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2276. Love Them Before You Leave Them

John 19:25-26

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James Merritt

... who has just won a world championship can remember even in the thrill of victory and the roar of success, to say, "Hi Mom," the Lord Jesus could look into a teeming throng filled with jeers, and pick out his own mother. We see Mary twice in John's gospel. ... yearning! Oh those dim eyes never turning, From her wondrous suffering Son.2 c. See Mary's Savior It may surprise you to see the Lord Jesus address Mary, not by the name Mother, but by the word "woman." Don't let that throw you because back in those days ...

2277. It's Not How You Start But How You Finish That Counts

Ephesians 4:1, 11-16

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James Merritt

... didn't have a lot of members who are also ministers. In any given week, we have over 1,300 people serving the Lord in this church in some capacity. 15. We've got 80 parking lot and door greeters, 75 ushers, 250 preschool workers, 200 ... way you grow physically. How do you grow physically? By food, rest, and exercise. How do you grow spiritually? When you rest in the Lord, exercise yourself to holiness, and feed on the word of God. Your Bible provides exactly the diet you need to become a mature Christian. ...

2278. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

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James Merritt

... that with most rich people they don't own their money, their money owns them. Money is their life, money is their love, money is their lord; they eat it, sleep it, breathe it, and live it. d. It Is A Destructive Sin In I Cor. 6:9-10, Paul gives a list ... you today salvation, eternal life, a home in heaven. If you covet that, you can have it if you will come to the Lord Jesus Christ. [i] "How to Avoid Being Swamped By Your Credit-Card Debt," Money, March 1995, 40. [ii] "The Crunch that Stole Christmas ...

2279. Gentle On My Mind (Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness)

Galatians 5:23

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James Merritt

... 'm going 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 ...

2280. It Is Right To Fight When You Fight For Right

Jude 1:3-4

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James Merritt

... marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. (vv.3-4) Along with Jude, listen to a statement made over 450 years ago by Martin Luther: ... language, defends the world's morals, and either says God doesn't care, or God doesn't matter. c. They Deny God's Son They deny "our Lord Jesus Christ." Now this is the true acid test of the apostate. Now there are some who say that for the Christian it is never right ...

2281. No Excuses

Luke 9:57-62

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James Merritt

... building the kingdom of God. If you want to know how much your life is really counting for God, when you go to bed every night, ask yourself this question: What did I do today for the kingdom? That will tell you how much your life really counts for the Lord. III. The Unforsakened Circle Now this man also seems to want to follow Jesus, but he has a condition. He wants to put his family ahead of Jesus. I want to say something now, not primarily as a pastor. As a matter of fact, contrary to what a lot people ...

2282. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

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James Merritt

... the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." (4:6- ... "we're going to lose." But I tell you we are seated in the heavenliness with Christ and because God is Sovereign, Jesus is Lord and The Spirit is omnipotent "We're going to win!" So until He comes let us go forth in His name, under His Blood, ...

2283. How to Rub People the Right Way

Acts 4:36-37

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James Merritt

... on the bandwagon when everybody else is jumping off. He'll walk into your house when the whole world has just walked out. Do you notice how he did it? "But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus." (v.27) He never brought up his past; he never alluded to his mistakes. He didn't say, "Look, I know he was a murderer, I know ...

2284. The Prosecutor Perry Mason Can't Beat

John 16:7-11

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James Merritt

... smart student, that Mr. or Miss "know-it-all" that would mess up the curve? Therefore you had to fail. The problem with Jesus is, He ruins the curve. You think you are righteous as long as you compare yourself to somebody else. But when you compare yourself to the Lord Jesus, you realize that everybody fails. That is why John goes on to say in v.10, "of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more." Jesus had come from the Father, so now He could go to the Father. Now only a righteous man ...

2285. Come On Baby, Light My Fire

Matthew 3:11-12

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James Merritt

... in the name of the "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Paul told the Corinthians in 2 Cor. 13:14, to enjoy "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit." All through the Scriptures we are shown the deity of the Holy ... of God. The Holy Spirit is involved in our salvation. God the Father is the originator of salvation. For it is He who sent the Lord Jesus Christ. God the Son is the mediator of our salvation. For He is the one who died for our sins. But God the Spirit ...

2286. The Great Depression

Psalm 42:1-11

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James Merritt

... However, the deep feelings of depression and despair were still a reality. I finally came so low that there was nowhere to turn but to the Lord. I heard the Christian life was supposed to be the only way to live, but God was not real to me. I decided I was ... if I found this to be nothing but an empty endeavor, I would give up living. I fed upon tapes of your Bible teaching. The Lord began His work in me. Through His word as you taught, the Holy Spirit showed me just exactly what my problem was, and what I ...

2287. A Peculiar People

1 Peter 2:1-10

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John E. Harnish

... the fall. Little did I know that we had visitors from Birmingham, and I suppose I will forever be known by Mackenzie Kreitz as the "just plain weird guy." Of course, "odd" or "out of the ordinary" all depends on what you consider "normal." In Lord of the Rings, Sam and Frodo were amazed to discover that their traveling companions had never heard of "second breakfast," and in the world of Hogwarts, what is "odd" for muggles is perfectly normal for Harry Potter. But the dictionary also offers a more positive ...

