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76. Look How You Listen

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... they do not listen, nor do they understand" (Matthew 13:13). There's the rub. There's the nub of the problem even today. See it in Herod in the way he listened to John. Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother, whom he had married, had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But Herod "knowing that John was a righteous and holy man, protected him." Nevertheless, even though he perceived what kind of man John was, even though he listened to John, he didn't really hear and he certainly never understood ...

77. The Crux Of Being A Christian

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Richard Patt

... man and blessed him, wishing him the eternal peace of Christ. There is a high cost to such faithful discipleship. Can we call it "the pain of forgiving"? Lest we too quickly agree with all of this, let us remind ourselves that our capacity for holding grudges and nursing personal hatreds is an awesome force to overcome. We are all sinners, and that means we are held in the clutches of sin. Much of our sin takes place within the setting of human relationships. In our dealings with other people we find it ...

78. God's Passionate Concern

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Richard Patt

79. Proper 24

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

William E. Keeney

... for approaching prayer, not as a cantankerous person, but as steady seeking and searching for God's will. A. A Righteous Cause B. Persevering Against the Odds C. Justice Vindicated 2. Two Judges. (vv. 2, 7-8) Contrast a human judge who grants justice grudgingly with a righteous, caring, and compassionate God. A. An Unscrupulous Judge B. A Relenting Judge C. God the Caring Judge D. God the Scrupulous Judge 3. Delayed Justice. (vv. 7-8) In a world where much injustice and evil is evident, where do we see ...

80. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

Our most important conversations are often with ourselves. What is it that goes through your mind in the midnight watches, and will not let you go? Some people chew on revenge, rehearse angry conversations, gnaw on old grudges and cannot sleep. I know people who have held onto the same debilitating bitterness for decades. It is the sole topic of their with-themselves conversations night after night. And the more they chew on the leathery sinews, the more preoccupied they are with the chewing. When I first ...

81. When Did Jesus Pray?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... our fear and terror of success. "Give us each day our daily bread." Whatever we need to nourish our faith, hope, love, and our talents to serve you. Father in heaven, give us that. "And forgive us our sins." Because you have first forgiven us, we let our grudges go and forgive those who impede us ... we let them go. "And lead us not into temptation." Luther says about this part of the Lord's Prayer that no one can escape temptations and allurements so long as we live in the flesh and have the devil prowling ...

82. Miracle Nine: Healing A Deaf-Mute

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Harold H. Lentz

... . This metaphor opens up an opportunity to consider many such blessings: Christ closes the door of loneliness and opens the door to his rich fellowship. Christ closes the door of fear and opens the door of faith. Christ closes the door to bitterness, hate, and grudges, and opens the door to love. Christ closes the door to despair and opens the door to hope. Christ closes the door to helplessness and opens the door to God's blessings. Christ closes the door to materialistic grasping and opens the door of the ...

83. Hear, Hear

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

A woman went to see a divorce lawyer. Frantically she told him, "I must have a divorce from my husband immediately!" The lawyer asked, "Do you have any grounds?" "Yes, about five acres." "I mean, do you have a grudge?" the lawyer questioned. "No, just a carport." Then the lawyer asked, "Does he beat you up?" "No," the woman replied, "I get up before he does." Exasperated, the attorney demanded, "Madam, why do you want a divorce from your husband?" "Because it is impossible to communicate with that man!" ...

84. The Chain Of Command

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... anything with my own eyes to tell you one way or the other. "I figured that the best way to get to Jesus was to go through some of the temple and synagogue leaders. They're divided on how they respond to Jesus, but they all have at least a grudging respect for him and his disciples. If anyone was going to be able to speak to Jesus about Gaius, I assumed that they would. "I've always had a good relationship with the Jewish religious leaders here in Judea. I am well aware of the fact that most of the ...

85. Live Together In Harmony

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... . The church became the center of their spiritual and social life. The seasons of the year became more exciting as they gathered for harvesting and canning. They began to share their experiences together.2 Where do you stand today? All by yourself? Still holding grudges from a distant feud? Or have you learned that God has called you into a community composed of a new humanity, not a homogenized group of people but believers with rich diversity. God calls you to live together in harmony with other Christian ...

86. The Second Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

... , people in their experiences of sin, anxiety, and lostness. In this love Jesus came to seek the lost, forgive the sinner, wipe away the anxieties. This is the good news of the Gospel: that God has given this love freely. God has not doled love out grudgingly to the righteous, drop by drop as they have slowly earned it; God has poured it out abundantly to those who come to the Savior in faith, confessing their sin, asking his forgiveness, responding to his love. The good news of Jesus was the same for ...

87. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Psalm 114:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... . Many churches have split over disputes that occurred in the past. The occasions or reasons for the disputes or mistakes made may be years in the past and no longer in the memory of present members. Still the broken relations continue. Persons carry grudges against institutional grievances long into the future. How do we deal with the need for institutions, both sacred and secular, to be forgiven, especially if the parties to the cause of the grievance are long gone and present members have no sense of ...

88. The One Thing That Would Make The Biggest Difference

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... , leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift" (Matthew 5:23-24). If you are like me, you don't take responsibility. If someone has hurt you, you will sit and nurse your grudge until hell freezes over. I mean that metaphor literally. You will be damned if you will go to the trouble and take the risk of seeking out someone who has already hurt you in order to rebuild a relationship with that person. And I mean that figure of ...

