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276. Proper 16

Lk 13:22-30 · Heb 12:5-7, 11-13, 18-29 · Jer 28:1-9 · Isa 66:18-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... 's word against Hananiah's word. Whom are the people to believe? Who is "truly" a prophet? Is one a true prophet if the message is one of peace and hope? People will gladly hear this kind of prophet, for he brings a gospel of success and self-esteem. Jeremiah points out that the true prophets of the past brought messages of war and famine resulting from the people's sins. If a prophet like Hananiah preaches peace, if and when peace comes, it will prove the prophet to be "truly" sent. Lesson 2: Hebrews 12 ...

277. Don't Give Up Too Soon!

Acts 15:36-41

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Harold Warlick

... (Luke 2:49)." The Scriptures relate that Mary and Joseph did not understand at all what their son did or the remarks he made. I can conjecture the modern-day parental and spousal wrath that would have been the response from many. The battle to save self esteem would have been a neurotic categorical demand that the failure was somebody else's fault. "Well, if you weren't gone all the time, Joseph, and spent more time with the boy, he might not prefer these strangers to his own family." "Well, what kind of ...

278. The Doubting Sum

Matthew 28:16-20

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... back on pizza and substitute steamed vegtables. And you begin to see yourself as a loved person of God. Only if you love and accept yourself, just like you are, can you overcome an addiction, be it physical or mental. Addictions always have to do with low self esteem. Our addictions, our fixes, are attempts to fill a void in our lives. This void of doubt and emptiness comes forth as a need for trust. If we are mistrustful of the world, if we are insecure, only a remaking will allow us to be full. We want ...

279. Sermon Opener - What Will He Find?

Luke 18:1-8

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Theodore F. Schneider

Every pastor has been touched and troubled when there have been those in the congregation who suddenly have faced unemployment. Like an ambush from two sides, unemployment attacks us with the fear of financial insecurity on the one side and the loss of self-esteem on the other. Job searching can deepen both. In just such a moment I encountered Brian. He is a competent and creative person whose skills and personality cannot be long overlooked. "It will work out, Brian," I said. "God does provide." "I hope ...

280. Saints With Crooked Haloes

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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Bill Bouknight

... Maybe you're thinking that some moral failing in your past disqualifies you from being one of God's saints. Perhaps you are wondering whether or not you should volunteer for some church ministry, thinking that you're not good enough. Perhaps your self- esteem is so low that you don't see yourself as useful for anything or anybody. Dear ones, please remember this: God delights in taking the most unlikely characters and transforming them into saints with crooked haloes! He has a magnificent plan and glorious ...

281. Molehills and Mountains

Matthew 6:25-34, Mark 8:31--9:1

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Louis H. Valbracht

... ended. That was it. It didn’t go anywhere. We couldn’t even turn around. We had to back down the whole way we had come. How many of us are on that kind of a road in life. So much of our time is spent in nurturing our self-esteem, our struggle for places of preference, our godless chasing of the Joneses, the feverish clamor for all the symbols of security, money, clothing, imposing homes. Come on, children, they’re dead ends! They’re dead ends! And in our secret heart of hearts, we know it. We’re ...

282. Parents, Tend Those Lambs!

John 21:15-25

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Bill Bouknight

... may be coming back into style. She noted a recent study of 2000 fifth and sixth graders, some of whom were reared by strict parents and some by permissive ones. More of the children who had been strictly disciplined possessed high self-esteem and were high achievers, socially and academically. The children's comments revealed that they were actually happier than the undisciplined children. They loved the adults who made and enforced the rules. Your children and youth will not always appreciate your rules ...

283. The Kingdom of God Is a Party

Matthew 22:1-14

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Bill Bouknight

... , children would not have clung to him so readily. We in the church should be rippling with joy. We are constantly adding to our number those who have just learned that God loves them in spite of their failings. Teenagers who may have very low self esteem learn here that they are unique creations of God and indescribably precious. Divorced people who often are burdened with guilt and financial problems find a supportive family here to help them start over. And often, for the first time in a long time, they ...

