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376. A Peculiar People

1 Peter 2:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... a sermon in 1989, before the liberation of his nation, Peter said: In South Africa, the pagan notion of racial purity and pride has become the nation's god and that sick, false religion stains everything we do. One of the great tragedies of my ... about? Who do we exist to serve? For Jesus, there was no question. In the Kingdom, the humble are lifted up and the most vulnerable have pride of place. That's why you can't ask Jesus into your heart alone. He will always ask, "Can I bring my friends?" and his friends ...

377. From Father Failure to Divine Father

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... blown into the world. If this attitude continues into adulthood, they maintain themselves as self-made men or women, refusing to acknowledge dependency upon the human community of teachers, ministers, doctors, business and government people, and so on. Abnormal independency proceeds to distorted pride, to the classic hubris, to the elevation of the self, and the claim that we need no one at all. We can do everything by ourselves, thank you. This attitude often leads, as it did in the 1960s, to the idea of ...

378. So What’s That Like?

Mark 4:26-34

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God. (Psalm 20:7) Collect God, you are beyond our knowing, greater than our imagining, vast beyond comprehension. We thank you for speaking in small words and concrete images as we come to know you and love you for yourself. Amen. Prayer ...

379. Outrageous Love

John 13:1-15

Sermon

Shirley Gupton Lynn

... feet? His sense of propriety was insulted. "Methinks he doth protest too much." Is isn't just that Jesus the Lord is too good to wash feet. Peter knows he isn't good enough to accept what Jesus is doing for him. And he hates to admit his needs. Pride is in the way. And like Peter, we protest. It's such a scandal. "While we were yet sinners," Paul writes, "Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). It's really unthinkable—not only because you and I are such undeserving sinners, but because this lover-to-the-utmost ...

380. The Core of Hypocrisy

Matthew 23:1-39

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Scott Hoezee

... the mistake of letting it show, he, too, has ever since been cast out into a kind of wilderness. So here is a curious combination: the Academy Awards depends on self-congratulatory people all getting together to celebrate themselves, yet if a person lets this pride show, it is considered bad form. But probably what that points to is the core of hypocrisy: deception. The hypocrite is a deceiver of other people. What counts is not what you are really like but what other people think you are like. What counts ...

381. Wild Beasts

Genesis 9:8-17

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Leonard Sweet

... the arrogance of the human perspective - a perspective that declares other orders of creation as "lower forms of life," that is based on a skewed interpretation of and fixation on dominion, and fails to recognize the interdependence of all created life. By abandoning our species pride we may be able to perceive the scope and depth of God's sacrificial love, not just for humanity, but for the vast complex of all the cosmos. As John 3:16 is best translated: "For God so loved the cosmos ..." Let us start this ...

382. Onward Christian Hell-busters

Matthew 10:40-42

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Leonard Sweet

... ever-growing number of participants primarily from the gay and lesbian community. As they watched the people streaming by, it struck Cordle that these were some of the people of St. Mark's neighborhood this was part of the parish. A year later, when the Pride Parade participants reached the front of St. Mark's Church, they were met with an unexpected surprise. On that hot and steamy June afternoon, the church had set up a small oasis offering cups of cold water to all the marchers who felt hot and thirsty ...

383. Genesis 11:1-9

Genesis 11:1-9

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Leonard Sweet

... efforts to avoid it. But when God scatters the people, and as a by-product confuses the languages, it is not an explicit sign of divine displeasure. It is an intentionally ambiguous act - part judgment, part grace. In one act God both forestalls human pride and provides a means of appropriately distributing the population after the flood. Relating the Texts This week's Gospel text begins with the third in a series of four misunderstandings John uses to allow Jesus to expand on his words. The first is Peter ...

384. Philippians 4:1-9

Philippians 4:1-9

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Leonard Sweet

... king or ruler would wear. Paul's reference is specifically to the kind of crown or victory wreath that would be placed on the head of the winner in Greek athletic games. This crown does not symbolize exalted social status but instead signifies happiness, honor, victory and pride. These are the Christians the ones that fill Paul's heart with joy at the very thought of them and their faith that the apostle now urges to "stand firm in the Lord in this way." Verses 2-3, with their personal message to particular ...

385. Philippians 3:17-4:1

Philippians 3:17-4:1

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Leonard Sweet

... he knew to be touting wrong-headed notions as "dogs," he also has no problem using his own life as a template for the Philippians' view of correct behavior. Paul urges the Philippians to "join in imitating me," not out of a sense of egotistical pride, but as a teacher urges his students to take his lessons to heart. Paul may also be seen as exercising some apostolic authority here _ urging the Philippians to heed him simply because of his special designation. However, Paul does not designate himself as the ...

386. Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah 11:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (9:6). As for Assyria, Yahweh will not forget Assyria's ferocity against its enemies: Yahweh will "punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride" (10:12). He who has laid an ax to the forests of Judah will himself face the ax of Yahweh's wrath: "The LORD of hosts will lop the boughs with terrifying power; the tallest trees will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought ...

387. Mark 9:38-50

Mark 9:38-50

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Leonard Sweet

... . The "little ones" those whose faith is small and fragile, imperfect and unformed must be their first and foremost concern. If pride or selfishness or envy impedes the progress of faith budding in another, Jesus declares it would be better for that misrepresenter ... about "salt." His point in this final verse is to demonstrate that once the disciples allow pettiness, selfishness or pride to flatten their discipleship, they will never be able to regain its original sharp, distinctive, pleasing flavor. Salt that ...

388. From Me to We

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... you have to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, that if it’s worth having, it’s worth working for. Such beliefs Jesus showed me can lead to pride. If I can get what I need on my own, I don’t need God. If I can get what I need on my own, everyone else ought ... addictions, their criminal record, their questions and doubts, their poverty, their greed, their disabilities, their self-righteous pride, their prejudice, their moral failures. Such persons are in every church. They’re in this church. But ...

389. Epiphany 4

Mark 1:21-28, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... this text Paul points out the danger of knowledge and points to a better way of life love. If one had to choose between knowledge and love, Paul would suggest the choice of love. Outline: The difference between knowledge and love – a. Knowledge puffs up v. 1. Pride, arrogance, superiority. b. Love builds up v. 1. Builds good relations with God and man. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 111 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." (v. 10); Psalm 1 (L) Prayer Of The Day: "O God, you know ...

390. Proper 10

Mark 6:14-29, Psalm 24:1-10, 2 Samuel 6:1-23, Ephesians 1:1-14

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... worship of your varied peoples with a variety of styles of music and ritual. May our worship offer you the best we can present to you, whatever our talent, in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION How dangerous is the pride in which we attempt to compare our greatness to yours, O God! What lineage, however honorable, can be traced with confidence in your eternity? What national history or personal history deserves to be mentioned in connection with the history of your saving acts? Forgive ...

391. Putting God to Work in Your Life through Peas, Squash, Lettuce, Thyme

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... make your living with your hands, your back, your flying fingertips; others of you with your shoe-leather, your gift of gab, or your brain matter. But however you make your living, you have developed key skills. Our work skills give us a sense of pride and purpose. Good skills should lead to a good job, a good paycheck, and a sense of independence and self-satisfaction. It is precisely when our skills are rewarded and we’re doing well that we are most tempted to pull the old unemployment plug — not ...

392. Exclusive: The Ugliest Word

Mark 9:38-41, Acts 10:23b-48

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Bishop Kenneth Carder

... ourselves on being members of exclusive clubs, living in exclusive neighborhoods, dining at exclusive restaurants, vacationing at exclusive resorts, belonging to exclusive churches. Being an insider carries with it a sense of pride and security. Most of us, however, have been excluded often enough to agree that exclusive is an ugly word. When we are among the marginalized, the rejected, the pushed-aside or the left-out, it hurts! The conflict in the early church centered on the question of who is in ...

393. The Bible: Head and Heart

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... the temples and tried to live as God would have them live because they were God's people. They had taken a stand and were persecuted for it. It is true that when you are a persecuted people you have to develop a sense of pride merely to survive. But the real danger is when that pride becomes exclusive. It's hard for persecuted people to hear that others will be included in the same grace that they will know and feel they have deserved. It's hard for us, also. It's okay as long as food is delivered to our ...

394. Repairing Our Lives

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... family for many generations. He kept it on display for all to see and appreciate and people came from all over the country to admire this rare and precious gem. People from other lands, hearing about the great diamond, also came and they, too, felt some sense of pride simply by gazing upon the unusual gem. One day a soldier, whose task it was to guard the diamond, came to the king and reported that although the gem had not been touched by human hands it was now cracked. The king ran to investigate and sure ...

395. Boasting and Praying for You

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... likes a boaster or even a booster. We find such people self-serving and not really good vehicles for carrying the gospel. When we boast, we need to find a way to boast with humility about ourselves and pride in our God. The litmus test, the way we know whether we are boasting as people of faith or as people of pride, is whether we personally gain or not. Like the Mel Gibson Christian foundation, the best proof of the gospel is when it is given away. It is spread around. It is not about us. It is about God ...

396. What's in a Name?

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... charm me most, I sacrifice them through his blood." If we are known as a disciple of Jesus, as one who is ready to suffer and die for the name that we claim above all others, we are a member of the family of God. If we allow other things — pride over nationality or name or economic status, the team we root for, the school we attended — if we allow these other things to matter more, we have nothing. And we understand the value of nothing. That's why it is so important for the people to give of their ...

397. Is There Room For Shepherds?

Luke 2:8-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... officials, all the while simply trying to make a better future for their families just like us. We see them behind bars and think good riddance and never consider how we might help them. Yet these are the Shepherds of today. The outcasts, the lepers. In our pride we overlook them. In our comfort we ignore them. But these are the folks to whom the message of the birth of Christ Jesus, the Savior, came first. There IS Room For Them Today because we still need to be challenged to Live Humbly and take Risks ...

398. Put It In A Sack, Swing it Over Your Head and Scream Like A Chicken

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... healed. After meeting with the king, Naaman goes to visit Elisha, who in Naaman's eyes completely disrepects him. Elisha doesn't even come out. He just tells the servant to tell Naaman to go down to the Jordan and bathe seven times. Well, that totally ticks Naaman off. His pride jumps up and gets in the way. You can almost hear him fuming. "Who does he think he is, anyway? Doesn't he know who I am? Why should I bathe in that muddy river aren't the rivers back home cleaner and purer than this?" He has one ...

399. When It Comes to Humility

John 10:22-42

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Donald B. Strobe

... a "flock of birds" but what do you call a gathering of bishops? I settle on "bunch.") There was some sort of unintentional pride involved in the proceedings, for in front of the various clerical dignitaries, along with their names, were written their titles, the "Most ... so. Whimsically, I printed on my card the "Hardly Reverend"...which, of course, made me guilty of a reverse sort of pride, like the monk in the famous story who said about the various monastic orders: "The Jesuits are ahead of us in learning ...

400. A Gallery of Mirrors

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... let it down it almost served her as a robe. Jim had a gold watch which had come to him from his father and which was his pride, It was the day before Christmas, and Della had exactly $1.87 to buy Jim a present. She did the only thing she could do; she went ... it is dramatic. A person has a particular gift, people recognize it, affirm it, then too often it becomes a source of pride, even conceit. Also, it becomes the avenue through which the devil gets us. Temptation strikes us at our most vulnerable point. A ...

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