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1251. Don't Get Too Big For Your Spiritual Britches

Judges 16:20

Sermon

James Merritt

... you. I read something recently that got my attention and reminded me of Samson, and also warned me of a danger we all face: A person who calls himself frank and candid can very easily find himself becoming tactless and cruel. A person who prides himself on being tactful can find eventually that he has become evasive and deceitful. A person with firm convictions can become pigheaded. A person who is inclined to be temperate and judicious can sometimes turn into someone with weak convictions and banked fires ...

1252. Who's In Charge Here

Judges 21:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... which distinguish them: the high esteem children were clearly more loved and appreciated at home than were the low esteem boys. The parental love was deep and genuine; not just an empty display of words. The boys knew they were the object of pride and interest, increasing their own sense of self-worth. The high esteem group came from homes where parents had been significantly more strict in their approach to discipline. By contrast, the parents of the low esteem group had created insecurity and dependence ...

1253. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... you do not have?" She said, "Well, I never thought about that before." Then she said, "Well, I don't know whether there is a God or not." I said, "Now we are getting somewhere, you're not an atheist you're agnostic." She smiled very broadly and said with pride, "That's exactly right, I'm not an atheist, I'm an agnostic." (I did not tell her that the Latin word for agnostic was ignoramus.) I said, "Now I want to ask you this question: Are you an honest agnostic or a dishonest agnostic?" She said, "What do ...

1254. In Defense of the Offense

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... who receive the cross. Paul says, "But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." (v.24) It is only when you lay aside your ambitions, crucify your prejudice, die to your intellectual approach, humble your pride, realize your sinful condition, accept His death on the cross, that you can truly understand it and truly be saved. But I am telling you right now that the cross separates. It is either foolishness to you or it is the power of God. The cross is ...

1255. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... wanted was to read the word of God, and He gave me the Bible in Braille." Southern Baptists, we ought to preach this book, promote this book, and practice this book, and any time this word is diluted, denied, or debased, we ought to defend it with pride. That is a battle worth fighting. IV. There Is a Personal Responsibility We Must Complete Paul says to Timothy in chapter 4, verse 5, "do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." I want you to see the linkage between doing the work of an evangelist ...

1256. Science and the Bible

John 17:17, 1 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... because of its own miraculous character, born in parts and the course of the ages and yet completed in one harmonious whole. Without the Bible, all God's precious parables in nature, His other book, are utterly lost, and nature, exploited merely for lucre are for the pride of science, is degraded and ruined. I testify that the Bible is the word of God because it is meat for the spirit just as definitely as bread and meat are food for the Bible. The Bible appeals to me strongly as a physician because it is ...

1257. The Secret of Self-Esteem

Ephesians 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... of Christians who are like a man I heard about who walked into a store, and he said, "I would like an orange hat, blue pants, an orange shirt and blue shoes." Well, the clerk said, "Are you a University of Florida fan?" The man stuck his chest out with pride and said, "I sure am. How did you know? Was it the color combination?" He said, "No, this is a hardware store." Now there's truth in that story. You need to know who you are, and exactly where you are, before you will ever have what you need, and ...

1258. Battle Stations

Ephesians 6:10-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... 't it interesting that when you get to the point in your Christian life that you think you are the strongest, you are really the weakest. Now I want you to listen carefully. There is plenty of room for confidence in the Christian life, but there is no room for pride. The Lord said to Paul in 2 Cor. 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." But then Paul added in verse 10, "For when I am weak, then I am strong." It was when Paul recognized his weakness that he ...

1259. Hazardous to Your Wealth: Myths about Money

Malachi 3:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... rate of interest than we are about the rate of immorality. We've become more concerned about gold than we have about God; more concerned about stock markets than we are saving mankind. You learn both from experience and Scripture; too much prosperity can bring too much pride. Myth No. 3: I have to keep up with the joneses. That is one of the most destructive tendencies all of us fall into. Benjamin Franklin once said, "The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I would ...

1260. Your Word is Your Bond

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... about this matter of honesty. You should always be totally honest in what you say, but you don't always have to say what is totally honest. In other words, you don't always have to express your honesty. You know there are some people who pride themselves on being "brutally honest." Many times I have found that people are more brutal than they are honest, and there are times when making no comment is better than making an honest comment. Let me illustrate. A woman was trying on different dresses at the ...

1261. The Road Less Traveled

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... which is writing that is abbreviated or compressed. We call it today "shorthand." Because the gate is so narrow, you can only get through it empty-handed. You can't bring anything with you. If you're going to enter into this gate, you've got to leave your pride, your prestige, and your position behind. In effect, you've got to go through this gate stark naked. Why? Because the gate is Jesus. You see, the question is not "What is the way to heaven?" The question is "Who is the way to heaven?" For Jesus said ...

1262. God's Way or the Highway

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... no matter how far or how long you travel on it. You can't bring any baggage through this gate; you've got to leave everything behind to get in. Because the gate is so narrow, you can only get through it empty-handed. You've got to leave your pride, your prestige, and your position behind. In effect, you've got to go through this gate stark naked. You know why? Because the gate is Jesus. You see, the question is not "What is the way to Heaven?" The question is, "Who is the way to Heaven?" Do you know ...

1263. Repeat After Me

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... went through Oxford, took my degrees, was called to the Bar, and eventually became a judge. Pastor, nothing but the grace of God could have caused me to admit that I was a sinner on a level with that burglar. It took much more grace to forgive me for my pride, my self-righteousness to get me to admit that I was no better in the eyes of God than the convict whom I had sent to prison. Friend, that judge had learned well the lessons that we have learned today. I am sure he repeated them to others. May we ...

