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1951. Mission Possible

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... saved, they just don't realize it. The job of the missionary is not to tell people how they are to be saved, but rather that they already are. The only problem with this belief is it would contradict the entire Bible from one end to the other concerning the dangers of idolatry as well as the reality of hell, which is eternal existence apart from God, not to mention the integrity and truthfulness of Jesus Christ Himself, who in Luke 13: 3 made this statement, "I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will ...

1952. The King and His Throne

Acts 1:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

1953. Being a Woman of God

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... area where men and women are different. I could pick out many of these, but just for example: Women, much more than men, are concerned about their age. The average man does not mind being asked how old he is, and doesn't mind telling how old he is. ... my business!" The little boy said, "Well, lady, it looks like you've been in business a long time." Women are much more concerned, quite frankly, about their appearance than men. Men, by and large, don't really seem to matter if their stomach begins to sag ...

1954. Bring It On

Hebrews 4:15-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... flaw of sin, and untouched by the finger of sin. Even though Jesus was burdened over sin, and broken for sin, He was born without sin. Because of Jesus there are three things that are true about those of us who know Him and have Him living in our hearts, concerning the temptation that awaits all of us. I. We Can Face Sin's Temptation "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are..." (v.15) Now I am sure the author of Hebrews had in mind ...

1955. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... go to church. In fact, at one time they were very active, but they kind of loss interest and just quit coming. They really did know the Lord, but they had kind of gotten away from God and they were kind of sticking their toes in the dark side. Some concerned members went to talk to the dad and his three sons named Jim, John, and Sam about their condition, but they didn't have any success at all. Then the pastor went to visit and they didn't listen to him either. Then some other church members went to try ...

1956. Shame On Who?

John 8:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... be dealt with in a tough way- there is something for you to learn. If you are a liberal, who thinks that sin should be dealt with in a tolerant way-there is something for you to learn. This is a message that helps us to deal with these issues concerning tolerance versus acceptance, judging others versus judging sin, and standing up for what is right and against what is wrong in the right way, because here is what we are going to learn today... I. Be Careful In How You See The Shame Of Others Jesus is in the ...

1957. No Need to Worry

John 10:11-18; 27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... the presence and the protection of the shepherd they know he can handle anything that is thrown at them. Let me ask you a question. Of all the worries that you wrote down on that card, "What is your greatest worry? What is your biggest concern?" Whatever it is remember this - The concern of the sheep can never be greater than the care of the shepherd. What if a car was built that was guaranteed to survive any accident? What if a plane was built that was guaranteed to survive any crash? What if a ship was ...

1958. Which Door Should I Take?

John 10:7-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... of life seems to be evading them. In essence, they are suffering from existential anxiety - deep concern about finding values which will enable them to live satisfying fulfilling, meaningful [and significant] lives." [[1 ... movie, Braveheart once said, "Every man dies…but not every man lives." I heard about a little boy whose dad had just gone off to war and he was concerned about his father's safety. He wrote his dad a letter that said, "Dear Daddy: I love you and I hope you live all of your life." The sad ...

1959. Why Believe the Bible?

John 17:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... , 1/3 of this world, claim to believe in the God of this book and believe that this is the book that God wrote. Indeed, even the men who wrote it believed they were writing the very words of God. The biggest single fact that people have to deal with concerning the Bible is this - it claims to be not the words of men, but the Word of God. In the Old Testament alone, phrases like, "God said" or "God spoke" or "The Word of the Lord came" occur nearly four thousand times (700 times in the first five books, 40 ...

1960. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... very top in life. I. Count On God's Promise The story begins in verse six. "The children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: 'You know the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh Barnea.'" (Joshua 14:6, NKJV) Now what word from the Lord was Caleb referring to? The Lord had given Caleb two promises forty years earlier. Here is the story you may or may not know. Moses had sent twelve spies to check out the land ...

1961. When I Am Tempted

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the temple, and said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' Jesus said to him, ' ... , and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'" (Matthew 4: ...

1962. Like a Good Neighbor – Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... him to an inn and paid for his upkeep. Now two denarii may not sound like a lot of money to you, but it was two day's wages back then, and would pay for twenty-four days of full room and board. A good neighbor is not concerned about cost—he is concerned about compassion. Now the crowd was already about to faint because of what Jesus had said. Then Jesus drove the knife in all the way to the hilt. "So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" (v.36) I ...

1963. Clean Hearts and Clean Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Illustration

Paul Janke

... Pharisees and teachers of the law we meet in today's Gospel lesson. After a bit of observation, they asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples wash their hands?" Their concern was not the hygiene of the disciples. People in those days didn't know what we know now about germs theory and the spread of disease. No, their concern was that the disciples were not following "the tradition of the elders," which prescribed ritual hand washing before meals and after returning from the marketplace. In his response to the ...

