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4601. The Path of Joy

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... a reality based on a relationship. Happiness can be taken away from us by adverse circumstances. Joy is so deep that it can persist under any circumstances. Happiness is in the world, under certain conditions. Joy is in the Lord, under all conditions.” (3) Can you understand that joy is the Christian’s primary duty? That does not mean that we go around with a salesman’s phony smile on our face all the time. It does mean that we consciously seek to trust God in all our activities so that we convey to ...

4602. Prelude to the Passion

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... attendants. A brief visit of royalty to a foreign country can easily cost twenty million dollars. (1) We can, at least, be thankful we are not British taxpayers. Of course the cost of flying Air Force One is a little lavish, too, I understand. The people of Kenya have an expression for very important people like the Queen of England and other distinguished foreigners. They call them “WaBenzi.” They are called “WaBenzi” because they ride in luxurious cars like the Mercedes Benz. (2) [Let’s see, do ...

4603. The Voice-activated Life

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . Every Siri owner knows the difficulty Siri has in recognizing unfamiliar questions or things that aren't "programmed" into her knowledge system. We have the same problem sometimes. As humans, we have "limitations" to our understandings of God, of Jesus, of the world. We need to recognize The Voice so that we can expand our understanding of Truth and of what the true "questions" of life are. 2 Peter 1:16-21 reads "for we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming ...

4604. Breaking News: God and Government

Romans 13:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... thing that all governments and all governmental rulers have in common. Their authority is given by God and God alone. They will remain in power as long as God allows it. The state is a divine institution with a divine authority. I want to make sure you understand what I am saying and what I am not saying. Paul is not saying that the Hitlers, the Stalins, the Saddam Husseins and the Kim Jong-Ils of our times have been personally appointed by God and that God is responsible for their behavior and that their ...

4605. Of Peace and War

Deuteronomy 20:1-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.” (Romans 13:3, NIV) Government is supposed to be a terror to terrorists, because the only thing that terrorists understand is terror. That is why you will read all through the Old Testament, example after example, where God either commands His people to go to war or goes to war with them. When you look at some of the greatest heroes of the Bible such as Joshua, David, Gideon ...

4606. On the Ropes: Round 3 - Defending God

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... drunkenness, and out and out wickedness. He had been praying and praying and praying for God to bring revival to his country and for God to bring repentance to his people. All he got was a busy signal. He never heard anything. He couldn’t understand why God was indifferent. He was frustrated that God seemed so inactive. He literally confronted God and said, “You are suppose to be holy and righteous why don’t You do something to punish Your people?” “Why don’t you answer my prayer?” “What are ...

4607. Family Re:Union - For the Love

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... back. That is the one thing this God wants from us more than anything else – just to love Him. His own son has told us this is head and shoulders, far and away the greatest commandment of all. There is one other part of this commandment that is crucial to understand. If you go back to Deuteronomy 6 the text plainly says that if you want to love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul and all of your strength, the place you begin is in your home and the people you begin with are ...

4608. Flip the Switch

Psalm 119:105

Sermon

James Merritt

... out your future direction. When you use that analogy let me tell you why you need to flip the switch of your Bible every day. Let me tell you why you need to turn on the lamp and shine the light every day. Before you can understand what the Bible is you have to understand what the Bible does. That is why the psalmist gives this metaphor of the Bible being a lamp and a light. I used to wonder why are the words “lamp” and “light” used together? Then I realized a lamp is used inside the house while a ...

4609. The Insanity of Profanity

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... God’s name the right way.” The name “take” literally means to lift up, to exalt, to magnify. That is, we are not to lift up God’s name in vanity; we are to lift up God’s name in victory. The only way to do that is to understand what God’s name really declares. A. Salvation For The Soul The angel said to Joseph, “You shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” The name Jesus is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name, Joshua, which means “the God who saves ...

4610. Ignite: Set On Fire!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... church back fifty years.” That got back to Dr. Graham who smiled and said, “I don’t want to set the church back 50 years. I want to set the church back 2,000 years.” Every time I read about the early church, in the Book of Acts, I understand why Dr. Graham made that statement. When you read about the early church in the first few chapters of Acts and then you look at the church today, you can’t help but ask the question, “What happened?” As a pastor, when I read in the early church things like ...

4611. Ignite: Fight Fire with Fire

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

James Merritt

... for, “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.” (Acts 4:29, ESV) Are you kidding me? Do you realize that is what got Peter and John into trouble to begin with? Do you understand what they were asking for? They were asking for more fire. They were asking to fight fire with fire. Or, to put it another way, they were simply asking God to help them to stand tall, to stand tough, and to stand true. What happened? “And when they ...

4612. Ignite: Man on Fire

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

James Merritt

... church you support Jesus. When you affirm the church you affirm Jesus. When you love the church you love Jesus. That is what happens when you see the light of God’s truth. An unbeliever might say, “Well if I saw the light that he saw I would believe too.” Understand, we have a light today that is just as bright, if not brighter, than the light that Paul saw. We have the light of God’s Word. Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105, ESV) Peter ...

