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3626. A Man on the Run

Jonah 1:1-4

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James Merritt

... , when he should have gone just 500 miles to Nineveh. You remember this about sin and disobedience. Whenever you run from God, the trip is always longer, always costlier, and always harder. Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. c. The Disaster From v.4 to the end of the chapter, we are told that a great storm arose. Everybody began to pray to their god, throw out the cargo, lighten the load, but nothing worked. They find ...

3627. Don't Get Too Big For Your Spiritual Britches

Judges 16:20

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James Merritt

... a matter of time until he hit rock bottom. III. How His Life Stopped Samson meets a dame named Delilah. I call her a dame because she certainly was no lady. However, to be honest, he was no gentleman either. For before he met and married her, he had been staying with a prostitute. So the Philistines come up with a plan: "And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her. Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to ...

3628. The Way Over Is Under

Luke 7:1-10

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James Merritt

... I'm not leaving." She said, "I am commanding you to go." He laughed at her and said, "You can't make me leave and you can't put me out." Well, then she began to plead with him and beg him. But he said, "I am not leaving." He stayed and she was so embarrassed, humiliated, felt so guilty that what she had done was wrong, and she regretted the day she invited him to come and live in her house. Well, she went and talked with a lawyer. This lawyer sent her to the judge, and the judge issued ...

3629. A Streetcar Named Desire

Luke 19:1-10

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James Merritt

... The Passion to Save Now what happened next astonished the crowd and probably almost caused Zacchaeus to fall out of the tree. "And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.' So he made haste and came down and received Him joyfully." (vv.5-6) I find it interesting that Jesus knew Zacchaeus' name and had never even met him. Even in that little fact, I see the passion of Jesus. You see, it appears as if ...

3630. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

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James Merritt

... , "I could drive within six inches of the edge." The last man said, "Sire, I would drive just as far away from the edge as I possibly could." He got the job! The best and safest decision we can all make concerning beverage alcohol is to stay as far away from it as we possibly can. Abraham Lincoln said it well and said it best when he said, "Alcohol has many defenders, but no defense." Truer words were never spoken. This late, and great President, also made this resolution: Whereas, the use of intoxicating ...

3631. Mom: The Heart of a Godly Family

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... afraid of snow for her household, for all her household is clothed with scarlet." (v.21) Scarlet generally was made of wool. This verse tells us that a mother, a good mother, has her family prepared for emergencies. The good mother makes sure her family stays warm in cold weather, cool in hot weather, and comfortable in any weather. That is, she makes sure the family is prepared for every emergency. l. Decorum "She makes tapestry for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple." (v.22) This woman wants ...

3632. America: You Are Too Young to Die

Psalm 80:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... His specific orders called for traveling with that cannon personally to ensure its safe passage and delivery to the proper authority. Well, after two days at sea, this ship encountered heavy weather and ran into a terrible storm. This naval officer who had been ordered to stay with this cannon, lashed the cannon to the deck and decided to go below where he could find some dry clothes and eat a hot meal. He thought to himself: "These ropes should hold this cannon and it looks like the storm will be over very ...

3633. Why Every Christian Should Be an Optimist

Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... bedroom. They came in and said, "Mrs. Smith, how on earth could you sleep with all of that bombing going on?" She said, "Well, it says in the Bible ‘He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.' So I figured there was no need for both of us to stay up all night and I went to bed." That little lady knew that the Lord was her provider. II. The Lord Is My Protector "The Lord is your keeper." (v.5) The word "keep" is used six different times in this one psalm. It literally means "to protect" or "to ...

3634. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

Recently while being on a mission trip in Romania, I had the privilege of staying overnight in London, England. While touring that beautiful city, I was standing in front of Westminster Abbey, the beautiful church where all of the monarchs of England are crowned, and the site of the funeral of Princess Diana. I thought about an elderly lady who was in a group of ...

3635. Jesus: The Hope of a Godly Family

Psalm 127:1-2

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James Merritt

... three times in the first two verses. That word vain has several meanings. First of all, it can mean wasteful. It literally means empty. Solomon uses the word: "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep." (Ps. 127:1-2) Using word pictures from a Jewish mentality, Solomon, who was also a Jew, compares the ...

3636. The Greatest Place in the World

Romans 12:1-2

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James Merritt

... even wants more than what is best for us; He wants what is perfect for us; and what is perfect is His plan for our lives. I read the story of an evangelist whose wife had died, leaving him with two little boys to rear. He hired a woman to stay with them while he was going to his crusades. Whenever he traveled he would nearly always return with presents for his little boys. Well, coming back on one particular flight, he forgot to buy them some gifts. When he got off the plane he could hear them shouting in ...

3637. The Client

Zechariah 3:1-7

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James Merritt

... of the Lord admonishes Joshua, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘If you will walk in My ways, and if you will keep My command, then you shall also judge My house, and likewise have charge of My courts.'" (vv.6-7) Joshua was told that if he would stay pure and holy, he could judge God's house and have charge of His courts. That is the job of the priest. Joshua now had full authority to do everything that God had called him to do. You are of no use to God unless you are exercising his divine ...

3638. Foundations for the Future

1 Corinthians 3:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... where we can do the new work. But all of this depends on your financial faithfulness, and your financial faithfulness must begin with helping us build a financial foundation that will give us the financial freedom to have a glorious financial future. I have stayed at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando. One of the 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 ...

