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Deuteronomy 6:20-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and prayed for a miracle. They tried then to go to sleep. Eddie leaned back and pulled his military cap over his nose. All of a sudden he felt something land on the top of his cap. It was a sea gull! Captain Rickenbacker would later describe how he sat perfectly still until the flash of his hand and a squawk of the gull, he managed to grab it and wring its neck. He tore the feathers off, and he and his crew made a meal of that sea gull. He then used the intestines for bait. With those intestines they ...

3352. Total Recall

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and prayed for a miracle. They tried then to go to sleep. Eddie leaned back and pulled his military cap over his nose. All of a sudden he felt something land on the top of his cap. It was a sea gull! Captain Rickenbacker would later describe how he sat perfectly still until with the flash of his hand and a squawk of the gull, he managed to grab it and wring its neck. He tore the feathers off, and he and his crew made a meal of that sea gull. He then used the intestines for bait. With those intestines ...

3353. Why Me Lord?

2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Exodus 35:4-5, 10-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... , God is putting your faith to the test. But you are putting his faithfulness to the test and God never flunks a test. II. Giving Encourages Me To Thank God Giving reminds you of where all that you have came from. James 1:17 says, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." Deut. 8:18 says, "And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish ...

3354. Workaholics Anonymous

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... need one day a week just to catch our breath. Over the years, Coca- Cola has had some great marketing campaigns and back in 1929 their advertising people came up with a phrase that sticks even to this day, "the pause that refreshes." That is a perfect phrase to describe what the Sabbath was meant to be. Your day of rest is meant to be refreshing. We live in a generation that doesn't understand the whole concept of the Sabbath. People and nations observed the Sabbath for thousands of years, but only recently ...

3355. A Cure for the Workaholic

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... your breath. God has so made us that we need one day a week just to catch our breath. When I was a boy growing up, Coke-a-Cola had adopted as their marketing slogan a phrase that sticks even to this day, "The pause that refreshes", that is a perfect way to describe what God intended the Sabbath to be. We need a day a week to refresh our soul and to recharge our emotional batteries. We have totally gotten away from this whole concept of a Sabbath rest. Where do you think we got the phrase "TGIF" - Thank God ...

3356. The Last Breath – The Fear of Death

Hebrews 9:27-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... to be freed from the fear of death, we must look at death totally and truthfully. I. You Have An Appointment With Death You Must Accept In a calendar you can't see, on a date you don't know, you have an appointment with death. That statement perfectly illustrates the truth of Hebrews 9:27, "And as it is appointed for men to die once." (Hebrews 9:27, NKJV) The word "appointed" literally means "to be laid up" or "laid aside". It could be translated, "reserved". When you make a "reservation" at a hotel that ...

3357. The King and I

Isaiah 6:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and God the Holy Spirit. God is now raising a question he wants Isaiah to hear. "Whom shall I send and who will go for Us?" That is so beautiful. After confession comes the cleansing, but after cleansing comes the calling. You see, God does not demand a perfect vessel, but He does demand a clean vessel. Now notice Isaiah's response. "Here am I! Send me." Do you know how many Christians answer the question when God says, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" The average Christian does not say, "Here ...

3358. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... people now see Jesus as a great teacher, and a political performer, but nothing more. Hindus have come to revere Jesus as a self-realized saint who reached the highest level of "God-consciousness." Buddhists see him as a Bodhisattva, which is a perfectly enlightened being, full of compassion who helps other people. But none of these world religions see him as Christians see him. So the question remains, what child is this? 700 years before Jesus Christ was even born, a prophet of God explained Christmas ...

3359. A New Hope

Jeremiah 18:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... life was back in Colonial Days and you can see a potter working with clay. I've watched a potter sitting at the wheel molding a piece of clay and it looks like everything is going fine; the clay appears to be beautifully shaped, the rhythm of the wheel is perfect and it seems as if the product is almost finished. Then all of a sudden the potter stops the wheel, takes off the clay, begins to beat it, push it, mold it, maybe pick at it, pull something away from it, discard it, throw it away and start over ...

3360. Here I Am To Worship

John 4:24

Sermon

James Merritt

... throughout the day. Learn how to fire off missile prayers, split second prayers, talking to God about every problem you face, every meeting you go into, every encounter that you have. Do you know what will happen? Listen to this verse. "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you!" (Isaiah 26:3, NLT) When you focus on your self, the result will be worry, insecurity, anxiety, guilt, fear, and discouragement. When you focus on God who never changes and who can solve ...

3361. Dead Man Walking

John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... breakfast served in bed. Have him come home for lunch each day. Give him a well balanced meal and a full body massage. Then, make sure you feed him a good, hot dinner every night. Don't ask him to go any household chores at all. Keep the house perfectly spotless and clean, so he doesn't get exposed to any unnecessary germs and give him romance whenever he desires it." She wrote all these things down. On the way home, the husband said to his wife, "What did the doctor say?" She said, "The doctor said, ‘You ...

3362. No Doubt about It

John 20:24-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... had never thought about before. What I thought was a faith as hard as steel, melted like a bucket of snow would in Miami Beach, before his well rehearsed intellectual arguments. Have you ever lived in the dark shadow of doubt? Does one minute it seem perfectly natural and unquestionable that God exists and cares for the world and the next moment uncommonly naive? Someone at work says, "Christians check their brains at the door of the church every Sunday and most of them don't even bother to pick them up on ...

