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1. Riddles and Metaphors

Ezekiel 15:1-8, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Ezekiel 17:1-24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... Jerusalem prompts her to pay her lovers (vv. 33–34). Indeed, the word the NIV translates “gifts” in verse 33 refers to an allowance given to the wife by her husband. It is little wonder that the Lord is driven to wrath. 16:35–43a The wanton, brazen behavior of Jerusalem leads to the Lord’s judgment. In verse 36, the NIV reads Because you poured out your wealth but the alternate translation in the footnote, “Because your lust was poured out,” is preferable. The Lord condemns Jerusalem not as a ...

2. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... plan for victory. Lesson 2: Hebrews 5:1-10 Sermon Title: God's Mercy For The Ignorant And The Weak. Sermon Angle: The sins for which sacrifices were offered were basically sins of ignorance and weakness (v. 2). The sacrifices did not claim to cover those who sinned wantonly or arrogantly, without remorse and repentance. On the cross, Jesus carried out his high priestly role by offering a prayer for mercy on behalf of those who were ignorant. On the other hand, Jesus was hard on those who knew God's law but ...

3. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

... We’ll have to fight them sooner or later, so why not now?" And not the least of those outraged by the incident was, of course, President Ronald Reagan (whose reaction was tempered by common sense and good judgment). The current crisis stemming from the wanton destruction of 269 lives does, in a way, give us some insight into Peter’s reaction to Jesus’ words. He really didn’t want the Suffering Servant sort of Savior described in the scriptures. Peter was a disciple because, at this point in his life ...

4. Instructions on Worship

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... against Christ” (5:11, RSV) and their being “swayed by all kinds of evil desires” (2 Tim. 3:6). There is a large body of evidence, both Hellenistic and Jewish, which equated “dressing up” on the part of women with both sexual wantonness and wifely insubordination (see note). Indeed, for a married woman so to dress in public was tantamount to marital unfaithfulness (see, e.g., Sentences of Sextus513: “A wife who likes adornment is not faithful”). Given the close tie here between trumpery (vv ...

5. The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... administration of courtroom procedure lies between the lines of this text. This is also what one would expect after having read the concern for justice in the book of the covenant. Zeal for God’s law stood behind what followed, but the text does not condone wanton zealotry. Moses stood at the entrance (“at the gate”). The due process of law had already begun as Moses stood at the place of judgment. The people had heard the law against idolatry and agreed to it (20:4–6; 22:20). Moses had confronted ...

6. Two Adulterous Sisters

Ezekiel 23:1-49

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... allegory tells of each sister in turn. Verses 5–8 describe the deeds of Oholah, together with her fate (vv. 9–10). Then the narrative describes Oholibah’s actions. Rather than learning from her sister’s example, Oholibah exceeds Oholah in wantonness and depravity (vv. 11–21). Finally, God pronounces sentence on Oholibah in four separate judgments. The statement “this is what the Sovereign LORD says” (vv. 22, 28, 32, 35) introduces each judgment. 23:1–4 Verse 2 introduces Oholah and Oholibah ...

7. Play The Fool

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... , but he shared them with the creatures of the field and forest, too. He preached to the birds exhorting them to praise God. His favorite bird was the lark because "sister lark hath a cowl like a religious." He wanted all the birds protected from the wanton killing that so characterized his day, and he desired that people be persuaded to feed all the birds and animals on Christmas day.2 How crazy he seemed to his contemporaries. He was the laughingstock of the wise and cultured people of his day. His life ...

8. The Holy Spirit As The Dove Of Peace

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... awareness, shatter rigid preconceptions, and lure us with unrealized possibilities for peace and justice. This morning the words of that outstanding hymn by Harry Emerson Fosdick came to mind: Cure thy children's warring madness, Bend our pride to thy control; Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, Rich in things, poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, Lest we miss thy kingdom's goal. For Further Reflection And Study 1. Define the biblical meaning of shalom. 2. How and in what direction is the Holy ...

9. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... flowing rivers, and the sprawling lakes. For these gifts of place we give you thanks. Enable us to use your world so that your creation is protected and your children cared for. Forgive us for misusing time and place. When we shorten our days by a wanton spending of health, when we use time for the advancement of our selfish goals, when we exhaust the harvest of the environment, when we disregard the gentle balance of nature, forgive us. We need to kneel before you with broken and contrite hearts. Grant us ...

10. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Psalm 25:1-22

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they ...

11. Stooping Is a Divine Posture

Isaiah 23:1-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , looking down its nose at the poverty of other nations. In a sense, Isaiah is speaking to the whole country of Phoenicia when he addresses the city of Tyre. He calls it an “exultant city.” Other translations render this a “bustling city,” a “wanton city,” or a “joyful city.” The impression is that it was a prosperous and happy place, which had two especially long dimensions. One was its great age. Isaiah says, “Whose origin is from days of old.” The other was its vast outreach. When ...

12. First Sunday of Lent: Prayers

Genesis 9:1-17, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me,for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they ...

13. Two Thieves

Luke 23:32-43

Sermon

Erskine White

... a deep yearning to say with Dysmas, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." Earthen vessels that we are, there are times when we all want to say, "Lord, don’t leave me here, lost in my despair and confusion. Don’t leave me here wallowing in my wanton ways and worldliness. Pick me up and put me on higher ground, where I may find the faith and strength to live these days according to Your ways." And I am quite certain that as we ponder the end of our earthly days and the mysteries of life and ...

14. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 121:1-8, Exodus 17:8-16, Genesis 32:22-32, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... Christian Science families who were convicted of man-slaughter when their children died instead of being healed by their prayers to God. She wrote about one case in particular, that of David and Ginger Twitchell, who were convicted of "reckless and wanton" conduct and involuntary manslaughter, because God did not answer their prayers and heal their son, Robyn; he died "of a simple, curable (by surgery) bowel obstruction." She says, "But at bottom, this case, like the other three, stirs up the old debate ...

