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601. It's Worth the Wait

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... negative emotions.” (2) Our Bible passage for today doesn’t tell us how long Jesus’ friends, the disciples, had to wait until they received the Holy Spirit, the gift promised by God. I bet it was longer than four seconds. Did they experience feelings of rejection and anxiety as they waited? Definitely not. They had spent 40 days with the resurrected Jesus. They finally understood that Jesus truly was God in the flesh. And they finally trusted that his plans were trustworthy, and his promises were true ...

602. Religious Rage

Psalm 137:1-9

Sermon

Will Willimon

... are those who do to you what you did to us! How to be envied are those who seize your little babies and smash them on the rock." Now what do you do with that? It's one thing to mourn, to weep, to refuse to sing; but here the feelings of exilic homelessness and lostness have moved beyond mourning to rage, white-hot, seething, clench-fisted head-smashing rage. What do you make of that? "It's not nice to say things like that in church." That seems to be the attitude of those who edited our hymnals. John Wesley ...

603. Christ and the Magic Cloak

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ’s healing power. For us today, that power of Christ is evident in our prayers, in our rituals, in our sacraments, and in our personal time with God, what John Wesley called our “means of grace.” When we come into our personal space with God, when we feel the Holy Spirit around us and beside us, among us, and within us, we know it. And when we open ourselves up to the presence of God, the presence of Christ, we become filled with that sense of well-being, peace, love, and fullness that reminds us that ...

604. Feasting on Love

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... physiological. We need food, water, and rest to live. When we go without food and water, our lives are threatened, and we can’t concentrate on anything much else except trying to find what we need to live. We can’t feel secure. We can’t concentrate on relationships. We can’t feel fulfilled. We can’t grow and focus on creativity and change. Only when these basic needs are filled can we move to the next level and focus on other things. The next level represents safety and security. We need to make ...

605. When You Know How It Ends

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... my team fumbles the ball or throws an interception, it’s not a big deal. I think, ‘that’s bad, but everything’s under control. I know how it all ends—we win!’” (1) If you’re a big sports fan, his plan makes perfect sense. It’s a great feeling to know that no matter how bad the game may look in the moment, your team is going to turn it around and win. You can rise above the stress and tension of the moment if you know how the game ends. Our lesson from Mark’s Gospel is part ...

606. For the Glory of Christ

John 12:20-33 · Hebrews 5:5-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... safe haven. We're called to glorify God and serve Christ by sharing the treasure we have discovered with others. We're called to be family and to glorify God together. If your life has lost that sense of belonging then this is where you need to be. If you feel disconnected then this is the place to be connected to the source of power and love, Our Savior. This is also the place to help others find that connection. And we do it all, not for ourselves but for the glory of Christ. This is the Word of the Lord ...

607. For The Love of God is Creative

1 Corinthians 2:6-12 · Psalm 8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... excuse when in actuality it is the highest affirmation possible. "I'm only human" means that we are created in God's image. It means that we are endowed with the spirit and presence of God in our lives. It means that we have the same abilities to create and feel and love which God has. That's what it means to be created in the image of God. We have the qualities of God. And we are called to be like God, we're called to be as loving, giving, caring and creative as God. III. JESUS, THE FULL IMAGE ...

608. The Readiness Potential

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... faith to guide us, must be open to trusting our faith’s intuition, so that we also recognize the signs of God all around us. For, as he explains, there will be signs. There are signs. The more you see Jesus in your life, the more secure you will feel, and the more intentionally you will act upon your faith in discipleship and in mission. How do we do this? Simply by paying attention, Jesus says. And listen to this advice. It could be written for anyone today as well as in the past: “Take care that your ...

609. Nobody’s Too Good To Repent

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... to repent of our selfishness. The health of your faith depends on recognizing these realities. John Calvin noted powerfully the misery in which we find ourselves: Those who are puffed up with vain confidence and are satiated, or who, intoxicated by earthly appetites do not feel thirst or soul, will not receive Christ.[4] No two ways about it. We need to repent. It’s like the ancient African theologian Clement of Alexandria once said: “For unless a man believes that to which he was addicted to be sin, he ...

610. High Anxiety

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . It’s not a bad mission. In Jesus’ culture, hospitality is a great thing. When someone is welcomed into your home, especially someone important and well-known, as Jesus was, you want to put your best foot forward. You want to treat them well, make them feel pampered and special, give them your best. As it is, Martha appears to be a fantastic cook. She’s obviously a great project manager, and a seasoned manager of others. She knows what it takes to pull off catering a large event-style dinner, and she ...

611. Inside Out

James 5:7-10

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... 540 times in the Bible. In the Old Testament, it is the word, “hesed.” In the New Testament it is “agape.” Agape is self-giving love; a sacrificial love; an unconditional love — a love that works in the best interest of others regardless of how we may feel about them — a love that sacrifices for others regardless of what they have done to us. It is the word used to describe the unconditional love of God. Agape is love in action. It is an action word. That’s why Paul chooses to define this love ...

612. The Foreigner

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... with others, and their self-image had been entirely restored. Their healing marked a “re-joining” to themselves, to God, and to others. Have you ever gone through a chronic illness, in which you learn to live with a certain amount of pain, a disability, or a feeling of unwellness? Think even of something like arthritis. You can get so used to that level of stiffness and pain, which you unconsciously block out to some extent, that when suddenly you are cured of that arthritis by some miracle drug, you ...

