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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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576. Bearing The Mark Of Christ

Mark 8:31--9:1, Mark 8:27-30

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Dennis Koch

... . Pain is particularly offensive. We would prefer an easier route for our salvation, a route which is less demanding, less emotionally taxing. Our preferences are based upon self-interest. If it were up to us, we would rationalize the problem of sin down to a minor inconvenience. But sin has affected our whole existence. Only by your gracious intervention can the damage be repaired. When we give our lives to you, we are restored to wholeness. This is the best choice! Amen.

577. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

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Larry Powell

... . He prolonged that specific note until the bell began to vibrate, every molecule awakened. The man then explains, "The deepest thing about that bell which no hand of mine could reach was the note to which it was tuned to respond." A musical note affecting an inanimate object, tuned to that particular note! Fascinating. I passed this information along to the music director of our church and asked her to explain it to me. "Oh, that is the overtone series," she smiled. She then proceeded to illustrate the ...

578. Obedience Is An Ugly Word!

Acts 5:17-42

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Barbara Brokhoff

... ; a new home, new car, boat, jewelry, prestige, and power. We Christians are never promised happiness, but rather joy. Joy is that inner delight, that quiet satisfaction that abundance of possessions or lack of them, that praise of others or lack of it, does not affect. If we remember that the Holy Spirit is given to those who are obedient, and that one of the evidences of his presence is joy, then we know that the outer facts, be they good or evil, cannot interrupt nor destroy Christian joy. A delightful ...

579. A Word Of Encouragement!

Acts 13:13-52

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Barbara Brokhoff

... the request in the synagogue, Paul stood up and said, "Listen to me!" - and he begins his sermon. He started with the Old Testament Scriptures which he was sure they knew, and he focused on the reign of David and David's special place in God's affections. He then makes the claim that Jesus, a direct descendant of David, is the fulfillment of God's promise to Israel to send a Savior. He also reminds them that they had killed him. Even while God was graciously keeping his promise to them, they condemned his ...

580. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57

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John R. Brokhoff

... clothes. When an angel came into a prison to release Peter, the angel opened the doors of the prison but asked Peter to tie his own shoes! God expects us to do what we can while he always does his part. APPLICATION 1. Since death is universal, every person is affected by today's miracle. One day we will either face death with Lazarus or be among the bereaved with Martha and Mary. John 11:17-27 is probably read at funerals as often as Psalm 23. It is comforting to know that Jesus shares our sorrow as he wept ...

581. The Song in Search of a Voice

John 20:19-23

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James Weekley

... "shootum up" conflict is the only way to achieve domestic tranquility. Dr. David Ennals, a past director for mental health in Great Britain, informs us that "Life is a complete and utter bombardment of stress factors - more so than any other age. Stress affects the apparently happy, healthy people just as much as natural born worriers." Is there hope for our kind? The birds and mammals have their act together. What about us? Will the wailing lament of nuclear winter become our final epitaph? Silent night ...

582. Wedding: The Crisis of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... encouragement. Today may be a crisis, a life-changing event, but not in a negative way at all. It can be an opportunity for a wonderful adventure. Furthermore, you share the blessings of God. As you worship together, pray together, and share your faith and affection, God works to make your lives more beautiful, enabling your love to grow deeper, stronger, and more sturdy. Giving God a primary place in your marriage can only serve to make you more secure, for you will be embraced by his everlasting arms and ...

583. Wedding: One Husband's Counsel

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John M. Braaten

... , and self-sacrifice. It also takes an awareness that a married couple is, in fact, a single entity. So he speaks of having unity of spirit. It's a fact. Your lives are now so inextricably bound that every action and every word, directly or indirectly affects the other. You have great power over each other, power to make the other either happy or depressed. But you cannot cause sorrow to your mate without losing something of the dignity and beauty of love in the process, just as you cannot bring happiness ...

