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2576. Lying By the Side of the Road

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... bishop, used to counsel aspiring ministers to “Speak kindly to everyone you meet for everyone has a problem.” Everyone does have a problem of some kind. I guess that makes everyone our neighbor. I doubt that there is anyone here this morning who does not feel a twinge of guilt when reading this story. We recall the hitch-hiker we left standing by the side of the road. We know the danger of picking up strangers, and yet it still bothers us to pass someone by. There was that derelict who approached ...

2577. Disconnected Generation

Illustration

Josh McDowell

... adults in general, and from society as a whole. Recent scientific studies . . . confirm that our kids today are disconnected from most adults and lack a sense of personal identity and purpose . . . We must . . . understand their makeup and why they feel so painfully disconnected and alone.” That sounds like a description of today's kids....but wait, I thought we were the connected generation? Interesting, huh? In terms of personal relationships and social skills the current "connected" generation is more ...

2578. Worse Than It Sounds

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

George Reed

... express it quite so directly but we hear someone say, “It happened for a reason.” And most of the time the reason is known by God who has sent this hardship on them for their own good. Because of some lack they have or some sin they have done, they feel they deserve to receive the hardship. We have no record of Lazarus rising up and going to the door and demanding food. We have no record that he even went to the door to beg. He just laid there. And the rich man let him lie and so did the ...

2579. Reflecting God’s Abundant Love

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Molly F. James

... from being competitive with each other. I wish it did! But it turns out we are human and competition seems to be a natural part of who we are. We seem to believe that there is not enough love or wealth or accolades in this world to go around. We feel we must be in competition with each other for anything good. This is one of the reasons why I love today’s gospel passage. “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying ...

2580. How Would You Introduce Jesus?

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... a God, and what that God is like. These are the two most basic questions of human existence: Is there a God and what is God like? Even people who rarely think about God will often cry out to some higher power for help in times of trouble, or will feel the urge to thank some higher power when they are overwhelmed with gratitude. So how do we answer those two questions? Is there a God and, if so, what is He like? Are we doomed to just spend our lives wondering and guessing? No. The Bible says that Jesus is ...

2581. The Time Is Near

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Molly F. James

... if only we drank this coffee or drove this car or banked at this bank our lives would be the picture of fulfillment. We are surrounded by clever and creative enticements to buy more, to buy into the idea that material goods can give our lives meaning and make us feel fulfilled. And it is all too tempting to give in to our own selfish desires. When we are wronged, it is tempting to give into a desire for revenge or vengeance. When we are angry, it is tempting to lash out in anger and to hurt those we love ...

2582. The Art of Impersonation

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.” Whoa, it’s difficult to feel self-righteousness when even your thoughts are under scrutiny. Jesus is saying it’s a sin to even harbor an angry thought. He adds that if you even look at a woman lustfully you have already committed adultery with her in your heart. That’s extreme ...

2583. The Gospel in Miniature

John 3:16

Sermon

King Duncan

... Spirit that we are able to know and share real love. God loved us before we were even capable of loving Him in return. That’s always a risk, isn’t it? Being the one who expresses love first. To put your heart out there and hope the other person feels the same way about you. But God didn’t wait for us to love Him. God knew we would break His heart. God loved us knowing full well that we would never be able to return His love. His love was truly unconditional. A very compassionate woman named Rene ...

2584. The Call of the Wild Within

Genesis 12:10-20, Genesis 12:1-8, Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , and in ourselves. True redemption is the unveiling, the revealing of ourselves as true children of the One True God, the making visible of that which we imagined must exist and in faith seek. And faith is that gut instinct we all have at one time or another, that feeling we have that we must follow God, even if we don’t know why. At 12-years old, Jesus, son of two parents of Davidic lineage, left the safety of Nazareth, where he was raised under the radar for years, and opted to sit at the feet of the ...

2585. Lost in the Wonder of God

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... trees that are split by the force of God’s voice, to the strength of God’s presence felt in the hills and rocks, landscape imagery in scripture serves to depict the power, authority, and sovereignty of God. But it also serves to resonate with the way we feel in respect to that power. We are reminded when we experience the landscapes and forces of nature that all of the earth and heavens are created by God’s hand. We are also reminded that we are a part of this grand landscape. That all of life is ...

2586. The Gathering at Cana

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hot-head with nothing to tame your temper. A heart with a slow-burn is one that reveals the presence of the Holy Spirit within. It’s what you feel when you take that first sip of communion wine and feel it burning all the way down. Can you pass the litmus test? Do you have the new wine of Jesus in your heart? Can you look at your miracle and feel the signs of Jesus in it…truth, beauty, and goodness that create passion for worship and zeal for God’s ways? [Hold up the litmus paper] How has your miracle ...

2587. The Cure

Luke 4:31-37, Luke 4:38-44

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to face that inhabit each one of our lives. And when you look at God face to face, your whole face will glow with the reflected light of beauty, truth, and goodness. And then what? You can’t help but want to serve God, and serve others. You’ll feel an incomprehensible urge to glorify God in any way you can that brings people closer and further into the kingdom of God. When Jesus lays his hands on YOU, when he lifts YOU up, you’ll start serving God immediately in every way you can think of. Peter’s ...

2588. Your Faith Has Made You Well

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the past? Maybe carry the shame of something you did and shouldn’t have? Or carry the weight of something that happened to you that put a damper on your life in some way or another? These are the chains that bind you down and keep you from feeling the wholeness and the peace and the grace that is yours as a child of God. Jesus, with his healing, makes people whole. He returns them to right relationship, not just in the community or in the synagogue or the church, but most importantly, with God. The woman ...