4613. The Glory of the Cross

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... cross, and reach people for the salvation that comes only through the cross of Jesus Christ. I. We Are To Glory In The Person Who Died On The Cross “But God forbid that I should glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (v.14a) Please understand, it is not the cross that makes Christ so special, it is Christ who makes the cross so special. Dr. Harry Rimmer was a great Christian scientist who lived many years ago. He was lecturing in a college one day and he allowed the class to ask questions ...

4614. Trust

John 4:43-54

Sermon

James Merritt

... make a decision. He could see the water in the jug; he could only believe the water was in the well. He had to make a decision. Is seeing believing, or is believing seeing? Well, the man believed, primed the pump and had all the water he could drink. But understand he had to believe there was water in that well before he could ever prime that pump and see it. You don’t receive and then believe, you believe and then receive. So many people looking for a work from God when all they’re going to get is the ...

4615. All In: Calling Your Bluff

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and some people think about getting hooked up into formal religion. The Bible paints a very different picture of membership in a church. Being a "member" of the church was considered the same thing as being a "vital" organ of a living body. You will never understand the value or the meaning of church membership unless you get this in your mind. The church is not a building - it is a body. The church is not an organization - it is an organism. In order for the organs of the body to fulfill their purpose ...

4616. Up Close & Personal: Coming Into Focus

1 John 1:5--2:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... .” Until you are, you have the “right to remain silent”. If you are going to get up close and personal with God when it comes to sin in your life you don’t have the right to remain silent. You have to confess that sin to God. Understand that confessing sin is more than just admitting sin. You can admit sin without confessing it is sin. Author Kent Crockett tells this classic story about his two year old son, Scott, who was sitting on the floor crying. Kent went into the room to investigate and he ...

4617. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... to say when you walk in. You don’t have to be nervous. You don’t have to be fearful. You and I can get “up close and personal” with the God of this universe. We are in a series called “Up Close & Personal,” because we need to understand that God is not just a powerful God, but He is a personal God who wants to have a relationship with you that is spiritual, emotional, eternal, and yes, personal. Any time you enter into the presence of a King there are protocols to follow. There are certain keys ...

4618. God Will Provide the Resources

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free . . .” (Luke 4:18). When he gazed out over Jerusalem, he wept. He knew the heartaches, the headaches, and the hungers that go with being human. There is a school in England, I understand, that has a course in compassion. Over the course of a term every student has one blind day, one lame day, one day when he may not speak, and one deaf day. The night before he is to spend his “blind” day, his eyes are bandaged, and he ...

4619. That's Not Fair

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... looking at Private Ryan, now in his 70s. He is kneeling before the grave of the captain. Slowly he stands up, turns to his wife, and says, ‘Tell me I’ve been a good person.’ “His wife is puzzled. She does not understand the question, but we who have been watching the movie understand it completely. He is asking her, ‘Tell me that my life has been worth saving. Tell me that I have fulfilled the purpose for which the captain gave his life.’” (6) That’s how many of us feel about our lives. We ...

4620. What's It Take to Be A Saint? (All Saint's Day)

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... they have come through. “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Note those words: “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation.” It is important to understand that God’s promises are to a very special group of people, those who follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Sure we are accepted as we are, but once we turn to Christ, we are to seek to live just as he lived, love as he loved, forgive as ...

4621. Running over the Cat

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... ], who have no hope.” We grieve, but it is a healthy grief. It recognizes God’s victory over sin and death. We grieve in the light of the empty tomb. Grief is a normal and healthy part of life. Since the mortality rate for human beings is still, I understand, 100%, all of us are going to grieve at some time in our lives, and, hopefully, all of us will one day be grieved by someone else. It would be sad, indeed, if no one should care about our passing. Author Edgar Jackson years ago wrote a best selling ...

4622. An Announcement to a Virgin

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... be equals. But he quickly realized the folly of this approach. She would see through his deception. And if she did not, he feared the transformation might alter her character. And he loved her as she was. The king grieved. How could he help his beloved to understand him as he wished to be understood, as a lover rather than a king? Finally, the way became clear. If their union could not be effected through the maiden’s elevation to the king, it must be attempted through the king’s descent to the maiden ...

4623. I'm Listening

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper (12-13). God sometimes speaks through a gentle whisper. Generally, God speaks in the quietness of our own hearts through Holy Spirit, who we now understand as Christians dwells within us. The great Rabbi Burt Visotsky says, “You know, I’m actually surprised to be surrounded by people who so readily hear voices. I’m a praying Jew, so I talk to God all the time, but I don’t usually hear answers ...

4624. The God of Second Chances

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, you are forgiven. Accept that forgiveness, and make a new start with your life. (6) Those, of course, are exactly the words James Moore needed to hear. He could make a new beginning without all that guilt he was carrying around. Here’s what we need to understand: Christ has made a new covenant with us. I said a moment ago that a new covenant with God is possible for us. It’s not really a new covenant. It’s a covenant that Jeremiah foretold and Christ made possible 2,000 years ago. Do you remember ...

4625. A Family Celebration - Maundy Thursday

John 13:18-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... family celebration. Communion is not a solitary celebration. We may go to a wedding and see the bride and groom served the sacrament, but the rest of the congregation does not join in. This may be very meaningful for them, but it does not reflect the biblical understanding of communion. We may hear of the good pastor who comes to a hospital room with communion set in hand. And we know that many lives are touched in this way. There are occasions when the Lord’s Supper is served on an individual basis. But ...

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