3363. God's Christmas Gift

Luke 2:10-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... me? It happens that moment when we open up our hearts and receive God’s Christmas Gift that was given to us two-thousand years ago. It is when you turn your heart into a manger and you allow Jesus to be born anew into your life. It was a perfect Christmas for a little girl named Jessica. She got every gift she wanted. Her favorite cousins were there to share the holiday. She had eaten food all day long. As her mother tucked her in for bed, she looked up and smiled and said, "Mom, I sure hope Mary and ...

3364. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... The only problem is that is not what the Bible says. Do you know why? If good people went to heaven, heaven would be an empty place, because the Bible says there really aren't any good people when you compare good people to the holiness of a perfect God. Ecclesiastes 7:20 says, "Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins." (Ecclesiastes 7:20, NASB) The non-biblical world view says that good people can find God, but bad people can't. The Christian world view is ...

3365. Like a Good Neighbor – Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... question, He always gave them an honest answer. But when they came with a dishonest question, He would always turn the tables by asking them a question. Because you see, you don't test Jesus, He tests you. This lawyer replies to Jesus' question with a perfect answer: "So he answered and said, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and ‘your neighbor as your yourself.'And He said to him, ‘You have answered rightly; do ...

3366. The “Gratitude Salute”

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in the New Testament. Could that be the real reason it is so tempting to keep James on the back burner? James won’t let us get away with some things we like getting away with? James’ first message in today’s text is to remind his readers that every perfect gift, all good things, come to us from God. We have done nothing to deserve, to “earn,” the gifts God rains down on us. All we do is receive them. God is Giver. You and I are receiver. Already we don’t like this, because all of us are better ...

3367. Which Flowers Are Real?

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Illustration

Brooks Ramsey

The queen of Sheba came to visit Solomon, and one day she put him to the test. She brought artificial flowers so perfectly formed that no human eye could detect them from real flowers. She put them in a vase on Solomon's table, in his throne room next to his flowers. As he came in, the queen of Sheba is reported to have said, "Solomon, you are the wisest man in the ...

3368. Is Your Heart In It?

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Illustration

Verne Arens

Frederick Buechner imagined a youngster learning to play the piano. "The child holds her hands just as she's been told...she has memorized the piece perfectly. She has hit all the proper notes with deadly accuracy. But her heart's not in it, only her fingers. What she's playing is a sort of music, but nothing that will start voices singing or feet tapping." When it comes to faith and life, let me ask you ...

3369. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... that many of you have never known before in your entire life. Here are those four statements: a. You own nothing—God owns everything. "…the world is Mine, and all its fullness." (Psalm 50:12) b. Everything you have—God gave to you. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." (James 1:17) c. You are an owner of nothing, and a steward of everything. "As each one has received a gift, minister it to ...

3370. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... bulls attacked her and killed her. Pit bulls have a very unusual characteristic. When they fight and bite, their bite is so fierce and so strong that many times you have to literally break the animal's jaw to release its grip. In a real sense "death" would be the perfect name for a pit bulldog. You talk about a permanent grip, and the inability to release it! No matter how hard a doctor may try, no matter how much money you might have, when the bony hand of death closes on the back of your neck, there is no ...

3371. The Weakest Link

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... man that was talking to God one time with a very bad attitude. He said, "God, why has my brother been blessed with wealth and I have nothing?" All of my life I have never missed a single day without saying morning and evening prayers; my church attendance has been perfect; I've always loved my neighbor; I give a lot of money to the church; and yet as I come to the end of my life I can hardly afford to pay the rent." "My brother, on the other hand, drinks and gambles and plays around all the time. Yet ...

3372. Hotline to Heaven

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... enough. Second, not be unclear about this. We can secure by prayer that which we will not have if we do not pray. James 4:2 tells us, "You do not have because you do not ask." III. As You Pray, Pray Systematically The Lord Jesus then gives us the perfect model of prayer. He's not telling us in this prayer what to pray; He is telling us how to pray. It is amazing how beautifully simple, and yet how simply beautiful, prayer really is. He said in real prayer you ought to do four simple things. a. Start with ...

3373. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... there is another reason why we had better be careful how we judge others, and that is because we are fallen. "And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?" (v.3) None of us are perfect. No matter how much you think you know the heart of somebody else, you don't. You don't even know your own heart. As a matter of fact, you will find that oftentimes when people judge other people, what they are really doing is criticizing a fault they have ...

3374. Milli Vanilli Religion

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... Jesus said the true Christian who will enter the kingdom of heaven is "the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven." The real issue is obedience to the will and the word of God. Heb. 5:9 makes it so plain. "And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him." Let me give an example of just exactly what I'm talking about. A man named Glynn Scotty Wolfe was a flamboyant Bible-thumping minister. He would have been called a fundamentalist. He claimed to believe ...

3375. Smooth Out Your Day

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... , for I always do those things that please Him." (John 8:29) He also said this: "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me." (John 6:38) The only person who ever lived on this planet with perfect peace in His life from the time he was born to the time He died was Jesus Christ. The reason for that peace was He had put on the yoke of His heavenly father and surrendered His will to the Father's will. Now we get down to the crux ...

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3351. A Blast from the Past

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

Sermon

James Merritt

3352. Total Recall

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and prayed for a miracle. They tried then to go to sleep. Eddie leaned back and pulled his military cap over his nose. All of a sudden he felt something land on the top of his cap. It was a sea gull! Captain Rickenbacker would later describe how he sat perfectly still until with the flash of his hand and a squawk of the gull, he managed to grab it and wring its neck. He tore the feathers off, and he and his crew made a meal of that sea gull. He then used the intestines for bait. With those intestines ...

3353. Why Me Lord?

2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Exodus 35:4-5, 10-11

Sermon

James Merritt

3354. Workaholics Anonymous

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

3355. A Cure for the Workaholic

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt