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401. Silly Putty, Play-Doh and Potter's Clay

Jeremiah 18:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... only does it keep its shape but can be painted upon and decorated by the Creator to become a beautiful work of art or left plain and ordinary. But in either case, whether beautiful or ordinary, exquisite or functional, it's God who chooses and ... . I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen. Remember ...

402. When the Church Becomes a Culture of Complainers and Crusaders, What To Do?

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... William J. Locke has a novel about a woman who has every amount of money imaginable. She has spent half a lifetime on touring the sights and galleries of the world’s greatest art. And she has now become bored and weary. Then she meets a Frenchman who has no money but a love for beauty and a self-acquired knowledge of art. And in his company, suddenly things became different. In her words, “I never knew what things were like until you taught me how to look at them.” Paul never stops telling everyone he ...

403. Fighting Back Against Falling Back

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... some way to incorporate the error into the pattern. Experts say that the exceptional beauty of complex design in the rugs often is due to the skill of mater-weavers in turning mistakes into works of art. That’s integrity. Each of us has the God-given potential to become a uniquely beautiful masterwork of God’s creative art. We are apprentices to the master weaver, who inspires the design and who helps us redeem our faults and finish the patterns. We lose integrity and run into snags when we try to do it ...

404. Big "J" and Little "j"

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . William J. Locke has a novel about a woman who has every amount of money imaginable. She has spent half a lifetime on touring the sights and galleries of the world’s greatest art. And she has now become bored and weary. Then she meets a Frenchman who has no money but a love for beauty and a self-acquired knowledge of art. And in his company, with the two of them traveling together, suddenly things became different. In her words, “I never knew what things were like until you taught me how to look at ...

405. Merry Xmas

John 1:1-9, 10-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... had such a magnificent influence both at home and abroad, would all perish, as if shaken down by some cosmic earthquake. It was a shattering view. I suppose there are those who would not find the sight so devastating. They would be willing to sacrifice some art, some literature, some history for the sake of argument. They would admit that it would be sad to lose these great masterpieces, but life would go on. After all, the innate genius of the human spirit would make up the difference. "Every day in every ...

406. The Tongue Is Mightier than the Sword

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... get in a word, he said, "Young man, I will have to charge you a double fee." "A double fee, why is that?" The old philosopher replied, "I will have to teach you two sciences. First, how to hold your tongue, and then how to use it." Such an art is good for all of us to learn, especially for Christians. In our lesson today, James is indicating that he has heard about trouble in the Jerusalem community. The same people who are praising God in church on Sunday are cursing those in the fellowship on Monday. "Out ...

407. Having a Good Name

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... phone calls. As she revealed herself to me during the lunch, I just started to laugh. I was breaking my own promise within hours of making it. While serendipity and aimlessness are magnificent things, they also get in the way of purpose. They get in the way of art, too, the play we should be writing, the song we should be singing, the change we should be making, and the church we should be becoming. Aimlessness can make the issue of what name we have and whether it is good or not a real problem. Strategy is ...

408. The Place beyond Revenge

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... my helpless wife and many others in the same condition.The love and caring the Convalescent Center staff shows toward my helpless wife and many others in the same condition. The power of music and art to lift our sights beyond ourselves and point to something we are only beginning to understand.The power of music and art to lift our sights beyond ourselves and point to something we are only beginning to understand. The thrill of wild dancing to a pounding beat.The thrill of wild dancing to a pounding beat ...

409. Dedication - It Will Cost You

Illustration

Gary Inrig

... it was already obvious that he was enormously gifted. Bertoldo was wise enough to realize that gifted people are often tempted to coast rather than to grow, and therefore he kept trying to pressure his young prodigy to work seriously at his art. One day he came into the studio to find Michelangelo toying with a piece of sculpture far beneath his abilities. Bertoldo grabbed a hammer, stomped across the room, and smashed the work into tiny pieces, shouting this unforgettable message, "Michelangelo, talent is ...

410. Misused Health

Illustration

Blaise Pascal

Lord, whose spirit is so good and so gentle in all things, and who art so compassionate that not only all prosperity but even all afflictions that come to Thine elect ... God, in whatever estate I find myself, since the change in my condition brings no change in Thy own. For Thou are the same, though I be subject to change, and Thou art God no less when Thou dost afflict and when Thou dost punish, than when Thou dost console and when Thou dost manifest indulgence. Thou hadst given me health that I might serve ...

411. No Price Too High

Humor Illustration

... that was being sold. She sent her husband a telegram describing the work and informing him of the price. Her husband wired her back immediately, whereupon she went directly to the gallery and purchased the piece of art. Taking it home with her, she was greeted by her husband who was irate. "I wired you direct instructions," he said, "that you were not to purchase that work." She was flabbergasted. "I have your wire right here," she said. "Read it for yourself." He did and learned how important ...

412. The Four Scents of Adventing

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... with the scents. For those away on holiday, their take-away kit has in it an incense stick for them to light while they are reading the card, on which is printed what you will be reading below. [If you would like more information, or reproducible copies of the art to use, you can feel free to contact Pierre at pierre@3rdplace.co.za.] 1) The S[c]ent of Hope [Week One] Scentness: The scent of hope: a cool shower, a fresh bar of soap, the cleansing rinse of shampoo running down the drain. Toweling off, naked ...

