Mercy Seat Christian Church

If you want to be a leader - you must be willing to suffer. You must be willing to be a man of sorrow. You see things others don-t see. You have to deal with things others have the convenience of ignoring.----Isaiah 53-3 says that Jesus was a man despised and rejected of men - a man of sorrows acquainted with grief. Most men cannot handle the sorrow of being rejected of men - our desire as men is so great to be liked. To be spoken ill of- to be hated- to be despised- and all the sorrow and suffering that comes with it - these are things you must be willing to embrace if you want to serve and lead. Leaders are servants. Any other kind of leader is just a tyrant or a life coach.----This sermon was preached on November 2nd, 2017 in Indianapolis at an Operation Save America leadership gathering. The sermon covers six experiences of Joshua that prepared him to lead prior to his leading the Israelites.----The audio is poor, but completely understandable. 30 min. MercySeat.net

We have huge idols in our day - true Reformation desires to smash the idols that spit in Christ-s face. True Christians are bothered when they see God-s law and Word impugned by men - especially when done through law by the governments of men.----The Reformers conducted mission to the magistrates. They saw Christianity as important to the public realm. True Reformation affects both the inner and the outer man. Law and institutions will change for the better where repair is needed. Unwanted, unbiblical institutions will be discarded.----The Reformers courted the magistrates. Unlike the Christianity of today which has totally abandoned the magistrates. They saw civil authority as instituted by God. Their focus was to convert, coerce, or co-opt the magistrates into their camp - or at least to their thinking on important matters of public policy.----There is so much that needs to be addressed and reformed in our day. The slaughter of the preborn- rampant homosex so much so that the created order of God regarding marriage is impugned- divorce for any reason- decriminalization of adultery- sexual perversion and licentiousness everywhere- the state seizing peoples children -should outrage us-- materialism and ease the greatest desire of most men - and we could go on and on.----Yet the church sleeps. Her pulpits filled with whores - with the people by and large liking it that way.----This sermon looks at the historical influence of the Reformation in Magdeburg, Germany - as well as delivers a crushing blow to a huge idol in our day. 39 min. MercySeat.net

Pastor Matt continues through the Book of Joshua verse by verse. This sermon examines the account of Rahab including the subsequent passages by the New Testament writers addressing her faith. The sermon makes clear that faith in the Lord results in a life of changed behavior and action. 37 min. MercySeat.net

Faux battle is big amongst young men in America. This sermon is a plea for young men to use their strength in real battle - found in their Christian life. The sermon asserts that man's desire for war and battle is part of the image of God in man. 46 min. MercySeat.net

Is it ever ok to employ deception- Is it always wrong to lie- This sermon addresses such questions in part as Pastor Matt continues through 1 Samuel verse by verse. 38 min. MecySeat.net

Most churches in America are structured as corporations. Most readily 501c3 corporations. But here at Mercy Seat we are not a state corporation. We are opposed to being so. We have a strong conviction against being such.----And that of course raises the question - why-----This sermon lays out the principle and conviction as to -why- not. It also addresses some of the nuts and bolts of functioning as an unincorporated church- and it exposes and responds to the three most common reasons churches do incorporate. 38 min. MercySeat.net-----A more certain way to attack religion is by favor, by the comforts of life, by the hope of wealth- not by what reminds one of it, but by what makes one forget it- not by what makes one indignant, but by what makes men lukewarm, when other passions act on our souls, and those which religion inspires are silent. In the matter of changing religion, State favors are stronger than penalties.---The Spirit of the Laws, Baron de Montesquieu -1748-----Here is a link to a recent position paper by a Christian lawyer- http---mercyseat.net-mscc-docs-Should-the-Church-Incorporate-with-the-State.pdf

Does God judge through storms- Does He judge through weather- Does He judge- This is a hot topic amongst Americans and Christians. This sermon looks at Scripture to come to solid conclusions. 37 min. MercySeat.net----More on this topic - link to the sermon -Even the Wicked Know God Judges.- http---www.sermonaudio.com-sermoninfo.asp-SID-102116219450

This sermon was preached in 1999. Paul declares in this passage that those who do not love the Lord Jesus Christ are cursed. The theological term used is imprecation. To imprecate is to invoke God-s righteous judgment - whether upon a person, a people or a nation. ----This is NOT an unchristian thing to do nor is it merely an OT phenomenon. The reason most Christians today recoil at imprecation is because they have been schooled in unbiblical thought. They have been influenced by universal thought - that God is love and everybody will make it to heaven. Though most in American Christianity would not say everyone makes it to heaven they have bought into this idea that God is a God of love period. They have embraced this false god - the god of love period.----Yet the bible speaks of imprecation - both in the OT AND the NT over and over again. God is not just a God of love period - but He is also a God of justice. Imprecation is a normal part of NT Christianity. 44 min. MercySeat.net

This sermon addresses the question - Do the corrupt morals of the people change the laws of government OR does the government change the laws in order to corrupt the morals of the people-----Renowned sociologist Carle Zimmerman attributed the corruption of the citizens to the decline of the family. However, he details how forces -external- to the family brought about the demise of family. Specifically, he points to the changes in law and economics by the governments. These changes increased dependency upon the State for one-s well-being. -- Zimmerman writes, -Economic institutions antithetical -directly opposed- to the family system arise with the aid and connivance of the State.- The changes in laws and policies by the government -made childlessness popular, divorce frequent.-----But what about the nature of man-----There is no better cover when constructing a fifth column in a nation or organization than wealth- money- things. People are allured by them- people will cast off their convictions to obtain them. At the very least it preoccupies them- it lessens their vigilance- causes them to drop their guard. This is a short, gritty sermon only 29 minutes long. MercySeat.net

This sermon is a follow-up to the sermon -The Continued Egalitarian Attack upon Holy Scripture.- Why does the acceptance of egalitarianism often lead to the acceptance of homosexuality- Because when you embrace the novel and perverted hermeneutic of the egalitarians - you're embracing the very same hermeneutic employed by the so-called -Christian homosexuals.- This sermon examines and repudiates the hermeneutic of both. There is much Scripture and history in this sermon. In closing, the sermon makes a defense for the created order of God. The sermon points out that for 1900- years all of Christianity stood four-square against egalitarianism, birth control and homosexuality. But now, in the last 75 years, Christianity has accommodated itself to all three. MercySeat.net 52 min.