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76. A Shepherd Who Became a Sovereign

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... blind? This was exactly what he had done. With all his wealth, with all that God had given him, yet he reached out and took the one precious thing that Uriah, the Hittite, loved most ... his lovely wife. David’s response to the parable confirms the spiritually sensitive person that he was. He did not rant and rave. He did not protest his innocence. He did not order Nathan to be slain. He was anguished and ashamed. He was humble and penitent. He said, "I have sinned." He admitted his guilt. And he prayed ...

77. Goodness Is Not Good Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... is a profoundly religious one. It is a parable of what God, through his Holy Spirit, can do, and does. In love, he comes to the rich person - or the would-be rich person - in that person’s poverty of spirit. He touches the heart and sensitizes the conscience in the manner of Dickens’ Christmas Ghosts: sometimes by transporting us to the scenes of our childhood, when we found far more glee in giving than in receiving; sometimes by taking us aside and making us shamed spectators of our self-serving and ...

78. A Cup Running Over

John 11:17-37

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... that verse in the Letter to the Hebrews, "For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sinning" (4:13). Yes, he is One who is sympathetic enough, and sensitive enough, to burst into tears over a friend’s misfortune. A man, who as a child helped on the route, remembers how his milkman father sang as they made their deliveries early in the morning. I can still hear him (he says), and his voice is clear and ...

79. Let’s Climb a Mountain

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... ’s own choosing. B. Include mourners among the crowds who sat at the feet of Jesus when he taught on the mount - and in the meadow and by the sea. In the context of the Sermon on the Mount, the mourners are "those who are peculiarly sensitive to sin in themselves and society, and who feel deeply all the distress caused by the greed and covetousness, the selfish ambitions and cruelty of men." C. The meek were represented in the crowd, too. The gentle people who excel in patience, forbearance, and quietness ...

80. Monday in Holy Week

Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... and life and humanity! People: LET US WORSHIP THE GOD WHO, IN CHRIST’S LIFE AND DEATH, ESTABLISHES JUSTICE AND PEACE AND LIBERATION. Collect God of justice and compassion, who have given us the life and ministry of your Servant Jesus for our redemption, sensitize us to the ideal of justice embodied there; that we too may strive to establish your Kingdom of peace and justice, whatever the cost. In Jesus’ name and spirit we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession All-compassionate God, we confess with the deepest ...

81. Proper 15

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... in Ahimaaz’s inability to report the bad news along with the good, despite the fact that he had importuned Joab to be messenger against the latter’s better judgment and had run to deliver the news. By contrast, the second, Cushite messenger is courageous, sensitive, but honest in delivering the bad news along with the good. Call to Worship Leader: Brothers and sisters, we love to be the bearers of good tidings. People: BUT WHEN THE LESS PLEASANT SIDES OF LIFE MUST BE FACED, WE LOSE OUR NERVE. Leader ...

82. The Forgotten

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... we would prefer it to be that way. But with Joseph it is a different matter. When we forget him we have forgotten an essential part of the story of the birth and growth of the child Jesus. And to forget about Joseph is to overlook the story of a sensitive man chosen by God to support the virgin mother. A man chosen by God to protect the infant Jesus. A man chosen by God to guide and teach this special child the values and responsibilities of human life. If we forget Joseph, we forget a very human element in ...

83. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... is your wife’s favorite flower?” And, he said, “I’m not sure, but I think it’s Pillsbury!” The e-mail ended with these words, “And from that point things got ugly!” That left-brained young husband was not very sensitive, was he? But Bartimaeus was. He was sensitive to the uniqueness of this moment as Jesus walked by. Remember the story with me. Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem. He was on His way to the cross when He encountered this man, Bartimaeus. Bartimaeus, who was blind, was sitting ...

84. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

85. Remember!

Deuteronomy 31:30--32:47

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... move into the future. To be sure, we have a stewardship responsibility. If we take seriously this idea of having "dominion over the earth," we are called to exercise our task responsibly. In recent years we have begun to look at the world around us with a bit more sensitivity than we have in the past. We have begun to realize that the resources God has given us for the sustenance of life as we know it cannot continue to be squandered in the same way that they have been. We have begun to notice that some of ...

86. Be Careful What You Wish For, You Just Might Get It!

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... them. A coal mine used to be one of the most treacherous places you could go because poisonous gasses could form and snuff out your life before you had any idea there was a problem. So the miners would take a canary with them. The canary is much more sensitive to the quality of air around it than a human being. If it looked sick, drooped or fell dead, the miners knew that they had to get to the surface...and NOW! Prophets, both in ancient Israel and in the modern world, are like canaries in that they have ...

87. Going Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... for habitat that contain the fish. And they change - when the circumstances change going deeper in the water, switching lures when light intensity in the water changes or when they are in clear water versus darker water.(6) Good lesson for "fishers of people" as well. Be sensitive to the changes in people's lives that might make them hungry for a word of good news. Speaking of hunger, that brings to mind another basic: bait. You have to have something to attract the fish. It might be a flashy lure or some ...

88. Make It Right!

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is not the only outcome of anger. Other harm can be done as well. Angry words can wound with insult. Have you ever been hurt...really hurt...by what someone said to you? It has happened to most of us. Let me tell you about my grandmother, a shy and sensitive lady who lived to be just three weeks shy of her 100th birthday. When she was a young girl, about ten years old or so, somebody told her that she had a terrible singing voice. Now, most of us, I guess, would not let that remark bother us particularly ...

89. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... children will turn to a life of crime. Can you look into the eyes of someone who is hurting and see Jesus there? That is the real test of discipleship. Discipleship has little to do with perfect attendance in church. Church is but a place we come to sensitize ourselves so we can see Jesus ” Jesus in the historical record and Jesus in others. Some years ago the New York Fire Department had a great parade. One feature was three buses loaded with people from all walks of life, the high and the low. Signs on ...

90. What Gets Into People?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... years ago he had authority, but not today. Some have only a tepid faith in Jesus' authority. Others outright rebel against that authority. Francis Schaffer tells us that Vincent Van Gogh abandoned Christianity believing it to be irrelevant. He believed that he could set up a new religion in which sensitive people (artists) would blaze the trail. He dreamed of starting this religion in the artistic community in which he lived. After Paul Gauguin joined him, however, his dreams for a new religion among the ...

91. Would You Mind Rescuing Me?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... ought to be more careful!" Eeyore: "Thanks for the advice." Pooh: "I think you're sinking." Eeyore: "Pooh, if it's not too much trouble, would you mind rescuing me?" If a society ever needed rescuing, ours most certainly does. Sensitive hearts know it does even sensitive hearts outside these walls. How much longer can our inner cities be allowed to deteriorate? How long can society afford girls who are children themselves having babies with no father to help raise them? How can children have any chance ...

92. The Majesty And The Misery

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... came the day when it was sent out into the world. A target was sighted and this torpedo was thrust out into the water. Immediately the electronic devices sent the message, "Off course, Off course! You need to turn 13 degrees northwest." "Off course, again?" the sensitive torpedo asked itself. "I never do anything right. I'm a complete failure! I can't stand this tension! Why do they always pick on me? This is terrible! I'm going home." Inside the submarine a worker rubs his eyes. "Captain, we have a strange ...

93. United We Stand, Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... his artillery. (2) When we as the church lose our focus, we are in grave danger. Often what is most destructive to our churches are not major issues but people disagreeing about the old red couch, or whether or not to put cushions on the pews. Paul was sensitive to the people and their problems. Paul appealed to the believers, "...by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose." Paul ...

94. Who Is God Anyway?

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God. Those with low self-esteem ” guilty, pessimistic people ” had punitive, rejecting images of God. (5) The value of a doctrine like the Trinity is that it gives us a universal concept of God that is not altered by subjective experience. Still, we have to be sensitive to the fact that when we say God is Father, we may be hurtful to people who have been hurt by their fathers. It is a complicated issue. The Trinity says to us that there are some issues too big for us to understand. It also says ...

95. The Parable Of The Kindly Innkeeper

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... did it in trust that the Samaritan would return and pay him. (4) In fact, there is a level of trust and humanity throughout this story that is rarer today than it was back then. The Good Samaritan. The kindly innkeeper. THIS STORY CALLS US TO RENEW OUR SENSITIVITY TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE ENCOUNTER. This story is a call to well-doing. This is the kind of story we use to wash out our brain. It reminds us that kindness and decency are possible in the world. When Edgar Guest, the American poet and writer ...

96. Counterfeit Christianity

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... who is in heaven." It appears from Jesus' teaching that it is possible to know all the right phrases, maintain a pious expression on your face, even show up every time the doors of the church are open--and still be far from the kingdom. JESUS WAS PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM OF COUNTERFEIT CLERGY. "Many will say to Me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, "I never knew ...

97. Better Ignorant Than Uncaring

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... that is our task as well. It is not enough that we do not hate people or that we do them no harm. We are to be sensitive to the needs of others and find ways to do good for them. In the book Letters to Phillip by Charlie Shedd, we read of a woman ... couldn't be any husbands in our congregation who are like that! Christians are people who build people up. Christians are people who are sensitive to the needs of other people and seek to lift them to a higher plane of life. Christians are people who recognize that ...

98. Bearing Fruit

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... was accused in a court complaint of punching the model `once in the mouth, fracturing one of the bones in her upper jaw, and breaking a tooth.'" Somehow I get the feeling that Mr. Morgenstern is not a very good ambassador for his book on how to show sensitivity toward women. His witness is similar to that of a notice in a church newsletter that Sam Levenson tells about: "Due to the fact that Mr. S., our local banker, has embezzled $100,000 and been sentenced to 20 years, he will not be teaching his usual ...

99. Reverse Direction

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... and priorities -- changes in our attitudes -- changes in the way we treat others. What changes are we supposed to make to prepare ourselves? That is a fair question, but I will answer it with another question: "What are we currently doing in our lives that keeps us from being sensitive to God's presence in our life and the lives of other people around us?" Let me put it another way: "What are we doing that keeps us at arm's length from God and from someone else?" For some of us, it is working too hard. For ...

100. Is Anything Unforgivable?

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... if the person involved humbly seeks such forgiveness. That is precisely why those who worry about whether they have committed the unforgivable sin are the ones who needn't worry about it. Their consciences are still sensitive to right and wrong, goodness and evil, or else they wouldn't be worrying. And if they are sensitive, they are not blind to the light. It is this very awareness that we are not all that we could be, that our conduct leaves something to be desired, that leads to our salvation, to our ...

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