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26. Meet in the Middle

2 Cor. 5:18-19

Illustration

Tim Kimmel

... well-timed lies, or when your company was bled dry by a partner. It kills you inside. Bitterness clamps down on your soul like iron shackles. The Korean people who found it too hard to forgive could not enjoy the "peace that passes all understanding." Hatred choked their joy. It wasn't until 1972 that any hope came. A group of Japanese pastors traveling through Korea came upon the memorial. When they read the details of the tragedy and the names of the spiritual brothers and sisters who had perished, they ...

27. Breaking The Cycle - God’s Answer In Forgiveness

Genesis 45:3-11, 15

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... the youngest and was born to Jacob in his old age. Jacob enjoyed spoiling Joseph. After the incident with the "bad report" Jacob infuriates his other sons by giving Joseph a long tunic with sleeves that young people of the richer class wore (Genesis 37:2). The hatred of Joseph's brothers increased when he related a dream he had that all of the family would bow down to him. The insult wedged the relationship between him and the others to a breaking point. The Bible tells us that Joseph's brothers had gone to ...

28. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... 2; 2 John 7), and perhaps by their refusal to accept the Elder’s authority in matters of faith and practice (e.g., 3 John 9–10). The Elder adds the little phrase heōs arti, translated by the NIV as “still” (NASB, “until now”). Those who live in hatred for their brother and sister Christians have yet to experience the light of the new age which has dawned in Christ; they are not yet in the Kingdom but are still in the darkness. They are living in an era that has passed, instead of in God’s new ...

29. Oracles of Restoration

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ezekiel 35:1-15, Ezekiel 36:1-38, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... ” (a kinsman charged with avenging the death of family members, see Deut. 19:6; Num. 35:20–21). Edom is “an enemy of blood,” opposed to Israel’s very existence (Greenberg, Ezekiel 21–37, p. 713). Its actions against Israel, motivated by ancient hatred, are not warfare but murder, which must be avenged: “The blood shed by such a murderer will hound him, and be satisfied only by his death” (Greenberg, Ezekiel 21–37, p. 713). 36:11 “I will settle people on you.” Ezekiel does not value ...

30. “You Are Not a God Who Is Pleased with Wickedness”

Psalm 5:1-12

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... to fall by their own devices (5:10). Western thinkers are able to separate one’s person and one’s deeds—modern psychology has offered much assistance in this respect. But in ancient Israel a person who did evil was an evil person. Thus God’s hatred of evil and his hatred of the person are sometimes synonymous (139:20–22). While this may fall well beneath the New Testament ethic of loving even our enemies, the Old Testament has ample evidence of the love ethic (e.g., Deut. 6:5; 7:7–13; Lev. 19:18 ...

31. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 1:5--2:14

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

32. God’s Absurd Answer

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... at each other with bitter anger in their voices, I couldn’t help notice that with their dark Semitic hair and skin, these two “enemies” looked like twins. In a modern twist on the Cain and Abel story, I began to understand how so much hatred had grown between two peoples who are so much alike. However, a contrasting experience ten years later has given me some hope. Several years after 9/11, I attended an interfaith peace conference in Washington DC. It began with a powerful worship service that ...

33. How Do We Forgive?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... our memories, weaken our relationship with God and even afflict our feelings of self-worth. This is in addition to the damage to the relationship with the person we cannot forgive. That is a high price to pay in order to hold on to resentment, anger and even hatred. But how, you may ask, how do we forgive those who have wronged us? How do we let go of the pain, the resentment, the sense of betrayal? We let go, first of all, by recognizing that we ourselves have been forgiven. We have been forgiven, and thus ...

34. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... weight and burden of our existence becomes nearly too much to bear. We cannot understand why death visits when it does, why hardship continually comes to the same life, why your children mock and destroy all that is good, why we are torn inwardly by hatreds, fears, and anxieties. At last the question, "Why?" keeps ringing in our ears until we strike out at someone, run away, do something, anything in an effort to erase the shadow that darkens and claims us. Therefore we fervently pray for eyes to see you ...

35. Prayers for Epiphany

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... delight in our neighbor's failure. We consort with evil, even when we know it is a dangerous ally. When we are able to speak words of understanding, we choose words that hurt and divide. Even when deep within we want to speak words of love, we turn to hatred and vindictiveness. Hear our confessions, God, and enable us to live within the pleasure of your love. Our Creator, we come to you with burdens that rest heavily on us. We see the hungry and homeless of the world and we are pained, for we don't know how ...

36. Proper 25

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; 2:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... (set apart) as their Lord was holy. They were commanded to treat their neighbor justly and with equity. The poor and the weak were to be treated no differently than the powerful and the great. The text points to the heart as the source of hatred and sin (v. 17). They were to keep their hearts pure and grudge free. Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 The opposition and suffering which Paul and his co-workers encountered in Philippi did not discourage them from sharing the good news with the Thessalonians. They ...

37. Will We Enjoy Heaven?

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... of God's mercy and forgiveness to all nations. In Jonah's day the Ninevites were enemies of the Jewish people. One day God called Jonah to rise and go to Nineveh for the purpose of preaching to them so they could be saved. Full of disillusionment and hatred, Jonah ran in the opposite direction. According to the legend, he told God that the people of Nineveh were not worth saving. Attempting to flee God by ship, Jonah was thrown overboard and engulfed by a giant fish. He resided in the belly of the fish for ...

38. Inextinguisable Light

Matthew 5:10

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... row. "I don't hate God! I believe in God!" "I'm sure you do, Amanda," I answer. "But some people do not. And persecution and hatred are some of the dark things in life that all of us will run into at some time. However, we also have light in our ... is stronger, the light or the dark?" "The light!" comes their unanimous response. "Well," I continue, "that suggests to me that if hatred and meanness are darknesses, they can be overcome by the light of Jesus." To illustrate this idea of light being stronger than ...