284. Creatures of Worth

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Larry Powell

... of the literature or gnat-straining arguments over sequences, that the matter of "worth" has escaped the hearing of a people who desperately need to hear it. Whatever else the high occurence of suicide in this country suggests to us, the matters of low self-esteem and a consciousness of worthlessness must certainly be taken into account. Genesis is but the first affirmation that God not only created persons, but persons of worth. In Matthew 6:26, Jesus said, "Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow ...

285. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

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Robert Allen

... , one of the deepest tragedies of life is that there are so many people who feel unimportant, worthless, unappreciated, unloved. Sometimes in just a few weeks I counsel with a half-dozen different people, all struggling with the same issue. They have low self-esteem; they have a low opinion of themselves; they have no sense of their inherent worth or value as people. Remember a news segment from the presidential campaign of Jesse Jackson. In one segment, they showed him speaking to a high school assembly of ...

286. Resurrection: From Burn-Out to New Vision

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Leonard H. Budd

... the hospital and stay in bed until she tells you that you can get up. We see another symptom of burn-out when Elijah says, "Lord, take my life; for I am no better than my ancestor." What he means is that on a scale of ten his self-esteem is at minus five. One of the main symptoms of burn-out, besides exhaustion, is feeling rotten about yourself. It often happens to people who, like Elijah, have spent their lives trying to do their best. Often we start out running on faith striving to reach some high ideals ...

287. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAP

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William McKee Aber

... wants, needs, and desires - not the least of which is the desire for a sense of identity and worth. Because we are all a bit unsure about our own worth (we know our insecurities and our guilt more than anyone else), we tend to up our self-esteem by favorable comparison with our neighbor. Consequently, his success, becomes a threat. (Remember Aesop’s Fable about the man who asked Zeus to grant him one wish? He was offered anything he wanted, as long as his neighbor could have twice as much. After agonizing ...

288. Advent 3: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Peace of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

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James W. Moore

... God. II. SECOND, WE NEED TO BE RIGHT WITH OURSELVES…if we want to find the peace of Christmas. More and more psychologists are telling us that we can’t feel good about life and other people until we feel good about ourselves. They call it a healthy self-esteem… which is simply another way of saying that we need to be right with our “selves.” Have you heard about the man who wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service? It read: “Dear Sirs: I underpaid my tax bill for last year. I can’t sleep ...

289. I'm Ashamed of You...

Mark 2:1-12

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Staff

... to the father's expectations. After a few choice words the father said, "Frankly, I'm just ashamed of you. You still don't have a job. When George Washington was your age he was working hard as a surveyor in the wilderness." This young man, who obviously had no self-esteem issues, quickly fired right back. "Well, put in those terms, Dad, I'm ashamed of you, too. When Washington was your age he was President of the United States."

290. Man, Where Are You?

Genesis 3:1-24

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Alton F. Wedel

... baited hook that someone dangles like a lure before our eyes. It’s on the inside that the prod to outlaw God is felt. Sometimes it comes disguised as piety, or in questions that concern our daily needs, or in lust for power and success, pride and self-esteem, the knowledge we have gained, our role in life. It appeals where the appeal is felt most strongly - from within the heart. "Man, where are you?" Are you walking in the strength of God, deploying the resources he has given in his Word and Promise and ...

291. The Three Poison Pills of Position, Prestige, and Power

Mark 10:35-45

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Brett Blair

... has to receive a ribbon, get a trophy. No one must be allowed to suffer the indignity of not being honored no matter how small the contribution. It is actually reported that some schools no longer give D’s and F’s. It destroys children’s self-esteem they say. Even our playgrounds have become politically correct. Some time back Dodge Ball came under fire by watchdog groups. That’s the game where you try to hit people with a big springy rubber ball. When you’re hit you’re out. They argue that ...

292. God Bless America

Psalm 33:1-22

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David E. Leininger

... on a weekend like this one, I think even Dr. Johnson would agree that patriotism has its place. There are times we need to recall our national heritage, to remind us of our roots and to help us reaffirm our priorities. And for the sake of our own national self-esteem, we need to feel the sense of pride that only citizenship can bring...to share the feeling of the poet when he wrote: Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, This is my own, my native land.(1) I love this country ...