15. In The Valley

Eulogy

Joe Barone

Psalm 23, Psalm 94John 14:1-3 and Revelation 7:13-17 A Scriptural Sermon ForOne Who Died Through Violence Sometimes we need the refuge of familiar Scripture. There's nothing more obscene than the wanton taking of a human life, and so, in the face of that obscenity, we look to Scripture. I'm not here to defend God or to address the question, "Why do such things happen?" They happen because of human sinfulness, and they grieve God. God's own Son died a ...

16. Time and Timing

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... city! She listens to no voice, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God. Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning. Her prophets are wanton, faithless men, her priests profane what is sacred, they do violence to the law. The Lord within her is righteous, he does no wrong; every morning he shows forth his justice, each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame. "I have cut ...

17. If Only We Could Remember ...

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... broken, they kill and rob; there is nothing but adultery and licence, one deed of blood after another. (4:1-2) New wine and old steal my people’s wits: they ask advice from a block of wood and take their orders from a fetish; for a spirit of wantonness has led them astray and in their lusts they are unfaithful to their God. (4:12) They make kings, but not by my will; they set up officers, but without my knowledge; they have made themselves idols of their silver and gold. (8:4) Biblical scholars say that ...

18. Faith-Filled Living

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

... is given through the ministry of God’s word. While Augustine stood in a garden, he heard an inner voice compelling him to read the Scriptures. He found a Bible and his eyes fell upon this passage: "Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof." (Romans 13:13-14 KJV) In sharing this experience, Augustine wrote, "No further would I read, nor needed I; for ...

19. "I appeal to Caesar!"

Acts 24:1-27, Acts 25:1-12

Sermon Aid

CSS

... Jews in Rome brought the proposed match into disfavor, so the wedding never took place. Bernice must have had quite an exciting life! One wonders how Hollywood missed making a film out of it. For Festus, the visit of the king and his wanton sister was welcome and timely. With their Jewish background, Agrippa and Bernice could probably shed light on the conflict between the Pharisees and Sadducees, which seemed to underlie the charges against Paul. And with his Roman upbringing, Agrippa was also qualified to ...

20. Have This Mind

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Craig Erickson

... renounce the evil powers of this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God?" Implied in this renunciation are those tremendously powerful forces that are hurtful to human society and to God (including racism, militarism, consumerism, sexism, bigotry, and wanton disregard for the environment). 3. "Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the love Of God?” Evil corrupts the personal life as well, tempting us to give in to hatred, back-biting, jealousy, envy, strife, dissension, lust ...

21. Will My Ship Sink or Float?

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... of St. Augustine came in a strange way. He felt compelled to rush into his room where he had left his New Testament open at the book of Romans. He snatched it up and read: "Not in revelling and drunkenness, not in lust and wantonness, not in quarrels and rivalries, rather arm, arm yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ." He surrendered, and you know the rest of the story. Let’s get something straight, "God is not mocked." "The Master does return; judgment does come; an account is rendered." Perhaps ...

22. The Narrowness Of The Christian Way - 1950 (date estimated)

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... Christianity is all about. This sad, sick, old world has been smitten with a blinding, deafening, desensitizing disease. Most human beings are groping about in the dark, bewildered, disillusioned, desperate. They have gone down the broad way of their own selfish, reckless, wanton indulgence. The doom of destruction looms up before them, and a paralyzing sense of their impotence has seized them. But there is one all-important fact so many seem to have forgotten. There is a Teacher at hand seeking to make ...

23. The Road To Emmaus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ... Eagerly then I returned to the place where Alypius (his friend) was sitting; for there had I laid the volume of the Apostle. I seized, opened, and in silence read that section on which my eyes first fell: ‘Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying; but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh...’ No further would I read; nor needed I for instantly at the end of this sentence, by a light as it were of serenity infused into my ...

24. Why Don’t You Send Somebody?

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... has become an ecumenical center for peace and mutual understanding of people. Thousands of Christians representing many denominations and people of other faiths speaking a variety of languages come to Coventry to pray and work for world peace, to the end that such wanton destruction of life and beauty will cease and people will learn at last to live together peacefully and unafraid. No, it was not the destruction, but what was called forth out of the ashes and rubble that was to glorify God. It was ...

25. Glorious Light

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... it where it is. Glory is creative, not destructive. The accumulation of riches may only shrivel souls into miserliness, or may liberate lives into large vision. A brave patriot may die in battle for a great cause, or a soldier may kill in wanton violation of civilization. A politician may exercise imperial power in vanity or may serve his fellow humans with self-effacing dedication. Sometimes we speak of "false dawn." Long before even the first appearance of sunrise we sometimes only imagine that dark skies ...

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1. Riddles and Metaphors

Ezekiel 15:1-8, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Ezekiel 17:1-24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

2. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

3. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

4. Instructions on Worship

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

5. The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

6. Two Adulterous Sisters

Ezekiel 23:1-49

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

7. Play The Fool

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Richard Hasler

8. The Holy Spirit As The Dove Of Peace

Sermon

John A. Stroman

9. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

10. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Psalm 25:1-22

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

11. Stooping Is a Divine Posture

Isaiah 23:1-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

12. First Sunday of Lent: Prayers

Genesis 9:1-17, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me,for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they ...

13. Two Thieves

Luke 23:32-43

Sermon

Erskine White

14. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 121:1-8, Exodus 17:8-16, Genesis 32:22-32, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon Aid

George Bass

15. In The Valley

Eulogy

Joe Barone

16. Time and Timing