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2651. Dying, We Live

1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Sermon

Will Willimon

... wellness, had just taken a couple of years off my life. Sure, there's much to be said for good health. But it has gone quite beyond that. We're not talking about looking fit or feeling better. We're talking immortality here, folks. The impression given is that, if we just avoid tap water, nuclear power stations, and chemically dependent physicians, with a little help from an artificial organ or two, dying is pointless. What's needed is a life reduced to zero risk. Marvin Hage called my attention to ...

2652. Pursued by Mercy

John 10:11-18 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the Shepherd. "I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me." And one of the most comforting aspects of friendship is that which lasts throughout life. "We have been friends since grammar school," someone says. As a pastor, I have been impressed, when life draws to a close for someone and it is their turn to walk through the valley, that they inevitably reach out for this old friend, Psalm 23. It isn't simply because they know it by heart. It is because it dares to speak about the ...

2653. The Fearful Meeting

Genesis 32:1-20; 33:1-4, 12-14

Sermon

Will Willimon

... dating the young man I had seen her with on campus. "No! We're seeing each other," she said. "Seeing each other? That sounds so Victorian. What do you do, sit in parlors with chaperones? Seeing each other!" Then I told her that her generation impressed me as having an almost paranoid fear of commitment. "Why are you people so reluctant to put your money down and commit?" I asked. She stared me straight in the eye and said, "Because we were raised by your generation, that's why." Statistically, about half ...

2654. How About Some Applause for the Creator?

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... about the “trespasser” who scraped the drive and had made the snowmen. That was the word that he used: “trespasser.” His neighbor’s son, however, did not know what the word “trespass” meant. He assumed that it must be a good thing. He was impressed by the snowmen, and exclaimed, “Wow . . . that’s the biggest, bestest present I’ve ever seen!” He then asked his dad, “Could we have someone ‘trespass’ on our lawn, too?” That caught the old man off guard. He smiled, and the next day ...

2655. Tresspassing Snowmen

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Illustration

Angela Akers

2656. Imperfect Pastors

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... . He describes riding a tram through the movie lots and seeing the sets from famous movies. Although the sets look realistic and sturdy, most of them are just facades, lightweight, external front pieces with no actual building behind them. They have an impressive appearance, but no lasting substance. Pastor Evans makes the point that many Christians are like those movie lots. They may go through the motions of attending church, but they have no relationship with God. There is no reverence for God, no ...

2657. When God Leads

Joshua 3:7-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... the manual registration process. With the help of volunteers from the local Rotary Club, he reduced the wait time from several hours to just 15 minutes. News channel CNN reports that over 1,000 people got vaccinated that day. (1) That’s truly impressive leadership. But what if you want to slow things down rather than speed them up? Can inefficiency be a goal of good leadership? The mayor of a small village in France wanted to discourage speeding through the town’s main intersection. After discussing ...

2658. Burning the Midnight Oil

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Steve Molin

... , it encourages us to keep our oil lamps filled as we wait. The oil is not our good deeds. It is not doing things that will make Jesus love us more. The oil is not jumping through hoops until Jesus comes, so that when he does come, he will be impressed with our effort. We have grace for that! The oil of our lamps is the oil of faith. It is the oil of prayer. It is the oil of loving Jesus and serving our neighbor. Our oil is replenished through the study of God’s word, and singing hymns of ...

2659. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... he scored two field goals, one 59 yards and the second 60 yards, an NFL record. No one has kicked two like that in a single game before. (note as of 12-12-23 he is 30 of 30, no misses. Check for updates on this stat.) Aubrey’s impressive performance earned him the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month award. Aubrey’s story is a testament to being ready when your chance comes and recognizing it might come from a surprising place. Despite being a newcomer to the sport, he was able to make a significant ...

2660. I Am Somebody!

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... they made their way down into the river, allowed John to “bury” their old ways under the water in baptism, then raise them again to a better life. It is a neat ceremony with wonderful symbolism. And in the hands of a dynamic personality... so forceful and impressive that some were led to think that John was the promised Messiah finally come. He debunked that notion out of hand: “After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I baptize ...

2661. Ashes at Starbucks

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Mary Austin

... find the touch of the Spirit through being in a small group, meditating, doing yoga, walking prayer, or praying with music. It’s all good — and still Jesus invites us to make a radical shift in how we do them. Jesus tells us to lay aside any notion of impressing one another, or even being pleased with ourselves. Don’t make a performance out of your faith, he tells us. Don’t worry about the prayer you’re going to say for a group, and whether or not the words are right. Don’t count up your hours ...

2662. Jesus Gets a Business Card

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Mary Austin

... Aren’t you just praying the fifth kid is a Hare Krishna somewhere?” As author Brennan Manning says, “Most of the descriptions of the victorious life do not match the reality of my own. [Things you read and hear] create the impression that once Jesus is acknowledged as Lord, the Christian life becomes a picnic on a green lawn — marriage blossoms into connubial bliss, physical health flourishes, acne disappears, and sinking careers suddenly soar. The victorious life is proclaimed to mean that everyone ...

2663. Ambassadors For Christ

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... . Jesus did miracles, so it was perfectly obvious to them that if Jesus was really with them, then his followers would be able to be miracle workers as well. “If you were a true disciple, then show us your miracles.” Another group of church members had been impressed by the style of some of the other traveling preachers that had come to town since Paul’s last visit. These preachers were far more articulate than Paul. They did not just talk like Paul talked; they spoke in a way that said as much to the ...

