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351. From Empty Nets to Full Lives

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... , for at least a short period of time, in my early childhood. It was a half-funny, half-pathetic little lament from someone who felt rejected and unsuccessful. As I recall, each verse ended with the phrase, "I guess I'll go eat worms." Most of us can understand the mood of the song, if not the dietary remedy. Every one of us feels like a failure at one time or another. Some people -- Father, have mercy on them! -- feel that way most of the time. On some occasions we don't know why we feel so defeated and ...

352. The Sufficiency of Christ

Philippians 4:10-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... for the support of the Christian fellowship, you shared with me in my distress, he said in verse 14. ‘You sent aid once and again to my necessities,’ it was financial and material support to be sure, but it was far more than that. Because it is the mood of all of Paul’s letters that the Christian fellowship is bound together in mutual support, because we belong to Christ, we belong to each other and caring is that glue that holds us together. Many of you will know the name, Lefty Gomez. Lefty one of ...

353. With Jesus In The Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... not exactly camping season. Nevertheless, over the six weeks of Lent we are going into the wilderness as we prepare for Easter Sunday. And while we make our journey through the wilderness, we’re going to tell stories, wilderness stories, from the Bible. To get you in the mood, I found a list of camping tips by a man named Bruce Cochran which was printed in the Sept. ‘96 issue of Backpacker magazine. The list is too long to read in its entirety, so I’m only going to mention a few: When using a public ...

354. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

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Phil Thrailkill

... meaning all of us Christians together. The blessing and burden of our identity as salt and light is something we bear together. There are many shoulders under this load, and under us all the biggest and broadest shoulders of all. Now because I am in a story-telling mood this morning I share yet a third gritty and humiliating account, one that does not deal so much with personal holiness as with social holiness. Jesus did not just identify us as salt but as the salt of the earth and not just as light but the ...

355. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

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Phil Thrailkill

... I asked him if he knew when he was about to become the Monster. He said, "Sandy, it's like this. I sense it first, and before I have completely turned around he is there. He is me."6 Whatever psychologists might label this man’s character or mood disorder, the biblical name for it is demonic, and it means that people have, through the habitual misuse of anger, given Satan so many open doors that he now breezes in and out of their psyche with no barriers whatever, a master of destruction and finally death ...

356. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

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Phil Thrailkill

... , not the starting point. Get it backwards, and you will always be frustrated. If you wait for emotions to propel you to right actions, you will remain an immature Christian because that is what children are, captive to their feelings. Maturity is when commitments are greater than moods. You are more likely to act your way into a new way of feeling than of feeling your way into a new way of acting. Your heart will follow the lead. Jesus said so, and he knows how we work. Put your time and money in the ...

357. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

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Phil Thrailkill

... and insurance to protect our stuff, wills to pass on our stuff, accountants to keep up with our stuff, tax specialists to keep the government from getting our stuff. Worries to remind us of our stuff. Needing a regular fix of new stuff to keep our mood lifted and neuro-chemistry adjusted. Shopping not for things we need but to satisfy a craving, wandering malls just to see if anything makes an appeal, cruising catalogs or shopping channels in an easy chair to see what strikes our fancy. It is a symptom of ...

358. Prayer

Psalm 42:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... pray and the practice of prayer. We have the tendency to pray – the reflexive crying out in the face of pain or trouble; the spontaneous shout of joy in the presence of beauty, accomplishment, fulfillment. We give expression to it sporadically according to the moods and circumstances of our life. To live a life of prayer is something else. To pray consistently is not easy; it requires commitment and discipline. Don’t condemn yourself if you find praying difficult. Most of us do. Even those whom we call ...

359. Pass the Pigweed

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... , "What lack of faith? I believed the Lord would provide and look what happened! The flood got me! I should complain that I was not cared for!" Pete said, "Not cared for? We sent a bus, a boat, and a helicopter. What more do you want?" Actually that is the mood of the nation of Israel as we find them in the Wilderness of Sin or Sinai this morning. Today's First Reading tells of a time soon after leaving Egypt when the going gets tough but the tough fail to get going. It's about 1,300 years before Jesus ...

360. Bloody Lintels — Broken Bread

Exodus 12:1-14

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... , marking safety -- a safe haven -- that the firstborn Israelite child is saved. The angel of death sees the red mark and passes over. What has brought this situation to such a drastic event during the Hebrews' enslavement in Egypt? Slavery. No freedom. The mood is somber. A mournful Negro spiritual of today captures the feelings of those early Hebrew slaves: Sometimes I feel like a moanin' dove, Sometimes I feel like a moanin' dove, Sometimes I feel like a moanin' dove, A long ways, long ways, long ways ...

361. With a Song in Your Heart

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... walking around for several weeks now humming or whistling or singing Christmas carols. That helps, doesn't it? In many churches, it is customary to begin every worship service with a hymn of adoration. There may be lots of different moods and acts of worship during the service, representing different human experiences and different aspects of our interactions with God. But, everything comes into perspective more effectively if the congregation starts by remembering that the worship all takes place in the ...

362. Dig In

Jeremiah 29:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... for you and put it in your bag. He knew your name, and would ask about your family. He said Mr. Hoffman was usually very friendly, talked to everybody and smiled. But on this particular day when David Mazel went into the grocery store, Mr. Hoffman was in a different mood. His chin was in his hands, and he was staring out into space, in an empty store. Mazel said, "How are you?" Mr. Hoffman said, "I was just thinking about the time when I was a boy, and I went to the big city for the first time. I had ...

363. The Sin of Being Less

Colossians 3:1-14

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Mark Trotter

... the Gentiles. He was given that commission by the Church fathers in Jerusalem. He asked if he could go to the Greeks and preach the good news about what God has done in Jesus Christ, to the people about whom it could be said the most common mood of their life was a life of despair. In the first century they believed that their lives were controlled by a number of forces, but especially by supernatural powers, alien powers in the heavens. We still have a remnant of that thinking in the astrology columns in ...

