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Acts 16:11-15

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James Merritt

... it is the best list I can find, and I'll share them with you. I don't always obey them and when I don't I get in trouble, but these are the rules I try to follow: 1. The female always makes The Rules. 2. The Rules are subject to change at any time without any prior notification. 3. No male can possibly know all the Rules. 4. If the female suspects the male knows the Rules, she must immediately change some of the rules. 5. The female is never wrong. 6. If the female is wrong, it is ...

1877. The Big Picture

Romans 11:36, Ephesians 1:5, Colossians 3:18-21

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James Merritt

... great issues that God has to deal with, whether it be heaven and hell, life and death, or good and evil, God has a lot to say to the family and we can learn what God thinks about the family. Listen to this passage of scripture. "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not ...

1878. Close Up: Husbands - Be a Dream Lover

Colossians 3:19

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James Merritt

... Lovers. I don't mean just from the physical side, I mean from the emotional and the spiritual side. Entire books have been written about husbands and to husbands. Fortunes have been made on all the manuals, CDs, and tapes that have been bought on the subject of husbands. Amazingly, God in His infinite wisdom gives all of His counsel and advice on how to be a good husband in one sentence. "Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them." (Colossians 3:19, NASB) Husbands, the good news is if ...

1879. Picture Perfect Close Up: Children - Get Under The Umbrella

Colossians 3:21

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James Merritt

... . Maybe they want you to play sports, but you're not athletically inclined. Maybe, they want you to play a musical instrument, but even though you like listening to music you don't want to play it. Maybe they expect you to make straight A's, but in some subjects you are just not very good. Maybe they want you to follow in their footsteps and do with your life what they did with theirs. I don't want you to worry about any of that right now. God only has one expectation from you. God is not particularly ...

1880. Marriage 101

Ephesians 5:22-23

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James Merritt

... says the husband is the head of the household. You may have trouble with your husband. He may not always do things that please you, but the answer is not to cut off your head. Paul goes on to say in verse 24, "Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything." You ought to submit to your husband just as the church is to submit to Christ. How does the church submit to Christ?—in everything. Let me tell you what that means. Unless it is unscriptural ...

1881. The Revolution Against Evolution

Genesis 1:1

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James Merritt

... where one myth about the creation/design versus evolution debate must be destroyed once and for all. The common thought is that evolution is scientific while creation/design is religion. The truth is both evolutionary theory and design theory are not about different subjects; it is not science versus religion. Instead, they are both trying to give an answer to the same question: how did life arise in the universe? The truth of the matter is this - Genesis 1:1 which plainly states that behind this universe ...

1882. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

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James Merritt

... only other step is death. Did you know a child of God can get so deep into the dark side and so determined to stay in the dark side that God will just take his life? Why do you think verse 9 says this - "Shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?" (Hebrews 12:9, NASB) The Apostle John said in I John 5:16 something very interesting. He said, "If you see any Christian sinning in a way that does not lead to death". (I John 5:16, NLT) The clear implication is that ...

1883. The King and I

Isaiah 6:1-9

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James Merritt

... me, I'm five-years-old and coming apart already." Well, Isaiah when he saw the King, said, "I'm coming apart." Many years ago the Times of London, that elitist newspaper, of grand tradition, ran a series of Letters to the Editor on the subject, "What is wrong with the world?" This stimulated great interest over an extended period and received many inquiries. Many highly respected people wrote their views which were duly printed and avidly read by thousands of people. But one day a letter appeared from the ...

1884. One Year to Live

Jeremiah 28:10-17

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James Merritt

... Joshua, "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth." God's word is to direct your speech and to dominate your conversation. When your words are guided by His word, He will be pleased with every word you speak. God's word will also be the subject of our thinking, because God also said to Joshua, "You shall meditate on it day and night." The Hebrew word for "meditate" has the overtones of "humming a song." Have you ever heard a song that maybe you listened to so much that you just couldn't get it ...

1885. Fishing Buddies

John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

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James Merritt

... Christ. We are in the middle of a series that I've entitled "Deep Soul Fishing." I told you last week that Jesus said to his first disciples, "Follow Me and I will make you become fishers of men." He was telling us that followers fish. The reason that this subject is so important is this. Everybody is going to spend eternity somewhere. We have been left on this earth to try to get as many people as we can to spend eternity with us and Jesus in heaven. If you are a follower of Christ, you are here today ...

1886. Here I Am To Worship

John 4:24

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James Merritt

... . Yet, that is exactly what we continue to read in the four gospels. Sometimes it was the Pharisees and sometime it was the Disciples. Here in John 4 there is a woman who is debating with Jesus Christ, who because He was God, knew everything about a subject that He knew more about than anyone in history which is – worship. She tried to debate Jesus on the best time for worship, the best place for worship, and the best style for worship. In one statement Jesus ended the debate. He let her know that where ...

1887. Heaven: One Way And One Way Only

John 14:1-6

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James Merritt

... the way, and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me." (John 14:6, NASB) That one statement raises more blood pressures and makes more people's blood boil than any other statement you can make about any other subject. Charles Templeton, who used to preach with Billy Graham, until he rejected Christianity and became an agnostic, put the argument this way. "Christians are a small minority in the world. Approximately 4 of every 5 people on the face of the earth believe in gods other ...

1888. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

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James Merritt

... a Doctor of Philosophy degree is the highest degree awarded in academics. Three to four years of seminars, literacy required in three to five different languages, and three years of continuous research on a dissertation that must be totally original in its subject, meaning that no one has ever written on it before. This dissertation must then be presented in written form and passed by three professors with three different fields of expertise all of which you must study and include in your dissertation. Then ...

