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4376. If Your Sense of Purpose Ever Becomes a Burden, Remember Your Value

Matthew 10:40-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... lord who is subject to nothing, but these visitors in your life passing through are pretty special, too. Who would not want to serve them joyfully? Caught up in the love of God, reveling in how he has noticed me, the opportunity to serve these neighbors feels like an opportunity to flourish, to blossom, to thrive. The best-selling Christian author, Rick Warren, is moving in the right direction when he reminds readers in one of his best-sellers that we may "accept and enjoy our shape," for they are God-given ...

4377. Why We Need the Pledge of Allegiance

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... we will live in his kingdom. The old gospel song testified to it like this: This world is not my home, I'm just a-passin' through; My treasures are laid up, somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from heaven's open door And I can't feel at home in this world anymore. An All-Encompassing Citizenship We have all been touched by each of these views of the kingdom of heaven. Yet today, as we read Jesus' parables again, it is important to hear the undercurrent of what he is saying. First of all, the ...

4378. Ecological Politics

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... the freak storm, or even the strange thing Peter did, although, looking back, you wonder how it ever happened. Who, in his right mind, would get out of a boat on a stormy sea and think he could walk on water? But the recounting of the story would begin to feel weird, as if you were violating some sacred trust. Because you told the story at first out of sheer exhilaration at the experience, and then later because it was such a good story and it made you kind of proud to have been there. But now you know that ...

4379. In Whose Likeness?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... right to pay taxes to Caesar? The particular issues may be different for us, but the problem of thorny questions of allegiance is a familiar one. There are times when deeply held values and nonnegotiable realities seem to pull us in opposite directions: times when we feel as if, no matter what we decide, we will be wrong, and/or in deep trouble. Who among us hasn't struggled with how to respond to some situation in the wider world, or to a personal moral quandary? For instance, a central question that all ...

4380. Masks

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... personality. Masks can conceal, or they can reveal; often they do a bit of both at once. What masks do you wear day to day? (pause) What masks do you wear here at church? (pause) Are there sides of yourself that you feel you can't show here? (pause) Are there sides of yourself that you feel you can't show anyone? (pause) What do you hide behind, and when, and why? (pause) What facets of yourself are you masking off from view? (pause) What masks do you have, and why do you wear them? When Jesus watched some ...

4381. Kiss The Chef! Thanksgiving Day

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... . Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention ... except walk?" The two of them laugh ... and then Shug looks around and exclaims, "Oh, yeah, this field feels like singing!"1 When was the last time you took a good enough look around to recognize that, "Oh, yeah, this field feels like singing!"? I love that bit of dialogue, because it so effectively captures the essence of gratitude, which is noticing. How could you walk past a field in glorious bloom and fail to notice ...

4382. No Room for Gloom

Isaiah 9:1-4

Sermon

Tony Everett

... the same way about our own situations in life. It may seem to us that if something bad could happen, it definitely will. We read in 1 Peter 5:8, "Your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour." Sometimes it definitely feels like Satan is chomping on us! We experience so much pressure at work or in school that we are ready to explode. We are torn apart by the pangs of shame and guilt. We are humiliated by the hurtful words we have spoken in anger. We are devastated by the ...

4383. Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle…

Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... on your job application or the lies told by governments to cover their misdeeds, we know that it is wrong. The list extends to oppressing workers, to violating God's good creation, and on and on. And again, we know. We also know what is good. We know what it feels like to help someone who needs our assistance. We know what it's like to feed someone who is hungry, and we know what it is like to lift up someone who is downtrodden. We know what it's like to offer good things for our children — indeed for all ...

4384. Are All Your Sons Here?

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... are not present, then we have to conclude something else. We are not whole. When I sit down to dinner with my family and my son happens to be playing at his friend's house, it feels like we are not whole. His smile, sense of humor, and his particular individual take on the world are missing at our family table, and we feel it. The same is true for us as Christian community. If all our sons and daughters are not present, then we are not whole. The evangelistic effort, you see, is a two-way street. Of course ...

4385. Converting to Christianity

Acts 2:14, 36-41

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... not about judgment, it's about change. It's not about pointing a finger or trying to get someone to adopt my point of view of things, it's about inviting people into a transformation so complete that they will feel as though they are "born from above" (John 3:3). I have to be honest here — this feels more scary to me than the idea of pointing a finger at someone and telling them they need to "repent," in the sense that they're all messed up. How do you invite people to change from the "inside out"? (Mark ...

4386. The Three Dimensions of Life

Genesis 6:1-22

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... dimension of life, but breadth is another. We have only to go to the public library or the internet to get some feel for the number of areas of possible interest in this life. There are books and websites on every conceivable subject, and a ... fellowship of the church without developing that higher connection to the God of the church and of the universe. The author of the Psalm 61, feeling lost and alone, prayed: Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the end ...

4387. God's Laughter

Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... theology at Drew University years ago. He died in 1904 at the age of seventy. In his last hours, he was lying on his bed, surrounded by friends. At one point, it seemed that he had died, but one woman touched his feet and said, "No, he's not dead. Feel his feet. They're warm. No one ever died with warm feet." At that, Dr. Upham opened his eyes and said, "Joan of Arc did!" Those were his very last words — and evidence that even in his final moments, he was preserved by God's spirit of gladness.7 And ...

