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1176. The Last Breath – The Fear of Death

Hebrews 9:27-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... and dying? It is estimated that about 75% of what we see on the news is somehow related to death. We are now living in what many sociologists are calling, "the culture of death." There are people who don't like to think about it, talk about it, and who want to live forever. Tiger Woods at one time held all four major golf titles at the same time. After he won his fourth title, now known as, "The Tiger Slam", he was asked what he would say to Bobby Jones, the great golfer, if he happened to walk into the ...

1177. Every Member Matters

Hebrews 10:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... one of the greatest encouragements recently from a four-year-old girl. Her mother wrote me this note: Dear Dr. Merritt: I must tell you about my day last Friday. While shopping with our Ukrainian daughter, now four years old, she came across a stuffed rabbit that she really wanted. I asked her what made this one different from the others she has. She said, "He's cuddly and floppy and I love him." I asked what she would name it if she did take it home. She said, "Pastor Merritt!" I had to repeat that back to ...

1178. The King and I

Isaiah 6:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... you can see Him correctly and know Him intimately. I. Contemplate The Holiness Of The King Notice how Isaiah describes the King that he saw. "I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple." (v.1) Now I want you to notice the word "Lord" in that verse. You notice it is in lowercase letters. But down in verse 3 you will notice the word "LORD" is in uppercase letters. Now there is a reason for that. The word "Lord" in the Old Testament, when it is in the ...

1179. The Fishing Business

Mark 1:16-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... of men." (Mark 1:17, NASB) Isn't it interesting that the first people Jesus called to follow Him were fishermen? The first title He gave to them were "fishers of men". What He basically said to them was this, "What you are now doing for a living, I want you to do with your life." When Jesus said, "I will make you fishers of men", He was saying I will take your with your personality, your background, your testimony, your influence and I will use you to catch men and women and boys and girls and bring them ...

1180. Joseph – The Promise Believed

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

Sermon

James Merritt

... nobody expected it. It was totally unplanned. In fact, it messed up a lot of plans. It messed up King Herod's plan, because he wanted to be the King of the Jews and yet the Messiah was coming. It messed up the innkeeper's plan, because he was out ... all, it messed up Mary and Joseph's plan, because Mary and Joseph planned on having their own children and making their own babies. God wanted Joseph and Mary to be married and that was a part of His plan. Just as things were rocking along smoothly, God said, "I'm ...

1181. Standard Building Codes

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... 9 out of 10 children ages between 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the internet. 25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Another 4.7 million visit cyber-sex sites in excess of 11 hours per week. [[6]] That is why I want you to write down 3 websites to go to that will help you conquer the problem of internet pornography. One is the website that I use. It is called Max.com. It is a great internet filter that will not only weed out pornography, but will automatically keep you ...

1182. Survivor

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... he took it home, opened it and kept it yourself? Well, first of all, you would say he is a thief because the package does not belong to him. Secondly, he totally mishandled what you entrusted with him. And thirdly, somebody got hurt because they didn’t get what you wanted them to have.” You know what? You would be exactly right. Because you see the Fed Ex man or the UPS man is just the middle man. He has one job—to get what I give him to the person who needs it the most. That is exactly the purpose ...

1183. Flying Coach to Nirvana

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... knows something good is on its way to fill in. The great Chinese writer describes good travelers as people who "have no fixed plans and are not intent on arriving." Timothy was intent on arriving: He gave it his all. He let all go on behalf of Christ. He wanted, and wants, all of us to get there, too. Some of us just get afraid when we are spent. Others know that to empty is to fill. We know that life's trip to heaven and eternal life involves a lot of coach-class flying. We approach the airport "hoping for ...

1184. Falling Short

Romans 3:19-28

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... is a clearing in a great woods. Faith is small. If you have faith like a mustard seed, Jesus says that you can move mountains. We are all spiritual midgets. We are all small. We are all not enough. But still, if we have the faith that Paul wants for the Romans, we can move mountains. This matter of getting small and large right reminds me of two things that comedian Dave Barry said. One is "No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously." Just because something has happened in our ...

1185. Good News about Death

John 11:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... Until I know which way you went.” We are not making light of death. We simply hope to put it in the proper perspective. We want to see it in the light of an empty tomb. The story of the raising of Lazarus helps us do just that. We can appreciate Mary ... tells a heartbreaking story that poses that question in a stark way. It is about a young boy in a rural area of Kentucky named Cody. Cody wanted to be a preacher when he grew up, just like his dad who was a pastor. Once or twice a week Cody would climb on top ...

1186. Good News for Widows

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... much. Hinson had a wonderful lunch with the boy and his family. About two weeks later, Hinson got a letter from that young boy. Enclosed was fifty‑seven cents. A note explained that this was all of the profit the young man had from his egg money and that he wanted to help Pastor Bill become a better preacher. Hinson said there was no way he could keep the money and he called the boy’s father to tell him so. The boy’s father told him that he couldn’t send the money back. The boy had never worked so ...

1187. The Intimate Gospel: The Word became Flesh

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... at the time of creation, and it was through Jesus that creation came into being and Jesus then became God’s ultimate word. In the beginning was the word. But, if you go on to those next verses, verses 4 and 5, you really have the focus of what I want to talk about this morning. Try to capture the thundering echo of those words – In him was light, and that light was the light of mankind, the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has never put it out. Get the truth of that in mind. God is entering ...

1188. Monday: The Way Of The Cross: Figs & Fig Trees

Matthew 21:18-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... are we." Yoda reaches over to pinch Luke's shoulder, "not this crude matter." Yoda tells Luke to feel the Force around him and to sense it between all things, including "between the land and the ship." Luke is discouraged by his failure and says, "You want the impossible." Yoda decides to show Luke that what he asked is not impossible. He closes his eyes, reaches out toward the ship, and suddenly it begins to rise. Yoda guides the ship until it is standing on solid ground. Luke is incredulous, "I don't ...

