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351. No Tears for Me, Please

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... the light of what they did to the only perfect man to live on earth, what will the world do to plain sinners? We will experience the same suffering and death. The world will and does erect crosses for us, too. The world has not changed in its hatred of all that is innocent, true, good, and beautiful. In today's world, there is the cross of persecution of minorities: blacks, Jews, the poor, and Hispanics. The popular musical, "Fiddler on the Roof," is a story about a colony of Russian Jews who for many years ...

352. Tears on Easter?

John 20:10-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... the final outcome is good. In a world where evil, corruption, and crime seem to succeed, we may wonder at times whether God or Satan is in control of the world. Easter gives us the truth: Good will ultimately win out. Love is stronger than hatred. Out of death will come life. At present, we may have troubles and tragedy. Our situation may seem hopeless. The Resurrection gives us the truth that the tomb of death will open. Things will straighten out. Justice will one day prevail. Morning follows the night ...

353. Hope

1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:14-21

Illustration

... . Told that she could not do it, it became the thing that she desired to do the most. So one day she pried it open and peeked inside. Suddenly out flew swarms of insects that began attacking them. Both lovers were stung with the poison of suspicion, hatred, fear and malice. Now the once happy couple began to argue. Epimetheus became bitter and Pandora wept with a broken heart. But in the midst of the quarreling, they heard a tiny voice cry out: Let me out, to sooth your pain. Fearfully they opened the box ...

354. Faith, Hope, and Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

355. Encounters With Christ IV: Jesus and the Woman at the Well

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . They are dividing walls. They are spiritual poisons. Think about it like this: If you put a plastic covering over a plant, the rain and sun can’t get to it… and the plant will wither and wilt and ultimately die. Prejudice and bigotry and hatred are like that plastic covering. We can’t be spiritually healthy until that plastic covering is removed. Let me ask you something: Has someone hurt you? Do you feel estranged or alienated or walled off from anybody? Do you have bitterness in your heart toward ...

356. Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas

Matthew 26:57-68

Sermon

James W. Moore

... If the guilt can be laid upon any one person then that one… is not Judas or Pilate… but Caiaphas. To my mind Judas misunderstood, and Pilate… was frightened, but in Caiaphas there is cool, calculated cunning. There is bitter, implacable hatred. No hot impulse swayed Caiaphas, no grievous misunderstanding, no mere sudden fear. Here is the cold, deadly, clever brain. It is strange that in modern sermons we hear so much about Peter’s alleged denial and Judas’ alleged wickedness, but (says Weatherhead ...

357. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Bulletin Aid

Robert G. McCreight

... slept quietly on a manger bed of straw. (Light the sixth candle.) Congregational Hymn: "Silent Night! Holy Night!" Narrator: This was more than the birth of a child. It was the coming of God's Son to bring a reign of peace where there was hatred and alienation. Descended from the family of David, this child is the King of Righteousness. (Raise The Sanctuary Lights To The Level Of EIGHT). Congregational Hymn: "There's A Song In The Air!" Narrator: Jesus was recognized as the fulfillment of God's promise to ...

358. Mary Of Nazareth

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... so badly beforehand. All through this, there was nothing that I could do. The blood could not circulate properly through his body and he was suffering. He was suffocating to death. After three hours he was dead. Hymn "Were You There?" (vv. 1, 2) I realized the hatred and jealousy of the Pharisees toward Christ. They cared nothing for God or for other people and I could do nothing about it. I could only feel the immeasurable pain which they caused me in knowing Christ was dying. It is hard to be alive and ...

359. True Life

John 12:20-36

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... what happens between us and God. Jesus said we need to be like that seed. What do you think he meant when he said we need to be like the seed? (response) I think he meant that in a way we have to die. Anger has to die within us. Hatred needs to die within us. Always wanting it my way needs to die within us. We need to die like the seed and then you know what happens? (response) God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit start giving us nourishment and we come back to life and we grow up ...

360. Six Nails of the Cross II: The Nail of Infidelity

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Judas' action. If it wasn't the 30 pieces of silver, then whatever the reason was, it wasn't good enough. His betrayal, this act of infidelity, was like driving a nail into the flesh of Jesus. It wasn't that Jesus had never known or experienced hatred before. How well we remember all of the incidents of displeasure that he received from those who hated him. But Judas was a friend. He shared bread, shelter, moments of laughter and sorrow and the innermost thoughts of Jesus. Judas was not an enemy who wanted ...

361. What's A Savior Worth?

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Drama

Joe Barone

... eyes. He had a vision, God's vision, I think now. He was willing to give anything God asked or do anything God commanded to see God's kingdom come. We didn't know all that right then, of course. He was a great teacher who inspired awe or sometimes hatred, and I went up to him and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?" I'll never forget the great sadness in his eyes. He looked at me as if he already knew the outcome of the conversation, but I think he loved ...

362. When Life Closes In

Matthew 26:17-30, Matthew 26:36-46

Sermon

Robert Allen

... God. Life was closing in on him and he knelt in prayer. The scriptures tell us that Jesus, "... being in agony ... prayed most earnestly, and his sweat become like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground." Jesus knew what was before him. He knew that the hatred of men and women was about to nail him to a cross. He was grappling with fear in that garden as he prayed: "Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me." I am firmly convinced that Jesus knew what was before him as he prayed in ...

