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2476. The View from Michal’s Window

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... actions wrong by definition, and it is always possible that the other person is listening to God better than we are, or that what God is asking of her or him is different from what God is asking of us. And one more question: Where is our sense of relationship? In the case of Michal and David, there wasn't much relationship left, but is that where we want to be? Whether our connection with the other person is as friend to friend, partner to partner, colleague to colleague, coworker to coworker, parent to ...

2477. Eating in the Echoing Hall

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... not let him get away with murder. If only I had acted differently." "If only" could have been the title of the sermon today, but I chose to use a phrase from the twentieth-century poet Edna St. Vincent Millay who, in one of her poems, captured that sense of opportunity forever gone that underlies regret, referring to things she'd said or done and later wished she could call back: I have loved badly, loved the great Too soon, withdrawn my words too late; And eaten in an echoing hall Alone and from a chipped ...

2478. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... 's name for God), D (for Deuteronomist), and P (for Priestly, a writer concerned in part with instructions for the Hebrew priests). Now this is all a theory, mind you, but when you study the arguments in favor of it, it makes a good bit of sense. And, by following the vocabulary and style differences in each strand, it is possible to do some untangling and make an educated guess about which material came from which earlier source. All of that leads us back to the claim of one literary critic that a woman ...

2479. Putting God to Work in Your Life through Peas, Squash, Lettuce, Thyme

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , your back, your flying fingertips; others of you with your shoe-leather, your gift of gab, or your brain matter. But however you make your living, you have developed key skills. Our work skills give us a sense of pride and purpose. Good skills should lead to a good job, a good paycheck, and a sense of independence and self-satisfaction. It is precisely when our skills are rewarded and we’re doing well that we are most tempted to pull the old unemployment plug — not on some co-worker, or employee, but ...

2480. Bethlehem: Where Extremes Meet

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... long-established tradition, or is there another secret to this incredible vitality? In my judgment, there is more at work here than "the twitching of the dead hand of the past." Now, to be sure, the power of tradition is present here, but alongside this, I sense another force that is much more potent; namely, a simplicity that is rooted in bottomless profundity. What you have in the Christmas story is a classic example of a reality that is at once known and yet not fully known. Here is something that can be ...

2481. The Bible: Head and Heart

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... kept up the Jewish customs. They built the temples and tried to live as God would have them live because they were God's people. They had taken a stand and were persecuted for it. It is true that when you are a persecuted people you have to develop a sense of pride merely to survive. But the real danger is when that pride becomes exclusive. It's hard for persecuted people to hear that others will be included in the same grace that they will know and feel they have deserved. It's hard for us, also. It's okay ...

2482. Mary Magdalene’s Day

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... that. Some build denominations and others followings which often are impressive. When we are called by our names, it makes a difference. By and large, we all like to hear them. The truth of the matter is, we not only like to hear our names but to sense a strong, even undeniable, urge. That's a normal course of life. In Mary's case it was so much more than having a relative, friend, or acquaintance blandly say the word. Our names are highly significant. Jesus Christ reports to her that he will be ascending ...

2483. Those Who Doubt

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... be touched. We smile and sometimes wonder why our Lord went so far as to accommodate his demand. After all, who demands anything from God Almighty? Perhaps it is a uniquely special way God walks the second mile to reach a doubting child. Whatever the reason(s), we sense it is a teaching moment for all those who would come later. Learn not to demand a miracle in order to believe! Our Lord and God provides his presence in spiritual power and we are to believe. Have we not all known those who insisted on proof ...

2484. Fish and Sheep

John 21:15-25, John 21:1-14

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... fellow who managed — at first — to botch most everything. Surely, a man who caught fish for a livelihood would have the good sense to try more than one side of the boat. Anyone with solid business skills knows one does not continue to spend time ... them, which is significant. Do you get the idea that there is more than tasty fish and wholesome bread at work here? Do you also sense that there's a lot more to it than hungry, seedy fishermen devouring a tasty meal? It has a Eucharistic dimension, doesn't it? ...

2485. A Good-bye Topping All Others

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... satisfying getaway is also with us. Thus, sayeth the Lord! Knowing and thoroughly believing this ought to make us humble, sincere, and confident in the Lord. Daily confession of our sins of omission and commission is nothing more than good common Christian sense. A warm heart and willing spirit that is open to granting forgiveness to our comrades is nothing more than a reasonable expectation. The long-suffering Christ paid the price and continues to pay it from his heavenly throne. There was confirmation ...

2486. Guided by the Spirit

John 16:12-15

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... hard to ask a question about something that you know nothing about. An experienced math and physics teacher once said that she has to deal with this all the time. She constantly tells her students that some of the things she's trying to teach them will not make sense until they know other things. When they get to those topics, it will all become clear why they needed to know them now. If you don't understand the basics of algebra, you will have no idea of what calculus is all about. A freshman student in an ...

2487. Abba, Your Kingdom Come

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... responsible for a willingness to forgive even before those who have hurt us see the error of their ways and repent. As Christians, we are responsible for a willingness to forgive even if there is no repentance on the part of those who have hurt us. In a sense, it isn't our responsibility to forgive others. Our responsibility is to be willing to forgive and to offer forgiveness. That's the way God treats us. Kingdom of God people try to do things the way God does them. God is willing to forgive us when we ...

