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901. Pretty Gooses

Humor Illustration

... the necessity came for them to travel some distance to a city to buy some goods. As they were coming into the city the boy began to notice something he had never seen before all those pretty girls. And he said, "Pa, what are those?" His father, who was hostile toward women, said, "Aw, son, they're just silly gooses." They went on doing their work and buying their supplies. When they were ready to go back home, the father generously said, "Son, we're going to go back and won't be returning for a long time. I ...

902. Life at the End of the Line

Mark 8:31-38

Illustration

Keith Wagner

... must be a mistake. Jesus, however promotes an ethic of "end of the lineness." Not only are we to lose to win, we are to "deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow him." For Jesus it's even worse. He is to suffer, be rejected, and killed by a hostile world.

903. Screaming at the Television

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you . . .” Paul is telling the people at Ephesus and he is telling us to get rid of all of our feelings of hostility to be kind, compassionate and forgiving. Most of us will agree that is easier said than done. But somehow Paul had managed to do it. If anybody had good reason to be angry it was Paul. After all he was writing from prison, a fate he did not ...

904. Sit Up and Speak!

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... restored. Who lies there? Is it someone you know? Is it you? Is it me? Picture Jesus reaching out and touching and speaking, "Young man, young woman, young of heart, I say rise! Leave your coffin. Leave your sick bed. Leave your cynicism, your anger, your hostility with God or whatever is deadening you to the things of God and the abundant life. For after all, it is I, Jesus, who promises, ‘I have come that you might have life and that you might have life abundantly.' " The church today laments a growing ...

905. The Forgiven Love A Lot!

Luke 7:36—8:3

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... wall greasy spoon in the middle of the night with half the prostitutes in Honolulu listening, he prayed for Agnes, "that her life would be changed, and that God would be good to her." When he was finished, the counter man leaned over, and with a trace of hostility in his voice, said, "Hey, you never told me you was a preacher. What kind of church do you belong to anyway?" In one of those moments when just the right words came, Tony answered him quietly, "I belong to a church that throws birthday parties for ...

906. The Great Divide

Luke 12:49-56

Sermon

... differences, they could find aspects of mission and ministry in the church that they could work on together. We have all experienced examples over the years of respectful disagreement that would make the angels sing as well as nasty, over-the-top hostility that would make a professional wrestler blush. We have seen churches and dioceses that have found ways to live together and work for the kingdom together despite some rather sharp differences. We have also seen churches and dioceses where one or often ...

907. The Forgiveness Business

Luke 7:36-8:3

Sermon

David E. Leininger

908. Proper 15

Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Isaiah 5:1-7, Luke 12:49-53, Hebrews 11:29--12:2

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... children and soldiers, men and women going about their daily work being killed. Why? Muslims and Christians, Arabs and Americans pray for safety and democracy, whatever that means in countries far away. Why is it that atrocities continue? We pray for an end to hostilities in every nation. We pray for wise leaders whose goal is to govern so people have safety and food. We pray for relief from greedy, power-hungry men — in Africa, in China, in Pakistan, in Iraq, in Iran, in Saudi Arabia, in Afghanistan, and ...

909. Two Sticker Books and a Cabbage Patch Doll

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... country, tried settling in another but that didn’t work out. They fled persecution and sailed across the ocean in that bucket of a ship they called the Mayflower. When they got here they were met with a land that needed to be tamed, a hostile environment, new diseases, inclement weather, starvation, and challenges they had never dreamed of. How did they handle it? They gave thanks. (3) Will Rogers was right years ago when he said, “In the days of our founders, they were willing to give thanks for mighty ...

910. The Messiah’s Mark

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ,” he is confronted by one of the “Scribes” — the “legal beagles” of first century Judaism. Although this third questioner is a member of the Scribes, the established arbitrators in all matters of Torah minutia, this individual is not overtly hostile. In fact, he is open to and intrigued by Jesus. Favorably impressed by Jesus’ responses to the two previous groups, he merely asks him a question — the most fundamental mode of learning employed by Jewish scholars. This Scribe asks Jesus ...

911. Mark 12:28-34

Mark 12:28-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

912. Strength through Diversity

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... do not like or simply do not wish to deal with. Most probably we don't even realize that we are rejecting diversity. Rather, we say to ourselves, "I simply have different ideas than others." Too often, however, society and individuals openly reject diversity, even in a hostile way. That was certainly the case with the woman on the plane. We may not make a scene as did the woman, but in our minds and actions we are as closed as she was toward the black man. Such attitudes stunt our growth. Sometimes we are ...

913. Heaven on Earth

Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... . That window literally reflected the mission of that congregation. Through their ministry of compassion and to the needs of their neighborhood, they would be a bit of heaven on earth. Through them the people in their neighborhood, struggling to eke out a meager living in a hostile world, could catch a glimpse of the victory already won through the blood of the lamb. Is that not what all of you will get to do through your daily work in the week ahead? As you leave this place, renewed at the Lord's table ...

