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2951. The End of Babel

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

Sermon

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... , they burst forth into the streets with ecstasy, communicating across the barriers of human language difference. And their souls, that resonated with the Creator, also resonated with their created brothers and sisters. Human verbiage is sometimes incapable of expressing the depth of our feeling, whether negative or positive. When we are frustrated, enraged, fearful, we may emit a scream -- not words -- but that scream is full of meaning.How does one express the depth, the breadth, the height of his or her ...

2952. Remembering The Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... use their imaginations to glimpse a different reality above and beyond the grim time of testing which confronts them on an almost daily basis. He lets them see what's really going on, if only they could eavesdrop on God holding court in heaven. As they feel the flames begin to lick around their feet at the stake, or hear the roars of the hungry lions, they can take hope that above and behind and within this terrible ordeal, there is a different reality. He calls to their remembrance the example of faithful ...

2953. A Lady With A Listening Ear · Mary Of Bethany

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... ; Luke 18:31-34; John 10:6) Mary, on the other hand, had no such difficulty. For she had long since developed a sensitivity to the needs of others, like Walt Whitman attesting centuries later: I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person. So Mary could listen to Jesus receptively, hearing behind his words the dreams and the disappointments, the concerns and the commitments that pursued his days. As a consequence she could respect his silences, supporting them with her own ...

2954. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... want to call them that. God gives us signs of his presence and work in the ordinary events of our everyday lives. Think of the birth of a child; reflect upon a Sunday school teacher's commitment and enthusiasm for sharing the gospel. Think about the joy one feels upon coming home after leaving for a period of time. Consider how one is moved, staying to the end with another human being through hours of pain and dying. These are the signs, yes, the miracles of God in our everyday lives. In each one of them ...

2955. Counting The Cost - Sacrifice

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... might be with us as we consider the important decisions in life that we all must make. Lord, in these moments, may we feel your presence among us. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. The major issue of the 1992 presidential campaign was the state of the American ... question, "What's in it for me," is the end result of that philosophy of life. On a much deeper level, true religious feeling encourages us to respond to God's identification with our pain and the pain of others. Furthermore, religion should help us to ...

2956. Wedding Sermon: The First Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

James McKarns

... world, the first man stood in awe, looking about at the new creation. Everything was most lovely but a feeling of loneliness lingered within him. He saw the heavens with their floating clouds and flying birds. He viewed the ... complete. Then he saw a woman, for the first time and shouted in joy that he had found someone similar to himself. She too had been feeling lonely and they ran to meet each other and embraced. Then both felt very happy and complete. They were no longer strangers in paradise. That's ...

2957. Inner Experience (Wedding Sermon)

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Mary Lu Warstler

... in love as you work together at growing in love and maturity. Love is the key which unlocks the mysteries of relationships. God is love and therefore, all love is from God. Love is not just a "feeling" that we have. Love is a gift from God which must be nurtured and expressed in many ways. As love grows the surface feelings may change, but the deeper level of love will allow you to respond to one another as the apostle Paul speaks of love in his letter to the Corinthians. He reminds us that love teaches us ...

2958. A Couple Who Do Feet

Sermon

Jim Heinemeier

... his loving, serving, self-sacrificing, foot-washing life for you and for all humankind, then you, __________, will become a husband who does feet, and you, __________, will become a wife who does feet and you, __________ and __________ will become a couple who does feet. It will feel so good! And all the world will know that the two of you are his people because of your foot-washing love for each other.In the name of the One who shows us how to do feet! Amen. Jim Heinemeier is pastor of Lutheran Church of ...

2959. Death And Birth

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Henry G. Brinton

... As we think about life without ____________, grief threatens to overwhelm us but as we worship God for entering life as the Christ child, we are given new hope for days to come. I can't help but think that this is how __________ would want us to feel. Never one to want too much attention directed toward himself, he would want us to be thinking about Jesus Christ on a day like this. Since so much of __________ life was devoted to pointing people to Christ, it seems fitting that as we thank God for __________ ...

2960. Like Abraham To The Slaughter

Psalm 22:1-31

Eulogy

Dennis E. Dinger

... that. We wonder how we will ever get through this day, and how we will get through tomorrow, and if we will ever smile again and we need to talk about that. We need to talk, but I am as speechless as you. I feel drained by the crying and the mourning of the past days; I feel, as you do, desolated by thoughts of the loneliness that lies ahead. I say with the psalmist, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" And God answered me by saying, "Let me tell you a story." This is the story God told ...

2961. "The Bitterness Of Betrayal"

Mark 14:43-52, Psalm 55:1-23

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... and trusted more than anyone else. His uncle held him tightly. He delivered him at once to his mother. With the help of her sisters his mother gave her little boy a terrible beating, a truly terrible beating. As an old man, he still remembered the pain. He could still feel the blows raining on his body. And worse by far than the pain was the memory of his betrayal by his uncle. The sad deep hurt in his eyes as he told the story many years later, was not alone the memory of physical abuse. It was rather the ...

2962. Easter Sunday

Luke 24:33-41 · Psalm 23 · Acts 4:33-36

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... rotted in the field. "There is always," Jesus said, "a cost for attaining a larger share." When Joseph heard these words he began to wonder if he had inherited the property in Bethany, or the property in Bethany had inherited him. He became discouraged. "This will never feel like home," Joseph thought to himself, "but I don't know where home can be." He didn't know what to do. He could negotiate a contract for marriage with Lazarus for Martha. No, Mary. Well, if he could figure this one out he would become ...

