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451. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... . And the haunting tragedy of this final fate is that we can do nothing about it. This, however, is just the beginning - the first line of the miracle story. The bottom line is the basis of our hope. God weeps because we die. Moved by compassion, God calls out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man comes forth! Then God speaks the word of ultimate liberation, "Untie him, and let him go." This is a dramatic enactment of our redemption - the story of our salvation. We are defenseless, defeated ...

452. Men of Distinction

Acts 11:19-30

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... of time, money, and talents which is the opposite of self-indulgence. It is the use of these blessings, which represent accumulated energy, to help other people who have no claim upon them except that they are human beings whom God loves. The compassion which should be the chief external mark of a committed Christian minority may well begin with the relation to fellow members in the redemptive society, but must not be limited to them. "It is our care for the helpless," wrote Tertullian of the early ...

453. To Be Perfectly One

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... . Not only by giving our left-overs or our surpluses, but through true sacrifice can we show that we honestly care. As we make costly contributions, over and above the regular support of our particular congregation, we can give evidence of our genuine sharing, compassion, and empathy. Let each gift carry with it a prayer for wholeness in the name of our common Lord. And by your very giving, you will know that perfect oneness of love. Another thing. Just as there are germ carriers in society, so there ...

454. A Higher Form of Love: The Good Neighbor

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... these people can best be helped. Then, after some problems are incurred, the question becomes, "Why do they not respond to all this love that is showered on them?" As I review the situation, I must in all honesty report that I see a lot of compassion, pity, and feeling sorry for others in our world, but not much appreciation, time, and care. It takes a great deal of courage and insight into human nature to appreciate problem people. Yet this is where Jesus was unique. He actually celebrated the grace and ...

455. Preaching Unpopular Truth - 1943

John 18:38

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... a group, associated in various organizations, with their loyalties, their problems, their joys, their frustrations, their hurts, their needs, and most of all their infinite value, their matchless worth in the sight of God. Then I try to love them with compassion and consecrated concern. To the degree that I cleanse my spirit with such a flood of affection for my people, I find them almost invariably-willingly receptive. Not that they always agree - they don’t. But they listen attentively, appreciatively ...

456. How God Guides

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... who are different, the Bible reminds us that God loves variety. If the world says that sex is OK in any meaningful relationship, the Bible says that marriage is the only right place for sex. If the world teaches that poor people deserve more blame than compassion, the Bible warns us that God sides with the poor. Some people take the Bible and twist it to conform to their life-style. A Christian takes the Bible and makes his lifestyle conform to it. God guides through scripture. A THIRD METHOD BY WHICH GOD ...

457. CARPENTER

Isaiah 44:13; Mark 6:3

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Stephen Stewart

... Isaiah 44:13 - "The carpenter stretches a line, he makes it out with a pencil; he fashions it with planes, and marks it with a compass; he shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house." Mark 6:3 - "Is not ... motor-driven tools to assist them in their work. But in the biblical times, the carpenter had to depend on such simple tools as compasses, planes, pencil, saws, hammers, nails, files, chisle, awls, squares, plumb lines, and adzes. And, most of all, his own strong back!

458. We Know Jonah

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... to just claim to be too busy, or allow inertia to be the pocket veto against our doing anything. Still as we try to escape it the call of God pursues us, and offers us another chance to go and show forth the very God of forgiveness and reconciliation and compassion that we talk about. And the epiphany of God comes afresh in us whenever the light of God in us pushes back a bit farther the curtain of darkness that forever threatens, and whenever we include another human being in the circle of our love.

459. We Do Not Have To Stay The Way We Are!

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... is not against a sinful people. Rather, God’s vision and purpose is one of mercy and promise. God is not a harsh judge looking and waiting for us to make mistakes and then pounce on us. Joel’s God is a God of mercy. Jesus’ God is one of compassion and mercy. Sometimes the message of Lent and Easter can come across as though the cross was erected on Calvary to please God. But this is a pagan idea. Christ was not nailed to the cross to change God’s heart, rather it was just the other way around. The ...