584. Wedding: Together...Till Death Us Do Part

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John M. Braaten

... day is only the beginning of a lifetime of surprises, and gifts, and joys, God has in store for you. Knowing this, we, your family, relatives, and friends, have gathered to celebrate this momentous and sacred event with you. We are here to assure you of our affection and to undergird you with our prayers. In the midst of all the emotions you feel, I would break into your thoughts with some good news from Jesus. Words not only for you, but for all who are present. Words which may not sound appropriate for a ...

585. Wedding: Christian Love

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John M. Braaten

... kind of love you "fall in to." It does not come naturally like falling off a log. This love will not make one's knees a little weak when his beloved comes into view; it is not the sentimental love of popular songs. Agape, Christian love, affects more than our emotions. It involves our whole being, and is able to provide a basis for a long, hearty, and joyful marriage. Paul lists fifteen characteristics of agape: Christian love. Let's look at a few and relate them to marriage. Love is patient. That patience ...

586. Wedding: Marriage as Gift-giving

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John M. Braaten

... only of one's self, but always to include the other: to create communion, to know community, to be a family, to experience home. To receive another as gift enables a marriage to unfold so one must use such inadequate words as affection, trust, tenderness, forgiveness, faith, one flesh, to describe that relationship. ________ and ________, as you give yourselves as gift to each other, and freely receive each other as gift, you will find yourselves revealed, known, appreciated, understood, and rejoiced in! So ...

587. Wedding: A Need for Newness

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John M. Braaten

... is there that love has had to go the deepest and, therefore, finds its greatest expression. Another way to keep your marriage renewed is to be unsparing in words of love, trust, and encouragement. It is more than sad when couples do not express their affection for each other; nothing can cause a marriage to grow flat faster. Again, we follow the example of our God who is constant in reminding us of his great and steadfast love. Words of encouragement can bring fresh luster to a relationship and, of course ...

588. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Zechariah 14:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE The powerful impetus toward eschatological awareness and preparedness, which comes from the theological framework of the Christian year, as well as the particular lections as-signed to this day, makes the preacher conscious of how the future affects the present age. The result is a "get your house, and the world, in order" kind of theology emanating from a reading of the propers for this day. Advent makes Christians realize that "the best is yet to come, "in the promised return of Jesus ...

589. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, Psalm 113:1-9, Psalm 130:1-8, Amos 8:1-14, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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George Bass

... , asking God to help the state discharge its role in the divine scheme of things. This means thanksgiving for what the state does correctly, supplications for guidance and direction of leaders, and intercession on behalf of those who must make critical decisions that affect life and peace. 4. We need to learn to pray to God to enlist the state in the work of the gospel by establishing and maintaining real peace and concord among people, enforcing laws that attempt to bring harmony among people of various ...

590. The Preaching Ministry

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

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Wayne B. Keller

... that you are willing to wait upon God's Word to you? In other words, do you believe in God? Most will say "yes," Believe, in the Bible, means, trusting to the point of obedience; are you willing to take a risk? How does your belief affect your life - your relationship with others - beginning in your own home, reaching into your vocation and vacation, to those whom you don't know for whom Christ also died, and to whom Christ has called you to serve. Harry Emerson Fosdick once said that "a mature religion ...

591. Epiphany 6

Mark 1:40-45

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Wayne B. Keller

... you have seen the picture of the woman walking along the street with signboard which says, "Touch me - wrinkles are not contagious." God uses our touch as agents of power and love, which flow through us into the life and personality of the other. The touch may affect the person's life for eternity. A woman committed suicide, and left a note, which read in part, "I have always felt unworthy of peoples' touch." Our goal: To help people, through God's Spirit, to move from the touch that kills to the touch that ...

592. The Cleansing of the Temple

John 2:12-25

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Wayne B. Keller

... behavior, the sin of making a mockery out of our own temples. After several moments of silence, ask the people to consider silently the sins they omitted, as for example, refusal to give up an unhealthy liaison, watching too much television, withholding words of affection, failure to write a letter, make a phone call, speak a kind word. Again, give several moments of silence for people to write these on paper. Then, to introduce the assurance of pardon, ask, What would need to happen, what would I need to ...

593. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38

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Wayne B. Keller

... take no responsibility; for decisional behavior, we are responsible." Invite the people to consider how often they blame others for their problems, mistakes, errors, sins. Invite them to think silently about what their attitude does to their closest relationships, and how it affects their accountability to God. After 3-5 minutes of silence, you may want to conclude with a prayer of forgiveness, and this litany: Pastor: Listen! Here is Good News! Jesus the Christ came into the world to liberate the alienated ...

594. The Problem With Miracles In Our Time

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

William J. Carl

... days and some believe with healings that it still happens today. After all, the Israelites had it right with their view of the human being as a “psychosomatic unity, an indivisible amalgam of body and soul” whereby if either goes wrong, the other is affected. So the verb the New Testament uses for “save” means both to save and to heal and the word used for “Savior” can mean either Savior or physician. Buechner, hardly an ultra-conservative, is right on this matter: “Ever since the time of ...

595. Straight Talk, Due Process and Grace

Matthew 18:15-20

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William J. Carl

... , don’t take the early church’s advice; go with the intention of Jesus’ full gospel message. In the end, remember grace. Grace is the bottom line when dealing with conflict because you never know how your actions and words toward another are going to affect the world. In a little church in a small village, an altar boy serving the priest at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. The village priest struck the altar boy sharply on the cheek and in a gruff voice shouted “Leave the altar ...

596. Is It Too Late?

Matthew 25:14-30

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George Johnson

... and brothers around the globe? What does it mean to be a family, a global community? How do we love our neighbor 10,000 miles away whose survival is connected to our use or abuse of natural resources? How do the millions of cars we drive affect countries where almost no cars are used? As Jessica Matthews, who monitors global ecology, says, "We need a new sense of shared destiny." And finally, what can we do to be better stewards? What can we do as individuals, as a community, as parents, as employees ...

597. The King of Life

Luke 19:28-44

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Thomas Slavens

... to be most important in life. Some people make money the king of their lives. In the United States money is the king for many. Alexis de Tocqueville said in 1835: I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken stronger hold on the affections of men.1 Ogden Nash, with tongue in cheek, expressed the disillusionment of many whose king has easily disappeared: O money, money, money, I’m not necessarily one of those who think thee holy,But I often stop to wonder how thou canst go out so fast ...

598. Christ Is Coming…

Luke 21:5-38

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James Garrett

... moment before it happens. A strange text for the season of Advent; or is it? I think not. The birth of Christ encompasses much more than the Christmas story. Understanding this moves us into a realm which is far more than sentimentality. The Christmas happening affected the whole universe for all eternity. The eternal God was incarnated in a man named Jesus. Jesus is God’s story-word in the flesh. It is a story of the love of God and humanity. Like all stories it has a beginning and will have ...

599. A Word For All Reasons

John 20:19-23

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John M. Braaten

... , yet there radiated no condemnation but compassion, not judgment, but love. Then Jesus spoke the words, "Peace be with you." There is no doubt that they are aimed directly at Thomas. These four words reached out to embrace him with an absolutely awesome affection. At that moment he experienced the wonder of forgiveness, just as the other disciples had eight days earlier. All the shortcomings, the sins and the failures of Thomas put together were incapable of stemming the flood of God's grace. All of the ...

600. The King Who Came To Die

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John M. Braaten

... so close that eventually we, like Jesus, would even call the Almighty God, "Daddy (Mark 14:36)." It was a wonderful kingdom - the rules were few and the privileges many. It began with God, Adam and Eve. At first there was harmony of wills, respect, affection and concern for each other. That blueprint of God's kingdom has not changed. But something went wrong. God's beautiful plan did not materialize. The world as we know it does not live in harmony with God. So what happened? The Old Testament tells ...

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