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26. Grapes Of Wrath Or Grace?

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... 's pleasures don't last long and the cost is unbelievably high. The Bible solemnly warns that "the wages of sin is death." When we are tempted to sin, that sin is loved, enticing, alluring, attractive, and oh, so desirable! But when sin is done it is loathed, despised, and deeply regretted. Think of those persons who are enticed into using drugs. They are promised a "high," they will be part of the "in crowd," and all their worries will take wings. But once begun, the "high" soon results in an all-time "low ...

27. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-16, Romans 14:1--15:13

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Russell F. Anderson

... people try to push off their problems on to others; it's not their fault because they are simply victims. This is not to deny that there are legitimate victims but to make the point that this rationalization has been gravely abused. People are loathe to accept responsibility for their own actions. This is a problem because there is no growth, no change, without honest self-awareness. Dr. John Brokhoff, who for years was professor of Homiletics at Chandler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, tells how a ...

28. Lent 2

John 3:1-21, Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25

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Russell F. Anderson

... that their relationship must be so brief. Joy dies and Lewis is plunged into despair and doubt. He used to teach concerning the meaning of pain and sorrow, acting as if he had all the answers. Now, in his grief, he knows that he doesn't. The old aloof Lewis, loath to lose himself in love because he feared the pain of love lost, dies and is reborn. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 121 (C) -- "My help comes from the Lord" (v. 20). Psalm 33:18-22 (RC) -- "Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who ...

29. Lent 3

John 4:1-26, Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42, Isaiah 42:18-25

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Russell F. Anderson

... experience some vicarious thrills like the voyeurs on the Phil Donahue Show. Or did they think that Jesus would tell them everything that they ever did? What's remarkable is that this woman, who stood condemned by the village people and probably felt self-loathing, was willing to stand emotionally and spiritually exposed to the world. She must have been transformed by the grace and forgiveness of God so that she was willing to risk taking off her mask. For the first time in her life, she experienced self ...

30. The Adventure Of The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... no motor dysfunctions, my good doctor. He is well-coordinated and suffers naught," the clergyman pointed out. "Is there a genesis for his symptoms, a time when something important occurred that may be causing so sad a set of symptoms?" Holmes inquired. "He has been loath to address his languor or our concern. But on one occasion he mentioned something about a time device of some sort." "A clock? How odd," I opined. "Oh, no. Dr. Watson, a device that moves people through time. H. G. Wells has come upon such ...

31. Proper 20

Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-18; 4:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... he said. "What's that?" I responded. "I'm not going to make it," he retorted. Summoning my store of knowledge from my Clinical Pastoral Education course and years of dealing with sickness and death, I asked, "How do you feel about that, Dad?" My father, who was always loathe to reveal too much of his feelings, shot back: "How do you feel about it?" (my death, not his own). I remained mute. My first thought was, "But, Dad, I'm not dying, you are." On a deeper level I knew that he was right, I too was dying ...

32. Memory And Hope

Sermon

Deborah D. Steed

... brother and sister, our parents and the spouses of our parents. And today those memories all come together for us. We are not quite certain what to do with those memories, for they are dear to us still. We are not ready to discard them and yet we are loath to cling to them too closely, lest they hold us back from participating in your future. Fortunately, we can look to the Bible for help. It is the biblical word that gives us permission to cherish those memories and to use them. For as the stories of the ...

33. Lent 4

John 3:1-21, Psalm 107:1-43

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B. David Hostetter

... the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction; they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress; he sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. Let them thank the ...

34. A Name To Be Remembered

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... After the revelation of his name, God elaborates the mission of his newly chosen instruments. Moses is to lead his fellow Hebrews to the land of the Canaanites, and his invitation will be heeded by the people. The Pharaoh’s reaction will not be favorable; loathe to lose these valuable slaves, he will loudly protest their departure. Only the tempering hand of Yahweh will eventually urge him to face them. Nor are Yahweh’s people to leave the land empty-handed. Their long years of slavery are to be repaid ...

35. God Forsaken

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... depths, even when we feel abandoned and helpless, He is already there. He is always there - to let us know we are not alone, and to help us rise again. Amen. Pastoral Prayer Most Holy and Gracious God, who is always ready to hear our prayers, even when we are loathe to say them, we pray for those who are walking through the deserts of doubt and despair today: We pray for those who seek the oasis of new life, and who thirst for the living waters of faith. They know where they have been but don't know where ...

36. The Inaugural Address

Luke 4:14-30

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Brett Blair

... war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and ...

37. The Christian's Tears of Failure

Matthew 26:69-75

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John R. Brokhoff

... thirty pieces of silver. But it was too late. Jesus was in the hands of his enemies and the cross was inevitable. When we survey the damage done by our failure to follow Jesus, one reaction is remorse. We are appalled at the enormity of our crime, and we loathe ourselves for what we have done. When I was a child, I had a cousin who occasionally came with her parents to our home for a visit. She was very pretty girl with long curls. She was physically attractive in every way except she could not play with us ...

38. Monologue: Mary Magdalene - Liberated Woman

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

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Robert F. Scott

... will make you free ...everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin ...if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. “The words sank in. I knew how horrid had been my words, my thoughts, my constant bitterness and complaining. I knew they were sin, and I loathed myself for them. I knew I was a slave to the feelings I despised, and I wanted to be free ... free! I looked again at Jesus. “If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. “My soul felt a trickle of warmth, melting the icy crust of ...

