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226. The Difference between Happiness and Joy

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... earn happiness hearts by paying to stay on the Florida Vacation square. Every time you pay to stay you earn a few more happiness hearts. In other words, money does buy happiness. And this is what most of the world thinks about that tepid, shallow emotion we call happiness. If you have enough money, enough toys, enough things - you can be happy. Perhaps that's why Scripture never concerns itself with happiness as we know it. We once tried to make the "Be-attitudes" into "Happy-attitudes," but the state of ...

227. Straw Polls and Soul Quakes

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... doesn't know how to lie, your body will always give you away." Hargrave's straw poll delineated several distinct straw sipping signals we give away. First, there's The Chewer – if you chew your straw, you're looking for praise in words and emotions. (It would be great if you could get some video clips of members of your congregation using their straws differently, and then taping their responses as to what this allegedly says about their personality. Do they think they have given themselves away by how ...

228. How High Is Your Faith Quotient?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... our strengths, and found what fit our abilities, which themselves became our interests. If IQ was used in the past to predict success (even though it seldom did – the world is run by average IQ, C students), EQ is the newest rage. EQ stands for Emotional Quotient. People with high EQ's are people who are in touch with their feelings. High EQ people supposedly make better team players, demonstrate better attitudes, and are more motivated. But the IQ and EQ phenomenon doesn't stop there. Now there are two ...

229. Wrestling for a Blessing

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

James McCormick

... stubbornly insisting that the earth is flat! An old, false, or inaccurate idea will not be released until it is pushed out of our minds by a new and better idea. I may insist that the sum of two and two is three – I may invest myself emotionally in that contention – and I will stubbornly hold on to that until someone, in the battle of ideas, proves to my satisfaction that the correct sum is four. Without such a conflict of ideas there is no intellectual growth. Such growth is often difficult and painful ...

230. Want to Be Happy?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is now audible to every eye-witness. Commentators typically discern three different Old Testament referents for the content of this divine declaration: Isaiah 42:1, Genesis 22:22, and Psalm 2:7. In each of these texts a special relationship is revealed and an emotional attachment is expressed. God’s voice describes the servant in Isaiah 42:1 as one “in whom my soul takes pleasure.” The newly anointed king in the royal psalm is declared by God to be “my son--today I have begotten you.” In Genesis ...

231. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... Children who come from broken families where the father is absent, are 20 to 40 times more likely to suffer health problems than children who live with both parents. Incidentally, for you fathers who may be at home, you can be physically present, but emotionally absent. In a 1990 Los Angeles Times Poll, 57% of fathers said they feel guilty about spending too little time with their children. Compared to 1965 families spend 40% less time on caring for their children.17 According to the Family Research Council ...

232. How to Lower Your Temper (-ature)

Proverbs 16:32

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and it behooves all of us, in the violent hair-trigger society in which we live, to learn how to manage our anger. I. Some Anger Is Scripturally Condoned I want to let you in on two well kept secrets about anger. Secret number one is this: Anger is an emotion God Himself experiences. You will be surprised to learn that it is not always a sin to be angry. If it was always a sin to be angry then Jesus was a sinner, because Jesus became angry. Yet, we know that Jesus was without sin, even though He was not ...

233. Guilt: How to Keep Your Conscience Clear

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... was a horrible, hateful, hellish, heinous sin. He had committed adultery with another man’s wife; then after having discovered she was pregnant he had her husband murdered to hide what he had done. But the gnawing tooth of guilt had been eating away at his soul like an emotional cancer. David felt guilty because he was guilty. But David was able to overcome his guilt, and the same way he did then is the same way you can now. But you must follow the same steps that David followed if you are going to have a ...

234. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Psalm 102:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... a major university A chief administrator of a large hospital A senior pastor of a large church What did Peter Drucker say all of these positions have in common—loneliness. May I tell you this. The root cause and the real cause of loneliness is sin. The first human emotion Adam felt in the Garden of Eden after he sinned, was loneliness. He knew that his fellowship with God had been cut off and he tried to hide from God the fact that he was lonely. But it was even there in the Garden of Eden that we begin ...

235. A Strong-willed Woman

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Only one thing mattered. Justice. Doing what was right. Taking a stand for what was good and decent and lasting. At such times the follower of Jesus must speak up. But it’s hard for some of us. Years ago, David Seamands, in his book, Healing for Damaged Emotions told about a man named Ben. Seamands said that Ben was one of the most timid souls he had ever counseled. He couldn’t even hear Ben when Ben spoke. “What did you say, Ben?” Seamands would ask. They began practicing to raise Ben’s voice ...

236. Zechariah II: Thy Prayer is Heard

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... , and out of a mystery even greater than the mystery of the cosmos itself, they will hear a voice that they will know from all other voices which will speak their names and bless them." [1] So Zechariah comes to this high and holy moment, with all the mix of emotions, not the least of which is the tragedy of his life, the desire for a son. And lo and behold, right there in the midst of them all, right there to the right of the altar of incense, right in the midst of the ministrations and ritual, an angel of ...

237. Anywhere But Home

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

George Reed

... Christian lifestyle or opting for some other path, then it is even more difficult for us. But our actions still need to be the same. We need to make sure that they know they are loved and cared for, regardless of the choices they make. We need to keep our emotions in check and try to keep our crying and our screaming to a minimum, at least in front of them. The most help we can be is to openly and honestly ask them to share with us about the choices they are making. Inviting them to share with us their ...

238. 2 Timothy 1:1-14

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... in touch with the continuity between his life as a faithful Jew and his new life as one "in Christ." Practical evidence of his faithfulness is demonstrated by Paul's simple assertion that he remembers Timothy "constantly in my prayers night and day" (v. 3). The emotional connection between Timothy and Paul is also revealed by Paul's remembrance of Timothy's tears at their last parting and by the careful way in which Paul's words gently point out to his brother that he does not now stand alone in the faith ...

