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2601. With Gratitude and Humility

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... and anoint your head as you would normally do. In other words, don’t do these things to impress others. Don’t show off. There are plenty of other reasons to give to the poor, to pray, and to fast. In one survey, some said they give out of compassion for those in need, some because they believe in a cause and want to help, some out of religious obligation, some for a tax break. Prayer can be a way of expressing our faith and connecting with God, and is reported to improve sleep and mental health. I’ve ...

2602. On the Mountaintop

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... - to stay on that mountaintop, so to speak, just like Peter. But listen to Jesus who said, “Get up and don’t be afraid.” Mountaintop experiences and emotions don’t last forever. A real world is waiting and clamoring for attention. Someone needs a touch of compassion. Someone needs a word of healing. That’s what Jesus and his disciples found when they went down from the mountain. We will find that also, and we can carry the lesson of the mountaintop with us: Listen to Jesus. We can’t stay on the ...

2603. Bible Wagon

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... have a scorched earth approach to life as long as it is not their garden that burns. We are the light in a world of bullies. We are to expose bullies with love and generosity. We are to counteract their misdeeds with our deeds of justice and compassion. Paul wrote in our lesson, and I quote, “the fruit of our light is found in all that is good and right and true” — good, right, and true. Ukrainian singer Jamala won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “1944.” It was a song about Soviet ...

2604. The Hedge

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , rather than legal truth. The question for Jesus isn’t “what does the law say?” The question for Jesus is how can you be more relational and compassionate as human beings with each other? Whether it’s anger with a brother than needs resolving, compassion and ethics in dealing with others, a double standard that you apply differently to yourself and others, or even lack of authenticity toward God, Jesus calls for us to commit to loving in a way that is authentic, true to God, self, and others, and ...

2605. Leaving an Empty Chair

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... female colleagues who worked for the French Resistance during World War II. These women were captured and sent to one of the most brutal Nazi concentration camps in Germany. The women were starved and tortured and forced into heavy labor. Their suffering only strengthened their compassion and care for one another. Every day they would pass around an empty bowl at mealtime. The women would each take a spoonful of soup and add it to the bowl. Then they would give the extra bowl of soup to whichever woman was ...

2606. The Just-In-Case God

Acts 17:22-31

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... by studying the life of Jesus. He invited Sir Gordon to attend a Bible study and prayer group with him. Not long after he began attending their group, Sir Gordon became a follower of Jesus Christ. His newfound faith inspired in him a new compassion and commitment to the people of the Gold Coast. He is credited with helping to build roads and rail systems that improved commerce and opportunities for the people along the Coast. He also built numerous hospitals to reduce child mortality rates and improve the ...

2607. Sharing God's Vision

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... to around 80 homeless people in Poindexter Park. The Make-A-Wish Foundation partnered with Abraham to get supplies and volunteers so that he could serve a meal once each month for one year to those in need. (4) How did a 13-year-old get the vision and compassion to feed the homeless people in his local park for one year? As Abraham said in an interview with his local news station, “I am a person of hope, so when you come against a big mountain, you have to remember you have a big God.” (5) That’s ...

2608. When You Are Weary

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... .persecution.com/2021-02-naomi-story/?_source_code=EM21B12. Voice of the Martyrs March 2, 2021. 6. Cited in Max Lucado, Glory Days: Trusting the God Who Fights for You (p. 190). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. Adam Hamilton, “Compassion, Vision and Perseverance: Lessons from Moses,” The United Methodist Reporter, January 22, 2013, http://unitedmethodistreporter.com/2013/01/22/ adam-hamiltons-sermon-attodays-national-prayer-service/. See also, Martin Luther King Jr., Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery ...

2609. Trusting God When You've Been Hurt

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... him in. The next morning, she would deny him breakfast and rush him off to school. Many years later, when the stepmother was dying and all her biological children had abandoned her, this pastor brought her to live in his own home. He took care of her with love and compassion until the day she died. Rev. Brown’s father said, “I can't believe you did that for her after how she treated you.” The pastor said, “I didn't do it just for her. I also did it for myself. I reached a point where the burden of ...

2610. How Much Should We Pack?

Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

Sermon

William G. Carter

... me of the hazing story when my father joined a college fraternity. They blindfolded him late one night and put him in the trunk of a car. Then they drove around for 45 minutes, stopped somewhere, and told him to get out. He had no wallet, no money, no compass, no flashlight. The boys said, “See you back at the fraternity house. Figure out how you’re going to get there,” and sped away. Obviously he made it back or I wouldn’t be telling the story. He never explained how he did it, but he did say it ...

2611. Love In Action

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Will Willimon

... , if I had been Jesus that day, that's not what I would have said. I might have asked the well-heeled young man for an endowed fund for student scholarships, a bigger pledge for the church budget, not everything. This I call pastoral care, compassion. Unlike Jesus, if I had looked upon the young man, I would have been sensitive to his personal limitations, his need for some earthly security, his desire for something practical, workable. I've had courses in pastoral counseling. I know that even though this ...

2612. Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

William G. Carter

... has caught all kinds of fish, and the good will be separated from the bad. (Matthew 13:47-50) The day will come, he said, when the sheep will be separated from the goats, all on the basis of whether or not they learned to show compassion and care. (Matthew 25:31- 46) Jesus said, “Leave it alone.” When it’s harvest time, better hands than ours will handle it. In the meantime Jesus never said we should acquiesce to “the evils that we deplore.” Faithful Christian discipleship always works for good ...

