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901. Heaven Can’t Wait

Matthew 5:1-12

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... object of our hatred or our envy. The character of Kingdom life is in spontaneous expression of the loving heart - giving, serving, reaching for the wounded, compassion for the hurt and bleeding. Blessed are the pure in spirit, for they shall see God. Our lifestyle seeks pure air,pure water, and pure food, but spurns pure hearts, if not in others, then in ourselves. Acid rain is more a problem than an acid brain. The only god we hope to see is one called me. But the blessedness of Kingdom living is a mind ...

902. One Nation, Under Mercy

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... land to land! Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send them, the homeless, tempest-tost ...

903. Remember Me?

Luke 13:22-30

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... ) offers tremendous pleasure, opposes no existing institutions or attitudes, demands no sacrifices or outward demonstrations of virtue, and is risk free. It will sweep the middle classes of the world as the planet dies - as the planet is surely dying - of poisoned air and water.2 After hearing Maharishi, a teacher of transcendental meditation, give some remarks on Jesus, Vonnegut writes: I went outside the hotel after that, liking Jesus better than I had ever liked Him before. I wanted to see a crucifix, so ...

904. No Snap Courses

Luke 17:1-10

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Carveth Mitchell

... to who should be greatest among them. (Luke 9:46) James and John were interested that they should sit one at his right hand and one at his left when he came into his glory. (Mark 10:35-45) When Jesus said, "The foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head" (Luke 9:58), one would-be follower backed off, saying, "Suffer me first to bury my father." He meant that he couldn’t keep on with Jesus as long as his father was alive. One excuse is ...

905. "Turned On" by God's Love

1 Corinthians 1:9

Children's Sermon

Object: Floor lamp with a large center (3 way) light and smaller lights around it. Good morning, boys and girls. How are you today? Don’t you think that fall weather is really beautiful - when the air seems so fresh and crisp and the sky seems extra blue? It really is something the way God has our world planned with seasons and how they change in such wonderful fashion. I have a lamp here with me this morning that looks a lot like other lamps you have ...

906. God's Thick Syrup

Titus 3:1-11

Children's Sermon

... get up from being dead and go away. He sent us the Holy Spirit so that we would never feel alone or separated from God. When God does something for us, he does it richly. When he made the world, he made it the most beautiful world with plenty of air, water, and ground. He made plenty of trees and grass and all of the other things that we might ever need. God also did some other things richly, like dying and forgiving our sins. When Jesus died, he did it for all of our sins. Not for just a few ...

907. Don't Be a Snob

Romans 12:9-21

Children's Sermon

... as being conceited? We make jokes about conceited people and say that they have fat or big heads. [Describe this by holding your hands up to your face and moving them out to show this big face.] Sometimes we also say that these kind of people have lots of hot air. But, my favorite thought about the haughty, which means being a snob, or the conceited, is to tell them to go blow a horn. [Show your horn.] That's right, I just tell them to save their wind and blow their horn instead of telling me how good they ...

908. Proper 5

Genesis 22:1-19

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... nomad as revelations of the destiny now being fulfilled in themselves. This pioneer in the faith is the first in a long succession of people who believed themselves to be chosen of God. Generally, there was no temptation among such people to give themselves airs, to act as if they had a special status before God, because the unique relationship they had with the Almighty laid upon them a terrifying responsibility, which Abraham found out only too well when he was faced with the demand to sacrifice his only ...

909. Proper 6

Genesis 25:19-34

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... his stomach was growling, he was not concerned about the future. That caldron of savory pottage which Jacob was brewing was made up of red lentils which, even to the present day, form a dish highly relished in Syria and Egypt. The appetizing odor filled the air and was a great enticement for a large, hungry man. Its sight and smell were quite enough to convince Esau that Jacob's preparations would be marvelously suitable for his hunger. The literal translation of Esau's demand is, "Give me some of that red ...

910. In the Cross

Zechariah 9:9-13

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A Poetic Homily The adulation of the crowd - and with shouts of hosannas, greeting Christ as their king. "Hail, Son of David," and, "Blessed is he in the name of the Lord," and waving palms in the air, the crowd goes wild. "The Romans will be crushed; the government overthrown; our country will be free!" Visions of revolution - but not the message that Christ will bring them. And in the days ahead, the message is clear: "The Kingdom that is coming is the Kingdom of God." "The Kingdom ...

911. In Turning to God

John 18:1-11

Bulletin Aid

... , and throwing down the thirty pieces of silver, he cries out, "I have betrayed innocent blood." But as all of this is taking place, Peter has been following Our Lord at a distance. And coming to a campfire, where people are warming their hands in the cold midnight air, one of the women recognizes Peter, and says this to him: "Aren't you one of his disciples?" And as he is asked, Peter denies Our Lord with a curse. And as he is asked again, Peter again curses Him. But as he curses Him a third time, Peter ...

912. Dear Mrs. Day

Luke 15:1-7

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Thomas C. Short

... I heard a loud pop. It sounded like someone burst a balloon. I turned around and saw that a vehicle had just run over the back of a pigeon. The back of the pigeon was completely crushed, but he was still alive and still holding his head high in the air. In fact, he looked right into my eyes as if to ask for my help. I looked back into his eyes as if to tell him that I would gladly come and rescue him from his pain and death, but I could not. He was mortally wounded, and there was ...

