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3176. Coping with Fear, Worry, and Anxiety

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... " as what I convincingly feel as certainty that brings healing. Often children are closer to reality than we adults are. In a little book of children’s "letters to God" there is this: "Dear God, If I was God I wouldn’t be as good at it. Keep it up. Michelle." Perhaps the world needs to realize this truth more deeply. Much of our overwhelming fear comes from our confused thinking about what is real. What is the nature of the universe? What is the character of God? Is not the universe solid? Was it not ...

3177. Overcoming Loneliness

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... from the lightning bug: The Lightning Bug is brilliant, But he hasn’t any mind; He flies about the universe With his headlight on behind. At this point, Dr. Schindler speaks again: "Lose a friend, seek a new one. Keep cheerful. Don’t gripe except when no one can hear you. Don’t keep talking about how tired you are. If you lack love and affection from others, give more than your share to others. If you lack creative expression, pursue a new interest as though your life depended upon it. If you lack ...

3178. Coping When It Seems Impossible

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... works! Behind Paul. we "look at that man on the cross and realize that behind the universe there is not a God who destroys the world but rather One who comes into it to reach out and try to make us healthy, to save us, to give us hope to keep going, who helps calm the storms and floods of our lives" (Dr. Henry Sawatzky). There is infinite comfort in a verse by Ernesto Cardenal: When the siren wails the last warning You will be with me. You will be my refuge My strength and deep shelter. It is strength to ...

3179. Why Fear Growing Old?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... . I have made and I will bear, even I will carry and deliver you." It seems amazing that the Master of the Universe should care so much, and make each of us this personal guarantee. All we have to do is to "hang in there" by faith, and keep on living with purpose. Face it thoughtfully - has he ever really let you down? "I have made and and I will bear." "A whole I planned, youth shows but half." God is not a little boy playing games, jumping thoughtlessly from one thing to another, never finishing anything ...

3180. And It Came To Pass

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... me; The mid-summer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay; But when I am happy in Him, December’s as pleasant as May.2 The Christian life is one whereby we live, not scatterbrained, but with a confidence that we are in God’s keeping. Neither do we say, as did William Ernest Henley, "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul." We live in trust. Ella Wheeler Wilcox expressed it: I will not doubt, though all my ships at sea Come drifting home with broken masts and sails ...

3181. The Remote

John 14:5-14

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... Who mentioned God? SUSAN: No one -- hey, I did! FLY: Do you believe in God? SUSAN: Not really. Well, maybe. There must be truth somewhere. There has to be. FLY: It would be nice, wouldn't it? SUSAN: But, God? Who believes in God anymore? FLY: You'd be surprised. Keep searching. You've made some great leaps forward. Don't stop now. (FLY PREPARES TO EXIT) SUSAN: Wait, where are you going? I need you. FLY: You don't need me. You can think on your own now. SUSAN: Hey, I can, can't I? FLY: (EXITING) You sure can ...

3182. The Way It Works

Mark 6:1-6

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... 's the way it works. That's the system. If it was good enough for Moses ... DANIEL: Unless you keep the law, and then you wouldn't sin at all. JOEL: But no one can do that. DANIEL: Some people claim they can, but we know they can't. We know human nature. ... No one can keep the law for a whole day, let alone a whole year. JOEL: So, we're all sinners without any hope of having our sins forgiven. NATHAN: And ...

3183. Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... will. Let me read this list to you. It's an account I have kept since we have been together. PETER: Aren't you the one to keep accounts. You mark down everything. I don't hold with your list -- your account. JAMES: That's because you know you'll come up short. I'll ... your mouth. Read on. PETER: "Peter sticks his foot in his mouth again." I'm tearing this out of here. JAMES: You just keep your big nose out of my business. PETER: "Who passed out the most bread and fish when feeding the five thousand: John -- ...

3184. The Home Under God

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... in the child to the very last. Even when the wonderful dreams that the father has dreamed for his son have turned out to be illusions, even nightmares, when the boy has brought sorrow and disgrace instead of joy and recognition, the father’s heart still keeps trusting and praying, still hoping for the best. The parental feeling is not a transitory and flickering emotion. It is strong and sturdy, and often the father’s faith in the son who has failed has made him exert every ounce of his strength to make ...

3185. The Priesthood of All Believers

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... the industrial executives and the labor leaders are Christians who act as Christians. But our witnessing is more than simply living the Christian life and exerting indirect influence. We also have the duty of conscious witnessing for Christ. A person who is consecrated to him cannot keep silent. Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. This duty no one can do for you. As Franklin Fry expressed it, "No one can love my wife for me, and likewise no one can bear witness to my Savior for me." This is ...

3186. The Shadow Ascending

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... , doctor, counselor, and maybe earns part of the income. She tries to do the impossible, and the guilt, bitterness, resentment, and hostility keep rolling. She feels pressure from society for not being a good wife and mother when she thinks of getting out. So no ... in a more redemptive direction as we all are, and also capable of resisting the offers, giving in to his fears, and keeping his more secure, proven methods for living and surviving. Number 5: Jesus asked Peter three times to feed his sheep. Earlier ...

3187. The Courage to Be Me

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... - off hours. King of the Hill is a very sophisticated game. One races to the top of a pile of sand and tries by force to keep everyone else down. The object of the game is simple: knock down someone else so that you can be on top. (It can be played in ... even his disciples scattered after the crucifixion, thinking all was lost. Success by the standards of our culture may not be in keeping with triumphant Christian living. I may have many failures, without being a failure! As Paul put it in his letter to the ...