1889. God Where Are You? - The Problem of Evil

Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 6:13

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James Merritt

... the heart of the human race, it corrupted the physical world that we live in. Genesis 3:18 says, "Because of sin, nature was corrupted and thorns and thistles entering into the world." (Genesis 3:18, LB) Romans 8:20 says, "Against its will, everything on earth was subjected to God's curse." (Romans 8:20, NLT) Though it may sound simplistic and even a cop-out to some, the root problem of all evil and suffering is the sin of the human race. Someone has estimated that 95% of the suffering in this world is the ...

1890. James 1:17-27

James 1:19-27

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... up and pay special attention to what he is about to say. Verse 19 opens with the imperative “iste,” “to know,” a verbal signal that the author is about to introduce an important topic. What verses 19-27 now focus on is the subject of correctly obeying this “word of truth.” The first external behavior James counsels as evidence of “he who lives according to God’s word” is to be “quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.” The proverbial wisdom literature quality of these directives ...

1891. The Moon Keeps Shining

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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The story is told of a judge who had been frequently ridiculed by a conceited lawyer. When asked by a friend why he didn't rebuke his assailant, he replied, "In our town lives a widow who has a dog. And whenever the moon shines, it goes outside and barks all night." Having said that, the magistrate shifted the conversation to another subject. Finally someone asked, "But Judge, what about the dog and the moon?" "Oh," he replied, "the moon went on shining - that's all."

1892. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... . They are all so rich because they describe the way we relate to Jesus, and the way He relates to us. He is Sovereign, we are subordinate; He is the Master, we are the slaves; He is the Ruler, we are the servants; He is the King, we are the subjects. Let me make something very plain. Jesus does not want a place in your life, He does not want prominence in your life, He wants preeminence in your life. When you crown Him King, you crown Him as Lord. Let me tell you why this is so important. A great ...

1893. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

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James Merritt

Several years ago a book came out entitled "The Greatest Story Ever Told". I am sure that millions of people knew the subject of the book before they even opened its pages. Because it was the story of Jesus Christ. Quite frankly, the greatest story ever told is the story of how God the Son left heaven and came to earth in the form of human flesh, lived a human life, died a ...

1894. Never Give Up On God

Matthew 7:7-12

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James Merritt

... do not give up on God, and as reasons we should not give up on God. I. Follow God's Requirements For Prayer "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." (v.7) Prayer is the only subject Jesus discusses twice in the Sermon on the Mount. This simply illustrates there is no substitute for prayer in the Christian life. There are things that God does by prayer He does not do any other way. If we are going to invite God to fellowship with us, and involve ...

1895. Smooth Out Your Day

Matthew 11:25-30

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James Merritt

... ." (Matthew 11:29-30) Jesus tells us we are to "learn from Him." We are to get into His school on a daily basis and let Him be the teacher and we are to be the student, but in this case Jesus is not only the teacher, He is the subject. That phrase can also be translated "learn of Me." Even 2,000 years since He was raised from the dead there is still so much on a daily basis we can learn from the life of Jesus. You think you carry a heavy load? From the day that Jesus Christ ...

1896. The Passion of the Christ – The Rest of the Story

Matthew 27:45-56

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James Merritt

... -Christian hearing this message or seeing "The Passion" could rightly ask, "So what?" "What am I supposed to do about this?" Let's face facts. How could any sane person worship as a God, a dead man, if he had indeed been justly condemned as a criminal and subjected to the most humiliating form of execution? That kind of death, crime and shame doesn't even deserve our respect let alone our worship. What am I to do about it? It all depends on one other statement in Matthew's gospel. Matthew 28:6, "He is not ...

1897. Daily Homework

Matthew 28:16-20

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James Merritt

... one that gave daily homework. I had some teachers that just felt like you had to have some assignment every single day. I can honestly say, looking back, that perhaps those teachers were some of the best ones, because it kept you focused on the subject. Whether you realize it or not, before Jesus Christ left this earth, He gave the church corporately and Christians individually daily homework. Believe it or not, our daily homework is wrapped up in a small two-lettered word that packs a powerful punch. It is ...

1898. Handling Objections

Psalm 1:1-6

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James Merritt

... a position; it is another thing to get defensive. Never get defensive. Do not stay in defense very long. d. Avoid the proverbial "rabbit trail" Ninety-nine percent of the time, you can tell whether an objection is truly real or simply an attempt to get off the subject. One of the first things you do when an objection is raised is to make this crucial decision: Must I answer this now or can this wait until the Gospel is fully presented? I always politely ask if I can wait until I am finished sharing with ...

1899. I’m Movin’ On

Philippians 3:12-14

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James Merritt

... we baby boomers have a problem. We have been raised to view success as something easy, and our generation doesn't know a whole lot about determination, perseverance and endurance. Our generation has the attitude that when the boss gets unreasonable you quit; when the subjects get too difficult, you just drop out of the class; when the marriage gets unbearable, you simply get a divorce. Well, if you're going to move on, you can't quit. Historians now concede that Abraham Lincoln was one of the two or three ...

1900. Pro-Choice is No-Choice

Proverbs 24:11-12

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James Merritt

... Apostle Peter also said: "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear..." (1 Pet.3:15) Let us think about this subject from three vantage points. I. How The Pro-Choice Argument Fails Logically There are some people who defend abortion on the grounds of being "pro-choice." But you're going to see that pro-choice is no-choice because the pro-choice position is both irrelevant and ignorant ...

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