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3901. The Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... teachings (though we should), but He specifically says we should remember His death. In verse 20, we are told specifically this is, "The Lord's Supper". Keep in mind that we are the guests, He is the host, and our focus is to be solely on Him and what He did for ... called "quercetin" that has been found to have preventative agents against cataracts. Quercetin enhances the body's ability to keep the lenses of your eyes clear. This physical benefit reminds us of the spiritual benefit when we observe the Lord ...

3902. Did You Know...You Can Be Forgiven For Anything?

1 John 1:8-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... deal with sin and that is to confess that sin and confess it properly. There is only one type of sin that can defeat you if you are a Christian and that is unconfessed sin. There is only one type of sin if you are not a Christian that can keep you out of heaven and that is the sin of refusing to confess that you are a sinner and you need God's forgiveness. Please understand that confession is more than admitting sin. You can admit sin without confessing that it is sin. When you truly confess sin, it means ...

3903. Did You Know...That You Can Be Perfect?

1 John 3:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... in verses 2 and 3, "My dear friends, we are already God's children though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see Him as He truly is. This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy." (I John 3:2-3, CEV) One of the marks that you are a child of God is that you are looking for, longing for, and living for the second coming of Jesus Christ. There is a very simple test to determine whether ...

3904. Got Milk?

1 Peter 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... 't want you to do, you have a heart that will receive God's word. I heard something a long time ago and I have never forgotten it. It is absolutely true. In fact, it is a law that you can't break. Either sin will keep you from the Bible or the Bible will keep you from sin. II. Develop A Hunger For God's Word Like newborn babies long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation (I Peter 2:2, NASB) Peter compares God's word to milk, but ...

3905. Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... peace,” and it is that “peace,” the person of Christ, who is the gospel message. Yet another defensive piece of equipment is the “shield of faith.” The shield was the Roman Soldier’s most crucial protective device. It was used both to keep the enemies blows away from him, and as a kind of bulldozer, allowing forward movement, while pressing the enemy back. But a common wooden shield could not repel “flaming arrows.” In fact, such incendiary attacks were geared to turn the soldier’s shields ...

3906. Mind Games

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... easy to be a soldier in a parade; the weapons aren't loaded, there are no enemies firing back; all you have to do is just keep in step. But when you're in a war your weapons better be loaded. The enemy is always near, and you better do everything you ... God for pulling down strongholds." (v.4) Now we know what the devil wants to do. He wants to lift up every barrier he can to keep you from the knowledge of God. How does he do this? Well first of all, he darkens the mind of the sinner. "…whose minds the god ...

3907. I’ve Lost the Cutting Edge

2 Kings 6:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun, but unfortunately he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. Last summer down on Lake Isabelle, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, California, ... needs; we rejoice in a service where He meets our needs. That is why we ought to have a passion for labor. It will help you keep your cutting edge. II. Realize Your Purpose In Life "Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and ...

3908. How to Preach a God-Sized Message to a Media Filled World

2 Timothy 4:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... protégé, Timothy, two-thousand years ago. You can sum up Paul's advice to Timothy with this statement - Preach the Word and reach the world. If you will preach a God-sized message to a media-sized world, both of those things can take place. I want you to keep in mind the backdrop to what Paul said to Timothy, found in verse 1. "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom." (II Timothy 4:1, NASB) The reason ...

3909. When I’m In Trouble

2 Timothy 4:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Guess what? When the tank arrived at its destination, those codfish were as fresh and tasty as if they had just come out of the ocean. Sometimes God drops the catfish of trouble into the tank of your life. It is put there to challenge you and strengthen you. To keep you fresh, growing, and most of all to force you to put your trust in the One who says to you, whenever you are in trouble, you can count on my presence in your life. You can count on my purpose for your life. You can count on my protection ...

3910. Begin With the Blueprints

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... a fear of God in your life. It is not just for your sake, but for the sake of your children and your grandchildren. Moses said in one chapter earlier, in chapter 5:29, "Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!" (Deuteronomy 5:29, NASB) The famous basketball player, Charles Barkley, once said, "I don't want to be a role model." Charles Barkley doesn't have a choice and as parents, neither do ...

3911. What Do I Do When The Load Is Too Heavy?

Exodus 18:13-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry I have plenty of money. - How do you keep an idiot in suspense? Leave a message and I'll get back to you. - I can't come to the phone now, so if, well, actually, I ... the stress formula. Basically, it is the gap between my "ought to's" and my "can't do's." When my "can do" can't keep up with my "want to," frustration, tension, and stress set in. That was exactly the problem with Moses. "It came about the next day that ...

3912. Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... tell the truth. I. I Should Tell The Truth Because Lying Dishonors God Proverbs 12:22 says, "The Lord hates those who don't keep their word, but delights in those who do." (Proverbs 12:22 NLT) One of the reasons that God hates lying is because to lie ... and good and prosperous? Listen to these verses. "Do any of you want to live a life that is long and good? Then watch your tongue! Keep your lips from telling lies!" (Psalms 34:12-13, NLT) You are never more like the devil when you lie and never more like God ...

