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4501. Ready!

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... earthly good, I would encourage you to be ready in the here and now. Be ready for this life and the life to come will take care of itself. How do we go about it? Well, I have some very good news for you. Whether you realize it or not, you have ... of tears, we become confused, we get lost, we search for a way out. We finally find our way with the help of others who care, others who can share with us their own disappointments, their own blind alleys, their own roads already tried. The church. Think about how it ...

4502. Pursued by Mercy

John 10:11-18 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Will Willimon

... days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him,... From those strong Feet that followed, followed after." - Francis Thompson, The Hound of Heaven I don't care how well you think you know the Good Shepherd of Psalm Twenty-Three, you don't know him until you've realized that he is a pursuer. There's a difference between being "followed" and "pursued." There's a difference between looking back over your shoulder and ...

4503. The New Family

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Will Willimon

... , how they left their father with the fishing nets and followed Jesus. The story doesn't say what their father thought about his two sons walking out of the family business and tagging along after this itinerant rabbi named Jesus. The story doesn't care. And the preacher commented, "Jesus broke the hearts of many a first-century family." Stanley Hauerwas opens one of his classes by reading a letter from a parent to a government official. The parent complains that his son, who had received the best education ...

4504. The Inverting Promise

1 Corinthians 1:27-29 · Genesis 25:21-34

Sermon

Will Willimon

... a woman nearly Rebekah's age who, after prayer, gave birth to her first and only child. The child whom she called "Grace," the world labeled "Down's Syndrome." How is there such pain in blessing? She has now given most of her life in working for the care and education of children like her Grace. How is there such blessing in pain? It's mystery we're about here, still dark, while yet in utero, and conflict, prelude to the rest of the story. Rebekah in time gives birth. The first twin is delivered, "red, all ...

4505. Speaking of Us

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Steve Molin

... for the Wall Street fiasco; was it the greedy lenders? “You’re darn right it was the predatory lenders!” Who’s to blame for the high cost of a gallon of gasoline? Well Exxon, of course! Who is to blame for the high cost of health care; the insurance companies? Yes! It’s certainly not our fault; our hands are clean, our motives are always pure, our actions are always selfless and benevolent. Well, here’s some breaking news from the Bible, folks: He was speaking of us, too. Jesus was speaking of ...

4506. Spirit Soaked

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , and fear of connecting to its own communities. Those that haven’t often set up a “me” versus “them” mentality, caring for their own but shutting their minds and doors to others. Why? Fear. And what stokes fear? Lack of Jesus. Where ... . Our faith is our only fuel. He will do the rest. Jesus lets us know that he is the Bridegroom. He is God’s Son, the one who cares for us, sacrificed on our behalf, and has the ability to unlock every door for us in our lives and in our future. When we allow him to ...

4507. Fearless

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... strength.” That’s the meaning of investment. Covenant commitment is at heart of Christianity, just as it was at the heart of Jewish theology. A covenant is a two-way agreement. It requires investment by two parties. When God commits to loving, valuing, and caring for God’s people no matter what, the other side of the coin means that those in “covenant” with God must also agree to love and serve God exclusively and to love God intimately, fully, and to cultivate that relationship each and every day ...

4508. Gracious

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all they can to help others? It’s not hard to tell, as Jesus puts it, the “sheep” from the “goats.” Even lost sheep still beat and bleat like sheep! A living faith means that your faith lives actively in the world in the form of care, humility, love, and authenticity. A living faith means you walk with God humbly, act justly in all you do, and bestow acts of mercy upon all you meet. Your relationship with God resides within your heart, and your hands take their orders from your heart. Walking in ...

4509. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... , says the writer, “She went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.” And the Lord did give Hannah the desire of her heart. They named him Samuel, which means “I begged from the Lord.” And after he was weaned, Hannah placed Samuel under the care of the elderly priest Eli in the temple of Shiloh to fulfill the promise she had made to the Lord. Now it is some years later. Samuel, about 11 or 12 years of age, is lying on his bed in the house of the Lord late at night, when he ...

4510. Jesus Gets a Business Card

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Mary Austin

... say that I am, Jesus asks? Can you follow me? Can you take up your cross: face the burdens of your life, and carry the cares of the world? He has these questions for us. We have questions, too. Faith demands that we ask ourselves these things. Does my work ... to all the others. Who do you say that I am? Can you pick up your cross and follow me? Can you face your burdens, and care for the needs of others? As one writer says, “As life picks up speed and I clock more days and weeks and years, I accumulate more ...

4511. Seeing What We Don’t Want To See

John 12:20-33

Sermon

Mary Austin

... by telling them that they have to let go of their own lives. If you love your life, if you hold onto it tightly, if you care too much about it, you lose it. Curious. That same message can be translated as life, soul, or spirit. It’s whatever is at our center ... of wheat remains alone.” The only way to learn this kind of sacrifice is with each other. Living with partners or children, taking care of an ill friend or a parent, committing ourselves to life in a community of faith, are the only ways I know to ...

4512. Liz

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... and ended up having to get married. That guy she married was no good and he ended up in jail, leaving Liz to take care of her daughter. She found a part-time job down at the café, but couldn’t find anything more than that. It was wonderful that ... , that gave them their role as an ambassador for Jesus Christ in Ephesus. It was their faith, not their works. But we need to be careful with that passage. I have heard people ask, if salvation is a gift and not from us doing anything, then why do we spend so ...

4513. Click to Unfriend

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... the entrance to the central room of the temple, the holy of holies. It was a small sanctuary that could only be entered once a year, and only by the high priest on the Day of Atonement when he sprinkled blood on the altar. The carefully embroidered curtain was almost four inches thick and separated the holy from the holier. It represented the division that existed between holy and unholy, between God and people. Paul reminded the Hebrews that the moment Jesus died, that holy curtain, the veil dividing God ...

