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3851. Broken

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... likely Jesus’ aunt and uncle, Cleopas and Mary, who had been in Jerusalem and were returning home together. Because they invited him in their mutual home, and because the second disciple isn’t named, it’s likely that this is a married couple. Bucher supports this idea as well in her article. [2] Sweet and Viola, 20. Sweet describes the moment when Jesus breaks the bread and turns his wrists toward them to present it. At that moment when the two see his wounds, he disappears. The encounter is complete ...

3852. When Everything That Matters Has Been Torn Away

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... family of Jacob, Rachel, Leah, and Rachel’s and Leah’s handmaids, Bilhah and Zilpah. Altogether, they had 12 sons and 1 daughter, Dinah. And they didn’t buy a single one of them, they only raised them. Sadly, they didn’t raise their kids to support one another. Jacob made it crystal clear that he favored young Joseph above all his other children, even giving him a special robe to denote his favored status. And this caused his brothers to burn with envy. Verse 4 in our passage reads, “When his ...

3853. Be More Than You Are

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Maxie Dunnam

... that an exciting thought? Does it cause a shiver of excitement in you -- to be more than we are, to reach the unreachable -- break through the barrier of estrangement -- discover the key to life that has been hidden. It’s possible -- by the commitments we make, by the love and support of others, by our faith -- we can be more than we are.

3854. What Can One Person Do?

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Maxie Dunnam

... upon which there will be no smile of joy... unless you put it there. There will be someone with a breaking heart who will never have the courage to try again... unless you give it to him. There is some honest and righteous cause... which needs just the additional support you can give. There is some hard-pressed soul who will not get through the day of doubt... unless you pass along the simple word of encouragement. God has made you a necessity in some situation and He has provided no substitute for you.

3855. Failure

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Will Willimon

... rewarded by initial success in persuading the people to follow. "And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped." Strengthened by the support of the people, Moses strides forth and tells Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, let my people go.” Somehow, everybody got word of the exodus except Pharaoh. “Who is the Lord, that I should heed his voice and let Israel go?” There are negotiations ...

3856. I Have Been Gifted!

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Sermon

Ronald Love

... name is unrecognizable to most of us but his name is recognized by some of the greatest soloists across the United States and Europe. For six decades, playing the piano, Baldwin was an accompanist. An accompanist provides the rhythmic or the harmonic support for the melody of a song or instrumental piece. Both in popular music and traditional music, the accompanist provides the beat for the music and outlines the chord progression of the song or instrumental piece. Baldwin enjoyed most being an accompanist ...

3857. The Gracious Dream

Genesis 28:10-17

Sermon

Will Willimon

... had wanted, more than anything, to inherit the old man's estate, to have it all, to supplant his older brother in the inheritance. Now look at him, out here somewhere between Beersheba and Haran, which is to say, nowhere. Without family protection or support, banished. Shakespeare tells us what that means, Ha, banishment! Be merciful, say "death;" For exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death. Do not say "banishment."... "banished" is death mis-term'd;... Then cut'st my head off with a golden ...

3858. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... and was re-instated. She is only the sixth amputee to regain their pilot status with the U.S. Air Force. Today, she is a Major and Command Pilot with the Air Force. She also trains Air Force cadets. Christy credits her faith in God and the support of her family, friends and colleagues with helping her achieve her goals. She recalls a fellow amputee, Matt Melancon, who visited her in the hospital right after the accident. One piece of advice he gave her has fueled her recovery: “Don’t for one second long ...

3859. No Other Gods

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... spare time. Many months after they began dating, she revealed a secret to Brandon: she was the winner of a multi-million-dollar Powerball lottery jackpot. She had unimaginable wealth. Yet she was living off her teacher’s salary and using her winnings to support her younger sister and to fund numerous ministries in her church. The money served no purpose in her life except to increase her giving toward good works. Her actions and lifestyle proved that her heart belonged to God. (7) Is that asking too much ...

3860. Trick Questions

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Steve Molin

... our religion to pay taxes?” In a sense, it was a brilliant question. If Jesus said yes, that it was wrong to pay taxes to Caesar, it would place Jesus squarely against the Roman government. Big mistake! But if Jesus said, “pay their taxes” it implied support for the Romans, a people whom the Jews despised. It was a lose/lose situation for Jesus, this brilliant question that the Pharisees had asked him. But then the Pharisees didn’t yet know with whom they were dealing! “Show me one of your coins ...

3861. The Rant

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... has a hundred thousand doting parents and siblings cheering them on. They try to lift them when they’re down. They push them when they’re lax. They celebrate their wins. And they mourn their losses with them. But no matter what, they continue to support them and love them just the same. Phillies fans may be passionate––even compassionate, but they are definitely not fickle. Our scripture for today shows Jesus in one of his more passionate rants. Anyone wanting to imagine Jesus as a meek and mild ...

3862. Fearless

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... way. Each partner commits fully to the other –body, mind, and soul. They agree to invest in each other emotionally and spiritually, encourage each other’s interests and growth, to be loyal to each other only, and to be with each other and support each other through everything for a lifetime. At least that’s the promise made. In a culture of non-commitment, this is a lost art, along with communication, curiosity, and covenantal understanding. How then can Christians learn to function within a non ...

3863. Simeon (A Monologue)

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... would be to the Torah. However, I felt a certain sense of obligation and was joined to my wife as our families had planned. I can say now that I am grateful that such an arrangement was made because my wife Sarah has proven to be a most faithful and supportive spouse. She gave me a son, Gamaliel, who I can proudly say has followed in my footsteps and become a teacher of the law. I have tried to be a good husband and father. But as important to me as my family relationship was and is, even more important has ...

