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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. An Announcement from a Stable

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... don’t think I see any members of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang. I would hope, however, that if any of them were to show up, we would welcome them just as we would welcome any others of God’s children. There are many people in this world who feel that there is no room for them. Some are from the wrong sides of the tracks. Some live in desperate parts of the world. There are refugees, millions of them in Africa, in the Middle East displaced by war and famine. They can relate to the story of the ...

577. The Failure

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

James Merritt

... income taxes anymore. I’ll even start tithing.” No, he realized he needed what Jesus had to offer, but he had nothing to offer Jesus. If you are out there right now listening to me and you are the failure, you are the one that has blown it and you feel like there is no way that God would ever accept you, what you are about to witness reminds us that there is more grace in God’s heart than sin in our past. Jesus will take us under any condition. II. We Can Trust Jesus At Any Moment Listen again ...

578. People Who Are Down on Themselves

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... immigrant, a Moslem from Iraq. (5) To me, scenes like that are a foretaste of the Kingdom of God. I suspect that one reason some people are so filled with hate is that they have never known the unconditional love of their Heavenly Father. They hate others because they feel rejected themselves. If this should be true for you, this Father’s Day would be a good day for a new start. Friend, you are a child of God. In Max Lucado’s words, “If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a ...

579. “Weak and Strong” Should Get Along

Romans 14:1--15:13

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... do not cause a fellow believer to stumble. The focus of 14:13, and indeed the whole section of 14:13–23, is on the believer who is strong in faith not using liberty regarding the dietary laws as a stumbling block to the weak believer who does feel compelled to observe the clean/unclean distinction. Even though Paul sides with the strong because Christ abolished the dietary laws (compare 14:14a with Mark 7:15; cf. Acts 10:15; 11:9; 15:9), he challenges the strong to consider the convictions of the weak in ...

580. Eliphaz

Job 4:1-5:27

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... fool in 5:3–7 is clearly directed at Job personally. Even though Eliphaz began his speech with sensitivity toward Job, by this point his language has become critical and even hurtful. In fact, his insensitive references to Job’s children in 5:4, 25 must feel like daggers to Job’s heart. The corrective to what Eliphaz says does not come until Yahweh at last speaks in chapters 38–41. In the larger context of the book, much of what Eliphaz says is highly ironic (see the discussion of 5:26 below). Many ...

581. I Wonder if God Exists

Genesis 1:1-5

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... no God. However, for many, values and morals have their root in a belief in God. If God exists, life matters. If God doesn’t exist, we are left to our own devices with truth being a relative idea depending upon the whims of culture. Those who believe in God feel that without God there is no morality, no goodness, and no absolute truth, for God is the source of all these things. The Bible Does Not Prove the Existence of God The Bible does not set out to prove the existence of God. If we turn to the first ...

582. Pop Verses: Lamentations 3:22-23

Lamentations 3:22-23

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... How can we find the confidence to believe that God will help us? How can we find God in our darkness when we don’t feel God at all? I believe the answer can be found in the verses that follow our pop verses. It is one thing for Jeremiah to ... is true. Now, don’t let that mess up your theology. This doesn’t mean that God will not help us unless we grovel and feel terrible about ourselves. Nor does it mean that when you see someone struggling that they are not humble enough. It simply means that God will ...

583. Face-to-Face with the Kingdom

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... a person discovers this sort of thing, he naturally begins to want it above all else. But how do we develop such positive feelings about the kingdom of God? What has to happen to us so that we realize that the rule of God is infinitely superior ... with what he had accomplished. "It is good, it is good, it is very, very good" was the ecstatic evaluation. This whole account conveys the feeling that here is a Creator who knows what is going on. What a contrast this is to the prodigal's experience. When he got ...

584. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... here and now, even if they are reluctant to own up to it. But certainly such people will be put to shame when they face the day of God’s perfect judgment. 3:17 For the present, the reaction of persecutors may not be so much a feeling of shame as of being incensed. If believers still have to suffer undeservedly for their Christian stand, it is better, if God should allow events to take their course just now, to put up with the injustice (2:20). Such patient endurance is better because, being so unexpected ...

585. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... will not defeat you if you will hold steady to your course and trust in me.” When we are rejected, we don’t give up. Instead we allow Christ to use that rejection to help us grow in maturity and to help us better minister to others who also feel rejected. You and I may question why it was that Christ had to suffer and die. Why could he have not been born in Caesar’s house rather than the stable of Bethlehem and established his kingdom by royal decree? It would have been so much easier that way and ...

586. Giving Back to Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... podium of the Rio Olympics. “I never imagined winning a silver medal while I prepared hard for the Olympics games,” Malachowski posted on his Facebook account. “I did everything [by] the book, but gold refused to come my way. Instead of feeling angry, an overwhelming feeling of gratefulness has taken over me thanks to my silver medal.” Coming in second in the Men’s discus throw, however, gave Malachowski an opportunity to show his gratitude in a very special way. The mother of Olek Syzmanski, a 3 ...

587. Treasure Hidden In a Clay Jar

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... legs of this old headboard had been hollowed out and filled with a fortune in gold coins. (2) I know what you’re thinking: why can’t something like that happen to me? But I love such stories. Let me tell one more story. For those of you who are feeling a little envious by now let me assure you that this story is the antithesis of these two preceding stories: A woman had problems with her hearing and decided it was time to buy hearing aids. They cost over $3,000 each and were not covered by her insurance ...

588. Without Conflict There Is No Story

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... of course, no such thing is possible, except in a certain sense of sanctified imagination carrying us there. The story can draw us in as participants, not as audience. As the Spirit of God works in us, we can be there in our minds. We can feel the conflict and resolution. Jesus just walked right through them, like he walked on water. He commanded the violent mob like he commanded the violent wind and waves. Suddenly, there was quiet astonishment, as if God himself was present. He was. That Jesus calmed a ...

