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76. Becoming A Faithful Witness

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... can't get near me." Wouldn't it be nice if we could shelter ourselves from the relational challenges of life? Someone has written that, for twentieth century Americans, our lawns are our moats. All too often we do seek distance from others. That inclination runs counter to what Jesus expects of us as his witnesses. We cannot be effective witnesses unless we are willing to risk meaningful contact with other people. In today's passage of scripture we discover a formula for witnessing to the good things God ...

77. Naaman Is My Name!

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... your pride is not all that important. Maybe you ought to at least try what the prophet says. You can't be your own doctor anymore." Yes, our name is Naaman! We are so much like him, and on our best days we admit that our worst inclination is to sin, that we are sick with it, that it is incurable, and we are dying. Admitting to sin is far better than excusing ourselves. Jeffrey Holland, former president of Brigham Young University said, "One lament I cannot abide is the poor, pitiful, withered cry, 'Well ...

78. Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... how often we have to say, "Don't just stand there. Do something!" However, in essence what Jesus says in the Gospel is, "Don't do anything. Just stand there!" That is what it means to deny ourselves rightly. The basic sin in the world is that the greatest inclination to evil is that we want to exalt ourselves rather than to let God exalt us. This is what Tinder says so well. No matter what sin you are talking about it is the effort of the individual trying to control things and people around the self. To go ...

79. Can You See Where We're Going

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

William G. Carter

... last time Jesus heals anybody in the Gospel of Mark. It may be the only occasion when the healing turns out as Jesus wished. Other healings by Jesus prompted misinterpretation1, disobedience2, and hard-hearted opposition.3 Those around the fringes of each healing were inclined to superficial hero-worship or fear.4 Yet Bartimaeus followed Jesus "on the way," that is, down the road to Jerusalem. Jesus' healing ministry was completed in a man who was a beggar but now became his disciple. What's more, this is ...

80. It Is Blessed To Receive

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

William G. Carter

... of work clothes, a place to sleep, and an old crusty sandwich. It wasn't very much. But every noon, he spoke a few fragile words revealing a heart full of gratitude. We have a God who is generous in all seasons, giving us gifts that we do not expect, inclining toward us with a grace we do not deserve. God keeps giving, for it is God's very nature to give. And the final work of God is not merely to fill our lives with good things, but to teach us to receive them with thanks. The road to gratitude ...

81. It's OK To Stir Up God

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Richard Patt

... -- for anything. I'm not thinking about asking someone for a large sum of money either. It can be as simple as asking for a ride when our own car is temporarily out of commission, or asking someone at a dinner table to pass us the potatoes. We are inclined to hesitate when it comes to asking favors of others, even small ones. This is probably the case for at least two reasons. First, we tend to be fiercely independent. We want to do things on our own. In the second place, we fear that others might view us ...

82. Peace And The Peacemakers

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

Richard Patt

... , "I came to cast fire upon the earth ..." wouldn't we have expected Jesus actually to have said, "I came to put out fire upon the earth"? Or when Jesus asks, "Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth?" most of us would have been inclined to answer, "Yes! Yes, peace instead of division, disunity, and a sword. Yes, peace, O Prince of Peace, and goodwill among people everywhere!" So what is the meaning of all this, when in fact we hear Jesus announce that he came to bring fire upon the earth and ...

83. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Psalm 25:1-22

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... heaven on earth. They may be all too ready to find hope for a secure future by following those who assure them that they have correctly cracked the code of prophecy. They propose with certainty that they know when the great event will occur. People may be inclined to put their hope in waiting for Christ's return instead of continuing to labor to manifest the kingdom of heaven by their faithful activity. They need to be encouraged to hold the hope and vision of the kingdom, but at the same time to find their ...

84. Proper 19

Psalm 14:1-7, 1 Timothy 1:12-20, Jeremiah 4:5-31, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... the lost and recovered is always greater than over something we have always had and never lost. It is easy to assume good fortune. We usually only think about the importance of air, for example, when it is absent from us. 10. "Ten Silver Coins." (v. 8) We are inclined to think that the parable is about a woman (often also assumed to be a widow, though the text does not say so) wearing her dowry on her headdress. That is true of Bedouin women. A village woman would be much more likely to wear the coins on a ...

85. Judgment Day

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Steven E. Albertin

... that the final outcome has already been determined. Judgment Day has already happened. God's love will triumph. We get ourselves into trouble when the things of this world become ultimately important. When our survival in this world is all that matters, then we are inclined to accept all sorts of lesser evils. Remember, Jesus was put to death by a politician who just wanted to preserve law and order in Jerusalem. Remember, it was Caiaphas, the high priest, who noted that one man's death was not too great a ...

86. Arc Of The Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... descendants and all life on the earth. First, the past faithfulness of God is demonstrated in how he dealt with righteous Noah. If I were God, (it's a good thing I'm not!), I would not have saved even one family when the earth was so wicked and "every inclination of the thoughts of (man's) heart were only evil all the time" (Genesis 6:5). I would have very cleanly dispatched a plague that destroyed all the people on the earth and then started over. No one would have ever known. In fact, I would not have let ...

87. Too Good To Be True

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... 7 of Jeremiah the Lord says, "This command I gave them, 'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.' Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but, in the stubbornness of their evil will, they walked in their own counsels" (7:23-24). Again, in chapter 11 the Lord says, "They did not obey ... but everyone walked in the stubbornness of an evil will. So I brought upon them all the words of this ...

