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3701. The Sin of Robin Hood

Exodus 20:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... broad daylight, or by breaking through a window in the darkness of night we can steal from others. Now it doesn't matter if it's a piece of candy or a piece of jewelry; a dime or a dollar. It doesn't even matter, contrary to what Robin Hood thought, if the person from whom you are taking it would miss it or not. It is stealing and God condemns it. Incidentally, if you think about it, all stealing is public. I believe God is amused at the way robbers try to disguise their crime. A thief will break into ...

3702. With Jesus No Mission Is Impossible

John 6:1-14

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James Merritt

... Luke 18:27, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." The next time you say something is illogical, remember Isaiah 55:9, "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." The ridiculous with man is the reasonable with God. Every problem that you face is an opportunity for you to believe God, and for God to bless you. II. How Jesus Performed a Miracle Now even though all four gospels include this miracle, only ...

3703. The Church Is Alive and Well

Matthew 16:13-18

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James Merritt

... want it 4 ft. high, but I want you to not only guarantee me that it will be 4 ft. high, but I want you to guarantee me that it will never fall." The carpenter thought for a minute, "Now to build it 4 ft. high wouldn't be so bad, but to guarantee that it will never fall will take some thinking." So the carpenter thought about it a few days and then he came and built it. When he was finished and ready to collect his money, the man said, "Is it 4 ft. high?" He said, "Yes, it is ...

3704. You Can Take It to the Bank

2 Peter 3:1-10

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James Merritt

... heard the story of an atheist who stood before a congregation and said, "If there is a God, I dare him to strike me dead within sixty seconds." He then took his pocket watch in his hand and began to count off the seconds. Some people fainted. Others thought that surely within sixty seconds the man would be dead. They were convinced that God would not put up with such foolishness. Well, when the allotted time was up, the atheist said, "You see, I told you there is no God." A sweet little Christian lady stood ...

3705. The Fountain of Truth

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... is imperfect. But the inference is not true. God can come into the nearest union with manhood, and He can use men for his purposes, and yet their acts may not in the least degree stain his purposes with moral obliquity. Even so, He can utter his thoughts by men, and those thoughts may not be in the least effected by the natural fallibility of man.4 Remember this: Men wrote the Bible, but God authored the Bible. This Bible never claims to be the words of men; it claims to be the Word of God. As you read the ...

3706. Saving Private Ryan

Acts 1:8

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James Merritt

... . Well, toward the end of the month he noticed the supply of oil was very low. Soon it was gone and the beacon went out. That night several ships were wrecked and lives were lost. When the authorities investigated, the man was very remorseful and gave what he thought was a legitimate excuse for his action. They simply looked at him and said, "You were given oil for one purpose—to keep that light burning. We have all been given the oil of the Holy Spirit for one primary purpose—to keep the light of Jesus ...

3707. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... and started a countdown. He had heard executions from his cell. He was told, "Sign your name and you will live," but he refused. He closed his eyes, grimaced, and prepared to die. They pulled the trigger. When he heard the click he thought he was dead. The gun, however, had not been loaded.6 Mark Helprin's friend was eventually released. He discovered afterward that every other prisoner who had confessed was later hanged in the public square; only he survived. Now listen carefully. Compromise represents ...

3708. Have You Heard the News?

Ephesians 2:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... wrath. We must be born again to become children of God. That is the bad news—man is lost. II. The Better News: God Is Love Now I know the news is about to get better because of the first two words of verse 4: "But God," Have you ever thought about what a difference that little three letter word "but" makes. Think about these statements: - The phone rings—your son is on the other end of the line, and he says: "Dad, I have been in a wreck." Your heart leaps into your throat, but then you hear him say ...

3709. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... he would put his Christianity to practice. He said to himself, "I'm going to give that man a ham from my smokehouse." On the way to the smokehouse the Devil whispered in his ears and said, "Only give him one ham." Well, he hadn't really thought about how many hams he would give. Then the Lord Jesus said, "Give him five hams." Well, the man decided to do that. Then the Devil said, "Give him the five smallest hams that you have." He started to do that, but then the Lord Jesus said, "Give him the ...

3710. If You're Not Loving You're Not Living (Fruit of the Spirit: Love)

Galatians 5:22

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James Merritt

... a person loves God the way they ought to love God, and then loves others the way they ought to love others, then they will love themselves the way they ought to love themselves. You see, if you will get one thought into your mind, you will understand just how wonderful you really are. Here's the thought: God loves you. Now add to that this strong truth: God does not love you because you are valuable, you are valuable because God loves you. If you are suffering from low self-esteem, I'm going to make one ...

3711. Try a Little Kindness (Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness)

Galatians 5:22

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James Merritt

... was, I came up with this definition: Kindness is treating others the way God has treated you. The Bible says in Eph. 4:32, "And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you." Now as I thought about kindness, I thought about an incident in the life of Jesus which not only shows us kindness, but teaches us valuable lessons on the kindness that God expects from us. It is one of the most tender, sweet, and yet very familiar incidents in the life of Jesus ...

3712. Never Let Them See You Sweat (Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... the runway, the instructor looked at his student and noticed how calm he was. Normally, students who are coming in for their first landing were nervous, wide-eyed, and sweating bullets. But this young man was as cool as the other side of the pillow. The instructor thought to himself, "I cannot believe how calm this young man is. He will make a great pilot." But then the plane hit the runway with a thud, bounced fifty feet into the air, hit and bounced again, ran off the runway and landed upside down in a ...