1264. Guilt: How to Keep Your Conscience Clear

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... Holy Spirit convicts you of sin, and you confess that sin and get forgiveness of that sin, the Holy Spirit will never bring that sin up to you again. Then David goes on to say, “And my iniquity I have not hidden.” (v.5b) All of David’s pride and pretense had been thrown out the window. He had opened up the files of his life and had let the GBI (God’s Bureau of Investigation) inspect every nook, every cranny, every folder, every file. There would be no sin harbored and no sin hidden. In other words ...

1265. Living By Faith In A Time of War

Judges 6:1-40

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... years ago President Franklin Roosevelt announced over national radio the D-Day landing in France, June 6, 1944. Then he led the nation in prayer. I want to offer a portion of that same prayer today. Let us pray. “Almighty God: our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness ...

1266. Moses: On the Manna Diet

Exodus 16:1-5

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... entry cards right now! What an offer! You can have it all, including the envy of your neighbors! What a contrast to God's promise of manna in the wilderness and the simplicity of Jesus' petition—not for wealth and ego satisfaction, not the jealous pride of your neighbors. Rather, God provides the basic necessities of life. Daily manna, daily bread…just enough. The context for Jesus' prayer is found in this Sermon on the Mount: Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious about your life, what you shall eat ...

1267. Joseph: Don't Bury Me Here

Genesis 50:22-26; Exodus 13:19-22; Joshua 24:32

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... friend in Tennessee named Steve. If you meet Steve, you won't be around him very long before he pulls a silver medallion out of his pocket with "AA" stamped on it (and it doesn't stand for Ann Arbor). He will show it to you and tell you with pride, "Twenty-five years without a drink." But Steve knows, no matter how far he has come, it's still only one day at a time. Because he knows he's not home yet. Back in my seminary days at Asbury, we had a student newspaper which tended to be like ...

1268. The Shepherd's Song

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... end this series on the Summer Song of the Psalmist. When I was in college, I sang in the Asbury College Men's Glee Club. We would come into a local church, dressed to the nines in our black tuxes. We thought we were really something. (The sin of pride infects us all!) But I remember our tradition, how we always closed the concert. We would start singing our last song, then begin to make our way back down the aisle, shaking hands as we walked and sang, until we were all gathered in the narthex and the last ...

1269. God Knows....Me!

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... in all creation can separate us from the love of God. But it is also troubling…to know that God knows me so well. It's troubling to know that all my thoughts, my deepest desires and my strongest lusts, my overpowering motives and hidden ambitions, my selfish pride and hurt feelings are all open and known to God. Because, you see, on the outside I look great! I have a perfect job, perfect house, perfect wife with two perfect dogs, 2.5 perfect kids with perfect teeth. But inside, I know myself to be a ...

1270. Only Matthew…Only Joseph

Matthew 1:1-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... that I see. He knew what I know of tormentors, This haunting and howling within; Of the blood that can spill and the bone that can break And the flesh with the nails driven in. He hung on the cross as a creature Wearing my sin-spattered cloths; And the pride in my flesh died with him when he died And my raiment was new when he rose. This clothing I wear with a difference— It's flesh that the King entered in! He put there his love and his almighty law And it never can be what it's been ...

1271. Zechariah II: Thy Prayer is Heard

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... rotating schedule, maybe only serving a few weeks every year. Then within that band of servants, they cast lots, like the roll of the dice, to see who would actually get to offer the incense, lifting the people's prayers to God. Can you imagine the joy, the pride, the humbling experience when the day came and the lot fell to him? Maybe only once in a lifetime, maybe never, but now it happens. So begins Luke's version of the Gospel. It begins with Zechariah…let's call him Zechariah II, since we heard from ...

1272. The Revelation Code III: The Mark on Harry's Forehead

Revelation 13:11-14:7

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... turn the witness of the church into something other than the witness to Jesus Christ… remember who you are. - When the identifying marks of the Christian life—love, patience, mercy, kindness, compassion, caring, hospitality—are traded for prejudice and hatred and vengeance and pride…remember who you are. "It's a scandal. It's an outrage," says Hagrid, "Harry Potter, not knowing his own story, not knowing who is really is." It's a scandal. It's an outrage...the People of God, not knowing their own ...

1273. Bart and Homer, Father and Sons

1 Samuel 20:24-42

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... beat in spades. He is a larger than life, Shakespearian figure with a kind of Nixonian paranoia which drove him to deceit, vengeance and violence. Poor King Saul... so concerned about protecting his own power and authority so committed to his own career and pride so centered in himself that he threatens the life of David and drives his own son, Jonathan, away. The resulting tension spirals into a national conflict in which Jonathan dies. He ends up destroying the people he loved most and his own life ends ...

1274. Tiny Bad Habits

Matthew 16:21-28

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... very heart of the tree was eaten out. This proud tree that had stood for 400 years was destroyed by such a small creature. There are little habits that can mess up our lives like the beetles messed up the life of the mighty tree. One of these habits is pride. That’s the feeling that we are better than other people. Maybe we’re more athletic. Maybe our family has more money. Maybe we feel we are prettier. And we start to think we are better than other people, and we begin to treat them in a way that ...

1275. Deep Calling to Deep

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... disciples in too many hurtful directions, including toward hell. We do need to admit church history is filled to overflowing with those who go so far as to build entire denominations on a few verses. Such radical movements, I fear, have more to do with egotism and pride than anything else. The absolutism of one or a few can build cages for all those who are willing to agree and adjust accordingly. But let's not be too harsh in our day and time. We have checks and balances today that provide stopgaps for ...

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