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1051. He Preached Good News

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

James Garrett

... . B. Stanley Jones advised: It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking than to think yourself into a new way of acting. If we decide to do loving things for people, these actions can generate loving feelings toward those people. Christmas is not a theological idea. It has to do with flesh and blood events that happened, are happening and will happen. It’s truth is discovered in our own stories, what happens in our own lives. And the multitudes asked him, “What then shall we do?” ...

1052. Safe With The Shepherd

John 10:22-42

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... fears reach down into our entrails and twist our stomachs into knots: Do people like me? Will I make it through this crisis? What if things don't turn out the way I want? What is going to become of me at last? With all the pressures we feel and all the possibilities for evil, is it any wonder that we live with increasing insecurity? If we are not worrying about ourselves, we are concerned for our families or our friends, or about pollution, or global war. There always seems to be something. It is like being ...

1053. Redeeming Grief

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Eulogy

Charles L. Koester

... and our emotions are part of our humanness. You each sit here, as I stand here, with your own set of questions. Questions, which to be brutally honest, for which none of us will find the answers. However, we have an alternative to our questioning, our grief, our feelings of injustice and anger. It is God's alternative, and I would bring it to each of us here this morning. As you are able in these moments, please listen as you can. We can live life now, and from this day forward, in a futile, endless, bitter ...

1054. How To Deal With Frustration

1 Kings 8:22-61

Sermon

Robert Allen

... cruelly slams that door shut in your face. The biography of any one of our lives would have to include certain instances where we hoped, and dreamed, and planned for some particular event and it never came to pass. And we are left feeling frustrated. The feeling of frustration is something that we all encounter. When you read the Bible, again and again you will discover people of faith wrestling with this very thing. Moses led the Children of Israel for 40 years through the desert wilderness, looking for ...

1055. Let It Shine!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... used to devalue your worth so they can legislate your light right out of existence. Their whole design is to get you to lower your opinion of yourself - make you think you're boasting because you shine the light God gave you. They want you to feel bad about being a superstar so they use machinations and gambits to make you lower your expectations and standards of yourself and others around you. They specialize in bringing out the worst in you because they have such a low opinion of themselves. Watch out for ...

1056. On the Art Of Listening To Sermons

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... is like a seed that finds itself on rocky soil, a bit of top soil where it can sprout quickly. But since there is no root it soon wilts in the midst of the reality of the sun and the heat. In contrast a good listener balances emotions and feelings with a healthy sense of what is required in the real world. To be able to hear the Word with excitement and enthusiasm, but also be able to transplant that sameWord in the world is balanced listening. As we listen, we are stirred, moved, and excited, but we also ...

1057. Just A Mistake

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... the church. Mom: No problem. Since your dad asked for the raise today at work, we should be able to do that easily. Dad: (Chokes on food) Well, maybe we should talk about this dress thing. Mom: You didn't ask for the raise? Dad: Not exactly. I don't feel like I deserve it. Daughter: Why? Dad: All those other people in the office are so much better than I am. I don't think that I deserve a raise. Daughter: But, Dad, you're always saying how the office couldn't operate without you. Mom: She's right, honey ...

1058. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... , and bond them together with love for God, then the sum total of that life, the grand design of that person's history, will be good. As such, it is indeed possible to believe in the sun when it is not shining, to believe in love when you cannot directly feel it, and to believe in God when God is silent for a period. Even if the world crucifies you, the design of God's universe and your life with it will ultimately triumph. The dream will triumph even if it is not immediately evident. You and I live by our ...

1059. Crayon's Crazy Idea

Matthew 16:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... : A crayon. Lesson: For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Good morning, boys and girls. Today is one of these wonderful days when I feel just great. How do you feel? (Let them answer.) That is super! Everyone feels just great. I think that one of the reasons I feel so good is that I have learned a great lesson from my friend "Crazy" Crayon. That is what everyone calls him but I found out that he is not crazy at all. "Crazy" has a wonderful idea ...

1060. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... our guard every moment, for at any time the new life and the freedom that goes with it could be entering your life. Ever feel like you had a new lease on life? Ever feel like all the cares, anxieties, and temptations you were facing had been lifted, that you were free? Ever feel like the loved ones you had lost really had not finally been taken from you? Ever feel like you had a chance for a fresh start? In those cases, you were experiencing a resurrection no less dramatic and miraculous than what happened ...

