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3426. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." The assurance of salvation is based on knowing truth. John said, "These things have I written unto you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you might know that you have eternal life." (I John 5:13) Now why is all of this so important? Listen carefully. Morality, right and wrong, is based on the reality of truth and the ability to know truth. If something is wrong, it must be because it does not measure up to what is right. But what is right must be based on a standard of truth, or else no one ...

3427. Heaven: The Home of a Godly Family

John 14:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... ministry: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (v.6) To get from this country into another country you must have one thing a passport. The Lord Jesus is the passport from planet earth to beautiful heaven. Now listen carefully. Religion is not the way to heaven. Righteousness is not the way to heaven. Reason is not the way to heaven. Ritual is not the way to heaven. Resolve is not the way to heaven. Jesus is the way to heaven. He is the truth of heaven. He is ...

3428. After the Casket Is Closed

Luke 23:46

Sermon

James Merritt

... know my father." The key question to put to your heart right now is this: Is God my Father? Let me explain several things carefully about this question. God becomes your Father when you become His child. "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent ... Father's will. He said, "I do not seek My own will, but the will of the Father who sent Me." (Jn. 5:30) Notice carefully: He committed His spirit to God. His body died, but His spirit went immediately to be with His Heavenly Father. Just as Eccl. 12:7 ...

3429. Let Me Tell You about the Birds and the Bees

Proverbs 5:15-23

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James Merritt

... walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters? It's the same when you have sex with your neighbor's wife: touch her and you'll pay for it, no excuses. There are two big lies our children are being told today about sex, and Solomon takes care of both of them. The first lie is, nobody suffers the consequences, and yet Solomon tells us sexual sin always leaves scars. There is the scar of emotional distress. Doctors tell us that the most horrible scars the human body can suffer are burn scars. They are the ...

3430. When Satan Comes Out of the Closet

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... It is too important to be NEGLECTED, it is too important to be REJECTED, and it is too important not to be INSPECTED. There are some people today who say that prophecy is unimportant, irrelevant, and we don't need to dwell on the future, we just need to take care of the present. But if prophecy is unimportant, then you must ask why God included prophecy in his word. It has been estimated that as much as one-third of the Bible was prophecy at the time it was written.[3] The last book of the Bible is devoted ...

3431. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

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James Merritt

... Along the grand highway of life. You will meet with a thousand temptations Each city with evil is rife. This world is a stage of excitement There is a danger wherever you go But if you're tempted in weakness Have courage, my child, to say no. Be careful in choosing companions Seek only the brave and the true. Stand by your friends when in trial Not changing the old for the new. When by false friends you are tempted The taste of the wine cup to know With firmness, with patience and kindness Have courage, my ...

3432. Doing Right When You Have Been Done Wrong

Ephesians 4:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... send away." Forgiveness is when you release to the Lord any bitterness that you might feel you have a right to have toward someone else. It is the willingness to send both the offender and the offense away into the hands of God, and let God take care of the matter. Psychologists and ministers alike now agree that there is only one cure for the cancer of bitterness, and that is forgiveness. Dr. Archibald Hart defines forgiveness as "giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me."4 Now we are told plainly we ...

3433. Nobody's Perfect--Except Jesus

Hebrews 4:15-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... earthly. You say, "What is the difference?" Earthly ambition is after kingdoms, but heavenly ambition is after the kingdom. Jesus said in Mt. 6:33, "Seek first the kingdom of God." Don't seek gain, don't seek goal, don't seek glory; seek God, and let God take care of the rest. Jesus proved that not only did he have the right appetite for the word of God, but also that he had the right ambition for the will of God. "And Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall ...

3434. Don't Forget to Remember

Jude 1:5-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... their purpose, and led schools, churches, and entire denominations away from the Word of God, and therefore the power of God. There is a word for all of us here who have been given the privilege and position of teaching the Word of God. Listen to it carefully: The higher the position, the greater the judgment. That is why the Apostle James said: "My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment." (James 3:1) I want to tell you, the hottest part of hell is ...

3435. Don't Believe the Lie about the Truth

John 8:32

Sermon

James Merritt

... wise enough to believe that some things are absolutely true, but unfortunately adults are becoming an increasingly different matter. For the first time in the history of this nation, we are living in a society that is rejecting the notion of absolute truth. Listen carefully to the next two statements: There are no absolutes. All truth is relative. According to a 1992 Gallup poll, 72% of all adults agreed that: "There is no such thing as absolute truth." Now compare that with the fact that in 1962 a Gallup ...

3436. The Right Connection

John 15:1-8

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James Merritt

... serve as a peg to hang something on. A branch from a vine is only good for one of two things: bearing or burning. That is exactly what happens here. These dead branches are cast out, withered, gathered, and burned. Now everyone of us had better listen carefully to these next two principles: Principle number one: Not all believers are branches. It is possible to believe in Jesus with your head, but not have the right connection to Jesus in your heart. As a matter of fact, John said in Jn.2:23-24: Now when ...

3437. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... they feel guilty about spending too little time with their children. Compared to 1965 families spend 40% less time on caring for their children.17 According to the Family Research Council, the average father spends only 8 minutes a day ... choice. You have got to choose which god you are going to serve." This is a choice that every father has to make. Father, be very careful when you make this choice because the choice that you make will determine the choice that will be made in your family for generations to ...

