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876. A Gallery of Mirrors

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... place that many of us will ever have to minister. But Jesus challenges Martha, we can’t escape the negative here. Not in John’s, but in Luke’s account of either this or another similar dinner, Martha is pictured “distracted” with much serving. She obviously feels put upon, overworked. Not so much from weariness, I’m sure Martha is angry with Mary because she is not doing what Martha thinks she should. She brings her complaint to Jesus: “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve ...

877. That The World May Believe

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... so many ever find Is only the wall where the door ought to be They creep along the wall like blind men With outstretched groping hands. Feeling for a door, knowing there must be a door. Yet they never find it... So I stand by the door. … Go in great saints, go all ... it sees Christians who take their cue for moral principle and ethical action not from the worldly principle of “if it feels good, do it”, or “after all, everyone else is doing it;” not from selfish motivation or the feathering of our ...

878. The Darkness Where God Was

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Days when the wear and tear of daily life makes us dreary, and for anyone to even suggest that we ought to praise the Lord grates on our nerves. You’ve been in those places, haven’t you? To be good is an irksome task. Instead of believing joyfully, we feel like crying. Nothing seems to have any vibrancy about it. Our enthusiasm is gone. It’s the doldrums - not only of mind and body, but the doldrums of spirit. We want to believe. We want our faith to be vital and alive. We want to praise the Lord with ...

879. Come Forward to God's Throne Where There Is Grace (Relief for Guilt)

Hebrews 4:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... : Can you Trust Them, Regal Books, 1980, p. 21). Now I would say that that guilt is illegitimate. That doesn’t mean it’s any less real, Parent-hood itself is a guilt-producing affair - and nowhere else do we need to scrutinize our guilt feelings more than in this whole area of parent-child relationship. Because we’re always taking responsibility for what we can’t control. In many like guilt situations, we find people asking themselves, “Why is God punishing me in this fashion.” The truth of the ...

880. Out of the Miry Bog (Dealing with Depression)

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the devil is - causing masses of Christians to adopt a model that even Jesus didn’t fit. Do you remember Gethsemane? Sweat drops of blood, no less. Do you remember the cross? “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!” No matter what our feelings of depression and despair, we’re in good company. We need, then, to locate ourselves honestly before God, if we’re going to begin dealing with depression. III The second bit of guidance we receive from the Psalmist is to use our memory to affirm our ...

881. Building a Lasting Legacy

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... damaged beyond repair, and the church got in trouble because one day a nail decided it was unimportant. While I never ever want to try to categorize anybody, I suspect there are at least two groups of people who sit in this sanctuary today. Some of you are feeling dramatically blessed. This is an exciting day for you. You have caught it, you have lived into it and you have helped it happen. Some of you are the dreamers who first opened the window four years ago for this moment to happen. Some of you are the ...

882. Holy Waste

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... chance comes – and it comes only once – to do something loving and beautiful. It’s one of those tragedies of love that often we are moved to do something fine, and we do not do it. It may be that we are too shy to do it, and that we feel awkward about it. It may be that second thoughts suggest a more prudent and common sense course. It comes in the simplest things — the impulse to send a letter to someone, to thank them for something that they have done, the impulse to tell someone how much we love ...

883. You Can't Stay on the Mountain Forever

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and are loved; we laugh and we cry; we dream and our imaginations take flight to realms beyond the conscious. We pray and experience God’s presence as a creative urge we cannot explain, as resilience we cannot account for. That is why religion is only real when it feels, when it makes hearts beat faster, when it is a shiver in the soul, a song inside that needs singing, when it is joy and celebration, when it takes us out of ourselves and the beauty of our world is a sacrament and love is large enough for ...

884. Political Pardon

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... man's actions to the king who had originally laid aside the huge obligation that could never have been paid. In telling this part of the story, Jesus reminds his disciples and us that the goal of any spiritual formation in our lives is not merely to make us feel good, or to give us a sense of accomplishment. This is quite important, since it was Peter's question that sparked the teaching in the first place. Peter had come asking what it would take for him to know that he had done enough, that he was good ...

885. Forty Days and Forever

Exodus 24:12-18

Sermon

Tony Everett

... for us. Here God invites us to be formed and "transfigured" into a new identity as God's own people. Here could be a spiritual mountaintop high for us, just as it was for Moses and for the disciples. However, we don't always get it. We don't always feel it. Nor should we expect to. It's not about us; it's about God! Little Jasmine was preparing for her first worship anthem as a member of the cherub choir, a group of three-year-old angels in her congregation. Many times, the choir director had the children ...

886. Can These Bones Live?

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... in the valley; and they were very dry." It is as though the Lord needed Ezekiel to see, not just the bones, but to sense the life that was once present. It seems to me that most everyone sitting here today can conjure up a place in their lives that feels like that valley of bones. Most of us don’t need to look too far to find the wasteland in our lives, where the bones lay in piles all around, and they are very dry indeed. Is there a friendship or intimate relationship that has been harshly ended? Does ...

887. The Ladder from Our House

Genesis 28:10-19a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... are some points where we can identify with Jacob's story. In the first place, Jacob was in exile from his home. Now we may not feel too much sympathy for him since his exile was the result of his own wrongdoing. Still, some of us know what it is like to be ... and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). It is extremely hard for us to really feel the impact of those words, "I am the way." We who have been raised in the Christian faith have been taught for so long that ...

888. Righteous!

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... brothers and their buddies used to do things like that all the time to me. It is too bad that they are so inconsiderate." Alex knew that Uncle Herbert was different. Unlike so many of the men in his family, he seemed to understand people. He sensed when people's feelings were hurt. He always found a way to say the right thing at the right time. Alex felt better. Uncle Herbert put his arm around Alex. That arm felt so strong and so good. "Hey, Alex. I have an idea. Do you like to watch the trains come in at ...

889. Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

Matthew 22:34-40

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... once or many times, is your neighbor, and Jesus wants us to love all of these people, not just the ones in the house next door. Now let’s look at the word “love.” Love is when you see someone special, and your palms get sweaty, your knees feel weak, your mouth feels dry, you’re suddenly nervous and giggly, and you don’t know what to say, right? (pause) Well, that’s one of the ways we use the word “love,” but it isn’t the only way. Do you love chocolate? Maybe you’ve said, “I love you ...

890. You Are God's Temple

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... of cars. “Stop sir!” the nun taught the girls to say. “I am a Temple of the Holy Ghost!” The cousins think such advice is hilarious. The twelve‑year‑old girl, however, is moved by it. The news that she is the dwelling place of God makes her feel as if somebody has given her a present. She takes it seriously. (2) We should take it seriously, too. We are the dwelling place of God. We are the temple of the living God. What does that mean? Let me suggest some things. First of all, when God dwells ...

891. A Caring Presence: I Will Not Leave You

John 14:15-21

Illustration

John H. Pavelko

... will hear and you will know everything that is going on around you.. During those six hours, I will be at your side and I will hold your hand exactly as I am doing now. I will stay with you until you are fully recovered. Although you may feel absolutely helpless, when you feel my hand, you will know that I will not leave you." The next day the surgery went exactly as the nurse had told him. When Tom woke, he could do nothing. Before he panicked, Tom felt the touch of the nurse's hand and he was at peace ...

892. The Elephant in The Living Room

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

John Smylie

... . My father was deeply offended and retreated to his bedroom. He never came out and he has refused to speak with me ever since. He even refused to meet his grandchildren, blaming me. The abuse of alcohol can pervert a human being, ruining his or her ability to feel and reason with any kind of a semblance of reality. He had no answer. He had no gracious or real relationship with any member of his family, except an abusive one. His primary love was the alcohol. After my challenge to him, after he had left the ...

893. A Strange Authority

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... , over demons, even over death. When he had finished with them they knew that something had changed forever. They could feel it in their bones. So they went out and they healed people and cast out demons. They surprised everyone, perhaps most ... skipped the class in school where they taught the art of healing." But then I'd imagine how it would feel if he looked in my eyes and touched me with his hands, and I feel the tingling up and down my backbone all over again. I might not be any smarter or braver, but I ...

894. They Call It Grace

2 Peter 3:8-15

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... handout that listed his accomplishments — though that was informative. What made it a great funeral was that the family did not preach him into heaven by saying what a great guy he was. They didn't do a stand-up comedy routine that some people feel compelled to do at funerals. They didn't break down and embarrass themselves or make the congregation uncomfortable. They talked honestly about their father — the good, the bad, and the ugly. What made it a great funeral was that they all knew that Dad had ...

895. I’ve Got a Home in that Kingdom

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17

Sermon

Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... gonna lay down this world, I'm gonna shoulder up my cross, I'm gonna take it home to my Jesus, ain't that good news.1 These words from an African-American spiritual remind us that there is something about us that longs for home, a longing to feel that we belong. Saint Augustine located this longing in our restless hearts: "Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until we find our rest in you."2 Both of these images of seeking home draw upon Paul's words in today's lectionary ...

896. Can You Carry Your Weight?

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ,” he said to the actor. “I thought it would be hollow. Why do you carry such a heavy cross?” Mr. Lang’s reply helps explain why this play draws people from all over the world to this little Bavarian village every decade. Said the actors, “If I did not feel the weight of His cross, I could not play the part.” God’s objective love for us was so subjective, so strong, so personalized and customized, that it bore the weight of the world on that cross. So it is with Him. So may it be with us.

897. Stable Talk

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... have to be done delicately so as not to detract from the dialogue. Approximate time: 5-6 minutes Scene 1 (This scene takes place in the stable near the manger. Mary is half lying on the bench, while Joseph is sitting beside her.) Joseph: How are you feeling now my beloved? Mary: Much better. It just takes time and rest. Joseph: I was worried. Mary: I know. Joseph: First delivery can be hard — and with no help. Mary: It was kinda tough. But look, Joseph dear, at this beautiful baby the Lord has brought to ...

898. When Israel Sang the Blues

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... doing? Jarah: Not good. Heat stroke. Dehydration. Eshmore: That’s one a day for a week. Jarah: I never thought leaving Canaan and coming to Egypt would end in slavery like this. Eshmore: Neither did I. Jarah: You think our God Yahweh has deserted us? Eshmore: Feels like it. Jarah: We need a leader to get us out of here — you think there’s any hope? Eshmore: Dunno. I suppose God could do something —maybe will. What are you doing, Jarah? Jarah: (sits down and plays a stringed instrument) When I am sad ...

899. How Can I Know God's Will?

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... else’s viewpoint who is not as emotionally involved. If it is a matter of a relationship to a person of the opposite sex, do not ignore possible warnings of Christian friends or of parents or whomever. They can be wrong, but again I emphasize that feelings when you are head over heels in love cannot be trusted. If you are starting a business, be diligent in your research. Do not act impulsively. Get the advice of people who understand how business works. Again the experts can be wrong, but at least listen ...

900. Proper 19

Psalm 14:1-7, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... ’s Hebrew scriptures, the theme is judgment. Human behaviors do have consequences within ourselves and for our communities. “God will get you” is the prophet’s challenge. However you visualize your personal responsibility, make this moment one of microscopic reflection. What needs to be changed for you to feel clean, free, and empowered? Pray with me and then have your private conversation with God. Community Confession God of Insightful Silence — we’ve settled in with one another. We want to ...

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