460. Goodness Is Not Good Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... shabby actions; sometimes by reminding us of our mortality and the limited time we have to rectify wrongs wrought by our greed. In such ways he calls us from the seductive "worship of the vain world’s golden store"; opens our hearts, hands, and arms in compassion for our needy neighbors; and draws us to eternal life in the kingdom of God, where the likes of Ebenezer Scrooge and the poor widow, who gave her mite to the temple treasury, rub shoulders on ground that is level before his throne. Life is short ...

461. A Cup Running Over

John 11:17-37

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... of Lazarus is the love of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hear it once more: "Jesus wept." There is more than "mere" sympathy in that simple verse. The tears that he shed were not merely the overflow from a surface pool of sentimentality; they spilled from a well of compassion that had its source at the very core of a caring heart. John wants us to know that. "Now Jesus loved Martha and Mary," he writes. It is a simple statement, but it is not a casual observation. It grips us so strongly that we feel an emotional ...

462. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... rejection. Those who feel it most keenly are those who are able to bear it redemptively. Others let go and the limb breaks. It is the lover who does not cut the limb off, for the lover has a deep base for knowing the loved one, a base which is compassion in the soul. Knowing is, indeed, a way of loving; and loving is the only way we have really to know another. When a person treats another in this way we call it "unconditional love." The best models of this type of love come to us from scripture. There we ...

463. You Don’t Really Feel That Way

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... whatever and grow into new life. Is this not good news? Kennedy also reminds us that when good news comes it comes as a surprise. Or as he puts it, "But spring never comes the same way twice" (Ibid., p. 67). People who cry out to be looked at with compassion know this. Perhaps all they want is someone to watch with them through the transition into a new spring. I knew my illness; my friend knew her plight as she sat till twilight in her room; and, the man by the pool knew his despair well. Since there is no ...

464. Christmas 1

Isaiah 9:1-7, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

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Paul A. Laughlin

... we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most gracious God, how insensitive we often are to the marks of your Kingdom! Where you value peace, we make war; where you foster justice, we crave vengeance; where you proclaim righteousness, we exalt selfishness; and where you show compassion for the oppressed, we often find ourselves in the role of the oppressor. Forgive us, we pray. Make the spirit of this day and of the one who comes in your name touch us with transforming results. In the name of the Christ child we ...

465. Epiphany

Isaiah 60:1-22, Ephesians 3:1-13, Matthew 2:1-12

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Paul A. Laughlin

... ; that the inclusiveness of your love and acceptance may find expression in us, through Jesus Christ. Amen Prayer of Confession O most merciful God, we admit that our own concern and compassion never match yours, and seldom even begin to resemble it. We get distracted by petty alliances and allegiances - of race, color, creed, and class - and let these stand in the way of our accepting those unlike ourselves as our brothers and sisters in your sight. Forgive us our narrowness and ...

466. Epiphany 5

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Job 6:1-7:21

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Paul A. Laughlin

... HAS, EVEN IN A FALLEN WORLD. Collect God of power and might, whose Son Jesus worked wonders as signs of your dawning Kingdom, fill us with your Holy Spirit; that, like Christ, we may work miracles out of our compassion for others, and in so doing may point others to you, your Son, and your Gospel. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of boundless mercy, we confess that we often prefer the showy and entertaining to the substantial and edifying, and thus applaud your miracles ...

467. Epiphany 6

2 Kings 5:1-27, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Mark 1:40-45

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Paul A. Laughlin

... of Israel and toward the Gentiles. Luke 4:27 records Jesus himself as referring to this incident in order to justify to his fellow Nazarites his own early miracles in Capernaum rather than his home town. Call to Worship Leader: Rejoice in God, whose compassion and power extend to all humankind. People: OUR GOD IS NOT A PATRIOT. OUR GOD IS NOT A RACIST. OUR GOD DOES NOT PLAY FAVORITES. Leader: Our God loves and heals people regardless of race or nationality, simply because they are people. People: THANKS ...

