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476. In Quest of Fire

2 Chronicles 36:15-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... person peered into the coffin to view the deceased, each looked upon their own face. Some coals refuse to be fanned. Such was the picture portrayed by the chronicler: The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place; but they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, till the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, till there was no remedy. (36:15, 16) Is this a ...

477. Francis of Assisi

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... sorry that my letter troubled you. I wrote to you no differently than I have preached to those I’ve met these many years. I find to cover up the truth with soft and inoffensive language makes the gospel weak and ineffectual. I am still convinced that sharing and compassion are the hope of all mankind. I hope my life has illustrated that. I told you once that I had sores at places on my body similar to where Christ’s wounds were located. The sores are with me still. In fact, they pain me now in ways they ...

478. A Good God and the Problem of Suffering

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... family. Two lovely, normal children had been born to them. The whole family loved the retarded child with a beautiful compassion. This family had become the leaders in the work among the retarded children of this community. I do not for a moment think that God ... caused the child to be retarded. But God was present in love and compassion. He got through to those parents, and they became a blessing to others. Just recently I saw this courageous family. They told me ...

479. Life After Life

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... by this experience. Their relationships are different. They have a new attitude toward life and death. They aren’t afraid anymore. They know they were not ready to die and they want to become ready. They have a completely new understanding of love. Caring and compassion seem now, to be the central meaning of life. It seemed to them that God loved all of them. Perhaps he loved some of them with sadness because they were rejecting life, some of them with gladness because they were accepting life. What did ...

480. And It Came To Pass

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... King Lear say: I will die bravely, like a smug bridegroom. What! I will be jovial: come, come; I am a king, My masters, know you that.4 But Lear only learned this truth after he had suffered loss of everything. In grief, we all learn compassion for others’ grief. In honest failure we learn some of life’s greatest lessons. Said a professional in Christian Education, "There is a time when, if need be, young people need to fall on their faces." Unfortunately, the best cure for cockiness, vernal bravado, is ...

481. Called to Be Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... children. Jesus is saying that we must be as anxious to find God as a starving, thirsty person is anxious to find food and drink. Mercy is a rare, yet absolutely essential, virtue. Mercy comes from the Late Latin root merces, meaning "God’s gratuitous compassion; reward." It is love extended, not out of necessity, but given through the desire to help. No thanks are expected. I shall never forget the man who stopped and helped me get my car battery jumped. We were miles from Cheyenne, and the vastness of ...

482. Dealing With The Dividing Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

James W. Moore

... for real beauty is within.” But again, the Prince sneered at her and rejected her and turned her away. Then the old beggar woman’s ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The Prince apologized, but it was too late. She had seen no kindness or compassion in him. She had seen no love in his heart… so, she cast a spell upon him that ruined his life that devastated all of his relationships, and made him a lonely and wretched beast! The only way he could be released from the spell would be ...

483. Creeds or Deeds

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Brett Blair

... before you eat and on that the Pharisees called the hand of the disciples who follow Jesus. But Jesus recognizes their hypocrisy and he quotes from Isaiah, "These people honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me." Our tradition should not kill our compassion. When people are in need and love is called upon we should set aside our human rules and act with a human heart. God prefers deeds to creeds, love over law, and hearts over habits. But we should be careful here. Jesus is not saying do ...

484. Here Is Your God

Isaiah 40:1-31

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... of God: People: Every mountain and hill shall be made low. Leader: Hear the strength of God: People: The uneven ground shall become level. Leader: Hear the persistence of God: People: The rough places shall become a plain. Collect O God of tenderness and compassion, our anxieties melt with Isaiah's comforting words. As the shepherd gathers and carries the lambs close to the heart, so does your love embrace us. As the shepherd gently leads the mother sheep, you also guide us around obstacles so we may lead ...

485. With All Your Heart

Joel 2:12-17, Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... , mind, spirit, and soul. Repentance is an expression of the soul’s and heart’s desire to turn things around for God, through God, and by God. Fourth, God wants a heart of redemption; a heart of love and forgiveness, compassion and understanding; a heart that is willing to redeem others and be redeemed. A heart of love and compassion is what it is all about. Sin and a lack of love harden the heart. God loves us and we are a called to love others. God so loved the world that he sent his son to us out of ...

486. A Sense of Urgency

Acts 9:32-43

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... real things that matter in life. The people who called Peter to Tabitha had a real sense of urgency in saving the woman’s life. Peter had a sense of urgency in immediately tending to the needs of the dead woman and her family. This urgency is rooted in a compassion and concern for the well being of those we serve. In the church we are faced with crises that require a short response time to the needs of God’s people. God help us if we are too long in responding to the needs of our people. Early in my ...

487. The Healing Power of the Resurrection

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... his company. This went on for five years… and the young man became depressed. Then one day he passed a church. He went in to pray. As he prayed for help, he became so filled with despair that he began to cry. The priest heard him sobbing and in compassion, took the young man to the rectory. They talked at length and the story came out. The priest was so touched and his heart went out to this young man. Now, it just so happened that the priest’s best friend was the best plastic surgeon in Australia. The ...

488. It Doesn't Have To Be This Way

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and instead of anger or hostility, he saw there his father’s sympathy and concern; he saw there his father’s love and compassion. Then, instead of exploding into tears, the little boy suddenly burst into laughter. What he saw in his father’s eyes... made all ... When we look at Jesus we see what God is like and what God wants us to be like! Jesus shows us the love, the compassion, the concern and the empathy in the Father’s eyes... and that’s the good news of our faith. Jesus reveals that God looks at ...