2963. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... We believe that the eyes of faith see miracles where doubt sees only broken crumbs. The song of faith rises triumphantly over the feelings of being lost in a familiar world. We believe that to end physical and spiritual hunger in the world we must completely offer ... came out and he took it away. I knew it would come back, but when I concentrated on what he was saying I didn't feel the hurt anymore." Levi went on to explain what happened and what he had heard. Finally he told what had happened to the bread and ...

2964. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... not only the left (verbal, linear, reasoning) side of our brain, but also the right side as well (spacial, impressionable, feeling). Television and film overwhelm our senses with an emotional impact more immediate and powerful than speech or print alone. ... Vietnam was undoubtedly accelerated when people saw the gruesome nature of war in their living rooms every night. We get a feel for political candidates by seeing them close-up on the screen. The destruction of the rainforests becomes more graphic when we ...

2965. Jerry's Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... pray that God will heal you?" She agreed. The four of us held hands and I prayed for her healing. It was a special moment. The nurses and other members of the hospital staff who were present stood with tears in their eyes. When I finished I had a feeling that Grandma was healed. My cousin's wife knew it, also. Grandma fell into a deep sleep. When we went out to the waiting room, my relatives were talking about Grandma being ready to pass away. The doctor had told them that she would not live through the day ...

2966. When The Heart Is Right Before God

Acts 8:9-25

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... minority will one day be the majority; always be afraid to stand with the majority which is wrong, for the majority which is wrong will one day be the minority." If we believe in the goodness of God and the ultimate triumph of righteousness, then we may feel spiritually secure in the present, and fully confident of the future. When the heart is right before God, we have no reason to fear anything else, for what really matters in this life is knowing all is well with our souls, and God approves. Hymn: "It Is ...

2967. What Are You Doing With The Rest Of Your Life?

1 Peter 4:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... Without some order and routine we achieve less than we should, especially if we lack sufficent relaxation and sleep. Visualizing a goal is very necessary. When Florence Chadwick attempted to swim from Catalina to Long Beach, she gave up because of a combination of fog and feeling fatigued. When she had been taken out of the water, and a little later realized how close she was to shore, she said, "I wouldn't have lost if I could have seen my goal." If the swimmer had kept going a little longer, the shoreline ...

2968. What Did You Say?

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... kindliness, and with expressed appreciation for performance well done are much more desirable. There are times when we feel uncomfortable with circumstances or behaviors, but so may those who offend, because of conditions we know nothing about. ... soul's well-being you are not on the list of the "unpardonable sinners." Several tests apply to the value of what we say. Do we honestly feel that it is true? Are we comfortable living by the words we say? Does what we say do harm to or insult others? Does what we ...

2969. Lo, I Am With You Always

Matthew 11:29; 28:20

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... most people to understand how he keeps this promise. One of the ways Jesus shows us that he is always with us is by what he does to our lives. We see what happens, we feel something, but we cannot actually see him. By making the air flow the other way through this vacuum cleaner, we learn how we can see and feel something even though we cannot see the force itself. (Turn on the machine and place the ball in the air stream.) Another interesting feature of this force is that as you move it the object caught ...

2970. Patience In Learning

Romans 8:25

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... the rules of the game. Finally, he must practice and practice and practice. Now, during all this time, the one who is learning must be patient. It may take many years before all the blocks, so to speak, are in place and he becomes a good tennis player. You may feel that you are old enough to do something that someone else is doing, but then you are told that you must wait for one reason or another. When that happens, do not get angry; instead, be patient. Learn to do what you can do now and do it as well ...

2971. How God Is Heard Today

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... see a special event. Whatever the cause, something happens to the person and he or she begins to vibrate in tune with God. When that happens, because God is with them, they represent God to the world around them. When you feel like doing something good, or being kind or helpful, let this feeling, this vibration, find expression in your life. When you do this, you will be like the glass that receives a vibration at the edge and it is carried through the whole glass making the tone you hear. (Make the glass ...

2972. A Disappearing Act

John 1:18

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... the important thing is not the sight but the effect. We cannot see the blades of the fan when it is operating, but we feel the cooling breeze and we are thankful. Also, if an object enters the area of the blade's motion, we can hear and see what happens. (Carefully place ... one end of the paper straw into the blades.) We cannot see God, but we hear and feel the effect of his presence in the world, and we are thankful. As we hear God's word, given to us in the Bible; and as ...

2973. Useful Junk

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... lamp. (Use a similar method to describe whatever remade object you might have.) Many people go through life and receive a number of hard blows and knocks and soon they feel like this old pin looks. (Reword to fit your object.) After a while, they begin to think that they are not good for anything anymore and in their own thinking they feel like a discarded pin in the game of life. But other people, like this second pin, have learned that even after many hard blows, life can be made into something useful ...

2974. If The Shoe Fits

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... of guidance that you known contain useful information for you, put it on -- take it to heart -- and live with it. Living by some new idea, some new way of seeing life, may feel funny for a while, just like a new pair of shoes. But after those new shoes have been broken in by wearing them for a period of time, they feel more comfortable. So, also, with words of guidance. Once you accept them and live by them you will soon become comfortable with them. For example, if someone says that people look better if ...

2975. Prayer for the Baptism of the Lord

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... As With Gladness Men Of Old Prayer for The Baptism Of Our Lord (Epiphany 1) It is easy to identify with John the Baptist, Lord. We can understand why he was so confused. He did not feel worthy to baptize Jesus! He did not believe that this was part of the plan. We know what confusion feels like too. We are confused by choices and decisions which wemust make in life. We wrestle with moral issues. We face parenting dilemmas. We struggle with medical decisions. Sometimes, we are even confused about ourown ...

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