3639. Nothing but the Blood

1 John 1:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... to keep the sin. You can have the forgiveness or you can have the filth, but you cannot have both. I was reading about how a sailor is designated at night as the Officer of the Deck. That means he has the watch late at night. He would have to stay awake for a designated period of time, usually around four hours, and keep a watch out to insure there was nothing wrong with the ship. The Officer of the Deck usually would stand on the bridge where the ship is controlled and steered. At night no white lights are ...

3640. How to Rub People the Right Way

Acts 4:36-37

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James Merritt

... , and many times when people would come to Christ they would lose their jobs. Furthermore, a great revival had broken out on the day of Pentecost in Jerusalem, and many people had come to know the Lord Jesus who lived in other places, but they stayed behind because they wanted to receive instruction; they wanted to be in fellowship with other believers and they wanted to grow in the Lord. So their backs were financially against the wall. Well, Ole Barney, being the encourager that he was, took a valuable ...

3641. What to Wear to the War

Ephesians 6:13-17

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James Merritt

... in her little bedroom. Somebody said to her, "How in the world could you sleep with all of that bombing going on?" She said, "Well, it says in the Bible, ‘He that keeps Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps' so I figured there was no need for both of us to stay awake all night, so I went to bed." Now her feet were shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. IV. The Shield of Faith Is For the Dart of Doubt Now we are told to take "the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench ...

3642. Are You In the Know

Job 19:23-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... this very text. When he had finished one of those liberal unbelieving scholars came up to him and said, "I don't believe you can get the second coming out of the Old Testament. That wise old preacher said, "You sure can't, buddy, it's in there to stay." If you will listen carefully you will find that Job reveals to us when Jesus is coming, where Jesus is coming, and why Jesus is coming. First he tells us that "He shall stand at last on the earth." Now the Hebrew language literally says, "at the last." Well ...

3643. Turn Right with the Right Turn

Luke 13:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and it will do a lot of good. That $100 bill can buy food, it can buy medicine, it can even go to church and be put in the offering plate and help pay the church's bills, and go on to the mission field. But if that $100 bill stays in circulation long enough, eventually it is going to get into the hands of a bank teller, whose expert eyes and sensitive fingers will know it is a counterfeit. When it is discovered it will be destroyed. I want to tell you the burden of my heart. I am becoming ...

3644. Hazardous to Your Wealth: Myths about Money

Malachi 3:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and yet I am as miserable as hell." Billy Graham said they talked with him and had prayer with him and tried to point him to Christ, who alone gives meaning to life. Dr. Graham said that afternoon they went down the hill to a small cottage where they were staying, and the pastor of the local Baptist church came to call on them. He was an Englishman. He also was 75. He was a widower and he spent most of his free time taking care of two invalid sisters. He was full of enthusiasm, full of joy, and had a ...

3645. The Perfect Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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James Merritt

... , the greatest danger to these disciples was not the storm, it was their doubt. Jesus rebuked the disciples for their lack of faith. But He didn't rebuke them because they didn't have enough faith to still the storm. He rebuked them for not having enough faith to stay calm in the storm, believing that Jesus would take care of it. Fear cuts the legs of faith right out from under it. The reason Jesus was irritated was they had no reason to fear. Why? They had already seen the power of Jesus. Do you know how ...

3646. You Had Better Get It Right

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... 18.00 on the table. With it she left this note: "For bearing you nine months in the womb, taking care of you when you threw up for three months, no charge. For cooking your breakfast everyday, no charge. For washing and ironing your clothes everyday, no charge. For staying up all night every time you were sick, no charge. For taking you wherever you want to go, no charge. Total: Grace." When the boy read that note he ran to his mother and said, "Mother, whatever you want me to do let me know and there won't ...

3647. Your Word is Your Bond

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... about it. Would you hire someone if they had great skill, if they dressed nice, if they had good personalities, if they worked well with the public, but you could not believe anything that they said? Of course you wouldn't for that type of person causes trouble and stays in trouble. I heard about a man who was driving a car down the road and he was stopped by a police officer. The police officer came up to the car and the man said, "What's the problem officer?" The officer said, "Sir, you were going 75 ...

3648. When God Speaks You Better Listen

Jonah 1:1-17

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James Merritt

... refuse to listen to whatever God is telling you to do. Whenever you run from God, the trip is always longer, always costlier, and always harder. I've told you before sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. Now because of Jonah's disobedience, everyone experienced God's discipline. From verse 4 to the end of the chapter we are told that a great storm arose. Everybody began to pray to their God, throw out the cargo, lighten ...

3649. Why You Should Trust In God

Proverbs 3:5-6

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James Merritt

... , "We don't know, and explained their problem." Well, the driver was very kind and offered a suggestion. A few miles down the road was a grocery store owned by a woman that he knew. She had several empty rooms upstairs and perhaps she might let them stay there. Well, the woman did rent Cliff and Billie a room for $5.00 and they moved in. On their first day Billie spent the afternoon practicing the piano and Cliff played the trombone he had brought with him. The proprietor of the store, sitting downstairs in ...

3650. He's Everything I Need

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... of Hebrew hymns. In fact, the book of Psalms is actually a “hymn” book in the middle of “His” book. Of the 150 songs in this collection, the 23rd song is the most popular and the best known. I call this David’s “greatest hit.” It has stayed on the charts longer than any other song written in history. It is only 118 words in English, but it makes up perhaps the most familiar 118 words in the hundreds of thousands of words that are found in the Bible. I am beginning a series of messages ...

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