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76. A Father's Heart Cry

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... courtship and marriage to an unfaithful wife and the impact of children born into the affair. "Jezreel," "Lo-ruhamah," and "Lo-ammi" bore the impact of the infidelity — much like "not-pitied" children of broken homes bear the emotional scars today, emotionally disowned as "not my people." And, like many of today's youngsters they acted out their anguish in rebellion. Those of you with less-than-perfect children might, perhaps, have an inkling. But a few of you, who have perhaps personally parented persons ...

77. A Word to Prodigals

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... condemnation. Instead, December’s parents welcomed her back with open arms. As she says, “The bottom line is that I came back to my family and God because they love me with no strings attached. They forgave me. . . I thought I could do something to make them disown me, but I was wrong.” (3) It literally could happen in any family, and nothing will tear your heart out like a child who leaves home and nothing is heard from him or her again. There is a book of tales from Appalachia. It includes some old ...

78. God's 'Yes!' To Every Promise

2 Corinthians 1:18-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to line up to go someplace. I was there when we had to be boy girl partners on a project. And I remember the joy I felt when she DID choose me. Of course, I didn't dare tell any of my friends, Dale and Don and Koby would have disowned me. They weren't interested in girls. Girls were supposed to be icky. But my school boy love, Barbara, tortured me and somehow I had to let her know how much I loved her. So, I did what we all did back then. I wrote a note. I composed it ...

79. If, Because, Regardless

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . He meets, helps and is helped by all kinds of people along the way. One of the characters he meets is a teenage girl, a runaway. The girl has runaway because she is expecting a child. She hasn't told anyone. She's afraid her family will hate her and disown her. Alvin begins to tell her about his kids. He says: "When the kids were little, I used to play a game with them. I'd give each one of them a stick. And I'd say, 'You break that." And of course, they could, real easy. Then I'd ...

80. Liberated Women

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... she was known throughout her community as a sinner? Was it out of desperation? Did some man abandon her? There were few legitimate ways a woman could support herself in those days if she were totally abandoned. Perhaps she made a mistake as a youth and her family disowned her. Such things happen. Maybe if we got to know her, we would find she was a kind and loving person who had simply let her life get out of control. On the other hand, how did Simon become a righteous Pharisee? Perhaps he was simply living ...

81. Tenacious Grace

Luke 7:36-50; John 3:17

Illustration

Leighton Farrell

A lot of what God had done throughout history hasn't seemed fair to people. Why was Jacob not denounced by God for his conniving ways? Why was David not disowned by God for his disgraceful actions? Why was the adulteress not condemned by Jesus for her open disregard of the moral laws? Why was Peter not disavowed by God after his blatant denial of Christ in the courtyard? Why was Paul not banished by God forever because of his persecution ...

82. A Strange Way in and a New Way Out

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... year. They teach us that God welcomes us wherever we might have started out. They show us the call of those who worship Jesus to resist the evil of the world. As we begin a new year, let us pledge ourselves to going on another road. Amen. 1. Laurie Goodstein, "Disowning Conservative Politics Is Costly for Pastor," The New York Times Online, July 29, 2006. 2. "Domestic Terror," Christian Social Action 17.1 (January/February 2004), pp. 9-11.

83. A Change of Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it." God was angry and upset with the people. Notice that God referred to the people as "your" people and not "my people." It was as if the Lord God was so mad that God was ready to disown the people and have nothing more to do with them after this outrageous act. The word translated as "perverse" is the same word used to describe the peoples' activity at the time of Noah and the great flood. Just like in Noah's day, God was ready to destroy the ...

84. Are You a King?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... down judgment on godless thorns, as fuel for the fire (vv. 6-7), then David calls down judgment on himself. So we have stories of judgment and grace, of blessing and curse, of despair and hope. Whenever Yahweh would get to the point of disowning David, as it were, or divorcing himself from the kingdom, Yahweh always pulls back, remembers the covenant, forgives, and restores. But the historical realities were harsh and the hope for the Davidic rule became more distant, more poetic, but no less hopeful. The ...

85. The Judas Gene

John 18:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... in all of us? We hate the thought that we too are capable of betraying trust. When Jesus said that "you will all fall away on account of me" (Matthew 26:31), they jumped in echoing Peter saying, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you" (Matthew 26:35). But beneath the surface we know they had their doubts. "We're behind you, Jesus ... far behind." One of the messages of Holy Week is that sooner or later every disciple has the capacity to betray Jesus. We betray him at home when we hurt ...

86. Heisman In The Hudson

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... I'm going to do even more and even better next year." It is an unimaginable scene. It is the job applicant, who tears up the resume that everyone fawns over, saying, "You ain't seen nothing yet." It is the much-recruited high school senior, who wants to disown his sterling GPA and board scores, confident that his achievements in college will eclipse them. And it is the God of Israel, who says, "Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing" (vv. 18-19). The ...

87. Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Luke 15:11-32

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... in to his own house, and so forces the father to once again take the initiative and go out to greet a son. Instead of respectfully greeting his father, he pitches a fit, declares he is not a son but is nothing more than a “slave,” and disdainfully disowns his younger brother by identifying him as “this son of yours.” The older brother is fed up. He wants no part of a relationship with either his father or his brother. He feels fully justified to judge severely the behavior of both his father and his ...

