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3376. Let Familiarity Breed Contentment

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... fast as possible and looked at nothing but your shoes you would arrive at your destination much more quickly. Eventually, "because nobody cared the city slowly began to disappear" until soon "there was nothing to see at all" (118). The city's name? Reality. Although ... ] at the reciting of the Nicene Creed because you didn't want to bother turning pages to find them – and who cares anyway? · Discovered you really CAN sleep through an Eater sunrise service and have a leisurely shower, fresh coffee, and a real ...

3377. Someone to Watch over Me

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... image of the pyramid is a strange, disembodied eye gazing back at us. Although it is a familiar image, it still manages to convey a kind of creepiness. This image of the all-seeing eye of God is supposed to symbolize the deity special watchfulness and care over the founding of this novus ordor seclorum – this emerging new democratic experiment called the United States of America. The first time I learned about God's all-seeing eye was in Sunday school. The teacher who told us about the eye directed us to ...

3378. You've Got Mail!

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the crinkling sound of something being messed with brings her running, but opening the freezer door doesn't interest her at all. · Get out the can opener and she goes ballistic; grab the bottle opener, spatula, or potato peeler out of the same drawer and she could care less. Signe knows our every move, all our vocal tones, our daily schedule down to the minute. But strangely, Signe just doesn't "get" the concept of the telephone. If we're out of town and have the phone held down so she can hear our voice ...

3379. Who Let the Dogs Out?

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of the twenty-two children who lost a parent on Flight 93. Instead of spending the money coming in to her on her two kids and herself, she is putting the money into a Foundation that will take care of others' kids. Refrain: "Who Let the DOGS Out?" But be prepared, you Dogs you. You're going to get nipped. You're going to get bitten. Because mosquitoes like moist bodies most. There are 3000 mosquito species in the world, but almost all of them have a ravenous appetite ...

3380. The Spiritually Incorrect Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of hyphenated approximations. For example: Anyone whom we used to call handicapped or crippled we now carefully call differently-abled or challenged, veiling whatever the genuine limitations with a gauzy curtain of innuendo ... it goes. Since the word for spirit is pneuma or wind, I used to think this was a verse about the Spirit. But it's not. Read it again carefully. The verse ends with this: "so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." This verse is about those who lead Spirit-driven lives. If your life is ...

3381. Which Will It Be - the Silvered Cross or the Slivered Cross?

Matthew 17:1-13, Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , the a-religious, and the anti-religious, the likes of which has not been seen since Madonna recorded "Like A Virgin" (remember when we were shocked by that?). Whether you love Mel's movie, hate Mel's movie, are totally confused about Mel's movie, or could care less about Mel's movie, you can't ignore Mel's movie. Gibson's graphic depiction of the last twelve violent hours of Jesus' life, its excruciatingly up-close, lash-by-lash detail of the pain and suffering experienced by Jesus on his way to the cross ...

3382. Salted with Fire

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... raging in the west, the fires in the East went out completely. If you don't think you're dependent on fire, think again. Our flames today have another name: electricity. All the things human beings used fire for over millennia were transferred to the carefully contained fire that jets and jolts down the power lines and across the power grids of first-world countries. Where flames used to bring us light and heat, cook our food and warm our homes, we now use the incandescent flicker of electric fire. Orthodox ...

3383. Do You Have a GPS - A God Positioning System?

Galatians 3:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

It's impossible to travel "chic-ly" [stylishly] when you travel with children. I don't care how beautifully matched your luggage; I don't care how organized you pack. Even if you get your kids those cute little rolling suitcases, you will still arrive at your destination with a messy entourage of unpackables. Depending on the children's ages and infatuations, these may be stuffed animals (think Beanie Babies), cars and trucks (think Matchbox), or ...

3384. Show and Listen

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... century's most common experience of evangelists. As the US economy has slowed down to a sluggish crawl the hard sell intensity of our free market economy has picked up. Sellers don't know or care if you need their products, want their products, like their products, or hate their products. All they care about is making the sale. No wonder evangelism has a bad name among so many people. No wonder Stephen Carter, in his widely cited book Culture of Disbelief, observes that "The message of contemporary culture ...

3385. Maker's Mark

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . And her bracelet, that's her bracelet, it looks real nice on you, too. I'm really glad you like my presents," and when he left, she buried her head on her desk and cried. The next day, when the children came, Jean had begun to change. She had always cared for all the children, but now she especially did for those who needed help. Especially Teddy. She tutored him and put herself out for him. By the end of the year Teddy had caught up with a lot of the children, and was even ahead of some. Time passed and ...

3386. Not What We Expected

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... not the Messiah they expected. They expected a warrior king who would lead them to victory over their enemies. Instead they got a tiny babe in a manger in the tiny, obscure town of Bethlehem. If only they had read the prophecies of the coming Messiah with more care. There are no more beautiful words than those of Isaiah 11which foretells the coming of Christ. Here is part of what Isaiah had to say: “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. “The Spirit of the ...

3387. Wrestling for a Blessing

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

James McCormick

... lose a job, or we take on a new job. We experience divorce or difficulty in our family. We experience a terrorist attack or a natural disaster. A financial reversal comes to us. We or a loved one becomes ill. Someone close to us dies. Someone we care about betrays us or disappoints us. We are presented with an opportunity and our resources are inadequate. You could add to this list, but you know what I am talking about: something happens to shake us to our foundation. All of our trusted ways of coping are ...

3388. It Was for Us

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

James McCormick

... at what was happening during that time. He cried out in pain and thirst. He prayed. He gave his mother over to the care of his friend, John. He made a promise to one of the thieves. He forgave his executioners. And finally, he commended his spirit ... exhilarating, the most life-giving experience I know! At this moment I know that I am loved. I am forgiven. I am secure in the Father’s care. My life is of infinite worth. I know that, I know that because I am one for whom Christ has died. And so are you! I ...

3389. Two Worlds

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

James McCormick

... that’s not the whole picture. There are still many good, positive, hopeful dimensions to our world. There are caring people, helpful people, altruistic people. There are organizations and movements acting heroically for the larger good. If there ... do that. If we can, surely we must. Prayer: God, our Father, we are grateful for the good world you have made and entrusted to our care. We ask Your forgiveness for any part we have played in making it less than good. Give us a renewed vision of the world as You ...

3390. Lifelong Disciples

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... other Christian literature. They see their parents and grand-parents being loyal members of the church. They see them becoming more caring about others, more loving, more giving. And they are encouraged to do likewise. Children are great imitators. There’s no ... Each of us is issued the same 24 hours each day. We decide how to invest them. And the fact is, we find a way to take care of that which is important to us. We just do. And, the good news is that we’re not on our own in this. Jesus has promised ...

3391. Are You Getting Hymns Out of Your Lions?

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and drugs or whether it was more stressful to worry about keeping your kids safe from saber-toothed tigers and poisonous plants? You think road rage is a late 20th, early 21st century travel blight? Re-read Jesus' Good Samaritan story and note carefully what happened to the battered traveler. But stress has been USED by men and women throughout the ages as a platform for creativity and innovation. When stress is transformed into creative tension, there's made possible new ways of thinking, new ways of ...

3392. Lent 3

Jn 4:5-42 · Rom 5:1-11 · Ex 17:1-7 · Ps 95

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