363. Love Your Enemy

Luke 6:27-36

Illustration

Tim Carpenter

... to share her faith with thousands of people on speaking tours. One such evening, after she had spoken about the forgiveness of Christ, a man approached her whom she recognized as one of the guards from Auschwitz. She immediately felt all of the horror, pain and hatred from those years of persecution. He told her that he had listened to her talk, and informed her that he had been a guard at the death camp. She told him that she recognized him. Crying, he asked if he might receive the forgiveness of Christ ...

364. A Holy Hunger

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... of course neither one of them is going to want to eat dinner! Even the most favorite food will not be enticing to a body that is already stuffed full of junk-food. What makes Holy Communion "holy" is hunger. If we come to the Lord's table full of hatred, or greed, or jealousy, or envy, or just full of our own self-centered pride - if we come to the Lord's table after having served the false gods of material wealth and earthly power all week long; then, no amount of rightly performed ritual is going to make ...

365. Repentance in Christ

Acts 9:1-19a

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... : We each must come before Christ and repent of our sins to know salvation. Leader: In our repentance, let us lift our voices in praise to Almighty God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty God, Creator of the Universe, in the face of hatred and rejection You extend to us peace and love in order that we might repent and know salvation. We thank You and give You our praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often when faced with insults we have thought only of anger ...

366. Love is Greater Than the Law

Luke 13:10-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... love. Lord, we give You our praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have placed what we see as "right" above the patience and understanding that You would have us bring to the world. In our pride, we have lived "by the rules" as we spread hatred and division toward those who we feel fall short of Your standards. Forgive us, Lord, and help us remember the mercy You freely gave to us. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" "Because He Lives" "Love Lifted Me"

367. Confessional Services

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Bulletin Aid

G. William Genszler

... heart and a right spirit. Commandment: You shall not kill. Minister: The way we abuse our bodies and threaten the safety of others is evidence that we have lost our sense of the sacredness of life. We are guilty of the twin sins of worry and hatred and fail to see that both of these sins are like deadly poison that can lead to the murder of self and others. Congregation: Correct us according to Thy tender mercies. Commandment: You shall not commit adultery. Minister: We will not tolerate impurities in our ...

368. The Ultimate Question

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... others? Does my life have any worth at all? If a man dies, shall he live again? Is there any way out of the bondage of the law which restricts me, warps me, produces fanaticism, illusions and pride, from which I incur sickness of personality so that my hatred for others is exceeded only by my despising of myself? The ultimate question then is not whether God exists. We already know the answer to that one. We are born with it. The ultimate question is: "Why do I exist?" For Isaiah, there was no question. He ...

369. Living Passionately

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... followers, a little knot of them. On the other side of the cross are his sneering, vicious, passionate enemies. These are they who, at least, made a choice. But on the hill in the background are a host of unidentifiable faces. They show neither hatred nor mercy, neither cruelty nor compassion. They are the spectators. They are the neutrals. And they are the most guilty of all! Their passionate commitment could have swung the whole thing either way. But they chose to do nothing! They just weren't interested ...

370. The Demons Within - Sermon Opener

Luke 8:26-39

Illustration

Staff

... the power of terror, but it also affects nations. Nations seek to control and maintain without a sense for the need of justice and mercy. And when that power rises to a crescendo, we see the results in a Hitler or the Klan, or other groups that thrive on hatred and fear. There are the skeletons of many burned-out churches in our land that testify to the demons of power. Illness is a demon. With all our scientific expertise, you would think that we would be able to put away this demon, but we haven't. In all ...

371. Learning to Walk on the Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

... -walkers, buoyed and borne up. For, after all, it is the victorious Christ who calls to us across the stormy sea saying, "Come, "saying, "Come unto me. "He stands triumphant; he has proved himself in storm. By some he was hated, but he did not surrender to their hatred. He was "put down," but did not go under. He was dead, yet he lives. And across the winds that blow and the storms that rage, if we listen, we can hear his voice speaking still: "Take heart, it is I: do not be afraid." And, across the winds ...

372. The Importance of Believing

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

... , they can look up. When sorrow overtakes them, they know that joy is somewhere ahead. Sensitized for feeling, their capacities expanded, they can experience at the same time the joy of the Lord and the heartache of a world; in one heart they can hold a passionate hatred of all that is evil and a loving compassion for all who hurt. These are foundation people, the kind you and I can count on and the kind upon whom Christ can build. Thank God for people like these, people of the foundation kind. And they are ...

373. Real Security

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

... it. I will have contemplated with wonder the sky and its running clouds, my brethren the humans, my sisters the flowers and the stars. I will have feasted unceasingly on the treasure of life in all its forms. I will not have dwelled in mediocre ambitions, vain hatred, and useless complaints. And, finally, he says, I will depart with the belief that there is no end to the flow of life in the universe, that there is no death but only an unceasing change of worlds.2 Those are the treasures Christ was talking ...

374. Heaven Can’t Wait

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... even in the best of our humanitarian intentions. The letter of the law is in force. We find glee and gloat when someone fails and falls and when their scandals burst across the headlines, especially if the fallen one has been the object of our hatred or our envy. The character of Kingdom life is in spontaneous expression of the loving heart - giving, serving, reaching for the wounded, compassion for the hurt and bleeding. Blessed are the pure in spirit, for they shall see God. Our lifestyle seeks pure air ...

375. Dead or Alive?

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

... kinds of persons that Jesus was. I like to believe that this is the purpose in God’s patient love - to lead the human family more and more into the life that was in Christ, to produce a maturity that will transcend sinful selfishness and the alienations and hatreds in which prejudice, social injustice, and war are rooted. The bottom line for you and me in all this has to do with whether we are dead or alive. And if we are alive, whether we are striving toward greater maturity in Christ. Where do we fit in ...

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