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3901. Are You A Satisfied Customer?

John 6:35-42

Sermon

James Merritt

... Air which was the story of an expedition that took place to Mount Everest during the spring of 1996 that resulted in a great loss of life. One of the most unfortunate stories was about a young man named, Andy Harris, who was one of the expedition leaders. He had stayed at the peak past the deadline that the leaders themselves had set and as he was coming down, he became in dire need of oxygen. He radioed his problem to the base camp telling them what he needed and told them that he had come upon a cache of ...

3902. Shame On Who?

John 8:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... have to be perfect to condemn sin. Condemning sin is not the same as judging the sinner. I want you to write this statement down in big, bold letters and never forget it. GOD LOVES US JUST THE WAY WE ARE, BUT HE LOVES US TOO MUCH TO LET US STAY THAT WAY. It is not my place to condemn any sinner, but it is my place and your place to condemn sin. Jesus didn't say, "I do not condemn you either, go and sin some more." He said, "I do not condemn you either, go from now on - sin ...

3903. Dead Man Walking

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

Sermon

James Merritt

... I. We Must Expect The Fact Of Death Let me just summarize the setting and the background of the story. Jesus, in effect, had adopted the family of Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, as His own family. This is where He would always stay whenever He would come to Jerusalem. They were the best of friends. Lazarus, became extremely ill and the sisters sent word to Jesus that he was sick, thinking He would come immediately and rectify the situation, but instead, Jesus deliberately delayed going, to make ...

3904. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... of you out there faces one or more of these mountains. Here are just some mountains that you have to climb in life: Having a strong stable marriage. Raising children with or without a spouse. Getting a college degree. Finding meaningful employment. Starting a business. Staying sexually pure. Getting out of debt. Starting and building a new church. It hit me the other day, as I was driving into Cross Pointe, that every time you drive in to Cross Pointe, you climb a hill. Quite frankly, Cross Pointe is more ...

3905. Mary: The Promise Conceived

Luke 1:26-55

Sermon

James Merritt

... will never allow bureaucrats to interfere with your doctor's medical decisions. Unfortunately, we have just simply come to expect people to break their promises. Five out of ten people that make a sacred promise to God when they get married that they will stay married for life, break that promise. People who borrow money and promise to repay it (only later to declare bankruptcy) break their promise. We are basically numb to promise breaking, because it happens all the time. In fact, we have almost come to ...

3906. Lasting Impression

Luke 3:34-38, Matthew 1:5, 16

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the world. Ruth had married the son of a woman named, Naomi, but both Naomi's husband and Ruth's husband died and when they did, Naomi decided to leave the country of Moab and go back to her native land of Israel. Ruth elected to stay with her mother-in-law and in essence, she decided to forsake her heathen, pagan heritage, reject the idols and false gods of Moab and follow the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God rewarded her faith. She married a close relative of Naomi, becoming the great grandmother ...

3907. The Masterpiece

Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... boring is somebody else's genealogy. I spent some money to study my genealogy and believe it or not, my name is an English name, whose original spelling was Marriott. That is right – just like the hotel chain! But, do you know what? They still won't let me stay for free. You can learn a lot about yourself by studying genealogy. Do you know that genealogy can help determine whether or not you are a redneck? Jeff Foxworthy says: You might be a redneck if your coat of arms has kudzu in it. You might be a ...

3908. Joseph – The Promise Believed

Matthew 1:18-25; 2:13-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... His promise. God had made a promise that out of Egypt His Son - The Messiah of the Jewish race and The Savior of the world would come. Once more we learn, For every problem there is a provision. God provided a way out of Israel. He provided a place to stay in Egypt and He provided for their needs while they were there. I want to say it again. No matter how bleak your situation may look, with your job, with your marriage, with your health, or with your finances, if you are surrendered to God's Will for your ...

3909. Like a Good Neighbor – Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... today we talk about "the Good Samaritan," but 2,000 years ago the Jew felt the only good Samaritan was a dead Samaritan, because they hated the Samaritans. There were several reasons. The Samaritans were Jews who after Israel had been defeated by the Babylonians, stayed behind and intermarried with the Assyrians who were an abomination in the sight of the Jews. They even built their own temple on Mt. Gerizim and refused to worship in Jerusalem. If you really wanted to insult a person 2,000 years ago, all ...

3910. The World Is Not Enough

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... happy, and yet I am as miserable as hell." Billy Graham said he talked with him; had prayer with him and tried to point him to Christ. But the man would not get saved. Billy Graham said they then went down the hill to a small cottage where they were staying. That afternoon the pastor of the local Baptist church came to call. He was an Englishman, and he also was 75. He was a widower, and he had spent most of his free time taking care of his two invalid sisters. He was jumping up and down, full of enthusiasm ...

3911. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... coming back to life. That aged and withered hand shakily made its way to a cookie at the edge of the table. Just as he was about to put it into his mouth his hand was suddenly smacked by a spatula in the hand of his wife who said, "Stay away from those; they're for the funeral." Well, after the funeral it's too late. You have received God's invitation to fellowship and you had better take advantage of it while you can. II. Many Will Reject God's Invitation To Fellowship Now Jesus describes an amazing ...

3912. The Kingdom Is Not K-Mart

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in a maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up or slow up until I have preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up and stayed up for Christ."[2] David Livingston was one of the greatest missionaries the world has ever known. When I was in Africa I went to some of the places where Livingston journeyed. He labored many years in some of the deepest, darkest jungles of South Africa. Because of ...