2664. Knowing, and Known

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... and, unfortunately, it was one that was not practiced that much anymore. By the time the three men approached the old man’s tent, they had already passed a dozen others that did not wave or offer a cup. That was one of the things that may have impressed the visitors. We don’t know how long they actually stayed with the old man; if they stayed the three days or just finished their tea and conversation and went on their way. All we know is that as they prepared to leave, the visitors asked the old ...

2665. Come and See

John 1:43-51

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Manners responded, “Dear, dear. I can see your problem,” and then went on to let this lady know that if she really were interested in everything, she might think of being interested in other people and their accomplishments — she wrote, “they will be twice as impressed if they find out accidentally what you have done.”[3] Good advice. As that wonderful old rhyme has it, I went out to find a friend, But could not find one there; I went out to be a friend, And friends were everywhere. Part of that ...

2666. Let's Go Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... not be surprising to learn that they had stood in the crowds that had been listening to Jesus and listened right along, we would not be surprised to hear that they had stayed to talk long after the crowd began to drift away. They had been impressed. Perhaps there is a lesson there in how folks become disciples. Just being around Jesus. Picking up on the things that Jesus thinks are important. Seeing what Jesus cares about... and what he gets upset about. Learning what his priorities are. The more time we ...

2667. Fear of Flying

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... fear. In our scripture for today, we see Jesus interrupt his “teaching” in the synagogue in Capernaum to heal and address an “unclean spirit.” I want you to notice that the emphasis in this story is not on Jesus’ teaching. We note that people are impressed that he teaches with authority (in the Greek, with authoritative power). But we don’t even know what he taught that day. That’s not the focus of Mark’s message. Mark focuses on Jesus’ engagement with a man in whom he detects a fearful ...

2668. All You Need Is Direction

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

A man who was traveling in northern Vermont had the distinct impression that he was on the wrong road. He stopped in a village, rolled down his car window and called to one of the villagers to come over and help him. "Friend," he said, "I need help. I'm lost." The old villager looked at him a moment and then said, " ...

2669. Carrying God's Mark

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... deal out of doing it in front of other people. Like when we pray, we shouldn’t go outside and pray in a big group of people, making a show of it. That might not be prayer at all. Instead of really talking to God we might be trying to impress people about how good we are. You know what? I think that might be true of the black cross on our foreheads too. We have them not so other people will know we’re good Christians, but to remind us who we are and to mark us for the Lenten ...

2670. Carrying God's Mark

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Drama

Various Authors

... and pray in a big group of people, making a show of it, because that might not be prayer at all. We might just be showing off so people think we’re praying, and so they’ll think we’re really great. Leader 2: You mean we’re trying to impress other people instead of really talking to God? Leader 1: Exactly. And the black cross on our foreheads isn’t so other people will know we’re Christians. It’s to remind us who we are and to mark us for the Lenten journey ahead. Leader 2: But I’m ...

2671. Vengeance: Human and Divine

Matthew 13:1-9 · Isaiah 44:6-8 · Psalm 1-12, 17-18, 23-24

Sermon

Will Willimon

... for righteous indignation. Yet, finally, it is up to God to judge, to decide what is best for the world, and how his purposes are to be achieved. And because vengeance is so natural, normal, because it plays a large part in the Bible, it impresses us with the staggering greatness of Jesus. Vengeance is natural. Utterly unnatural, in a way that can only be described as divine, was his response to injustice and evil: You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But ...

2672. The Lord Is With Us

Luke 1:26-38, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Will Willimon

... how often this or that detail of Near Eastern folklore or geography keeps intruding upon the otherwise universal quality of the Bible's message? Here you go, reading along in the Old Testament, moved by some passage of unusual sensitivity and beauty, impressed by its universal relevance for people of any age or place, when without warning you are set upon the heights of Mount Ararat, surrounded by those improbable people, the Hermonites, or else locked in a none too edifying conversation with Ehud the ...

2673. Teach Us to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the Christian, that faith is considered a good deal more valuable even than answers. Curiously, although modern humanity has been successful at solving so many of its problems with more research, better hygiene, advances in technology, we are impressed with the insolubility of many problems. Ecological crisis, shortage of natural resources, overpopulation, war, economic decline, nuclear proliferation -- many despair that we have the capacity to solve these big issues. We have succeeded in solving so many ...

2674. The Christian Mother

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... recently-a true story. It was about a Lt. John Blanchard, a young soldier in basic training in Florida during World War II. One evening he wandered into the Army library and found a book to read. As he worked his way through the book he became very impressed-not with the content of the book but with the notes penciled in the margins-the feminine handwriting showed insight and understanding as well as a bit of tenderness. He flipped to the front of the book and found the name of the book's previous owner-a ...

2675. Taking the Long Way Home

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Will Willimon

... back…” “Well, I don’t want them there either. We have the Chapel for that sort of thing. I come here to learn, not to talk about religion.” Her attitude typifies our culture. It is understandable how this young woman got the impression that religion is something kept tucked away, out of sight, far from the crossroads of intellectual endeavor for that is how religion is often dealt with in contemporary media, arts, and intellectual discourse. We compartmentalize our lives in the same way that a ...

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