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351. Two Women

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... her some counsel. "So in those days Mary arose and went off with haste to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zechariah." As soon as she enters the door, Elizabeth's baby "leaps in her womb." Elizabeth greets her with, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!" Elizabeth will give birth to John the Baptist. Mary will give birth to Jesus. So even in the womb, John gives deference to Jesus. John will become the one who "prepares the way of the Lord." But ...

352. You Will Never Walk Alone

Luke 24:13-20, 25-26, 28-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... that nobody wanted to take. To their amazement they discovered that God accompanied them on that trip, too. That is why the psalmist sings, Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? And whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend into heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea [that is to say, at the extremities of this life], even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. That is ...

353. Building Our Foundation on God

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... have a difficult time choosing one suitable replacement from all these master creations. The chief priest then began the selection process by standing behind each ark and casting his die to see which one the Lord would choose. One by one these beautiful works of art were rejected. Then the high priest stood behind Joseph's ark. Joseph was a poor carpenter, with limited ability, but he was greatly devoted to God. His ark was quite simple, a box of pine wood with brass hinges attached to a top covering. To ...

354. Go to Heaven?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... the love of God in her smile and eyes. That meal gave them the hope to carry on. You were being a peacemaker, Stephen." And I will bow my head and worship Jesus! "Lord, I didn't know what you were doing through me. Blessed art thou, O God! And blessed art people through your Word and Spirit in ministry through your servants!" For those who are empty, Jesus is our fullness. And for those around us, we are conduits - God pours out his blessings through us. What we receive we pass along - mercy and peace and ...

355. So You Want to Be in the Lead?

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... In fact, God promises that when we go to the front, when we move to a future-forward, future-friendly mode, God will already be there, God will be, as God promised to Moses, "standing there in front of you" (verse 6). Leadership is the art of catching up to God; the art of finding and following what God is already doing. But carpe manana has some serious side-effects, as the 12 Moon Men discovered and as Moses discovers in today's text. It means first of all not getting everything right: we're calling them ...

356. Unchained Melody

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... was On Heretics: Whether They Should Be Persecuted and How They Are To Be Treated, and the other, which wasn't published in his lifetime, but which was by far the better book, is called On the Art of Doubting and Being Certain, Of Not Knowing and Never Knowing (De Arte Dubitandi et Confidendi, Ignorandi et Sciendi , Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought, 29 [Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1981]). Church historian Brian Gerrish tells Castellio's story and excerpts his unpublished book. In it Castellio poses to ...

357. Don't Be a Turkey (Thanksgiving)

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... . He took time to actually say "thank you" to God. There’s an old proverb that goes, "The thankful person tastes his joy twice." She or he tastes it when it happens and tastes it again in speaking about it. If we go to an art gallery and view a beautiful work of art, or go to the movies and watch a movie that really moves us, part of the joy and wonder of those experiences is expressing our gratitude and appreciation for the gifts of the artist. We’re not meant to keep gratitude and appreciation bottled ...

358. Hands On

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... an artistic representation of divinity, Soren's attention was suddenly snagged by one different picture. "Oh cool," she exclaimed gleefully, "Look Daddy, Jesus is throwing a Frisbee in this one!" Soren had spied a Rembrandt etching (now in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art) that depicted Jesus in the midst of his "temple tantrum." In it there is no halo surrounding Jesus' head. But there is one around his hand, which is holding the whip. Although she had no idea what a disc of gold around Jesus' head ...

359. House of Jesus

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . In this session, you'll identify characteristics of the House of Jesus and discover how to implement them into your ministry. As Robert Shaw was not the first to point out, in medieval times the church saved the arts; however, in postmodern times, the arts just might save the church. Introduction: The high fashion industry is organized according to houses. · House of Dior · House of Valentino · House of Versace · House of Givenchy · House of Gucci · House of Jean Paul Gaultier · House of Faberge ...

