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701. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... rid of this woman, she is going to ruin my reputation." So he grants her request. Now there is a lesson here about prayer that Jesus wants us to learn, and the lesson is this: The prayer that prevails is the prayer that produces. Prayer can open doors that no one can ... The widow came to a court of law. We come to a throne of grace. The widow came to a hard-hearted judge who didn't want to give her the time of day. We come to a loving Heavenly Father who has promised to "supply all of our needs according to ...

702. Are You Going to Fish or Cut Bait?

Mark 1:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." The boy said, "Well, I don't think I'll be there mister, you don't even know your way to the post office." Well I want to tell you that Jesus not only knows the way to heaven, He is the way to heaven. He not only knows how to live, He ... and 14 how Jesus gathered the twelve disciples. Notice what it says: "And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach." First He ...

703. How to Turn the Ballot into a Blessing Box

Proverbs 29:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... put these people into leadership. Now if this verse is true, then how I vote, and how you vote, can determine whether God is moved to bless us, or break us. In a republic a vote is both a vision and a reflection. It is a vision of what we want in a leader, and it is a reflection of who we are as a nation. The quality of government depends far more on good leaders than it does on good laws. Laws, statutes, and constitutions are as worthless as a cruise ship on Mount Everest, without godly reliable leaders ...

704. The Client

Zechariah 3:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... and she began immediately to love it, and care for it. She accepted it because it was clothed in the garments of her own." I want to tell you before you get saved, you, too, are an orphan sinner with no Father and no Savior. But when you are robed in ... was put back to work serving God. Thank the Lord that after God forgives us of our sins, He doesn't hold a grudge. I want you to see how Joshua enjoyed two things that sin had cost him. a. Authority with God "Then the Angel of the Lord admonishes Joshua, ...

705. The Other Side of Worship

1 John 1:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... children. God has no "only" children. Did you know that you have been saved specifically to have fellowship with other Christians? I want to tell you one of the greatest tragedies in the church today—we have too many "lone ranger" Christians. They are all ... one another, relate to one another, get to know one another, and encourage one another, so that we can be all for God that God wants us to be. I remember the story of a pastor who once visited a very difficult man who always said he was a Christian, but ...

706. A Call to Arms

Exodus 17:8-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... of fort, 30,000 bushels of peas, 1,250 gallons of liquor, and enough of their military materials and foodstuffs to hold on for months and months and months. The British at Yorktown had the resources to win; they just didn't have the will to win. My friend, I want to tell you something. We have, in prayer, the greatest power on earth. We have in that one resource the power to defeat any foe, to win any battle, and to claim any victory. That is why we must have a call to arms, where we hold up one another ...

707. The Pride Is Right

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... be your family, for some it would be your money, for some it would be your accomplishments. Well, that is when pride is wrong. I want to show you when pride is right. I. God Warns About Pride That Is Wrong "Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man ... we might know Him. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, that we might know Him. Jesus and Philip had a very interesting conversation, and I want you to listen to their dialogue: "If you had known Me, you would have known my Father also; and from now on you know Him ...

708. Hazardous to Your Wealth: Myths about Money

Malachi 3:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... a week pastoring my first little country church. Teresa and I were in the seminary and we were struggling just to make ends meet. I don't mind telling you that that $10 bill that I would take out of every $100 paycheck, looked like a million dollars. But I want to submit something to you. I submit to you that no matter what debt you might be facing, or how short your money might be, you really cannot afford not to tithe. I believe with all of my heart that if you truly are not disciplined enough to give God ...

709. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... real problem with jealousy is it will rob you of the peace that you ought to have in your heart with the blessings of God in your own life. Instead of being happy for the other person whom God has blessed, you become suspicious or resentful or even angry. I want to share with you a story you'll never forget. There were once two men both seriously ill in the same small room of a great hospital. It was a very small room, just large enough for the pair of them; two beds, two bedside lockers, a door opening on ...

710. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Psalm 102:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... not on drugs. She was not a social outcast. She was very respected. She wore very nice clothes. She had a beautiful apartment that overlooked the bay. Her big problem was she was lonely. She wrote in her diary, “I see people together and I’m so jealous I want to throw up. What about me!” What about me!” Because of her loneliness she became a loser at love. In her search for the cure to loneliness she went through 59 lovers in 56 months. She wrote this in her diary: Where are the men with the flowers ...

711. The Five Adjectives of a Noun Christian

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... -your-day" Christian, then I go the extra mile (it's never crowded). If I'm a "make-your day" Christian, then I give the extra coat (I can't wear it anyway). 2. They'll know we are Christians ... because we're NUTS ("Never Underestimate the Spirit"). I want to be a "NUTS" Christian. I happen to like fruitcake. I like bringing fruits and nuts together. That is what Christ does: He helps us bear fruit and become nuts. 1. You all know what the number one adjective is for that word "Christian." We sing it many ...

712. What Would Jesus Do? - or - How Would Jesus Do It?

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to a Gutenberg culture when we’re living in a Google world. Most of the worship wars going on in the church today are not battles to preserve authentic Christianity, but battles to preserve a Gutenberg culture that is waning and fear of a Google culture that is waking. I want to end the sermon this morning with a test. It’s a test of whether or not the desires of your heart are in harmony with God’s desires, or not. It’s a test of whether or not you are ready to be “in” the world but not “of ...

