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26. How To Be A Saint In A Storm

Acts 27:13-26

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... can and will give, but there is another side to the coin. There is also the PRACTICAL SIDE. And God blesses the action of the saint as surely as he blesses his faith. So now, having encouraged them with a "word from God," Paul gives some very sensible, practical advice. He begins by telling them they must STAY WITH THE SHIP. Some of the crew want to embark on their own, save themselves, forget what happens to the others. Paul reminds them they must stay together. Faith is always a uniting and cohesive force ...

27. Searching For Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... have enriched our lives. And like Lucy, we might sigh and say, "It's a mystery," Charlie Brown. "What is a saint anyway?" And Charlie Brown might answer: "Well, a saint is someone who is kind, doesn't smoke, is prompt, smiles a lot, eats sensibly, avoids cavities and marks their ballot carefully . . . Avoids too much sun. Sends overseas packages early. Loves all creatures above and below . . ." Is that your definition of a saint a nice person who abides by all the rules? Francis of Assisi bears the title of ...

28. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... it done. Gregory: Friend, we can never get through all we have to do. A few weeks ago, my family was washing and cleaning for Easter. Here something needed doing, there something else, and we couldn't get everything done. So my daughter-in-law, who's a very sensible girl, said "We may be thankful that the holiday comes without waiting for us, for however hard we worked, we should never be ready." Ivan: I've spent a lot of money on this house and one can't start a journey with empty pockets. We will need 100 ...

29. The Smell of Fear

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , GammaScout.com, saferoom.com, in our search for a portable safe-haven against a biological, chemical, or nuclear attack. There's a big difference between the kind of fear stalking US society and bolstering the US economy, and the kind of sensible precautionary tone that used to inform safety-conscious people. What school system doesn't have a stockpile of emergency supplies? Not gas masks and Geiger-counters, but cases of drinking water, granola bars, peanut butter crackers, extra blankets, and first-aid ...

30. The World's Best Hearing Aid

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . The response of E.U. officials to the objection that such rules will make classical music unplayable is "Orchestras should give musicians ear plugs." [Reason, 34 (May 2002], 14.) Obviously, a good example of a lack of horse sense! On the other hand, refined sensibilities don't always mean fancy or ornate. John Killinger tells the legend about "the simple shepherd's pipe once played by Moses when he kept his father-in-law's flocks. When the pipe was discovered, many years after Moses' death, it was decided ...

31. The Monster Under Megan's Bed

John 6:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a legitimate reason to break glass with such panache and abandon? We still have to remind ourselves to put bottles and cans and paper into the recycling container instead of in the trash. Thane would never even think of doing such a thing. His sensibilities have been tuned in a different direction. Like most mks (millennial kids), he is "green." The use-it-once-then-throw-it-away mentality that has saturated our mindset has resulted in a kind of global holocaust. It seems as though we have been caught ...

32. Mark 7:24-37

Mark 7:24-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... obsessed with who she is. Mark describes her as a "Gentile" and further defines her racially as "of Syrophoenician origin" (v.26). The point the text is anxious to make is that she is a Gentile, a pagan, a non-Jew. If our "politically correct" sensibilities are not irritated by the edginess with which this information is suggested, our hackles are certainly raised by the exchange that now ensues between Jesus and this woman. In response to her begging on bended knee for healing, not for herself, but for her ...

33. Listening for the "Ching-ching"

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... excruciating if they don't. Perhaps some of you have been caught in that nightmare — loving someone who, for whatever reason, is hell-bent on self-destruction and taking others along for the ride. Whether it's a marriage, a friendship, or an employment situation, the most sensible solution is to get out — especially if you or others are in harm's way. How do we cope and what do we do when the "prophecy" comes to pass and the person gets their wish? Sometimes "told you so" is too sad to say — even if ...

