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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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1026. Fourth Sunday In Advent - Joy!

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. (vv. 1-4) In listening to this Psalm there is a sense of joy, a feeling of glad celebration. On the fourth Sunday of Advent, this is the spirit that should characterize our worship. We are to have a spirit of joy. What is joy, true joy, godly joy? We can get a sense of the meaning of joy by hearing some contrasts. True joy is ...

1027. Sermon In A Word

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... They had failed to know each other. They had failed Jesus. And now they had failed Mary. What miserable scum they were. There was no joy as they sat there in their despair. First Person: The sun was higher. The room was warmer. The disciples were feeling no better. Should they go home? Should they stay a little longer? Should they ... Should they...? They couldn't even imagine what else. Second Person: "Peter, John, Andrew, all of you," Mary shouted. "I saw the Lord!" First Person: They turned to her as she ...

1028. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... operate with "a degree of detachment" from us. God is not, as the popular song says, "watching us from a distance." No, instead, God our loving Father is right here among us. He is closer to us than the air we breathe. God is within us, loving us, feeling our pain, and desiring that we be made whole and happy and healthy people. Likewise, God wants us as his created children to care for one another as he cares for us. God does not desire that we live our lives detached and aloof from the pain and brokenness ...

1029. Surprised By Joy

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... he experienced deep in his soul simply "joy." One can say then that to experience Christ in the depths of one's heart, to be converted, is to be "surprised by joy." What is this joy? It is something that cannot be described in human words. It is a feeling of God's presence that is at once both greater and more profound than pleasure. As Lewis says, perhaps all pleasures are but a substitute for joy. Joy is not a possession. It is instead found in the desiring of Christ. The thrill comes only when one's ...

1030. What Shall We Say To This?

Romans 6:1-14

Eulogy

Bob Kaul

... them to holy scripture this afternoon. Here we are likely to find at least some answers, less confusion, and some balm for the hurt we feel. Let's be just as honest as we can be about our questions and our pain. I want you to think about that passage I ... here, my brother would not have died." Who's to blame here? Is all of this somehow God's fault? Had God abandoned ____________ to his feelings of despair? Who's to blame? Each of us is going to ask that question, if we haven't already. Was it my fault? Was ...

1031. The Virtue Of Self-Management

Proverbs 3:1-35

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... virtues of patience, perseverance, self-control, and chastity. The virtue of self-management goes beyond these. Its aim is to bring out the best in us, to the end that we are unwilling to say such things as: "I can't help myself." "I don't care." "I don't feel responsible; let someone else do it." Lines from "My Kingdom," by Louisa May Alcott are well worth remembering. I do not ask any crown But that which all may win;Nor try to conquer the world Except the one within.Be thou my guide until I find, Led by ...

1032. Expect Great Things To Happen!

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... , that in spite of all that we have done, nothing of great importance is going to come of it. When that is the case, we often blame others, God, or ourselves as failures, and become apathetic, disgusted, or depressed. Some even have tantrums because they feel so frustrated. It is no small wonder that Abram was disquieted. Often when a man had no direct descendant, the chief servant became the overseer of his estate. He was concerned that Ishmael, his young child by the servant girl, Hagar, would in time ...

1033. The Jumping Flame

James 4:8a

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... close to you and finally they talk you into going with them. Then once you are involved in the activity, most of the time, you will discover that you are glad that you decided to do it. The same thing applies to your spiritual life. When you do not feel like going to church, or reading the Bible, or praying, force yourself to do it anyway. Enter into the activity that once had meaning for you and you will find that the flame of motivation will return. The Bible speaks of this in regard to God by telling us ...

1034. Happiness Is Finding the Lost

Luke 15:8-10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... people are to God. He said that when a woman lost some money, she hunted all day and night until she found it, and then when she found it, she celebrated by inviting all of her friends in to her home. Jesus said that this is the way that God feels about people who become lost from him. He is sad that he lost them, but when he finds them he has a great celebration. Jesus did not mean that he forgot where he put one of us. Jesus did not mean that he dropped one of us in another country ...

1035. Taking Life Seriously

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... world. Yet he is unable to respond. He sits there motionless and shivering. He is ashamed. He has felt this shame before whenever he caught himself not daring to do what supreme recklessness the essence of life called him to do. Yet never did he feel more ashamed than in the presence of Zorba. Ashamed and fearful! Two sides of the same coin. In my younger days when I was learning to fly I had to practice takeoffs and landings. After one particularly rough landing, something on the order of a controlled ...

1036. GARBAGE BAGS AND SIN

1 Peter 2:24a

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... 's right, I am going to let you see something that even makes some people sick. I hope that none of you get sick, but if you feel a little bit different you can go back to your seat whenever you want to. How many of you know what I mean when I say the ... .] That's right, a garbage bag. We are going to take our garbage and put it into the garbage bag. The poor garbage bag. Don't you feel sorry for the garbage bag? What did the poor bag do that it has to accept the smelly old garbage? It doesn't seem right! I can ...

1037. CEREAL BOXES AND THE REAL YOU

1 Peter 3:3-4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... good, and that is why you are buying the box. If you check on this and make sure you are buying what you want, you will never be disappointed. But if you buy the box because of the other things, then you will be disappointed most of the time. God feels the same way about people. Some people take a lot of time to make sure that they look good on the outside. They comb their hair for hours, and put on all kinds of fancy clothes and jewels, but the truth is that those things are not very important to ...

