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51. A Story Almost Too Big To Tell

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... buried in my trusty old pickup truck." The undertaker tried to talk him out of the bizarre request but to no avail. "It's like this," said the rancher. I ain't ever seen a hole that old truck couldn't get me out of." We appreciate that farmer's sentiment. There is such a thing as putting too much faith in a truck, but life is so beautiful, so rich, so wonderful. Only a deeply troubled person wants to die. We all want to live. Still death is one reality in life that confronts us all. Recently the newspapers ...

52. A Long Line Of Love

Ruth 1:1-22

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King Duncan

... Sure Do Miss Him." These gems were found in an album titled "Songs I Learned at My Mother's Knee, and at Other Joints." (1) One sentimental Country song popular a short time back was titled, "A Long Line of Love." It tells of a young man who is getting married. His ... There is a young girl in the novel, Sonia, who loves this young murderer. Hers is a rare kind of love. It is not cheap sentiment. First of all, her love drives him to confess that he is the murderer. She tells him he must do penance to try and ...

53. Whatever Happened to those Mansions?

John 14:1-4

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Donald B. Strobe

... like. I can picture a house that is a mansion, or I can picture a community of mansions. But for the life of me I cannot picture a house with many mansions inside of it. My affection for the older translation was based on familiarity and sentimentality rather than thought, and I came to believe that this was another case of our putting our minds into neutral and our tongues into high gear and reciting words without ever carefully considering their meaning. The problem is that we are not quite sure just how ...

54. Christmas Is On Top Of A Steep Hill

Luke 2:21-40

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Maxie Dunnam

... Thanksgiving would drag endlessly on – poking along. And it seemed as though Christmas would never come. Charlie Brown captured the sentiment of children – Christmas is on the top of a steep hill and the closer you get to it, the steeper the hill is. ... Well my word to you today is this. Charlie Brown’s word is not alone the sentiment of anticipating children who anxiously await Christmas morning. That’s the truth about the real Christmas – it’s anchored at the top ...

55. Lighten Up

Matthew 5:13-16

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Mark Trotter

... , singing, "This Little Light of Mine." That is the image that most of us, I imagine, have in mind when we think of this hymn, "This Little Light of Mine." It is so sentimental, and cute, even. Which is the danger of using diminutives like "little,"...."This Little Light of Mine." It is like "dear" or "sweet." It tames it, sentimentalizes it, takes the power out of it. Actually the song is an African-American spiritual. In was sung, as I understand it, in black churches many years ago, just as they were ...

56. Road Rage

Matthew 3:1-12

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Susan R. Andrews

... more staid and solid Joseph. Why this invention? Because, over the years, I have decided that without the disconcerting presence of John lurking in the shadows of our manger scenes, the Jesus story is mush - nothing but child's play, lulling us into sleepy sentimentality. Woe to a world that tries to silence John the Baptist! Woe to a world that muffles the voices of those crying in the wilderness - crying above the desolation and the despair and the disillusionment of the mess that we have created! Woe to ...

57. Go Meditate!

Revelation 19:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... at table, sharing what families always try to share, love for each other. Family love doesn't always look pretty and perfect. Sometimes it's sloppy and messy. Sometimes it's loud and obnoxious. Sometimes family love sounds more like scolding than sentiment. Sometimes family love feels tough instead of tender. The thing that keeps all families together isn't the right pasta sauce, or lavish Sunday dinners or even complete acceptance and understanding of all that family members say or do. What keeps families ...

58. Thou Shalt Not Judge - True or False?

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... of his wrong doing. Dr. William Bennett in his brilliant book, The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals, makes this tremendous statement: Those who constantly invoke the sentiment of "who are we to judge?" should consider the anarchy that would ensure if we adhere to this sentiment and say, in, say, our courtrooms. Should judges judge? What would happen if those sitting on a jury decided to be "non-judgmental" about rapists, and sexual harassers, embezzlers, and tax cheats ...