360. Murphy's Law and Messiah's Law

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for His own pleasure. What greater privilege could there be?" (Edward Knippers, "The Old, Old Story" in It Was Good Making Art to the Glory of God, ed. Ned Bustard [Baltimore, MD: Square Halo Books, 2000], 103.) Look within. Look at your motives ... He realized that he would never produce the whole tree, the whole glory of God. -Tim Keller, "Why We Need Artists," in It Was Good Making Art to the Glory of God, ed. Ned Bustard (Baltimore, MD: Square Halo Books, 2000), 87. All that you and I get is a leaf. That's ...

361. The Devil Takes Visa

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to be normalized? Who wants to be normalized? Do YOU? Is the push towards more and more eXtreme sports an attempt to be normalized? Is the "it-hurts-just-to-look-at-it" fixation on body-piercing an attempt to be normalized? Is the fingernail-to-toenail tattooed body-art an attempt to be normalized? Is the busier, healthier, "I'm-as-young-as-I-feel" lifestyle of the now 70-something Builder generation an attempt to be normalized? It seems almost as if the only way to fit in today is by standing out. The only ...

362. ASAP

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... minutes of every day. In the 19th century, when letter writing was both a cultural mandate and an art-form, separated family members, business partners, missionaries, or soldiers might have written faithfully every day. But it ... Message Service (SMS), they've translated the Lord's Prayer into shorthand so you can read it on your phone. The opening, "Our Father, who art in heaven," has been shortened to "dad@hvn" and "hallowed be thy name" is now "urspshl." The entire prayer has been shortened enough to fit ...

363. Warts and All

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... them. Our warts and weaknesses, our thorny thickets of imperfection and imbecilities, can become display windows which depict the story of divine love being worked out in us. In the last decade or so the ancient art of tattooing has become amazingly popular. What used to be an art form reserved for tough military types, leather-wrapped biker gangs, or primitive tribal warriors has become a major fashion accessory for everyone from professional athletes and hot movie stars to computer nerds and prom queens ...

364. Transmission

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a big deal at the Sweet house. Most importantly, we're both now busily thrusting these family traditions onto our own children so that, some day, they too can slit their fingers and mutter sweet nothings under their breath for making the art of grapefruit carving a sacred family tradition. Our consolation is this: as one day our kids suck their stinging fingers, our children will also be remembering their mother and father, their grandparents and great-grandparents, the special family moments and meals that ...

365. All God's Children Can Dance

Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... them.] To feel the music we have to get out there, and put ourselves in joy's way. One author who has written on the art and practice of blessing notes that, "A person on a spiritual path certainly a person on the path of blessing needs to put himself ... way we create happiness; instead, we discover it by making ourselves available to it, by getting in its path." (David Spangler, Blessing: The Art and the Practice [New York: Riverhead Books, 2001], 121.) Are you ready to step out into Joy's way? Joy's Way is ...

366. In Life Nothing Works but the Impossible

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... tell me---- a new kind of human is "impossible" in an old kind of world. I say: Impossible is nothing. In Paradise Lost, the disciples of Jesus settle for nothing less than Paradise Regained. Politics may be called the “art of the possible.” But religion is the art of the impossible. Jesus’ true kind of humans are people who refuse to conform to the limits of the possible: they practice immoderate, intemperate, odd, double, dare dreams--like love your enemies, overcome evil with good, die to yourself ...

367. Only Christ Can Save

John 14:1-4

Illustration

William C. Martin

Some pastors fall into the trap of feeling that their job is to rescue people. But only Christ can save. Perhaps the best thing ministers can do is grasp their own salvation, and share that experience with others. Writes William C. Martin in The Art of Pastoring: Your task is impossible. Consider the demands: 'Show us God.' 'Tell us what God wants.' 'Lead us to God.' If you think you can do these things, you are already deceived. But you CAN find your own soul and perhaps show others how to do that. To ...