39. A Ewe Turn

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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He made an abrupt U-turn on Easy Street. His applecart of greed was overturned. Max Factor makeup could not mask the portrait of guilt sketched on his face. His gut growled with the gruff voice of self-loathing. Shame squeezed his body with the smothering grip of a boa constrictor. Portrait of a robber baron. Portrait of a bad shepherd whose blackest sheep was his own soul. Portrait of a thief who had discovered his own hand caught in the cookie jar. His Rip Van Winkle soul had ...

40. Hail! Your King!

Mark 15:1-15

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... Procurator! Hail Caesar! (After everyone is standing, Pilate enters and strides quickly to the platform where his chair is situated. He may begin his monologue even before he sits. Guard motions for everyone to sit after Pilate is seated.) PILATE: Jerusalem! How I loathe this city! Especially at this time of year. The streets are overcrowded with foreigners and natives alike, with all manner of fanatics to incite unruly mobs. I wish I could be back in Caesarea, or better yet, in Rome. This is a frustrating ...

41. My God, My God, ... Why?

Mark 15:33-41

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... horror. Along with the one who loved us most dies our hopes. With Jesus, our faith is nailed to a cross. The God of our faith ... dies, and leaves us alone in the dark. Like Jeremiah the prophet said, "Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead." We, the daughters of Jerusalem, have become like numberless widows whose bridegroom has ...

42. "Hold Your Horses!"

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... church, a play, the opera, the hair-dresser, a party, a meeting. I don’t even mind if we are a half-hour early, because one can always read while waiting, and I hate to be late! But my John hates to be early for anything, because he loathes waiting! Does that kind of stalemate sound familiar to anybody reading this? Of course, I am guilty also in that there are myriads of other ways in which I don’t like to wait either. This is a "Fast Lane," - "Hurry Up!" - "Instant Everything" - "Do It Now!" - "Make ...

43. Bad Good News Won’t Sell!

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... resurrection of Jesus. The bad news is the judgment of God upon sin. We are eager to hear the good news but shudder at the bad news. Both are necessary, for God is both love and justice. As long as humanity sins, the bad news will be received. Yet, we loathe the bad news, and we tend to speak only of God’s love. In our text today, we have two preachers with news for the people of Judah. Hananiah has good news and Jeremiah has had news. At the time, the situation in Judah is that, under Nebuchednezzar, the ...

44. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... a fifth ‘according to Christ’s enemies.’ "18 Yet these words of hostility testify to the truth of Jesus the Christ as much as anything spoken about him by Christ’s friends. This is the amazing aspect of the gospel: that even the words of those who loath Christ, seeking only to discredit and destroy him, still testify to his truth. "It is better for you - you and me - all of us - that one man die for the people, instead of the whole nation being destroyed!" Who can in the face of this fantastic fact ...

45. Leah

Genesis 49:29--50:14

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... about his character she wept so continuously that her eyelashes fell out. Conversely, Rachel grew more beautiful at the thought of marriage to Jacob. Leah’s name betokens her plight, for it means to tire or to be disgusted, to grieve, to loathe or make weary. She was the older girl, rapidly approaching spinsterhood. Leah is not beautiful; she never was. Unattractive in physical appearance, she also has little personal charm. Lacking so much, this poor woman faces a loveless life. Her father probably ...

46. How Do You Like Yourself?

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... honestly: "People don’t like me." "What people?" I asked. She thought for a moment, and then replied: "Well, me, for one." And that’s our problem, isn’t it? I was reading a columnist who made this pungent statement: "Not self-love, but self-loathing is the chief problem of the contemporary personality." One famous bachelor once replied to those who asked him why he hadn’t married: "Well, it’s so difficult living with myself that I wouldn’t ask my worst enemy to share that experience, much less ...

47. The Most Beautiful Word

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... people must endure. Despite all of our attempts to distract ourselves in a silly whirl of activism, the people I most frequently see, who come to the Church seeking in desperation what the Church has for them, are those who feel lost to God in their own self-loathing. In his early years, the terror of that feeling virtually drove Martin Luther out of his mind. He would try to celebrate mass, and he would cry, "I am dust and ashes and full of sin." He knew all of the turmoil, the pangs, the panic, and the ...

48. OUR LORD BETRAYED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... , not one could suspect another of so horrible a deed. So sure of each other were they that their dread turned inward. And they began to ask in abashed horror, "Is it I? Is it I?" This moving demonstration of a lack of self-confidence twisted Judas’ fear into loathing. Their humility was an offense to him. Not a man with spine among them. Now it didn’t matter what the response would be as he saw Peter raising himself, making signs to John, urging him to find out who was the traitor. "It is he to whom I ...

49. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... . We are the only ones who are left." He could not bear to look longer into her eyes and he turned from her. Beyond the crosses, two men in the robes of the Sanhedrin were talking with the centurion, and John felt all his emotion twist into loathing and hatred. Then, as they came toward the central cross, he recognized them and he was ashamed of his own malevolence. It was Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. The centurion had accepted the scroll which they had brought and he held it in his hand idly tapping ...

50. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

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O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... of faith and the command of Christ - "love one another as I have loved you." The picture of the Church of Jesus Christ looks at times like the description Lewis Browne wrote about in his book, This Believing World. "That Arab in his robe looks with loathing on the Armenian in his sack suit; and both look with disdain on the Jew. The Carmelite monk looks with anger at the Episcopal missionary; and both look with contempt at the Greek priest. Hatred seems to be all around; almost a noxious vapor that one ...

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