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1726. If the Confession Doesn't Fit You Cannot Acquit

Proverbs 28:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... Involves Remorse Back in Ps. 51 David wrote in v.17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise." When you hear someone start making excuses, start blaming others, start changing the subject, that is not remorse. Corre ten Boom once said, "The blood of Jesus has never cleansed one excuse." By the way, you need to keep in mind that you can be remorseful without being repentant. II Cor. 7:10 says, "For godly sorrow produces repentance ...

1727. My God Is Real

Psalm 14:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... through chemical reactions occurring in non-living matter lying on the surface of the planet. The first theory places the question of the origin of life beyond the reach of scientific inquiry. It is a statement of faith and the power of a Supreme Being not subject to the laws of science. The second theory is also an act of faith. The act of faith consists in assuming that the scientific view of the origin of life is correct without having concrete evidence to support that belief.10 A professor with a Purdue ...

1728. There's God In Them There Hills

Psalm 19:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the travelers guide, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, the Christian's character. Here paradise is restored, heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. Christ is its grand subject, our good its design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, daily, prayerfully. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you ...

1729. Team Work is Dream Work

Psalm 133:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... going to be victorious as a church and accomplish all that God wants us to accomplish, and be all that God wants us to be, we must come together, we must work together, we must stay together. So I want to talk to you today about the vastly important subject of unity. I. The Beauty of Unity David begins with a simple word "Behold." Now the word behold in the Hebrew language would be our way of saying today, "Stop, Look, and Listen!" David is telling us that a fellowship that is united and a people that are ...

1730. The Greatest Place in the World

Romans 12:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... live only for Thee. b. A Living Presentation You are to "present your bodies a living sacrifice." The body is the beachhead of sin. It is where the flesh resides. That's why Paul said in I Cor. 9:27, "But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified." In Romans 6 and verse 12 Paul had also said, "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts." We are to offer our body as a sacrifice ...

1731. Foundations for the Future

1 Corinthians 3:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... God, so your money is really His money. God is vitally interested in how you give His money, how you save His money, and how you spend His money. Jesus told 38 parables, 16 of them had to do with money, and he taught more about money than any other subject. As important as prayer is, there are only 500 verses on prayer in the Bible. As important as faith is, there are only 500 verses in the Bible on faith. But there are 2,350 verses on money. II. How to Enjoy Financial Freedom When you save money, whether ...

1732. Whatever It Takes

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... have. You see, Paul had something that Jewish people did not have. They were people of legalism. They had to keep the law, or so they thought, to be right with God. Paul was under liberty. He was free from the demands of the law. Yet, Paul willingly subjected himself to the law's ritual requirements, in order to get a hearing for those who still were trying to keep the law. In other words, he adopted their customs. Whatever their ceremonial law dictated he was willing to do. If they didn't eat pork, he didn ...

1733. The Secret of Self-Esteem

Ephesians 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... , "I have a Savior, Jesus Christ, who supplies all of my needs," and he quoted Phil. 4:19. When he said that the tax assessor closed his books and said with a big smile, "Sir, you are the richest man I've ever met, but unfortunately none of that is subject to taxation." We need to visualize all that we have in the Lord Jesus. III. Emphasize Whose You Are "…to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved." (v.6) Let that phrase run over in your mind again—we ...

1734. Face the Music

Hebrews 9:27-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... as boldly as ever. He is not popular though the world is his parish, and he travels every part of the globe and speaks in every language. He visits the poor, calls upon the rich, preaches to people of every religion and no religion, and the subject of his sermon is always the same. He is an eloquent preacher, often stirring feelings which no other preacher could in bringing tears to eyes that never weep. His arguments none are able to refute, nor is there any heart that has remained unmoved by the force ...

1735. Put Your Best Foot Forward

Isaiah 52:7

Sermon

James Merritt

As you now know I am willing to study any subject if will help me communicate the Word of God. This week I did a study of all things, feet, and I was amazed to discover how very important feet are to the human body. Our feet will carry us the equivalent of five times around the earth in an average ...

1736. Are You In the Know

Job 19:23-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." (v.27) This hope for a resurrection is as old as mankind himself. Years ago I went to the Cairo Museum and saw the tomb of King Tutan Khamun, known to the world as "King Tut." It was absolutely fascinating and I went and studied the entire subject of mummification. You see, the ancient Egyptians believe that after death their bodies would travel to another world during the day, and at night they would return to their bodies. In order for the person's spirit to live forever it had to be able to recognize ...

1737. Come On Baby, Light My Fire

Matthew 3:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... isolated settlers and they began to talk about the outside world. One of them asked them what they thought about the "Republic", "The Congress", "the President." They said, "We've never heard of a Congress, or a Republic, or a President. We are subjects of the British King." Then they were told the amazing truth about the Revolutionary War, The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, and how they were now free. Even though, in fact, they had been American citizens for almost ...

1738. Murder in the First Degree

Matthew 5: 21-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the Law given by the Pharisees and the rabbis during that day. Then after quoting the Law he then gives his interpretation of what the Law really means. Five times he says "You have heard" but then he follows by saying "But I say." With the subject of divorce in verses 31 and 32, he says "It was said" but then he adds "but I say." Now some people believe that Jesus is contradicting the teaching of Moses and contradicting the Old Testament Law. But the contrast is not between the Old Testament and ...

