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226. Death Is Swallowed Up Forever

Isaiah 25:6-9

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... life, which negates well-being, which limits our community with one another and with God. Isaiah promises that God will swallow up this death, like a great sea creature consuming a bait fish, or like a tiger effortlessly disposing of its prey. The Bible is fond of the image of Leviathan, the great monster of chaos, the very symbol of death, devouring all it meets. Here, the tables are turned! Here God swallows up death forever. The image is picked up by Paul (1 Corinthians 15:54), when he says, "Death ...

227. Bend But Don't Break

Illustration

Richard J. Mouw

... Tevye will not hear of his daughter's plans, but he finally has an argument with himself and decides to give in to the young lovers' wishes. A second daughter also chooses the man she wants to marry: An idealist revolutionary. Tevye is rather fond of him, and, after another argument with himself, he again concedes to the changing times. A while later, Tevye's third daughter wishes to marry. She has fallen in love with a young Gentile. This violates Tevye's deepest religious convictions: It is unthinkable ...

228. Out of Sight, But Not Mind

Illustration

Henry Scott Holland

Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always ...

229. Treated Like a Pig

Illustration

... earthenware bowl fell and broke. "If you are a pig," said the daughter-in-law, "you must eat out of a trough." So they made him a little wooden trough and he got his meals in that. These people had a four-year-old son of whom they were very fond. One evening the young man noticed his boy playing intently with some bits of wood and asked what he was doing. "I'm making a trough," he said, smiling up for approval, "to feed you and Mamma out of when I get big." The man and his wife looked at ...

230. Wait Til Monday

Illustration

Staff

... a number of his cronies to high cabinet positions, then had a few drinks, and went to bed to sleep out the remainder of his brief administration. On Monday at noon Taylor took over the reins, but the nation can look back fondly on the Atchison presidency as a peaceful one, untainted by even a hint of corruption. Note: Technically this isn't true, though informally it did happen and Atchinson played it up throughout his life. See: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/President_For_A_Day ...

231. Predictions in the Past

2 Pet 3:11

Illustration

Brett Blair

I am fond of a line from Niels Bohr, the physicist, and have quoted it before: "Prediction is a very difficult art especially when it involves the future." Scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center report that one of the largest stars in our galaxy is about to self-destruct. Eta Carinae, which ...

232. The Old Medallion

Humor Illustration

... of a woman who, while on a trip to China, bought an old medallion which she liked so well she began to wear it almost constantly about her neck. It's bizarre and striking design always gave rise to interested conversation; and the woman became so fond of it she adopted it as her good-luck charm. At a diplomatic dinner in Washington she met the Chinese ambassador who, she noticed, was observing the medallion with a faint smile upon his lips. "Have you seen one of these before, Ambassador?" the lady inquired ...

233. World's Greatest Lover

Humor Illustration

... on a transcontinental flight. He asked her, "What kind of man most attracts you?" "I've always been drawn to Native American men," she replied. "They're in harmony with nature and have such a great sense of inner peace. But, then," she added, "I really am fond of Jewish men who put women on a pedestal, and I can really be swept away by the way Southern gentlemen treat their ladies with such respect." "Please allow me to introduce myself," said Seth. "My name is Tecumseh Goldstein, but all my friends call me ...

234. Ad Misstatements

Humor Illustration

Advertisements: A store had this sign hanging on the front door: Bulldog for sale; will eat anything; is very fond of children. Mr. Brown, furrier, begs to announce that he will make up gowns, capes and so forth, for ladies out of their own skin. Wanted a herder for 500 sheep that can speak Spanish fluently. For Sale House in good neighborhood, by an invalid lady three stories high and heated with furnace.

235. The Love of the Shepherd

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... car-park of the ASDA supermarket. I’m not making this up. According to news reports, these sheep menace customers in order to get fed. Flocks of them follow people to their cars and nose about in the trunk as groceries are being loaded. They are particularly fond of fresh cakes and French bread, although ice cream is also popular. (1) I’ll bet you didn’t know that sheep like ice cream. Here’s something that is important. Not only aren’t sheep as passive and helpless as we have supposed, sheep also ...

236. Singing with Lutherans

Humor Illustration

... also sung with Lutherans and that is one of the main joys of life, along with hot baths and fresh sweet corn We make fun of Lutherans for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear of giving offense, their lack of speed and also for their secret fondness for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like they do. If you ask an audience in New York City, a relatively Lutheran less place, to sing along on the chorus of 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' they will look daggers at you as if you had asked them ...

237. Only the Best

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... Jesus was at a wedding. The wine ran out. The guests would notice. The hosts would be embarrassed. What could be done? Jesus provided as he always did, and the gift of wine was appreciated, accepted, and used. Back to our story of winemaker Leigh. He had a fond spot in his heart for his pastor’s son. He'd watched him grow up in the church from fifth grade to graduation. During his college years, he'd kept tabs on him. When the invitation came to his wedding, he remembered that Justin had enjoyed a special ...

238. Forgive as You Have Been Forgiven

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

She stood peeking out from behind the curtains. As the jogger passed her house, he recalled the hurt she had inflicted upon his mother. At one time she had been the matriarch of the congregation. His memories of her were not fond. He recalled her wicked tongue and the way she used it to cut down others. He never forgot the day she used it against his mother making her cry. That incident caused their family to leave the church where he had been baptized and confirmed. Here it was fifteen ...

