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451. Then They Will Understand

Illustration

Doris Stickney

... onto the broad, green lily pad above. When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn’t believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impulse to move his wings. The warmth of the sun dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly. Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt ...

452. A Brother Like That

Illustration

C. Roy Angell

... going to wish. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels, "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively asked, "Would you like to ride in my automobile?" "Oh, yes! I'd love that!" After a short ride the urchin turned, and with his eyes aglow said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted ...

453. A Vision of Beauty and Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... war will be unemployed. When Jesus comes a second time, when he comes as the Messiah, the Anointed One of God, he will restore the original design of creation. Jesus will restore our peace with God and peace with each other. And all the selfish, sinful impulses that compel us to turn against one another will be transformed by God’s love. An event of some significance took place in Wauconda, Illinois, a small town with a population of 6,500. For the past 45 years the town had placed two large illuminated ...

454. Grace Upon Grace

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... have for their children even before the children are born. It’s the love that parents flood upon children who are not mature enough to do anything to merit that love. Prevenient grace surrounds all of humanity — all of humanity. And it precedes any act or impulse which people may feel. It comes to us before we even know what doing is. Second, is justifying grace. To justify means to make right. God’s justifying grace is that by which we are forgiven for our sin. It is God’s pardoning and accepting ...

455. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... The inner eye (Ruach HaKodesh) is connected to the heart. And we can choose whether to use our eye for good or evil. Will we be humble? Or idolatrous? The eye once gazing in the wrong direction can easily become a slave to sin (yetzer hara –evil impulse). A person’s gaze therefore reflects his or her inner character. YHWH is the Light of Creation, the shekinah. And we are to be the Light to the World (as Isaiah says as well). When Sabbath candles are lit, the words are repeated: “Blessed are you, O ...

456. Peter the Petulant

Mark 14:1-11, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:27-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... his master, appalled that he would stoop to wash his feet. “You’re not washing mine!” he declared, to which Jesus answered, “If I don’t, you will have no part of me!” And Peter backed down. Jesus chose this stubborn, hot-headed, impulsive fisherman, clearly with a fisherman’s mouth, to be the next stone in his ministry. Jesus was the cornerstone. Peter was meant to be the first to build upon his mission. But while Jesus named him “peter” (cephas or petros), sometimes his name seems ...

457. Who is That Crouching at Your Door?

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , that a better rendition would be, “If you are pleasing (in attitude), if you are good, if you are sweet natured, you will be exalted.”** On the other hand, to covet God’s pleasure, God’s gaze of pleasure, is the most dangerous of wild animal impulses. It’s like a child saying to a parent, so whose picture do you like better? And obviously wanting that parent to choose theirs. “Sin like a contender crouches at your door (of your heart) and you must master it!” says God. This is a powerful ...

458. Faith is a River That Flows

Genesis 19:1-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all of this chaos? But curiosity and excitement . . and peer pressure . . . win over. You find yourself climbing up that long stairway to the very top. You sit at the top looking down. You hear everyone saying, Go! Go! Go! And all of a sudden, …you freeze. Your first impulse is to turn around and go back down. Maybe you even try. But the line in back of you has piled up so large now, that going back is impossible. But you can’t go forward either. You’re stuck in time and place….frozen with fear ...

459. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hiding places offer safety, security, assurance, calm. But they can also keep us from experiencing the beauty of the world, the intimacy of relationships, the confidence to try new things, the peace in our hearts to grow and commit. The impulse to hide seems to develop through our growing years as we accumulate negative experiences or fearful memories. These usually come from traumatic events or upsetting encounters. As a result, insecurities engulf us. These insecurities can later be triggered when faced ...

460. Dangerous

John 12:12-19, Zechariah 9:9-13, Zechariah 9:14-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of paradise. We don’t know how to understand them. They don’t think the way we do. They don’t act the way we would. They endanger our lives…or our way of life. Most of us feel that “wild cards” are extremely dangerous –the impulsive, the people we can’t read, the people whose behaviors we can’t predict, the ones who always seem to do the unexpected, the people who corner us and challenge us, who threaten our rational, orderly, conventional way of life. Because of that, we tend to label ...

