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1. A Puzzling Parable with a Sharp Point

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... our actions. God knows our hearts (Luke 16:15). He also knows all about our checkbooks. He knows whether we have used money to help people or for self-aggrandizement and power over people. The Bible tells us two things about this judgment. First and foremost, God is very fond of us. He desires to save us, not send us to hell. "God ... wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:4). Second, the Bible tells us that God is not mocked. What a man sows, he shall reap. God ...

2. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAP

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... feel a warmth toward people, and if we took Christ seriously, we would probably feel warmth a great deal more than we do. The Christian faith isn’t primarily the way we feel - it is tied up in the way we act, the way we relate. Liking may follow loving; fondness may follow action; but it may not, and that’s not the point, anyhow. We are called to act in love. How? By meeting need wherever you see it, and your neighbor’s need is just like yours - it is to be cared for. You don’t have to play ...

3. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... to ear. His nephew said, "Uncle Seamus, you really look happy." "I am, lad," the old man replied. "Want to tell me why?" asked the nephew. His eighty-year-old uncle replied, "Yes, you see, me Abba is very fond of me." (4) That's cause for happiness, is it not? "Abba is very fond of me." How can we know Abba is fond of us? Jesus. It makes a difference who you think Jesus is if you are concerned about the nature of God. IT ALSO MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHO YOU THINK JESUS IS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO LIVE OUT THE ...

4. Heisman In The Hudson

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... , it was hard to imagine a very hopeful future. All the trend lines worked against them. But they did have a fond past. A wonderful past! The people of God enjoyed a celebrated history of the Lord's heroism in their deliverance from ... . And the artist wanted to call out from on stage, "No, forget about the greatest hits from twenty years ago. Listen to this new song!" I am very fond of the past. More than that, I am very grateful for the past, and for what God has done in the past. However, you and I serve a ...

5. Main Features And Coming Attractions

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... young people who had just graduated from high school, thus concluding their involvement in the congregation's youth group. This was a special group: they were blessed and they were a blessing. People recalled their energy, their enthusiasm and their commitment with obvious and appropriate fondness. And then some would go on to say, 'There will never be another youth group as good as that one.' Wham! Peter couldn't have built a better booth himself!" We know a moment of glory when we see one, and when we see ...

6. New Life From Old

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... New Age dawning. New life from old will also happen in the resurrection unto life everlasting yet to come. And new life from old is happening today for believers through faith. God does not give us merely a reflective faith that looks back and reminisces fondly. Nor does God give us only a far-flung hope into the future. God also gives us a present experience of new life from old. We are children of God, John writes. That is present tense reality. Paul expressed it this way, "You must consider yourselves ...

7. For a Nineteen-year-old Who Died of Cancer

Mark 15:1-15

Eulogy

Arthur H. Kolsti

... help ended up being the one helped. Now, step back into the present, keeping in mind the experience of Simon. Every now and then life confronts us with occasions when unexpectedly we are thrust under a cross that another is bearing. If you are a friend, then fondness, friendship, and love compel you to respond. How can you be of help? What can you say or do besides just being present? If you are a clergy person, you are compelled not only by human feeling, but also by the imperatives of a helping profession ...

8. Names, Not Numbers

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... man turned to his friend, "Well, as you can see for yourself, this is a good old dog. He is faithful, obedient, and affectionate. I'm fond of this old dog. I guess you could say that I love Lucky as much as any person can love a pet. But, look out there ... her food all over the floor - and me. She will smile at anyone who picks her up and cuddles her." "Faithful, obedient Old Lucky I'm fond of. You might say that I love him - but not like I love Susan. I love Susan so deeply that I would give my life for ...

9. Everyone Is Searching For You

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Brett Blair

... your want will come in like a blind man.” We are fools, the wisdom book tells us, if we say to ourselves, a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more. We work because well living demands it. Any of you have grandparents who are fond of reminding you about a strong work ethic? Have you ever heard this one from your grandparents, “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best”? Every family has these proverbial pearls that they pass down to their ...

10. No Holding Back

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... s voice, "Give me your hat." "No, Lord," I answered, - For in that sort of dream The drowning have breath and time to talk, - "I am fond of my hat Which reminds me Of many occasions I want to recall." Then my head went under for the first time, So I gave ... floated much higher for the hat had been wet through. Then the Lord said, "Give me your coat." "Look," I said, familiar in desperation, "I'm fond of my coat, it's a favorite possession, And, if I give up my coat I don't know if I can afford another - And, ...

11. The One Thing That Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... band. A long time before we got married, I asked the Lord to help me put this string of pearls around your neck. You never knew about this box. I started dropping money in it, nickle by nickle and dime by dime. I was fond of tobacco. I gave up tobacco. That was good anyhow. I was very fond of cold cokes. But for thirteen years, the ten years we've been married and three years before, I haven't spent a nickle on those. It went into that box. And now they are yours and they are paid for." "Joe," she ...

12. Sentimental Slaves

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... winter night so many years ago. It was not an extraordinary event — not a wedding or the birth of a baby — but it was a simple slice of life from a friendship of many years, and the mere recollection and retelling of it was full of fondness and joy. Then there is, too, the inevitable bittersweet quality that comes with the remembering and reminiscing. For in our revisiting of the past, we are forced to recognize the people that are gone and the circumstances that have changed with the passage of time. I ...

13. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... to be kept safe in heaven until they are able to claim it, at the Parousia). Kept is a key-word of the letter; it occurs five times, in verses 1, 6 (twice), 13, and 21. Greeting 2 Jude’s opening greeting is another example of his fondness for a trio of expressions. He prays that his readers may know mercy, peace and love. These are virtues which cannot be acquired by self-effort. Neither can they be expected as just deserts. They are gifts of divine grace, and Jude prays that his readers may receive ...

14. Miscellaneous Oracles of Judgment

Ezekiel 21:1-32, Ezekiel 22:1-31

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... horrible suffering that war inevitably brings. In December of 1862, after witnessing the bloody repulse of a seemingly irresistible Union advance at Fredericksburg, Robert E. Lee said, “It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.” Tragically, though, we have grown too fond of war. We are far too ready to turn to war and violence as a tempting, speedy solution to seemingly intractable problems. Beautiful as the sword may be, Ezekiel never loses sight of its awful nature—a lesson ...

One who's our friend is fond of us; one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend.

Marcus Annaeus Seneca

16. The Three Tenses Of Our Faith

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... at the deepest level. Even when our trust is shaky and misguided, we can receive God's blessing. But God's reward only comes to those who trust. A woman who taught for many years had a wonderful rapport with her students. One little boy was so fond of this teacher that he could not resist inviting her to his home for breakfast on Christmas morning. Such a request would be dismissed by most teachers as nothing more than a child's youthful naivete. But this teacher was unique. She promised the little boy that ...

17. Transforming Love

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... had happened to her and all of its ugliness, she was still a child of God. She was loved and she had value in God's eyes. Her beautiful little girl represented the miracle of God's love for her. As they said good-bye, they embraced amidst tears and fond remembrances. As Gary left her that day, it hit him. Here was the clearest picture of the power of the resurrection he had ever seen. A young woman who had been dead and lifeless had been resurrected to new life. Not only was she alive again, but she had ...

18. Milestones And Mustard Seeds

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... not like that. If you chew on a mustard seed, you don't have a decrease of feeling, you have an increase. If you put enough mustard seed into a soup, you won't taste anything else! "Have faith like a mustard seed," said Jesus. "Leave behind your fondness for the dull tastes of betrayal and denial. Rather, let the hot, stinging taste of faith be on your tongue, and let that be what directs you in your life -- fidelity not betrayal, loyalty not denial -- and you will begin to see the symcimine trees in your ...

19. Accepting Responsibility

Lamentations 1:1-22

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... . We may find ourselves far from our source of strength and joy, wondering what went wrong. I have talked to many people who used to be very active in the life of God's church. For some reason, they have slipped into inactivity. They talk with great fondness of the good times they had in the past when they were more involved. Most people cannot give a good reason for their present inactivity. But I can tell they are not happy about their situation. They would rather feel close to God again. When we find ...

20. Sometimes Goodbye Is Hello

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... to Christ before them and beside them, they were able to greet the Christ who lived within the body of the Church, within them. We sometimes still wish he were with us, as he was then. I loved the song I learned in Sunday School that expressed my fond yearning, as I listened to all the Bible stories of the days "... when Jesus was here among men, how he called the little children like lambs to his fold; I should like to have been with him then." That's an understandable but childish side of our faith ...

21. Learn To Wait Creatively

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... for a few moments, and we can learn to be quiet before God. The question of posture can be a concern, too. Is it useful to pray standing up, sitting down, or kneeling? In Nino Ricci's novel The Book Of Saints, the pastor in an Italian village is fond of relating stories about his days at the seminary. He tells about his roommate, Dom Pietro, who had a habit of looking under his bed each morning. When asked what he was doing Pietro responded: "I'm looking for my shoe." When he found his shoe, he whispered a ...

22. Mother's Day

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . When and where did Paul meet Rufus’ mother? Did she nurse him through some serious illness? Did she receive him into her home for an extended stay during his missionary journeys. How did this woman and Paul form such a close bond that he refers to her fondly as being like his mother. Mark tells us that Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried Jesus cross, had two sons: Alexander and Rufus. Was this the same Rufus to whom Paul was speaking. If that is true, his mother would be Simon of Syrene's wife ...

23. A Salute to Mothers

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Brett Blair

24. Life's Loose Threads and The Tie That Binds

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... luck nor of cruel fate, but in accordance with "the Lord's command" (Deuteronomy 34:5c). A more literal translation might be that Moses dies "mouth to mouth" or "by the kiss" of God. Far from being a punitive action, this appears to be a fond farewell, almost as if the Almighty is bestowing one final blessing upon the beloved servant: Well done, dear Moses, well done. Your work is now complete! Perhaps then, the question we really need to ask is not about Moses' unfinished business, but about what Yahweh ...

25. Expecting the Unexpected

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... it woman's intuition, call it what you like -- but she had predicted it from the very beginning. And while she doesn't exactly dance on Sisera's grave, Deborah does break into a triumphant 31-verse song, glorifying the entire gruesome episode. It isn't easy to be fond of a text like this, is it? Frederick Buechner, I think, underscores part of the problem by observing that: "In view of the fact that Jael's victim was a) her guest and b) asleep and c) had never harmed a hair of either her head or her people ...

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