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4351. The Dynamics of Being a Dad

Ephesians 6:1-4, Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule — he learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame — he learns to feel guilty. On the other hand, If a child lives with tolerance — he learns to be patient. If a child lives with encouragement — ... in The Matrix—Let me tell you why you are here. You are here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain. You feel it. You have felt it your entire life. That there is something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is. But it is ...

4352. The Fundamentals of Family Ties

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a vivid reminder that we should listen twice as much as we speak. Or as James put it in James 1:19: Everyone should be quick to listen and slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Members of a nurturing family feel free to tell each other how they feel. Anything can be talked about — disappointments, fears, hurts angers, criticisms, as well as joys and achievements. A father comes home in a bad mood. The son can honestly say, “Gee, Dad, you are grumpy tonight.” Instead of barking back, the father says ...

4353. When God Builds the House

Psalm 127:1-5, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . I. WHEN THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE, THE FOUNDATION IS FIRM. Paul using the same analogy in I Corinthians, Chapter 3 says For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid, that foundation is Jesus Christ. When I was feeling especially exuberant at the opening of our new building, a church member reminded me that “buildings don't mean a darn thing—it's what happens inside them that matters." Of course he is right. Facilities facilitate. Christ alone can transform a life. We can ...

4354. From Hunger to Satisfaction

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... while still eating all we want; we can even melt the fat away while we sleep. If only the advertisements were true. Hollywood sets the standard for appearance to be that of Sandra Bullock or Tom Cruise, leaving the leanest and most fit person in this Sanctuary feeling overweight and out of shape. Have Americans made gluttony an unpardonable sin? Is that where we have come to in this world? There is in this story a COMMENT that I think is as important as the COMMAND. The comment is in Verse 42: “They all ...

4355. Esther: The Problem of Opportunity

Esther 4:11-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... calls than having someone calling on me. When the door shut, there were two of us in the elevator and I was feeling self-conscious with my new hair-do. The other person in the elevator was a young man, maybe twenty-five to thirty. When the door closed with ... only the two of us, he spoke up and said, “How are you feeling?" “So, so," I said. “I know, my dad has cancer too," he continued. “I will be praying for you." The door opened and I stepped ...

4356. What Can Christians Learn from Buddhists?

Romans 8:18, 28

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ." At Communion I come to see the redeeming nature of suffering. Even at the cross God was at work, taking the worst of evil and transforming it into a means of salvation for humankind. Henri Nouwen once said, “Many people do not think they are loved or feel safe and so when suffering comes, they see it an as affirmation of their worthlessness. The great challenge of the spiritual life is to learn to live our brokenness under the blessing and not the curse." And so it happened that one of my sons said to ...

4357. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... compassion loves you yet, And He will never fail to see you through. It is the Lord of great compassion that I would like us to consider today. To have compassion is to suffer with another, with a desire to help. It is to feel with your heart and the will to act upon these feelings. In our story today, Jesus is filled with compassion. Let's take a look. I. THE NEED FOR COMPASSION As Jesus travels the hills of Galilee preaching the kingdom of God, a leper comes to him on his knees begging, “If you are ...

4358. Jonah: The Problem of Mercy

Jonah 4:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... new way of life. I guess there is more than one way to run away. Some run with their feet. Others run with their feelings. They shut down emotionally. Some run with their work. Others run with their pleasure. Some don't run at all, they are just ... is in no mood to listen to God. There this story ends! Do you ever pout? When things don't go your way, do you sit around feeling sorry for yourself? Are you angry with God? Maybe there's a reason this story ends the way it does. Great stories pull you into the plot ...

4359. Habakkuk: The Problem of Evil

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

A young business executive sent this letter to this pastor: “I see so many people around the church who have such strong faith that I feel like I don't fit in. I would like to feel confident. I wish I didn't have doubts, but I've got more questions than answers. Sometimes I wonder if I am really a Christian. Can you help me with any of this? [Signed] Bob" Could you have written this letter? Whoever said that we should not question things surely ...

4360. From Greed to Generosity

Mark 10:17-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... sandwich. I found that sort of interesting because I thought all advertisements had subliminal messages. If you want to look young, feel happy, be accepted, or prove yourself smart enough to grab a good bargain, run over to our store for a sale ... . I could be a millionaire, if I were lucky enough to answer that question. We all want to be greedy, don't we? We like it. It feels good. My problem with the lottery is that it preys on people's need for greed. It's a secular substitute for grace. It's a poor ...

4361. The Power to Be Saved

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... doctrine of Christian Assurance. He based his belief on Romans 8:16. “The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirits that we are the children of God." Assurance is an inward consciousness of God's acceptance that brings peace and calm to our lives. Assurance is not a feeling; it's a faith that produces fruit. Anyone can sing when the sun's shining bright. But you can have a song in your heart in the night. That is salvation; it is the bone marrow of the gospel. I didn't understand bone marrow until they ...

4362. In Prayer’s Way

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... other treat. In return Auntie would always exclaim, “Oh, aren’t you just an answer to prayer.” My wife says she didn’t feel like an answer to any prayer. She felt like an impatient kid, still sweaty from playing ball in the yard, and wanting to get ... knees, asking for help, and at night, to express gratitude for my life and, most of all, for my sobriety. I choose to kneel because I feel I need to humble myself when I pray, and with my ego, this is the most I can do. . . .In some ways, in some form, my ...

4363. By Believing

1 Peter 1:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , where whatever works is considered good, we need a higher standard of living. In an age of hedonism, which says if it feels good, do it, we need a better purpose for being. In times like these we need the Bible, not just some narrow interpretation ... fourth grade." And with a mild panic on his face he exclaimed, “I have a really, really long way to go!" That is how I feel about holiness. I have a long way to go. But I have never been more serious about living a Christian life and doing the will ...

