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26. The Joy of the Lord

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... sistance network. Because of his work with the resistance he was captured by the Nazis and was deported to a Nazi concentration camp. One day Desnos as well as some other prisoners were taken away from the barracks of this camp. Leaving the barracks, the mood among Desnos and his fellow prisoners was somber. The prisoners rode on the back of a flatbed truck. Everyone knew the truck was headed for the gas chambers. When the truck arrived no one could speak at all. Even the guards fell silent. Suddenly Robert ...

27. No Substitutes

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... a dynamic relationship with the living God. We dare not ever allow mob rule to become a substitute for the inner testimony of the Spirit of God. Scientific law the sociological norm these are but two of the substitutes that we employ in place of faith in a living God. Mood altering chemicals might be another. “I can’t make it through the day without my valium I need a drink I have to have something to relax me at night so I can go to sleep a few energy drinks to give me the energy I need for the day ...

28. The Christian’s New Dominion: Dedicated to Righteousness

Romans 6:15-23

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... saying in 6:19b that righteousness produces ethical results: sanctification or holiness (hagiasmos). 6:21 What benefit [fruit] did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of?[7] In 6:20–22 Paul returns to the indicative mood in contrasting the Roman Christians’ former lifestyle of impurity and shame with their present dedication to holiness/sanctification. I suggest that the “fruit” (karpos) of impurity that Paul has in mind in 6:21 was stimulated by the law of Moses, since ...

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Psalm 77:1-20

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... function not as praise but as precedents that remind Yahweh of how he has revealed himself in the past—with the clear implication this is what he should do in the present. Thus, the second half of Psalm 77 does not signal a change in the speaker’s supposed mood but a change in the psalm’s appeal to God. Instead of appealing through the speaker’s cries (vv. 1–2), it appeals to God’s past praiseworthy acts. 77:1–9 Verses 1–2 report that there have been many past prayers but they have found no ...

30. Wild Thing

Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... inhabit yours? This is a question for our culture. The spirits that torment us …keep us up at night. They haunt our memories and infuse themselves into our daily interactions. To have a bad spirit about things can change you. To be in a bad mood can change your behaviors. Depression can turn people into someone else. So can addictions. So can various mental illnesses. But for most of us, it’s enough to be without our morning coffee. Ever know one of those people? “Coffee! I need coffee!” The truth ...

31. All You Can Do is Laugh

Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 21:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of defiance against the gravity of the world.It is God’s gift to the human spirit, spontaneous laughter, the ultimate defiance to hopelessness and death. Laughter takes us by surprise. Laughter is an “anti-gravity” miracle. Levity. It “levitates” your spirit, your mood, lifts you up out of your grounded reality and into a place of hope, belief, faith, and the demand for a different truth. Laughter can sometimes be deep joy resonating and bubbling up from the depths of the soul in the face of ...

32. The Burdens Of The Past

Haggai 2:1-9, Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... to be strong, but also to work (on the temple). Get your act in gear. Get it done. Don't be so focused on your own needs, problems, and feelings. Doing something for someone else has a way of changing our melancholy moods. There have been times in my life when I have found that a blue mood has been dispersed by visiting a shut-in or helping someone in some way. Just knowing that I have been helpful to someone else lifts my spirits. It helps me see that the world is a richer, better place because of my ...

33. Look, The Morning Star

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... new heaven and a new earth, are only fairy tales. The writer of the Second Letter of Peter had to contend with the dark mood of despair and hopelessness in his own day. He knew that at one time the Christian community had been alert, looking for the ... conversant with the life and thought of Peter and applied his teaching to the critical issues of his own later day. Confronted with the mood of skepticism concerning the last day, the writer is so bold as to affirm in clear-cut terms "the power and coming of our ...

34. The Sower And The Seed And So What

Matthew 13:1-23

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ... MA: Did ya ever do anythin' right? Wail, did ya? PA: Yup. MA: Wail, if ya did I like ta know whet it was. PA: I up and got hitched ta you. MA: Now, Pa, this is no time to git frisky. I ain't in a frisky mood. I'm in a serious mood. I want to know whet ya did with tha rest of thet seed. PA: Sowed it. MA: Whar? Whar did ya sow it? PA: On the best land thar is. MA: Tha bottom land? PA: Yup. MA: It'll grow real good thar. As a body sez ...

35. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Tit 2:11-14 · Isa 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... must perform. At a festival when there is great news to proclaim the preacher is given just a few minutes. The preacher will have to fight for time to do justice to the Christmas story. 3. The problem of mood. The Christmas service is one of joy and festivity. The people are not in a mood to think theologically of the meaning of Christmas. This calls for the sermon to be light, joyous, and positive. People at this time are not thinking but feeling. They look at Christmas with the heart and not with the ...

36. Pentecost As A Festival

Acts 2:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... funds for the poor or to repair buildings. In the northeastern part of America "Pinkster" was celebrated on Pentecost. The word came from the German, Pfingsten, meaning "spirit." It was an occasion for frolic, fun and much drinking. The Mood Of Pentecost 1. Celebration. Pentecost has the mood of joy because the promise of Jesus to send the Spirit was fulfilled and the gift was received. Thus, the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325 banned kneeling and fasting on Pentecost. Pentecost has the joy of new members ...

37. I Am The Light Of The World

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... life and gives you a purpose for really living. Many people claim that the kind of day it is has a lot to do with their mood. If it is a dark, gloomy day, they tend to feel dark and gloomy. On a bright, sunny day they tend to feel bright and ... remember that Jesus is the very warming rays of God which come to our dark world in order to change our attitude. Jesus is a mood changer. Through an attitude change, he can help you interpret what is happening around you in a new and different way. Jesus said, "I am ...

