’s illustrations here is to give reasons for why “hope” (v.24) is the right attitude and key to ...

3194. The Compassionate Christ

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... us about Christ. First of all, this story shows us Christ’s compassion. In fact the first thing we read in this story is that Jesus, seeing the large crowd of people, “had compassion on them . . .” But we expect that. Jesus came with one purpose and desire to seek and to save the lost. When he gazed out over Jerusalem, he wept with compassion (Luke 19:41). He knew the heartaches, the headaches, and the hungers that go with being human. And he still has compassion. He still weeps over the plight of his ...

3195. A Time for Penance and a Time for Partridge

Ps 100, Col 2:1-7

Sermon

... ) the ten bucks for the morels…. sufficient taste buds to enjoy to morels….and the capacity to appreciate "forkfuls of heaven" until the real thing comes along. I also have work that still needs doing….good people to do it with….and, as yet, a burning desire to keep on doing it (when it would be so easy, so tempting and so understandable to mail it in from some far-off zip code of the spirit). And, last night, there were a few friends to celebrate my wife's birthday (which is today)….along ...

3196. Walking on the Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... that attempt to reach people whom other churches shy away from. They are churches willing to risk offending the small minority of Christians who never want anything in the church to change; who have built a shrine around their little religious universe and would not even desire a fresh revelation of God’s purpose in the world. It is the person who cowers in the corner of the boat who is most likely to keep his fear of the storm. It is the person who always takes the safe and easy road who trembles ...

3197. We Need a Sign

Matthew 14:22-36

Illustration

Jon S. Dawson

... what was left of the table. His hair was singed, his glasses were hanging from one ear, and his clothing was in disarray. He said, "All right, 11 to two. We still have the majority." Peter needed a sign that it was Jesus walking on the water. Jesus honored his desire by granting him the power to walk on the water. Then Peter took his eyes off Jesus and allowed the storm to grip him with fear, and he began to sink. "Lord, save me!" There are times in our lives when we need a sign from God. There are times ...

3198. A Mother’s Faith

Matthew 15:21-28

Illustration

King Duncan

... lost." The holy man was right. After many years and a fierce inner struggle, Augustine was touched by a revelation in Scripture, and became a Christian. When Monica learned of her son's salvation, she remarked that she had nothing left to live for, for the greatest desire of her heart had been fulfilled. Nine days later, Monica died. And the son she had spent her life praying for, went on to affect the whole world. Monica never quit asking. "Live on as you are living," said the holy man. "It is not possible ...

3199. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

... 't shake free from came when, after cataloging delay after delay, abuse after abuse, and threat after threat (traceable to Saddam Hussein), he said: "If this is not evil, then evil has no meaning." And the temptation that comes to people like me is that, in my desire to believe the best about the most, while cutting the slack of grace even to the worst (which I still believe is God's modus operandi eternally), I run the risk of whitewashing "evil" right out of the dictionary while it is still alive and out ...

3200. From Selfishness to Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a different direction. When the living Christ becomes your leader and boss, radical changes become the order of the day. St. Paul said that “if anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation.” (II Cor. 5:17) God gives you new values, new priorities, new desires. There is a grand old spiritual that has these words: “I looked at my hands and my hands looked new. Looked at my feet, and my feet looked new. Looked at the world and the world did too!” Today’s message and the next three are under the ...

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