Rev. Paul Merrill Tag

21 Oct

Posted at 18:43h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Luke 15:1-10 October 21 2018 Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_10_21.mp3"][/audio]...

07 Oct

Posted at 14:49h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Matthew 20: 1-16 October 7 2018 I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018_10_07.mp3"][/audio]...

23 Sep

Posted at 13:39h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Mark 4:1-20 September 23 2018 The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018_09_23.mp3"][/audio]...

02 Sep

Posted at 16:50h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Matthew 9:14-17 September 2, 2018 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018_09_02.mp3"][/audio]...

19 Aug

Posted at 18:58h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill John 21 1-19 August 19 2018 [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018_08_19.mp3"][/audio]...

22 Jul

Posted at 19:59h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Luke 24:44-53 July 22, 2018 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018_07_22.mp3"][/audio]...

08 Jul

Posted at 15:30h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Acts 17:22-34 July 8, 2018 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: To an Unknown God. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018_07_08.mp3"][/audio]...

24 Jun

Posted at 20:51h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Acts 11:19-26 June 24, 2018 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_06_24.mp3"][/audio]...

10 Jun

Posted at 20:25h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Acts 7:57-8:8 June 10, 2018 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was great joy in that city. [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_06_10.mp3"][/audio]...

03 Jun

Posted at 20:26h in Sermons

Rev. Paul Merrill Acts 5:12-42 June 3, 2018 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” [audio mp3="https://www.fpcnewport.org/FPCwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_06_03.mp3"][/audio]...