613. What Is Love?

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... you have never felt before.” We laugh at that -- at least a chuckle. So adolescent! But most of the people I know who are having trouble in their marriages have working definitions of love not far from these. Love is made up of those feelings and emotions generated by physical attractions and a desire to satisfy sexual, emotional, and security needs. But love is far more. It is decision. It is something you do -- an act of will that gives itself unselfishly for the good and enrichment of another. How ...

614. Spirit Soaked

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... happens. Jesus promised us an advocate in the form of the Holy Spirit, who would guide us with his own light, the holy light of God, and who would keep us steady, passionate, mission-focused, and identity-rich in the times to come. No matter how difficult life can feel. No matter how bad things can get. When we keep faith in our hearts, when we allow the Holy Spirit to fill us and infuse us with hope and security, we will get through. We the church need to re-learn how to pray. When Jesus and his disciples ...

615. Never Really Alone

Mark 14:1-15:47

Sermon

Mary Austin

... this body, which is failing me. And it keeps me from breaking through, back to the life I want.” Still, in that loneliness, there is a cure. She hears small whispers in her spirit which tell her: “you are loved, you are loved, you are loved.” She can feel God in moments when God seems to announce to her that God is present. She recalls, “The most alone I have ever been is when I woke up from my surgery. The room was empty and all I could hear was the chirping of the heartrate monitor. The hospital ...

616. Breaking Through

Acts 2:1-21 · John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... can embrace the legacy that Jesus wants to give to you? If you do, I invite you to come forward today. I invite you to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit around you and to invite that Spirit of Christ into your heart. Open your heart to him and receive ... be baptized if you were not baptized in the past. You can be received into membership in God’s holy church. You can simply feel the healing power of the Spirit within you, as you encounter God in this holy place. But whatever you do, know that this day ...

617. Yada, Yada, Yada!

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... him to “know” us too. There’s a power in that kind of knowing, a power of authenticity and security that allow us to be everything we can be, and to be a great strength to those around us! To be “known” by someone is the most powerful and satisfying feeling anyone can have! We crave it. It’s why we need and desire relationships in our lives with partners. We all want someone in our lives who knows us and loves us just as we are and no matter what we do. That’s the kind of love Jesus offers ...

618. Soul Hunger

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a man hungry for freedom from the responsibilities of life, in the song, “Hungry Heart,” the main character concludes that his endless hunger for the road is fraught with loneliness and that he wants and desires love and home. Johnny Lee expressed a similar feeling in his 1980 song, “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places,” as his character finally finds a relationship that can give him love, meaning, and fulfillment. And I’ll bet you can name at least 3 or 4 more songs right now that express ...

619. Breathe

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , heated breath that torments your body, mind, and spirit. As you breathe deeply of God’s presence, pray that God instill in you that holy gift of “salv-ation,” God’s gift of life, health, and inspiration. I guarantee you that within a week, you will feel the difference in your mind, your body, and your spirit. Within a month more. Within a year, you will wonder where your old self has gone. Joy, hope, peace, love. These are fruits of the Spirit. May they reside in you. May the Spirit fill you, heal ...

620. Pay Attention!

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Pun intended). Or are we as a nation becoming more and more distracted? Perhaps the answer to that doesn’t matter. What does matter is that when we are distracted from what’s important to our own well-being and success, essentially, we lose. Of course, feeling distracted does not mean that all have some level of ADD. We can become distracted (even if temporarily so) for a multitude of reasons. For many of us, stress is the culprit. The more stressed and anxious you are, the more distracted you will be ...

621. Doing What Matters?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... want me to do it, I will give it one more try.” Simon rowed further out into the deeper water and threw his nets over the side of the boat. He watched the nets sink into the water, and then slowly began to pull them back up. He stopped. “It feels like the nets are caught on a rock,” he said. He leaned over and looked down into the water and saw the nets almost overflowing with fish. He looked up and saw Jesus smiling at him. He pulled again on the nets that were heavier than he ever remembered them ...

622. Where's the One?

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... whole. And, for whatever reason, this one dog pointed me to the whole of lostness and hurt. But as I thought about it, I wondered if there was something important in the sadness that one dog evoked. I wondered if maybe, just maybe, buried in the ‘kicked in the gut’ feeling for the one, there is the promise of hope and rejoicing for the all. I wonder if that is what is going on in these stories. Jesus went after the one. He leaves the 99, and surely those 99 had needs, too. But he left the 99 to go after ...

623. Prayer Power

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a world in which power seems to be the way to guarantee the results we want to see in our world. Still we always seem to feel utterly powerless. We also talk a lot about our own power. We see books that teach us how to regain our power, use our power, stand ... in our scripture for today: it all comes down to faith. And faith is so much harder than it sounds, particularly when circumstances feel challenging. In fact, the only time many of us “resort” to faith happens when we know for a fact that we have ...

624. All Stirred Up

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Richard Patt

... brings us insight and understanding, not only about his own suffering and struggle, but about our own as well. When you and I feel nervous and agitated, worked up and wound up because of what's going on in our lives, we need an understanding partner with ... is eternal, and we are dust. There are times when we ought to be "still and know that God is God." In a worship service we can feel both. We can take off our shoes, for we stand on holy ground. And we can kick off our shoes and sit back, and we can revel ...

625. A Ministry Of Hospitality

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Patt

... place again. The sign read, "The one who parks here preaches the sermon on Sunday morning!" I tell you this story because most of you would probably hedge at the prospect of such a ministry: preaching the sermon on a Sunday morning. You would probably feel uncomfortable about doing that because of a lack of experience and training. But what, then, is your ministry? For you see, there are a variety of ministries in which all the people of a church can be involved. These ministries are based on various gifts ...

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