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526. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... was not allowed to serve a parish in the Church of England. Resolved that "the world is my parish," he continued on his way, traveling almost 225,000 miles, preaching some 50,000 sermons to crowds, large and small, assemblies often up to 20,000, occasionally facing hostile mobs and barrages of stone and mud. Gamely, he went on to the next town, leaving his classes and band to multiply. He was rebuked, mocked, and ridiculed, but his face was set like a flint. There are our own noble resolves, which we have ...

527. All Together

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... catholic and the troublesome little band of people at Third Methodist. The communal intuition on which they act may not be legitimated by the Christian teaching they hear. As mentioned before, in that teaching the Church may be accidental or even hostile to the process of "being saved." But the people, thank God, know better than they are taught. The whole Christian message affirms the majesty of the merely human.* (*Freedom for Ministry, Richard John Newhaus, Harper & Row, 1979, p. 101.) Yes, community ...

528. Paul of Tarsus

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... it. I’ve done that a time or two. You may not see any quick results, but in the long run, sometimes miracles do happen. On the other hand, if I’d just ridiculed them or written them off as hopeless cases, they’d still be the hostile, defensive people they were when I first encountered them. ANTAGONIST: You’re saying love is stronger than the tough approach? PROTAGONIST: No, love is tough. But it’s not on the side of force. ANTAGONIST: Don’t try to power through, you’re saying. PROTAGONIST: No ...

529. That Carpenter Is God

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... . Arguments with other Christians like Peter? Disappointment at John, Mark, or Barnabas? Loneliness when so many were too busy with "doing their own thing"? Have you felt any of these burdens? A thorn. Perhaps it was some spiritual temptation for Paul. Pride? Arrogance? Hostility? "The good that I would do ... I don’t do," Paul wrote. Sound familiar? Yet, Paul was used mightily by God. He acknowledged his weaknesses. He lived by grace alone, following the way of Jesus. At first glance there may seem to be ...

530. You CAN Take It With You

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

... we will show signs of anxiety and doubt, of fears and of failures that have taken their toll in this life. These emotional scars may leave their visible signs, as well. For within, our bodies will be psychosomatic testimonies to unresolved feelings, unvented hostilities, and unspoken truths from our life here on earth. The holes and ulcers marking us will betray emotional scars that were never healed because we failed to share our pain with others. This leads us to the most destructive of scars, the social ...

531. Strong Faith For Tough Times

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... What do you do when someone invades your home and threatens to do harm to you and your family? · Or, what do you do when someone abuses an innocent and defenseless country? · How do you deal with the aggressor? · How do you resist what is evil or hostile or wrong? This brings us to a third approach which some have labeled THE JUST WAR. The basic premise here is that war is always a tragedy… and should always be a last resort. Every effort at negotiation should be tried. Yet, when these fail, there are ...

532. Spiritual Blindness

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... . Christians - high church and low - will be singing these favorites as long as hymnals are published and memory endures. And she was blind - blind physically. She put it: Give no pity because my feet Stumble along the dark, hard street, And stub against the hostile stones, Coldly deaf to the world’s numb moans. The days move by on sullen wing Like migrant birds that cannot sing, Merging at last with a starless night, Forever denied the gift of light. Silent - I climb the anguished dark, Still I can ...

533. Christian Thanksgiving

Philippians 1:1-7

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... . It is love that finds weakness and creates strength, love that finds sin and creates salvation. Here is the living center of the entire "good news." We are delivered from our sinful preoccupation with ourselves by a love that seeks us while we are still careless or hostile, embraces us in the midst of our sin, lifts us up into fellowship with God. It is revealed, above all, in the death of Christ for sinners. "God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8 ...

534. Dying to Become

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... westward expansion of our country, but to suggest that there was some justification for the development of the attitude, "kill and survive," as an expression of the American character. "Making it" in this new country was characterized by the struggle to subdue a hostile environment. This national attitude of "kill and survive" developed into what I call a "level of consciousness" or a "level of awareness" that is difficult to put behind us. It is difficult to let go of this level of consciousness that has ...

535. The Shadow Ascending

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... marriage. She in turn tries everything possible to make the marriage work to prove he is wrong. She works at being wife, housekeeper, nurse, doctor, counselor, and maybe earns part of the income. She tries to do the impossible, and the guilt, bitterness, resentment, and hostility keep rolling. She feels pressure from society for not being a good wife and mother when she thinks of getting out. So no matter what he does, the alcoholic knows he will always have a home to come back to. Act II is complete. In ...

536. A Voice to be Heard

John 1:19-28

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... consumed in the refiner's fire, afraid our faith will snap like in the blast of the Baptist's voice. You bet we're afraid -- afraid to let go the grudges we've been nursing and hiding behind for years, afraid to confess the hatreds and hostilities we have for ministers and other church leaders, afraid to let go the defenses and excuses we've been erecting between God's church and ourselves. Yes, we're afraid of letting fresh, invigorating air into the stuffy, volatile, seething conceits of our souls, afraid ...

537. Clothed With Love

Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

Call To Worship Leader: Let us throw off the harsh response People: And clothe ourselves with compassion. Leader: Let us be rid of hostility People: And clothe ourselves with kindness. Leader: Let us abandon haughtiness People: And clothe ourselves with humility. Leader: Let us temper the curt comeback People: With the restraint of meekness. Leader: Let us empty ourselves of intolerance People: And clothe ourselves with patience. Collect Through Jesus the Christ, we give ...

538. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... arguing this point include H. W. Wolff, Die Botschaft des Joel (Munich, 1963). 2. Martin Luther, Heidelberg Disputation (1518), in Luther’s Works, Vol. 31, p. 57. 3. For these statistics or assessments, see Andrew Hacker, Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal (New York: Ballantine Books, 1992/1995), pp. 90, 204; Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987), pp. 120-121. 4. Karl Barth, Dogmatics in Outline, trans. G. T. Thomson (reprint ed.; New York ...

539. Secondhand Religion

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... our lives “looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart” (Hebrews 12:2, 3). II. The Prophet’s Potent Poise “Elijah said to her, ‘Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and ...

540. The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... obvious: What do you do when someone invades your home and threatens to do harm to you and your family? Or, what do you do when someone abuses an innocent and defenseless country? How do you deal with the aggressor? How do you resist what is evil or hostile or wrong? This brings us to a third approach which some have labeled THE JUST WAR. The basic premise here is that war is always a tragedy… and should always be a last resort. Every effort at negotiation should be tried. Yet, when these fail, there are ...

541. Choosing the Way to the Cross

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

James W. Moore

... a Wycliffe Bible linguist. He went as a missionary to Colombia in the northwestern corner of South America… to help translate the Bible into the native language of that country. But in January of 1981, a terrible tragedy struck. Chet Bitterman was kidnapped by hostile Colombian rebels. For no reason, they shot him and left his body in a hijacked bus. Imagine how his parents and loved ones and co-workers must have felt at the senseless death of this devoted young man. But in April 1982, as a demonstration ...

542. It's O.K. To Be Extravagant

John 12:1-11

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Mississippi. They lived along the banks of a very swift and dangerous river. The current was so strong that if somebody accidentally fell in, they would likely be swept away to their death downstream. One day this tribe was attacked by another hostile Indian tribe. They found themselves literally with their backs up against the treacherous river. They were greatly outnumbered. Their only chance for escape was to cross the current, which would mean sure death for the children, the elderly, the weak, and the ...

543. Beating Babel

Acts 2:1-13, Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... massively untrue. In the weeks that led up to the invasion of Iraq, the world was TALKING. Sadly, those who had already decided to go to war were not LISTENING. The world needs communication and we all breathe a bit easier when potentially hostile neighbors talk together. In a nuclear age, we would never survive another "If only I knew." Effective communication can mean the difference between life and death for the planet. To be sure, communication is tough enough even when folks speak the same language ...

544. God Hears

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... day. Since the founding of the nation of Israel in 1948, the people have suffered through four wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973). Five if you count the 1969-70 "War of Attrition." Six if you count the continuing conflict with various terrorist organizations supported by hostile nations. A fierce family fight that has been going on and going on and going on and going on. No heroes here, only survivors. But there is a wonderful lesson. It is simply "Ishmael" -- God hears. The Psalmist knew it: Incline your ear, O ...

545. The Voice

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the High Priest Eli. After all, he was only hers for a little while; he was on LOAN from the Lord. It was not the best of times for the people of Israel, but not the worst either. There were no wars going on, no threats from hostile neighbors, although the Philistines were always looming near. The nation was not the unified whole it would come to be, but rather still a loose confederation of tribes. Religiously, no new ground was being broken. In fact, it seems that the faith that had sustained the people ...

546. The Incomparable Christ

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the pleroma has come to be with US, RECONCILING - breaking barriers, building bridges - making peace. Now for the really startling assertion. How is this reconciliation effected, this peace made? "...through the blood of his cross...and you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his FLESHLY BODY through death..." That's right. No pretend Christ, no seemingly real Christ. This one BLEEDS red blood when you cut into his meaty FLESH. Strange. The sovereign God ...

547. A Labor of Love - Labor Day

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the message of scripture is clear: the Lord has work for us to do...a labor of love, yes, but labor nonetheless. Costly too. In some societies, Christian discipleship may well involve death - 2/3 of the Christians in the world live in places that are actively hostile to the faith. In our society, we may not face martyrdom, but the costs are there regardless. One obvious cost is financial - you come to church and are expected to give of what God has entrusted to your care. And not just a dollar or two. God ...

548. The Forgiveness Business

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... spoon, half the prostitutes in Honolulu, at 3:30 AM listening to Tony Campolo as he prays for Agnes. Tony recalls, "I prayed that her life would be changed, and that God would be good to her." When he's finished, Harry leans over, and with a trace of hostility in his voice, he says, "Hey, you never told me you was a preacher. What kind of church do you belong to anyway?" In one of those moments when just the right words came, Tony answers him quietly, "I belong to a church that throws birthday parties for ...

549. The Good Samaritan: A New Look at an Old Story

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... " next to each other. For those folks who first heard this story, the phrase "Good Samaritan" would have been an oxymoron anyway - the only GOOD Samaritan would have been a DEAD Samaritan. No hero here. Why such depth of feeling? This Hatfield-McCoy hostility between Jews and Samaritans was hundreds of years old. It went back to the time of the division of the nation into the Northern and Southern kingdoms - Samaria came to be identified with the North,(4) Judea, the South. Following the Northern Kingdom ...

550. The Danger of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a figure of speech we do not use anymore. In Aramaic, the word we translate "hate" has nothing to do with an emotion. It was a way of expressing priorities - so if I say, "I love Penn State and hate Pitt" (or vice versa), it would not mean I feel hostile toward one school or the other, but simply that one of those was my first choice. In Jesus' day, the way you stated a preference was by pairing two things and saying you loved one and hated the other. It had nothing to do with feelings. The issue here was ...

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