88. You Can Be Like Children

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... study. The office is no place for children. They foul up our work with their fun. So we make it a rule That they must go to school So their elders can get something done. Some children came searching for Jesus. His friends were distressed and inclined To think: "Oh, how terrible To have a fresh parable Suddenly slip from His mind!" So they tried to get rid of the children Surely no major disgrace, Protecting their Master, From certain disaster. By keeping the children in place.- "Let the children come in ...

89. Life's Loose Threads and The Tie That Binds

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... is that of one willing to be condemned vicariously for the sins of the people, he hardly plays the part consistently, or for that matter, with much resolve. Even a casual reader of the story soon realizes that dying is not his first or favorite inclination. Quite the contrary. Just as at the burning bush Moses wants to know God's name, and after the Golden Calf to see God's face, he is equally persistent in wanting to reach the Promised Land. Indeed, he repeatedly implores Yahweh to reconsider -- evidently ...

90. Sometimes, You Gotta Get Your Feet Wet First

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... Now, you need to realize that for most of the year, the Jordan isn't much of a river. Some commentators have even described it as being more of a "meandering ditch."1 Indeed, given what we know of the general area, scaling the steep inclines on either side with the ark of the covenant upon their shoulders, might actually have been a greater miracle for the Israelite priests than crossing the river itself. However, in the late spring during the harvest season, the waters suddenly swell with the winter rains ...

91. Recalling, Remembering, And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... toward the future, Moses appears more interested in dwelling on the past. Of course, it could be that he's simply reminiscing about everything which they have encountered together. Having reached six score in years, it's certainly understandable that he might be so inclined -- especially at such a moment as this. In fact, given the circumstances, you can hardly blame Moses for wanting to rummage through the files a bit. After all, who among us has not done the same? Who among us has not dreamed of days ...

92. Thistles Among The Wheat

Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Romans 8:12-25

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... expanded on the parable to explain the experience of the early church when it became evident that not everyone in the church acted purely. A somewhat different emphasis is given in the interpretation in verses 36 to 43. Many commentators are inclined to believe that this interpretation did not come from Jesus. It seems to have more linguistic characteristics from Matthew than from the sayings of Jesus recorded elsewhere. The commentators speculate that the interpretation which seems to shift the locus of ...

93. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · Gen 29:15-28 · Ps 105:1-11, 45b

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... is a mixture of liberal and conservative. The conservative wants to preserve the values of the past. The liberal wants to adapt to new understandings and conditions. People in their youth tend to want to make the world over in their own image, and thus are inclined to be liberal. As they age, they want to keep that which they have worked to create. So they become conservative. Does not every person at some point quit being a liberal and become a conservative? What is the proper balance between the old and ...

94. The King's Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... the golden calf. The people proceeded with an orgy of worship. Moses came down and discovered what was happening. In his anger he shattered the tablets which contained the ten commandments. Moses then had to forestall the wrath of God who was inclined to blot out the people for their idolatry. Only Moses' pleading and willingness also to be blotted out turned aside the judgment upon the people. The Second Lesson. (Philippians 4:1-9) Paul in his concluding message to the Philippians gives some specific ...

95. The Intersection Of The Cross

Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... on that paragraph of the Gospel about reconciling with an estranged brother or sister in the faith before offering one's offering at the altar. That would be a piece of cake compared to this. But he knows himself well enough to know that precisely when he feels inclined to run, that's the time to stand firm and tough it out. Jacob and his family were blessed because Jacob wrestled with an angel, not with a piece of cake. Nor can the pastor water down the text, explaining it away with a bit of scholarly ...

96. Seeing The Unseeing

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

Sermon

David Belgum

... when they were asked to take a stand. They more or less said, "Leave us out of it." John reports they said, "Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself." They feared they would be put out of the synagogue if they showed an inclination to believe in the Christ. It was beyond the memory of many here that Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin made threats like that. And today we have "political correctness." It happened in Jesus' day; it happens today and it always happens. One might have to pay a price ...

97. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... taken-for-granted presence, leaving you baffled, resentful, frightened. Yes, it is hard to be an Easter Christian, a Resurrection Christian, all year round. The closer the threat, the greater the fear, the harder it is to hold on to the Easter faith and the more inclined we are to sympathize with Thomas the Doubter. Doubting Thomas At first glance, Thomas does not cut a very good figure. The first three Gospels merely list his name among the Twelve. The Gospel of John has more to say about him, but nothing ...

98. The Christian Journey II: The Mountain

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... the other hand, there are churches which do an excellent job of teaching scripture and doctrine but which produce believers who seem to be emotionless if not downright mean. Clearly the scriptural image of the mountaintop experience shows us that our human limitations, our inclination to categorize and compartmentalize, have gotten the best of us. God after all created both lobes of our brain, and still calls us to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind ...

99. Wedding: Garments Of Marriage (for a formal wedding)

Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... letting people know that we love them too much to remind them forever of the mistakes they've made. There is no freedom like the freedom forgiveness brings. Now Paul knew that all these things require a kind of self-forgetting that we are not inclined to practice very often. So, he says, we need to wrap all these attitudes and action in love. Your love for each other, (Bride) and (Groom), will give you the energy and desire to show compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and forgiveness to one ...

100. Grand Finale

Drama

Karren Boehr

... and he's a handful. Look, he even brought his dirty stuffed bear along. This could prove to be interesting. MARCUS: (Glances in direction ANDREA is pointing) He does look pretty mischievous. (Pauses) Nice bear ... You asked me if life would be simpler without God. Actually, I'm inclined not to think so. God helps me make decisions. And, sometimes, I still don't know which way to go. But I can't imagine what it would be like if I were totally on my own. That 91 Beretta I bought six months ago wasn't exactly ...

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