2613. We Have All Become Nicodemus

Romans 16:25-27

Sermon

Ronald Love

... we are no longer the sons of predation, but we are the children of God; we no longer live a life of judging others, but we now live a life that understands forgiveness; we are no longer guided by hate, but we now are motivated by compassion; we are no longer self- centered, but we understand the meaning of humility. We have replaced ridicule with grace. We have all become Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, the legalistic Jewish sect that was adamantly opposed to Jesus. It was the leaders of the Pharisees ...

2614. Wherever The Messiah Is

Matthew 16:13-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... could perceive was the Lord’s power. But his insight went only halfway. What he didn’t yet understand is that the true power of the Christ (the superpower, if you will) is his humility, his setting aside the glory for the sake of serving others, his compassion, his willingness to come alongside us – and all others who need him. Simon Peter figured out that the Messiah had come, and it was Jesus. The Spirit of God opened his mind just wide enough that he could perceive that. But he didn’t yet realize ...

2615. Template for Reconciliation

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Steve Molin

... approach that one who hurt you. In the intervening days, pray that God will give you clear motives and an honest desire to reconcile, forgive, and to recognize your own contribution to the conflict. Then be prepared to bring all of this emotion and compassion into that conversation. You may discover that the division was not a black and white issue, as you had assumed, but a milieu of feelings, perceptions and misinformation that each of you held. And trust that God will not only restore your relationship ...

2616. Seize the Now

Philippians 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... , he wants the believers to experience the unquenchable joy of knowing Jesus in his fullness. He writes, “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” When we take the bread and the cup, we are united with Christ and with believers around the world. We are united by the ...

2617. Trick Questions

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Steve Molin

... Jesus’ ministry to a bunch of religious rules. But consistently, Jesus insisted that faith is not about rules; rather, it is about a relationship with a loving God. The Pharisees were afraid of Jesus…afraid that he might get to them with his compassion and his tenderness, so they kept Jesus at a distance with their legalistic questions. In his book The Screwtape Letters, author C.S. Lewis described two of the devil’s angels. Screwtape is the seasoned veteran, and Wormwood, his nephew, is the novice ...

2618. Burning the Midnight Oil

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Steve Molin

... these words printed there: Jesus is coming soon… And as he walked by, I noticed that the back of the shirt completed the message: And is he ticked off! People, he is coming soon, and he comes in judgment, but he is not ticked off. He comes in love, and compassion; filled with grace. He comes looking for the flames that flicker in the lives of those who wait. Thanks be to God. Amen. 1. © 1981, The Autobiography of God, John Lloyd Ogilvie, Baker Publishing

2619. Fear of the Light

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... whose lives have been permanently altered by God. Not old ones but current ones –stories of today that happen everywhere each and every day. We have stories of healings, recoveries from addictions, of forces of saving grace, of a miraculous ability to forgive, stories of compassion, of love, of over-the-top faith. These are people who have seen and recognized the presence of Jesus in their lives and have trusted to open up and let in the Light, have allowed Jesus to take their broken-down bodies and to ...

2620. Text Message From Jesus

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Mary Austin

... just in case. As they thought about this, the old monks began to treat each other with great respect, just in case one of them was the Messiah. And on the off chance that each monk might himself be the Messiah, they began to act with honesty and compassion. People still came to visit the monastery from time to time. They would picnic on the lawn, to walk along the paths, or go into the run-down chapel to meditate. When they were there, even without realizing it, they felt the aura of extraordinary love that ...

2621. Passover Or Passalong?

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... the divided church in Corinth. But still, as I prepare to take my unearned place at the table now, I hear the words asking if I have held anything back in my role as Christ’s ambassador. Are there people I have met that I held back some of my compassion? Did I see them and make assumptions that caused me to not care as deeply as I could have for them, and I passed over the opportunity to give them the love I could have given them? Are there people I don’t even know because I have, for some ...

2622. That Mountaintop Moment

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... view of the “power of our beautiful, mysterious collective human entanglement.” Those interviewed noted that the experience of stepping outside of their own world led to a feeling of gratitude and oneness, an emotional surge of compassion for everything and everyone, a transformative awareness of our unique human connection. Those who experienced the “overview effect” underwent significant emotional and spiritual transformation. No longer did they see the world in terms of dissension, of cultural ...

2623. Praying the Lectionary: Palm/Passion Sunday

Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 · Philippians 2:5-11 · Isaiah 50:4-9a · Psalm 31:9-16

Bulletin Aid

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson

... silence of our hearts before you now: (PAUSE.) God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Lord of the church: The world is beset by changes, turmoil, unrest and other marks of sin and evil. In the midst of all this, grant your whole church vision, courage, understanding, and compassion to faithfully preach and live your gospel kingdom. Bestow upon us your mind, your obedience, your servanthood, Jesus our Lord and king. We pray in the name of Jesus our crucified Lord and king. ALL: Amen.

2624. Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?

John 10:11-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all four of the gospels, wolves are symbols of fierce, lone, animalistic, cunning, and evil beings who would prey upon those of faith, especially the weakest and most naive. By weak and naive, we mean not just physically but also weak in faith, identity, or moral compass. Cain is one example. In Genesis, God tells Cain that “sin is crouching at his door.” Like a wolf, Cain’s jealousy and rage threaten to overtake him and will consume his soul, if he isn’t careful. As we know, Cain wasn’t careful ...

2625. Taking the Long Way Home

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Will Willimon

... territory. Out in Galilee, places and people got mixed up, no one stayed put. Out here life isn't always by the rules, orderly and fixed. Out here, ns the healing of both the Syrophoenician woman and the blind man show, the message and compassion of Jesus are pushed to their geographic and ethnic limits. Through topsy-turvy geography, Mark says: When you follow Jesus, be ready for surprises, unexpected circumstances, for people you didn't expect to meet. Mark hasn't made a geographical mistake; he has made ...

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