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976. Shalom Shattered

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

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Arley K. Fadness

... reaction to being replaced and surpassed by another's beauty and good fortune. Envy is the feeling of discontent and ill will because of another's advantages, possessions, and status. It is being resentful and filled with dislike of another who has something desirable. Envy is wanting what someone else has and feeling badly about oneself for not having it. People rarely tell anyone they feel envy. People are taught to keep envy in the closet. Joseph's ten brothers are smitten with envy and jealousy. They ...

977. Follow

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

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Frank Ramirez

... steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. (Hosea 6:6) Collect We pray more boldly in word than in heart, for we know, Lord, that you desire steadfast love, and that if we ask, you may indeed call us to great things. Even so, call us, Lord. With your help we will be ready. Amen. Prayer Of Confession We need you, Great Physician. We are the ones you came to save. We are the ones whose spiritual ...

978. Ten Words

Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14

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Frank Ramirez

... simple; All: the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes; One: the fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. All: More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and drippings of the honeycomb. (Based on Psalm 19:7-10) Collect Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer ...

979. Temptation of the Palms

Philippians 2:5-11

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Richard W. Ferris

... . For Jesus was truly sent by God. Or, so it seemed ... for the moment. And this is precisely the temptation that Jesus faced on that day: to be who the people wanted him to be and not be who he really was. The temptation to give in to the desires of the crowd; to be worshiped and lifted up as a great charismatic leader; to fulfill the political agenda that others had in mind; to free the people from the Romans, not from their own sinfulness. The temptation was there to exploit his equality with God. It was ...

980. Slaves of a Different Master

Romans 6:12-23

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William G. Carter

... but myself." Believe me, friends, there is no greater slavery than serving only yourself. Paul says he is a slave of Jesus. He struggles with his own urges, just like anybody else. But he knows in his gut that no good can come from listening only to his own desires. He is bound to a greater purpose than following his nose or listening to his stomach. He belongs to Jesus Christ. That is his identity. That gives him a purpose. He says this because he knows if the only thing he does is what he wants to do, if ...

981. Effective Suffering

Romans 8:26-39

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Jeff Wedge

... those prayers are mostly acknowledgments of a student's failure to prepare properly, and a demand, or at least a certain amount of begging, for divine intervention to take the place of the lapses in studying - listing of a failure and an inventory of troubles and a desire for help. And many, if not most, of our prayers are like that. Not the sorts of prayers we should be making, but the ones we can manage, often under pressure, even though we know our prayers are less than perfect, even less than they ought ...

982. Families in Christ

Romans 9:1-5

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Jeff Wedge

... War, the first member of the family to come to North America can all be important people to remember and honor. Less important is the ancestor who abandoned the family, the bigamist, or the person sentenced to be transported for his crimes. Even if the less desirable ancestors are often the more interesting folks we find hanging off the family tree, they are only rarely the people we would want to hang out with for very long. Most families, if we only knew all the details, have both heroes and knaves among ...

983. Struggles, Death, and Christ

Philippians 1:21-30

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Jeff Wedge

... age, at the height of his abilities, is imprisoned, but not defeated, or despondent, or suicidal. He is engaged in preaching to his guards and writing to the congregations with which he has been involved before this time. And yet, he is able to say, "My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better." It is possible that Paul has an understanding of something that we find hard to follow. This life is something most people hold onto very firmly, only reluctantly submitting to the end of it ...

984. Get a Charge

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... in this age that will make it possible for those who come after to know the good life. It is said that a people get the kind of leaders they deserve. That may be true. People who want only to have their desires satisfied, are going to elect leaders who will promise to satisfy their desires. People who want only to be concerned with life in the present, with no concern for what comes after, are going to elect leaders with no vision. People who don't want to know the truth and the obligations the truth would ...

985. When to Hold On

II Timothy 3:14-4:5

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Mark Trotter

... will try to accommodate you." You see books now all the time written for churches on how to appeal to the baby boomers, and Generation X, different segments of the market. That is the way they talk about it. They approach the population and seek to find what the desires and the needs are of those various audiences, and then shape the Gospel to speak to them. There is some wisdom in doing that. I will admit that. There is even a biblical precedent, where Paul says, "I am a Jew to the Jews, and a Greek to the ...

986. A Discussion Among Angels

Matthew 24:36-44

Drama

Matthew Powell

... before the altar of the Most High. By this sign, one could tell that this was the archangel Uriel, deepest in wisdom of all the spirits that surround the throne of God. Uriel: I do not hold the same thought as the great archangel Michael. Nor, though I desire the same end which he desires, would I seek it in the same way. I know how often power has been given to the good, and how often they have turned it aside and used it for evil. I know that the hosts of heaven have fought on the side of a favored ...

987. Lent 1

Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... called to be human rather than to be Christian. How many understand what it means to be human? There is a need to give the biblical understanding of humankind revealed in this Lesson. A poll by several church periodicals reported that the third top concern of church people was "the desire of persons to be more fully human." Outline: What it means to be human. a. To be human is to be perfect - 2:7-9, 15-17. God created us to be perfectly good, without sin, akin to God. b. To be human is to err - 3:1-7. This ...

988. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:10-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... ). Psalm 33:1-11 (RC) - "Sing for him a new song" (v. 3). Psalm 55:1-11 (E) - "Make a joyful noise to God" (v. 1). Prayer of the Day: "O God, form the minds of your faithful people into a single will. Make us live what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found." Hymn of the Day: "You Are The Way; Through You Alone" Theme of the Day: The People Of God Gospel - A people prepared for Jesus' departure - John 14:1 ...