59. The Crime of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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Leonard Sweet

... ' time, lepers were required to carry with them little bells which they had to ring to warn passersby - they did this instead of shouting "Unclean!" Can we hear the warning bells this Christmas? The bells that warn of self-centered nostalgia and sentimentality? Yet competition for our attention has been a part of Christmas since the Church began its observance. December 25th is the official birthdate of Jesus. But the date of December 25th was assigned to Jesus as an attempt to co-opt the celebrations ...

60. The First Christmas Card

Philippians 4:4-9

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Leonard Sweet

... people's expectations. The proud and rich were not invited to Jesus 'first birthday party - only those who wouldn't mind stooping to enter the cave where Christ was born. Christmas is not a glitzy department store event or a honeyed "feel-good" sentimentalization of our own childhoods. Its scandal lies that in the dirty straw of a dingy cave - with a squalling newborn, an exhausted mother and a nervous father - the glory of God shone all around. Third, is it excessive? John Sutherland Bonnell says that ...

61. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

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James Merritt

... he is wrong and allow him to suffer the consequences of his wrongdoing. Dr. William Bennett in his book, The Death of Outrage, makes this tremendous statement: Those who constantly invoke the sentiment of "Who are we to judge?" should consider the anarchy that would ensure if we adhere to this sentiment and say for example in our courtrooms: "Should Judges judge?" What would happen if those sitting on a jury decided to be "non-judgmental" about rapists, sexual harassers, embezzlers, and tax cheats? Without ...

62. God's Eminent Domain

Jeremiah 18:1-11

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Lee Ann Dunlap

... in our culture, albeit poor theology. "It's my life" (or body), we say, "and I can do as I choose." Drugs and alcohol, sexual promiscuity, gluttony — "Don't tell me what to do. My destiny is in my own hands." Such sentiments are perhaps a comfortable security blanket, but they are no more realistic than, "It's my property and I can do what I please with it." It all sounds good until you test it out in court. The people of Jeremiah's Judah snuggled protectively in the notion that they ...

63. Every Kiss Begins with K

Luke 3:1-20

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Leonard Sweet

... and sweet. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Deck The Halls” fit the fun, boisterous and bouncy theme. “Away in a Manger” and “Silent Night” fit into the sentimental and sweet category. Although I do admit that as much as I love Christmas music, by about now in the Advent season I start identifying with the 17th century English poet John Donne: "I need thy thunder, O God; thy songs do not suffice me.” But there is one well ...

64. Life’s Purpose Is Often Hidden!

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... those people, how many problems the job or the church have caused you, there is still some healthy grain-bearing plant hidden in there. Open your eyes to the good in the midst of the bad! This is still a world in which God is in control. Similar sentiments were expressed back in the sixteenth century by Martin Luther as he preached one time on our gospel lesson. He noted that life and the realities of the church are a little like the human body. Just as the body is not free from impurities like waste matter ...

65. The Way Things Are

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

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John N. Brittain

... it is probable that someone is hearing another "How to ..." sermon or a "Five steps to better____" sermon. If a sermon is full of theological content, the congregation will want to hear a discourse on how this applies to your life. There is a common sentiment among the average American church-goer that theology and doctrine are for the scholars and unless they have a direct application to real life, they would rather not hear it. On any given Sunday around the country it is probable that someone is hearing ...

66. The Irrational Season

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Leonard Sweet

... are starved for new stories about the same old thing. The “Hallmark” channel is showing repeats of every schmaltzy Christmas movie ever made 24-7 from Thanksgiving Eve through Christmas Day. But the sappy sentimentality of those shows doesn’t fill the hole in our soul. Ernest Hemingway called sentimentality “an emotion you don’t have to pay for.” The real emotions of a real Advent season are genuinely costly and consistently creative — that means they engage creation. In this week’s epistle ...

67. The Thoughts of Our Hearts

Luke 2:22-40

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Robert J. Elder

... people. But he could see beneath the surface obedience of laws into people's hearts. We can sometimes hide behind law. Jesus could see past our clumsy attempts to keep dark secrets. There is no room in the gospel that we have received for being overly sentimental about the baby Jesus whose birth we celebrated just days ago: Luke won't let us get away with it even though he is the only gospel writer to give us all the marvelously touching stories about angels serenading shepherds on a hilltop, and the baby ...

