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501. The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the healing process, how Jesus healed Bartimaeus and how healing happens today. Or, we could take a close look at the special qualities we see in Bartimaeus. They jump out of the story dramatically… his persistence, his boldness, his determination, his trust, his sensitivity to the uniqueness of the moment; his unwillingness to give-in to fear of embarrassment, his ability to seize an opportunity. Or, we could point out that in this great story we have the good news of our faith summed up in three points ...

502. Sight to the Blind

Luke 4:14-30

Illustration

Brett Blair

... pierced his eye! He lost his sight in that eye. Later, as fate would have it, sight in the other eye failed. Louis was now totally blind. A few years later, Louis was sitting in the family garden when a friend handed him a pinecone. As he ran his sensitive fingers over the cone, an idea came to him. He became enthusiastic and began to create an alphabet of raised dots on paper so that the blind could feel and interpret. Thus, Louis Braille in 1818 opened up a whole new world for the blind. What is it that ...

503. The Temptation To Pass By On The Other Side

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Kleve in Germany. And it all happened because by the power of God, Ray Hamley was able to conquer his second thoughts, and not pass by on the other side! For Ray Hamley, this was a turning point in his life. How difficult it is to stop and be sensitive. We want to say: Well, that’s not my neighbor. He’s from another city, or another political philosophy, or another economic bracket, or of another race. But Jesus is saying, it doesn’t make any difference who he is. If we are people within whom the love ...

504. The Devil Made Me Do It

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... were naked, they made themselves fig-leaf loin cloths. Well, as the old movie says, "Stupid is as stupid does," and this was a stupid move. Have you ever felt a fig leaf? It is NOT "the comfort of cotton." In fact, if it comes in regular contact with sensitive skin, it is itchy-city. Back there in the Garden, God saw what was happening and, in a gesture of divine grace, said, "Here. Let me give you something that will work better... animal skins." Ah-h-h. What a relief. I remember a "Peanuts" strip in which ...

505. The Ten Commandments #5: Honoring Parents

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ."(6) Sure, children need discipline and parents ought to provide it. But Paul's message is do not do it so harshly that you break a child's spirit. Martin Luther, all his life, had a difficult time calling God "Father," not because of any pre-modern sensitivity to inclusive language, but because his own father had treated him so sternly while he was growing up. Luther could not identify the loving God that he had come to know in the scripture with what he knew of "father" in his own home. Support has to ...

506. The Ten Commandments #7: No Adultery

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

I remember the first time I ever preached on this text. I was more than a little reluctant...not because I was concerned about the sensitivity of the subject, but rather its relevance. You see, I was serving a congregation at that time that was OLD. I mean REALLY OLD - twenty percent of them were over 80! Did they NEED to hear, "You shall not commit adultery?" But I was in the midst of a series ...

507. Sunday Dinner

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , known as the Holiness Code - divine rules for living as a uniquely Godly community - that contains some of the loftiest ethical teaching in all of Scripture. There are commands to honor our parents and the elderly, to be honest in business dealings, to be sensitive to the physically handicapped. It is the original source of Jesus' commandment to "Love your neighbor as yourself." It is worth our attention. Listen to a portion of it. Leviticus 19:1-18 Solid teaching, not only for ancient Israel, but for any ...

508. Civil War Isn't!

2 Samuel 18:1-18, 19--19:8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ? Well, no more! Get an honest job so that you can help others who can't work. Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth...Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you. Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of ...

509. Year-Round Christmas

1 Kings 17:1-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... gate of the town where she is gathering twigs for what she says will be a fire to prepare a last meal for herself and her son - the food is about gone, and there is no likelihood of anymore. This is it. Elijah is Mr. Pastoral Sensitivity here. He immediately inquires as to the poor woman's situation and offers to provide needed assistance through the food pantry of the local synagogue plus money for other expenses from the prophet's discretionary fund. Uh-huh. No. He just says bring water...and some bread ...

510. Real Religion

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... life of faith. "Walking humbly with God is a call to do more than to come to God with offerings thinking to buy God's favor, but to spend the time walking, living life, with God in ways that would work out in every aspect of life. It implies a sensitivity to the things of God, a concern...to allow our heart to be broken by the things that break the heart of God. It 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 ...

511. The "T" Word

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... our lesson a moment ago: "Will a man rob God?" And then God's heated answer, "You are robbing me. But you say, `How are we robbing you?' In your tithes and offerings." The "T" word. We need that word occasionally, because it touches the most sensitive nerve in the human body...the one attached to the pocketbook. I recall reading of the fellow who was annoyed when a definitely intoxicated man boarded a bus at a late hour and slumped into the seat right beside him. The passenger's apprehension increased when ...

512. Giving Dangerously

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the dog. As Rover sauntered back to the curb with his catch, the cat said, "You didn't sound like a dog; you sounded like a cat." To which the dog replied, "In this neighborhood, you've got to be bilingual." Because this is a sensitive subject, the same applies to speaking about money in the church. We are approaching a hectic season, a time of year that forces us to confront questions about money. Consecration Sunday, then appeals geared to Thanksgiving and Christmas - we are deluged with opportunities to ...

513. Winning over Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Christ are forced into that mold. And the result is that the church, the Body of Christ, we who are the Lord's arms and legs in the world, have sadly neglected our task. Jesus never called us to impoverish ourselves, but he most surely called us to be as sensitive to human need as he himself is. That is why he warned us about excessive worry: there is a job he wants us to do, and personal worry just gets in the way. I recall reading of an insensitive and atheistic old witch who one time chided a poverty ...

514. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

A familiar story. One wag says it is the only one in scripture that deals with "deviled ham." Yuck, yuck. The narrative builds around the sensitivities of Jewish piety. Pigs were the personification of uncleanness.(1) They were easily associated with Gentile uncleanness. Tombs were also a source of uncleanness, and in Jewish areas they were whitewashed so that one might not come in contact with a tomb accidentally.(2) A man with no clothes on ...

515. Ban the "Buts"

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Jesus anyway - the tradition of the culture (and the practical necessity forced by living in a hot climate) was to proceed to burial within 24 hours after death. Junior was not being instructed to do something to which anyone with an ounce of sensitivity would have objected. Instead, we should understand the excuse as being, "Lord, I will follow you, BUT let me get all family obligations out of the way first." Even that does not sound especially unreasonable. However, the question arises as to when will ...

516. Carrying Worshipers out on Stretchers

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... prayer.” (2) Prayer is a powerful force in our lives. God doesn’t need our prayers, but we need to pray them more than we might understand. Prayer gives us the opportunity to open ourselves before God. It gives us the opportunity to be sensitive to God’s leading. Prayer gives us permission to give voice to the deepest concerns of our heart--particularly our concerns for those we love. The pastors of many of our greatest churches will tell you those churches were built on prayer. People were praying ...

517. Different From A Camel's Hair Sport Coat

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... announcements than prayer. God doesn't need clergy complaining about the price of gas or reminders to pick up the cake pans left in the church kitchen. God needs honest prayer! Zechariah is startled by Gabriel's announcement. In fact, he outright questions it, so he asks with the sensitive tact of a long married man, "How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man and my wife is getting on in years." Well, Gabriel is not too pleased with Zechariah's doubt, so he causes him to be unable to speak for ...

518. Put Out Your Nets

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... confinement. "Now I can be alone with the Lord Jesus," she explains. According to a legend, some lads were visiting that famous artist, Leonardo da Vinci. One of them knocked over a stack of canvases. This upset the artist because he was working very quietly and sensitively. He became angry, threw his brush, and hurled some harsh words at the hapless little fellow, who ran crying from the studio. The artist was now alone again, and he tried to continue his work. He was trying to paint the face of Jesus, but ...

519. Lips And Hearts

Romans 10:8b-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... our hearts but not on our lips. It is not fashionable in many circles to wear your faith on your sleeve. Many of our neighbors would rather spend an evening with an insurance salesman than with a Christian on fire for his or her faith. And we are sensitive to that. We would rather make a quiet witness to our faith. We don't want to be a nuisance. And there is something to be said for a quiet witness. I was interested to read a story recently that was datelined Cambridge, Massachusetts. It seems that somehow ...

520. Who Is Your Lazarus?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... with the rich man than with Lazarus. And thus, Jesus confronts us with the question: Who is the Lazarus at our gate? Who is it that has a legitimate claim on our attention? For this text is not about wealth and poverty. It is about sensitivity to those around us. YOU SEE, THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH NEEDY PEOPLE. It really is. And those needs are not always financial. People need love, they need recognition. They need an encouraging word. They need a role model. They need a relationship with Christ. People ...

521. Good News For Tough Times

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the skills he had. He went back into the ring. Foreman says the real victory is in what Christ has done for him. He says he cannot comprehend why he would have been so bad in the past. Friends and family today call him a gracious, articulate, sensitive, genuine man. His fourteen-year-old daughter, Natalie, said, "The most important thing in his life is praising God." The important thing for us to see is that the same victory can be ours when we allow God to enter deeply into our struggles. We heard from ...

522. Running From God

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... cavalry passing through town on the way to war. Life shouldn't be merely a struggle for existence, he concluded; it must be "A Will to War, a Will to Power, a Will to Overpower!" Nietzsche tried to compensate for a tender, overly sensitive nature by idealizing the values of honor, bravery, manhood, pride, and power. He began to despise Christianity as a religion of pity and weakness. Friedreich Nietzsche concocted a philosophy of the "superman." According to Nietzsche, the strong not only have a right but ...

523. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... of sunscreens, and to all on the importance of self-examination and the changes to look for in moles. Australia's "60 Minutes" profiled Mark's courageous campaign in 1988. The producers introduced the segment by stating that too much sun on sensitive skin had turned Australia's beautiful sandy shores into "...beaches every bit as dangerous as a war zone." Mark's moving story stunned the nation, motivating thousands to visit their dermatologists to check out suspicious moles. The Australian College of ...

524. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... you've forgotten what day this is." The husband answered defensively, "I have not!" He went back to reading the paper while she rushed upstairs to finish getting ready. All the way to work it bugged him, "What day is this?" He knew she was very sensitive about his forgetting Valentine's Day, anniversaries, and other special occasions. But for the life of him he could not think what day this was. He decided he'd better not take any chances. Driving home he stopped and purchased a box of candy, a dozen roses ...

525. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... prophecy fulfilled and good news published. CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT GOD'S LOVE POURED OUT. There is only one reason God sent us the greatest Christmas gift, the gift of God's son. It was God's way of saying, I love you. Charles Schulz in his sensitive and entertaining way summed it up in a PEANUTS cartoon strip. Charlie Brown is reading the Christmas story, "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled." Charlie pauses and turns to Marcie to explain, "Caesar Augustus ...

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