34. Paul’s Second Visit to the Jerusalem Church

Galatians 2:1-10

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... to require God’s action (e.g., 1 Cor. 2:10) or to result in disclosing things of God (Eph. 3:3–5; see Additional Notes). By stating that his return visit to Jerusalem was by revelation Paul aligns himself with the sensibilities of his converts. He claims to have acted in response to an extraordinary religious experience, thereby communicating that his authority and his actions come from God. Prior to their conversion to Christ the Galatians’ religiosity had included an awareness of the cosmos ...

35. Imitation and Role Modeling

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1, 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... understanding. The parallel structure of the command to “flee idolatry” with “flee from sexual immorality” in 6:18 brings a comprehensive quality to this text. I speak to sensible people. What Paul says should be obvious, and he relies on their ability to recognize it. Calling them phronimos (“discerning,” “thoughtful”; NIV: “sensible”) is a simple request for them to use their common sense. 10:16–17 The defining covenantal meal of the Christ community is the Lord’s Supper (11 ...

36. Adversity of a Righteous Man

Job 1:1-22

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... witnessed in the stock market crash of 1929, when wealthy people lost everything. While reputation is often based on how one appears to others, character is what one is truly like. Literature: Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen. In British writer Jane Austen’s (1775–1817) first published novel, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Marianne Dashwood perceives John Willoughby as gallant, but in reality his actions prove him to be a man of poor character. Early on (chap. 10) she thinks of him, “When he was ...

37. Thanksgiving

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... in Corinth is being addressed along with the church universal—a striking image that locates the Corinthians as part of the whole church; or (3) that the Corinthians are called to be God’s holy ones along with the rest of the church universal—a sensible idea. Similar statements in 2 Cor. 1:1 and Phil. 1:1 strengthen the case for (2), despite the idea in (3) being easier to comprehend. Nevertheless, the fact that both (2) and (3) associate the Corinthians with all other Christians may mean that it ...

38. The Rights of an Apostle

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... ) are slightly different. Paul employs the verb kēmoō, translated muzzle, rather than the verb phimoō, a synonym that also means “muzzle.” The nuances of the verbs may be slightly different, but in context no interpreter has been able to offer a sensible suggestion for Paul’s alteration. Perhaps he was merely quoting from memory, or perhaps he knew a version of the LXX that was different from the one we possess; perhaps he had a purpose that escapes readers today. Moreover, the puzzle is compounded ...

39. The Believer's Freedom

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... way in Greek, Paul seems to contradict the advice he gave in verses 27–28. That understanding is impossible, however, for Paul reiterates the same advice about selflessness and putting others before one’s self in 10:31–11:1. Thus, many commentators sensibly suggest that in these lines Paul creates an imaginary dialogue concerning what he had said up to this point (in vv. 23–29a); verses 29b–30 are objections that Paul imagines might come from those in Corinth who would not fully agree with ...

40. Propriety in Worship

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... on their heads, and this wearing of a sign is related to the angels. The allusion to the creation of man before woman may be clear, but what does Paul mean by “because of the angels”? The statement is obscure and theories abound. Two sensible suggestions merit attention. Perhaps the apostle is thinking of the fallen angels of Genesis 6 who took human women for wives; or perhaps he means the angels who were thought to be protectors of the order of creation and who were present, according to early ...

41. The Master's Voice

Matthew 13:53-58, Mark 6:1-6, Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... without honor. Failing in comparison to all humans, a man in calamity and knowing how to carry weakness, because his face was turned away, he was without honor and not esteemed.”* The focus on “honor” in the Greek version reflects a different kind of sensibility. The word in Hebrew however is Kabod. Kabod has multiple shades of meaning. It is the word used in the Old Testament for God’s glory, God’s voice, God’s presence, God’s holy Word, God’s splendor, God’s reverence and majesty. Most ...

42. Joey and Nicky at Skull Mountain

Mark 15:42-47

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... side of the priests in the process. Jesus was going down. No doubt about it. Time to save his own skin. Look out for himself! Surely they’d only arrest Jesus. Keep him quiet for a while. Maybe then he’d see reason. Maybe then Jesus would calm down. Be sensible. Do what had to be done. Not this silly talk about dying and coming back from the grave. Caiaphas would play the game. Sure. We’ll just arrest him, he told Judas. We won’t hurt him. But we need to keep him off the streets for the Passover ...

