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251. The Fruit of One's Doing

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... decreased in the same period. In addition to epidemics and plagues, the Greco-Roman culture diminished itself by its affluence, its views on marriage, and its birth control methods. At the same time Stark ventures to say, as few sociologists are inclined to do, that the Christian believers were able to cope with problems and disasters by virtue of their faith. The belief system of the Christian adherents was vastly superior to anything the pagan religions and cults offered through the multitude of ...

252. His Resurrection

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Sermon

Brett Blair

... before the headstone when he heard the music blasting from a car radio. He said he could hear the base even before he spotted the car. Around the road of Memorial Park came a car filled with teenagers. They were laughing and shouting and his first inclination was that they were there simply to create trouble. Surprisingly, however, the car stopped by a grave in the distance. They all got out and they went over to a particular marker. They stood there quietly, and they all broke out in tears. They embraced ...

253. Sometimes You've Got to Shout!

John 12:12-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... was born? Or has Jesus taken on the character of something familiar and comfortable...like a child as it grows? Still wonderful, but no longer COMPELLING you to let the whole world know? Perhaps there is another problem. Perhaps we are not inclined to shout so much anymore because we have been disappointed...just as our children sometimes disappoint us. Neither Erin nor David has been any disappointment...thank goodness...but disappointments come - we know it. That was the problem after Palm Sunday, you ...

254. Under the Rainbow

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is not one that warns what might happen when God gets mad, but rather it is a story of incredible grace. Just a few verses prior to God's covenant, we read God saying, "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done."(7) God makes this wonderful promise DESPITE knowing that we will be wicked anyway. One of the participants in that PBS conversation with Bill Moyers was a ...

255. Beating Babel

Acts 2:1-13, Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... shared can be brought back. If we can focus our message upon God and the Good News of love and mercy, the God who was made known in Jesus Christ, rather than confusing people with theological jargon and too many ancillary issues, the world will be more inclined to tune out the static and listen. It might even feel like a party again. Yes, Pentecost can beat Babel once more. Why not here? Why not now? Amen! 1. David Brinkley, Washington Goes to War, (New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1988) 2. pp. 27-28 3 ...

256. God Hears

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... with various terrorist organizations supported by hostile nations. A fierce family fight that has been going on and going on and going on and going on. No heroes here, only survivors. But there is a wonderful lesson. It is simply "Ishmael" -- God hears. The Psalmist knew it: Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy...Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my cry of supplication. In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me.(6) "Ishmael" - God hears. God hears ...

257. Dealing with Depression

1 Kings 19:9-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ). I was never particularly tempted to sit and feel sorry for myself but Elijah's program of therapy says, if you ARE tempted, that IS something to be on guard against. Finally, I had to realize that things were probably not so bleak as I had been inclined to think. And I had to remember that I was not alone - there were and ARE caring and supportive friends, and especially the one scripture calls "the friend who sticks closer than a brother," our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the one who invites us ...

258. Trouble in the Manse

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , Gomer was pregnant again. Hosea was not as happy about it as he might have been. He had heard the rumors...the preacher's wife steppin' out. He probably would have discounted them as malicious gossip had they not come from so many sources...sources that were not inclined to gossip, sources that Hosea knew had his best interests at heart. The baby turned out to be a little girl and she was named Lo-ruhamah (which in Hebrew means "not loved"). It was not the CHILD Hosea did not love - he did not love the ...

259. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Midas touch are making mufflers. Two-trillion. Wow. Mike O'Neil of Kalam, Washington, is a heavy equipment operator. A little while back, he ran his bulldozer right over his own car. It seems he was dragging a large log out of the woods and up an incline. His blade was raised which obscured his forward vision, but he began noticing pieces of a Datsun appearing under the bulldozer's tracks. In his own words, "Not a good feeling."(2) Loser. Do you ever feel like a loser? I do. Sometimes I cannot believe God ...

260. Real Religion

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... because they're hungry?" That is the question that joins justice and kindness.(6) Justice and loving-kindness...critical to the living of lives that are pleasing to God. But one can be just without being religious. One can be kind without any religious inclination. That is why Micah says REAL religion requires one thing more: a humble walk with God. It is the daily walk with God that energizes the commitment to do justice and go even beyond to treat people (even the undeserving) with loving-kindness; the ...

261. The Power to Change the Past

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Two-thousand years ago the question was posed, "Lord, how often am I to forgive...seven times?" Peter's question to Jesus was a good one (and his offer more than generous - after all, if someone wrongs you over and over and over again, you will be inclined to call time out before the seventh go-round). It was Rabbinic teaching that a man must forgive his brother three times. As one Rabbi wrote, "If a man commits an offense once, they forgive; if he commits an offense a second time, they forgive him; if ...

262. A World in Turmoil

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... It was not that Judea was such a prize province. It was rather poor in comparison to many others. It was well-located on the trade routes both north-south and east-west. And it was more than a bit unruly, because the people of Israel were not inclined to suffer in silence. Not too many years before Jesus' arrival there had been the Zealot revolt inspired by Judas of Galilee and Zadok the Pharisee. Some 2,000 were taken captive in that rebellion. Not content to simply win the war, the Romans wanted to insure ...

263. "A Friend Indeed"

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... are happier as a result. In 1996, 5% of the "baby boom" generation reported practicing a strong form of voluntary simplicity. By the year 2000, some predict the number will rise to 15%. I doubt that our friend from the gospel lesson would be inclined that way. His THINGS were too important. Strange, really. He was apparently a pretty sharp fellow, a first-in-the-class, wildly successful, model citizen type, even sincerely religious - the kind that Galilean mothers would want their babies to look up to. But ...

