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201. Gentle On My Mind (Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... to live the Christian life the way I want to," and when they die they think they are going to strut into heaven saying, "I did it my way." I want to tell you, the true Christian and the God-blessed Christian is the one who simply says, "Lord, I surrender all. All to you I give. Everyday for You I live. Take me, cleanse me, fill me, use me, for Your glory and honor." Now you only say that when you are bearing the fruit of gentleness and meekness. III. Meekness Is an Action We Should Demonstrate A meek person ...

202. The Greatest Place in the World

Romans 12:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... God, and that is, we must present ourselves to God. "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." There is only one step to the will of God the step of surrender. Now you cannot say to God, "Tell me what you want me to do, then I'll decide if I want to do it." God only writes his will on a blank contract that you have already signed with no fine print at the bottom. You must make a ...

203. Castaway

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... all of a sudden I remembered something—this is a soldier. He understands what it is to be at war. I looked at that man and I said, "Dan, do you understand the terms ‘unconditional surrender?'" Immediately, as if he were snapping to attention, he said, "Yes sir, I do." I said, "Dan, I am asking you to make an unconditional surrender of your life to Jesus Christ." He looked at me and said, "That is exactly what I am wanting to do." That man was instantaneously reconciled to God. You see, that is why we ...

204. Let's Get Ready to Rumble

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... involved, Winston Churchill wrote that the question in the minds of both friends and foes was this: "Will Britain surrender too?" At the time he made a speech that contained this sentence: "What General Weygand called the Battle of France ... to fight the good fight of faith." I say again, the problem is we've got too many soldiers asleep in the barracks, and many Christians surrender without even firing a shot. As a matter of fact, there are some of you sitting here right now wondering what I'm talking about, ...

205. Battle Stations

Ephesians 6:10-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... born at war with God because we are born in sin. But when we lay down our arms at the cross of Jesus Christ in unconditional surrender, God declares peace with us. When God declares peace with us, the devil declares war on us and we must be permanently at our battle ... are a Christian who never prays, or you rarely pray, or you weakly pray, and I mean that w-e-a-k-l-y. You have surrendered in your war without even firing a shot. It will be a great day when we learn that Satan does not fear our sermons, he ...

206. A Sure-Fire Way to End Burn Out

Isaiah 40:21-31

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... (Isaiah 40:29). If we "wait on the Lord" (Isaiah 31), if we put our trust in God we will find that we don't get tired. In our arrogance and our self-centeredness, it is not easy to respond to a call to surrender, but that's exactly what God calls us to do. We are to surrender our investment in results to the one who is in charge of it all anyway. We are to let go of our need to control and give that to the one who is in control anyway. If we can do that, if we ...

207. The Devil's I

Acts 5:27-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... than yourself as a reference point, there is also no one other than yourself to rely upon. Fear that somehow "I" won't be able to "do it all," "have it all" or "be it all," makes the me-only solo a frighteningly lonely tune. When we surrender the authority over our lives to God, when we finally admit that God is God, and we are not, we open ourselves up to a tidal wave of divine compassion and love. Recognizing that God is the Absolute of all absolutes relativizes all other absolutes. Pleasing God, serving ...

208. God Loses, So We Can Win

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... he asked for. Do you think what he got was what he had in mind? Had he reached the point where he no longer wanted to a heel-grabber? Had he reached the point where he knew he could not obtain for himself what would truly bless and so he surrendered to receive. There are many ways to translate, “Israel.” One who strives with God. One who has fought with God and prevailed. In other words, God loses, so Jacob may win. Which is the story of Jesus and the cross, isn’t it? God loses, so Jacob may win. But ...

209. A Certain Word in an Uncertain World

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... as you make all of your elaborate plans and goals and resolutions for a new year. If you will rest in His control and surrender to His will, He will help your plans. That is good news because the only plans you really want to succeed are His plan. ... me to the most important prayer some of you will ever pray in this coming year and that is the prayer of confession, repentance, and surrender. It is the prayer whereby you confess to God that you are a sinner and the prayer where you repent of your sin and ...

210. The Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... explain the Gospel of Jesus Christ to your children is to explain the meaning of baptism and explain the meaning of the Lord's Supper. Not everybody here can take the Lord's Supper today, because not everybody here is a follower of Christ. Not everyone here has surrendered their life to Jesus Christ and the Lord's Supper is only for those who belong to Christ. When your child asks that inevitable question, "Why can't I take the Lord's Supper?" It is a picture perfect time for you to sit down and explain to ...

211. No One Left Behind

2 Kings 7:3-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... if they kill us, we will but die." (II Kings 7:3-4, NASB) Their options were: (1) stay and do nothing - which meant they would die; (2) stand and go into the city - in which case they would also die; (3) surrender to the Syrians - in which they would either live like captives or still die. Deciding that surrender was the lesser of three evils, they get up and make their way to the Syrian camp to see what their fate would be and they made an amazing discovery. "They arose at twilight to go to the camp of the ...

212. We Are At War

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

James Merritt

213. Joseph – The Promise Believed

Matthew 1:18-25; 2:13-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... Israel. He provided a place to stay in Egypt and He provided for their needs while they were there. I want to say it again. No matter how bleak your situation may look, with your job, with your marriage, with your health, or with your finances, if you are surrendered to God's Will for your life and you are living in complete obedience to Him, you can trust God's promise. There is one final lesson we can learn from this great man called Joseph. III. Trust God's Promise in the Middle Of Difficulty "But when ...

214. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... Lazarus, but rather because he had never accepted the Bread of Life. These two men were divided by a spiritual decision. One had decided to surrender his life to the Lord, and the other one had decided not to. II. We Are All Divided By A Physical Death "So it was ... to decide which kingdom you are going to be a part of on this earth. You've got to decide what you are going to surrender your life to on this earth. You've got to decide before you leave this earth where you are going to spend eternity after you ...

215. The King and His Kingdom

Matthew 6:33

Sermon

James Merritt

... in control, and it is his will that is both supreme and sovereign. The happiest subjects of a kingdom are those subjects who are surrendered to the control of the king. Now get this picture in your mind. Your heart is a throne. Someone is going to sit on ... and Lord over every life? Can you imagine what it would be like if every single human being on the face of this earth were surrendered to the control of King Jesus? It wouldn't be utopia, it would be heaven. All that I have said leads to this last statement ...

216. The Wisdom of the Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as an equal. But Nelson’s hands remained at his side. When the admiral got to him, Nelson said, ‘First your sword and then your hand.’ That’s the way it is in our relationship to Jesus. We give him our hand in friendship when we have surrendered our life to his lordship. They gave him gold. They also gave him frankincense. Frankincense was the sweet perfume that was used in temple worship and at the temple sacrifices. As gold is the gift of a king, frankincense is the gift for a priest. The Latin ...

217. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Prayer Matters”

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... resources. That’s why we need to be good stewards of all that God has entrusted us on earth. The kingdom of God on earth demands our deepest loyalty and unfailing commitment. When our wills collide with the will of God, we do well to surrender. Nobody said surrender is easy. We beg, we pout, we demand. We expect God to perform like a magician or shower us with blessings like Father Christmas. We want instant solutions and resort to manipulative prayers, but the end of prayer is not to win concessions from ...

218. Conflict Resolution (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Luther King said, “If we are arrested every day, if we are exploited every day, if we are trampled over every day, don’t ever let anyone pull you so low as to hate them. We must use the weapon of love.” Forgiveness is AN ACT OF SURRENDER. “All to Jesus I surrender, all to him I freely give”– Do we really mean it when we sing it? Are we willing to let go of our hurts and pains, our disappointments and sorrows? Can we bring them to the Lord and leave them there? Revenge may taste sweet with the ...

219. Valley of Suffering (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... it. Here we are brushing up against a life process that we did not create, would not choose, and cannot comprehend. It is an insult to human reason. That is the point. The road to peace in the midst of suffering is the road of surrender. Life is a matter of small surrenders which prepare us for the ultimate event of “turning loose” which is death. If this weight can be accepted, it can teach us to love and live in ways we never imagined. It can free us to sing the Hallelujah Chorus in the midst of ...

220. Where Do We Grow from Here?

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , all you who are wallowing in self-pity. Hear it, you who are losers in your own eyes because you’ve come out on the short end when you compared yourself to others. Hear it, you who keep flagellating yourself because of sin and failure that you have not surrendered to Christ. Hear it, you who have spent your energy trying to prove to others that you are of worth. Hear it, all of you, to each of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gifts.” If there is any issue – and I hope there ...

221. Characteristics of the Church

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that no reputable scientist would believe anything but a traditional theory of evolution is repulsive to me, reflecting a closed mind, not open scientific inquiry. Even so, it’s at kind of arrogance that has intimidated the Church and caused us to surrender to secular humanisms control of education, and laid the foundation for the actionary movement of creationism and science. I believe secular humanists have sought ours and our children’s minds. I agree with Barbara Parker that trying to define secular ...

222. Hearing the Questions of Children

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... I have lived my life in the almosts, in the nearlies, not fars, the close calls. I have lived in those squeaky moments when it could have gone either way. When I think about the choices I almost made, paths I almost followed and the temptations I almost surrendered to, I thank God today for not deserting me in the almosts of my life. In the critical moment where life hangs in the balance, God speaks. Oh, give me the ability to hear his crying out in the night—Wait a minute, Abraham, you don’t understand ...

223. Worship

Hebrews 10:19-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Scriptures. We worship by tradition. Tradition has fallen on bad times in recent years. I had a youth minister once who told me no one over thirty was in touch with the real world. On his thirtieth birthday, I called him up and asked if he was ready to surrender his ministerial credentials since he was obviously out of touch with all of humanity. It is easy to make icons of traditions. We can worship the altar instead of the Almighty, but I personally don't want to go to a church where I can't see a cross ...

224. In Prayer’s Way

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , something I thought I could never do, my pride just wouldn’t allow it, but I knew that on my own I wasn’t going to make it, so I asked for help, and, getting down on my knees, I surrendered. As Steve Beard puts it, and he’s the one who tells this story in a powerful recent essay called “The Crossroads, Sobriety, and the Grave,” “That epiphany took place in 1987. Eric Clapton just recently turned 65 years old, but more importantly, he has now celebrated 23 years of ...

225. An Expression of Faith

Luke 11:1-13

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Keith Wagner

The Lord's Prayer is an expression of faith. It assumes that human beings are not self-sufficient but dependent on God. It is not a sign of weakness to pray but a sign of our humanity. Prayer acknowledges our need for God. Prayer is surrender. In his book, The Reaffirmation of Prayer, E. Glenn Hinson says that "the key to human existence lies in surrender to God, putting one's self and one's affairs utterly and with complete child-like trust in God's hands."

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