2589. The Death of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... as worship display or in drama or simply as items to show when telling or narrating the story. These may include anything from candles to a platter to rope to a sword. Having a prop, such as the platter, even as a display will lend a real-life feel to the story, and people will be able to identity and ‘touch’ the story in real and palpable ways. You could invite some of your people to bring their favorite platters to church and put them on display. From opera to hip-hop, music can lend a magnificent ...

2590. Scandal

Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 26:1-5

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... away. So, he built a secret trap right in front of his doorway. He dug a huge hole into the ground, and underneath, he put spikes and thorns. Then he covered it up with grass. He felt much more secure that his tension would be relieved, and he would could feel safe. One night at just dusk, he was sitting in his kitchen, and he heard a scream and a large thump. The trap had been sprung. He got out his gun and hurried to the door. But when he peered with his flashlight into the pit, he saw his own ...

2591. Here I Am

Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . As Abraham, and Isaiah, Samuel, and Jacob, all those before her, she said simply, hineini. After the incredible story Gabriel told her, with all that would be required of her, including her exposed vulnerability, she called herself blessed. Now if this story doesn’t make you feel guilty and hang your head, I don’t know what would. Cause I know, if that were asked of me, I’m not sure that would have been my answer. At least not at the first. Because with God, blessings always come with challenges too ...

2592. Seat of Power

Mark 10:35-45, Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and harder to suppress. What qualities? Selfishness. Greed. Ambition. Avarice. Cupidity. Sneakiness. They surround our soul like a noose –or a ring. All of those qualities we have learned to abhor. Or have we? The ring, the crown both serve as metaphors for that gnawing feeling that pushes up inside of us telling us that we are not getting enough of something, and that says, “Lord, we want you to do for us whatever we ask!” And what is left unsaid is this: Because we deserve it. Because we should have ...

2593. No Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... we have cast aside. It’s almost as if Jesus wanted to make sure we got this message. Who are those people in our midst whom we might think unworthy, inexperienced, not faithful long enough, not “churched” enough? Who are the people in this community whom we feel might not be as “upright” as we are, not as well-mannered as you? Beware your spirit, because God has a different manner of deciding who sits at God’s table or is graced in God’s vineyard. In every story Jesus tells, when a lost one ...

2594. Liminal Space

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... dream dust” settles on your reality and your sense of time. You find yourself in a kind of “liminal space,” unsure whether a part of your dream exists for real ….or not. Eventually the feeling fades, but the mystery of those moments remain. That place in between sleeping and waking, that feeling that you’ve left dreams behind, but haven’t quite yet entered the realm of true wakefulness and reality, can be called a “liminal space.” It’s an anthropological term made famous by Victor Turner ...

2595. Even in Our Hiding

Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... these may be physical threats, sometimes emotional ones like anger, grief, resentment, hurt. I know some of you come here today with pain in your heart. Perhaps you aren’t pursued by someone wanting to end your life. But depending upon what you’re going through, it might feel like it. Wherever you’ve come from, wherever you are in your faith and in your life….God is with you in your hiding place. And God knows, as so do you, that one day, the time will come for you to come out of hiding ….and to ...

2596. The Bramble King

John 15:1-17, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... today right now to let Jesus abide in you. It doesn’t matter about your past. It doesn’t matter how exhausted you feel, or how much you feel you’ve failed in life. Jesus makes it all new. Have you ever seen a plant in need of water, with leaves ... is the one who makes all things new. And if you are someone who has truly put Jesus first in your life, and you can feel his presence with you here today, you come forward too, and reconfirm your faith in him. Just come forward now, and kneel at the altar ...

2597. The Stone is My Witness

Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you Drop The Mike . . .] God did resurrection! God did Life! [If you’d like to conclude with an Easter altar-call, have your people come up to the altar, and take one of these stones in the fountain of “living water.” Hold it in your hand. Feel its strength. Tell them, “You are that rock. You are that witness. You are that resurrection Life.”] *Luke 8:17; Matthew 10:26; Mark 4:22. **When Paul’s “scales” fall from his eyes, he is able to spiritually see! And his life is changed. ***Judges 13 ...

2598. A Restless Spirit

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the storyteller keeps it light enough for us to dare look in the mirror at our own similar failings. Saul’s refusal to accept God’s answer, by consulting the very woman he outlawed, helps us to understand how blind Saul has been, and how desperate he’s feeling, and how fragile and broken he really is. By making us laugh, the story invites us to look at how we do that ourselves in our own lives too. Sometimes there’s nothing left to do but laugh. We can’t help but laugh at the “devious” little ...

2599. Deep Faith

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 5:1-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and docks are about how far we are willing to go. We may step a foot into the shallows. But to take that dive into the deep feels life-threatening, a breath-taking experience we are not sure we want to take. Sure, many of us try some undersea diving. But there’s a ... , the living water (Jesus). Jesus is your lifeboat. Water, the deep is both friend and foe. When flood waters hit and you feel you’re over your head, and as you are drowning, Jesus, the “ark” of salvation saves you. You’d best grab on ...

2600. The Good Husband

Isaiah 54:1-17, Isaiah 55:1-13, Isaiah 56:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God’s ways …are not our ways. God’s thoughts….are not our thoughts. Sometimes, some days, it may seem God doesn’t care. That God is silent when we need God to speak. Or distant when we want God near. Sometimes we cry out to Jesus and feel we get no answer. Or at least not the one we want. Sometimes, we think God is like us –filled with rage, and jealousy, and unforgiving anger. Most of all, we think God may be like those others who hurt us –vindictive, hurtful, uncaring, malicious. Or at least ...

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