4388. Sentimental Slaves

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... one year hence. And he will answer, "Anywhere but here!" Less than one year later, he and his fellow Israelites are free. They are en route from the land of their bondage to the land of God's promise. The journey, however, includes miles of wilderness, and the people are feeling the pangs of hunger. As they sit and talk together, they say, "If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread." In the end, this episode from Israel's exodus ...

4389. A Change of Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... need, when we follow our hearts desires," he told her. A month later, Martha moved home, returning to her old church, catching up with her brother and sisters. "It was like my life went from black and white to color again," was how she described what she was feeling as she reaffirmed her faith.1 Yes, idle minds are the playthings of the devil. That is why it is important for us to keep our focus on our destination and not be sidetracked. Moses intervened on behalf of the people and God had a change of heart ...

4390. Show Me What’s Real

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... sometimes reveal an inner struggle. One young woman candidly shared, "My thoughts, ideas, beliefs, preconceptions; my ways and feelings of what is right or wrong are being challenged." We can probably all identify with her at some ... lifestyle from the rest of the world." We can sense her pain when she writes, "I'm frustrated with some of the Christians I know whom I feel I have to hide some things from." She then pleads, "From the small details of my life to the big — show me truth in how you desire ...

4391. Hearts on Fire

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... to see the people who loved me when I felt most unlovable, who have loved him since I first told them that I was pregnant, even though he might not want to be with them. I want him to see their faces."1 The church is the place where we feel loved and accepted as God in Christ loves each one of us. The church is where we are held accountable for our actions in love. And the church is the place where we experience a new sense of community. The church continues to evolve to reach new generations of believers ...

4392. Headed in the Right Direction

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth." "God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions." "The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself." "God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem." "Good people go to heaven when they die." (4) Isaac Watts, the great hymn writer, is supposed to have commented upon reading Jonathan ...

4393. No Partiality

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... not only cleanses the temple (in the gospels) but beats up on his opponents (not in the gospels) like Billy Sunday and advocates of twentieth-century "muscular Christianity." There is the totally acculturated Jesus who looks just like us (whoever "us" is) and would surely feel about everything and respond to all today's needs just like we do. And isn't this right where Peter was when he presumed to say to the divine voice, "By no means, Lord ..."? In Prothero's phrase, we have become too much "Jesus-centric ...

4394. Caught in the Middle

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... ironic it is that in a church full of people who have gone to worship, Sunday school, and Bible study their whole lives, no one feels equipped to teach a class for six weeks. We need to hear Paul's words of encouragement, that by God's grace we are ... point where we are so in fellowship with the Son that we will not commit sin. It is true that we are pulled in many directions, feel fragmented, and sometimes don't know where to turn. We are caught in the middle, and we are in good company. But for those of us ...

4395. By Whose Standards?

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... that is very hard. Because we all know in our bones that even if he is accountable to his master, the oikonomos is more skilled and more highly valued than the huperetes. If there is one thing that pop psychology has taught us, it is that how we feel about ourselves, having a "positive self-image" is terribly important, a notion Paul seems to dismiss in 4b: "I am not thereby acquitted." Paul says it is faithfulness that is most crucial in the long run. Maybe that is why we are so attracted to people like ...

4396. All About Me?

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... sort of reluctant to admit this: The Bible is not all about me. Not that I am not there in plenty of places. I am there with Adam pointing the finger at Eve, trying to pass off the blame for my sin to someone else. I am there with Cain, feeling resentment toward someone who is obviously doing better than I and ignoring God's warnings about sin trying to ensnare me, and there I am right alongside Jacob trying to lie my way out of a tight spot. Oh, and I'm there, too, complaining to Moses about the lack ...

4397. A Big Enough Reason

1 Peter 2:19-25

Sermon

David O. Bales

... . If in your family problems escalated from screaming, to threatening, to violence, you don't have to repeat that pattern. It's not easy to break such patterns, but following Jesus we can change our knee-jerk reactions even when we feel anxious or threatened. Even when you feel like a helpless slave to your anger, you can break such patterns. You just need a reason strong enough to do it. The psychologist, Rollo May, said that all the genuine atheists he treated had neurotic tendencies because they lacked a ...

4398. So, Explain It to Me

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... , Harold, from St. Louis. Sitting around one Saturday night socializing, I remember Harold blurting out to his old friend, "Eddy (that was my father's name), whatever you do tomorrow, don't preach on the Trinity! You will put us all to sleep." We feel obligated to confess the Trinity. We would feel very strange not talking about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We don't want to discard it from our worship life. But few us know why it is important. Few of us would ever want our pastor to preach on the ...

4399. Captive Free!

Romans 7:15-25a

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... on his shoes. "Okay, Mom, I was just trying to get away with one, hoping that I wouldn't get caught. But I still couldn't help myself." "I know." "You knew this all along ... and still...." "Yes, Johnny, I love you anyway!" And Johnny never had a hug feel so good. It felt like a burden had been lifted, like the chains had been cut loose, like the captive had been set free. That is surely our plight. We are captive, trapped, caught in double jeopardy, damned if we do and damned if we don't. But Jesus says ...

4400. A Truly Universal Operating System

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Larry Lange

... Macrosoft seemed to be causing a rift in his own church disturbed him. Maybe it would be better for him to sell Macrosoft and join the Amish or spend all the proceeds on his health care initiatives. Yet, even if he did that, Billius couldn't shake the feeling that it was all ill-gotten gain. He didn't even like XC himself, but secretly envied and owned one of the fruit computers. The rift deepened in the church. Though it didn't affect the church much fiscally, Billius could see that more and more people ...

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