989. 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

... Jesus appeared. Most Christians today are neglecting private devotions. The aim of the sermon is to re-establish the practice of a daily stated time of prayer. Outline: To have an upper room, you need – a. A stated time for prayer. b. A place for solitude and prayer. c. A desire to pray. d. A goal to attain: renewal of the Spirit. Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 1. Is It A Crime To Be A Christian Today? (4:12-14; 5:10). Need: If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be any evidence to ...

990. Proper 8

Genesis 22:1-19, 2 Kings 4:8-37, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... when we gave rewards for attendance, memory work, and other church projects. Then we dropped the practice because we believed we ought to be faithful and render service for the love of Christ alone. But we are rethinking this old practice of rewards. It is human to desire a reward for good work. It is also a legitimate reason for doing our best. In this passage, Jesus refers to rewards three times. It depends largely on what the reward is. A Christian is one who is rewarded. Lesson 1: Genesis 22:1-14 (C) 1 ...

991. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Romans 9:1-29, Romans 9:30--10:21, Matthew 14:22-36

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John R. Brokhoff

... God. 10:5-15. Need: In Paul's day the need was to persuade Jews to accept Christ as Lord. It was his heart's desire that they be saved by faith in Christ. A similar need exists today. Forty percent of Americans are not Christians. Only one-third of the ... : "Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us ...

992. The Choice for God or the World

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... and did they aid us along the path of life or were they destructive? If they were harmful, did we have the courage to change and make a better choice? When we make decisions are they based solely on our needs and wants or do we consider the desires of others? If we find ourselves in positions of authority, do we make choices that are beneficial to all or are we selfish in our choices? Jesus' life demonstrates that suffering is part of the Christian life. Are we willing to make the decision that may cause ...

993. Jesus, Our Rock Foundation

John 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... from tunnel vision or we possess blinders that do not allow us to see the bigger picture. We live in and concentrate on the here and now; we seldom look down the road or see what the long-term effects of our actions may bring. The common contemporary desire for instant results and satisfaction tempts us to take shortcuts and other paths that, in the end, are really detours and dead ends; they lead us in all sorts of directions, but not along the path of life. We must truly take to heart Jesus' words, that ...

994. The Garden Is Doing Fine?

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... handled according to 1 Corinthians 6:18 and Romans 12:18, "Make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires." The devil is like the seed-pilfering birds, Jesus said, pecking away at the Word in our lives. Ah! But 1 Peter 5:8-10 says, "Resist the devil ... and he will flee from you." Anyone in Christ who desires to mature, must learn how to deal with the enemies of faith - the world, the flesh, and the devil. Each can be successfully met, ...

995. Three Ways to Know a Saint

Sermon

King Duncan

... fasted for two days out of every three. He was said to be an excellent preacher, but he preferred solitude. In fact, he once confessed that after living for years as a member of a cloister, he did not know a single other friar by sight. Is that what is desirable in a saint--to cut yourself off from others? To choose a life of deprivation? How can you love your neighbor if you don’t even know who he or she is? Is it necessary to give up everything this world has to offer in order to genuinely experience ...

996. The Holidaze Craze

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Leonard Sweet

... to transform. The Corinthians needed this reminder because some of them had turned these gifts of grace into gifts of glory. Gifts of glory glorify the self and show off the self's status and power. Gifts of glory satisfy the desires of the flesh, not the desires of the soul. In the Corinthian community, gifts of grace had been turned into gifts of glory. Some declared themselves superior because they spoke in tongues. Some declared their special status because they could prophesy. By turning gifts of grace ...

997. Kudzu Frittata

James 3:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... similarly disastrous results. We want our kids to have the best opportunities possible . . . so we overindulge. We want to make sure we are informed and responsible . . . so we over-process, over-analyze and over-subscribe. We want to be the brightest, the most desired . . . so we over-achieve and over-reach over-the-top. We want to have it all . . . so we over-eat and over-drink and over-smoke and end up with over lived diseases such as addictions, cancers, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes ...

998. The Shadow

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... forbidden food, she intuits that it "is good for food." She continues her long, fixed stare upon the fruit until she finds it "a delight to the eyes" as well. As she stares, the serpent's words cast an even longer shadow over her heart. She succumbs to desire for the tree's fruit so that she may become wise. The tree and its fruit have not changed. But the woman, standing under the darkening influence of the serpent's suggestion, perceives the tree in a new way--a needy, greedy and self-fulfilling way. The ...

999. Are You Living the Three Advents?

Romans 13:11-14

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Leonard Sweet

... putting on” Christ that brings light into each day, no matter how darkness presses at and oppresses them. Those clothed in Christ, those living in the new dawn of the Spirit, are given a final imperative by Paul: not to “think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh” (v.14). Although men and women of faith are still living in the flesh, they are protected from living “according to the flesh.” The Spirit’s “armor of light” shields those who wrap themselves in its transforming power. The ...

1000. Be Ready!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... . What they need is time with people who love them, people who will affirm them. What our spouses need this Christmas is not a new electronic toy or a new accessory. What they need is us. This whole world spun into existence out of a desire for relationship--God’s desire for beings to share creation with Him. When God wanted to redeem this world God did it through a baby, His son. It’s all about relationships. To prepare for Christ’s coming, begin by focusing on your relationships. Then focus on your ...

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