2488. Cured Cripples and Crabby Critics

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... God, wasn't doing anyone any good. Steve showed Joanne a different way to think about life, death, and heaven. In a sense, he confronted her illusion that she and Amy were somehow singled out for divine punishment. John was a crabby critic. He criticized ... Dallas Cowboys, says, "Ron Heagy's success story is one of a kind. His determination, positive attitude, pleasing personality, and tremendous sense of humor are an inspiration to everyone he meets." Life isn't easy. Bad things happen to good people. We are ...

2489. The Freedom to Interpret

John 8:31-36

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... . But, here, Jesus is speaking about a freedom that lives within a person. A slave is one who finds herself mastered by sin. A follower of Jesus finds himself mastered by Jesus himself. Looking at this idea strictly from a political or even philosophical sense, one can see how a very personal feeling of freedom comes with receiving the Word who has become flesh! And so, using Abraham as the ultimate model for Jewish piety and hospitality is a way of insuring that all people understand that the truth, in ...

2490. Be Reconciled — To Christ and Others

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... message we need to hear and heed today. Too often we go about our very busy and public lives with a certain sense that all is well; there is no perceived need to look inside and ask the hard question with respect to our relationship ... call not the righteous but sinners" (Mark 2:17). The young man on the train found that reconciliation was not found through a sense of righteousness or aggressive behavior; it could only be found through an active outpouring of compassion. Yet, he had to learn, by observation ...

2491. All Is New in Christ

John 11:4-6, Philippians 3:4-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... in the community might have hold of us and will not let go. Others are chained by some situation which will not give release. Some may be prisoners of the past, and think that no one cares. Through our chains, our bonds, there will be a certain sense of dying. Paul knew the need to cast aside his former life if he was to be able to serve Jesus as the "Apostle to the Gentiles." Somehow, Androclus and the lion cast aside their preconceived notions about each other and became friends. The Hebrews were victims ...

2492. Sharing God’s Love

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , so severely were they crushed by Jesus' death. All their hopes and dreams for the restoration of Israel were lost. They were confused and most assuredly had trouble making sense of these events. Jesus' death seemed so senseless and unwarranted. Even after the resurrection, the community of faith was still seeking answers; they were trying to make sense of the inexplicable. The author of the letter to the Hebrews provides some answers to the basic question — what did the death of Jesus mean? Today we are ...

2493. Jesus, The Light of the World

Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... but John does not stop there. Not only is Jesus the center, the temple, he is also the light of the city. No more will there be a need for sun or moon, for Jesus will provide all the light one could need. The light provides a sense of security, warmth, and welcome. Everyone prefers to walk in the light; it makes us feel better. But Jesus, the light, more importantly provides direction. The light illuminates the path we must follow; it shows us the proper way. On a broader scale, in this eschatological image ...

2494. Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

John Jamison

... , even in some really horrendous ways, it might be overlooked, or even somehow rewarded. Acceptance and rejection were given out randomly. Attention was paid or not paid, but with no clear rhyme or reason for either. Can you imagine that child trying to make some sense of his life? Can you imagine the woman working in the job where you do not reap what you sow? Her performance and behavior had no connection with her evaluation or treatment by the company. She could work hard, and put in extra hours to ...

2495. Unlocking the Power of God

Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... , listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave. "Hah," he thought, "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor." As the enemy drew closer, he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his ...

2496. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... we can't practice, and if we don't want to walk around in the dark anymore, perhaps what we need to do is work on our sense of urgency. Like a great ball player, we may have to learn to want to win the game again. We may have to yield the shields ... able to spread a love that we didn't know we had. We are wise in ways we did not think were possible. We are the ones who sense that life is sweet. The small has power both positive and negative. If a piece of foam can bring down a plane, a piece of love can lift ...

2497. The Good News about Money

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... need these, but I suspect that, for the most part, most of us can do without pants that talk to us. Many people still have more money than sense, but people seem to be acting a little more responsibly in 2009 than in 2007 or even the first part of 2008. That’s why it’s important ... . And we suffer for it, because when the thrill of a new acquisition wears off, we feel a vague, nagging sense of dissatisfaction. And so we look for new products to buy, rather than examining the deficits in ourselves and our ...

2498. Abraham Believed God

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... receives an embarrassment of riches. He will not complain anymore about delays. This is the essence of faith — to stare into the void and jump, to know that knowledge can carry you so far and no farther. The Old Testament rarely speaks in the positive sense of the word belief. On most occasions, it speaks of those who don't believe in God. Some suggest that it is because belief is presupposed in everyday life. It is in crisis situations, however, that we know whether we actually believe. This scene of ...

2499. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... left the team to get more money, Lombardi said tersely, "We will replace the other fellow." In this first chapter of Acts, the apostles suffer two losses. Jesus is irreplaceable, although in a sense, Jesus will always be with them. But Judas is gone, too. The apostles have to close ranks and move on, but one senses they won't forget him, either. All churches deal with the loss of members who leave in glorious circumstances, but there are also those who leave under difficult circumstances, and at which time ...

2500. Choosing to Believe

1 Kings 18:20-39

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... -17). In other words, it is only by embracing faith in God and by doing what you perceive as his will that you can gain a sense of the reality of Christ. Saint Augustine put it this way, "Believe that you may understand...." That is not what we usually mean when we use ... 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 down to this: Do you want to know God personally and follow Christ? If so, there is plenty of ...

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