589. A Justice Jesus

Luke 4:14-21

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... recent events surrounding the Justices of the Supreme Court that remind us of how political the word “justice” can become? Or is it merely the fact that we come to church to escape all that worldly, divisive stuff? Yes, we come to church because we want to feel loved and not judged. We come to experience comfort, not challenge. We come to hear the good news of the gospel and not the bad news of the world. Actually, I find it difficult to preach the prophetic words of scripture. The words of Amos, Isaiah ...

590. Can We Really Love Our Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... I banish, as if by sleight of hand, my negative attitude? If that is what it takes, I may get "A" for effort but "F" for performance. I can't make myself love those I detest, or who detest me. If you can, please share your secret. If I cannot feel differently, perhaps I can act differently, and the difference in how I act is the only way I will be able to change my mind. "Bless those who curse you," says Jesus. "Pray for those who abuse you ... To a person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other ...

591. Keeping the Faith

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Molly F. James

... the faith — together. We can keep the faith by showing up, by gathering together in community to worship God. We need to show up so that we can be held up when we are struggling, and we need to show up so that we can hold others up when we feel confident in our faith. We show up because being in community is an essential part of what it means to be a Christian. I encourage you to keep showing up, because you may never know how your presence might make all the difference in the life of fellow Christian. It ...

592. You Are My Beloved

Mark 1:10-11

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... are; our gift TO God is what we become. Make the most of what you have and be happy. Life is too short to be wasted. Sign me ... The Girl Who Swallowed A $20 Gold Piece and Broke Out in Pennies.7 Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Rather than fight it -- believe it. God said in your baptism, "You are My Beloved." Brothers and Sisters who care say, "I think you're great"; "I think you're wonderful"; "I love you." It won't be easy to believe it if you have had ...

593. Lord of the Sabbath

Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Luke 7:18-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to the fifth floor, and my mom helped me pick out some new clothes. I remember the smell of those new jeans. They smelled new. They were soft and straight, and really cool. I saved them for the first day of school. [Take out a new pair of jeans]. Feel these –aren’t they awesome! [giggles probably]. Now [take out a scissors] –I have an extra hole in these old jeans. So, I thought perhaps I cut a hole in these new jeans, and use that material to patch the old ones. What do you think? [gasps…..series ...

594. Fleeced

Judges 6:1-40, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... We see something soft, or interesting. We want to touch it. It’s ingrained in us as humans to want to see, to touch, to feel, to hold what we experience in life. The first thing we do as humans, as babies, is learn to reach out and touch, grab, hold ... and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, "I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. (Daniel 10:16) Then Jesus invited Thomas to touch his hands, to put his finger into the wound. “My Lord and my God!” ...

595. Beautiful

John 20:19-23, Song of Songs 4:1-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God! To love God …with all your heart, soul, strength….looks beautiful. Loving kindness…is beautiful. Dancing eyes, a singing heart, a joyful countenance, a kind gesture….these all make you look beautiful. Loving makes YOU look and feel…beautiful. And loving makes you look and feel beautiful to everyone around you too. In Medieval and Renaissance times, tapestry was used to depict beautiful stories and scenes from the Bible. Before that, art was meant only for the wealthy or for castles or kings ...

596. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... captivity of our doubt, frees us from our places of anxiety, and restores us to shalom. We all get locked into vicious cycles of uncertainty. I like to call it our OCD: our place of Overwhelming Chronic Doubt! Our OCD place is when we feel we’ve failed. Our OCD place is when we feel God doesn’t listen. Our OCD place is when we tried too many times. When things didn’t go the ways we hoped. When we have been rejected, judged, or cast out. When we doubt if Jesus can really help. Chronic doubt is doubt ...

597. Turf Fights and Rewrites: That's What Stiff-Necked People Are Made Of

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... growth is measured by our commitment to our relationships –with God, and each other, and even with ourselves. Our growth is determined by the way we struggle with our faith in times of difficulty, struggle with ourselves to find our authentic voice, struggle with our feelings of guilt and conscience, struggle with our pride and our ego and our stubbornness, so that we can come into a place where we can allow God to cleanse us and renew us and redeem us. In other words, the struggle itself is testimony to ...

598. Dark Waters

Exodus 13:17--14:31, Joshua 3:1-4:24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... song were not just a way to safety but a challenge of faith to those who would dare to escape and put their trust in God for their just redemption. What challenges in your life feel frightening and dark? Do you have fears that are keeping you from moving forward and wading into the unknown, into a future that may feel unsteady or uncertain? Today, ask Jesus to be your guide and your light, your assurance and your hope, as you stand up, and wade into the waters, where your own future awaits. Put aside your ...

599. Trapped!

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... in an industry that is dying, like the coal mining industry in our land. Miners know if they lose their job, they are unlikely to find another unless they move to another community far away from their family and friends, and few of them want to do that. They feel a loyalty to their family and their community and they don’t want to leave. Or you may know someone who will tell you they spent years trapped in an abusive marriage. It’s easier to escape such marriages now than it has been in the past, but it ...

600. Measured Salvation

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you! How can it be fair that the Owner of the Vineyard should pay the new employee who worked one hour, and mind you pay him first, the same wage as the loyal, long-term employee who worked 12 that day? How can this be ok? How can we possibly feel ok with this scenario? The answer is one of the most difficult concepts we face in Christianity: God is not fair. Yes, you heard me right. And I’ll say that again to be clear. God is not fair. God is gracious. And the two are completely different concepts. You ...

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