68. Forgiveness Is an Every Day Reality

Matthew 18:21-35

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Scott Hoezee

... website, as probably in most Hallmark stores, forgiveness cards were categorized right along with birthday and get well cards. That is, they were what could be called "Occasional Cards." You don't send a "Get Well" card just any old time, but occasionally you need such a sentiment and that's when you purchase and send just such a card. So also you may not need a forgiveness card very often, but once in a while such a thing may be handy. Seen this way, forgiveness becomes a "now and then" matter. No doubt ...

69. Revelation 22:12-14; 16-17; 20-21

Revelation 22:1-6

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... . The Ascended Christ now affirms that all are invited to drink at the fountain of redemption so that they may once again be connected to the fullness of God’s love. Lots of people lament the “long goodbye.” They find lengthy leave-takings overly sentimental, or maudlin, or awkward and uncomfortable, or even just bad luck. For those who want to say goodbye as swiftly as possible, the post-911 security rules at airports that require kicking your loved one to the curb, instead of lingering and waving at ...

70. Dancing for Joy (Thanksgiving)

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... this: “It’s a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.” What a beautiful statement, and I want you to ponder it for just a moment: “It’s a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.” That is a sentiment with which the Apostle Paul would agree without any hesitation. Listen to Paul’s words from today’s reading from the Epistle: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near ...

71. Discipleship: Backward or Forward to God

Luke 9:51-62

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Maurice A. Fetty

... home again to get our bearings, especially if we have a strong sense of place as do I. I don't know about you, but I do try to "go home again." I like to revisit familiar places to recall wonderful happenings and to bask in sentiment and nostalgia. I like to return to my Wisconsin hometown to hike the hills and valleys, canoe the streams, and go boating on the Mississippi. I enjoy returning to other cities where I have lived, going to favorite restaurants, visiting favorite sites and bookstores, and looking ...

72. Freedom In Christ

Galatians 5:1-15, Galatians 5:16-26

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... “despised and shameful mystery of the cross” (Dial. 131 [ANF 1.265]). 5:12 Confident that he has his readers on his side at last, Paul expresses the outrageous wish that the rival evangelists would let the knife slip on themselves. It is a darkly brilliant sentiment, showing that just as the result of his gospel is freedom, the result of his opponents’ is the worst form of impotence. Paul plays with a concept similar to the one he used in 4:9, where he describes the life to which the Galatians were ...

73. Love of Money

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... ), so material gain is irrelevant—and greed is irrational. The Greek text is indicative—and particularly awkward (see note)—in form, but the NIV captures the sense. We brought nothing material into the world at birth; and we can take nothing out of it at death. This sentiment can also be found among the Stoics, but it is precisely the point of view of Job 1:21: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return” (RSV; cf. Eccles. 5:15; Philo, On the Special Laws 1.294–95, where he ...

74. Jeremiah’s Complaint

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... depression. Jeremiah goes beyond a death wish by saying that he is sad that he was ever born. Ecclesiastes 5:3b–5 also describes a life not worth living using similar language (for translation and commentary, see Longman, Ecclesiastes, pp. 163–65). Furthermore, the sentiment and some of the language are similar to Job’s lament (Job 3), where he expresses his distress over the immense suffering that has come into his life. Verses 14–15 begin by pronouncing a curse on the day he was born. It recreates ...

75. Remember, O Lord, What Has Happened to Us

Lamentations 5:1-22

One Volume

Tremper Longman III

... is placed in important positions, while the rich sit in low places. I observed slaves on horses and nobles walking on foot like slaves” (Eccl. 10:5–7; see also Prov. 19:10; 30:21–22). Indeed, an apocalyptic text like Isaiah 24:2 shares a similar sentiment. In our present text, slaves not only rule; they cannot be dislodged. A further indication of the breakdown of society is the fact that people take their lives into their hands in order to get food (we get our bread at the risk of our lives). Perhaps ...

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