89. Shared Bread

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... TEV). Companionship from shared bread. For this one moment at least, denominations and political affiliations don't matter. And we are no longer divided by age, sex, race, social status, or sexual preference. For this one moment, longstanding arguments might be forgotten and longstanding grudges forgiven, for we are all the guests of Jesus at his Supper. And it's never polite to reject one of your Host's valued guests! Whether you realize it or not, when you share in the Supper of the Lord, particularly on ...

90. How Not To Throw A Party

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... will get along famously. And that at that Banquet Feast, you and I may well find ourselves seated next to, and engaging in conversation with, people we presently can't stand (or who can't stand us). But the old anger, hurt, and grudges will be gone, and reconciliation will come. At God's Table, the barriers that keep people apart -- rich/poor, upperclass/lowerclass, black/white, Republican/Democrat, gay/straight, friend/foe, the dividing walls of hostility will come smashing down. The crash will be greater ...

91. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

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Rolland R. Reece

... we love you, for we certainly have been neglecting others. We awake in the morning to a dew-covered lawn, reflecting the sparkling, clean rays of the sun -- like crystal dancing a thousand points of light upon our walls, and we say nothing. At best we offer a grudging "good morning" to our family. Shouldn't we begin to wonder why they have stayed with us across the years? We set our hands to our work, the duties that are ours, and below the grousing of "all we have to do" we are pleased that we are needed ...

92. Wedding: Deciding To Love (for a marriage after divorce)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Derl G. Keefer

... loving?" Love is less a feeling in God's way of defining it, than it is a decision and an action: to decide to stick with the other person even when he or she at this moment is driving you crazy; to decide that forgiveness is better than holding a grudge, even when you have been hurt; to decide for a soft answer or a kind word of encouragement, rather than the cutting comment that first comes to your tongue. It isn't easy, this kind of love Paul speaks of so eloquently. In fact, without God's help, it is ...

93. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... I have never shot a hole-in-one and anxiously await the day I can give this sign to someone else." Getting back to my dad: I used to hate losing to him, especially after I began to take the game seriously about halfway to octogenarian. We've had these grudge matches once or twice a year for a decade now. And I was obsessed with beating him. I know that sounds rather odd for a non-competitive guy like me! Unfortunately, I've turned the corner in the last few years. While I'm sure reading this will fire him ...

94. It's Called Forgiveness

Matthew 6:5-15

Drama

Karren Boehr

... , my blood. When I think how we have hated one another, how much precious time we've wasted, just hating ... (His head drops to his chest) 1ST BROTHER: (Shouts) Get out of my house! 2ND BROTHER: Please, will you give me a moment to explain? (1ST BROTHER grudgingly gestures to the empty chair at the table, then sits back down in original chair) 2ND BROTHER: (With deep emotion) Thank you. (Sighs) I hardly know where to begin. I guess it's no big secret that we've hated one another. 1ST BROTHER: Get on with it ...

95. This Is Athletics -- Check Your Christianity At The Door

Drama

Karren Boehr

... : Got it! MARK: Wrong! Dead wrong! JOHN: (Sighs) I can tell this commitment thing is going to cost me big time if you have anything to say about it. MARK: Not me, pal. It's God who's set the rules. Just think. You don't have to pay back grudges. You don't have to bully your way through life. You won't be used stuff when you walk to the altar to get married. JOHN: (Interrupts, stands) Okay ... good enough for me. I'm starved. Let's get something to eat. MARK: (Gets up off floor) And while you ...

96. No Longer Servants, but Friends

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... life. Response "Let the Beauty of Jesus" THE TEACHING Message with the Children of All Ages Compare or contrast how children behave with friends and how adults behave with friends, including the people in our own home. Children fight and make up; adults may hold grudges for years, sometimes forever. Perhaps you can find a similar event in your family: My son came home from middle school looking angry, so I said, "Steve, you really look angry." "No, I'm not angry; I'm feeling sad. My best friends wouldn't ...

97. The Season Of The Evangel: Epiphany 2

John 1:43-51

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... love and devotion to you with us evangels. Acts of Forgiveness The Good News is for all, even for you and me, no matter what form and content our sin takes. God is always ready to forgive more than we are. If left to us, we will hold grudges, and justify them, forever. If, in our thinking and behavior, we lose the hope for forgiveness for anyone, including ourself, we never had hope in the first place. Leader: O Lord, the Evangel, open our eyes, ears, mouth, People: And we shall see, hear, speak your Good ...

98. Lent 5

John 12:20-36

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Wayne H. Keller

... the people for the necessity of Jesus' death, and what his death means to us as the church, as the world. ACTS OF CONFESSION Confession of Our Sins Which parts of your attitudes and behavior do you need to bury, and to keep them buried? Grudges, greed, lust, self-righteousness, false pride, and so on. Take two minutes to write them down. How will you go about having a burial service? Collect them in a fireproof container, and burn them, either in the sanctuary or outdoors. (One minute of silence.) Then ...

99. Gifts of Lent IV: Simon Gives His Strength

Mark 15:1-15

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... against the wall, looking for a way out. I hadn't come to Jerusalem to carry crosses for criminals. He saw me. "You there, the Cyrenian! Over here, now!" I tried to run. It was no use. "Why me?" I thought. Did this soldier carry some grudge against Cyrenians? Rough hands dug into my arms, pulling me toward the pavement. Falling beside Jesus, I looked into his face. Such a face. It was covered with blood and dirt. It was bruised and swollen. Someone had twisted together thorn branches, making a crown that ...

100. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

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