239. Mark 1:40-45

Mark 1:40-45

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... surprising. The command Jesus gives to the man is uttered with “a stern warning,” “a deep groan.” The Greek participle “embrimesamenos” literally means “snorting” (the Hebrew for anger, “’ap” means “flaring the nostrils”), a term linked more with the emotion of anger than with the firmness of a simple command. In this same severe vein Jesus then sends the man away: “exebalen.” This Greek term is the same as is used to describe the command that sends exorcised demonic spirits ...

240. Sunday Of The Passion (Palm Sunday)

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Lesson 1. b. He humbles himself to suffer as a slave Lesson 2. c. He suffers death on the cross Gospel. Gospel: Mark 15:1-39 1. When triumph and tragedy kiss each other (Mark 11:1-10, 15:1-39). Need: Passion-Palm Sunday consists of mixed emotions. One does not know whether to laugh or cry, celebrate or mourn. Palm Sunday seems to be triumph for Jesus and Passion Sunday is one of agony, suffering and death. Within a week this was Jesus' experience and we need to re-live it with him. Outline: How triumph ...

241. All By Myself: The Fear of Loneliness

2 Timothy 4:9-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... because he loved this world has deserted me." (II Timothy 4:10, NIV) If you have ever been deserted by someone you thought loved you, cared for you, or would stand by you, you can understand what Paul felt. You see we were designed by God with a deep emotional need to be accepted. When you don't get accepted and you get rejected, it can be a crushing blow. That is why the most devastating thing you can ever do to someone else is to reject them. Separation is one cause of loneliness. b. Isolation Now we move ...

242. When I Am Tempted

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... the first one - Satan hates you and has a horrible plan for your life. Anytime Satan can get you to do what you know God doesn't want you to do or can keep you from doing what you know God does want you to do, he has won the emotional battle for your heart. The Bible is very plain, except, in the area of financial giving. We are never to test God. We are only to trust God and that was the temptation that Jesus faced here. Then we can always expect that temptation will appeal to the spiritual. Satan ...

243. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... , that statement (as is) is absolutely true. However, there are three words in that statement that makes it absolutely false. The first word is "loving". God is a loving God, but He is not loving in the sense that most people use that word today, meaning a sentimental emotion, some warm fuzzy feeling that is tolerant of everything and everybody. God is a loving God, but His love is a holy love. His love is a righteous love. His love is a just love. God is so loving that He does not want Scott Peterson to go ...

244. Smooth Out Your Day

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... inches. Your hair grows .01714 inches. You exercise 7 million brain cells.[1] Now we all experience what is called physical fatigue, but there are other kinds of fatigue that in my opinion are far worse than the physical kind. There is mental fatigue. There is emotional fatigue and worst of all, there is spiritual fatigue. Now for physical fatigue you need sleep, but for any other kind of fatigue you need rest. There is a difference. You can go to a drug store and buy something that will put you to sleep ...

245. Peter Listens to His Heart

Mark 8:27-38

Illustration

David A. Van Dyke

... stay awake even for an hour?" Almost like Jesus somehow expected more from him. Do you suppose that despite his flaws, Jesus was looking for someone just like Peter—is looking for people who listen to their hearts? Who aren't afraid of their own emotions? Who are passionate about the things he was passionate about? People who are downright uninhibited and unafraid? Because if left merely to the rationale of our human ways of thinking and being, we'd always look for an out. We seem to be most comfortable ...

246. Shine, Moses, Shine

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... identify with both the low and the high points in Hurston's life, because they mirror our life's journey. We live in a society where "feeling good" is a high priority. Countless Christians want to make the church a forum for mountaintop highs in the form of emotional intensity. If they don't "feel" on top of the world during a worship service, then something is missing, and it must be the Holy Spirit. Yet, we know the Spirit of God permeates all of life. I am reminded of a bumper sticker that reads, "If God ...

247. Choosing to Believe

1 Kings 18:20-39

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... . I remember things coming to a moment where I thought, "I have a choice. I can believe in God and Christ or not. What do I choose to believe?" Well, I chose to believe that God exists and that Jesus is the one I should follow. There was very little emotion involved in that decision. It took place simply in the arena of my mind. Confirmations that I made the right choice have come in several ways and at different times since, but none of it is what I can hand you in the sense of scientific proof. It comes ...

248. Family Matters

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... anyone under the age of twenty-five to rent their cars. (3) That is not a slight at our teens. It is simply a statement of fact. Maturity takes time. Some young people, like some adults, are able to control their impulses and their emotions better than others. But, while that maturing process is going on, there can be almost intolerable tension between young people and their parents. It’s natural. Just because there is tension, however, does not mean that young people do not need their parents . . . And ...

249. Living In The Spirit Of Love

Galatians 5:22-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 's brotherly or sisterly love toward one another because of the love and forgiveness which we have experienced from God. C.S. Lewis says that Philia is the least natural of loves. It's not necessary biologically. It has the least association with impulse or emotion. And yet it is often seen as the most admirable of loves because it looks not at an individual or a feeling but at what is best for the whole group bonded together in this kind of love. Fraternities, sororities, political parties and almost every ...

250. Does Love Really Make the World Go ’Round? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Lord!” Life is a choice. We Americans are choosing all the time. Will it be: Hedonism or Holiness, Materialism or the Master, Nationalism or New Life in Christ, Religion or Righteousness? People who love the Lord are devoted to the Lord. Love is not a second-hand emotion. It is a first-rate devotion. It takes time to be holy. Are you willing to devote time to God? It takes perseverance to be Godly. All great Saints struggled with their faith, so what is all the fuss about Mother Teresa? Are you willing to ...

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