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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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3251. Lent 4

Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 · 1 Cor 1:18-31 · 2 Cor 5:17-21 · Isa 12:1-6 · Jos 5:9-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... a loving Father waiting for you? Have you had that experience or are you still running away from God? B. Are you the elder son? You feel the same way about the other sinners. You do not appreciate God's taking them back with a party. You have been in church all your ... of life. And you are not interested in the congregation's program of evangelism. C. Are you like the Father? Do you honestly feel about sinners as God does? Are you glad when a sinner sees his error and comes back? Do you love the sinner, and ...

3252. Sunday of the Passion

Lk 22:14--23:56 · Isa 50:4-7 · Php 2:6-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... -35. Jesus sent two Disciples to bring him a colt ("ass" in Matthew) upon which he could ride into Jerusalem. This is probably the humblest animal available. To this day we use "ass" or "Jackass" to heap scorn on people. You may consider yourself an ass and thus feel unworthy of being a servant of Christ. Even if you are an ass, Christ can use you. During the Medieval period, a young man with not too many brains was examined for the priesthood. His examiner was in despair and told him that he was so stupid ...

3253. Proper 9

Matthew 11:25-30

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... who can help us - the person of God who stands with us in the experiences of life. People: We thank you for your invitation, and we come to you, Lord Jesus. Assistant: Jesus said, "Take my yoke and put it on you." People: How often we feel confined in the yokes of peer pressure, of corporate practice, of societal expectations, of angers and defeats. Pastor: Jesus, our Master, we pray to receive your yoke, that we may find ourselves striving to live with you at our side, recognizing your strength to move us ...

3254. First Sunday in Lent

Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-21, Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 2:4-25

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... his victory may become ours, and our wills may become yours. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We have learned to accept temptation's power without feeling a sense of guilt, Father. It surrounds us like the atmosphere, and we let it become the breath that sustains our life. But such life does not grow, and we feel close to death. Forgive us for our ignorance of the truth of temptation's power to kill, and for not experiencing victory over temptation through Christ. In his name we ...

3255. Jesus' Invitation To Drink Living Water

John 3:1-21

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... emptiness with your love; that in drinking freely your water of life, we may know the joy of true worship and righteous living. We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior. Amen. Prayer of Confession Worship almost becomes a habit, Father; and we do not feel our spiritual thirst is quenched. It is too easy for us to go through our ritual of worship, and contiue in a lifestyle of sin. Forgive us for worship which is artificial, preventing us from drinking the life-giving water of salvation. Reveal our sins to ...

3256. Lent 5

Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, Romans 8:1-17

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... Jesus raised Lazarus from death, showing us that death is not beyond the hope of resurrection. People: We are strengthened in our faith by Christ's power to raise the dead to life. We believe we shall live with him. Collect Eternal God: In the fear and grief we feel at death, you have come with the hope of life through your Son. Prepare us in our hearts for the joy and certainty of being raised into eternity by the power of your Son who is the resurrection and the life. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of ...

3257. Monday in Holy Week

Isaiah 42:1-9, Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-11

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... . Amen. Prayer of Confession We are people with emotions, Father, but we are afraid our emotions will conflict with our intelligence. So our devotion is controlled by what we think rather than by what we feel. Forgive us for love we have felt, but which we suppressed. Forgive us for love we have expressed, but which we did not feel in our hearts. Strengthen us by your Spirit to be honest and sincere in our devotion to your Son, that faith may not become a passive religious ritual. In his name we pray. Amen ...

3258. Walk in Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

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... good hunting. The boy stayed for a minute, then he left them, stood in the corner, and stared and stared at that picture. He had the most forlorn look on his face. I wondered, what light is going on in that boy’s life today? What is he starting to feel today that he never felt before? What is it about killing the buck that has so struck this young man? Was there some rust burned off his iron that day? Some tarnish rubbed off the gold? Or did he grow a little rusty? Was his gold tarnished that day? Left ...