88. Are You Part of the Scandal?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

89. A Missed Opportunity to Forgive

Luke 15:11-32

Illustration

Staff

... her tyrannical father. When she and Robert were married, their wedding was held in secret because of her father's disapproval. After the wedding the Brownings sailed for Italy, where they lived for the rest of their lives. But even though her parents had disowned her, Elizabeth never gave up on the relationship. Almost weekly she wrote them letters. Not once did they reply. After 10 years, she received a large box in the mail. Inside, Elizabeth found all of her letters; not one had been opened! Today those ...

90. When Fishermen Don't Fish

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the words the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Peter, the big fisherman, ran when times got tough, and how often we do the same! When we lose sight of our call, we run away from every problem! Little things make us cut and run ...

91. Nothing to Hide

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... that what we seem to be on the outside is an accurate reflection of who we are on the inside. God is a God of integrity. That’s where it all begins. We read in II Timothy 2: 13, “If we are faithless, (God) will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” God cannot be false to God’s own nature. Just as God is a God of integrity, God’s people are to be people of integrity. Integrity has nothing to hide. Here is one of the clearest signposts we will see as we seek to find the way out ...

92. Framed, Changed, Challenged

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Tony Everett

... the Tornadoes. The Lions belonged to a Christian school with supportive and involved parents, up-to-date equipment, and a 7-1 record. The Tornadoes were from a state juvenile correctional facility. Many of the players had convictions for drugs and assault. Many had been disowned by their families. Their equipment was old and worn. Their record was 0-8. Kris, the head coach of the Lions, decided that this game was an opportunity to show what the love of Jesus might look like. He sent letters and emails to ...

93. Remember the Rooster

John 18:25-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... will follow later.” Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” That’s the rooster. Jesus told Peter that before the rooster crowed the following morning, he would deny Christ three times, and of course Christ was right. Later that night when Simon Peter was allowed entrance into the high priest’s courtyard ...

94. Come One, Come All

Luke 5:27-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... of law, because their word was considered useless. They were on the same level with robbers, murders, pimps, and prostitutes. They were never invited to the neighborhood cookouts and conveniently left off the high school reunion list. Most probably even his own parents had disowned him. He was the black sheep of the family. We know that because of his name – Levi. Levi’s parents took his name from the third son of Jacob who had fathered the Israelite tribe of Levi. Levi was the priestly tribe. From the ...

95. The Desperate

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... .) Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” (John 9:22-23, ESV) You have to understand how serious it was to be excommunicated from the synagogue. If you were kicked out of the church you could no longer be employed, your friends would disown you, you could never get into the synagogue and you would die believing that your relationship with God was cut off. When you died, you wouldn’t even be given a funeral, so they wouldn’t even stand up for their own child. They called this guy ...

96. The Reject

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the profit. He was the “Godfather”. He was the chief thief of the Roman IRS and in cahoots with the Roman government. You talk about a reject. He was a tax collector. He was a thief and he was a traitor. His family had disowned him, his friends had deserted him and everybody despised him. Understand, he was hated and ostracized because of what he had done. It was his own fault. His rejection came honestly. The chief tax collector was considered no better than a murderer, reprobate, and robber. He ...

97. Poem: Adonais

Eulogy

Percy Bysshe Shelley

... Let me not vex, with inharmonious sighs, The silence of that heart’s accepted sacrifice. XXXVI. Our Adonais has drunk poison – oh! What deaf and viperous murderer could crown Life’s early cup with such a draught of woe? The nameless worm would now itself disown: It felt, yet could escape, the magic tone Whose prelude held all envy, hate, and wrong, But what was howling in one breast alone, Silent with expectation of the song, Whose master’s hand is cold, whose silver lyre unstrung. XXXVII. Live thou ...

98. A Complicated Disciple

John 18:15-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. Luke adds these telling words, “The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter.” It was then that Peter remembered the words the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And Peter went outside and wept bitterly. Boy, that could have been me . . . and it could have been you . . . denying Christ. That’s why this story has been told millions of times over these two thousand years. It’s our ...

99. Love letters

Illustration

Michael P. Green

Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s parents disapproved so strongly of her marriage to Robert that they disowned her. Almost weekly, Elizabeth wrote love letters to her mother and father, asking for a reconciliation. They never once replied. After ten years of letter writing, Elizabeth received a huge box in the mail. She opened it. To her dismay and heartbreak, the box contained all of her letters to ...

100. The Living Stone and a Chosen People

1 Peter 2:4-12

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... crippled beggar (Acts 4:11). In the Jerusalem setting, the builders rejecting the stone were none other than the Jewish religious leaders. They had not simply failed to recognize the Lord’s Messiah standing in their midst, but they had by their words and actions disowned him. Yet by so doing they passed judgment upon themselves. They stood rejected in God’s sight. 2:8 Such condemnation is the doom of all of any clime or age who follow the Jewish rulers’ example and disobey the message of the gospel ...

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