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776. Beautiful

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

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (Acts 2:25-28 and Psalm 16:2, 8-11) No matter where you are, even sealed in a room, hiding from the authorities who want to kill you, even hiding in your grief or your guilt, Jesus will find you. And when he does find you, with His great love, He will fill your heart with joy. If you let Him. Because that’s what it’s like to be in Jesus’ presence. Your face glows, your countenance lifts, your mourning turns to dancing, and your morning joy awakens. “For His anger is but for a moment, but His favor ...

777. Feed My Sheep

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... far so good. Maybe this won’t be so bad after all. Maybe this will be okay? Then, as Peter completed his thought, Jesus leaned into the group and dropped the big one. He put his hand on Peter’s shoulder and he posed this question. “Do you love me?” Of course, we know from scripture that this went down three times with the same answer issuing forth. Thanks, though to our own inept and agenda laden biblical translators, we completely miss the power of what was going on in this exchange. You see, the ...

778. Where God Can Be Seen

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... so much, but then you had to stop or you'd get hurt. C. S. Lewis pretty much had that same attitude until he gave his heart to his beloved Joy. Some of you saw their story in the movie, SHADOWLANDS. Lewis would later write: "To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all ...

779. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... closer to the heart of Jesus. But let’s be honest. It carries with it a price tag, and with it the possibility of fatigue – compassion fatigue. Now, I know in coming here tonight that you would not be folks who needed to be convinced of the gospel claim of love and compassion on your life. So I decided to address a need that I believe characterize folks like us. You can count on it. If it has not happened yet, it will. You will grow weary and there will be occasions when there is no end in sight. There ...

780. Living in The Spirit of Generosity

2 Corinthians 9:6-12, Galatians 5:22-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... a few more reasons why we shouldn't forgive them. Our buckets of forgiveness have holes in them. Only the bucket of God's love and grace is full and without holes. God's bucket is sufficient, ours are not. But the interesting thing is, the more we fill ... She cooks for me and takes care of me. She has been so good to me that I wanted to give her that pretty flower for loving me." When the little boy finished, the preacher could hardly speak. His eyes filled with tears and he knew he had been touched by God. ...

781. Candidates for God’s Candid Camera

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... advertise. Reaching out with compassion and concern to our brothers and sisters is to be part of our daily “sacrifice of praise,” our daily life. It is not a meritorious moment. It is a minute-by-minute lifestyle. Giving hands and feet to God’s love is what God’s children are to do. There is a Jewish Talmudic tradition that teaches the “Legend of the Just” — or in Hebrew the “Lamed‑Vav Tzadikim.” “Lamed” is Hebrew for 30, “Vav” is six, so these are the “36‑ers, the 36 humble ...

782. Whistling Jesus

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... earnestly asking each one, “Are you my mother?” We all crave a mother’s presence and pine for a mother’s love. This Sunday, the second Sunday in May, has been officially designated as “Mother’s Day” since May 9, 1914. But in ... with her.” The world is desperate to wet its whistle on the cup salvation. It needs to drink the Living Water of Christ’s love. Will you start whistling? You won’t be just Whistling Dixie. You’ll be Whistling Jesus. COMMENTARY This week’s gospel text is really ...

783. Fear the Lord

Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... a similar purpose, but different words, Micah 6:8 asks the question “What does the LORD require of you?” and answers it with a triplet of phrases that summarize the prophetic preaching, in the same way that these phrases summarize the Torah: “to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” To fear the LORD your God is to have a basic respect and reverence for the covenant Lord that permeates all other attitudes (cf. 5:29; 6:13; 10:20). To walk in all his ways, as the imitation ...

784. Why the Greatest?

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... of a verse, it was assumed you were actually quoting from the larger passage. Most of the people you spoke to in those days heard the Torah read over the course of a year in their synagogue services. However, the context of the instruction to love one’s neighbor spans two verses and requires this larger frame for an appropriate interpretation. “You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. You shall not take vengeance or bear a ...

785. Easter Joy

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... each other's lives and how God works through people. That is what our Lord explains in the Holy Gospel appointed for today. Our Lord's love is to live in us that we might be able to serve one another. God's Problem No doubt every one of us has come to ... based on what God has done in the life of the people Israel and in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. They experienced God's love for them when Jean was notified that she had a short time to live because of a serious problem with cancer. It was then that they ...

786. Lent 5

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

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... 44. Liturgical Propers. In harmony with the Gospel lesson, the Psalm of the Day (Psalm 116:1-9) assures us, "Thou hast delivered my soul from death'' In the Prayer of the Day we pray for the Spirit to enable us to follow God's commands and to proclaim his love for us. The Hymn of the Day, "Glory Be To Jesus' is a Lenten hymn expressing glory to Jesus for his death on the cross and pouring out his lifeblood for the sin of the world. The Lessons and Propers harmonize on the theme of bringing life out of death ...

787. "He Who Commands Is He Who Fulfills"

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

... also narratives stated in the indicative: you will, you are. Who are we? We are, by the grace of God, the people of God, new beings in Christ. And how might the life of that community of new beings be described? We are those who live out our love of God by loving our neighbors as ourselves. And how does that play itself out? In many and various ways: we resettle refugees, make quilts for those who shiver at night, give food for the hungry at home and funds for the hungry abroad. We sit at table and join in ...

788. Easter 5

Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... your Spirit; that, like Philip before us, we may be led from our comfortable paths to share the Gospel with the least likely and furthest removed, thus to spread the message and ministry of your Son, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most loving God, we confess that we are often more fond of sharing your Word among ourselves and with those most like us than of obeying Christ’s great commission to spread the Gospel throughout the world. Forgive us our timidity and our prejudices. Lead us by ...

