Sermons on Merit: showing 226-240 of 5,165

What Citizenship Is All About Series

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Sep 16, 2007

Citizenship is a hot topic today. What is a legal citizen and what is an illegal alien? Can you believe that Jesus addressed citizenship in the beatitudes?

This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2007 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are hungry for God’s Word. What Citizenship is All About The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good News To Believe

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 18, 2011

(justified) means that we are forgiven of our sins and we have faith that God forgave through Jesus death on the cross...so we are not saved by the law

09-18-2011 Lesson...Good News to Believe...Romans 3:28-4:5 4:16-25 You will notice the little titles above the study scripture we read..they are the great truth of what we believe...Its through faith....Its a gift...Its by grace...Its assured.....that is also what we tell others. Salvation...Its ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Declaration Of Dependence Series

Contributed by David Tack on Jul 14, 2013

Have you ever run into the religiously righteous crowd who thought they had a little somethin, somethin extra? Well, in Romans chapter 4 the Apostle Paul is dealing with the same type of folks.

INTRODUCTION: “How dangerous it is to join anything of our own [works] to the righteousness of Christ, in pursuit of justification before God! Jesus Christ will never endure this; it reflects upon His work dishonorably” (Flavel, John). JUST WHAT IS JUSTIFICATION? It is a legal term, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

If You Were Only Guilty Of One Fleeting Sinful Thought, A Lifetime Of Righteous Deeds Could Not Justify You.

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 9, 2018

Our sin has earned a wage of infinite loss and this loss cannot be undone, even if we dedicated our entire life as an effort to undo it.

SCRIPTURE: James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in ONE point, he is guilty of all." Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." PROPOSITION: To use these texts and others to ...read more

Are There Different Types Of Sinners? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 13, 2022

We know that there are a multiple of sins that can be committed, but is the classification of the sinner designated by the type of sin that he commits? Or are there different types of sinners? Are any of us one of those types of sinners and if so, which one?

Romans 1:18 – 3:20 fosters Paul's contention that nobody can guarantee by their own work or legitimacy to be good in God's sight, not the majority, not the Romans, not even the Jews. All individuals wherever merit God's judgment for their wrongdoing. We know that there are a multiple ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18, Romans 2:1-16, Romans 2:17-29, Romans 3:9-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Tale Of Three Men

Contributed by Chris Johnson on Oct 20, 2003

We look at three New Testament men--two good examples; one, bad.

This third Epistle of John is a letter about three men. Their names are Gaius [GAY us], Diotrephes, and Demetrius. Two of the men stand in sharp contrast to the other one. Let’s look at these two first. I. GAIUS—the person to whom the epistle is addressed. A. Shown evidence in his life of the ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God

My Beloved Son Series

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Feb 20, 2008

The word "beloved" occurs 34 times in this short book. It is therefore worthy of our attention.

TEXT "What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?" INTRODUCTION The term ’beloved’ is quite a popular one. There is a novel entitled The Beloved, written by Toni Morrison. A film was produced ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 5:9

Invitation To The King's Table

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 22, 2003

A wonderful picture of what Communion with the LORD is all about as evidenced in the story of Jehoiachin and Evil-Merodach from 2 Kings 25.

“Invitation to the King’s Table” 2 Kings 25:27-30 A. Jehoiachin’s INCARCERATION. (v. 27a) John 8:34; Romans 6:12-13, 16 i. His bondage to Sin. John 8:34; Jeremiah 13:23; Psalm 51:5; Genesis 6:5; 8:21 ii. His bondage to Satan. John 8:44; 1 John 3:8, 10 iii. His bondage to Sin Cursed Earth. Romans ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 25:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

Repentance And Faith

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY: REPENTANCE AND FAITH THE TWO ESSENTIALS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE I.

CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY: REPENTANCE AND FAITH THE TWO ESSENTIALS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE I. RECEIVE CHRIST JESUS THE LORD -- REPENTANCE AND FAITH A. Repentance -- obstacles = pride, independence, self-reliance have to realize you are headed the wrong direction; conversion involves turning around (not ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living At The Cross

Contributed by Carl Willis on May 21, 2002

Christ’s example at the cross is our example for life.

Living At The Cross Colossians 2:13-14 I. God’s grace and mercy revealed A. Your condition 1. disobedient 2. dead 3. sinful 4. indicted 5. God’s enemy B. God’s provision 1. new life 2. unconditional forgiveness 3. clean ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Got Liberty?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 20, 2013

Do you have liberty? Do you know how to assure liberty for America?

"We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted." - Robert E. Lee Lee was correct in that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17

Denomination: Baptist

Join The Choir

Contributed by John Mccormack on Jun 3, 2015

PRAISE AND ADORATION TO GOD IS A BIBLICAL MANDATE!

JOIN THE CHOIR OBSERVATION: THE TWO BOOKS OF CHRONICLES SPEAKS TO ISRAEL’S KINGDOM WITH EMPHASIS ON OBEDIENCE TO GOD. ANCIENT JEWISH TRADITION BELIEVES EZRA WROTE THE TWO BOOKS. THE BOOKS ENCOURAGED RETURNING EXILES IN BABYLON AS THEY RETURNED TO JERUSALEM. DAVID’S THRONE AND ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:21

Denomination: Baptist

The Concept Of Hell! Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 3, 2022

Hell, in many religious traditions, refers to the domicile, usually beneath the earth, of the unredeemed deceased or the spirits of the damned. From the underworld come dreams, ghosts, and demons, and in its most terrible areas malefactors (reprobates)

Tom Lowe 2/3/2012 The Concept of Hell! There is no mention of hell in the Old Testament. The Old Testament talks about Sheol, which is a watery underworld where everyone went, whether they were Jew or Gentile, good or bad. In its archaic sense, the term hell refers to the underworld, a deep pit or ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Do We See What Jeremiah Saw? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 7, 2002

Second in series that helps us see the importance of the birth of Christ from God’s perspective through the major prophets of the Old Testament.

Jeremiah, like Isaiah in last week’s message, was a "seer"; a prophet who was enabled by God to see things others had not yet seen. Today’s Bible text records what he saw concerning the kingdom of Judah’s immediate and distant future. In the immediate future he saw that the king of Judah, his ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Living By Faith

Contributed by Paul George on Sep 29, 2003

There are those who claim we must be sanctified, that is holy, before we can be justified. They claim universal holiness or obedience must precede justification.

There are those who claim we must be sanctified, that is holy, before we can be justified. They claim universal holiness or obedience must precede justification. Unless they mean that justification at the last day, the claim is not only impossible it is contradictory. It is not a believer in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:5

Denomination: Holiness