413. The Simplex Faith of 3:16

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and sweet. Discovering a talent for taking apart and putting back together mechanical things. Delighting in measuring and mixing, cooking and creating in the kitchen. Finding the magical nature of numbers and equations. Being transported by the beauty of art or the sounds of music. All those “first loves” are special, yet simple. Later, when we’ve studied mechanical design or chemical engineering, mastered culinary skills, wrestled reality into numerical logic systems, or acquired technical skills in ...

414. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... high school, two colleges, and two theological seminaries. One of my favorite teachers was professor, preacher, poet, Dr. Gerhard Frost, who taught us seminarians the importance of the teaching ministry in catechetics class. Dr. Frost once said, "The art of teaching is the art of getting out of God's way. The best teacher is he who most truly transports each individual into the presence of God. God-centered, Christ-centered, Spirit-centered teaching — this is true teaching."2 I was never subjected ...

415. Washed Clean

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for making that incredibly difficult, and costly, decision. In his acceptance speech, he said he was "profoundly grateful" for the recognition. Finally, we had come to understand. There is something powerful about being washed clean. In O Brother, Where Art Thou? Delmar was not made perfect by his baptism any more than any of the rest of us are made perfect by our own. But he was conscious that his baptism meant a new beginning. Perhaps that is why when the three of them ...

416. In the Potter's Hands

Jeremiah 18:1-11

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being. — Genesis 2:7 Here is narrative that would inspire any artist, as lifeless clay is shaped by God and lives when God breathes into it. The relationship between artist and art, between creator and creature is very clear. The power the artist holds to create or destroy is implicit in this scene from creation. So much has changed since the day the Lord God created the man and woman and planted a garden in Eden. No sooner than ...

417. The Ultimate Mountain Top Experience

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... But it doesn’t pull God down to us; it pulls us to God. We must learn to say with Christ, the master of the art of praying: ‘Not my will; but Thine be done.’” (3) Maybe that’s why Christ spent time in prayer. Maybe the events that accompanied being ... Dannaker refused. “A person who has seen Christ,” he said, “can never again employ his gifts in carving a pagan goddess. My art is a consecrated work for my Savior.” Peter, James and John experienced Christ in all his glory. If there had been any ...

418. The Lord’s Prayer and The Stones-Serpents-Scorpions Story

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... meat is very low in cholesterol and ostrich embossed leather goods are a good investment. But the whole “head in the sand” thing? Forget it. Ostrich’s eggs adorn many an Eastern Orthodox church. Some are painted in great detail and hang as art. Others are hinged and split open to display tiny panoramas of biblical stories. Others are drilled out as glowing lights to adorn churches, or are integrated as lighting fixtures which hang from the ceiling (as the ones in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ...

419. Can You Hear the Music?

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... artistic experiment. This world-renowned artist, whose original works have sold for millions of dollars at auction, set up a small stand on a sidewalk off Central Park. He was selling ”original, signed” pieces of his art. The price for each canvas was $60.00. Despite this sale happening in a supposedly art-savvy New York City, despite the cache of his name, Bansky (manning his little kiosk in disguise) only managed to sell eight original works during the course of a long, hard day on the sidewalk. Set ...

420. Be Reconciled With God

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... important things in life. That is what Lent is all about. And it begins with Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday reminds us of our mortality. In the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, God says to them, “Dust thou art, and to dust thou shall return.” That’s part of the symbolism of the ashes which we shall place on our foreheads this night. It is a reminder of our mortality. We like to fancy that we shall live forever. Some day we shall. But not in this world ...

421. What Does Jesus Look Like?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Tony Everett

... They will in a minute!” proclaimed Jenny, and got back to work. Can you guess what this precocious young lady was drawing? You are absolutely correct… Jenny was not drawing a face. She was making a cross using every one of the 64 crayons in the art table box! Indeed, especially on Good Friday, the cross gives us a most holy lens for observing what Jesus looks like and loves like. Our Old Testament lesson offers some focus. Who is this servant Isaiah mentions anyway? Is he Isaiah or one of his disciples ...

422. Right in Front of Our Eyes

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... career “the difference between a gift and a sale was piddling.” Some years later, the portrait attracted the interest of millionaire art collector Dr. Albert Barnes, who asked Miss Stein how much she had paid Picasso for it. “Nothing,” she replied. “He gave it ... to me.” Dr. Barnes was incredulous that such a priceless work of art could have been a gift. (3) You and I are equally incredulous that God could have given us the free gift of ...

423. For Those Who Are Auditing the Class

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... in his younger days. But then he did what many people do who achieve great success in their early life. Gauguin decided to lean back and rest on his laurels. As the years passed by, Gauguin became very non-productive in his art and he ultimately attempted suicide. Oretega said of Gauguin, “His creative energies degenerated into hobbies.” (7) What a great statement: “His creative energies degenerated into hobbies.” That happens to talented people who are not committed. Some people make a hobby out of ...

424. I'm Listening

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... give us in life is the gift of listening. Listening is the key to success and perhaps even survival in most relationships. There’s a whole field of business training, firms that teach the members of your company how to listen. They suggest that the art of listening leads to business success. I don’t know if they can deliver what they promise, but I am convinced that every year many businesses will fail, not because their product is faulty or their service poor, but because management and workers are not ...

425. A Personal History

John 18:1—19:42

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... It lacks elegance, however. Still, of course, it is the truth, not the language, that we might well proclaim on this day. As we observed earlier, this day carries with it a very specific picture. We have seen that picture so many times — perhaps thousands of times — in art, in movies, in passion plays, and on and on. And so when we read the detailed account in our long passage from John’s gospel, we are not left without vivid images in our mind’s eye. Take those scenes from John and make them into a ...

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