39. Don't Lose Your Marbles!

2 Timothy 1:7

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... And that seems sort of crazy, doesn't it? But it reminds us that we have a choice, and while it is easy to respond to anger with anger, to violence with violence, to hatred with hatred, Jesus asks us to keep our cool, to make a choice to do the right thing -- to follow his example and respond to anger, hatred, and violence with love, understanding, and compassion. Sometimes the right choice is not an easy choice, and sometimes we need help to stay in control of ourselves. Who helps us do that?" "Our parents ...

40. Can You Dig It?

Genesis 26:1-35

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... Philistines envied him. The king said, "Isaac, you've got to get out of town. Get your things and get outta here, man, for you have become too powerful! My men are getting jealous and envious because they believe you have more than they have! They have hatred in their hearts and many of them are breathing death threats against you and have vowed to put a contract out on your life! You must leave, man, to save your own life. I would help you, brother, but my hands are tied!" Isaac packed his things, gathered ...

41. Proper 9

Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 · Gal 6:7-18 · 1 Ki 21:1-3, 17-21 · Isa 66:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... times in these three verses Paul uses the word "reap." In the analogy of sowing seed, it is natural for the sower to reap in due time what he has sown. There is a natural law that you reap what you sow. Sow weeds and you reap weeds. Sow hatred and you get hatred. If one sows to the Spirit, one will reap eternal life. 2. Except (v. 14). In what shall a person glory? We may boast of our children or our parents. We may have reason to boast of our scholastic degrees or our business success. For Paul, he will ...

42. Cross Work

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

George Bass

... the cross. Christians are not merely to look in amazement and adoration at the cross of Christ; they are to do the work of Christ. "Cross Work" is as good a name for it as any, because the cross of Christ, while always a symbol of evil and hatred on one hand, will forever be the sign of love, forgiveness, and reconciliation between all people, as well as between God and humanity. The Word made visible in works of love may be the only thing we can do to change things around in this world intent on destroying ...

43. Pentecost 7

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Psalm 103:1-22, Genesis 50:15-21

Sermon Aid

... the drinking problem, told his wife to get in touch with the company doctor; she did, and managed to get her husband into a counseling program that saved his job and, at that time, his life. But the husband resented her "interference" in his life; his love turned to hatred, and before long they were divorced. Nothing could persuade him that what she had done, she had done to help him; he told her that he would never forgive her and that he would hate her as long as she or he lived. Now, some years later, he ...

44. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... the shepherds. This was a movement of the laity. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams were neither professional religion ists nor professional peace-makers. They were just individual Christians who had met the Master and had heard his invitation to bring peace where there was hatred. Several years ago I heard a Scottish preacher share a parable from his homeland. He said that it was a tradition that after Jesus had died on Good Friday and had descended into Hell to set free the sinners therein, he was met by ...

45. We Know Jonah

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... attitudes we perpetuate. If God is a universal God, whose redemptive love is for all people, then how can we exclude anyone from the circle of our love? And yet in the time of Jesus those exclusive ideas were still around. It was precisely to counter the Jews’ hatred of Samaritans that he chose to make a Samaritan the hero of one of his stories, for to the Jew the word neighbor referred only to another Jew. Jesus even had to contend with a couple of his own disciples who were ready to call down fire from ...

46. A Remedy For Anger

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... a different twist. I believe the Lord meant what he said, and [I] try to live according to the way I've been taught." Through this terrible ordeal she can honestly say, "I haven't spent one night hating those people." (2) Allowing feelings of bitterness and hatred to fester in our lives will eventually destroy us. Jesus wants us to conquer not only the outer act, but also the inner emotion. We also need to note that unresolved anger is a spiritual issue. There is a sense of urgency in Jesus' words. When ...

47. When Your Lips Are One Place But Your Heart . . .

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... and I can relate to Jordan's anger. So can Jesus. IN FACT, TO JESUS, NO ONE WAS MORE REPULSIVE THAN THE PERSON WHO LOVES RELIGION BUT HATES PEOPLE. And we all know that happens sometimes. Religion is the perfect place to hide a heart filled with hatred and resentment. You can look so pious when you sing and when you pray, that people watching you are convinced that all is well with your soul. You can even delude yourself. Memorize some scripture, serve on the church board, have a pin for perfect attendance ...

48. Worthy Is The Lamb

Revelation 5:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... I find that kind of religious faith repulsive. One of the most dangerous phenomena in the world today is religious hatred. I would not for the world contribute to that hatred. But this is important and needs to be said. I believe with all my heart that Jesus is not just ... about God. What's really disturbing is that many cruel and inhumane things have been done throughout history in Jesus' name. Hatred, bigotry, violence--all in the name of him whose very nature is pure love. I wonder sometimes if this doesn't ...

49. A Church Fueled By Prayer

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... On the night of my concert, I took a closed taxicab with my Negro accompanist to Beethoven Hall. "The hall was packed with people, with hundreds standing. At eight o'clock I walked on the stage with my accompanist, to be greeted by a barrage of hisses full of hatred. "I had never had that experience before. But I remembered my mission. I did then what I have always done at the beginning of a concert. It is my habit when I step on any stage to recall to myself that I am merely an instrument through which my ...

50. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... , visited upon groups of people all across our world. If you and I would look deep in our hearts, we could see that the source of that sin which we see out in the world is within us. Apart from Jesus Christ, we see in our own hearts fear and hatred and selfishness and a greedy and a grasping nature. We see a mean-spiritedness; we see in our own hearts temptations enticing us to do all that we know is against the will of God. If these problems were confined to the world outside, they would not trouble us so ...

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