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3926. The Passion of the Christ – The Rest of the Story

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

James Merritt

... the individual had to push up on his feet and pull 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 ...

3927. Houston We Have a Problem

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... the great prayers in the Old Testament. First of all, he reminds God of His revelation to His people. "Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.' (Nehemiah 1:8-9) He recounts ...

3928. One Step at a Time

Nehemiah 2:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... . You can't take your spaceship into the garage, but you now know that you have two hours to keep your space ship from becoming a permanent tomb floating in outer space. Jim Lovell, John Swigert, and Fred Haise ... had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the other who did the work.” (Nehemiah 2:16, NKJV) Nehemiah knew that leaders keep it low until everything is ready to go. Never count your eggs before they hatch and never ever share what you think ought to be done until you ...

3929. Finish the Drill

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... of. The human animal is simply not destined to travel thirty miles an hour; neither the human brain nor the human eye can keep pace with it." Yes, you are going to be criticized. No matter how good your idea might be, no matter how hard you ... shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best that I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me ...

3930. With The End In Mind

Philippians 3:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... admit when you think about turning the other cheek, loving your enemies, not suing other people even if they do you wrong, and trying to keep the Ten Commandments - nobody can do that in their own power. Coach Lou Holtz tells the story of a guy in Iowa whose car ... . They know Jesus, but they don't grow in Jesus. There is nothing in your spiritual genetics or your spiritual DNA that will keep you from growing. We are going to share with you in just a moment how you can grow this year, faster than you have ...

3931. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Proverbs 16:1, 9, Philippians 3:12-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running and I'm not turning back. So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us." I can tell you something about you if you are not in ... try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track." (Prov. 3:5-6, The Message) A woman once came up to Charles Stanley and asked a very simple question: "Do you believe ...

3932. You Can Know What to Do With Your Life

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... lie down on your mattress and you stretch out and you put your full weight down on your bed. When you got into bed last night, did you keep one foot on the floor all night? Did you hold on to the frame? Did you have half your body on the bed and half the body ... He desire? What would be the wise thing to do?" To make this as simple as I can, here is what this really means. Always keep God in mind. Acknowledge the Lord, see the Lord, recognize the Lord, and look for the Lord in all your ways. That means in your ...

3933. What Do I Do When I Can't Get Started?

Proverbs 6:6-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... six most important things you need to do tomorrow. List them in order of importance. The next morning when you come into work, you do the first thing on that list and don't you do anything else until you finish the first thing on that list and then you keep moving down the list." Charles Schwab asked him how much he was going to charge for his advice. Lee said, "You use the plan for a few months and then you decide what my advice was worth and send me a check." This was over eighty years ago. Charles Swab ...

3934. People Skills

Proverbs 12:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... advice, you will start imitating the wrong example and you will wind up doing the wrong thing. Friendship also entails - keeping a friend. Once you find a friend, you guard that relationship like you would guard the gold at Fort Knox. ... few folks, he would arrive at the site with a pile of burning coals on his head and a ready-made fire for cooking and keeping warm." "Heaping burning coals on someone's head", came to be a popular expression for a spontaneous and courteous act one person would voluntarily do ...

3935. Jealousy: Cancer of the Heart

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... his treatment, was allowed to sit up in bed for an hour in the afternoon, and his bed was next to the window. One of the disadvantages of their condition was that they weren't allowed much to do; no reading, no radio, no television; they just had to keep quiet and still in order to be cured. They used to talk for hours and hours—about their wives, their children, their homes, their hobbies, etc. Every afternoon when the man in the bed next to the window was propped up for his hour, he would pass the time ...

3936. The Maybe Moment

2 Samuel 11:1-15

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... a fling or to steal from our place of employment, but there is always the pull to be less than who we want to be, to not live up to our best ideals. There is an old saying to the effect that you can't keep a bird from flying over your head, but you can keep him from building a nest in your hair. The point, of course, is that temptation, no matter what its subject is, can arise from a thought, a suggestion, a craving, or, as in David's case, a chance glance. There is no sin in that ...

3937. Testing Time

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... and nights) of temptation and testing are sure to come. Will we be ready? It mostly depends upon our spiritual adaptability. We never assume Satan is through testing us. Our best assumption is that he will be back again and again. But how do we keep from falling prey to incessantly looking under rocks and behind doors? Who can be ready for the guy who has been deceiving precious people since the beginning of time? Those are questions that must be asked. They are deeply spiritual, regardless of how they are ...

3938. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... Not one of them was human in the real sense. Oh, there were the Caesars but so what? Ruthlessness characterized most of them. There was very little compassion and they were not going to die for anyone. That is, they were not going to die for anyone if they could keep from it. The Father, it seems, asked, "So you want to see God?" Then, he added, "Well, don't go away, because my only Son is being sent to you. Yes, dear people, he will live with you and die for you, Jesus is the supreme sacrifice. Beyond him ...