364. A Discussion Among Angels

Matthew 24:36-44

Drama

Matthew Powell

... think that God is not. Hatred, envy, and contempt are the curse of life. For these there is no remedy ... except love - the will to give and to bless, the will of God himself who gives to all and is loving to all. Raphael: (Pauses thoughtfully; his mood changes to one of discouragement) But how can the hearts of humans be won over to the will of love? How will it enter into them and possess them? Even the idols that men fashion for themselves are cruel, proud, and unjust. How will this miracle be brought ...

365. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... Their families packed food for them. Storyteller 2: They put on their new leather shoes. Storyteller 1: And everyone went with them to the edge of the village and wished them well. Storyteller 1: As they finally began their pilgrimage, Gregory was in a cheerful mood. Soon he had forgotten all of his affairs at home and began to sing. (Ivan improvises a hymn) Storyteller 2: Ivan, however, was weighted down with household cares. Ivan: I wonder if I have forgotten to tell my son something important. I hope he ...

366. Lent 4

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... formerly known as Laetare Sunday, taken from the first Latin word of the Introit, Laetare, meaning to "rejoice." It was also known as "Refreshment Sunday" because of the Gospel lesson of the feeding of the 5,000. The second half of Lent begins in a lighter mood in preparation for the depth of sorrow coming in the Passion. Today's three Lessons harmonize on the theme of light, vision, and insight. Samuel is given the insight to see that of all the sons of Jesse, David was the one to be king. Jesus brought ...

367. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:10-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... to "declare the wonderful deeds" of God. The value of each person is in God's estimate of him as seen by God's ownership of him. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Three Lessons: Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 You Are Wanted. Need: The general mood of the day is "Nobody wants me, for nobody cares." This sermon will show that God wants every one of his people. He chooses them. This is an honor in itself - just to be wanted by God. He invites us to his banquet to be a member of his kingdom ...

368. Jesus Transforms the Darkness into Light

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... What do you do?" David was uncertain to tell the truth or lie, but he summoned his courage and said, "I'm a minister in town at the Maple Street Community Church." The crowd was shocked and began to mumble, but from the background Turk bellowed, "Quiet!" Immediately the mood in the bar changed and the patrons, one-by-one began to tell their stories. When Turk's turn came, he began, "I've never been to church. My mother was never married so people told her she was not good enough for any church. I've never ...

369. How to Love God

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... And what a service of love he rendered to the Lord! Why, much of the New Testament is the work of his own mind. Books like Romans, Galatians, and Corinthians are ours because Paul loved God with his brain. Today, the Christian church is struggling with a mood of anti-intellectualism. Some people say the mind is of little importance in loving God. Scholarship is belittled. Seminaries are considered dens of liberalism. The mind is seen as hostile to the faith. Yet God gave us minds as surely as he gave us our ...

370. Los Posadas

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Rejoice! It's the mandatory mantra of Christmas. After all, there are brightly colored lights, beautiful decorations, great sales, parties, programs, and parades. What's not to be joyful about? But the flip side of the holiday season is a dour, depressive mood that settles on Christian and non-Christian alike. For the studious and the dubious, joy become mere jocularity, praise is only uttered by those who close their minds to realty, and thankfulness is just middle-class relief that life is still going on ...

371. Are You Turned On to Christ?

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... efforts at being spiritual (attending some Lenten study group) and even making little deprivations (giving up meat or sweets or TV) during the somber season of Lent. But after a one-day blowout celebration on Easter Sunday, it seems Christians can't maintain a partying mood for another forty-nine days. Why is it so hard for the church to keep Easter, to fill our lives with joy, love, and celebration, to see everyday miracles, to enjoy life itself, to be amazed that "with God all things are possible?" A ...

372. Life's Four Big 'Ds' and One Bigger 'D'

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... face to the wall, and refuses to eat. His desire for what he can't have so enslaves his spirit that he's immobilized. He can't govern. He can't get out of bed. He can't eat. Yet depression isn't a solitary ailment. The depressive mood Ahab sinks into seeps out and stinks up every hallway of his palace. As king his personal paralysis handicaps the movement of all Israel. None other than the notoriously no-good Jezebel is the one to call attention to the communicable nature of Ahab's depression. Looking at ...

373. What's Left Is Right

Mark 9:33-37

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Leonard Sweet

... ridiculous and act silly. The rationale seems to be as follows: now that we've been silly together, the ice is broken, people can get comfortable, and we can begin enjoying one another without pretensions and protocols. Party games are supposed to put people in a party mood. If there's one party game that truly does an outstanding job of making all participants look ridiculous, it's the dreaded limbo contest. The limbo is far worse than the bunny hop because you have to go one at a time (no hiding in the ...

374. Advent 1

Matthew 24:36-51, Romans 13:8-14, Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... calls for some form of confession of sin somewhere in the service. Today might also serve as an occasion to overcome the purely patriotic connotations of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Its primary images are thoroughly biblical and quite in keeping with the mood of the lessons, while the last stanza, "In the beauty of the lilies," relates the day to the coming celebration of Christmas lesson is the source for the traditional Advent collect, "Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness ...

375. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13, Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... who was coming after him, an eschatological figure set to separate humanity in powerful judgment. Significance. Although the text coheres around the character John the Baptist, meditation on his person per se, even as a paragon of radical faith, does not fit the mood or focus of the Advent season. Rather, those working at preaching and liturgy should move directly to the Baptist's message, which issues a call for repentance and, in turn, directs those who believe and repent to make straight God's path. The ...

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