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3451. The Secret of Self-Esteem

Ephesians 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... . How many more blessings do you want? If you've got every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus when you get Christ Jesus, who would care about getting a second blessing? There was an old saint who loved the Lord with all of his heart, but he didn't have ... God Himself. Thank God our acceptance is not based on what we do for God, but what God has done for us in Christ Jesus. Listen carefully. Because of Jesus God has accepted us. That means that you can't do anything so bad that it would make God love you less, ...

3452. Let's Get Ready to Rumble

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Now I want to be very careful here. Because as I talk about the devil, I want you to avoid two extremes you might have in your attitude toward the one called ... admitting to you Satan is dangerous. The devil is deadly; old Lucifer is destructive. This wicked force is deceptive. But listen to me carefully. He is not invincible. I will never forget how frightened people were of Saddam Hussein at the start of the Gulf War, ...

3453. Battle Stations

Ephesians 6:10-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... 't need God. We treat God like someone you call on only in case of an emergency. Isn't it interesting that when you get to the point in your Christian life that you think you are the strongest, you are really the weakest. Now I want you to listen carefully. There is plenty of room for confidence in the Christian life, but there is no room for pride. The Lord said to Paul in 2 Cor. 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." But then Paul added in verse 10, "For ...

3454. A Call to Arms

Exodus 17:8-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... comes. On the other hand, there are those who want to leave the monastery and go out in the main street and confront this world and try to change this world on their own. I want to tell you one is just as wrong as the other is. Listen very carefully. You cannot win in the valley unless you win on the hilltop. Weariness in prayer means weakness in battle. In fact, where the battle is really won or lost is in prayer. "And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down ...

3455. When the Pressure Is On

John 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... ask you a question. Do you think Moses figured all of this out before he left Egypt? I think not. But I'll tell you what Moses did do. He believed in God. He trusted the Lord to meet his needs, and God took care of everyone of those needs. Do you think God has any problem taking care of your needs? I can assure you He does not. So the next time the pressure is on, just remember it is testing your faith in Jesus; it is meant to turn your focus to Jesus; and it will once again tell you ...

3456. The Prosecutor Perry Mason Can't Beat

John 16:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Refusing to believe in Jesus Christ, and refusing to receive Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life, is the one sin that you must be convicted of because it is the only sin that God cannot forgive. In fact, if the Holy Spirit takes care of your sin problem singular, He can then take care of your sins problem plural. Do you understand that the only sin that will and can send a person to hell is the sin of unbelief? People do not die and go to hell because they gamble, drink, cheat, lie, steal or kill. Jesus ...

3457. The Perfect Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." Sometimes we are thrown into the fire through no fault of our own. Well, the ship is filling with water and the disciples are filling with worry. "But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, ‘Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?'" (v.38) Did you know this is the only time in the Bible where you will ever read that Jesus was asleep? Now why was Jesus at peace while the disciples were going to pieces? Well, the reason is because He remembered something, but ...

3458. You Had Better Get It Right

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... of People Who Disobey God's Truth "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." (v.19) Now listen carefully to what Jesus tells us there. He said that the way we are going to be judged by God will be very simple. God is going to evaluate us as to whether or not we obeyed the law or not, and then secondly, He's going to evaluate us as ...

3459. 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

... around and asked little children, from the ages of four to seven, what they thought about death. You will find these to be both amusing but encouraging. Here's what these children said: Everybody has to die sometime, even if you don't want to. When you die, God takes care of you like your mother did when you were alive, only God doesn't yell at you all the time. God doesn't tell you when you're going to die, because He wants it to be a big surprise. Only the good people go to Heaven, the other people ...

3460. No Fear

Psalm 23:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... You have nothing to fear when Jesus is near. A verse that I read so often at funerals of Christians is Psalm 116:15, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” The word precious there does not mean so much valuable as it means carefully attended to, and watched over by God. When a Christian dies, he always dies in God’s time, and he always dies in God’s sight. Did you know that no Christian has ever died alone? Let me give you some even better news. The shepherd never takes his ...

3461. Guilt: How to Keep Your Conscience Clear

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden.” (v.5a) David finally came to the point where he admitted his sin to God. You will never acknowledge your sin until you have been convicted of your sin, and David had been convicted. But notice carefully David had been convicted by the Spirit of God. Now let me tell you why that is so important. The devil will accuse you of sin, but the Holy Spirit will convict you of sin. You say, "What is the difference?” The difference is monumental. Satan will ...

3462. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Psalm 102:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... . It is a prophecy of Jesus Christ Himself. Jesus knew what it was to be lonely. In fact, I believe Jesus knew loneliness as no other person who has ever lived has known loneliness. Jesus understands what it is to be rejected. He can relate to that “nobody cares about me” feeling. John said about Jesus, “He came to His own and His own did not receive Him.” (Jn. 1:11) Think about this. Jesus was rejected by his own family. For a long time they did not believe in Him. He was rejected by his friends ...

3463. Why You Should Study the Bible

Psalm 119:105

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the history of that family. Then they realized what that wise old father had done. He had forced them to stop loping around and waiting for money to come, and instead tricked them into cultivating the vineyard. The secret of his wealth was the vines, which properly cared for, would make them very rich. We, too, have a vineyard that will produce unbelievable spiritual wealth to us, but we have to work at it. We have to dig through it. We have to get into it. Many of us are in the first grade of spiritual ...