468. Lent 6

Isaiah 50:1-11, Mark 15:16-20, Mark 15:21-32, Philippians 2:1-11

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Paul A. Laughlin

... US A SON! Leader: Let us worship the God who sends us salvation in heavenly rather than worldly terms. People: LET US WORSHIP THE GOD WHO SENDS US THE THRILL OF A HEAVENLY VICTORY OVER EVIL, BUT IN THE AGONY OF A HUMAN DEFEAT! Collect God of compassion and care, who chose the most subtle of ways to achieve victory over sin, thrill us again with the victory achieved in the apparent defeat of the cross; that we may learn the strength in weakness and the exaltation in humiliation that distinguish your heavenly ...

469. Monday in Holy Week

Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9

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Paul A. Laughlin

... BAPTIZED WITH SPIRIT! Leader: In his name, let us worship the God who created the heavens and life and humanity! People: LET US WORSHIP THE GOD WHO, IN CHRIST’S LIFE AND DEATH, ESTABLISHES JUSTICE AND PEACE AND LIBERATION. Collect God of justice and compassion, who have given us the life and ministry of your Servant Jesus for our redemption, sensitize us to the ideal of justice embodied there; that we too may strive to establish your Kingdom of peace and justice, whatever the cost. In Jesus’ name and ...

470. Easter 4

Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

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Paul A. Laughlin

... THIS GOD OF LOVE, NOT JUST WITH THE WORDS OF OUR LIPS, BUT WITH THE TRUTH OF OUR DEEDS AS WELL. Collect O God of love, who have commanded us to love you and one another in deed as well as word, touch our hearts with a measure of your compassion; that our own love may not be empty expressions and hollow claims, but real and true and effective. In the name of Jesus we love and we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of loving kindness, we confess with the deepest shame our tendency to give lip-service to love ...

471. The Generation Gap

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... dividing line these days. Why not 21 or 25? Maybe the answer is in that old journalistic device. "Thirty" is printers’ jargon for the end of a column or the end of an article. Maybe, for too long, thirty has marked the cop-out - the end of our concerns and compassions and idealism and love. If so, we’ve got a lot to learn. But, God helping us, we can. There are some pretty good teachers on the other side of the line! Thirty need not be the end of anything - in fact, any age is still the age for a ...

472. Who Needs a Shepherd These Days?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... you who are lost. I lay down my life for you; you who are as lost as a sheep without a shepherd. Here, you see, is the love and compassion of our Father. A sacrificial love which would send his unblemished lamb to bleed a way out of sin for us on a cross. One sent by the ... romance of "The New Frontier." Man stepped out confidently knowing exactly where he was going. Through human brainpower, compassion, and technology, any problem could be solved anywhere. Mr. Kennedy challenged science to go to the moon. The ...

473. The Testing Law Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... of the week’s day? Does it really destroy life that hungry men would pick kernels of grain on the Sabbath? Do the robes of office make the man right - and deserving of unquestioning loyalty? I suppose a summary of this Nazarene’s case would pit compassion against Law. It would pit humanity against tradition. It would pit - I’m afraid - love against pride. I do not talk of this to just anyone! Law and tradition and pride performed the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. But was it wrong? It was a lawful ...

474. OUR LORD DENIED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... damp with his tears. Faith. How could he have faith, now that they had taken his Lord? Arrested him like a common criminal. Blasphemer, they called him. Enemy of the people. If only they had known him. Known him as the disciples had known him. That love. That compassion. The readiness to forgive. To think of it now made Peter’s heart feel like a stone in his breast. There was that day, so long ago now, as though in another life. Peter had come to the end of his patience with his brother. Andrew. He had ...

475. Advent 2: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Promise of Christmas

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... it, you can’t help but be inspired by the bold faith of this man called Joseph. As a matter of fact, I think way too little attention has been given to Joseph’s part in the gospel story. His faith, his sensitivity, his kindness, his bigness, his compassion, and his obedience to the will of God have had a far greater impact on Christian thought and the Christian lifestyle than most of us realize. We owe so much to father Joseph and we can learn so much from his faith. His bigness of spirit challenges us ...

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