3913. What’s the Big Deal about Baptism?

Mark 1:9-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. "Can anyone forbid water that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. Acts 10: 44, 47-48 And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." Then they spoke the world of the Lord to ...

3914. Hotline to Heaven

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... great prayer you are. There are no awards, no plaques or trophies telling you about your skill in praying. When you're in the secret place it's just God, and that's all God wants it to be-just you and Him. On one of my mission trips I stayed out in the African bush, and we walked through a tiny African village, and even got to go into some of the huts. These huts are very close together. One of the things I noticed is that it is very difficult to have any privacy in these villages. I was ...

3915. Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... worrying." The tense in v.31 is different and means "don't start worrying." So what Jesus is saying is this: If you are worrying, stop it, and if you're not worrying don't start. If you are worrying get out of sin, and if you're not worrying stay out of sin. II. Acknowledge The Senselessness Of Worry "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing ...

3916. Never Give Up On God

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... home they absolutely loved that was for sale, offered the people exactly what they were asking for it, and that night they got a call from the owner of the house who said, "We've decided we don't want to sell the house after all; we're going to stay where we are." Well, the next Sunday I got up in the pulpit and just simply asked you, the church family, if you would pray that our house would sell. This man sitting in the service looked at his wife and said, "We have always admired the Pastor's house ...

3917. Decisions, Decisions

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... travels this road. The pornographer travels this road. The fornicator travels this road. The only problem with this road is that Jesus said, "It is a road that leads to destruction." (Matthew 7:13, NIV) That raises a question. If the road leads to destruction, then why do people stay on it? There can only be one answer. The people who are on this road, do not believe that it leads to destruction or they would get off of it. Proverbs 14:12 says, "You may think you are on the right road and still end up dead ...

3918. WeatherProofing Your Home

Matthew 7:24-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... a choice between your children growing up and having their family in church or having your children grow up and never having their family in church - which would you choose? I think I know the answer. Listen to this. The likelihood of a child staying in church once he reaches adulthood is 80% if the father has modeled faithful participation in church. That percentage drops to just 15% if only the mother models regular attendance. [[4]] The message about weatherproofing your home is really about securing the ...

3919. Minority Report

Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." This is what Mickey Cohen said: "Jones, you never told me that I had to give up my career. You never told me that i had to give up my friends. You never told me I had to give up the way that I make money, and the way I stay on top of the world. I mean, after all, there are Christian movie stars, Christian athletes, and Christian businessmen; what's the matter with being a Christian gangster? If I have to give up that; if that's what Christianity is, count me out." That is exactly the kind of ...

3920. Does Jesus Have a Health Plan?

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and laity. There was no guarantee that these ancestors of ours would not themselves be infected. There was no special immunity that protected and preserved their own health. When everyone else was running away and out of town, Christian clergy stayed and offered “salvation.” Thousands of clergy died of the same diseases they ministered to among their parishioners. These early preachers and servants of the gospel could not offer any cures. But they could and did offer the “salve” and “salvation ...

3921. The Passion of the Christ – The Rest of the Story

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

James Merritt

... up with his arms, just so he could exhale. The pain was absolutely unbelievable. Then after managing to exhale, the person would relax and go down so he could take in another breath. To be able to keep breathing the victim on the cross had to stay in constant motion literally dragging himself up and then letting himself down. Every time he did it, his arms, his legs and his entire body screamed with pain - nerves pulled tightly like the strings on a violin. Keep in mind that every time He dragged himself ...

3922. One Step at a Time

Nehemiah 2:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... -2, NKJV) One of the reasons why I love Nehemiah is that he is so transparent. In chapter 1, we see a Nehemiah of faith. Now we see a Nehemiah of fear. He had carried this burden for four months and for four months he had not complained. He had stayed faithful in his duties. He didn't pout. He didn't whine. He just went about his business, but the burden of God's call on his life had gotten heavier and heavier. Someone once said, "What is down in the well will come up in the bucket." He could ...

3923. Finish the Drill

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... a nut can do. God has given us an opportunity, not just to build a church for His glory, but an opportunity for Him to build us for His glory. I warn you, it is easier to quit than commit. It is easier to throw in the towel than to stay in the game, but God has called us to finish the drill. I got the title of this message from the slogan for the University of Georgia football team which is, "Finish The Drill." Last week I was talking to Coach Dave Van Halanger, who is the strength and conditioning ...

3924. Mourning Our Fallen Tormentors

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... But our mutual dislike does not automatically mean that the negative and unasked for critiques lobbed at us are necessarily wrong. Perhaps you've heard someone speak of having "loyal opposition" and saying, "Well, at least he keeps me honest" or "He helps me stay humble." That is an admission that we can grow and learn even from those who are our detractors. We can benefit by a least considering whether the objections, even when they are nasty objections, have any merit. Even people we despise can be right ...

3925. A Sense of Place

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... us, not tied to any physical place. But the location where we most need to live out the results of that worship is in our churches, our homes, our workplaces, and our communities in solid acts of faithfulness to God. 1. Scott Russell Sanders, Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World (Boston: Beacon Press, 1993), p. xiii. 2. John Gladden, "Medina's Churches Heading for the Suburbs," The Gazette (Medina, Ohio), February 25, 2003, A4. 3. Richard Ostling, "Time for a New Temple?" Time magazine, October 16 ...

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