Mercy Seat Christian Church

This is no small matter. Homosexual acts were criminalized in Western Civilization for well over 1500 years. Suddenly our generation sees things differently and views such laws as discriminatory, draconian, and bigoted.----Is our generation smarter- more enlightened- or perhaps those who lived near the time of Rome's debauchery saw what unbridled homosex does to a nation and understood the need to suppress such behavior from public venue-----This sermon proffers four reasons in short order why the magistrates have a duty to criminalize homosexual acts. 44 min. MercySeat.net

Many Christians employ the Babylonian Captivity to teach that Christians in America today should just go along to get along because we are a captive people in a pagan land. We live in a foreign land where the pagans rule. We should therefore just follow their ways, simply submit, keep to ourselves, and quietly raise our families.----This sermon offers an alternative view of the passage.--37 min. MercySeat.net

We all have presuppositions. We all have presuppositions which we bring to a discussion about any issue. We all interpret the facts according to our basic presuppositions. There is no such thing as being unbiased. Neutrality is a myth.----Today, pluralism and neutrality i.e., this knowing a little bit about everything but committing yourself to nothing mentality is heralded as a benchmark of one-s intellectual prowess, but in reality it is a phony intellectualism, it is bankrupt relativism.----Presuppositions are the ideas we hold about the nature of God, man, authority, truth, values, and ethics.----Our conclusion- it is these ideas taken together that make up our world-view. Our world-view is the grid through which we interpret life. Thus, they guide how we think, how we make decisions, how we behave. 48 min. MercySeat.net--Copy and paste this link into the url to see a picture of the graph spoken of in this sermon- http---mercyseat.net-mscc-docs-presup-chart.jpg

Any thinking person understands that when something is legislated as a crime, there is a consequence if you commit the crime. If abortion is murder - and it is illegal - the woman should be punished. When a murder takes place - all those who are party to the crime are charged with murder.----But see, the -pro-life movement- in this nation has made the woman into a -victim.- They actually want us to believe that the woman who hires a paid assassin to murder her own child is in fact a victim herself.----This sermon responds to -pro-life- statements and makes the case that the assertion that the woman is a -victim- - is absurd. 52 min. MercySeat.net

This sermon looks at three women whose husbands suffered for the faith of Jesus Christ. They were left destitute and dependent upon the Lord and His people. This was a Mother's Day sermon. 32 min. http---MercySeat.net

This sermon rebuts the presupposition of May Day and Labor Day. This sermon examines a whole host of humanistic reasons for working hard - and finds them wanting. Humanism is the view that man is the be all and end all. It is NOT theistic at all, and in fact, finds a theocentric worldview abhorrent. It believes that man is the center of all things - and that man through his own reason and through science determines what is right or wrong, good or bad. As Christians, we do NOT believe that man is the be all and end all - we are not motivated to do and act based upon -myself- - but rather, based upon what GOD says. I don-t believe in myself - I believe in Him. Therefore, I want my life to be conducted according to His law and Word.--So why do I work hard- --33 min. MercySeat.net

As Pastor Matt preaches through the Gospel of John - this sermon covers 16-1-4. In this passage, Jesus warns His closest disciples in His farewell address to them of the coming persecution they shall suffer. As we see from Scripture - it soon came to pass. This sermon is loaded with Scripture and history. 58 min. http---MercySeat.net

This sermon was preached in the capitol rotunda in Helena, Montana on January 4th, 2015. A crowd of about 200 gathered to hear this election sermon. There were about 40 state legislators present along with other government officials.----This sermon took the hearers by storm - rousing their hearts.----Election sermons were common in early America. In the past - during the first 100 years of our nation - many pastors preached every year what became known as -election- and -artillery- sermons. Clergymen understood and taught their congregations that God-s Word addressed all matters of life, including the matters of civil--government.----The church pulpits were the historical means whereby the people were instructed - from a theological foundation - in the purpose, functions, and limitations of the State. When a citizenry-s view of the State is theologically-driven, the State can no longer get away with doing whatever just tickles its fancy. This is because an informed people, one which recognizes transcendent law, perceives tyranny and will not tolerate it. 43 min MercySeat.net DefeatTyrants.com

A call for Christians to pursue godly wisdom amidst a culture that seems hell bent on forsaking all semblance of it. This sermon is loaded with insight and practical application of Christian living in the midst of a rebellious nation. 53 min. MercySeat.net

Pastor Matt continues going through the Gospel of John verse by verse. This sermon covers all the verses, but hones in on Christ's words - -If you love Me, keep my commandments.- 45 min. MercySeat.net