3259. What God Sees

Isaiah 58:1-14

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... lived. Leipzig was not to be outdone by the other German cities in welcoming these refugees. So moved by their plight and thus inspired to arouse public sympathy on their behalf, Bach composed a contata based on this lesson from Isaiah. The feeling in this passage is exile, abandonment, and persecution for religious identity and belief. The need is for restoration. Once home, lands, church, and familiar surroundings are no more, asked the prophet, what does God give us to nourish identity, rebuild our homes ...

3260. Six Cloudy Days

Exodus 24:1-18

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... turning to a golden calf and worshiping it. God had to take their leader and isolate him for six cloudy days before they were ready for God’s new Word. God works like this often. He sends us into our cloudy days. The feeling is cold. We can’t move as we once did. We feel the rain like daggers in our hearts. Then God issues his summons - to do something, to learn something, to hear what we need to hear, something we have forgotten, something that will be a surprise. I have walked twice in clouds. Once as ...

3261. Remember Toward the Future John M. Cobb

Exodus 12:1-30

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... chew on tree trunks. Crazy behavior, isn’t it? But, if you know that something essential is missing, and can’t be gotten just by normal eating, then that funny behavior makes sense! Thus, today, people are searching also in the past because there is the feeling that something from the past is missing. And - this thing becomes more serious. Familiar to some of you, I’m sure, is our Provincial Archives. That is, in Edmonton, that place where they have all of these old documents. And it is fact that in ...

3262. An Easier Way?

Matthew 16:21-28

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... conversation took a sharp turn, and Jesus' teaching went a different direction from what I'd ever heard. Jesus began talking about suffering. He began speaking about places and people who'd be his end, his very death. Jerusalem, the big city. Elders, priests, scribes. I could feel a creeping panic within me. What in the world was Jesus saying? I thought to myself, "To be 'Christ' doesn't mean this! Messiahs don't die! At least not in my book! They save people, but not this way." At one point I could stand ...

3263. A Protecting Grace

Matthew 18:15-20

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Glenn L. Borreson

... -carrier may simply be a variation on the mind-reader. This person secretly loves being hurt because it gives him a weapon to use against others. He has discovered that being hurt gives him power over people. He can keep them guessing. He can make them feel bad. Why get rid of the hurt when it means this much? Forgiveness, should it come, would spoil so much demonic pleasure. Another common trap is the gossiper. The gossiper tells everyone but the one who should be told. She will not speak to her neighbor ...

3264. Sixth Sunday of Easter

John 14:15-21, Acts 17:22-31, 1 Peter 3:13-22

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... are critical of our faith; that with a clear conscience, we may demonstrate the grace by which you have redeemed us from our unrighteousness. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We enjoy the fellowship of Christian friends, Father, because we feel strengthened in our faith. But when we are offended by those who do not share our faith, we are not only hurt, but often we become angry. Forgive us for our unkind attitudes toward those who ridicule us, or make us uncomfortable. Keep us ...

3265. Seventh Sunday of Easter

John 17:1-11, Acts 1:6-14, 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11

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... suffer because of their faith: Make firm our faith; that our witness will be sure, and any suffering due to our witness will not weaken our faith. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are not being persecuted as was the early church, Father; so we feel safe in our faith. But we resist the unkindness of society; and we protect ourselves from being hurt by those who do not share our faith. And in our defense, we deny our faith. Forgive us for weakening, instead of growing, when we ...

3266. Proper 5

Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Genesis 22:1-19

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... God, and have called us to be your children. Give us the faith to let you be our God, and the commitment to live as your children; that we may experience the blessing of a close relationship with you. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We feel your prodding, Lord, for us to let go and let you be our God. But life has such a grip on us that we find it difficult to come in full surrender to you. Forgive our shallow commitment when we give you only lip service. Give us the strength ...