789. Family Survival

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Stephen DeFur

... to the ground before you?' So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept this matter in mind." We'll stop the story right there for now, because we want to talk for a few moments about the robe. The robe is an expression of a father's love and affection for his child. The robe says this child is special, prized and valued by me. When a child learns that he will never wear the robe, never light up his father or mother's eyes, something inside that child dies. When the robe is handed out to only ...

790. Conviction with Compassion

John 8:1-11

Sermon

James McCormick

... s behavior. He never excused it. He never approved of it. But, he did say to the mob that they were not to punish her unless they could claim sinless perfection. Of course, no human being can claim such perfection. Each of us is in need of the love and forgiveness of God. Our relative moral superiority or inferiority begins to pale into insignificance when seen in the light of our common need for God’s mercy. So, we are never to feel better than, or superior to, any other human being. It is clear from the ...

791. Nothing but Christ, and Him Crucified

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

James McCormick

... well,’ as if mother has magic saliva or something. She picks up the child, kisses the skinned place, holds the child in her lap, and all is well. Did her kiss make it well? No, no. It was that ten minutes in her lap. Just sit in the lap of love and see the mother crying. ‘Mother, why are you crying? I’m the one who hurt my elbow.’ ‘Because you hurt,’ the mother says, ‘I hurt.’ That does more for a child than all the bandages and all the medicine in the world, just sitting on the lap. What is ...

792. John 15:9-17

John 15:9-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... both respect and freedom for the disciples' chosen actions implicit in this design. But Jesus next reminds his followers that he too was free to act in obedience or disobedience to his Father's commandments, and offers himself as a model of obedience and abiding love. Indeed the "joy" Jesus goes on to speak of in verse 11 is the joy that he knows as a result of his absolute obedience to the Father, and the perfect unity they share. Jesus urges his disciples to choose obedience and to experience his abiding ...

793. The New Stone Tablets

Exodus 34:1-28

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... of the Exodus narrative. The other 9 occur in the list-like description of vv. 6–7 (Kohlenberger, “The Use of Exodus,” pp. 111–23). 34:6 In the midst of the destruction of Israel, Jeremiah quotes parts of v. 6 in Lam. 3:22–23: “the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end.” After the defeat of the northern 10 tribes by Assyria, Hosea used the credo to comfort survivors and give Judah hope (Hos. 2:19–20). The Lord quotes the credo through the prophet Isaiah to ...

794. Jesus, Messiah and Lord, Is True Interpreter of the Torah

Matthew 22:15-22, Matthew 22:23-33, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... as a “first principle” of the Torah.5 22:40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. Jesus is not negating the rest of the Jewish law, or even moving to the law’s lowest common denominator. Instead, he is prioritizing love of God and neighbor as an interpretive lens for viewing the rest of the Torah.6The rest of the Torah, which retains validity and applicability for Jesus, hinges upon these two central commands. 22:41–42 Jesus asked them, “What do you think about the ...

795. The Plank

Matthew 5:38-48; 7:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a few interesting things here about this sentence. One – you need to remove the plank from your own eye. Only then you will see clearly. Two –after you see clearly, find a way to help remove the speck from your brother’s eye. After you see it, it is your loving duty to help! Now that’s a whole different story. Jesus isn’t saying, don’t pay attention to the speck in your brother’s eye. He is saying, there’s no way you can see it…or even see if it’s really there….see what it looks like ...

796. It's No Fun to Move

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... her, “Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands?” she asked them. Finally, Orpah decided that her mother-in-law was right. It would be best for her to remain in her own country. Ruth, however, still wanted to stay with Naomi. Ruth loved Naomi deeply. It was in this context that Ruth spoke some of the most famous words in all of literature: “Where you go, I will go,” she told Naomi, “your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” The story of Ruth and Naomi is what ...

797. Trusting God When You've Been Hurt

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... sees that his story isn’t just about him; it’s about God’s power working through him to protect the nation of Egypt and to save his own family from starvation. And I hope that we can develop that same perspective on our lives, that same faith in a loving God who is always working to redeem our struggles, to heal our past and draw us into a relationship with Him. Look at what Joseph says to his brothers in verses 5-8: “And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me ...

798. The Perisitent Noise Of Solemn Assemblies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... religion for the survival, not only of the self, but of the brother. It is a religion whose posture is always that of loving the neighbor -- that human being or groups of human beings, whoever they are or wherever they might be, who are in need of what ... we can give them or get for them. The persistent noise of solemn assemblies is that noise which keeps saying, "We believe," and "We love," but does nothing to help our fellow man. As the Letter of James in the New Testament puts it, "My brothers, what use is ...

799. Chapter I

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... God." On his part, the Lord would do all that a deity should. He would watch over his people, supply their needs, and show continual concern for the direction of their lives. His covenant partners, in turn, were to respond to him in a way befitting their love for their God. They would love him, respect him, serve him and obey him. In a word, they would be as faithful to God as he would be to them. Hence, the style of life that would be lived between God and his people was to be determined by how much each ...

800. Chapter II

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... action of God in fashioning the man is a beautiful and tender one. It is from the root yatzar which means "to fashion as a potter." That is, carefully, thoughtfully, patiently and with his own fingers, God picked up the clay from which he decided to make his man. He lovingly began to pull it and mold it into shape. Fixing his heart and mind, as well as his eyes, on the substance in his hands, God pulled out an ear here, and a nose there, and ran his finger-nails over the head to line out the hair. Out came ...

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