239. Remember!

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

Oft in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me.[1] Memories ... we like them ... and we need them. As those words of Thomas Moore remind us, we are comforted and instructed by them. That is why a day such as this is a good day. Our text from Deuteronomy is ...

240. Good Gossip

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... seated in a boat with a little girl beside him, perhaps his granddaughter, both their hands on a huge oar. Here is the link to the picture: http://s394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/ketig/?action=view¤t=EmileRenouf.jpg& The old fisherman looks on the little girl fondly and admiringly. Apparently he has told her that she may assist him in rowing the boat. From her face you can see she feels as though she is doing a great share of the task. But you can also tell from the fisherman’s strong, muscular ...

241. The Blood of The Lamb and The Voice of The Shepherd

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... can trust him, and we can walk in his steps with complete confidence. We have nothing to fear, not even death itself. For as Jesus lives, so also will we. There is even more to the relationship between the sheep and their shepherd. Sheep tend to grow fond of their shepherd. Any shepherd who has grown up among sheep will tell you that he can walk right through a sleeping flock of sheep without disturbing a single one of them, while a stranger could not put one foot in the fold without causing total confusion ...

242. The Final Word

John 11:25-26; Ephesians 1:12, 18-19

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... brother of a member of our church. I'll call him Jason. When I don't know the person, I usually gather the family together and ask them about their most vivid memories of the person. Most of the time, the next hour is filled with laughter and tears and fond memories. When I asked Jason's family about their memories, there was this awkward pause. It was as if they knew what they were supposed to say, but they couldn't say it. They knew they were supposed to say that Jason would have given the shirt off his ...

243. RSVP

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... the opportunity. The second picture raises the specter of missed opportunity. For our purposes, that opportunity is expressed by the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. Now the Old Testament sometimes gets a bad rap in the church. We tend to be more fond of our impression of God in the New Testament, while we caricature him in the Old Testament as a kind of supernatural grouch: angry, judgmental, and destructive. We do well, therefore, to correct that misapprehension by seeing the kindness and generosity ...

244. Joshua's New Diet

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... was growing up, our family typically recited the "God is good, God is great" prayer that so many folks use as a table grace. At Christian camp settings as a teenager, I grew accustomed to singing the Johnny Appleseed song before we ate. My children are fond of singing the doxology at the dinner table. And over the years I have heard a great many people offer mealtime prayers, thanking God for his bounty, for fellowship, for the hands that prepared and the homes that hosted, and praying that God would bless ...

245. The Good Works We Leave Behind

Acts 9:36-43

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... of his craftsmanship all remember him. So it was with Tabitha. The family members, friends, and neighbors gathered together in her home, clothed and armed with the good works that she had left behind. Together they admired her loving handiwork. Together they fondly remembered her. Together they showed the symbols of her goodness to the apostle. Peter, the well-known disciple of Jesus and pillar of the early church, had been staying in the nearby town of Lydda. He was just a few miles from Joppa where ...

246. When We Feel Unwanted

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... one of his most memorable poems. As the sun began to light the eastern sky the next morning, he went back upstairs. From the hallway outside her room, he read these words to his wife: “Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, which I look on so fondly today, were to pass in a moment, and flee from my arms like fairy dreams fading away, thou would’st still be adored, as this moment thou art. Let thy loveliness fade as it will; and around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart would entwine itself ...

247. The Lord’s Prayer and The Stones-Serpents-Scorpions Story

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... strip “Peanuts” pictures the piano-loving Schroeder and his constant admirer, Lucy. Lucy interrupts Schroeder half-way through one of his many concerts. She says, “Do you know what love is?” He quickly stops, stands, and speaks: “Love (luv), noun, to be fond of: a strong affection for or attachment or devotion to a person or persons.” Abruptly he sits down and resumes playing. Stunned and puzzled, Lucy turns away and murmurs, “On paper, he’s great.” That’s our danger: we’re great “on ...

248. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.’” Oh, man, where do people like this come from? They throw cold water on every good event. And for some reason they seem to be drawn to the church and synagogue. Pastor Lee Strobel is fond of quoting the reply Homer Simpson’s fundamentalist neighbors gave when Homer asked them where they’d been: “We went away to a Christian camp,” they said, “We were learning how to be more judgmental.” (3) This man who criticized Jesus must have attended one ...

249. The Gift that Matters

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... The entire school had been collecting presents for Kay’s family. Kay was so touched that she sat on the stair and cried. Kay remembers that Christmas of being thankful to her school, “for showing my family the true meaning of Christmas.” Years later she fondly retells this story to her own children. “Christmas is to remember first Jesus, second others, and last yourself,” she says.[2] We do not know what the future holds but thanks to Jesus, we know the one who holds the future. We might not have ...

250. Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... what they had dubbed, “the Victorian Leviathan” that dominated what otherwise was a plain church building. However, the Clyde family viewed the couch in a different light. Their farms had fallen on hard times. They looked at the couch each Sunday and fondly remembered that their great-grandfather Cedric had founded the church. Although their tractors were rusting in the front yard, at least the pastor sat on Cedric’s couch. “Every sentence I put in the air,” Pastor Kirk says of his sermons, “I ...

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