293. Who Says A Good Man Is Hard To Find?

Luke 7:1-10

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King Duncan

... and he is saying to an itinerant Jewish teacher, "I am not worthy to have you come under my roof . . . ." Is there any quality more appealing in a man or woman than genuine humility? I'm not talking about that odious form of low self-esteem that causes persons to become doormats ” allowing others to walk all over them. Certainly the centurion was no doormat. But he recognized Jesus' power and he was humble enough to ask Jesus' help. During the 1770s Dr. William Withering was one of the best doctors ...

294. Yearning For Rejection; Thriving On Insults

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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King Duncan

... meant that a housekeeper was available to turn down the covers on the bed during those hours. This young man saw a different message. "Why would you ever want a service like that?" he asked. "A turn down service ” unless you have incredibly low self-esteem." He added, "Usually my turn downs come long before 7 p.m.." Have you ever been turned down? Rejected? Insulted? A group of writers were telling about the rejection slips they've received from publishers. One of them had gotten a rejection slip that ...

295. Walk In Love

Ephesians 4:1-16

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King Duncan

... about the man who blows a relatively small matter out of proportion and stalks out of a meeting or physically attacks his opponent or makes others miserable for days on end because of a minor slight. Such anger is the product of a deep sense of low self esteem. Such persons make the headlines on a regular basis. One of those whose name lives in infamy was raised by a very dominant mother, who showed him no affection, love, or discipline. His friends at school had little to do with him, and at thirteen, his ...

296. Lesson From A Blind Man

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... finally was discipled, who became a follower of Jesus Christ, the man by whose love and whose grace he was healed. 1. SMITHSONIAN, January, 1985, p.55ff. 2. Charles H. Schmitz 3. Victo and Mildred Goertzel, CRADLES OF EMINENCE 4. November 7, 1987, p. 30 5. BUILDING YOUR MATE'S SELF ESTEEM, (San Bernadino: Here's Life), pp. 6465.

297. Finding Our Way Back Home

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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King Duncan

... back into style. A recent study of almost 2,000 fifth and sixth graders--some of whom had been reared by strict parents, others by permissive ones--produced some surprising results. The children who had been strictly disciplined possessed high self-esteem and were high achievers, socially and academically. What these children said revealed that they were actually happier than the undisciplined children. They loved the adults who made and enforced the rules they lived by. (3) Consider the story of Kenny ...

298. What Would You Have Him Do For You?

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... is able to say this because she knows its true ” it happened to her. (3) Jesus asks each one of us, "What would you have me do for you?" What is your answer? Deliverance from a destructive relationship? A cure for an addiction? Help with your sense of self-esteem? He can help you. He will help you. Jesus asks, "What do you want me to do for you?" Bartimaeus answers, "My teacher, let me see again." All Jesus said in response was, "Go, your faith has made you well," and Bartimaeus could see. Just like that ...

299. Humility You Can Be Proud Of

Micah 6:1-8

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King Duncan

... need a healthy pride that allows them to stand up for themselves and for their convictions and motivates them to give their best. We have seen a concentrated effort in our schools over the past couple of decades to raise our children's sense of self-esteem. And for the most part, that's good. People without the right kind of pride will never be able to serve Christ effectively. They will never make effective witnesses for their Lord. Who will be won by a whiny, apologetic, timid testimony? Such people are ...

300. The Terrible Burden Of Judging Others

Romans 14:1--15:13

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King Duncan

... , or trying to out-bright them. Some people simply have their lights stuck on high beam for awhile and can't help it. It would make all the difference in the world if we knew all the facts, wouldn't it? Father Michael Mulvaney, a speaker and counselor on self-esteem, traveled a great distance at his own expense to do a talk for a high school group. That day the group seemed antsy and inattentive. One small clique in the back had a girl who was so rude that she had her back turned to Father Mulvaney as she ...

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