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3126. A Grammatical Ending

Humor

Lord Halifax was known as a fine speaker, but like a true servant, he was very modest about his abilities. He used to attribute his success in speaking to a bit of advice he was given by a friend, Winston Churchill. "It's quite simple," Churchill once told him. "Say what you have to say, and when you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down

3127. I'd Give My Right Arm

Humor

When Yogi Berra was playing baseball for the New York Yankees, someone asked him if there was anyone he envied in baseball. He responded that he was jealous of a particular teammate's ability to bat either right-handed or left-handed. Yogi then issued one of his delightful quotes: "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous."

3128. The Gospel We Preach

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

... . Yes, I tell you, they do that, all our theologies do it — accuse God of being a cruel, senile, delinquent.1 William Barclay was one of the great biblical scholars of the twentieth century. A very faithful and devout teacher, with a God-given ability to communicate in the language of lay people, Barclay developed a reputation as something of a theological liberal. One day Barclay lost his daughter and son-in-law in a tragic boating accident. They had been sailing off the coast of Northern Ireland when ...

3129. Are you a G.O.A.T.?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ways some of the time. But it will be in the really important times, at the most needed moments, in the most challenging times, in the most heart-wrenching situations that their true hearts will be revealed. Jesus sees us for who we are. Jesus has the ability to look into our hearts and souls and to see what dwells beneath our wild and woolly exteriors. Some of us may seem a bit rough around the edges but may have the most generous of hearts. Others may look like perfect Christians, but when rubber meets ...

3130. Are You Troubled by Demons?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... with a positive attitude recovered more quickly than those with a negative one. (9) What is the biggest issue in having a positive attitude? It is whether we truly trust God. There is no question that our mental state can affect the ability of our mind, body or emotions being receptive to healing. Catholic priests actively engaged in the Church’s healing ministry often cite such factors as hatred, envy, resentment and especially un-forgiveness as the greatest obstacles to physical and spiritual healing ...

3131. The Foot-board of the Pulpit and the Floor of the Parlor

Ephesians 3:1-12

Sermon

Ron Love

... that was based on having faith in Jesus and believing in the promises of Jesus. Substituting for a friend, Norman Vincent Peale was to preach his first sermon at a church in Walpole, Massachusetts. Unsure of himself and feeling he lacked the ability to write a sermon and then preach it, Norman sent his father, Charles Clifford Peale, who was a Methodist minister, a telegram: “Preaching next Sunday. Stop. Please send sermon. Stop.” Norman knew that his father, a physician who had become a Methodist ...

3132. Be Reconciled with the Lord

2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... puts it very plainly when he tells us that before we offer our gift at the altar we must be reconciled with our brother (Matthew 5:24). The inability to forgive others is like a ball and chain around the leg of a prisoner; it impedes our ability to move forward. We must cut the chain, seek forgiveness, and then move forward. Reconciliation with our brother works in the opposite direction as well; we need to be forgiven by others. This process can only begin, however, when we admit our error. Sin is part of ...

3133. Celebrating the Virtue of Humanity

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... by another we hold on to the pain as tenaciously as a wild animal clutches its prey; letting go, it seems, is not a possibility. Yet, experience, as the great teacher, suggests that our failure to release ourselves from the past only weighs us down, impeding our ability to move forward. As surely as in past times, when a ball and chain was placed on the leg of a prisoner to prevent him from escaping, so too holding grudges and refusing to let go of past hurts makes us prisoners, not allowing us to express ...

3134. Imagine

Revelation 21:10, 22-26

Sermon

Will Willimon

... future. "I can will what is right," says Paul, ''but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good that I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do" (Rom. 7:29). When will we preachers get through our little brains that one's ability to act differently is not a function of knowing how to act but of living in a new world with new possibilities? So, the Bible, in texts like today's from Revelation, talks about a world not yet, a world still on the horizon of history rather than that world ...

3135. Fever Pitch

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... children and grandchildren? How many of you are stress eating or have developed other forms of stress-related illness? For some, the virus has ended budding relationships and challenged even the best marriages. It has caused some to lose loved ones without the ability to say goodbye. It has left others without resources, company, or the outlets that might keep them from depression, wellness, and financial security.We feel an urgency for this all to end. And yet an urgency to keep on fighting. Such is the ...

3136. Imagination

Luke 1:39-45, 46-55

Sermon

Will Willimon

... live in a world I can see. I can only believe that which I conceive. Seeing precedes believing. That's why we call it "imagination," Image -ination. Imagination involves allowing certain images to penetrate our consciousness. "Faith," says theologian James Whitehead, "is the enduring ability to imagine life in a certain way"[1] The world says, "It's only your imagination." We say, "Everything is only imagination." That is, there is no world prior to our image of what ought to be in the world. We cannot live ...

3137. The Love Cloud

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to be lovers of humanity, we must first be in love with God, allowing God to shine God’s love through us. That is the ultimate emotional and spiritual risk. For it involves letting go of our own control and even our own conceptions of who God is, and our ability to make our own way and create our own joy. We need to allow God in. As Valentinus exemplified in his healing, we need to allow Jesus to shine His holy light into our lives and hearts, so that our very souls are transfigured into a vehicle and a ...

3138. Having the Right Connection

John 15:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... are linked to Christ, other people do become our people. Many of them also have connections in high places and that makes us family. But there is one thing more to be said. He is the vine. We are the branches. It is he that gives us the ability to bear fruit. What does it mean to bear fruit? It means that all our actions are motivated by and reflect the spirit and character of Jesus. Bearing fruit means letting the spirit of Jesus inspire all our actions. Not just our actions in the church. But our actions ...