713. A Shepherd's Love

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... incapacitate us . . . and then rassle her down and sit on her head before we could pull the lamb? Then she was so exhausted she didn’t want to get up to take care of her baby, so I pretended to get back into the pen with her and she was so anxious to clobber ... I have a disease. It’s called alcoholism. I’ve called AA, and they’re coming to pick me up. I’m scared, Shannon. I just want you to know that I love you very, very much.” It was the first time in her life her mother had really told her she ...

714. When I’m In Trouble

2 Timothy 4:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... teachers in life is trouble. Quite honestly, you will learn far more in the hard times than you ever will in the good times. Today, I want to ask a very simple question and for many of you, I already know the answer. You don't need to raise your hands, but the ... the Gospel was now. God strengthened Paul to the point where he could get his eyes off of his trouble and on to the Lord. I want you to remember this if you are going through a tough time in your life or the next time you do. When you are in trouble ...

715. A New Hope

Jeremiah 18:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... worked with that clay. Listen again to those six powerful words, "He remade it into another vessel." You may be sitting there thinking at this very moment that the clay of your life is too marred up, too messed up, nothing good could ever come out of it, but I want you to read that verse one more time and listen to every word of it. "So he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make." (Jeremiah 18:4, NASB) Do you see that little word "so"? That word is so full of patience and so full ...

716. Jesus: The Promise Received

Luke 2:10-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... are right with Him and He is right with you and that leads to external peace, which is "peace with others." I know for many of you, Christmas is tough, because you have relatives you don't speak to. You’ve got family members you have unresolved issues with. I want to tell you this is the perfect time to reconcile, to break down walls and to build up bridges. You can do that if you have peace with God, because that will lead to the peace of God which you can share with others and they can experience that ...

717. Hotline to Heaven

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... clapping for your religious performance. There is no acclaim, no people telling you what a 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 ...

718. Men in Black

Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43

Sermon

James Merritt

... a crop, then the tares also appeared.' So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?' But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares ...

719. God and the Minimum Wage

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... a Democrat (Coolidge was a Republican) and said, "Calvin, I read in the paper this morning where you were elected the mayor, but I just wanted you to know I didn't vote for you." Coolidge just looked at him and said, "Well somebody did." Well God voted for me, and ... heaven. There is no "other side of the tracks" in heaven. That is the point of the parable. So there are several lessons I want you to take away from this beautiful parable. Lesson number one is: God doesn't owe us anything. You may sit there and ...

720. The Dream Work of Teamwork

Nehemiah 3:1-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... you have hired a gardener." The pastor said, "That's right and he is doing a great job." They said, "Perhaps you were unaware that our previous pastor took care of the grounds himself." The pastor said, "Oh, yes I knew that and I called him, but he doesn't want to do it anymore." Leaders delegate what they don't need to do, so they can do what only they can do. What you delegate is as important as whom you delegate to and there are two things that must be delegated or you are asking for disaster. You must ...

721. Your Face Gives You Away

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... can file this under the category, “You can fool some of the people some of the time . . .” People who are looking for a mate want to put on their best face. Nothing in the world is more normal or natural than that. But the desire to improve our appearance can ... you’ve been alive, I’ve been enjoying [God’s] companionship and thanking him for his faithfulness in helping me be who I think he wants me to be. I talk to God all the time, and I’m here to tell you he listens! It’s been a good life, ...

722. Resurrected Obedience (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Kirby John Caldwell said, “There are two great moments in a person’s life, the moment you were born and the moment you realize why you were born.” Love your Neighbor as Yourself. What do you want for yourself? I thought about what I wanted for myself and I think these are things most people want for themselves. I want to love and be loved. I want to be treated with respect and dignity as a human being. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s reminded us that is a basic right of all human beings. I ...

723. Fulfilling the Vision

Acts 2:14-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... see visions and your old men will dream dreams and whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved". A vision. Without it a church flounders and with it a church flourishes. A vision is, in essence, a picture of God's preferred future. And the vision I want to share with you today is as old as the prophet Joel, as powerful as the one on the day of Pentecost and is as current as the morning news. The hand of God is upon us. The same God who encountered Moses at the Burning Bush, called Nehemiah to ...

724. Join

Acts 11:19-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Winston Churchill was asked, “Aren't you inspired to know that every time you make a speech the place is full?" Churchill replied, “I'm more concerned that if the occasion were my hanging, the crowd would be twice as big." When Jesus fed the 5,000, the crowd wanted to make him king, but Jesus had a better idea. He told them He was the Bread of Life, and He had no plans to open a bakery chain of free bread in Galilee. From that time, many of His disciples turned back and no longer followed Him. Myth ...

725. The Joyful Provider

John 2:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... hope, death into life. John 10:10 says, I am come that you may have life, and have it abundantly. That's the Jesus I want to know. When I look at my life there are four simple words that describe it — better than I deserve. I can sum it all ... s better than we deserve. If such grace has brought us safe this far, is it not sufficient to get us all the way home? If you want to give up something for Lent, give up something that is going to make you a better person. Do something that's going to change your life ...

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