4364. Surprise

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... she repeated that question over the next 33 years of her son's life? Has your soul lost its elasticity? Is there stretching space inside your soul? Can you still imagine things that never were and ask why not? Do you still dream of justice and mercy, and feel a passion within to bring it about? Have you still the faith to proclaim that “Nothing is impossible" when you put your trust in God? Does your soul have that kind of elasticity? Will it stretch big enough for the power of the Most High to come upon ...

4365. The Joyful Provider

John 2:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... been there. We don't talk much about our discontentment with life, but it shows. We grumble, we get angry at small things, we eat too much, we drink too much, we drive too fast. We are uneasy. We are restless. We are empty. Empty leaves us feeling separated from God, unable to cope, confused about priorities and generally exhausted. We can’t keep going on empty. Sooner or later something has got to happen. I guess the question is, have we the faith of Mary to give our emptiness to the Lord? His mother ...

4366. The Loving Friend

John 4:1-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Then it's another matter. It hurts. It's painful. It's a problem. You've got to sense that somehow, some way this woman has finally given up coming at the normal time to draw her water. She comes at high noon when she is all alone. It just feels better to fetch your water alone. What's going on here? I'm not sure we really know. Except that in Verse 16 — Jesus says to her, “Go, call your husband." She replies, “I have no husband." Jesus says, “You are right when you say ‘I have no husband.' The ...

4367. Finding Our Place in the Body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:12-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... fruit of pure lives so others may live. How beautiful the hands that serve The wine and the bread to the sons of earth. How beautiful is the body of Christ. The Church is the body of Christ. The world calls the Church an institution. Not all of us feel a need for an institution. Others call the Church a great society. Not all of us are into societies. St. Paul called the Church the body of Christ and gave us a lasting impression of its diversity and unity in the text we want to consider today, 1 Corinthians ...

4368. Heart Religion

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . 170—171) II That leads to the second stake we need to nail down in our minds. What is it that defiles a person? What is that makes us unclean or clean in the eyes of God? Basically, it’s what’s going on in our heart. What are we feeling and thinking in the depths of our being? In effect, Jesus was saying that things cannot be either unclean in any religious sense of the term. Only persons can be really defiled; and what defiles a person is his actions, which are the product of his own heart. Jesus ...

4369. Lessons from a Fool

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... think that we faculty ought to have students in our homes as often as possible.” “Well, few faculty think that way,” said the student. “And you have a beautiful home,” he said. Then the student added these words: “Let me ask you, do you feel at all guilty being a Christian and living in such a nice house?” Willimon responded, “Now I’m remembering why it was not such a great idea to invite you people over to my house.” “Such,” says William Willimon, “are the challenges of attempting ...

4370. Living in a Plastic Bubble

Luke 13:10-17

Illustration

Mark Trotter

... look long enough to see it. I try to talk with them, to share myself, but my words return, unlistened to. And nobody hears. I move through the days insulated in my protective bubble. I reach out to ones that I love, but they don't notice. They don't feel my need. When I extend my hand, no one takes it. Heavy hearted, I withdraw it, vowing never to offer it again. I call to those around, I beg, "Please, help me. Please touch me. Please love me." And nobody hears. Though not made of plastic my bubble is real ...

4371. Center Stage

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... man, surely he was confused by the story Mary told him. Because Joseph is a good man, he doesn't punish Mary as he might have. He could have humiliated her. Deuteronomy 22 even talked of adulterous women deserving death. Joseph wanted to spare Mary's reputation and feelings. He arranged to divorce her quietly or secretly. No one needed to know the couple's sense of shame and confusion. We admire Joseph that he did not try to punish Mary, or hold her guilt over her in a kind of power play. Joseph is like the ...

4372. Set Free for Life

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Lee Griess

... day. Their brother, Lazarus, had been seriously ill. They were two of Jesus' closest friends, so they sent for him. They had witnessed his healing power. They felt their brother would be in no danger if Jesus were near, so they called for him. We can appreciate those feelings, can't we? Who hasn't called upon the Lord in time of trouble? Who hasn't thought, "If only God would help." But Jesus didn't come in time. In fact, by the time he made it to Bethany, Lazarus was already four days buried. Martha was ...

4373. Hope to Carry On

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... a pledge and promise from our God, a word of hope, a living trust in our risen Savior that we can hang on to. Young Helen Keller was a prisoner of her own circumstances. She could not see or hear. She could feel with her hands, but without sight or hearing, how could she know what she was feeling? One day her teacher, Anne Sullivan, took Helen down the familiar path in front of her house to an old hand-pump well. Someone was there drawing water. Anne took Helen's hand and held it under the water and in sign ...

4374. Wonderful Opportunities for Mission

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... we are staying. What I have is mine! And since you and I have more than the poor, there is a subtle despising and patronizing we feel toward them, even as we undertake or contribute to some project on their behalf. That's what "charity" is; it is not mission. Charity is selfish ... only will it result in less wealth, but the less wealthy I am, the less successful I will seem to be or feel. How can we get out of this mess? Botton contends that because self-esteem is a matter of both success and pretensions (or ...

4375. When You’re Free (In Christ), Sacrifice Is No Burden!

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... of your brain, the part that orients you in space and time, goes dim. You forget yourself, but there are psychic rewards. The front part of your brain releases pleasurable neurochemicals that give you a high, make you feel good and happy.9 Forgetting yourself, being caught up in God's grace to sacrifice yourself, feels good. This is just old-fashioned Christian thinking. Martin Luther put it this way in 1531 over a good meal: God wants us to be cheerful and he hates sadness. For had he wanted us to be sad ...

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