3913. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... and disciplining him and punishing him until he leaves the dark side. It is like a young boy I heard about that went off to one of these extremely expensive universities. His freshman year the bills were coming in monthly to these parents and they were struggling to keep their head above water, doing everything they could to give their son a good education. One day his mother received a letter from him that read like this: Dear Mom, I am writing to inform you that I have flunked all of my courses. I had an ...

3914. Don't Be Afraid Of The Light

John 8:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... about proving once and for all that iMatter. He calls those of us who are followers of Christ exactly what He called Himself. Keep in mind the basic function of light is to dispel darkness. You know something that is true about dark, no matter how dark ... the light ourselves that we can share with other people. Even if you shine a light and even if you show a light, if you keep the light to yourself and you refuse to share it, then others will be confined forever to darkness. I know this is not very popular ...

3915. Dead Man Walking

John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... never die. Do you believe this?'" (John 11:25-26, NASB) These two statements seem contradictory. Jesus said if you believe in Me, you will live even if you die and then he says if you believe in Me you will never die – now which is it? If you will keep two types of death in mind, you will understand what Jesus meant. In verse 25 Jesus is taking about physical death which is the separation of the soul from the body and in verse 26 He is talking about spiritual death which is the separation of the soul from ...

3916. Why Believe the Bible?

John 17:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... wearing the correct prescription for your eyes brings things into focus. As we begin talking about the importance of a world view and how it is going to impact all that we are going to talk about over the next several weeks there are several things to keep in mind about world views. Everybody has a world view. Everybody has a set of assumptions and presuppositions that determine the way they look at the world, their place in the world and what they think in the world is really important. There are only two ...

3917. God Where Are You? - The Problem of Evil

Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 6:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... !" and Woman said, "And another one with sprinkles!" and they gained ten pounds. Then God created the helpful yogurt that woman might keep the figure that man found so fair. Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the cane and combined ... positive of good." God is the only one who can give a purpose and a meaning to evil and suffering. How does God do this? By keeping a promise He made in Romans 8:28. "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God ...

3918. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Luke 2:8-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1, NKJV) Vertical peace then leads to internal peace. Isaiah 26:3says, "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you whose thoughts are fixed on you!" (Isaiah 26:3, NLT) This is internal peace. The peace that passes ... all understanding. The peace that helps you to keep your head when everybody around you is losing their own. It is when you experience this vertical peace with God and the internal ...

3919. Jesus: The Promise Received

Luke 2:10-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... the time He made that promise, the number one item on His to do list, His main concern, His number one agenda was to keep that promise. In Joseph, we saw The Promise– believed. In Mary, we saw The Promise– conceived. Tonight, in Jesus we will see The ... a provision. For every provision there is a purpose. God promised salvation for the problem of our sin. He provided a Savior to keep that promise and the purpose of this provision is that we might have peace. God wants us to have “eternal" peace, that is ...

3920. Broken Pieces

Matthew 1:3, 5, 6

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Judah had a very young son, named Shelah and he promised Tamar that when Shelah grew up, he would give him to be her husband, so that she could raise children in her husband's name and preserve the inheritance. The problem was Judah did not keep his promise. Shelah grew up, but Judah did not give him to Tamar. Frustrated with being childless and not knowing God and not willing to wait on God's timing for the right husband, Tamar concocted and unbelievably evil scheme. She disguised herself as a prostitute ...

3921. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... God at arm's length who said by their actions, their thoughts, and their hearts, "We don't want any part of you or any part of your son, no part of your salvation, no part of your praise, and no part of your worship, you keep your distance and we will keep ours." God says, "You want distance? I will give you the ultimate distance. I will give you an eternity totally separated from Me." The real question is this – Why would a loving God force sinners to go to heaven? Hell is simply getting what a person ...

3922. A Little Dirt Is Good for You

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... others, they were just like everyone else. They were more interested in their own agenda than they were in God’s agenda, which is redeeming the least and the last. Now, what does that mean to us? First of all, we need to see that it is good to keep traditions and ceremonies. We see no reason in scripture to doubt that Jesus kept the traditions of his people. We know that he was in the temple on the Sabbath. We know that he was a student of the Hebrew Bible, he referred to it constantly. He set aside ...

3923. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... that restaurant, I thought about how I walked in. I walked into the restaurant called "God's Grace" dirty and hungry; stained in sin; my righteousness as filthy rags. Then Jesus cleaned me up. I walked out a brand new man robed in white, with His righteousness. So I will keep my promise to my Lord. I will go; I will spread the word; I will share the gospel; I will hand out the invitations. In fact, I'm going to start with you. Have you been to God's Grace. There is a table reserved in your name, and here ...

3924. Anxiety Alert – The Fear of the Future

Matthew 6:34

Sermon

James Merritt

... take what Jesus said in Matthew 6 and we can take some practical steps that will help us to overcome the fear of the future and keep our anxiety alerts at a minimum. I. Remember How God Has Performed In The Past I am going to make a simple statement right now ... be the same when you are old and gray and I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and will always keep you safe." (Isaiah 43:4, CEV) You see your life is like two bookends. From the moment you were conceived, to the moment you die, ...

3925. Smooth Out Your Day

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... ever see kids outside playing anymore? I know there is more than one reason for that including all of these technological toys that keep them inside, but a big part of the problem is many children have no down time. They don't have any time to ... and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." Now in verse 28 the word "labor" literally means working to the point of ...

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