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1526. The Power of Testimony

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Mark R. Smith

... people in Sychar didn’t want Jesus to leave. Once we truly experience the living Christ, we never want our lives to be void of His presence. The people of the village spread the word and more and more people were converted as the cycle of testimony and belief continued. Are you seeing what I am seeing in all of this? This scripture is a model for church development. It is so simple, really, and yet it so often eludes us: As we share our faith experiences, others are drawn to Christ. The worship service is ...

1527. A Transitional Object (And So Much More)

John 14:15-21

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J. Michael Smith

... familiar, is being taken away from his disciples. And THIS text invites us to reflect: perhaps our most cherished religious ideas and experiences are merely ‘transitional objects.' Perhaps God's love for us, God's relationship with us is far deeper, far more mysterious, far more secure than any religious belief, experience, or idea now known by us.

1528. Why Do Things Hold Together?

Acts 2:1-41

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Maurice A. Fetty

The late Harvard mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead, maintained that the whole scientific enterprise of the western world rested upon the belief that at the bottom of things science would find order rather than chaos. Even western scientists dissected, investigated, explored and probed into the depths of the atom, they believed order and organization would be found rather than disorder and disarray. "What was at the bottom of this conviction?" asked Whitehead. ...

1529. Someone Had Tripped the Switch

Acts 2:1-21

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James W. Moore

... marched out and were lined up beside the railroad tracks, resigned to unspeakable pain, as they knew they would be separated from each other and ultimately killed. But in the midst of their gloom, they discovered some amazing good news… good news beyond belief. They discovered in the bright morning sunlight that they were not in a death camp at all, not in Germany at all. Rather, they were in Switzerland! During the night, someone through personal courage and daring had tripped a switch… and sent the ...

1530. Parenting

2 Timothy 1:5

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Brett Blair

... process, leading him to conclude that he is ugly or incredibly stupid or that he has already proved himself to be a hopeless failure in life." The famous Psychiatrist Dr. Alfred Adler had an experience when a young boy which illustrates just how powerful such a belief can be upon behavior and ability. He got off to a bad start in arithmetic and his teacher became convinced that he was "dumb in mathematics." The teacher then advised the parents of this "fact" and told them not to expect too much of him. They ...

1531. Looking in the Light

Matthew 10:40-42

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... a semblance of truth to it. People look for things where there is light. And I have a feeling that a lot of people come to church because somewhere they have lost something. They're not sure what they've lost; maybe it's themselves or their faith or their belief in life. They're not sure what they've lost or even where they lost it. But, they are convinced that the Church is where the light is. And we shouldn't be surprised, because this is what we've been telling the folks for years. This is the place ...

1532. A Not So Simple Story of Demons and Pigs

Luke 8:26-39

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... soldiers" ... in much the same way that the SDS protestors in Chicago (circa 1968) referred to the Chicago riot police as "pigs." Meaning that a Jewish readership would have snickered over the image of legions of demons entering legions of soldiers, thus confirming a widely held belief that Romans were not only insane, but would one day tumble (perhaps even by self-destruction). I know that's a stretch for the text. But it's well within the spirit of the times. What do I think of the cure? Well, that's a ...

1533. The Thrill of Victory

2 Corinthians 2:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." Finally, they looked at a third man and said, "You must be a preacher. Are you a minister?" He said, "Oh no, I've just been sick." Friedrich Nietzsche was an atheistic German thinker of the 19th Century. He was the first person who postulated the belief, "God is dead." It was his writings that greatly influenced Adolph Hitler and gave rise to Nazism. When he was asked one time by a Christian to consider Christianity, he looked at this Christian and said, "If you want me to believe in your Redeemer, you ...

1534. Just Know Him in His Victorious Resurrection

Acts 13:29-39

Sermon

James Merritt

... them for three years to live holy, pure, clean, godly lives, and always tell the truth, saying, "Let your yes be yes, and your no be no", then what they did was perpetrate a lie. Furthermore, these men were willing to die, and many of them did die, for their belief in a risen Lord. Now men may die for convictions, but they won't die for concoctions. They may die for what they believe is the truth, they will not die for what they know is a lie. I could give you far much more evidence, but let me just ...

1535. When God's Rule is Taken Out of the School

Job 21:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... forefathers had a vision that education would include religion and morality. But a shift of seismic proportions has taken place. According to the Thomas Jefferson Research Institute, 19% of our educational thrust in the 1770s was centered around moral values and religious beliefs. By 1926 that percentage was just 6%, and by 1960 the percentage was so small you could not measure it. Cal Thomas, the noted columnist, captured the spirit of our educational age best, when speaking for the attitude that seems to ...

1536. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

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James Merritt

... Allan Bloom, who wrote the magnificent book, The Closing of the American Mind, made this statement: There is one thing a professor can be absolutely certain of: Almost every student entering the university believes, or says he believes, that truth is relative. If this belief is put to the test, one can count on the students' reaction: they will be uncomprehending that anyone should regard the proposition as not self-evident astonishes them as though he were calling into question 2 + 2 = 4.2 Now that may not ...

1537. A Deserter in God's Army

1 Timothy 4:9-10

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James Merritt

... the Bible and all that was in it, you can rest assured he would have never served with Paul. There were two things the Apostle Paul absolutely would not tolerate. He would not tolerate laziness in the ministry, and he would not tolerate liberalism in belief. Without question, Demas was as theologically straight as a gun barrel. c. They Were Together In Danger They both felt the cold steel of prison doors clanging shut behind them. They had both been singed by the fires of persecution. They both had felt the ...