1038. Proper 15

Mt 15:21-28 · Ex 16:2-15 · Rom 11:13-16, 29-32 · Ps 78

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . ACCLIMATION The Situation When people are in need of rest and refreshment, many go to the seashore. Jesus was one of them. Feeling the need for privacy, rest and reflection, he and his men go northwest to the coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon. According ... God. Jacob wrestled with an angel at the Jabbok river. Jesus wrestled with his Father in Gethsemane. We wrestle with God when we feel we must have God give what we want. Like the Canaanite, we wrestle with Jesus - A. When he will not answer our cry - vv. ...

1039. Hope Against Hope

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... the hearts of those who are ready to receive a God who is constantly seeking out His people. If you are frustrated because you can’t feel close to God, maybe you are going about it in the wrong way. Maybe you are assuming too much for yourself, thinking that by your own ... weak or weary for long. Help us to know that You are with us always, even to the end of the age, that we may never feel abandoned or alone. Most of all, dear God, fill us with the joy of knowing that we are loved, so that we in turn may ...

1040. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... why, so they commissioned a study which brought back a surprising answer. It seemed that people weren’t buying the cake mix because it was too easy. They didn’t want to be totally excluded from the work of preparing a cake; they wanted to feel that they were contributing something to it. So, Betty Crocker changed the formula and required the customer to add an egg in addition to water. Immediately, the new cake mix was a huge success. Unfortunately, many people make the same mistake when it comes to ...

1041. How To Deal With Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Erskine White

... watch and remembers that she has to go. The public library is offering a free lecture on the history of eyeglasses and she doesn't want to miss it. You've won! You have succeeded in making someone else miserable and now she's gone. Now you can go on feeling sorry for yourself. But be careful not to win too many of those kinds of victories because if you do, you'll drive everyone away, and sooner or later, you'll be left all alone in your misery. Churches should know better, but some of them don't deal with ...

1042. Coming Home

Luke 2:41-52

Children's Sermon

... this lesson. If time allows, they may want to draw pictures of what they liked best about coming home. While they are drawing, ask them to consider what Mary and Joseph might have liked best about coming home. Parents: Parents' feelings and their children's feelings may differ greatly on the issue of holiday traveling. Their level of adjustment to new surroundings may also differ. Take a few minutes discussing this with your children before and after you travel or have guests in your home. Holiday tensions ...

1043. Left Out

Mark 8:31

Children's Sermon

... of you left out or rejected the old dirty one. You didn't choose it. Have you ever felt rejected or left out because you didn't get chosen? Maybe you were too little to play ball with the big kids and so they left you out. It doesn't feel very nice to be left out or rejected, does it? (Let them respond.) It makes me feel like there's something wrong with me: like I'm not good enough. Sometimes we reject people who are handicapped; maybe blind or in a wheelchair. We don't mean to hurt their ...

1044. How To Be a Lover

1 John 5:3

Children's Sermon

... do something for them that they would like, but that you wouldn't have to do. For example, if the garage is dirty and needs sweeping out, Dad may say "I just don't have time to sweep the garage, but maybe you could do it." That may make you feel like you don't want to do it. When somebody tells us we should do something, we sometimes resent it. But let's think differently about this problem. Suppose you hear your mom and dad talking in the kitchen, while you are sitting in the next room reading a book ...

1045. Not Ready For The Trash

1 John 4:8

Children's Sermon

... does not know God, for God is love. (v. 8) Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a toy for us to play with. It should be fun. We could take turns. I'll play with it first and then one of you can play with it. I get the feeling from looking at your faces that most of you don't want to play with my toy I brought. Could you tell me why? (Let them respond.) Oh, you say it's old. It's dirty and it's broken. You're right, it is very old. It's very ...

1046. We're All Winners

John 3:17

Children's Sermon

... puts this blue ribbon on it. Do you think the winner is proud? (Let them respond.) Yes, I think I would be very excited if I got this blue ribbon. How do you think the other ones feel who didn't get the blue ribbon? (Let them respond.) I think you're right. The rest of the people who didn't get ribbons would feel sad when they didn't win. Now let's look at these cards. They have numbers on them. Have you ever seen people hold up number cards like these? (Let them respond.) That's right, these are ...

1047. Two Birthdays

John 3:6

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , or it might never happen on a special day. It might happen so gradually that you won't ever be able to point to a special day and say, "That's the one!" But when it does, you'll know. Because being born of the Spirit gives you a special feeling. It's a feeling that God loves you and you love God and you feel special. If you already have the feeling, then you are born of the Spirit!

1048. On Our level

Hebrews 2:9

Children's Sermon

... you see. But sometimes we can guess wrong, can't we? The best way to get to know wht this pet is feeling or thinking would probably be to become another animal just like him or her. Of course, that's impossible for us to do ... looks at us and says, "If only I could get down on their level, they could understand me better and I could let them tell me how they feel and think and what their probelms are." Unlike you and me, who cannot become a pet like this one, God actually did come down to our level. Instead ...

1049. An Invitation to Rest

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... and the disciples. And point out, that, even though they needed to rest, Jesus had compassion on the people. Define and illustrate compassion in children's language. (Empathy: feeling with and not feeling sorry for.) Proclamation of the Word Consider this: The Dimensions of Compassion I. What it isn't: Feeling sorry for someone. II. What it is: Feeling with someone. Maybe you will want to incorporate this story: A man once talked with his pastor about a fellow worker whose work had been shabby and sloppy ...

1050. Is It Too Late? ... Continued

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... . After all, my name George means "tiller of soil." I don't care if my carrots never make it to the state fair. I like the feeling of being connected to the earth. Vivian's right, of course, in what she says. But so am I. Do you ever have those kinds of ... be surprised we're not asking for pledges. On behalf of future generations, on behalf of people in other parts of the earth that feel the impact of our growing consumption, on behalf of mother earth, I want to thank you for all that you are doing to till ...

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