1189. Motivated for Life

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... of us is, how can I motivate myself to do the things I know I ought to do? Can anyone relate to this question? Self motivation is just as tricky as motivating others. That’s why they have a self-help section in book stores. This morning we want to deal with a young man in the Old Testament who was very highly motivated. His name was Jeremiah. Jeremiah was a prophet . . . [Jeremiah was not a bullfrog . . . for those of you who remember the Three Dog Night tune from the 70s.] Jeremiah was a prophet who was ...

1190. Jesus Saves, We're Called To Invest

Matthew 25:14-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... she was a genius and laughed at the suggestion that she ought to be a writer. Yet deep down in her heart she knew she was talented, she knew she could be a great writer and thought that maybe she should be. In her quiet moments she even kind of wanted to be a writer. But her family and her new boy friends just laughed at her. So she gave up any thought of writing. She married and had a couple of kids and felt very unhappy and unfulfilled and divorced her husband and became an alcoholic. Maybe I should have ...

1191. If, Because, Regardless

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to work and not be idle, he really is talking about Christian Stewardship. He tells the folks at Thessalonica that they: "did not eat anyone's bread without paying for it." They did there part when he was with them, so he wouldn't be a burden. I don't want to make a big deal out of it, but that phrase: "eating someone else bread without paying for it" kind of struck me. And when we take advantage of the ministries of the church and expect the church to continue to do what they do without our support and ...

1192. To Live Is to Choose

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... because of the circumstances that surround their lives. Most people fail because they do not live decisively. They don’t answer the questions life is always asking them. We can but conclude then that life is life by the choices we make, and that’s the third thing I want to say. Life is life by the choices we make. Indecision is poisonous to the person. Decision making is perilous but life is life by the choices we make. I saw it in a cartoon not long ago. Two men were sitting at a bar. Obviously, in a ...

1193. A Priesthood of Believers

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the Priesthood of All Believers and some may like that phrasing better. The word “priest” has a sort of strangeness about it to us Protestants and some of us feel a bit uncomfortable in using it. There has been a mystery surrounding the word that almost scares us. What I want to make as clear as possible, and nail down firmly with in our minds as well as I can is the fact that all of us are priests——that is, all of us are ministers to one another. Now, I am not evading the fact that I’m the pastor ...

1194. Navigating the Stages of Life

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the parable of the Prodigal Son. - At first, the Prodigal childishly and selfishly demands. Give me my inheritance now! I don’t want to wait around until you die!” How presumptuous! How childish! - The, he moves into the adolescent stage and runs away to ... people who are adolescent in their approach to marriage. They say: “I’ll marry you, but I won’t answer to you or to anybody. I want three nights out a week with no questions asked. I don’t have to answer to you and where I go and what I do is ...

1195. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... subject in life. I wish we had time to read the entire 12th chapter of Luke; I hope you’ll read it sometime today or during this coming week. The pivotal issue of the chapter was illustrated with a parable Jesus told. We didn’t read that parable, but I want to tell you the story. You’ll find it in verses 15-21 of the 12th chapter. It’s a picture of a man with money. many of you now that story. A fellow had done very well. He had prospered. His land “brought forth plentifully”. In the midst of ...

1196. Praying Our Way Forward

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... asked by his children? No, God is not a Santa Claus with a need to fulfill a gigantic wish list. God is like a heavenly parent who wants to be engaged with his children. Ask, and it will be given to you. I ask you to ask. II. SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND The ... Seek and you will find. To seek is to hunt, to pursue, to delve into, to explore, to try to discover. There are a couple places I want to ask you to do some searching for the next forty days. The first is within, down in your own heart, in your own home, in ...

1197. The Road of Peace

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... The road to peace is integration of the self, so what I say and what I do, will become one, not two. II. IF WE WANT PEACE, WE MUST MOVE FROM THE HOUSE OF HATE TO THE HOUSE OF LOVE. In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy strikes out on a tangent saying ... hates his brother is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Let your love be sincere. Live in harmony with one another. III. IF WE WANT PEACE, WE MUST MOVE FROM THE HOUSE OF FEAR TO THE HOUSE OF FAITH. Terrorism may be defined as the use of violence and threats to intimate ...

1198. Develop Leaders—Humbly

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... somebody, a child, a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, a company, a community, a church. In that sense we are all leaders. Somebody's destiny is being determined by our thoughts and actions. Wouldn't you like to be the kind of spiritual leader that God wants you to be? Like Simba we might find ourselves saying, “Who me? Now you have to be kidding. I'm going to stick out in the other land where there are no worries, no responsibilities and no problems." God doesn't call us there; remember who you ...

1199. Three Basic Attitudes about Life

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” You see the lawyer is a nice respectable guy. He will do all right for himself in life. But he will never be what God wants him to be. He will never escape his essential attitude what can I get out of this? Do you see yourself in the lawyer’s perspective ... the Good Samaritan. I get tired of my excuses. I get tired of seeking to justify my inaction. But I’m not sure, even if I wanted to change, that I could. I’ve been this way too long. I’m not making excuses this time. I just don’t think it’s ...

1200. Show Me What’s Real

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... saw with his own eyes what the people had done he, too, burned with anger. How could the people have done such a thing, especially after all that God had done for them? There would be consequences from their sinful rebellion. Moses was in a place he really did not want to be — out in the middle of nowhere with God threatening to abandon them. It has been said that when we are at the lowest point in our lives, we are the closest to God. At such times, we turn to God knowing deep within our hearts that God ...

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