3464. Matthew 13:24-30, 24-30

Matthew 13:24-30

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the darnel plant could be identified among the maturing wheat crop, the plants were too intertwined in root and leaf to safely separate the two species. Pulling out the darnel would destroy the wheat. Note that while the slaves, the field workers caring for the crop, are mystified by the appearance of these weeds (they know they planted "good seed"), the householder, their master, instantly discerns what has happened in his field: "An enemy has done this" (v.28). Likewise the householder immediately devises ...

3465. Won't You Come Home, George Bailey?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

... , then Christmas is about this one ... and that we shouldn't be in all that big a hurry to get from one to the other. For if God can live here, so can we. Albeit differently than we have done so far. Because we've got a baby to take care of now. Whose name is Love. And it would be shame to drop it or walk away from it ... having seen what it looks like ... and having felt what it feels like. Which is why Christmas, which begins with a visitation (God's), is ultimately about a transformation (ours). Peter ...

3466. Moving Fences

Matthew 14:13-21

Illustration

Jerry Fuller

... lives. The parish priest, however, pointed out that, because she was a Protestant, she could not be buried in the town's Catholic cemetery. The villagers protested, but the priest held firm. It was not easy for the priest either, because he too had been cared for by the woman during a serious illness. But the canons of the Church were very clear; she would have to buried outside the fence of the cemetery. The day of the funeral arrived, and the whole village accompanied the woman' s casket to the cemetery ...

3467. A Strong-willed Woman

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... ?” (2) Eleanor Roosevelt was a woman of strength. She was controversial, but she was not reluctant to speak her mind about things she considered important. Jesus told a parable about another such woman. Remember? “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or ...

3468. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

... . Because the stakes seem higher now. And while I have no responsibility to fight (as do those we prayed for this morning) or fly bombing missions (as do two of my daughter's more recent male companions), I do feel a responsibility to care and counsel, pray and preach. Especially preach, which I do this morning in the largest, most influential congregation in Michigan Methodism. Not that you need….not that anybody needs….one more "talking head." The airways (both cable and network) are full of "talking ...

3469. Introducing A Child to God

1 Samuel 1:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... be exact. (3) So, we all share a vital stake in influencing children toward Christ. This includes parents, grandparents, and all others who care about the Kingdom of God and about America. Let me invite you to consider the example of an old man named Eli who ... to her word, as soon as she weaned him, she brought him to the old priest Eli at Shiloh and placed the boy under his care. Each year when she returned to Shiloh, she would bring Samuel a new robe. Eli was well along in years and almost blind, but he was ...

3470. Finishing Strong

Philippians 3:12-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ?! This may be the first time in the history of Christ Church that we will be free of bank debt. There is a gospel principle at work here. Anytime we concentrate on taking care of ourselves first, we fall on our faces. But when we look first to the needs of others, especially the least and the lost and the lonely, the Lord takes care of our needs. Now, look on the back of your T-3 brochure to the green portion, and let’s rejoice in projects that have already been fully funded. Many have already been ...

3471. The Blessing Of A Godly Mentality

Genesis 18:16-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to poor shots by shouting God’s name profanely, and the TV network broadcasts that profanity around the world. If a student in a public high school wants to write a term paper on Buddhism or deviant sexuality or witchcraft, his right to do so is carefully protected. But if he wants to do a term paper on Jesus, he is likely to encounter opposition. Some Americans have the mistaken idea that this is an explicitly atheist country in which they can be shielded from any expression of religion. But the American ...

3472. The Lost And Found Collection

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... two plus two equals four or five or fix or whatever he wanted it to equal. Lewis said that he would allow that accountant to take care of his tax returns. Then, said Lewis, he wanted to meet a minister who would tell him that it did not matter what he believed or ... , I want to ask you something. If one of us got hurt and had to go to the hospital, and if it cost a lot to take care of us, would you just send word to the hospital to just get rid of us because you wouldn’t pay the bill?” Mr. Thomas called up ...

3473. Sending Good Messages

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... husbands and wives are more vulnerable to each other than to any other person. Therefore, any derogatory name that you call your partner in anger will never be forgotten. It may be forgiven, but it will never be forgotten. Therefore, be very careful. Here is the third rule: AVOID WORDS LIKE “ALWAYS” AND “NEVER.” When you use those words in accusatory statements, they are almost always wrong and unhelpful. You know what I mean. “John, you always undercut my discipline with the children.” “Mary ...

3474. Hope In A Hostile World

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... girl, her chances of survival were small. This is still true in certain parts of India and China. But back in Rome, members of what was then a new religious group called Christians began to take in those outcast newborns and to care for them. Before long, the Romans began depositing their unwanted babies on the doorsteps of the Christians. Instinctively, even those pagan Roman parents knew that those unwanted children had a right to live. We live in a cultured, highly developed, supposedly religious country ...

3475. The Shepherd's Song

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... do we know practically nothing about sheep, we are even less likely to admit our need of a shepherd. Day by day, we live as if we can make it pretty well on our own. Successful, self-made, secure in our self-actualized lives, investments cared for, retirement carefully planned. On a day-to-day basis, and outside of church, we are not likely to admit our need of a shepherd. James Rudin, a writer for the UM Reporter, describes how a contemporary news editor might have tried to update David's psalm to more ...

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