43. A Woman Dancing

Exodus 15:20, 21

Sermon

Will Willimon

... sleeping in my crib, shake the head and say sadly, "He won't get out of this alive." After Good Friday, the disciples showed what sensible, mature people they were. They grieved, but they didn't go on and on. By Sunday, they were beginning to feel much better which means ... most acceptable in our world is not a woman with a tambourine but a woman with a briefcase, in gray tweed suit and sensible shoes. Or else we take away Miriam's tambourine and give her an M-16. It's called equal access. The Empire corrupts ...

44. Deep Depression Or High Hope?

1 Kings 9:1-9

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... the care of a trained doctor and perhaps medication. But for the depressions which settle in upon many of us, there are some tried antidotes that give real relief. These cures worked for Elijah, and perhaps they would work for you. Elijah first did the sensible thing. He got some food and some rest. Remember the all-day contest on Mount Carmel? That must have left the prophet emotionally drained and the day's journey into the wilderness must have tried him almost to exhaustion. So, under the broom tree he ...

45. Naaman Is My Name!

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... obedience. Perhaps we would do well to remember that Christ does not court any man or woman, but commands us! Again, the rule is pretty simple: "Ye must be born again! Repent and believe the gospel!" But Naaman was blessed by having some pretty sane and sensible servants who reminded him, "If the prophet had told you to do something great, or hard, you wouldn't have had any trouble with that. You would have been glad to tackle a hard assignment, but don't forget, you are a leper. You are dying. Maybe ...

46. The Agony And The Ecstasy Of The Family

Mark 3:20-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... away safety. Most people in most cultures play it safe. It was no different with Jesus' family. Jesus was on a head-on collision course with the orthodox religious leaders of his day. Potential conflict with them meant conflict in the family. No sensible man would deliberately agitate the powers that were in place. The family thought that Jesus could not win in a battle with the priests, the Pharisees, and the Sadducees. The conflict with the religious leaders rose to fever pitch when the religious leaders ...

47. Himself The Real Presence

John 6:25-59

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... ," Jesus said. What was the divine strategy for our salvation? It hinged on putting flesh on God. God would appropriate our human nature and "be found in fashion as a man." Human nature consists of more than flesh and blood, of course. But for us who are sensible, who depend upon our five senses to understand, flesh and blood are the things which we can touch and see, the things by which we recognize humanity, the things that sum up for us living beings. God, therefore, just as he gave us his Son in our ...

48. When All Is Said And Done

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... our Lord." So why don't people like us have a place on the religious airwaves? Iwan Russell-Jones admits, "It's difficult to make a mark in the communications business when you don't have anything much to say." Then he concludes: The time for us sensible, "mainline" folk to make a serious move into the world of television will be when we can pray with Jack and Rexella "Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus." And mean it.4 1. John Dart, "Jehovah's Witnesses Abandon End-of-the-world Prediction," Religious News ...

49. Judgment Day

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Steven E. Albertin

... should be. Right becomes wrong. Good becomes evil. And yes, as we just saw, heaven becomes hell. We wouldn't have made the same mistake, would we? Or would we? I hope this little drama has helped to reveal how shocking God's ways are when compared to our human sensibilities. If we are really honest with ourselves, we must admit that we would have had just as difficult a time as the girl in the drama when it comes to accepting the way that God wants to deal with us. We and so much of the church with us have ...

50. Second Thoughts

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... sheltering the homeless, overcoming prejudice, and standing with the outcasts of society who spend their lives struggling with AIDS or living in our prisons? I seriously doubt that God would be able to continue the transforming work of Jesus Christ, if all those sensible reasons we give ourselves about our own security and self-interest were allowed to take control! Thank God the Holy Spirit sometimes allows us to win that battle with our second thoughts! In the February 1994 issue of Reader's Digest1 there ...

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