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1226. Good and Bad "Magical Thinking"

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in an old Newtonian science and in old thinking. In the late 1990s, a new theory called “M-theory” was introduced by Ed Witten, who brought together previous superstring theories into one overarching framework he calls “M-Theory.” If you want to understand this second superstring revolution, Witten says, then think of “M” in “M-Theory” as standing for mystery, magic and marvel. We are living in a multi-dimensional world where what is most “real” is what is invisible and unseen, and where ...

1227. The World Needs Less Mother Goose More Mother Teresa

Isaiah 58:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for?” but one of “Whom are you standing with?” Or as Jesus put it directly, “Inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto me.” So: Who are “the least of these” today? If there is no true understanding without standing under, who are those we need to stop standing over or hiding from, and instead start standing under and acknowledging as our own “kin.” Let me start with some examples that don’t immediately come to mind. One of the most recent “kinship ...

1228. Is Sunday Just a Fun Day?

Exodus 20:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... the seventh day of the week, is called the Sabbath day. But we, as Christians, worship on the first day of the week. Now understand that the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, was the Old Testament day of worship given to the Jew. The first day ... in my salvation and work because I have it. I'm not working toward a Sabbath, I am resting in a Savior. This gives meaning and understanding to two of the greatest verses in all of the Bible. "There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has ...

1229. God Is Pro-Life

Exodus 20:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the commandments except one." Dr. Lee said, "Which one is that?" He said, "Thou shalt not kill." Dr. Lee said, "Oh, you've broken that one too." He said, "When?" He said, "Two thousand years ago when you helped to crucify the Lord Jesus Christ." I want you to understand today that the blood of Jesus is on all of our hands. It was our spit that befouled his beard; it was our hands that slapped his face; it was our curses that filled his ears; it was our sins that nailed him to the cross. But because he ...

1230. With Jesus No Mission Is Impossible

John 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.'" (vv.25-27) They didn't understand that Jesus had not come primarily to keep their stomachs from growling, but to keep their souls from perishing. If you go back to v. 35 and read it all, here's what He said, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and ...

1231. Getting Rid of Grudges

Luke 23:34

Sermon

James Merritt

... up on each other. His earth-wild friend, who claims to be a Christian, was talking as if nothing had happened, and Joe said, "I understand from reading in the paper you just cut a deal that netted you over $5 million." The man said, "That is true." Joe said, "Well ... reached into his pocket and pulled out one more dime. The guard looked down at the boy and said: "Son, you need to understand three things: First, 35 cents is not enough. In fact, $34 million is not enough to buy the Washington Monument. In fact, ...

1232. The Agony of Defeat

2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 15:5

Sermon

James Merritt

... God forgave David, but that is not the end of the story. IV. David's Sorrowful Misery A Christian can sin just like a non-Christian. But he will not sin with immunity or impunity. If you are bound to sin, you are bound to suffer. Sometimes people don't understand this. I had a friend of mine in the ministry who recently told me about one of his dear friends who was also in the ministry; whose son-in-law died of Aids. He had lived a homosexual lifestyle but he had gotten saved, and he married this man's ...

1233. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... , but Daniel had the Lord. I tell you, a ten-year-old boy who loves God and knows his Bible, has more wisdom in his little finger than a lost Ph.D. at Harvard has in his entire body. c. They Were Spiritually Enlightened "And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams." (v.17b) Daniel not only knew how to listen to professors, he knew how to listen to God. God showed him things that astrologers could not find in the stars, that magicians could not pull out of the hat, and that scientists could ...

1234. Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win (Fruit of the Spirit: Patience)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... to what he said: "Then Job answered the Lord and said: ‘I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.' You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. Listen, please, and let me speak; You said, ‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.' I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You. Therefore I abhor myself ...

1235. Glory Guaranteed

Jude 1:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... . The feeding of the five thousand tells me that God is able. The healing of the blind, deaf, mute, and lame tells me that God is able. But more than any of these things, or all of these things, the empty tomb tells me that God is able. When you understand that you have faith in a God who is able to do anything, and will do anything necessary to keep you from falling, you have no need to ever doubt your eternal security again. I heard about a young boy that had just gotten out of church. The pastor saw ...

1236. The Way Over Is Under

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... authority. That's why he says in verse 8, "For I also am a man under authority." (Luke 7:8, NASB) That man recognized that Jesus was over because he, too, had learned to be under. Jesus had authority because He was submissive to authority. You need to understand that all authority ultimately comes from God. Jesus said in Matthew 28:19, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19, NASB) Now who had given all of ...

1237. Till Death Do Us Part

Matthew 19:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... New York. These people are bound together by God, and that bond is not to be touched by what we do here today. They will be as married in the sight of God when we finish our work as they were before we began, and many people fail to understand that fact.8 This judge expressed the sentiment of Jesus perfectly. III. What the Law Allows The legalists come back looking for one more loophole. "They said to Him, ‘Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?'" (v.7) They were ...

1238. Fill'er up Lord

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... every Christian should know it. I have already told you that when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, the Holy Spirit enters our body. I then told you that he simultaneously enlists us into His body, that is, the body of Christ. But now I want us to understand that the Holy Spirit also comes to empower us, take control of us, and use us for the glory of Jesus Christ. We're going to think together today about the Spirit-filled life. I. The Spirit-filled Life Is a Commanded Life "And do not be drunk with ...

