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351. Nose Hairs And Disney

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Sermon

Mary Austin

... to each other. Each one of us is a member of this same body, and we are meant to see each other with compassion. In their book Proof, Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones tell the story of Timothy’s daughter. She had been adopted by ... do, or what we produce. We are members of this body because we belong to Christ. All of us. We are meant to see each other with compassion, the way God sees each one of us, and all of us. Even the nose hairs. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Prayer: Patient God, we are slow to ...

352. The Steady March Forward

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... that needed to hear his word. “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent,” he told them (Luke 4:43). People wanted him to stay for many reasons. He was a man of compassion, and he was a man of power. Put those two traits together and you get miracles of healing and tenderness. They weren’t used to being treated like that by anyone with authority. The miracles, however, weren’t his main purpose. After he had taught them, he moved on ...

353. Have Your ID Ready

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “Are you the one who is to come . . .?”, Jesus could have said, “Yes, I’m him!” He could have performed some jaw-dropping miracle or sent an angel to bust John out of prison to prove it was true. Instead, he pointed to God’s presence and compassion among the sick, the disabled and the poor. He gave John a glimpse of the coming kingdom of God. Even better, he gave John a glimpse of God’s heart. In essence, Jesus was saying, “Can you trust God is working all things for the good even when God ...

354. Get Ready

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... what is right and good and just. In the meantime, remember, we don’t know what the future may hold but we know Who holds the future and we know God’s counting on all His people to be like Master Sgt Roddie Edmonds, with a strong moral compass by which all people one day can be guided into the Kingdom of God. 1. C. Thomas Hilton, The Clergy Journal, Jan. 1999, p. 8. 2. Fred B. Craddock, Craddock Stories (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2001). 3. futuristupdate@wfs.org. 4. The main source for this material ...

355. Will God Be With Us?

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... replied, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” In spite of their unfaithfulness, in spite of their sins, God shows them mercy and compassion. And God does the same thing for us today, even though we don’t deserve it any more than they do. God’s character never changes. That is why more than 1,400 years after God led the ...

356. The Rant

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... be haughty instead of compassionate, how to look down their noses at others and criticize their lives. Often, the “lessons” we learn from our heroes can be hard to break. In today’s world, we need to be careful about whom we emulate. Do we act in love and compassion? Or do we act with distaste and arrogance toward others? Do we show mercy to those in need? Or do we distance ourselves from them? Do we learn love, or do we learn to hate? We must rely on Jesus and our “saints” to guide us, those with ...

357. Schadenfreude

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the man with the withered man, their chests puffed up with pride, and judged him as inferior to themselves. That’s not what (or who) Jesus saw. Jesus saw a man suffering and felt compelled to heal him. For that’s what God does. God loves. God heals. God shows compassion. God shows mercy. God does not care what day it is or what laws we make up to keep ourselves apart from others. God cares about how we love, how we care, and how we cherish the lives of others. How do you decide what is right? How do you ...

358. The Legacy

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... set the direction, set the pace, call the shots, and make the rules. For Jesus, this was the primary problem with the Pharisaic and Temple system of his time. It was all about rules and not about people. All about order and not about compassion. All about status and elevating one’s self, and not about leveling the playing field and elevating others. With his elevation of children, women, foreigners, and those rejected and cast aside, Jesus was making a radical statement about the meaning of leadership. To ...

359. Good News

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God spared Isaac! This would be the later site of Solomon’s Temple, and the later Temple in Jerusalem (now covered over by the Dome of the Rock). The threshing floor had become a symbol for many, not of God’s retribution, but of God’s grace, favor, compassion, and salvation of the people of Israel! A place in which the power of death had been “stayed” by God’s own decision! What we need to understand is that the All Powerful God has the right in any circumstance to create or destroy at will. But ...

360. When Self-esteem Gets Out Of Hand

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... of my humility more acceptable to God than letting my self-esteem get out of hand? But can I identify myself with the tax collector? Surely I am not that bad. I do consider myself a person of integrity. I am honest, and I do have some measure of compassion for others. But wait a minute. Now I am sounding dangerously like the Pharisee who paraded his virtues. I think I will go stand with the tax collector and join him in his simple prayer. "God, be merciful to me, a sinner." For while I may not be exactly ...

361. Lent 4

Psalm 32:1-11, Joshua 5:1-12, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... a slave because he was working to deserve the father's riches. He did not see the opportunity to live in the father's presence as a real celebration of life and joy. Gospel gives joy and celebration. Gospel makes a person aware of the compassion, mercy, and grace of God. Law leads to resentment and bitterness. God is feared because one would be punished and disinherited for any sin. God is then seen as an angry and severe father. 3. Rebellion Against Love. Both sons rebelled against the father. They did ...

362. Proper 10

Luke 10:25-37, Colossians 1:1-14, Amos 7:10-17, Psalm 82:1-8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... to a summary of the law. He told a story in which a person was called to act. Words are important. They help us to articulate how we should act. But words alone are not sufficient. The words must be translated into acts of mercy and compassion. The priest and the Levite as well as the lawyer could give good answers to questions about the law. They knew the creeds but lacked the deeds that translated into operational terms. Ceremonies and rituals can help prepare us for service. They shape attitudes and ...