38. A Taste Of Life

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

William G. Carter

... cut a deal with the chief priests. He will turn over Jesus for a handful of coins. This is the last time Jesus will eat with his closest friends. The shadow of gloom is so heavy that you can cut it with a knife. Historically this grim, thankless mood has been perpetuated as some Christians gather at the table for communion. A sour-faced minister in black intones the words, "This is the joyful feast of the people of God," never sensing the irony of what is said. Chunks of bread are distributed by people with ...

39. The Still Small Voice

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Steven Burt

... zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” EIijah was in the cave mood… Both his mind and heart had gone into hiding. He was still free from Ahab and Jezebel, but he was a prisoner of himself. He had shut the sunlight out of his mind. He had drawn the shutters of his heart. When doors are slammed against us, we are prone ...

40. Like A Breath Of Fresh Air

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... If you have ever walked into an old house that has been shut up for any length of time, with sheets draped over ancient, worn-out furniture, you know the smell. Moldy. Musty. It was where they had gathered. The room was heavy with the mood of staleness, stifling the ability to breathe normally. That handful of would-be disciples had difficulty catching their breath, for fear: fearing for their own lives; fearing the worst (the body probably was stolen!); fearing the best (what if he is alive!); fearing the ...

41. The Tinsel Time Machine

Drama

Edward Long

... amplify it over the PA system. Cast of Characters TOM: Twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Randall. He is unhappy about Christmas because his father is laid off and presents will be few. TINA: Tom's fourteen-year-old sister. She shares some of Tom's mood, but appears a little more philosophical about it. LENNY: Her real name is Lenora. A "whiz kid," she's a close friend of Tina and about the same age. MR. RANDALL: Works in a large factory near Shadybrook, but at this Christmas season finds himself laid off ...

42. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... of us I presume ... (Approaches a little.) That being settled, I am most happy to make the acquaintance of you, the young sender of this message ... LEE: Just to make sure you're on the level, what is my message? VISITOR: A question, in the interrogative mood: "May we meet in peace?" You have been sending it since last March 15, if we have figured correctly. The code is transmitted by the small repeating recorder in dots and dashes of the ancient code, known as Morse after its inventor. LEE: I never thought ...

43. Vacillation - Pontius Pilate

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... hesitation, I replied, "Yes, of course, I would have had to. My hands were tied." "Oh," she said, "I thought they were washed, Pilate." "Enough. There simply was no other way. Would you have preferred a riot, then an angry delegation to Tiberius? In his present testy mood, he'd have listened only to their side of it, and I'd be recalled in disgrace, imprisoned, exiled or invited to commit suicide, while you'd be stigmatized for the rest of your life. It was simply a choice - a choice between us and this mad ...

44. Jesus and the Women in His Life

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Thomas Blowers

... of us, like the Twelve, were even afraid. Well, when word reached us that Simon the Leper had invited us to his home for a pre-Passover celebration, none of us really wanted to go. But Jesus did, so we went. I don't mind telling you, the mood was very tense. Each little thing set off a whole chain reaction of hostile and troubled feelings. But nothing touched off more controversy than when one of the women took a jar of ointment and began anointing Jesus with its contents. Some of us thought the gesture was ...

45. An Everyday Theology

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... . It is no secret that simplistic and sometimes thoughtless versions of the faith are in the ascendancy today. Major denominational publishing houses play down the findings of a century of biblical criticism so that their materials do not offend the prevailing mood. The ordination of a bishop in the Church of England is met with furor because he holds a "non-bodily view" of the resurrection. Creationists, mistakenly thinking they are defending the faith, hold state legislatures hostage to their twisting of ...

46. Mission to Unbelievers

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... had been feeling the claim of God upon his life. He was reading the New Testament and had gotten into the Book of Revelation, where his university-trained mind simply boggled. Taken straight and without context, he could have none of the bizarre mood of Revelation. He saw no options other than the Hal Lindsay fantasies, or outright rejection. Some discussion about the background and context of Revelation began to offer him a more believable alternative. He went home with a commentary under his arm, prepared ...

47. The Nativity of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Isa 9:2-7 · Tit 2:11-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

48. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Sermon Aid

... to receive - if you will open yourself to the Spirit of God, beginning now!" You may want to continue with this declaration of joy between pastor and ministers: Pastor: Who are you? Who are we? Ministers: A mixture - of joy and sorrow, of high and low moods; of hypocrisy and honesty; of hope and despair; of sadness and gladness; of hate and love. Pastor: You're right. We are all of those and more. Ministers: What do you mean "more?" Pastor: I mean that whatever we are, in whatever situation, in whatever ...

49. The Stiller of Storms

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... afraid of the sea since they were many furlongs from land. They were afraid of the darkness since it was the fourth watch of the night. They were afraid of the ghost which they thought they saw as Jesus approached. If there is a mood that characterizes people today, it is the mood of fear. Now fear of shortages and starvation is written on the faces of two-thirds of the world’s population. Though this may not be prevalent in our midst, we express our fears in another way. It is fear that keeps the light ...

50. Paul Today

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... out. It is worth noting that Kant, the profoundest modern analyst of man’s moral spoke likewise of "Radical evil." When I began my study of theology more than a half century ago, the idea of original sin was regarded as an anachronism. A mood of evolutionary optimism prevailed. The only truth which original sin was held to represent was that human nature still retains some relics of our brutish ancestry but these will disappear as the human race progresses upward and onward. Sin is ignorance which better ...

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