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951. Warning To The Clueless Enthusiasts

Luke 14:25-35

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R. Robert Cueni

... very nature of things. It calls us to that strict moral code that values people over things, forgiveness over revenge, and serving others over being served. The faith is a way to look at the world and value justice, mercy, kindness, and love over all else. This Christian view of a created order in the hands of God moves us to find comfort, meaning, and joy at the awesome mystery of life itself. It makes it possible for us to feel the rush of God's grace-filled hope in the resurrection at the moment of grief ...

952. When Jacob Got a Vision

Genesis 29:15-28

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Arley K. Fadness

... provide them busy work and as an excuse to feed them, the men grew listless and stopped singing. And commenting on the incident George Moore said, â€˜The roads to nowhere are difficult to make. For a person to work well and sing, there must be an end in view.' "3 Now when Laban treats Jacob badly, Jacob goes along with it. He probably did not like the treatment but knew down deep in his heart that he is tasting his own behavior of the past. And now with a renewed vision of God's covenantal purpose for ...

953. Laugh It Off

I Corinthians 1:18-20, 26-31

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Mark Trotter

... of his being able to rest, and because of his attitude about the future. So at the least, laughter can change your attitude, and laughter can generate hope. I want us to look at that this morning, not from a medical point of view, but from a biblical point of view. According to the Bible, laughter is especially appropriate at two points in our lives. One is when we understand what it means to be a human being, the human condition. The second is when we finally understand the meaning of the Christian Gospel ...

954. Million Dollar Christmas

Matthew 19:21

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Matthew Powell

... these useless channels, were only put in the savings bank, we calculate that every man, woman, and child in North America would have $2.54 in his bank account on January first. Still more serious is this matter when we regard it from the point of view of what this money would do in providing practical, useful gifts for those who need them this year. It has been calculated that the amount thus wasted on folderol would purchase one warm flannel night gown for every widow and a pair of shoes for every orphan ...

955. Lent 4

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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John R. Brokhoff

... work now while there is light. The light shall ultimately conquer the darkness of evil. Revelation portrays heaven as a place where there is no night. 3. Legalism. Because Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath, the Pharisees could not accept Jesus as a man from God. In their view, a man of God does not break God's laws. Was this Sabbath law the law of man or of God? For Jesus, human values were higher and of more importance than legal matters. Man has a priority next to God, and laws are to serve the needs of ...

956. Easter 7

John 17:1-11, Acts 1:6-14, 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11, Psalm 68

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John R. Brokhoff

... approaches to the challenge to be Christian in a non-Christian world. Outline: Christians in the world – a. Are prayed for by Christ - Gospel (v. 9). b. Pray for the Spirit - Lesson 1 (v.14). c. Are persecuted by the world - Lesson 2 (v. 16). 2. The Ascending View Of Life. Need: The need is in the fact that many look in the wrong direction. We look down or we look back. The ascension gives us the upward look. It is the upward look of hope, good cheer, and optimism. Outline: Christians, lift up – a. Your ...

957. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Philippians 1:12-30, Matthew 20:1-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... cannot pay a person for being or doing good. His only reward is being in God's kingdom and doing God's will. Outline: What is your reaction to God's generosity? a. Grumble - the world's view of God's generosity - vv. 8-15. Paying the same wage to those who worked twelve hours, or one hour, is unfair. b. Grateful - God's view of man's needs - vv. 13-15. 1. God lives up to his promise to pay - v. 13. 2. God has a right to do what he pleases with his own - v. 15. 3. God is generous ...

958. Transformed in Christ

John 3:1-17

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Richard Gribble

... potential, or physical stature or appearance of another, causing us to again think less of ourselves. Such a state of personal disrespect requires transformation. We need to be able to look into a mirror and not only see, but fully believe, that the reflection we view is a child of God. We need to believe in ourselves and we can with the assistance of another. A good example of such transformation is found in the story of Dulcinea, one of the principal characters in the popular Broadway musical, Man of la ...

959. His Last Command ... Our First Concern!

Matthew 28:16-20

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Stephen M. Crotts

... him? The same with that Pakistani student, the lawyer, the janitor, that clerk, and the policeman. As John Wesley said, "The world is my parish!" Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:16, "From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view...." Instead, everyone we see is a potential brother or sister in Jesus. Dr. Mordecai Johnson, the African-American educator, once told of a colleague of his. He tried to interest his friend in Christ, but he was always met with polite refusals. Finally Johnson ...

960. Cross Purposes

Matthew 10:1-42

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Leonard Sweet

... Puget Sound area. Although a tiny drop of museum putty helps give the glassware a bit of a foothold, we're ever mindful that any good shake could easily bring them all down. It would seem that our wish to keep the tumblers in clear view and the inherent instability of the land we sit on are at, well, cross-purposes. Cross-purposes keep the pet-lover with allergies continually sneezing and snuffling while joyously playing fetch with the dog. Cross-purposes keep the gardener moving slowly and cautiously on ...

961. Humans, Inc.

Luke 19:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... , Inc." 1) The first H of Humans, Inc. is Hazard. Zacchaeus hazarded a climb up a tall sycamore tree to see Jesus. Zacchaeus took an innovative path so that he could get a closer and unobstructed view of Jesus. When everyone else was moving horizontally, pushing and shoving for a better view, he took a different approach. He went vertical. Neanderthals are very regimented. Flexibility in thinking and acting is a hallmark of Humans, Inc. What innovations are you willing to risk to see Jesus? What have you ...

962. The Seven Deadly Fears

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... them, keeping pagers, cell-phones, and e-mail chats buzzing, beeping, and alerting us to every possible shift in the circumstances surrounding us. We're control addicts, control junkies. 3. Fear of Newfangledness. Instead of welcoming advances in science and technology as promising benefactions and betterments, these discoveries are viewed with hostility, with closed-mouth, closed-minded negativity. Any new technology is suspicious. Any technology or science that has existed for more than a century is ...

963. You're Fired!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Leonard Sweet

... to communicate ourselves and our ideas to the big guy; we've failed to stand up to and withstand the strategies and standards of our fellow contestants. Our style, our substance, our self-identity all are fired in front of the whole world. And we, the TV-viewing public, can't get enough of it. Like rubbernecking, freeway drivers who slow down to gawk at some horrible traffic accident, millions are tuning in each week to see who the next loser is to hear the words "You're Fired!" There's a German word that ...

964. The Naked Christian

Luke 6:17-26

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Leonard Sweet

... to his disciples (and to us) dressed in the ugly clothes of exclusion, rejection, and defamation. Good disguise. Such a good disguise that Jesus knew he had to make absolutely clear the connection between this ugly reality and the God's-eye-view blessing that it hid from the world's-eye-view. Jesus describes a world simply turned upside-down. Those at the top tumble to the bottom. Those trapped on the bottom suddenly find themselves on the top-of-the-heap. We like reading it. But face it . . . wouldn't you ...

965. Cha-cha-cha Christians: The Dance that Advances

2 Peter 1:12-21

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Leonard Sweet

... -Cha’s,” a life of faith progresses through the same dance refrain. In today’s epistle text the author of 2 Peter refers back to the moment of Jesus’ mountaintop transfiguration and his own witness of that event. But while most view the transfiguration as a crowning moment in Jesus’ earthly ministry. Peter sees something else. Through the “Cha” of “Charge” Peter has a new understanding of this transfiguration moment. Arguing against the nay-sayers who scoffed at the idea of Jesus returning ...

966. Advent 1

Matthew 24:36-51, Romans 13:8-14, Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9

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