489. The Temptation To Pass By On The Other Side

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

... It doesn’t make any difference who your neighbor is out there. The question is who are you? The question is not who is my neighbor, the question is am I a neighbor. A person who has the love of God within him will respond with compassion to human suffering wherever he finds it. Mercy--mercy for another human being is not qualified by race, status, religion or any other barrier that society might erect. This Pharisee was looking for where he could stop loving. It was Jesus who said: “Look, its sharing ...

490. Real Religion

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is a deep desire to see the world through the eyes of God, to act in the world as God would act."(7) When this final requirement is placed cheek by jowl with the first two, walking with God becomes synonymous with having a heart for justice and compassion. The three cannot be separated, for walking humbly with God, living all of life in relationship to God, will result in both. Do justice. Love kindness. A humble walk with God. Sounds very much like the answer to WWJD - What would Jesus do? In fact, it is ...

491. The Apostles Creed: "The Holy Catholic Churc"

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... in the right direction. She pointed him to the church. "I believe in the holy, catholic church." Jack Redhead tells of a Chinese proverb to the effect that there are five points to the compass: north, east, south, west, and the point where you are. The holy, catholic church is scattered to the four points of the compass, but we come back eventually to the point where WE are because our attitude toward the universal church is revealed in our attitude toward the local church.(8) Remember, as we believe, so we ...

492. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... poor man in the graveyard were simply described as mentally ill. We are not comfortable in either giving credit or blame for the events of our lives to unseen beings. We would rather understand the story as one more example of Jesus' deep compassion for hurting individuals and an affirmation of his marvelous power to heal even when our afflictions are "legion." But that would misunderstand the story. This one is about MORE than healing; this one is about confronting evil - in the language of first century ...

493. Comfort My People

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and scrapes. After returning to school, other students continued to taunt Joshua about his hair ” which had grown out about a quarter-inch at the time of the story. Josh had told only his friends about the reason he shaved his head. "It was out of love and compassion for me," said his mother who now wears a blond wig. "It's just tragic that someone would have to take a beating for a haircut." It is tragic when someone is beaten because he shaved his head in sympathy with his mother. Do you see a deeper ...

494. The Problem With The Big Ten

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... all your soul and with all your mind . . . and your neighbor as yourself. It isn't enough just to keep the Ten Commandments. They tell us what we are not to do. But that's not enough for Christian living. We need both personal integrity AND compassion. We need to have both morality AND love for the least and the lowest. Purity AND passion for the oppressed. The Ten Commandments and a strong social conscience. The Ten Commandments are wonderful, but they are not enough. In the book, AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN ...

495. Congratulations, Joseph, It's A God!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... who simply loved them. That made him great in their eyes." Only those who knew what Schweitzer gave up to minister to his patients could appreciate his greatness. That is probably how people felt who came into contact with Jesus. He was simply a man, full of compassion who loved them. But we know how much he gave up to minister to them and to us. "Congratulations, Joseph, it's a God." Fred Craddock once told a parable about a man who moved into a cottage equipped with a stove and simple furnishings. As the ...

496. News From The Vineyard

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... all the time. You'll crawl back up again if you give yourself a chance. Tomorrow will be better." You could save a life without realizing it by letting a depressed person know somebody cares. I care. What greater fruit can any child of God bear than the fruit of compassion and kindness? This then is the heart of the matter. Christ is the vine, we are the branches. Our job is to bear fruit. We are not to lose heart when times get difficult. We are to offer those hard times to God and allow him to use them as ...

497. Leadership Styles For A New Millennium

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He issued Christmas bonuses. He said he would get the company up and runningnot in Thailand or in the Philippinesbut right there in Methuan. It was an unexpected, but crucial, act of compassion. It has, in fact, made other corporate barons nervous, worrying that Mr. Feuerstein's example might cause their workers to expect compassion from them. (2) Let's talk for a few moments on this last Sunday of 1998 about leadership styles for a new millennium. It's an important theme in business circles today ...

498. He Brings Light

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... US A LIGHT TO CARRY TO A WORLD STILL LIVING IN DARKNESS. There is light that floods a room and reveals that which is hidden. There is light that shines as a fixed reminder of eternal verities. There is another kind of light, however. It is the search light of compassion and concern. It is the light that moves out into the darkness to seek the lost. This is the light of the shepherd who leaves the ninety and nine and goes out on the hillside to find the one sheep who is lost. It is the light a woman shines ...

499. Breaking Down The Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mr. Nixon, shook his hand, and welcomed him back to Washington. Newsweek magazine concluded that this simple act of humanity and compassion changed Nixon's future. "If there was a turning point in Nixon's long ordeal in the wilderness, that was it." (4) There comes ... a time when someone must take that walk of compassion, someone must scale that wall of hostility, someone must go out on that limb of love. Jesus did. There is no more graphic ...

500. Strong Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... by his time of prayer. What was true of Jesus is also true of us. We need time for solitude and prayer. . When Jesus returned from his time alone he noticed that a large crowd was waiting for him. "He saw a great crowd," Matthew tells us, "and he had compassion for them and cured their sick." That’s the second thing we need to notice in this passage. JESUS CARES ABOUT OUR NEEDS. Jesus took time to heal the sick. He could have sent the crowds away. He could have said, "Don’t bother me! Can’t you see I ...

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