3939. So, Are You The Messiah?

John 10:22-30

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... or rejections come back to our memories with sadness. To hear and to know is to follow. Oh, there are exceptions but that is beyond our very limited comprehensions. To know is to desire to follow now and for evermore. Yes, the roads can be bumpy, but to know him keeps us going because he is by our side encouraging us. Just think of it and give thanks: We are his sheep! Are we privileged and part of the elect? That's a loaded question but, as far as we can discern, the answer must be in the affirmative. It ...

3940. Gratitude: A State of Mind

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... something a bit unusual. You see, Jesus did not heal these people on the spot. Jesus does something that seems a bit out of character, he tells these poor souls to go and show themselves to the priests. It is not really so strange because the instructions are in keeping with the Levitical instructions found in Leviticus 13:1-2, "The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: ‘When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his ...

3941. Putting Eternity to the Test

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... ). Yes, we will die. But for the Christian, death is not the end. It is merely the door through which we enter into the ultimate glory of our God. Just imagine that. The promise is astounding, but Jesus makes the promise and as far as I can determine, Jesus keeps his promises! You and I get to share in the glory of God. Death is no longer an issue of concern or worry. In fact, many people who truly believe in the resurrection understand that a funeral is to be a celebration of life; not a proclamation of a ...

3942. The End of Time

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... How is it with sauntering — with the joy of living — in our time? In our place? Perhaps we need to slow down in order to keep moving. We know that Jesus' words in verse 18 cannot mean that Jesus' followers will not be harmed by their enemies. Some of them we ... seat of his old truck. Each and every time, as we drove to the bank, Dad would look at me hopefully. "Those coins are going to keep you out of the textile mill, son. You're going to do better than me. This old mill town's not going to hold you back ...

3943. Jesus Brings Hope

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... s Word (1:2) and is on eleven different occasions ordered to transmit this word to his brethren. On four occasions the seer clearly marks the book as a document of prophecy: "Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who keep what is written in it" (1:3). In today's lesson, we initially hear of the universality of God's message of hope. John writes to the seven churches in Asia, a metaphor for the universal church. All are called to hear and heed the message he will ...

3944. Jesus, The Light of the World

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

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... awesome responsibility. How can we shine the light of Christ to others? Some may possess the ability, time, and opportunity to take more active roles. Every project and movement needs leaders and some of us will function in this capacity. We may lobby to keep Christ's presence in our ever-more secularized society. We may be frontline soldiers in some campaign to bring the light of Christ to individuals, groups, or institutions that live in darkness. While some may bring the light in more overt ways, most of ...

3945. The Prodigal Father

Romans 8:14-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... the son walked out of the kitchen. But rather than worry about what the son was up to, as the story usually talks about, let's keep our eyes on the father. That's the real story in this parable. As soon as word got out the next morning, the entire village was ... a horrendous act of defiance against all of their rules, and their authority. If he got away with such behavior, what would keep the other sons from doing exactly the same thing? It was the prime topic of conversation each morning at the coffee shops ...

3946. My Earlier Life

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

John Jamison

... to allow people to start over. I look at it a lot like Paul did, and I have a suggestion for anyone who has decided to repurpose one's life, and have left behind some things that were pretty darn creative and hard for those around you to forget. Just keep in mind that because of Paul's earlier life, a church was built and an entire world was changed. In spite of what others may have said or believed, God used that life, with all its bruises and scars, to work miracles. Why should we expect any less from ...

3947. God’s Grammar

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

John Jamison

... was just a dress rehearsal for the real battle he faces now. As we did last week, it might be wise for us to keep an ear tuned to the conversation, and see if Paul's words have any meaning for our attempts at church-building here today. Let' ... of a Roman soldier, and they always carried a dagger under their cloak just in case fortune would smile upon them. It is good to keep in mind that at least one of these Jewish disciples of Jesus was a Zealot. I tell you all of this background on the disciples and ...

3948. Something to Whistle About

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

John Jamison

... a steam engine, or raising a family, there were just some things that there weren't much you could do about. You just had to accept them. Sometimes you spent hours sitting on a siding, waiting for that slow freight to move past you. You had schedules to keep, and deadlines to meet, but what could you do? You just waited. And sometimes you spent hours trying to help your children understand the whys of life. Or you sat by their bedside waiting for that fever to break, and the whole time all you could do was ...

3949. Developing a Glad Attitude

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... to be thankful for what we have. Our eyes are always on what someone else has. Paul reminds us that we need to keep looking up. We need to recognize where everything comes from. James tells us, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down ... heart glad. I don't think I've ever seen a generous person lost in despair. They are often the happiest people I know. God keeps blessing them as fast as they can share what they have with others. A friend told me about a man in his congregation who accepted ...

3950. Flying Coach to Nirvana

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... way to Nirvana so much as it takes big dreams. If you can dream, you can travel to Nirvana. You don't have to guard your energy so much as protect your dreams. You can say a hefty and sincere "Yes," without fear of being devoured by the world. I keep running into the phrase, "cocooning," to describe Americans in the wake of 9/11. We are cocooning, as a way to stay safe from others. We, and them, is the premier division of the world; our cocoon and their cocoon. We are so afraid that the "strangers" may take ...

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