2288. Singing at the Table

Joel 2:21-29

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John E. Harnish

... work, out of the concerns about our lives, our families, our world...listen. Hear the still, small voice calling us back: "Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love." 2. Return to God…and in the end ... And it is the hymn of final victory, the hymn of triumph, the hymn of joy. To be able to sing in the hope of our Lord's resurrection; to be able to sing in the promise of God's final victory; to be able to sing around the table when it seems ...

2289. Gift of Positive Thinking

2 Corinthians 1:18-22

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Donald Charles Lacy

... by an eyelash? They never quite say the "Amen" necessary to close the deal! Yes, we have our part to play and our own free will comes in to play. With the gift being offered we are put to a test. Will we accept it or not? Our blessed Lord's arms are outstretched and some way is found to elude them. Is it a matter of a dear one deluding himself/herself? Spiritually, all pieces were in place and every butterfly was flying in formation. Failure. My experience teaches me to begin every day with affirmations and ...

2290. Proclaiming Jesus Christ

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

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Donald Charles Lacy

... clear that the most completely powerful way to proclaim Christ is by being absorbed by his love that knows no bounds. When we examine our lives with full honesty, we probably make a discovery that brings a sense of failure. We want Christ as Savior and Lord with all our hearts, minds, and souls but are unable or mostly unwilling to move beyond that. The way things are is just fine. Others note our exemplary lives and we feel fulfilled. When we are making an obvious contribution on behalf of Christ and the ...

2291. Birthpangs of the New Age

Romans 8:22-23

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

2292. Jesus Is the Recipe for Eternal Life

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of God and God's people and less on our own needs and desires. In John's Gospel, Jesus says, "Unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat, but if it dies it produces much fruit." In the synoptics the Lord presents the same message in varied ways. Jesus told his disciples, "Whoever wants to be first must be the last of all and servant of all" (Mark 9:35). In another context, Jesus put it this way, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and ...

2293. A Nice Piece of Fish

Luke 24:36b-48

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... be with all of us. God's people reject the fear mongers, racists, separatists, dividers. God's arms are open wide to embrace us all. We share the selfsame peace of the Risen Lord with all present, with all around the world. Come, Lord Jesus, come soon to set the world right. Amen. Prayer Of Confession One: Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, All: and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all ...

2294. Just The Way It Is

1 Corinthians 9:16-23

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Frank Ramirez

... of Israel. Women: He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. Men: He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. One: Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. All: The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground. Right Side: Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre. Left Side: He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills. All: He ...

2295. What Part of “You Shall Not” Don’t You Understand?

Exodus 20:1-17

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Ron Lavin

... application of these ten laws of God for his children. I have done that in the book, The Big Ten.1 Here we can only look at an outline of what the Ten Commandments mean for us today. First, only God is God. The first commandment2 says, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:2). Idolatry, worshiping, and following some god who is not God, is the sin described in this command from God. The question we ...

2296. The Author Who Wipes Away Sins

Acts 3:12-19

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Ron Lavin

... . To this we are witnesses" (Acts 3:15). Peter and all the apostles were eyewitnesses to the resurrection. Today, we are not eyewitnesses in the same sense as Peter and the others were, but we are called to witness to the ultimate truth that Jesus is Lord, that people may know the author of life and find wholeness and forgiveness in him. Someone just turned the power switch to the "on" position so that we too may declare the wonderful deeds of the author of life. We began with the story of the frustrated ...

2297. Revitalizing the Lo-cal Church

Acts 1:12-26

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Leonard Sweet

... when you get anxious and troubled? Do you run to your room and cry it out? Do you run at the mouth and yell it out? Do you run to the neighbors and spill it out? Do you run to the therapist and lay it out? Jesus ran to the Lord and prayed it out. The headline for an article in a recent national publication contained the phrase "local church," hyphenated to fit on two lines. The resulting headline read "THE LO-CALCHURCH." The difference between a local church that is alive and an anemic lo-cal church is The ...

2298. 1 Kings 19:9-14

1 Kings 19:1-18

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Leonard Sweet

... have had - or even what was the central concern of this unit. A quick glance at these passages reveals one of the most intrusive problems. Verse 9b begins with God's question to Elijah and is followed in v.10 by Elijah's unhesitating complaint to his Lord. Instead of responding to Elijah's whining, vv.11-13 record the wondrous theophany given to the prophet on Horeb. After all the fireworks and commotion, vv.13b-15 find the story circling right back where it started, for verses 9b-10 are reiterated - God's ...

2299. Isaiah 50:4-9a

Isaiah 50:4-9a

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Leonard Sweet

... his face to avoid the ultimate sign of distaste and disrespect a spit in the face. How the Servant manages to endure all this abuse dished out in verse 6 is explained in the remaining verses of this third "Servant Song." While it is only with the Lord's help that the Servant maintains his commitment to his task, the tense of the verb in verse 7 is ambiguous. As it stands, this "help" can be interpreted as referring to present or to future intercessions by God. God's "help" may be understood as an immediate ...

2300. Proper 15

John 6:25-59, 1 Kings 2:1-12, 1 Kings 3:1-15, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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John R. Brokhoff

... what she could." 2. Evil (v. 16). "The days are evil." Is this true also for our days? Is this not the day which the Lord has made? Is this not our Father's world? How then can we say that the days of our time are evil? The Christian recognizes ... eating! (6:51, 55). Need: Bread is meant for consumption. If it is not eaten, it spoils like manna held over a second day. The Lord's Prayer mentions "daily bread." We work for physical bread by the sweat of our brows, but spiritual bread is a gift. Like manna it ...

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