3864. Seeing What We Don’t Want To See

John 12:20-33

Sermon

Mary Austin

... parent... run an errand for a sick friend... play a boring game with a toddler for the thirtieth time... listen to a friend tell a story we’ve heard before... we begin to let go of ourselves. Every time we let someone else have their way...support someone in their recovery... let a child make a choice, and develop their own independence... we set ourselves aside, and practice what Jesus is talking about. People sometimes tell me that they can find God just as well sitting outside, on the golf course, or ...

3865. Knowing, and Known

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... to recognize anyone as Christian who did not comply with those laws. Paul stood on the side of the gentiles, which earned him points with them, and cost him points with the rest. And, just to complicate things a bit more, Paul still tried to support the home church in Jerusalem by collecting money during his journeys and sending it to Jerusalem. Even then, each time he went to Jerusalem to deliver the gift, someone either in the Jewish leadership or the Christian leadership tried to find a way to arrest ...

3866. Liz

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... around, do your own thing, and when you get in enough trouble just come crawling back and we’ll pretend like none of it ever happened. Is that what this church wants to say to our young people? It went back and forth from there. Part of the board supported Liz for the role and others thought it was absolutely the wrong idea. The pastor said a few words about forgiveness and how the church is the one place where we are given a new chance. The pastor said the church could do a tremendous thing for Liz by ...

3867. Click to Unfriend

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... and mocking him. Some yelled that he didn’t look much like the king of the Jews now. She searched the crowd for the disciples but didn’t see them. Near the city gate, Jesus stumbled, and she saw the soldiers pull a man from the crowd to help him support the weight of the large board. She found out later he was from Cyrene in Africa, and his name was Simon. She followed the group through the city gate to the side of the old stone quarry that had been turned into a cemetery. There was a large column of ...

3868. Loved No Matter What

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Maxie Dunnam

... was, my happiness was assured. That even though my ambition to have the seal of approval put upon my administration might not be gratified, my happiness was assured. For my life with Edith and my children constitutes my happiness.” It is a source of great strength and support to have a family and friends who stand with us no matter what. Greater yet is the confidence that what we do is for the good of humankind and is in keeping with God's will. Not enough of us stop to ask about the consequences of our ...

3869. Vengeance: Human and Divine

Matthew 13:1-9 · Isaiah 44:6-8 · Psalm 1-12, 17-18, 23-24

Sermon

Will Willimon

... that vengeance is there in the Psalms, again and again, in the Bible. What's more troubling--vengeance is right here, here in the human heart. Perhaps we don’t engage in child abuse, maybe we have never bashed anyone's head in, maybe we don't support the death penalty (maybe we do), but in many lesser ways we do assault people--with words. We nurse affronts, lick our wounds and yearn for the day when they will get what we know they deserve. Your husband leaves you for another woman, your mother-in-law ...

3870. What Time Is It?

Matthew 24:32-44

Sermon

Will Willimon

... time, for good or ill, it is time. “Of that day and hour no one knows,…Watch.” When I was serving a little church in rural Georgia, one of my members had a relative who died and Patsy and I went to the funeral as a show of support for the family. The funeral was in a little hot, crowded, off-brand Baptist country church. Well, I had never seen anything like it. They wheeled the coffin in, the preacher began to preach. He shouted, fumed, flayed his arms. “It's too late for Joe,” he screamed. “He ...

3871. Divine Things

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... co-pilot, someone is in the wrong seat! For us to be on board with God’s mission and not our own, Jesus needs to be the pilot of our planes, our lives, our churches, our world. We follow his lead. He does not follow ours. We assist him and support his flight plan. He does not defer to ours. This is where American individualism can mess us up as people of faith. How do we act as disciples and followers of Jesus in a world that tells us that we must be in charge? That being in charge makes us ...

3872. Many Rooms

John 14:1-14, 18-19, 25-27

Eulogy

George Reed

... . He has told the disciples that he is going away and that they cannot go with him at this time. It is a time of sadness and grief. It is a time of separation and sorrow. It is not unlike our time today. We have gathered to care for and support one another in our time of grieving. We feel the separation that death brings and we are looking for a word of comfort. Jesus had compassion on his disciples that day and he has compassion on us today. The words he spoke to John and Peter and the rest he ...

3873. Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Eulogy

George Reed

... so evident in [NAME’S] life will be evident once again. When we refrain from taking delight in what is wrong but instead insist that the just and merciful way be taken then we lift up the life of [NAME]. It is good for us to come together today to support and care for one another and to celebrate the loving life [NAME] shared with us. But in the days and years ahead we will bring even more honor to her/him as we bear the unbearable, believe in the unbelievable, hope in the midst of despair, and as we ...

3874. Free to Forgive

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you switched a switch. The anger subsides. And you are able to connect with that person in a whole new way. When Jesus meets with his disciples post-resurrection for the first time, they are behind locked doors. They fear retribution from the authorities as Jesus’ supporters. But Jesus appears suddenly among them. Listen to what he says: “Peace be with you. “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are ...

3875. Prophets and the Powerful

1 Kings 21:1-3, 17-21

Sermon

Will Willimon

... of a liberal senator, I thought, “Who cares what a senator does in his bedroom if he votes right on the floor of the senate?” You see, I too know what it means to adjust to present arrangements in order to make religion suitably supportive of the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Unlike the prophet Elijah, I have learned the polite, civil speech of the powerful. Today we send preachers like Elijah to divinity school to teach them to transform the unseemly, severe, shocking word of God into something ...

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