264. Tell It Again, Daddy

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... her friends if she was planning to come to church today. She said, "Are you kidding? To be with people who care about me and who I care about, I wouldn't miss it." How many more of you could say the same thing! No question that we Presbyterians are inclined to keep the story to ourselves. "As humorist Dave Barry once said, the people who are most interested in telling you about their religion don't want to hear about yours,"(4) and we do not want to be tarred with that brush. But just because some folks do ...

265. The Good Samaritan: A New Look at an Old Story

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... have been on him that he had been rescued by a Samaritan? One would presume that it would forever color his view of Samaritans. For that matter, one would presume that it would forever color his view of the world's victims. There would be less callousness, less inclination to lay blame for getting into such a fix in the first place, less temptation to "pass by on the other side." If Jesus' story had gone on any longer, I would bet that this poor fellow, from that day forward, became a better neighbor to the ...

266. The "E" Word

John 1:35-42

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... people are longing for some GOOD NEWS in the midst of all the bad. We HAVE that good news, the news of a Savior who knows our needs and responds to us through a heart of love. Fourth, invite your friends to come WITH YOU. People will be much more inclined to come if they know in advance that they will not be lost and alone in a sea of unfamiliar faces. Arrange to bring them or meet them at the church and sit together. Fifth, be persistent. Just because your friend cannot come with you THIS week, do not ...

267. Lips And Hearts

Romans 10:8b-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... articulate. God does call us to let our light shine. Lips and hearts. We began by talking about a young couple separated by his job. Have you ever been around someone who is in love? Have you ever noticed how easily they talk about their beloved? That is the natural inclination of one whose heart is full of devotion for a lover or a Savior. Is your heart full of love or is there still an emptiness? Maybe you need to spend some time feeding on God's word. If God is in your heart, is God also on your lips ...

268. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... their open lamps began to weaken. "Careful, son, you hold fast round Dad's neck," his father said as they reached the dark water. Slowly he was tracing his way through the murky water which was almost up to his chest. Across the water, they started up a steep incline. "Won't be long now," he said. After they had climbed for some time, he stopped, knelt and pointed. "Look, son." Jack saw what seemed to be a bright disc, about the size of a half dollar, on top of what appeared to be a distant mountain. "That ...

269. The God Of Peace

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... a picture of a priest walking through a metal detector manned by Israeli troops on the occupied West Bank. As soldiers looked on, the elderly priest, cane in hand, walked solemnly through the security device. As paradoxical as this picture is, one is inclined to say that some things never change. The imagination would say that this is perhaps something like it was on the first Christmas morn. The caption for the TIMES picture read like this: "In Bethlehem, Christmas is marked by tension . . . ." (1) In Paul ...

270. People Who Would Destroy God’s Temple

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... groups. When they all smell the same, there is no competition and their work gets done. So it is in the church. When we are busy fulfilling our purpose of connecting people to one another and connecting people to God, we don’t have time nor the inclination to engage in petty bickering. We are the temple of the living God. Each of us is a building block in that temple. Imagine what would happen to the temple if the blocks were in conflict with one another. Nothing would get done. This is serious business ...

271. He Is Risen!

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... body was literally being dragged through dirt and manure and he held on as tightly as he could, because if he let go, he'd be killed. He just hung on. The tractor kept moving until it came to the end of the field where it went up a slight incline into the woods. When it ran into a tree trunk it stopped, the big wheels spinning into the soft dirt. It took him about ten minutes before he could get to his feet and climb back up onto the seat and turn the key. Keillor said, "That man lost his ...

272. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of freedom. There have been many who have been imprisoned for long periods of time who have been freer in their minds and hearts and spirits than many who walk around enjoying the benefits of political freedom every day. Regardless of your political inclinations, you have to wonder if Nelson Mandela was ever really a prisoner of the South African government. How does a man maintain such dignity, such grace, such ability to articulate the concerns of his people after being confined for such a long period ...

273. The Day God Repented

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... at least a beginning, BUT REPENTANCE REFERS TO A REAL CHANGE! C.S. Lewis wrote once that all people are on their way to becoming either creatures so loathsome that we meet them now only in nightmares, or creatures so glorious that we would be strongly inclined to worship them if we could see them as they will be. Repentance is a matter of changing directions. Loathsome creature or glorious child of God! There was a tragic news story sometime back about a man named Georgi Markov. Markov, 49, thought he was ...

274. A Tragic Waste

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and nonspectacular way. There are individuals and there are churches that have been turned completely around because they came into contact with a miracle worker whose faith, devotion and vision were so contagious that others were inspired to exceed their own inclinations. There are some potential workers of miracles in this congregation. What is the gift of "evangelist?" One noted expert in Church Growth has estimated that ten per cent of the people in any local church have the gift of evangelist. Does ...

275. Lost In America

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... a classic portrait of what it means to be lost. The play was DEATH OF A SALESMAN. The tragic central character was Willie Loman, the man who searched all his life but "never knew who he was." We see his family being poisoned by Willie’s inclination toward dreaming all the wrong dreams. Those who loved him most suffered the most. Throughout the play Miller, however, gives us hints of how Willie’s life could have turned out the man Willie could have been. For example, he was a bitter failure as a salesman ...

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