913. A Criminal, A Cross, and the Christ

Luke 23:26-43

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Thomas C. Short

... out to him and gave him strength to carry his own cross. They arrived at Calvary, and since the pain of being placed on the cross consumed all of the strength and attention of Etaus, he forgot about Jesus. Once they were all hoisted in the air and hanging on their crosses, however, Etaus began to notice him again. He was shocked at the attitude of the people toward Jesus. They mocked and jeered him and gambled for his garments. He was even more shocked by the attitude of Jesus who refused to retaliate ...

914. The Violence Within, The Violence Without

Zephaniah 3:1-20

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I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth. I will sweep away man and beast. I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. I will overthrow the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth. I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will punish the officials and the kings’ sons. And I will punish ...

915. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:1-14

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... the common and ordinary and everyday Christian, the non-heroic as well as the heroic. People are touring heaven to get a feel of what it is like before making a choice to stay or not to stay. As the tour proceeds, suddenly music fills the air. Lights are dazzling. A parade is underway. "For whom?" inquires a tourist. "For a general?" answering her own question. (We just love our wars.) "No," is the answer. "For an artist?" (There are times when we venerate our artists.) "No." Again the reply. "Ah, I should ...

916. They Crucified Our Lord

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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... , the victim would try to push himself up using the nails through his feet as a brace. Within minutes, the pain in his feet would be unbearable. The body would sag. Then the process would begin once more, each time more feebly than the last. Gasping for air, the victim "poured out his soul to death." Death comes from lack of breath and loss of blood. It comes from exposure to the sun and the wind. It comes from the attacks of the vultures and wild dogs that wait nearby, hungry. Sometimes, death comes from ...

917. Why Look To Heaven?

Acts 1:1-11

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... lived in comfort, and God protected the righteous. But Christ said, No, they have to remain in the world. Then, as they stood huddled together, came the great shock. Christ disappeared into a cloud. As the disciples, like lost children, stood gawking into the air, an angel appeared and said: "Why look to heaven?" At the Ascension, the disciples sought to continue their lives in Christ's presence. And why not? They had known a good life - Christ had done the healing, the teaching, the confronting of enemies ...

918. The God Who Doesn’t Give Up

Hosea 11:1-11

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... qualities that a mother or father combined, can give. Being a parent can be an enjoyable experience. Do you remember bringing your first child home from the hospital, and how the atmosphere of your home was changed? There was a smell of baby powder in the air, and the house was hushed when baby was taking a nap. Your child grasped your fingers tightly in taking those first hesitant steps, laughing and giggling; You lifted your child up in your arms with love; You gave your child hugs and kisses which were ...

919. Tempter and Tempted

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... give his angels charge over us, lest we dash our foot against a stone. Here, the essence of temptation is to turn religion into spectacle. What could be more dramatic, more spectacular proof of the providence of God than to step off the temple parapet into thin air, with Psalm 91 on his lips? Is not this an appeal to the God who does miracles, who defies the laws of gravity, who intervenes against all odds and snatches his anointed one from disaster? Isn't that what God is supposed to do - go against the ...

920. A Moment of Brightness

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... by any save Jesus himself?), affirming his Son as the one in whom he is pleased. It is to him that we are to listen. Old Testament Fulfilled Moses and Elijah appear and each is portrayed as talking with Jesus. Both Old Testament figures have an air of mystery about their departure from this life. No one knew Moses’ burial place. Elijah was taken into God’s presence in the fiery chariot. But it is Jesus who remains the central figure in the Transfiguration. Concerning his death there is to be no mystical ...

921. Your Calling from God

Genesis 12:1-8

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... experience of a call could give some enlightenment. In the summer after I graduated from high school, I was very restless. I did not have any idea what I was going to do with my life: perhaps I would go to college to play football, or join the Air Force to become a pilot, both of which I thought I would enjoy. One Sunday night, as I was sitting in a worship service, the invitation to Christian discipleship was given; I felt moved to go forward to say to the preacher, "I have been called to preach." Never ...

922. Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

Exodus 17:1-7

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... ?" they asked. "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children and our cattle with thirst?" Moses turned to the Lord and said "What shall I do with these people?" I have been in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Fortunately, I was in an air-conditioned car; but, as I looked out and saw the wilderness, I wondered what I would do if something happened to the car and we had to start walking for help. Would we be able to find a well, or a spring before we died of thirst? The fear of ...

923. Breath for Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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... which come from the same Greek word. They are used interchangeably. We use them that way also. We talk about a "second wind." When we run and run and we need the "second wind" to keep on running. We talk about being inspired. We talk about a "breath" of fresh air. What we are saying is that in the midst of our experiences, no matter how devastated and desolate we may feel, there comes a breath from whence we know not, unless we are persons of faith. Then we know it is from God and that God has been faithful ...

924. The Source of Power

Acts 1:1-11

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... were ushered inside where we were told that the single footprint in the stone was the place from which Jesus had ascended into heaven. They knew that was what it was because there was only one footprint. It was obvious he had one foot already in the air as he was ascending. Must our efforts to prove or understand the significance and meaning of the Ascension of our Lord and the gift of the Holy Spirit be treated so literally? I confess that such efforts at material and physical proof often disturb my faith ...

925. Worrying Won't Help

Matthew 6:25-34

Children's Sermon

... being stretched. Things like growing up happen according to the plan of God, and nothing that we worry about helps at all. The next time you get to worrying, think about what Jesus taught us. Remember that God takes care of us just as he does the birds in the air and the grass on the ground.

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