3713. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... a King. In this tremendous passage of Scripture, Isaiah answers clearly and eternally the question, "What child is this?" I. This Is the Child That Was Given He begins by telling us "Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given." (v.6) Now in those two thoughts are also two tremendous truths: One speaks of the humanity of Jesus ("a Child is born"); one speaks of the deity of Jesus ("a Son is given"). One tells us he is the Son of man, the other tells us he is the Son of God. One tells us of ...

3714. Don't Forget to Remember

Jude 1:5-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... remember when Abraham gave Lot his choice of where to live? Lot chose Sodom. Sodom was a place of "spacious skies, amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain." Watered by lakes, lush with meadows, it had a wonderful climate. Lot probably thought it was "The Club Med" of the Middle East. It was a God-blessed land. What happened? This city gave themselves "over to sexual immorality and...strange flesh." The incident Jude refers to is found in Gen. 19:1-5: "Now the two angels came ...

3715. God's Prescription for a Healthy Christian

Jude 1:17-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... portion of light and sound doctrine without being a disciple of this Book."2 Your faith will never be any stronger than its foundation. That's why Paul said, "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Dwight L. Moody said, "I prayed for faith and thought that someday faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. Then one day I read where "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." I had closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now open my ...

3716. The Way Over Is Under

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... knows what I mean." The student said, "Well, suppose you want a person to go there? Then what do you do?" The Chinese student thought for a moment and said, "Well, I go over there and then say, ‘Come here.'" Well this man understood that Jesus had authority because ... announce to the world, "I don't like gravity, I'm not into gravity, never have been, never will be, I don't like the thought of ‘what goes up must come down.' I refuse to submit to the authority of gravity over my life. It's not going to tell ...

3717. A Streetcar Named Desire

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... Robert Ingersoll, "Jesus is a very fascinating man, and I believe that someone could write a novel about him that would be a best seller." Ingersoll thought about it for a moment and said, "I believe you are right, and I believe you are the man to write it. Why don't ... him simply to fall on the football so the clock would run out. When this second string quarterback came to the line, he thought he saw an opening where a touchdown could be scored, and he changed the play. He went back to pass and he threw ...

3718. Are You Going to Fish or Cut Bait?

Mark 1:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... Player, José Alou recalls how he was playing shortstop for the San Francisco Giants in the 1962 World Series. New York Yankee, Bobby Richardson, slammed a double and landed on second base. Playing close to second, José heard Bobby call out, "José!" Well José thought to himself, "Now what would Richardson want with me in the middle of a World Series game? I knew he was a Christian. I couldn't believe he was trying to confuse me." Bobby called out again, "José!" When José looked over there, Bobby ...

3719. It Was the Birthday of a King

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... he wanted to put her away privately because adultery was a crime punishable by death by stoning. Joseph did not know who the father was. He just knew who the father was not. Then an angel appears to Joseph and tells him who the true father is. "But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.'" (v.20) Now the Word of God ...

3720. Why Were the Wise Men Wise?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... who this baby is, nor do you know where to find him. Is that right?" You say, "That is absolutely correct." The student looks at you, shakes his head and says, "All this time I respected you as a wise man. But you are not nearly as wise as I thought you were." These wise men (and incidentally, we are not told they were kings, nor are we told there were only three) could have very easily faced ridicule and sarcasm for looking for the baby called Jesus. We live today in a world that still thinks it is foolish ...

3721. Put Up and Shut Up

Proverbs 18:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... average, just think about the libraries some of us are leaving behind! No wonder Solomon took so much time and poured so much thought into this vital topic. Consider how just a few words will determine the fabric and destiny of the lives of your children: " ... Do you like for people to think that you are smarter than you really are, rather than people to know that you are dumber than they thought you were? Let me let you in on a secret. "He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a ...

3722. Friends

Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17

Sermon

James Merritt

... I don't believe I could persuade you to accept them. But what it comes down to is, "No, I don't go along with Henry Kissinger's comments. Mr. Nixon is my friend, and I don't turn my back on my friends." Colson said for an instant he thought the roof would cave in, and it did, but not like he expected. After a moment of silence, the students stood up and gave him a prolonged standing ovation. Because even they could appreciate loyalty to a friend. If you want to find out who your friends really are, I ...

3723. If the Confession Doesn't Fit You Cannot Acquit

Proverbs 28:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... the Washington Redskins, tells a true story about a friend of his who owned a fine Labrador retriever. The friend, whom we will call John, looked out his window one morning and saw his faithful obedient dog sitting on his haunches near the front porch. John thought he saw something hanging from the dog's jaws. Sure enough, a closer look revealed it was his neighbor's pet rabbit that was now dead. Well, John was not only stunned, he was scared. Not exactly sure what to do, he worked through several solutions ...

3724. Mom: The Heart of a Godly Family

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... About your father...he has a lovely job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the grass at the cemetery. I discovered what I thought was a washing machine in our new house when we moved in, but it doesn't work too good. Last week I stuffed fourteen shirts ... picked it up, rubbed it vigorously and a genie appeared. The genie said, "I'm going to grant you your fondest wish." The man thought for a moment and then said, "I want a spectacular job a job that no man has ever succeeded at, or has ever attempted ...

3725. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... 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 tourists visiting London, and the guide was explaining the history ... half of the knowledge you don't have. Would you agree that God could exist in the knowledge you do not have?" She said, "Well, I never thought about that before." Then she said, "Well, I don't know whether there is a God or not." I said, "Now we are getting somewhere, you're ...

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