Merkel Church Of Christ

Their Angels Always See The Face of My Father: You Are Important to God The kingdom of heaven is such that we must humble ourselves as little children to enter (Matt 18:2-3). Little children are humble and they also are vulnerable, as vulnerable as sheep (Matt 18:10-14). It is our distinct Christian privilege to have God’s love in our hearts by His Spirit (Rom 5:5) and so to be imitators of God and live lives of love toward one another ...

God’s promise is that if we seek Him, we find Him! It always works. God has so designed worship that it promotes our seeking Him, not just during corporate worship but in our daily lives. God has so designed our worship that it promotes our seeking Him. Worship reminds us of our total trust in and dependence upon God. Prayer is a very special and precious part of that worship. Father, in heaven bless our worship and our prayers so ...

Joshua 7-8

Worship: Seeking God in the Lord’s Supper The Lord’s Supper is in remembrance of Jesus Christ (Luke 22:19; 1 Cor 11:24). It is at the very heart of all that we do in worship. All that we do in worship is done in seeking Christ’s reign in our lives and His righteousness (Matt 6:33). The Lord’s Supper reminds us of His sacrifice for us, our devotion to Him, and the connection and purpose He gives us to one another as ...

The Promise Land, a Place of Blessing Joshua lead Israel into the promise land. Following His example of faithfulness, Israel would come to possess the promise land of God. The land Abraham sojourned in, the land Moses delivered and lead Israel through the desert inherit. The land of blessing they would possess through their faith in God, who promised it. God has given us even a greater place of blessing, not a land flowing with milk and honey, but a ...

Some of David’s last words admonishing and encouraging his son Solomon before he becomes king. 1 Chron 28:9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.”   God keeps His promise to Israel. ...

Our hope in Jesus Christ guides us and anchors us through the storms of this life, sin, sadness, success, and failure, but more than that it gives us a sure and certain reward of being with Him for ever! But if only for this life we have hope in Christ , we are to be pitied above all men. Php 3:9 1 Thess 4:16 Eph 1:4 1 Cor 15:19

James 2: 14-26

God’s plan for us is to save us and conform us to the likeness of His Son. We see God’s work in us in every good work we do, and the good work we do glorify Him (Eph 3:21). This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone (Titus ...

The Kingdom of heaven is a practical expression of Christ living in His people by His Spirit. The humble, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers and the persecuted show God’s commitment to salvation on this earth as they are the salt upon it. They are the light of God’s goodness in this dark world. God has purchased their redemption and they reflect Him in their deeds of goodness. This ...

John 7: 37-39

  God is the God who keeps His promises. His children can rest in the fact that God’s promises, His oath, His covenant made in the blood of His Son are an immutable anchor for all the floods this life can bring their way (Gen 15:18; Heb 6:13-17).

We long for a redemption that is seen (Romans 8:22-25). We want to see the result of our faith. We would like for faith in Jesus Christ to tie this life up into a nice neat gift from God that we can admire. But alas, we live on a cursed earth, a place where darkness works hard trying to veil the face of our Savior, a place where sin and circumstances storm the events of life seeking to pry loose ...

  Someone has said, “Life with Christ is an endless hope; without Him, a hopeless end.” The author of these exact words may be unknown, but God is the author of the idea. While scripture is filled the God who gives hope in example after example, in the Old Testament, and the New Testament is the revelation of the One who brings hope, why do so many Christians live as though they had none, because, the devil is shrewd, and ...

Paul the apostle may have spoken of God’s grace more than anyone in scripture. He is constantly calling God’s people to remember it, abide in it, and learn from it. Paul is one of scriptures greatest examples of the power of God’s grace in the life of a sinner. 1 Cor 15:10 – But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of ...

The flesh, its emotions and physical endurance, cannot accomplish God’s purpose for mankind. It is the gospel, according God’s own purpose and grace, that has saved us and called us to a holy life, not anything we have ourselves have done (2 Timothy 1:8-9). Peter is an excellent example of God’s grace working in people who will by faith humble themselves and follow Christ. It is good for our hearts, like Peter’s, to be strengthened by grace (Hebrews 13:9). When ...

Some of the greatest men of history were those who understood the shame and guilt that sin brings, but they also knew the redemption God’s grace brings to sinners. They were men who knew the deliverance God’s grace brings from the condemnation sin justly deserves. David, king of Israel was one of these great men of history, and because of God’s grace to him, God’s people have been taught, encouraged, and motivated to seek the God who gives His grace ...

When we become aware of our sin and are burdened with its shame and guilt, the devil does not care what we get a hold of or what gets a hold of us, as long as it is not the grace of God afforded in Christ Jesus! When a sinner gets a hold of the grace of God, God creates a new creature (2 Cor 5:17). He creates a masterpiece. He redeems a people who are His own, eager to ...