368. Never Let Them See You Sweat (Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... for the different roles they will play. One plays "Joshua" the Hebrew version of "Jesus," while the others adopt the role of the various disciples and the Virgin Mary is in drag. When they come to the passion scene, they give it a homosexual twist. Pontius Pilate asked, "Art thou the king of the queers?" To which Joshua responds, "Thou sayest." I make it plain, without any apology, when a society will put on that kind of play, defend that kind of play, and pay to see that kind of play, we have sunk to our ...

369. What to Remember When You're Having a Bad Hair Day

Romans 8:28

Sermon

James Merritt

... States Senate, and I close with this prayer: Oh God, our Heavenly Father, restore our faith in the ultimate triumph of Thy plan for the world Thou hast made. In spite of re-present difficulties, reassure us that Thou art still in control. When we become frustrated and give up, remind us that Thou art holding things together waiting, and working, and watching. When we make mistakes, help us to remember that Thou dost not give up on us. Forbid it, Lord, that we should give up on Thee, and forget that all ...

370. The True Feng Shui Life

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Why “feng shui?” I don’t know about you, but when I think of “feng shui” I think of some high-priced New Age interior decorator who is going to turn my creative chaos into uncluttered simplicity. And feng shui is a 4,000-year-old Chinese art form whereby you supposedly rearrange spaces to maximize happiness, good health, even riches. Today in Hong Kong, there are 10,000 feng shui teachers, and it’s hard to find a Hong Kong resident who isn’t a believer in feng shui, whether they can afford to ...

371. Toward the Cross

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... for many, so that through the blood of his cross, we might be saved. Another lasting impression out of our all-too-brief week in Italy, in all those incredible churches and all that unbelievably beautiful art, was all that blood! In the graphic literalism of so much of the Middle Ages and Renaissance art, there are crucifixes covered in blood—blood spurting from Jesus' side and dripping from his hands and feet—and to our sophisticated 21st century tastes, quite frankly, it's all just too much. We are ...

372. On the Mountainside

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... . This simple prayer calls us to look beyond ourselves, beyond the petty boundaries of our puny lives, and to get in touch with the wonder and grandeur of the God to whom we pray, to turn to: 1. THE GOD WHO IS THERE...IN HEAVEN. "Our Father, who art in heaven" Going through my files, I came across notes from a conversation I heard on WJR in 1982 with Goldie Norton, at that time the President of the Wham-O Corporation. In touting her company's primary product, she actually sounds as if she was talking about ...

373. From Father Failure to Divine Father

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... an illusion as the world has going and that it produces some remarkable results. Think alone of the music, art, and literature this illusion has produced for the world, not to mention the businesses, churches, scholars, publications, colleges, seminaries, ... forces and reproductive miracle, but man shapes, cultivates, and organizes the life. That is true in gardens, in literature, music, art, politics, and religion. The world is a cooperative effort between man and God. Man, in false pride, takes all the ...

374. Weaving the Spirit’s Trail

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Spaniards introduced the long-fibered, silky-fleeced “churro” sheep with its exquisite wool, the Navajo weavers found the art in their craft. The Navajo weavers had long borrowed the designs and patterns from their Pueblo neighbors. But ... Woman.” Weaving the blankets that kept their people warm, dry, and protected was a sacred skill. As Navajo weavers perfected their art and artistry, they developed the tradition of the “Spirit trail” or the “weaver’s path.” The “Spirit-trail” is created by ...

375. Is Your Christmas Spirit a Controlled Substance?

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ll say anything as you say, sir, for I knows it’s good.” So Little Jo gathers all his remaining strength to say this prayer being taught to him by Woodcourt: “OUR FATHER.” “Our Father! yes, that’s very good, sir.” “WHICH ART IN HEAVEN.” “Art I Heaven—is the light a-coming, sir?” “It is close at hand. HALLOWED BE THY NAME!” “Hallowed by-thy-“ The light is come upon the dark benighted way. The child is dead. from Charles Dickens, Bleak House (Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1994), 595 ...

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