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4576. Restarting Joy - Rejoice

Isaiah 55:10-13

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... without holding it up and admonishing people to read it, they will watch my life; they will see the sparkle in my eyes; they will feel the sunrise in my life; they will hear me laugh; they will see me cry, pick myself up, and go on. They will see all ... without holding it up and admonishing people to read it, they will watch my life; they will see the sparkle in my eyes; they will feel the sunrise in my life; they will hear me laugh; they will see me cry, pick myself up, and go on. They will see all ...

4577. The Good Works We Leave Behind

Acts 9:36-43

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... only part of her biography that is preserved for us at all is the story of this one particular day; and she was dead for most of it. We have no record of any words that she ever spoke. And yet, for all of that, we feel like we know her, don't we? We feel like we know Tabitha because we all have been blessed to know someone like her somewhere along the way. Perhaps it was our grandmother, an aunt, or a neighbor lady. Perhaps it was an older gentleman from church, a customer on the paper route we carried ...

4578. Look Who's Talking

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... be cautious in our critique of the critics. Such evaluation of others should always come with a mirror close at hand. Let us not be too eager to point out their specks until we have considered our own logs. Is there some group of people for whom we feel such distaste or disdain that we do not care for their souls? Is there a kind of person whose conversion we would not welcome because, frankly, it is a kind of person we do not welcome? Is there a group whose exclusion is more acceptable to us than their ...

4579. When The Fruit Is Spoiled

Amos 8:1-12

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... it may be because we have been so trapped in this crazy system that we don't know how to get out of it. In the gospel lesson there is the familiar story of Jesus being in the home of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42). Martha is feeling the burden of responsibilities of being host and complains about Mary who is simply sitting at Jesus' feet and listening. Jesus responds to Martha's complaint by saying, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has ...

4580. Parenting — Not For The Faint Of Heart

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... know that I healed them. I led them with cords of loving kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them. — Hosea 11:3-4 Can you hear the anguish and pain the Lord feels? It is the pain felt by a loving parent whose provision has been forgotten, whose guidance has been rejected. Some among us might be able to relate very keenly to this pain of which Hosea speaks. We have given the best we could to our children. Some of you have ...

4581. What God Expects From Worship

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... toward those who were at risk in their society. Their many worship services and token religiosity were so far from what God intended that God was sickened by all of it. Psalm 22:3 declares that God is enthroned upon the praises of Israel, but God isn't feeling the love. Worship that is devoid of devotion to God and commitment to God's ways is nothing more than a burden. And God turns away in disgust. When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will ...

4582. Finding Fault With God

Jeremiah 2:4--3:5

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... and all the families of the house of Israel. Thus says the Lord: What wrong did your ancestors find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves? Jeremiah 2:4-5 (emphasis mine) Truth is, some people do feel God has been in the wrong where their lives are concerned. Some people have judged God and have found God to be been unfair, less than gracious, and even spiteful. One of the most unusual and highly public examples of a person finding fault with God ...

4583. A New Beginning

Isaiah 65:17-25

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... triumphs of Christian living. This popular version/corruption of the Christian faith is not helpful because, as Phillip Yancey points out in his book, Disappointment With God, when the promised and expected dramatic evidence of God working in our lives does not materialize, it inevitably leads to feelings of "disappointment, betrayal, and often guilt."[1] When actual experiences do not live up to our expectations over a long period of time we start to give up on ourselves, others, and even God. Those ...

4584. Put on Some Clothes

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , to spend an hour a day praying and reading spiritual guides, to take the stairs instead of the elevator, to spend more quality time together. We genuinely want to make good changes in our lives, to “put on” a new, fresh persona. Everyone wants to feel like they can make a fresh start. I’m all for making resolutions that make a difference. In fact, that’s my #1 resolution for 2013: make resolutions that make a difference. But unless the changes we make are internal, not external, they will never ...

4585. When Your Parents Don't Understand

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... . That is, they’re affectionate and love being around you. But when they hit the teen years, says Ms. Lara, they start acting like cats distant and finicky. They make you feel unneeded. (5) That goes with the territory for many teens. Nothing could be more normal. Don’t panic when it happens in your family. There are times when all of us feel like our family does not understand us. Remember, even as an adult, Jesus’ family did not understand him. Once, when he was at least 30 years of age, Mary, his ...

4586. The Baptism of Jesus

Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s young boy, Sonny, decide to get baptized. Driving home after the baptism, Sonny says to Mac, “Well, we done it Mac, we was baptized.” He stares at himself a moment in the rearview mirror, then says, “Everybody said I’d feel like a changed person. Do you feel like a changed person?” “Not yet,” replies Mac. “You don’t look any different, Mac. Do you think I look any different?” “Not yet,” answers Mac. (7) “Not yet was a good answer.” We need to understand that there is nothing ...

4587. The Joy of the Lord

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... us out of bed and gets us going in the mornings. Author Steve Chandler in his book 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself notes that during times of war suicide rates go down. Experts believe it is because many people during times of war begin to feel useful and challenged. In the 1970s the economist Tibor Scitovsky wrote a book called The Joyless Economy. Tibor tried to explain why so many people today are unhappy, even though they have plenty of money. His explanation is boredom. People have chosen comfort instead ...

4588. The Ultimate Mountain Top Experience

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... his face. Eventually the radiance faded from Moses’ face, but that’s what being in the presence of God did to him. We read about Elijah’s experience with God on Mount Horeb in I Kings 19. Remember he had fled the wrath of Queen Jezebel. He was feeling sorry for himself as he hid in a cave on Horeb, which was called the mountain of God. The writer describes his experience like this: “Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not ...