3267. Sharing Your Safety

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Children's Sermon

... safe boat. When Noah and his family boarded the boat, they had no idea how long they would be living on it, but they knew it was safe because they had plenty of food and they had each other. The ark was their home. Do you feel safe in your home? (Let them answer.) I feel safe in my home. But, how would you like to spend 562 days in your house without going out side? You could not go to school, church, or the store. You would forget what a park or your friend’s house looked like. Noah and his ...

3268. Weightlifting

Matthew 11:25-30

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... a moment of silence, he let out a deep sigh. When I asked him what the sigh meant he said, "I feel better now." Isn't that strange? The man's problems were still there. I had done nothing but what a friend can do on such occasions. I gave him no sage ... advice and offered no answers. Yet he said, "I feel better now," and I know that he meant it. What my friend had done was to let some of his burden go. His yoke had been ...

3269. No Weedless Garden

Matthew 13:24-30

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Richard L. Thulin

... condition in which the Church exists. I think I am learning not to get angry about it nor to feel discouraged. I know that we never have to pretend that we are something other than what we are and we don't have to spend our time judging one another. All in all ... , I guess I feel a great sense of relief." As he left my office he added a closing word. "Someday," he said, "the field will be free of weeds. ...

3270. God of the Ordinary

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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... others come smiling, seeming to almost stroll, to a chancel rail to receive God's grace. Others come solemnly, quietly, subdued, and resolute. Conversion may be an intensely emotional experience, but if it is not, it is no less genuine and real. You see, how we feel, or act, or re-act, is unimportant. It is still God, all God! Conversion is, after all, the grace of God which is constantly being offered to us, and on the basis of our repentance and faith, we receive it unto ourselves. It is said that when ...

3271. Communion Is Reformed

Luke 22:7-38

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... breakdown. The clock had just been finished and placed on the store shelf with two older clocks on either side. One was an old table top clock which was very negative about life. To the new young clock, he said, "So, you're just starting out in life ... I feel sorry for you. Just think for a bit and see how many ticks lay ahead of you. You'll never make it! You'd better stop now." The new clock took the advice and began counting the ticks: "Each second requires two ticks which means 120 per minute, 172 ...

3272. Communion Is Remembering

Luke 22:7-38

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... body. Tom gave his life for his friends. From that day to this I have carried his dog tags in my pocket. Whenever I touch them, I remember his loving sacrifice for me, how he died so I might live. My fellow believers, in a very similar way, when we feel the bread of Holy Communion in our hands and taste the wine on our lips, we should remember the sacrificial death of our Lord Jesus Christ - how he died so we might live, how he suffered the penalty and punishment of our sins so that we would be set free ...

3273. Communion Is Remedial

Matthew 9:1-8

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... sick with sin who come to the Great Physician for healing and strength. We are a house of unworthy servants who come to our gracious master for help. Never let anything prevent your coming to Holy Communion - especially not your feeling of unworthiness - because implicit in that feeling is an acknowlegement of your sin ... a recognition of your disease. And the proper diagnosis of a disease is the first step toward healing. Yes, sin is what's eating all of us, and only Jesus Christ, the Great Physician ...

3274. The Servant’s Credentials

Matthew 23:1-39

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... decision of others to pursue church occupations. Why do I share this incident with you? I share it as an illustration of the Church’s investment in a qualified and caring cadre of pastors, deaconesses and lay professional leaders. I share it today because I feel it illustrates our text from Matthew’s gospel and some of the practical consequences of that text. Be not like those who do not practice what they preach, Jesus said; the ones who do everything just so people will see them, who love to be the ...

3275. Promise or Threat?

Matthew 24:1-35

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... the hopelessness of your situation? Will you be strong enough in faith? What will become of your loved ones? Is this to be the reward of a life of faith in Jesus Christ? Now, one last effort of imagination. Given those circumstances, given that feeling of longing and a desperate desire for a better world, would it not be possible, even probable, that the sincerest prayer in your heart would be, "Even so, Lord Jesus, come; come quickly? Return now, Lord, and set the world right; deliver your people from ...

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