1739. With Malice toward None, With Charity for All

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James Merritt

... turn sinners into saints, we ought to desire to turn our enemies into friends. The only way you can do that is by loving them. When Martin Luther King, Jr. began to stand up for the civil rights of black Americans, many who were full of prejudice subjected him to incredible injustice. His home was bombed. For thirteen years everyday of his life he lived under constant threats of death. He was accused of being a Communist. He was stabbed by a member of his own race. He was jailed more than twenty times. Most ...

1740. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... He could die. He experienced the pain of death and the wrath of hell so that we wouldn't have to. Dorothy Sayers, a very insightful writer, put it well when she said: For whatever reason God chose to make man as he is—limited in suffering and subject to sorrows and death—He had the honesty and courage to take His own medicine. Whatever game He is playing with His creation, He has kept His own rules and played fair. He can exact nothing from man that He has not exacted from Himself. He has Himself gone ...

1741. Why You Should Manage Your Time

Psalm 118:24

Sermon

James Merritt

The subject I am going to talk about today was described by the following: Sometimes it flies, sometimes it crawls, but it always passes in inexorably. We mark it, save it, waste it, bide it, race against it. We measure it incessantly with a passion for precision that borders on the obsessive. ...

1742. The Near Edge of God

Jn 1:1-3, 14

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... 't seen `em, I mean. Physicist Charles Misner believes this is why Albert Einstein had so little use for the church (even though he said a lot of things that seemed friendly to religion). He must have listened to preachers like me ... talking about subjects like God ... and figured that he (Einstein) had seen far more majesty than I'd ever imagined. Still, there is Sweet's suggestion that the old distinctions between out-there and in-here are breaking down ... .meaning that we are connected to the totality ...

1743. Won't You Come Home, George Bailey?

Luke 2:1-7

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... about 11:35), one of you came into my office to tell me about your psychiatrist ... your highly-credentialed and widely-acclaimed psychiatrist ... your highly-credentialed and widely-acclaimed Jewish psychiatrist. And you told me that in your most recent session, the subject of church had come up ... this church ... our church. To which your Jewish psychiatrist said: Ah yes, that church. I went to a funeral at that church recently. And I couldn't get over it. It was an incredible experience. The preaching ...

1744. Have Faith Anyway

Matthew 15:21-28

Illustration

David E. Leininger

The place was a suburb of Detroit. The speaker, Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. The subject: "After Auschwitz, Can We Still Believe!" Jews and Gentiles alike filled the great synagogue to listen to the recollections of one who survived the furnaces of Dachau. Thin and fragile,Wiesel stood at the podium for nearly an hour telling one story after another of the horror and despair of ...

1745. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

... , page 61 of the Book of Resolutions, 2000 edition. For a discussion of war and peace, look to the Book of Resolutions, pages 762-788. And for the only reference to Iraq, turn to page 682 of the same source. Many of my understandings on this subject have been impacted by the writings of the late Reinhold Niebuhr, especially as found in his Gifford Lectures entitled "The Nature and Destiny of Man." As concerns the Doctrine of the Just War, I find myself returning again and again to Paul Ramsey's classic work ...

1746. The Lost And Found Collection

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... hospital to just get rid of us because you wouldn’t pay the bill?” Mr. Thomas called up the vet and said he would pay the bill and take the cat. They brought him home and named him Gris Gato. Over the ensuing months the cat was subjected to a shameful amount of pampering and indulgence. The cat was spoiled rotten. Gris Gato became the most satisfied cat in all of Christendom. That cat did absolutely nothing to deserve the good life. In fact, he had tried his best to avoid people. Nevertheless, he was ...

1747. I Believe In God The Father Almighty

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... that I have told you the truth. Now watch how faith can be destroyed, by simply opening my hand and showing you that quarter. Now you no longer need faith because you have knowledge. You can see that quarter in my hand. God, for his own reasons, has not subjected himself to proof. Instead, he wants us to live by faith. The Bible says that “without faith it is impossible to please God.” (Hebrews 11:6) (1) We Christians “walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Cor. 5:7) When we say I BELIEVE IN GOD, we are ...

1748. What Ever Happened to Norman Rockwell?

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... have no gravy. The third-born begs off mushrooms. "This piece is all fat." "I can't eat that many carrots." "Quiet!" I shout. It's pretty negative, but it works, and in the shuffling stillness the kind of order comes again. I quote to them St. Paul on the subject of pots talking back to potters. I remind them that we are the children of God, not a mob. The oldest one agrees. My heart lifts. But just about that time, the youngest one knocks over her milk. Down toward me it races like a flood across the land ...

1749. From the Tomb

John 20:1-18

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Risen Lord. She came weeping for her dead Messiah…she leaves worshiping a Living Savior. She came to mourn…she leaves to praise. The story is told of two Frenchmen who had lived for many years in England. Finally, one of them decided to become a British subject. So he went to the courts, met the requirements and took the oath. The magistrate shook his hand and said, "Welcome. You are now a British citizen." His friend was there, and when it was all over he asked him: "Well, what difference does it make ...

1750. Whose Side Are You On?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... of it all. Jesus asked them, “Who do you say I am?” and Simon Peter answered enthusiastically, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” It was one of the most dramatic moments in the disciples’ pilgrimage with Jesus. Then Jesus changed the subject. He began to tell them that the crowds would soon turn against him, he would be crucified, on the third day he would be raised. The disciples didn’t know what to make of all this. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never ...

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