4589. When the Drought Gets Really Bad

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... against God. During the early years of his ministry not long after becoming a Christian, Keith Miller traveled around the country speaking to lots of men’s gatherings about the adventure of life with Christ. At one meeting on impulse he said, “I have the darndest feeling that I came here to talk to one of you guys.” As soon as he sat down he said to himself, “You stupid jerk! Why did you say that?” After the meeting, a handsome, distinguished man named John came forward. He had tears in his eyes ...

4590. In the Service

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the service.” There is an old saying: Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers. Paul would have none of that. All Christians receive the Holy Spirit at the moment of their baptism. The giftings of the Spirit are not to make us feel good, or feel superior to others in our faith community. Whatever is graced and gifted to us is for one purpose only — for “the common good.” We are graced and gifted not for ourselves but for a life “in the service” … “In The Service” of others, for ...

4591. The 5 Worst Things Christians Say After A Tragedy

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... minutes ago are tweeted and instagramed across the world within seconds. We forget that it has only been possible to live his way for the past two decades. The gospel text for this week is unique in its “ripped from the headlines” feel. In the first century citing “current events” typically meant referring back a century or two and recalling some historical battle or decisive prophetic deliverance. But Luke records both the crowd’s listening to Jesus and Jesus himself using events “ripped from ...

4592. John 12:1-8

John 12:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... . But Mary had clearly “kept” this costly perfume for some great occasion. And it is probably this kind of “keeping” to which the text alludes. What Mary poured out in humble gratefulness Jesus reinterprets as an anointing for his own burial, for he already feels the weight of the cross upon his shoulders. Jesus’ reminder that “you always have the poor with you” repeats the lesson of Deuteronomy 15:11. The Jewish traditions of tithes and almsgiving had long accepted that truth and had tried to ...

4593. Just Checking

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Lion King” movie (1994)? It is a glorious piece of music, and in the course of the movie the music is wedded to the image of the cute baby lion Simba being celebrated at his birth. It is one of the most powerful “feel good” moments in a “feel good” movie. But as biologists, and pop-song composers, and pastors, and moms and dads everywhere all know, that “circle of life” has always included the inevitability of death. There are beginnings and there are endings. The circle of life ends. A new ...

4594. A Matter of Trust

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... not work. As for trusting your employer? It seems to be a thing of the past. Employees, even of large and stable corporations, view themselves increasingly as independent contractors ready to move at a moment’s notice to greener pastures. Why? Because they feel that their employer would be equally eager to shed them if it would improve the bottom line. Corporate loyalty has gone the way of the Dodo. Young people with huge education loans hanging over their heads are questioning whether our entire economic ...

4595. The Keys to Effective Praying

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... she was able. She reached forward to the trembling woman, clasped her hand, and said, “I’m glad you have come back to be with us in the church.” This woman whose husband and son had been murdered later commented, “I feel better than I have felt in years. Now I feel free.” (4) Don’t you see? You don’t forgive the other person for their sake, but for your own. It’s easy to obtain God’s forgiveness. If you’re sincerely repentant, God will surely forgive. But forgiving yourself and ...

4596. Financial Planning

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... seductive lure of, “I bought my sombrero in Rio de Janeiro . . . so worldly, so welcome . . . MasterCard.” Because it hits us where we live, it is difficult to approach the subject of materialism without the risk that many of you will simply tune me out. Many of us already feel guilty about our affluence. We know that most of the world’s people do not live as we do. It bothers us and yet, like the rich young ruler, we don’t want to give up what we have. The last thing we need on a Sunday morning is ...

4597. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear” (38:3-4). Of course David had a lot to feel guilty about. I would not be at all surprised if there were someone in this room today who has spent time in bed because of ... for the aching back? Muscle relaxers. To have a healthy back is sometimes to have a healthy mind. Psychological problems can cause us to feel bowed down. We see someone who is deeply troubled and we say, “He seems to be carrying the weight of the world on his ...

4598. Re-thinking Our Mission

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... .’” (6) My friend, that’s what Jesus wants for every person in this world rich and poor, seeing and sightless, athlete and physically disabled. He wants them to find a safe place, a secure, happy place in his family. He doesn’t want anyone to feel left out. Friends, I have to tell you most churches don’t really want people who have problems. Why? People who have problems sometimes cause problems. Like Brandon when he first came to April’s Bible Study. Yet these are the persons for whom God’s ...

4599. Unity and Hope

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... joy does come. “Sometimes a song at church cheers me, or an act of kindness from one of my daughters. Once, it was the hilarious moment when, while decorating our tree, we discovered my previous year’s present from my mother-in-law.”[1] Instead of feeling overwhelmed by empty tasks we can turn to the Bible. The stories of faith contained within scripture actually become our own story. The examples of faith are meant to encourage us in our faith walk. At those times when nothing seems to be going the ...

4600. The Gift that Matters

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... Sunday after Christmas we do so with a sigh of relief. The gifts have been opened; our family has come and returned home. The past month typically holds the busiest days and weeks of the year for many of us. It is little wonder why we might feel tired today. It has been a hectic couple of weeks but slowly our lives are returning back to normal, as we settle back into our regular routines. We have celebrated Jesus’ birth. We are reminded that Jesus came to bring salvation to all people. Jesus is God’s ...

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