3188. No Fifth Wheels in God’s Economy

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... person’s total good, but are seeking our own fantasy that we superimpose on the reality of what we actually could be enjoying with another. The key to the solution, I think, lies not in withdrawal, not in trying to love less in order to keep the relationship from getting confused erotically or otherwise, but in trying to love more, to love someone in a way that allows them to be open to us transparently without manufactured expectations polluting the relationship. Love is not a zero-sum game, in which the ...

3189. Be At Peace With One Another

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Brett Blair

... peace in our lives because we destroy the weak among us: Jesus all these children, poor people, sick, and widowed who are following you, we are keeping them away so we can get your work done. And third, we do not have peace in our lives because we will not let go of ... from God's panoramic viewpoint. The psalmist was right when he wrote, "Who can discern his own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me." (Psalm 19:12-13). How are you doing in the ...

3190. Lord, I Want To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... had sight, yet they failed to see. They were blind as to the meaning of the events that were happening around them. This blindness effected their behavior. Look what they did. They tried to keep this poor beggar from coming to Jesus. I don't know why. I don't know if they knew why! But they did. They tried to keep young children from seeing him. We expect such actions from the Pharisees and the Sadducees. But these were the disciples the men who genuinely loved him. It was not until the stone was rolled ...

3191. Why Prophets Get Under Our Skin

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... in front of it to appear as leaders, but not prophets. Politicians may speak with a forked tongue and out of both sides of their mouths, but not prophets. They tell it like it is, like it or not. And we usually don't. That's why we scorn them, keep them in the wilderness or lock them up or kill them if they get too close. Let's kill the prophet Elijah, said Queen Jezebel to King Ahab nine centuries before Christ. Go back down south and preach there, the high priest Amaziah told the lonely and rustic Amos ...

3192. A Little Robe

1 Samuel 2:12-26, 1 Samuel 1:21-28, 1 Samuel 2:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... does the little sustaining things for a child in the name of love. Parents will know later what this teaches a child. So be of good courage, you who are a parent, for being a parent is a holy trust. Collect We have come to worship God who keeps on hoping. We rejoice in God who encourages us to believe the way of compassion will endure. In the name of Christ. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Sometimes being a parent is hard, God. Sometimes it seems impossible to do what is best or to say the right thing. Sometimes ...

3193. Praying for a Whole New World

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

William G. Carter

... set in before I have my hay hauled in for some winter feeding. I don’t know a single person on the land who uses the idea of “next year” as an excuse not to keep on reading the earth, not to look for the signs that mean you’ve got to get out and do the field work when the time is right.” Jesus said, “Keep watch over the fig tree and all the trees. Suddenly they sprout leaves and you know the summer is around the bend. In the same way, watch for signs that the kingdom of God is ...

3194. When the Word Comes to the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Annas and Caiaphas led the religious life for the entire country of Israel. Wouldn’t we expect the Lord to speak to people like them? After all, they serve in the Temple. They light the candles and fiddle with the paraments. They devote their lives to keeping God’s commandments and translating them into proper religious deeds. Yet the Word did not go to them. The very message of God’s impending arrival was not entrusted to the priests in the Temple. How can we explain it? I don’t know. It frightens ...

3195. The Kind of People Whom God Chooses

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... as many fish as we could, so that God alone can sort out the good and the bad, and ultimately God alone can decide what to keep and what to throw back. For our part, we are called upon to throw out the net as far as we can, and then see what happens ... the Cowboys?” Dr. Hubbard sized him up and responded, “Son, I don’t know if you have the size to play professional football. But keep at it, for you never know what might happen.” By the time he sank his final putt, Dr. Hubbard was feeling a little ...

3196. What Are Spiritual Gifts For?

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and the other side with the soft “loops” like the fabric of his pants. The result was VELCRO® brand hook and loop fasteners, named for the French words “velour” and “crochet.” Most of us are grateful for Velcro. It easily brings things together and keeps them secure. Yet it is not the bringing together of disparate parts that is the wonder of Velcro. One might say that since it was invented nearly sixty years ago it was a “mute idol” for much of its life. Its invention certainly solved a ...

3197. In, But Not Of, The World

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... wrote, we may be less prone to work only for ourselves. After all, as aliens we can never make the world our own, just as a Hebrew could never have become the Babylonian Emperor. To the degree that we don’t get sucked into the world, and keep on being Christian in our outlook, we will not so readily get lured into the world’s power games. Society needs people like that. A community’s health depends on some checking of individual egoism in order to comprehend the interests of others and enlarge areas ...

3198. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... world on the sins of others, like Adam and Eve. You and I are sinning too. Any perfect people here? Insofar as you and I keep on sinning, do what we do to satisfy our own egos and not what our neighbors need, we are contributing to all the problems in ... in some that are yet to come. The object which this light brings us most immediately to know is ourselves....6 The Holy Spirit keeps you from falling back into bondage by getting you in touch with the brand new creature that God has made you to be. Like ...

3199. Why Earthly Powers Need No Longer Enslave

Daniel 7:15-28, Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... love. Do not let the earthly powers ever do anything that contradicts justice, the Word of God, and God’s love. When that happens, that loving God of ours will take our freedom and use it in the work of setting everyone free. Though earthly power tries to keep people down, we have a God who will prevail in the end and wants to lift up and crown (with freedom and justice) everyone who has been “sinking down.”13 1. Westermann, p. 265; Childs, p. 615. 2. For these views I am indebted to the insights of ...

3200. Changing Seasons, Constant Love

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... . You can see that for yourselves. You can see that in every cross. You can see that in your own life. The summer is past. The seasons are changing. Time is moving. The one whose love heals and soothes and makes us whole gives us a new chance to keep those promises and follow through on those good intentions and make those dreams come true and see those hopes come to pass. Friends, we have been saved. The news is good. I know it is so. There is a balm in Gilead. Hallelujah! 1. Interview with Anne McCracken ...

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