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726. THE MARRIAGE GAP

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... , misses the possibility of delighting in the joy of another, and ministering to that joy. As we give of ourselves to our spouse, we are moved to give to all men. Our concern for the daily bread of our own family ultimately leads us to concern for famine wherever it occurs in the world. As we give of ourselves to one whom we love, we learn to be concerned for all of life. God so loved the world that he gave - and we, too, in our loving are moved to give or it is not really loving. The marriage gap is ...

727. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAP

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... are called to act in love. How? By meeting need wherever you see it, and your neighbor’s need is just like yours - it is to be cared for. You don’t have to play bridge with your neighbor but your call in Christ is to meet needs by being concerned for him, as a person. This doesn’t mean letting oneself be stepped on, any more than it means stepping all over the other person. It means seeing each person as a child of God - to whom you can relate by caring! Those of us in the "Suffering" class - at ...

728. He Ought to Stick Out!

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... hundreds of little things which make up our lives. Through Jesus, his Son, the Father revealed himself in the little things of life. Little children with runny noses. He blessed them, did’t he? He had deep concern for the sores on a leper’s body. He fed his hungry followers. He had love and concern and forgiveness for the prostitute, the crook, the garbage and nobodies of society. A sightless beggar. A sick child. A wedding celebration. Even at the end, love and forgiveness for a thief on a cross. Why ...

729. THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH

Drama

Norman D. Dow

... son did at his birth! Jruly you are the Son of Man, fully identifying yourself with us in every way. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned, but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore, he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For unto us a child ...

730. The Overlooked

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... among Protestant Christians, the Mother of our Lord is overlooked. To he honest, we’d have to admit that this overlooking is quite probably intentional. For at times we are a little embarrassed by Mary. At other times, we are uncomfortable and uncertain about our beliefs concerning her place in the story of the birth of Jesus. And so it is when we repeat our creeds saying that our Lord was "... born of the Virgin Mary ..." we clear our throats and mumble and hope thai no one really asks us too much about ...

731. Unwavering Light

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... History never defeats God. Christians ought to trust that. It’s the only cure for anxiety. Next, the Apostle Paul writes about distractions. The Christian is not to let his interests be divided, Saint Paul urges. Important as pleasing one’s wife is, the paramount concern of a Christian is "how to please the Lord," to quote Pastor Paul directly. Christ calls for the total commitment in his followers that he demonstrated in his own life. A real artist does not ask himself how little of his life and talent ...

732. The Need for A Community of Healing

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... known have been healed because friends have brought them to the good physicians and have prayed to the Physician of us all. The Church can and should be that kind of healing community. In a lonely world of hostility and alienation we need that kind of concern. III. Note further that in the story of Jesus and the sick, healing and the forgiveness of sins are associated. It may be that some illnesses are caused by sin. I know that many psychosomatic diseases are caused by fear and guilt and anxiety. A lady ...

733. When Ten Equals Two

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Larry Powell

... algae, a cockroach-like moth, and hundreds of beetles. Apparently, the sloth is not anxious about its life, what it shall eat or what it shall drink, nor what it shall put on. One thing is for certain; this lethargic oddity is not in the least concerned with such engaging matters as theology or morality. This is not to condemn the sloth for being unable to do what it was not designed to do, but rather to distinguish the animal kingdom from humankind, which was designed to specifically pursue what the animal ...

734. Will the Real Prophets Please Speak Up?

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... ’s steadfast love for Israel. Even after they have turned away, God will still love them as a mother loves her children. Jesus will proclaim the Good News of God’s reign to all of Israel and will seek out those who are lost. A prophet is concerned for God’s people. A prophet loves God’s people - even while speaking for the burning anger of God, a prophet calls the covenant people to be reconciled to their merciful God. A prophet, like Moses, is also a law-giver. Deuteronomy portrays Moses as giving ...

735. Give Me Jesus!

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Richard Patt

... , "And you - would you also like to leave?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life." To put it in modern terms, wasn’t Simon Peter really saying, "Give me Jesus!"? Yes, when all else is said and done concerning our life and religion, give me Jesus! That’s the real bottom line for each of us here this morning. That’s why we came to church today. That’s the heart of our faith: give me Jesus! But when you and I say that this morning as worshiping ...

736. Faith As Healing Energy

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... me that he had prayed for me. Strangely, about three days later, my back suddenly got better. I like to think that the prayer and the concern were a real part of the healing. Such a world of deep faith and compassionate caring for each other is the world that Christ wants us ... combination of medical skill plus faith and love. The results were surprising. Dr. Day followed the Master in being concerned about the problems of humanity, while, at the same time, channeling the healing love of God toward the hurts ...

737. The Choice Is Always Ours

Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... motions that are superfluous or destructive. When the picture is clear in your view, cease your nervous and feverish efforts to do more than you can or need to do. When you thus summon your good senses, there comes an end to anxious concerns and nervous efforts. When impulsive - or compulsive - actions can be turned off, God delivers us from the disorganizing effects of overwhelming pressures. Usually hurt, anger, or wounded pride try to take over our beings and attempt to speak or initiate action in our ...

