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3751. Sex and the City

Exodus 20:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... ) When you commit sexual sin, you actually sinned against your own body; you sin against your own soul, you sin against your own spirit, and you sin against your own heart. Adultery is also a marital sin. It is interesting to see how the Bible describes a ... washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you." (I Corinthians 9:11, NLT) There is no sin so powerful as sexual sin, but there is no ...

3752. Get Real

John 15:1-11, 16

Sermon

James Merritt

... joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." (Galatians 5:22-23, NASB) That is what God wants in us - a life that reflects the character of Jesus Christ. When you read about the fruit of the spirit and you know anything about Jesus, you know basically you are reading His biography. Keep in mind that the gardener's number one concern for branch is not only that it just bears fruit, but the most fruit that it can possibly bear. His job ...

3753. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... planted his flag on the top of that mountain? I'll tell you what they said, "How ‘ a bout that dawg!" It is sad to see some people grow old before their time. There are people who are young in body, but they are old in heart and old in spirit. They have no desire to climb mountains. If your only ambition in life is just to make money and be comfortable, you are an old person already. One of the most amazing geographical phenomenons in the world is the Amazon River. It starts three miles high in the snow ...

3754. The “Gratitude Salute”

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the graced presence of God in our lives, and to say “thank you.” But just “showing up” isn’t a true “thank you.” Once we really “pay attention” to what God has done and is doing for us, what transformation has been wrought by the Holy Spirit — a little more response is called for. This is where James’ text gets tough. He calls upon all of us who claim the gift of salvation to be “doers” not just “hearers” of the word. If the truth of the gospel of Christ has been implanted in ...

3755. What’s the Big Deal about Baptism?

Mark 1:9-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... have ever received in my ministry. I received this letter years and years ago from an elderly lady who had been a member of the church for fifty years when she wrote this letter. Here is what she wrote. Dear Pastor, I prayed a few days ago for the Holy Spirit to help me in being quick to obey His bidding. The Lord brought up the subject of believers baptism again. He had been speaking to my heart fifteen or twenty years about the fact that when I was not saved when I was baptized. Someone I loved very much ...

3756. Hotline to Heaven

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... things: We need to get forgiveness. You need to remember that if there is sin in your heart, there is going to be a leak in your prayers. You not only pray to a Heavenly Father, you pray to a Holy Father, and if you have a rebellious spirit, or a stubborn heart that refuses to let go of sin in your life, your prayers will be no more effective than a rubber ball bouncing off a steel ceiling. Sin short-circuits the power of prayer. Every prayer should contain confession and cleansing. Just as clogged arteries ...

3757. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... are wrong not to judge others when your standard is the Word of God. It is never wrong to call wrong wrong when God calls it wrong. But judgment can still be wrong even if you use the right standard if you do it in the wrong spirit. You see, the spirit of judgment must be corrective and constructive, not condemning and critical. I have learned something. You cannot judge a person by what others say about him, but you can judge a person by what he says about others. Now you see there are two reasons why you ...

3758. Never Give Up On God

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... he shouted back out of the shower, "Can I have my privacy?" Well, the knocking stopped for just a moment. As he breathed a sigh of relief that tiny little voice came back and said, "Daddy, where is your privacy? I can't find it!" That is the spirit of prevailing prayer! Now why are we to keep asking, and keep seeking, and keep knocking? Well, there are two reasons. First of all, because of what God says: "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened ...

3759. Does Jesus Have a Health Plan?

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... professionalized.” Physicians drew up educational criteria and closed ranks against the unaccredited and uneducated. Clergy drew back from the front lines of health reform, and fell back into buildings and grounds. The wholeness of “salvation health,” of a body and spirit being healed together, was lost. Health care IS our business, just as it was Jesus’ business. Treating the body of Christ involves treating bodies as well as souls. In today’s James text the epistle writer urged his community to ...

3760. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... of Christ." (Ephesians 4:12-13, NIV) The closer you get to Jesus, the more you will think like Jesus. The more you think like Jesus, the more you will act like Jesus. The more you act like Jesus, the more you glorify Jesus. The Bible says, "As the spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like Him and reflect His glory even more." (II Corinthians 3:18, NLT) Do you notice something? It all comes back to the glory of God. The way to measure spiritual maturity is not by your learning, but ...

3761. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... there is this fragrance. After a time we are not shocked. We come to expect it. If we are truly in tune with the Holy Spirit, every night is memorable because we ask him to take care of us and he does. Perhaps you have found that special prayers — yes, even ... the fathers of the church would include the story in holy scripture? Ah, but wait a minute, we have the answer to that one. The Holy Spirit ordained it and it was and is so! The Bible does not provide us with a take it or leave it posture. To be in the ...

3762. Ministering When You Are Not Welcome

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... then, if they were to run upon one of those impasses that we are bound to run upon from time to time, in the church and out of it, they were to move on and to be done with it. Have your say, and then leave it to the Holy Spirit to clean up the mess, is the way I'd put it. What I find particularly intriguing about the instructions Jesus gives these new missionaries, is that while he gives them a pretty tough briefing session, outlining in detail all that could possibly go wrong and how difficult it was ...

