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401. The Compassionate Christ

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the causes of the ailments that vex God’s children. These miraculous cures could have been ours hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years earlier, but humanity is so estranged from God that it has wandered in darkness. We have been preoccupied with our peculiar vices greed, lust, hatred war rather than focusing on those things that God has intended for us to make life better. Life may best be understood as a partnership between humanity and God. That is true in medicine and it is true in every part of life ...

402. The True Olympians

Romans 12:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... ”—-to “will one thing.” I don’t know about you, but the Olympics has been a good antidote to the pessimism and despair of the other pop phenomenon of 2008, “The Dark Knight,” with its portrait of a world awash in decay and the lust for destruction. Alfred the butler (Michael Caine) says to Batman in “The Dark Knight” as they struggle to understand the psychology of The Joker: “Some men just want to watch the world burn.” Christians are passionista people who want to set the world on ...

403. Tricked Into Forgiveness

2 Samuel 14:1-33

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Bill Bouknight

... like General Jackson, King David had his weaknesses. David was not the first man in history to learn how painful it is to try to love more than one woman at the same time. David had numerous wives and concubines. His troubles began when he cast lustful eyes upon Bathsheba who was married to another man. David took her anyway and had her husband killed. The Bible says that whatever we sow, that also shall we reap. David’s harvest was especially painful. David had lots of children by his various wives, but ...

404. Living By Faith In A Time of War

Judges 6:1-40

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Bill Bouknight

... upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith… They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to liberate… Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into… a sure peace—a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all men live in freedom ...

405. I Believe In The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

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Bill Bouknight

... if there is some water of jealousy in my glass, I will feel something very different. When I pass a lovely young woman on the street, I should simply rejoice and say, “Lord, thank you for creating beautiful people and things." But if there is some water of lust in my glass, I may think and feel something very different. Let’s suppose that my neighbor gets a brand new 62 inch plasma television. I should rejoice. After all, he mighty let me come over to his house and watch a ballgame. But if there is some ...

406. God Knows....Me!

Psalm 8:1-9

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John E. Harnish

... underneath are the everlasting arms and that nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God. But it is also troubling…to know that God knows me so well. It's troubling to know that all my thoughts, my deepest desires and my strongest lusts, my overpowering motives and hidden ambitions, my selfish pride and hurt feelings are all open and known to God. Because, you see, on the outside I look great! I have a perfect job, perfect house, perfect wife with two perfect dogs, 2.5 perfect kids with ...

407. Bart and Homer, Father and Sons

1 Samuel 20:24-42

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John E. Harnish

... forever.'" (I Samuel 20:41-42) Several years ago, my brother wrote a book on male spirituality called Passion, Power and Praise. In it he quotes Sam Keen's classic book on men, Fire in the Belly, where Keen says one of our most basic problems is not "..our lust for power, our insatiable hunger for gadgets, or our habit of repressing women and the poor." Rather, he said, it is our lack of joy. He writes: "Most of the men I know are decent, serious and hard-working, and would like to make the world a better ...

408. From Father Failure to Divine Father

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... him until one day he almost hit the side of a bridge. His father was a very good driver, but he was not, he was discovering, perfect. Eventually, the discovery of the imperfections of our fathers goes much deeper than driving. We begin to see they lust after other women, are influenced by greed, are not always wise in their counsel, can make poor decisions, and can exhibit weakness both in body and character. Freud, and other psychologists, suggest it is at this time we begin to project a heavenly Father, a ...

409. Dusting Off Our Gratitude

Joel 2:21-27

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... and they were redeemed and delivered from peril. The same message needs to be proclaimed to each succeeding generation. Joel looks beyond his own day to a possible end of time, and sees a vision of the future. We, or succeeding generations, in our greed, or lust for power and violence, may inadvertently unleash metaphorical "locusts" on the land. Yet, if we turn away from our wickedness, by the grace of God, we have hope for renewed life on earth and a brighter future. Joel speaks of a time when God will ...

410. The Golden Calf and the Golden Table

James 1:17-27

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Leonard Sweet

... threat. Steeped in knowledge, we can still sit comfortably, doing nothing. Wisdom, the gift from God, is necessary to guide the use of knowledge, as well as our use of the material goods, time, and energy we may reap as an offshoot of increased knowledge. Our lust for knowledge for its own sake has become a kind of idolatrous love a love for an inanimate, self-reflective mountain of cold facts and figures, a kind of golden calf of information. In 2 Chronicles 13:8-11 the author contrasts the golden calves ...

411. I Love You, Man... And I Don't Want Your Beer

John 15:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... to be there, to come through, to care deeply, no matter who or what the circumstances. In our law-based, secular society, we are outraged when the legal barriers we have so carefully constructed are thrown down by human sinfulness through greed, evil, lust, decay. We are righteously indignant that our laws, our safeguards, have been so callously disregarded. A law-based community's reaction to the failure of its laws is to grow angry, defensive, frustrated and vengeful. The church cannot count itself as one ...

412. Do You Look Good On Wood?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of those who are in the final throes of dying. Just like the Romans, bombarded by images of brutality, numb to the heaps of bodies that pile up on our small screens, we seem to desire ever more heinous acts to quench our blood lust. Think this is okay because television violence is all "make believe"? Think again. One difference between past and present media violence is the weapons. "In 'The Blackboard Jungle,' for instance, defiant students used their fists. Today, experts estimate that by the end of ...