4514. I Want To Remind You — Easter Sunday

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... Rome. But, maybe it was Joseph of Arimathea, an important member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, who convinced the soldiers to let them take Jesus’ body from the cross and move it to one of the tombs that Joseph’s family owned. Now, the soldiers wouldn’t have cared anymore about the Sanhedrin than they did about Moses, but maybe they saw this as a way to calm things down a bit before it created problems for them in Rome. Anytime a local problem like this got big enough for Caesar to hear about, his solution ...

4515. Casters and Menders

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... John are not the ones going out and aggressively hauling in fish. But their job is vitally important. They are the ones behind the scenes who mend relationships and situations, who prepare and disciple deeply and develop a life of service. They will care about those in less than favorable situations. They will be attuned to relational issues and societal problems. They will be ones who respond well to Jesus’ need to “repair” and “adjust” their theology to what God now intends to do. Whereas Simon ...

4516. Heroines of the Faith

Mark 1:29.39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... fashion when she says the Spirit of Jesus came to her to express his love and say to her, “I know you! I know you!” When given her freedom in New York in 1827, Isabella went to New York City where she worked cooking, cleaning, and caring for the sick. Then God gave her a new name, Sojourner Truth, and she traveled throughout the country speaking against the sin of slavery. Often clergymen challenged her right to speak to men — women were to keep silent. Once confronted by some males in the audience ...

4517. God's Family

1 John 3:1-7

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... important to a baby. Could a baby live without a family? (Let them answer.) What do families give babies? (Let them answer.) A baby’s family gives him or her food, clothing, and a house to live in. Families are also supposed to give each child love and care. When we become members of a church, we join another family: the church family. Indeed, we are all called “children of God” because we belong to God. That is how God shows love for us. God calls us “children.” We are part of God’s own family ...

4518. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:11-18

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... and searched for their son. They called the mall security. They checked every store. They talked to all the store managers. Finally, they found their son. The mother and father were like the Good Shepherd in today’s lesson. A shepherd is someone who takes care of sheep. A shepherd will do anything to see that his sheep are kept from danger. In today’s lesson, Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd. Why do you suppose that Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd? (Let them answer.) The Good Shepherd lays ...

4519. Comfort My People

Isaiah 40:1-8

Eulogy

George Reed

... seems like bad luck. We were at the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up in an accident. We have taken good care of our bodies, but we still find ourselves with a terrible disease. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. It seems that way today as ... come over a period of time, sometimes years, but it comes. The Spirit of God hovers over us and covers us with wings of love and care. The Good Shepherd walks with us in the darkest of places and times. As Jesus wept with Mary and Martha at the tomb of Lazarus, so ...

4520. Hope in the Midst of Despair

Isaiah 40:28-31 · Psalm 23 · Revelation 21:1-7 · John 14:1-4, 18-19, 25-27

Eulogy

George Reed

... have thought that things would never get better. They probably felt like giving up. And yet even in these darkest of times, God sent a word of hope. The beautiful words of the twenty-third Psalm tell us of a wonderful peace where we can feel watched over and cared for by the shepherd. It talks of abundance and of confidence. And yet these words come to us from David’s experience of walking through the valley of deep darkness. He knew what it was like to face his own sin. He knew what it was like to lose ...

4521. Prophets and the Powerful

1 Kings 21:1-3, 17-21

Sermon

Will Willimon

... minute. I like power no less than Jerry and Pat, Jesse and all the rest. I too want some socially significant post. My words, even those in this sermon, are carefully, subconsciously, continually weighed for their effect upon people who make a difference, people like Ahab. When asked about the personal escapades of a liberal senator, I thought, “Who cares what a senator does in his bedroom if he votes right on the floor of the senate?” You see, I too know what it means to adjust to present arrangements ...

4522. Anointed and Appointed

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... DNA: Jesus Dynamism. Jesus Nutrition. Jesus call to Action. Any athlete or wellness practitioner knows that in order to be your best physical self, you need to tap into your source of internal energy. You need to practice good and consistent nutrition and take care of your body. And you need to stay active. The same could be said for an effective apostle. An “limber” apostle is filled with Dynamic power of Jesus, stays Nourished by the true vine (there’s that abiding word again), and always ready for ...

4523. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... refers to his body as a clay jar, he regards himself as having a mortal human body. Verse 7b goes on to give the purpose for which the revelatory treasure is contained in the clay jar of Paul’s mortal body. In the previous context, Paul has been careful not to claim any credit for the surpassing glory and power of his apostolic ministry (cf. 3:6, 10). In fact, the apostle strictly denies any sufficiency in and of himself (3:5). If his body fails to emanate this glory and power, that merely underscores the ...

4524. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... God foresees and oversees the events in their lives and in the world around them, just as he does in Daniel. Show them how this reveals God’s character as the all-knowing and all-powerful God who holds them accountable for their sin and yet cares deeply about their suffering. 2. God’s sanctification of the wise and faithful. In the midst of our suffering, God gives to those who know and obey him the will and strength to resist evil and grow spiritually. An overemphasis on God’s foreknowledge can make ...

4525. Where's God?

John 16:12-15

Sermon

David Coffin

... will be mailed to them in the coming weeks. On Holy Trinity Sunday, where is God for those people who have lost their means of putting food on the table and keeping a roof over their head, as well as those who have lost their family health care benefits? Does their life have any meaning after the loss of a major source of income? Is there life after being disposed of like any commodity, which is of no longer any use to the modern high technology culture rendering people’s entire lives as expendable for ...

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