3438. Who's In Charge Here

Judges 21:24-25

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James Merritt

... thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence." Not every authority is always God-guided, but every authority is always God-given. The government better be careful in over-emphasizing the separation of "church and state" so it gets to the point of separating "God from government." Government may not understand it, but God is government's best friend. Paul said in Romans 13:1ff: "Let every soul be subject to the ...

3439. Like a Good Neighbor, Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... By Cost Notice what the Samaritan did for this man. "And went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'" (vv. 34-35) He probably tore his own robe to make the bandages. He took oil and wine from his own supplies to ...

3440. Nothing Great Happens Without It

Luke 14: 25-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... one problem with a lot of church members is that they are half-finished towers. How many people do you know that ran one lap of the Christian life and quit? Or they fought one round and quit? Or they played one quarter and they quit? If you are not careful, you will wind up as a half-finished tower. As I have told you before, what matters in a race is not how fast you start, but how strong you finished. Nothing breaks a pastor's heart than to look at Christians who used to do something. They used to ...

3441. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... pray in that situation, but he was wrong to say he wouldn't pray in the next one. You see, we are to turn every care into a prayer, every aggravation into a supplication, and every irritation into an invocation. We are to pray when we are in trouble, but ... Christ Jesus." Now the point Jesus was making was this: If a poor widow got what she deserved from a selfish judge who didn't care about her, how much more will God's children receive from a Heavenly Father that loves them. You see, the worst of God is ...

3442. Why Were the Wise Men Wise?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... I want you to give thought to an adaptation of the poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. It goes like this: ‘Twas the night before Jesus came, and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care In hopes that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed, Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And Mom in her rocker with the baby on her lap Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap. When out of the ...

3443. Why Every Christian Should Be an Optimist

Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... the sun and the night light of the moon, the Lord is our shade and our shield that protects us from both heat and hurt. God takes care of his own. Paul Harvey tells one of the most remarkably fascinating true stories I have ever heard. It is from World War II about a B ... is, a spider's web is like a wall, Where God is not, a wall is like a spider's web. Listen very carefully, when friends abandon you, just remember that God is your provider. When foes attack you, just remember that God is your protector. When ...

3444. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Now may we just be real honest with each other. The reason why we do not witness more than we do, is because we do not care more than we do. Cheerleaders in America will shed more tears over a lost football or basketball game in one Saturday, than the church will share ... life is when you win people to Jesus Christ. Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said, "Even if I were utterly selfish and had no care for anything but my own happiness, I would choose if I might, under God, to be a soul-winner. For never did I ...

3445. In Defense of the Offense

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... in a rowboat and offered to take him to safety. He said, "Oh no, that's all right, don't worry about me. God will take care of me." The flood waters kept coming up and up, and they were almost at his waist. About that time a helicopter flew overhead and ... inside the copter said, "Take hold of the rope and climb up." The man said, "Oh, don't worry about me. God is going to take care of me and deliver me." The helicopter left and soon after that, the flood waters rose and the man drowned. The next scene was in ...

3446. Foundations for the Future

1 Corinthians 3:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... the foundation of everything that we do in this church. Let me give you this illustration. Those of us who run a household know that when we get our paycheck, hopefully after we have written a tithe to the Lord, the first thing we have got to do is take care of the essentials. We've got to pay the light bill, the water bill, the gas bill; we've got to buy groceries; we've got make the mortgage payment. You know what that is? That is budget giving. In fact, I call it "grunt giving." Then after that, you ...

3447. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... in its expression." Courtesy has been defined as love in little things. Love does not embarrass your family in public. Isn't it strange how courtesy is in during courtship, but goes out after marriage. Two lovers walking down the street; She tripped; he murmurs, "Careful, sweet!" Now wed, they tread that self-same street: She trips; he growls, "Pick up your feet!" Love is considerate "Love does not seek its own, is not provoked." (v.5) In other words, love does not look out for number one; it looks out ...

3448. Castaway

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... us the ministry of reconciliation." In v.19 we are told that God "has committed to us the word of reconciliation." In v.20 we are told, "we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us." Now if you will think about that carefully, you will realize exactly what God has done. First of all, we have been given the ministry of reconciliation. Listen again to v.18, "God has given us the ministry of reconciliation." Now reconciliation, as you know, is where you bring two parties together who ...

3449. How to Rub People the Right Way

Acts 4:36-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... word of encouragement. To some degree or other, all of us are like the guy I heard about who drove on to a used car lot and walked up to a salesman and asked, "Sir, are you the salesman who sold me this car?" The salesman looked him over pretty carefully and said, "Yes, I believe I am." The used car owner said, "Well, I wonder if you would mind telling me about it again; sometimes I get so discouraged!" We all get discouraged and we need encouragement. I don't know of any place that we need it more than ...

3450. Saved to Share

Acts 26

Sermon

James Merritt

... ."8 At first blush, it appears as if Paul was unsuccessful. "Then Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You almost persuade me to become a Christian." (v.28) You would think that it was all for naught because Agrippa did not come to Christ. But listen carefully. Paul was successful because he was faithful. He was indeed "obedient to the heavenly vision." Any witness is successful when he or she simply testifies to the truth of Jesus Christ, shares the story of their own conversion, and leaves the results to God. Because ...

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