1538. The Only Way to Fly

2 Timothy 3:15-17

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James Merritt

... ." (Ps. 119:11) But then, not only will the Bible tell you what is right; it will tell you what is not right. So it is also profitable for "reproof." This word carries the idea of rebuking in order to convict someone when either their behavior is wrong or their belief is wrong. If you will read this Bible it will show you any flaws, any faults, any failures in your life; anything that is causing you to be less than God wants you to be, and do less than God wants you to do. You see, in a real sense ...

1539. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

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James Merritt

... had the purpose of information, but rather indoctrination. May I tell you that a similar transformation has taken place in American education. According to the Thomas Jefferson Research Institute, 90% of our educational thrusts in the 1770s was centered around moral values and religious beliefs. By 1926 that percentage was just 6%, and by 1960 the percentage was so small you couldn't even measure it. If there is one thing anybody ought to be able to see is this: There is a connection between the values that ...

1540. You've Gotta Believe

Hebrews 11:1-6

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James Merritt

... of poison; you may sincerely believe it is a can of coca cola, but if you drink it you will be sincerely dead! Faith is supernatural, but it is not stupid. One of the tests that you have real Bible faith is whether or not your faith can declare its belief in two things: a. The World Was Made By the Word of God "By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God." (v.3a) It is amazing to me that what scientists have taken centuries and volumes to explain—the origin of the universe—I ...

1541. The Surety of Security

Jude 1:1-2

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James Merritt

... and finisher of our faith." Nobody put it better than the Apostle Paul when he said: "But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thess. 2:13-14 Charles Haddon Spurgeon once wrote: When I was coming to Christ, I thought I was doing it all myself, and ...

1542. Don't Forget to Remember

Jude 1:5-7

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James Merritt

... I want to warn you, unless you are one of these people, you are going to be shocked. These researchers divided the respondents into three categories of attitudes toward sex: traditional, relational, and recreational. The traditional group said that religious belief always guides their sexual behavior, and that pre-marital, extra marital, and homosexual sex is wrong. The relational group believes sex should be a part of a loving relationship, but should not necessarily be restricted to marriage. That is, if ...

1543. Dirty Dreams and Slick Schemers

Jude 1:8-11

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James Merritt

... , all found in the Old Testament, of the ways of an apostate. He uses Cain, Balaam and Korah. a. Like Cain, They Distort The Gospel What is "the way of Cain?" You may remember the story of Cain and Abel. Two brothers who brought two offerings, representing two beliefs and leading to two destinies. Abel was a shepherd; he brought one of his flock to God. Cain was a farmer; he brought some of his fruit to God. This is what happened: And also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat. And the ...

1544. Courage Under Fire

Jude 1:22-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... , hating even the garment polluted by the flesh." (NASB) Now these are people who have set up their tent in the camp of apostasy, and may even include apostates themselves. Now the strategy here is beware. These are people who are not only caught up in wrong belief, they are caught up in wrong behavior. They have not only rejected God with their head, they have rejected God with their heart. With these people we are not only to reach out, we are to watch out. He says we are to hate even the garment defiled ...

1545. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

John 16:7-11

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James Merritt

... thieves hanging on two crosses. One died a saved thief, one died a lost thief; one is in hell today cursing God, one is in heaven today praising God. The only difference between those two thieves was unbelief. The greatest sin in the world is the sin of refusing to belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. But only the Holy Spirit can convict you of that truth. II. Only The Spirit Can Convey To You The Remedy For Sin Jesus goes on to say in v.10 that the Holy Spirit has come to show us the concept "of ...

1546. Away In a Manger

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... Messianic Jews are not welcome for one reason—they worship Jesus Christ. They believe that Christ, who they call by the Hebrew name Yeshua, was the Jewish Messiah and that he will come again. How did Israel respond? The Supreme Court ruled that belief in Jesus as the Messiah is incompatible with the Jewish faith, and therefore with Israeli citizenship. Now the strange thing is, the Law of Return does not require that Jews seeking Israeli citizenship practice Judaism, or even believe in God. In other words ...

1547. It Was the Birthday of a King

Matthew 1:18-25

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James Merritt

... want to deny the virgin birth of Jesus even to this day. If they do not deny it, they say it is just simply not important. Well, it may not be important to many people, but it is extremely important to me. Because the virgin birth and your belief in it is the difference between your going to heaven and your going to hell. Because there are three things that are tragically true if the virgin birth is not: a. Scripture Is Unreliable Over and over and over the virgin birth was predicted in the Old Testament ...

1548. Manual Labor Is Not the President of Mexico

Proverbs 6:6-8

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James Merritt

... sends me to college. Mom spends every day washing and ironing and cleaning up after me, and even takes care of me when I am sick." "So, what are you worried about?" He said, "I'm afraid they might try to escape!" That story reflects my belief that Americans have succeeded in making the "X" generation perhaps the most spoiled in American history. Many young people (and adults unfortunately) do think Manual Labor is the President of Mexico. Where welfare was once a dirty word, it has now taken on the tag of ...

1549. How to Turn the Ballot into a Blessing Box

Proverbs 29:2

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James Merritt

... with the homosexual. It takes courage to stand for the unborn child rather than to stand against the unborn child. One of my favorite stories is of William Penn, who was in prison in the Tower of London. He was asked to recant some of his most sacred and cherished beliefs. Here is what he replied: "My prison shall be my grave before I will budge a jot, for I owe my conscience to no man. Right is right even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it." That is the kind of man ...

1550. Just Know Him In His Visible Return

Revelation 1:7-8

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James Merritt

... looks backward to his first coming; but the entire bible looks upward to his second coming. The second coming of Jesus was predicted by the prophets, it was promised by the savior, and it was preached by the apostles. You would do well to build your life around the belief, the truth, and the fact that Jesus Christ is coming again. Perhaps we ought to be like a man who went to see a mortician. He said, "I want to rent a casket and a grave." He said, "Rent? You mean buy." The man said, "No, I only want ...

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