1239. Why?

Job 3:11-12, 16, 20, 23

Sermon

James Merritt

... without good there can be no evil. That also tells me that ultimately it must be good that there is evil, or evil would not exist. It was Augustine who said, "God judged it better to bring good out of evil, than to suffer no evil to exist." Now please understand that to say that it is good that evil exists, is not the same thing as saying that evil is good. To say evil is good would itself be evil, and the Scripture plainly declares that evil is evil. But to say that it is good that there is evil ...

1240. The Prosecutor Perry Mason Can't Beat

John 16:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... . In fact, if the Holy Spirit takes care of your sin problem singular, He can then take care of your sins problem plural. Do you understand that the only sin that will and can send a person to hell is the sin of unbelief? People do not die and go to ... getting to heaven on five gallons of gas as you do of getting to heaven on your own righteousness. Because you need to understand sin is not doing bad, and righteousness is not doing good. Sin is rejecting Jesus, righteousness is receiving Jesus. But only the ...

1241. Pour the Salt and Turn on the Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... test; if "men see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." I am convinced that the two greatest days in the life of an individual who is a Christian is, first of all, the day when he is born again, and second, the day when he comes to understand why he is born again. When you begin to live your life in such a way that people are attracted to Jesus Christ, and want to glorify your Father in heaven, you will know that your salt is tasty and your light is bright. Someone has said, "The real mark ...

1242. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... when Jesus became a man was not subtraction or division, but addition. He took upon Himself human nature which He had never before possessed, and He added humanity to His deity, and from then on He remained both God and man, two natures in one personality. I want you to understand this. If Jesus Christ was not God, then Christmas may as well be a fable. Because Jesus is of no more use to me or you than Santa Claus. But Jesus is not a man among men, He is not first among equals, He's not even the greatest of ...

1243. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

... association with something that looked like a church. I was most willing to step forward on their behalf. But you might ask yourself how popular that made me in 1967 and 1968. Getting in the way of any pacifism I might have embraced was, and still is, my understanding of sin….how pervasive it is….how powerful it is….how persistent it is….and how (on occasion) it needs to be reined in by power as much as it needs to be redeemed by love. Sin makes people do awful stuff. Some of which is very hurtful ...

1244. The Supreme Test

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... willing to trust God with his dear son Isaac. God gave him back his son and so much more. God made Abraham the epitome of faith, the standard for all future generations. There are still some mysteries in my life, as there must be in yours. I don’t understand why God has allowed me to experience some heartbreak and pain and to endure some tough tests. But I tell you what I believe. I believe that one day we will no longer see through a glass darkly….one day when the mist has rolled away and our spiritual ...

1245. Apostolic Instruction

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... points of in-depth study of religious doctrines is not inherently evil. But if that is all there is to one's life, the problems of genuine Christian practice can become colossal. After all, a simpleton can be just a simpleton and reflect little or no understanding of Pauline teaching! There is always the dilemma of leaning too far in any direction. Untold numbers grew up on the pithy saying "Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so." While many of us smile at the rudimentary nature of these ...

1246. Secret Revealed

Romans 16:25-27

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... the decidedly particular. All wisdom that matters resides in him and is dispensed as he deems fit. What greater security can there be? We have hope in someone far bigger and better than ourselves. Those who seriously follow Christ have a peace that does surpass all understanding. It is not as the world gives. Its peace evaporates in both good and bad times. Our peace remains steadfast, as long as we cling to him and carry our crosses in victory. What the world calls wisdom must fall by the wayside. It must ...

1247. Taking a Necessary Step

Acts 19:1-7

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... . Then, we see the connections of how one set of events leads to another and so on. Those who don't have a sense of growth, of course, will have some problematic times trying to deal with this. In terms of the truth of the text we understand John's baptism of repentance was not wrong. It just didn't go far enough. More — substantially more — was in the offing and it would potentially lead to fulfillment, at least, in this life. From one valid viewpoint our lives are a series of beginnings and, therefore ...

1248. Being Single-minded

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... of God, both our choice and answer are clear. To live changed lives with the promise of heaven is our positive plight and all that entails. For those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as the way, the truth, and the life we have, at least, an elementary understanding of the price we must pay. Also, by the grace of God, we have a built-in resource that refuses to be defeated. We don't always like what we are doing or refraining from doing but that is mostly irrelevant! One's salvation is the most highly ...

1249. Plea for Discipline

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... an easy life and the sooner we learn the devil is for real, the better off we are. We can never please everyone and that — lest we forget — is not our purpose. 2. Aimless wandering can be the loss of precious time. The apostle would have us to understand we must be fixed on Christ and his requirements. There is a certain time consciousness built into his lesson for us. Our days and nights have a timekeeper. We call him the Father of us all. The cliché that we have just so much time may be something ...

1250. Gift of Positive Thinking

2 Corinthians 1:18-22

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... in this point makes all the difference in the world, doesn't it? We are taken out of the need to have our will done. We move decisively away from setting an agenda that appeals to us. We are put in a frame of mind that opens the door to understand what God wants. In short, we remove ourselves from the center of things and events. We no longer see ourselves as the arbiter of good and bad, or right and wrong. When we pray this way in sincerity and humility, the best of all situations is born in this world ...

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