3139. This Verse Says It All

John 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... or lakes or deserts or sunflowers or whatever. I believe he was talking about people. Creative and crafty humanity. That’s who God loves. This complex creature who makes deserts bloom and lakes die. People of every color and nationality and culture and ability and personality. The world. That’s truly limitless love. That’s who God loves. Us! A few years ago, a high school teacher in Colorado named Brittni Darras found out that one of her best students had come very close to committing suicide ...

3140. When Storms Hit Home

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... —and even how to be rescued.” One purpose of the training program is to “improve stress control” and build leadership skills. (3) How would you react in a situation like that? What would a life-threatening storm reveal about your leadership skills and ability to control stress? Perhaps if we can imagine ourselves in a tiny plane being buffeted by a storm that is threatening to tear our small craft to pieces, we can appreciate the terror that seized the disciples when a terrible storm came up on ...

3141. Chosen and Appointed

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... have had to keep emphasizing the scripture we read today about loving each other! Peter, called “the rock” could be impulsive, forceful, impetuous, and sometimes belligerent. While Jesus would have valued these qualities, as he knew they would be important for Peter’s ability to endure the challenges of opposition in the days of the early church, still it seems Jesus struggled sometimes to keep Peter in check and on task. Peter could be prone to doubts. One minute he was loyal and faithful, the next ...

3142. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-47, 52

Sermon

Will Willimon

... , but when he wants to soar, he can be an organist. "There will be days," I prophesied, ''when your only protection from insanity as a physician will be that keyboard." Think, this December, of all those brothers and sisters, near and far, who've lost the ability to sing. Voiceless, rendered speechless. A missionary once told me that, when a child is starving, when a child is that utterly emaciated and near death, that child no longer cries. Tears dry up and the child is silent. The hunger is so deep it has ...

3143. When We Are Weak

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Yet Christ has used me to plant churches all over the known world.” Paul was a man of tremendous intellect. He was also a man of unquestionable persuasive powers. Perhaps if it had not been for his thorn in the flesh, he would have leaned upon his own ability rather than the power of God working through him. And you and I would never have heard the name of Paul. His weakness became his strength. His scar became a star. His hurt became a halo. And the same thing can happen to us—if our weakness helps ...

3144. How to Beat a Stress Test

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... protect you from every battle. God is going to equip you for every battle. But you have to do your part. Jocko Willink is a former Navy SEAL and best-selling author. His training with the Seals taught him, among other things, mental toughness, the ability to control his thoughts so that he didn’t get distracted from his mission. One of his mental practices is to respond to any challenge or obstacle with one word: “Good.” For example, Jeep broke down on a rescue mission. Good. Suffered an injury during ...

3145. Can You Deny Yourself?

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... to reach their personal goals. This is what separates us from animals. Animals cannot abstain. Animals cannot deny themselves. You can train an animal to show a certain amount of discipline, but the animal cannot make that decision himself. It is a uniquely human ability to discipline and control desires and wants. And when we have a goal in mind, then self-denial doesn’t feel so much like sacrifice. It feels like an investment in a greater good. Pastor John Ortberg says to imagine that you are sitting ...

3146. Out of the Saltshaker

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... a full backpack. It took almost 36 minutes for Boden and Kyle to run that 5K race together. Their story was carried on the Facebook page, Seal of Honor, which added these words: “By his unwavering commitment to help those in need through his ability to inspire others by his unequivocal level of motivation, Lance Corporal Myles Kerr reflected great credit upon himself and was keeping in the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps.” (4) I would like to think followers of Jesus Christ would be ...

3147. Like a Phoenix

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... to just cut your ties and move on – so God has given us four things to help us let go of failure. Actually, probably more than four, but four will do for today. One, is grace. We are not saved by our success rate. We are not saved by our ability to meet our goals. We are not saved by our accomplishments or our achievements. We are saved by God’s grace, God’s unconditional love for us, and that is all. If we fail, we need not worry that our value as a human being is somehow going to be ...

3148. The Oath

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , as far as the Jewish faith is concerned. From the head comes the “mind,” the “awareness,” the “voice,” the “eyes” of God, that knows Herod’s sin. John’s “voice from the wilderness” gives us a clue about the power of his prophetic ability. The head symbolizes John’s and God’s control over Herod and his fault in marrying Herodias. To cut off this “all-seeing eye,” Herod must sever John’s head, and God’s sovereignty and authority. But this “cutting off” of the covenant ...

3149. Missional Discontinuity

Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... , does it not? Yes, they are excited to share their experiences but that same excitement can, if they aren’t careful, lead to burnout. It is exciting to be needed. It is flattering when people come to us and ask for our expertise, our knowledge, our abilities. And we genuinely want to help, if we can, for helping others in need is almost the very definition of what it means to be Christian. But the disciples were so busy helping others that they could not find the opportunity or the leisure to even have ...

3150. Seeing with Eyes Closed

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us? How do we recognize that Jesus is with us and among us? How do we learn to see the miracles all around us? The blessings in our lives? The signs God is giving us? We need to pay more attention to our inner eyes, our intuition, our super-natural ability to sense what we believe to be true, even if we cannot see it, or cannot prove it. How do we focus more with our inner eyes? Our spiritual eyes? Well, let’s think for a moment about some other things we do to “train” ourselves to be more aware ...

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