914. A Glimpse of Glory

Revelation 21:10-22 - 22:5

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... his precocious sister and have his day in the sun. "But, pastor," blurted out Simon, "don't let Sarah fool you. She is not all she thinks she is." Then began a long litany of Sarah's transgressions from a brother who was obviously harboring a lot of hurt and hostility. He put the topping on the cake with, "And if you don't believe me, just ask my mom and dad. They will tell you the truth about Sarah." Turning to Sarah, I spoke. "Sarah, are you still so sure that you are a saint? After listening to your ...

915. Thicker Than Blood

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... a transcendent vision of unity in Christ Jesus? If we think of this as a new "law," it becomes clear how much we have failed! Our world is full of examples of racial hatred, ethnic cleansing, the wealthy oppression of the poor, and other situations of hostility and conflict. Even in the church, there is division, quarreling, one-upmanship, and other behaviors contrary to our unity. If being one in Christ Jesus were a new law, clearly we have failed — and the law is unable to save us. Instead, if we are to ...

916. Rally or Rail?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of that claim by pointing out to Pilate that his “followers” have done nothing. They have offered no resistance to either the Jewish or Roman authorities in any attempt to keep Jesus from being arrested. Pilate continues to press, but with less overt hostility. He asks Jesus the neutral, “So you are a king?” As a political survivor in volatile Rome, Pilate knows how to cover his bases. Although he surmises that Jesus’ arrest and the accusations of the Sanhedrin have a backstory, and he has learned ...

917. Turning Potholes into Mud Puddles on the Bethlehem Road

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... year’s bathrobe dramas known as “Christmas pageants” are getting their driver’s permits! Right now the space suit design weighs about one hundred pounds and completely encases whoever wears the suit within a separate, sealed environment. The environment on Mars is so hostile that for any human to survive on its surface for even a moment, they must be completely cut off from everything the red planet has to offer. Those first voyagers to Mars will also be completely cut off from each other. If their ...

918. When Your Parents Don't Understand

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... -year-old boy being on his own. Still, it is shocking that it took almost a day for them to miss him. Part of this was due to the nature of Mary and Joseph’s excursion. Part of the journey from Nazareth to Jerusalem was through hostile country through Samaria. It was a difficult trip, with some danger involved. This is why Mary and Joseph traveled in a group with family and friends. In those days, women and children traveled in front, while men followed behind. Thinking Jesus was probably playing with his ...

919. Collections or Connections?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’s gospel Jesus’ closest companions, his disciples and those others who had traveled with him from Galilee, watched the crucifixion from “a distance” (23:49). The implication is that this was a “safe” distance. The disciples were sequestered away from the hostile crowd that had demanded Barabbas be freed and Jesus be crucified. Those gathered close enough to hear Jesus’ final words and watch his final breaths are a crowd of strangers. When Joseph of Arimathea claims Jesus’ body none of Jesus ...

920. Blessed Are Those Who Believe

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... better place. Consider our own society. Who have been the builders? Who have constructed the hospitals, the great universities, the social service agencies? Behind every one you will find persons who hold in their hearts not cynicism but hope, not doubt but faith, not hostility but love. Would you be offended if I said that most cynics are idiots? I mean that in the original sense of the word. I understand that the Greek word IDIOS meant “to look after one’s own private affairs.” The Greeks considered ...

921. John 5:1-9

John 5:1-15

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... He obediently rolls up his mat, his place of confinement for the past thirty-eight years, and takes it away on his own shoulders. The final detail John reveals of this healing sets the stage for a series of events and hostile encounters that will continue throughout Jesus’ ministry. It also underscores his increasingly prickly relationship with the religious establishment. John now ominously notes, “That day was a Sabbath” (v.9). Sabbath observances included refraining from one’s usual work. But by ...

922. Can you Hear “The Voice?”

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

923. The Two Ultimate Questions of Life

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... will be difficult and will be an injustice to those who truly deserve to be loved. As for loving a stranger, Freud states, “Not merely is this stranger on the whole not worthy of love, but, to be honest, I must confess he has more claim to my hostility, even to my hatred.” (5) Sigmund Freud and Jesus were in two different camps. Is it possible for me to love my neighbor if he is somehow different from me? Freud said no. But Jesus says, “Yes.” The boundaries of our love can be extended. “Do this ...

924. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... response from this group of people nothing. No matter what he tried, the people were determined not to accept him. In his words, this congregation raised passive-aggression to an all-time record high! They kept him and his wife at a distance and treated them with veiled hostility. He says he learned a lot in the time he was pastor there. One lesson he learned is that in public life you receive a lot of other people’s mail. What he means is this: much of the reaction to ministers of the past and especially ...

925. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... each other so much that they defied the family opinions and married anyway. For several years they were ostracized from both their families. Then my mother became pregnant with me. And when the grandparents held me in their arms for the first time, the walls of hostility came down. I became the one who swept the anger away. And that’s the name my mother and father gave me.” McDonald concluded, “It occurred to me that her name would be a suitable one for Jesus.” (4) That name would also have been a ...

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