461. Job and the Mind Storm

Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6, Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a perfect storm. And God’s unexpected forgiveness and grace can turn any storm-tossed life into a rainbow of beauty, truth, and goodness. You can’t plan it, achieve it, order it, make it happen. Just repent, relax, and trust the giver. Today, put your impulse to “fix” your life aside. Trust the Spirit. When you do, your life with be filled with all good things. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Book of Job: God’s Voice Speaks with Job (Chapters 38-42) Minor Text God Creates (Genesis 1 ...

462. Deliverance

Isaiah 49:8-26, Isaiah 44:24--45:25, Exodus 15:22-27, Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... into the promised land at Jericho years later. That’s so hard for us. We look out there at our sea of culture, and all we see are barricades, closed doors, challenges, and change. Scary stuff. We see a deep ocean of mystery, unknown waters. And our first impulse is to hug the shore. Often in our ministry, we seed fields that we may never see bear fruit in our lifetime. We may participate in a mission so much larger than ourselves that we cannot possibly see the end game at the place where we are standing ...

463. Serpentine Soul

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... that God is in control, and that God the great shepherd is leading them into life, but the snake itself is a reminder that sin can bite the heel of the most loyal follower. Sin comes in all forms. It doesn’t have to be the kind of sin impulse that leads to killing or maiming or adultery or stealing. Sometimes, sin simply means, being distracted from what God is doing in your life, and not trusting God to lead you through the hardships you are facing. That lack of trust causes us to complain and moan and ...

464. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... ’s Dilemma, isn’t it? He goes with James and John up on that mountain with Jesus and he witnesses something about as amazing, as awesome, as powerful as anything that has ever happened in human history. So it is not surprising that his impulse is to do something. Americans can understand that perfectly. We’re doers, after all. First, he offered to do something that was traditional, helpful and, well, religious. Appropriate, no? It is what any of us would do upon having an eye opening, mind bending ...

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.

Abraham Maslow

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly, I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.

Bertrand Russell

The most dangerous thing you can do is to take any one impulse of your own nature and set it up as the thing you ought to follow at all costs. There's not one of them which won't make us into devils if we set it up as an absolute guide. You might think love of humanity in general was safe, but it isn't. If you leave out justice you'll find yourself breaking agreements and faking evidence in trials "for the sake of humanity" and become in the end a cruel and treacherous man.

C. S. Lewis

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.

Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

Daisaku Ikeda

Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.

David Seabury

Most of authors seek fame, but I seek for justice – a holier impulse than ever entered into the ambitious struggles of the votaries of that fickle, flirting goddess.

Davy Crockett

Hope is the major weapon against the suicide impulse.

Dr. Karl Menninger

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote, and brings to birth in us also the creative impulse.

E. M. Forster

Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.

Elie Wiesel

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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451. Then They Will Understand

Illustration

Doris Stickney

452. A Brother Like That

Illustration

C. Roy Angell

453. A Vision of Beauty and Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

454. Grace Upon Grace

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

455. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

456. Peter the Petulant

Mark 14:1-11, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:27-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

457. Who is That Crouching at Your Door?

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

458. Faith is a River That Flows

Genesis 19:1-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

459. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

460. Dangerous

John 12:12-19, Zechariah 9:9-13, Zechariah 9:14-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

461. Job and the Mind Storm

Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6, Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

462. Deliverance

Isaiah 49:8-26, Isaiah 44:24--45:25, Exodus 15:22-27, Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

463. Serpentine Soul

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

464. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

Abraham Maslow

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly, I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.

Bertrand Russell

C. S. Lewis

Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

Daisaku Ikeda

Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.

David Seabury

Most of authors seek fame, but I seek for justice – a holier impulse than ever entered into the ambitious struggles of the votaries of that fickle, flirting goddess.

Davy Crockett

Hope is the major weapon against the suicide impulse.

Dr. Karl Menninger

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote, and brings to birth in us also the creative impulse.

E. M. Forster

Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.

Elie Wiesel

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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