363. The Man With Two Umbrellas

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

William L. Self

... acquire a dignified stride and a certain stateliness of demeanor, and I believe that is also true of preachers of the gospel. Understanding that one is called and an acknowledgement of that call give a compass that guides the Christian leader in his intellectual journey. It is an aimless life that does not have this compass. The Bible is filled with accounts of God calling people in a special way and to a peculiar service. Those who are called of God stand in the best biblical tradition. God called Moses ...

364. Too Light A Thing

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... earth." People say "charity should begin at home," and that is surely correct. Our problem is that so often it ends there. The person or the church with the world view, with the cosmic view, is so filled with compassion for others, that the people close at hand end up being beneficiaries of that same compassion. It doesn't automatically work the other way around. There are some of you here today who are feeling totally overwhelmed by life right now. I know that. And the issues for some of you are not light ...

365. In The Eyes of God

Isaiah 20:1-5

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... him, we also can do more than see others as the world sees them. We can strive to see others as God would see them. It won't be so easy to write them off. We'll see each other with a significantly greater degree of humility, of compassion, of empathy, of tolerance and acceptance. That's a wisdom we apply not only to individuals but also to groups -- blacks, whites, Mexicans, the old, the young, the poor, the rich, any group of people we are tempted to label together. Who are each of these persons really ...

366. You Can Be A Livesaver

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... dead "in a ditch by the side of the road." It so happened as time passed that a priest and later a Levite saw the wounded traveler but "passed by on the other side ... But at last there came that way a Samaritan, and when he saw him he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds. And he put him on his horse and took him to an inn. Giving money to the innkeeper, he charged that the man should be tended, and if any additional money were needed, it should be put on his account." Then ...

367. Week One Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... things? We know so many things that are more powerful than we and so many people who are more intelligent than ourselves. Maybe we can imagine the divinity of God as all love or all compassion. I think this gets us closer for we can relate better to this understanding of God. We have all loved and been loved. We all try to show compassion. The best definition I have ever heard for divinity, at least the one that seems to make sense and in which I can participate is this: to the extent that I am able to live ...

368. Broadway

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... we hear him say to his father, "Look, I never once disobeyed you; yet you have never given me a goat that I might have a feast with my friends." But take a closer look at this older brother. There's a meanness and jealousy and a total lack of compassion in this so-called "good" young man's heart! To be sure he has never left home, not even without the American Express Card! But his heart is like a piece of ice. His "Broadway" may not be the bright lights of self-seeking pleasure, but he travels a road ...

369. The Second Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

... can forgive sins.Jesus unabashedly asserted his status as God incarnate. Notice what he said. She was saved through faith, not through love. Many scholars think the woman may have already met Jesus, believed in him, and asked his forgiveness. In his grace and compassion, he offered forgiveness; by faith she accepted his gift. Now she was a new person, able to demonstrate her response of love. She could go in peace: peace with God, peace in her own heart. The story is charged with emotion. Jesus' correction ...

370. Who Lives In You?

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... care for the sick and proclaim God's Word." Who lives in you? The answer must always be "Christ lives in me." The same love, the same compassion that Jesus had is present in me. The same life, the same power of God that was present in Jesus is alive in me. I am ... thoughts and actions in the light of the cross. How does your life reflect Jesus' love? How do your actions make God's compassion more visible? Who lives in you? Jesus tells us that two kinds of people cannot live in peace with each other. "No one ...

371. Prayers for Epiphany

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... erased after all. Then our hearts beat faster and hope takes up residence in our souls. Sometimes, God, life brings us a shattering and devastating experience that only a week before we couldn't have imagined. Therefore we come to you as children in great need of your compassion and protection. We are grateful, O God, that you are our God. Who would we be, what could we become without you? In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. O God, we bow before you this day in praise of your generosity. You have so ...

372. A Cultural Breakthrough

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... . Conviction acknowledges our past failures; confrontation places us in line to deal with these failures and seek new direction. Conversion is our response in turning Godward, and that results in compassion and hospitality. What a breakthrough! Dr. L. McNeil Dowdy, pastor of Genesis United Methodist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, shared the following story. This wonderful story illustrates what can happen when we allow ourselves to experience a major breakthrough in our lives. Without Jesus in our ...

373. Call Home

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... that the threat of punishment does not work, the parent moves to a new tactic. Perhaps the child will respond better to a positive incentive, a reward. One of the many images that we have of God is that of a loving parent: one whose care and compassion for us is so great that forgiveness and reconciliation are characteristics that we have come to trust. While the season of Lent is a time for self-examination and introspection, it is also a time when we can examine the nature of God and our relationship with ...

374. You and The Law

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... , biblical scholar. Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to abolish it. Dave: I'll bet Jesus never grounded any of the disciples. Marge: Maybe He should have. Dave: Who? Marge: Judas. Dave: Okay. Where's the Christian compassion? Marge: It comes after the Christian justice. Dave: I need the compassion first. Marge: First, you get justice. You're grounded. Dave: Okay, I'm grounded. Look, Mom, I'm sorry. Marge: Sorry? Dave: Sorry, have you heard of it? Marge: Not from you. So, you're sorry. What about ...

375. The Divine Advocacy

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... of the Spirit with respect to Ethiopia, Somalia and other starving countries. The conscience of the Christian world was moved to raise millions of dollars to send millions of tons of food to these countries. The outpouring of love and compassion has indeed been overwhelming. However, the Marxist Ethiopian government, headed by Colonel Mengista, charged exorbitant port entry fees to the very ships delivering millions of tons of free foodstuffs to his starving peoples. Not only did he profiteer off the ...

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