1964. How to Make Heaven Happy

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... this is what it said: "If you are in this envelope it must be because you have wrecked my brand new car—but just remember, sweetheart, it's you I love." May I tell you something as a church we better be very very concerned about every single day? We better make sure that we are not more concerned with the 99 who are already in the fold, than we are with the one out in the field who is lost. If Jesus Christ loved you enough to seek you out, we ought to love others enough to seek them out. But ...

1965. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... is nothing wrong with your possessing possessions. What is wrong is when your possessions possess you. The problem is not what we own, but what owns us. The key phrase here is the words "on earth." The issue is laying up treasures "on earth." Jesus is not concerned with what you are laying up, but where and why you are laying it up. The first paragraph of a recent U.S. New and World Report article entitled, "The Junk Mail Deluge" said, "The people who fill your mailbox with 34 pounds of junk [mail] each ...

1966. Decisions, Decisions

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... rate in America. That is, 1 out of 1 people die. The question is not- if you are going to die, the question is - when you are going to die? The next question is - where are you going to spend eternity? Now that is not really a concern for the vast majority of people in America. According to researcher George Barna, when Americans were asked this question - "When you die, you will not go to heaven?" Only 2 out of 100 agreed. In other words, 98% of Americans believe that when they die, they are going ...

1967. The King and His Castle

Matthew 16:13-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... 2,000 years ago. There were some who said that Jesus was a great preacher like John the Baptist. There were others who said that Jesus was a great person like Elijah. There were others who said that Jesus was a great prophet like Jeremiah. But Jesus is not concerned about public opinion. All he cares about is personal conviction. So he asked the second question: "But who do you say that I am?" (v.15) Now that is the key question. Who do you say that Jesus is? You see it is irrelevant what your parents think ...

1968. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... he expected no more from the five talent man than he did the one talent man. It's not how much you have that matters to God; it is what you do with what you have that matters to Him. God is not concerned whether you have great ability or little ability. God is not concerned with whether you have great talent or small talent. It is what you do with the talent that you have that matters to God. Your opportunity will never exceed your ability, and your ability will always be equal to your opportunities. But ...

1969. Does Jesus Have a Health Plan?

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... lectures on safe driving, curfews, and the looming threat/promise of college — which means “buck down and buckle-down, now.” But for the first time in decades there is another back-to-school-rule that is being stressed with great seriousness and grave concern — “Wash your hands. With soap. Often!” Along with the new backpacks and lunchboxes, and lockers, we are being told to expect a new outbreak of the H1N1 virus - the Swine flu. After a few days at the University of Washington the last week ...

1970. Houston We Have a Problem

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said to me, "The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire." (Nehemiah ...

1971. Handling Objections

Psalm 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... 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 them what I believe to be the most important thing concerning their life and then attempt to answer their question. e. If a response is necessary, immediately respond quickly Be careful not to begin to quote" pontificate" on your answer. Many times a brief, but succinct answer will be sufficient to allow you to get back on ...

1972. I’m Movin’ On

Philippians 3:12-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... . May I ask you a question? Are you perfect enough to know that you are not perfect? To put it another way: Are you mature enough to realize you're not mature enough? One of the things that made Paul such a great man was he was more concerned about his character than he was about his reputation. I told you before, that reputation is what other people think you are; character is what God knows you are. The reason why Paul was so successful is because he never thought of himself as being successful. Paul was ...

1973. What’s So Amazing about Grace?

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... gift of God ..." (Ephesians 2:8). Grace is not something we do, but something God does for us. It is the hand of God reaching down for us. The song tells us that God's grace sustains us, "as long as life endures." Grace is grace precisely because, though wholly concerned with moral goodness, it does not at all depend on how moral we are.4 But not only that long, but for eternity. That's what verse 5 says. Now we come to the last stanza. The author credits at the bottom of the page tell us that this verse ...

1974. Help a Fellow Soldier

Mark 8:27-38

Illustration

Warren Covell

... . They are so focused on getting their buddy to safety that they disregard personal danger to themselves. So these words of Jesus might be rephrased in this manner: 'If any would be my disciple, let them become so wrapped up in doing the will of God, so taken up with concern for others, they forget about themselves. 'For the ones who live only for themselves will actually miss life altogether, and those who lose their lives in their ...

1975. First Things First

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... you bring to this subject, but because it is very much in the air — Hal Lindsey's book has been made into a commercial movie — and the subject is often discussed on television, I decided to share with all of you some of what I shared with those concerned college students about this whole issue of the end of the world and the speculations that cluster around it. The first thing I said to these folk was that the concept of Jesus' return to earth at the end of history was not only explicitly set forth in ...

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