3763. Jesus, The Light of the World

Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of the world, the resurrected Lord, restored the light to a world which had lost hope and direction. Like Raven who forced Seagull to provide the light to the world, so Jesus defeated the forces of evil which sought to destroy the human spirit. Jesus restored confidence; he restored the light. May we have the courage to follow his lead and do the same. 1. Paraphrased from "Sea Gull," in William J. Bausch, A World of Stories for Preachers and Teachers (Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1999 ...

3764. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... did fall into the wrong hands. People have hit each other over the head with Jesus on more than one occasion. I remain consoled that so much of its spirit is in your hands and in the hands of people as ordinary as gardeners and fishermen and single women without a portfolio. That spirit is as strong as any virus — and it will infect the world, if not sooner then later. The writer of Thessalonians was clearly one of the carriers of the gospel. Today, remarkably, we are reading his tale. What does it mean ...

3765. Washing in Old Jordan

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... told me that some of this counselor's advice and therapy was very helpful, but that a few of his suggestions encouraged attitudes that were so self-focused that they could be harmful to others, even to people she loved. Fortunately, because her God-committed spirit was the managing center of her life, she was able to accept the advice that was helpful and to reject that which was obviously inconsistent with her Christian commitment. In other words, her faith gave her a context in which to evaluate the other ...

3766. Star-spangled Justice

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... : a practical national policy perhaps, but hardly a brave or honest one. In New York harbor, the Statue of Liberty stands as an icon of what America aspires to be. Inscribed in her foundation are words by Emma Lazarus that stir our patriotic spirits: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, temptest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door. But our immigration laws bespeak quite another message ...

3767. Preaching God's Reformation

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... message knew the thoroughness of judgment, but they also knew the promise of better days to come. They, like us, had to toe the line. It is so easy to forget that we are not free agents in our world. We have responsibilities that we must not avoid. In the spirit of reformation, we must be willing to look to God for guidance and trust that guidance in all areas of our lives. God's reformation, God's restoration is not only for our lands and cities, but for our lives as well. God wants to build up and plant ...

3768. The Shepherd King

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... we are called to care for one another. We are directed by Jesus to be responsible for all of God's children. Jesus told us to, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:19-20). Is this not called the Great Commission? Is this not a new covenant that we are called into? We are directed by ...

3769. A Squirrely Holiday

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... calling. I give out Bibles, that's what's in my sack. I work to buy food and Bibles, and I give them out when His Spirit leads.' I sat amazed. My homeless friend was not homeless. He was on a mission and lived this way by choice. The question burned inside for ... figure someone under that star right there needs a Bible, so that's where I'm going next.' He smiled, and the warmth of his spirit radiated the sincerity of his mission. I drove him back to the town-square where we'd met two hours earlier, and as we ...

3770. I Am the Alpha and the Omega

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ’s kingdom is going to be established, not the restoration of some secular nation. Christ’s kingdom is going to be established, and there’s going to be a new heaven and a new earth. The lamb will lay down with the lion, shalom will be the spirit of that kingdom and men will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks, and there will be no more war. Neither will there be anymore death or sorrow or pain or separation. All will be wholeness of life for Jesus, the healer and ...

3771. Every Day God Enables

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Sent life of Discipleship and making Disciples. We've Talked about how God works in our lives and empowers our lives through the Holy Spirit, reminding us that we are the beloved sons and daughters of God in whom God is well pleased. We've talked about how ... these are more like blueprints. Let's look at the passage from 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, I think it speaks to God's enabling Spirit. 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (NRSV) [18] For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who ...

3772. Is There Room For Shepherds?

Luke 2:8-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... needs to shear our hearts of some of that wool so that we too can feel the hurts and the pains and the needs of those around us. We need the Holy Spirit to shear the wool of our hearts so we can see the Shepherds in our midst and risk acknowledging them. We need the Holy Spirit to shear the wool of our hearts so we can feel and see who needs a word of hope and a reason to rejoice. Shepherds Teach Us To Risk. Conclusion I think the challenge for us this season is to See the Shepherds in our ...

3773. Room For A Savior?

Luke 2:22-33

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... or two young pigeons." [25] Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. [26] It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah. [27] Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, [28] Simeon took him in his arms and ...

3774. No Room At The Inn

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... nativity on a billboard for all of the city to see. He said it had been a life-long dream to paint a sign that would be a witness to his faith. The sign painter asked for only one consideration: "a free hand in painting the nativity as the Holy Spirit led," was the way he put it. Of course, they were glad to agree. They had seen his work and they knew there was no one better in the sign painting business. They also agreed that no one was to see the sign until the unveiling on the first Sunday ...

3775. Plenty Of Room

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... wasn't sure and neither was the crowd. As soon as Jesus was baptized "suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I ... you have never been baptized, know this, God wants you to know Who You Are and Whose You are so you can walk in the Spirit with God as a Child of God. God wants to Claim that promise eternally for you and empower your life with His love through Christ. ...

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