413. The Five Adjectives of a Noun Christian

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

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Leonard Sweet

... believer, like Ephraim, baked on only one side. (Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples [pagans]; Ephraim is a cake not turned.") When Christ is an adjective, not a noun, Christ becomes a label we stick on the surface of our lives - our lust, our greed, our chauvinism. Christian is always a noun. It is itself the subject. In many ways, there are only two heresies: the notion that Christian faith is an adjective and the notion that Christian faith is a verb. The church needs a noun consciousness ...

414. Hebrews 13:1-8

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... . First the writer urges that marriage be "esteemed" or "honored" by all. The Jewish-Christian notion of fidelity in marriage was an extreme minority view in the ancient Near Eastern world. The pagan culture took its identity from a pantheon of lustful, impetuous gods who were honored at their various temples by the presence of cultic prostitutes. The myths and legends of these gods were acted out in the theaters of the day, ridiculing marital faithfulness. Furthermore, the acceptance of slavery built a ...

415. Matthew 5:21-37

Matthew 5:21-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... attitudes. Jesus' mandate makes it clear that his interpretation of the law includes thoughts as well as actions. Whereas the rabbinic material discusses an "eye" that should be plucked out if it causes offense, this "eye" is not immediately linked to the "lusting" eye of adulterous thoughts found in this Matthean text. Both the rabbinic discussion and the Markan parallel of these prohibitions (Mark 9:43-47), however, include an example of a "foot" which, if it causes offense, should be cut off. The "foot ...

416. Hebrews 13:1-8

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

417. Mark 9:38-50

Mark 9:38-50

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... commands. An erring, faithless disciple need not even concentrate his whole being on projecting a "stumbling" faith the effects of just one warped aspect of their life is enough to convict them. A grasping, greedy hand; a careless, crushing foot; a lustful, envious eye each one of these individually wield enough negative power to do major damage within the faith community. The consequences of the misuse of power are so dire that Jesus uses intentionally graphic, violent language to shock his listeners into ...

418. Etched in Stone

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... love. You need to serve those less fortunate. You need to live as Jesus lived living a life for others. The Ten Commandments are the minimal requirement for a godly life. Of course, we sometime don’t even meet the minimum requirement. We covet what others have. We lust. We steal time from our employers. We abuse the Sabbath rest. We say we serve God, but God is rarely in our thoughts, unless, of course, we find ourselves in a tight place, or we use God’s name in swearing. And that’s why there must be ...

419. An Unnerving Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment” (Deut. 5:17, Mt. 5:21‑22). “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Deut. 5:18; Mt. 5:27‑28). “You have heard that it was said, `An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you ...

420. Lent 4

Numbers 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:1-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... says we are God's workmanship. We are created by God and created for a purpose. Apart from God, we may never find the reason for living. Maybe we are here because our parents had a biological accident. People born out of wedlock may be here as the product of lust. In the text God tells us that we were created in Christ for good works. Outline: Why we were born – a. To do the good work of believing in Christ. b. To glorify God with our lives. c. To serve God by loving people. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The ...

421. Decisions, Decisions

John 17:6-19

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Paul W. Kummer

... lease? New or used? Is it time to put our child in a private school? Should we close in the garage or save the money for a vacation? Do I really want to join this church? Is this the woman God wants me to marry or am I just in lust? Should Grandpa live on his own or with us, or be put in a retirement home? Should I bail my troubled kid out of jail or show him tough love and make him learn that there are consequences for bad choices? Should I be buried or cremated? Without outside help ...

422. Proper 25

Mark 10:46-52, Psalm 34:1-22, Job 42:7-17, Hebrews 7:11-28

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... and bombings. Sensitize governments in all parts of the world to the just needs of minorities that such frustrations may be dissipated through creative action. Defend us from those beyond the reach of reason and whose aggressions are solely for their own lust for power. Bless those of our members and friends who are in the hospital, or are receiving treatment as outpatients. Grant human and divine support to those anticipating new kinds of treatment. Assist all healers that their work may benefit the sick ...

423. Pentecost

Numbers 11:24-30, Psalm 104:1-35, John 7:37-39, Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:3-13

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... and Comforter, support all penitents who falter in leaving their old ways to follow yours. Guide those who seem to find no human friend and feel unloved. Bring together those who can be mutually supportive. Grant peace and true freedom to those held captive by lust or any addiction. Holy Father, Holy Brother, Holy Spirit, we are grateful that we are no longer strangers and aliens in the earth, but citizens with the saints and also members of your holy family. As we give thanks for those already with you in ...

424. For What Are We Hungry?

John 6:24-35

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James L. Mayfield

... is a lot of evidence to support his view. Certainly the entertainment industry has discovered that sex sells movie tickets and raises TV ratings. And even a casual observer of human behavior is aware of the power of desire—not only sexual lust, but also that almost irresistible urge for one more piece of that delicious chocolate cake. The drive toward pleasure is powerful. Alfred Adler did not deny that longing for pleasure is definitely one of the motivations of human behavior; however, he was convinced ...

425. Don’t Tempt Me—But If You Do I’m Ready

1 Corinthians 10:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... second way to escape temptation. If you do happen to stumble into a tempting situation get out of it immediately. Did you know the Bible never says we are to fight temptation? The Bible says we are to flee temptation. 2 Tim. 2:22 says, "Flee also youthful lusts." 1 Cor. 6:18 says, "Flee sexual immorality." Now fleeing temptation may mean you have to do different things in different situations. It may mean you will have to get on the bus Gus, make a new plan Stan, drop off the key Lee, and get yourself free ...

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