738. The Gifts of the Left Hand

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... like the coach or the music teacher, the one who is tolerant and encouraging of us in our awkwardness while we learn to use the underdeveloped dimensions of our personality and grow to wholeness. I am sure that this, as every sermon I preach, has some roots in my own concerns and needs. I am sure that I advocate the gifts of the left hand because I want the gifts of my left hand to be accepted and valued. I don’t want only to be thanked for the things that I am obviously good at; I want some other ...

739. Even Our Business Belongs to God!

Jeremiah 32:1-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... says the Catechism of the Catholic Church.9 Of course this idea that work should be for the sake of the community seems to go against the grain of the new dynamics of our economy, which, as we have noted, demand risk and flexibility, not loyalty and concern about community. But recall that it is God’s style to defy the business conventions of corporate culture as we presently experience them. That is what he did in Jeremiah’s day and with long-term success. (Again we are reminded of the Theology of the ...

740. The Ten Commandments #6: No Murder

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... not to be sent back to the front. The chaplain tried to comfort the young man by saying that he should not worry...there was no shame in being afraid of injury, or even death - it was a perfectly normal reaction. But the soldier protested. It was not fear that concerned him - he had already killed three of the enemy in battle, and he was afraid that if he were sent back, he would have to kill more, and he did not want to do it, enemy or not. He felt like a murderer. Was he? The scripture does not say ...

741. Remembering Charlie

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... I came to sending him anything was to make a tape of some of his favorite music, but I never mailed it. I waited too long. Word came that he was missing in action. We were all stunned. But, after the initial shock, I was not overly concerned. After all, this was Charlie they were talking about. Nothing would happen to Charlie. Anyway, he was a medic. He did not even carry a gun. They would not hurt a medic, especially one as crazy as Charlie. Day after day passed with no information on his whereabouts ...

742. Thank God, We're Not Alone!

Psalm 133:1-3

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... where, one day, we could lose our precious freedom. The authors became convinced, after some five years of digging, that the key to the survival of our way of life will be how much or how little Americans will be willing to stop being overwhelmingly concerned with our own "private" lives and are willing to once again begin thinking of those around us, to begin to think again of the "common good." Obviously, such thinking is solidly Biblical. We have a specific command from the Lord to love our neighbors in ...

743. Real Religion

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... shekels. No wonder Micah thought of the cities as cesspools of sin. To be sure, he had plenty to complain about concerning the nation's religious habits. It was bad enough that the prophets and priests were not living up to expectations, but ... time walking, living life, with God in ways that would work out in every aspect of life. It implies a sensitivity to the things of God, a concern...to allow our heart to be broken by the things that break the heart of God. It is a deep desire to see the world through ...

744. Tough Love

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... think that we do not love them because we do not just let them do what they want and when they want to do it. Sometimes we will even punish them to teach them that there is something that must be corrected. There are things that we do concerning our kids that are done because we do love them despite the fact that they might see things from an exactly opposite perspective. Give it a name if you like; call it tough love, a phrase that we set from the international organization of parents who try desperately ...

745. A Religion that Shows

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Haggai would have said "AMEN!" And of course, he would not be alone in that. You know very well that Jesus would join in. Fully one-sixth of all the verses in the Gospels attributed to the lips of Jesus and one-third of all his parables concern the right management of possessions. Jesus knew that we could easily come to love that which we have accumulated even more than God. The rich young ruler came to Jesus, anxious to know the way to eternal life, but his possessions possessed him even more than his ...

746. Giving Dangerously

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... that each year until you get up to the level God intends. Be clear about this: until you get to ten percent, you are not doing what God has commanded, but at least this graduated approach will start you in the right direction. The one question that always comes up concerning tithing is do we base it on the gross or the net? Before taxes or after? The best response I have heard is this: Suppose God were to change the plan for one year and, instead of asking for a tenth, were to give you an extra ten percent ...

747. The View from the Mountaintop

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 's darkened study with the door slightly ajar so he could hear what was going on. The President said that he always found that listening to people talking TO God was a greater source of strength than listening to people talking ABOUT God.(10) Concerning his own profession of faith Lincoln said, "I cannot without mental reservations assent to long and complicated creeds and catechisms. If a church would ask simply for assent to the Savior's statement of the substance of the law: `Thou shalt love the Lord ...

748. Jesus and Divorce

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... has joined together, let man not separate." I wonder what the Lord would say if he came back today and spoke on the same subject? I suspect that, considering the current situation, he would say the same thing all over again, and particularly if he were as concerned with the protection of women, for that, after all, was the force of his words in the first place. We say "You've come a long way, Baby?" Well, almost TOO far when it comes to divorce. According to statistics, the vast majority of women who are ...

749. The Discipline of Discipleship

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... (and still is) so loved is that no teacher made more of an effort to help students GET the material. If he had to sit up till midnight to aid someone in understanding a particularly difficult point, he would do it without batting an eye...and he did it with concern and love. To do well in his class required a commitment to learning, but because he loved us, we were glad to do it. Speaking of commitment, that is one more thing we learn from Christ's model in Mark 10. He was not content to simply share a few ...

750. The Gift of Fire

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Peter had the fire...or perhaps it would be better said, the fire had HIM. It has worked the same through the centuries since Pentecost. There was that young man from north Africa, a brilliant thinker, a man anxious for a relationship with God, a man concerned about his own sin, a man afraid to make any commitment to Jesus Christ because his lifestyle was incompatible with any real Christian witness. He too was taken by that fire and was turned into one of the greatest theologians in history. His name was ...

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