1061. Dispelling Ministry Illusions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... who serves God. That's no second-class citizenship! Illusion number one: "We are not ordained clergy." Down. Two to go! The Power Of God Is Discovered In The Gifts Of The People "I don't know how to speak; I am too young . . .," Jeremiah initially protested. Similar feelings are experienced today before the sweeping claims of God who expects his baptized people to act for him: "I'm not eloquent." "I'm too young." "I'm too old." "I'm not capable." "I'm too weak." "I can't do it." At baptism God gives us the ...

1062. The Dreamer Within You

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... nothing more exciting in ministry than to get people to believe in themselves.”2 In our own congregation the motif of the pioneer has been at the heart of our dream. Why have we chosen to visualize ourselves in this way? We have an existential reason. We feel like pioneers. We are living on the frontier, not sure of what is coming next. We are willing to take risks. We know deep down inside that we cannot by any means attain our desired objective unless we depend completely upon the grace of God to guide ...

1063. How To Hear A Sermon

Micah 1:1-7

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... we can hear the Word of the Lord in our own day? Prepare To Hear The Word First of all, if we are to hear a sermon, let us come prepared to hear the Word. George Sheehan, a cardiologist and runner, describes his feelings right before running a race. “Before I ever park the car, I can feel the adrenalin flowing. The sight of runners warming up sends a rush through my bowels. The smell of the dressing room sets my pulse to racing. The track under my feet makes me break out in a cold sweat.”1 Do you have ...

1064. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... and death. It is also the rhythm of the Christian's spiritual life. Unless we are honest enough to confess our sin, we won't feel the need to change our ways. And unless we honestly, humbly try to change our ways, there can be no forgiveness. The spiritual life of ... God was on its side. In the midst of all this turmoil, people sought comfort by looking to the past. There was a feeling in many nations that if people could just get back to the "old time religion," and the values and beliefs of yesterday, the ...

1065. Death of a Newborn Infant

Luke 18:15-17

Eulogy

Walter A. Schmidt

... know what to say, and unfortunately we sometimes say the wrong thing. "God must have wanted him more than you." I doubt that you could convince Bill and Anne of that. Or: "At least you have two other children to raise." But that does not help the grief we are feeling at the loss of Jason. Or: "I know we cannot understand this, but it must be God's will." No, this is not God's will. God does not will suffering and sorrow and death. God wills the abundant life. The truth is, God mourns with us. God knows our ...

1066. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Helen Keller

... such responses, for long ago I became convinced that the seeing see little. How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough, shaggy bark of a pine. In spring I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of awakening Nature after ...

1067. Rag Doll #37

Drama

Edward Long

... know. My mind tells me one thing, and my intuition hasn't changed since before Thanksgiving; but ... it just doesn't sound ... or seem ... or feel right. (Warms hands by the stove and thinks). Well ... MRS. McKENZIE: Well, you gonna let me in on it or not? MR. McKENZIE: The ... and a circle of track. You don't know how much nerve it took for the old man to come here ... but I hope you feel their love at this holy season. Be glad, Laura, be glad for this gift of love ... LAURA: I, I don't know what to say. ...

1068. The God Of The Past, The Present, And The Future

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." That's a promise both for * and for us. No matter what we're feeling today - and different people feel different things in the face of death - ... no matter what we're feeling, God will walk through it with us and love us in the midst of all our feelings - joy in our memories, anger, grief, despair. God will walk with us if only we will let him. God's blessing continued with Abraham's family even after Abraham was gone, and ...

1069. "On A Hill Far Away"

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... . As we come here today to share our love and our grief at the death of **, it might be helpful to remember God has always sided with the weak and hurting. God is a God who saves, and to be saved, we have to want to be. We have to feel the need for God's salvation. If you listened to the Scriptures for today, you heard three descriptions of God's saving acts in history. "[T]he Egyptians treated us harshly, and afflicted us, and laid upon us a hard bondage," the Scripture says. But God with a mighty hand ...

1070. Recollections of Abdul, Camel Boy for An Eastern Potentate

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

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... things I needed to know. When we started out, it all seemed rather simple. That was before we reached the emptiest parts of the desert, and before we had gone through a storm. It actually was the camels who knew best what to do in the storm. We could feel the wind rising, and we fastened the packs extra tightly, but when the blowing sand became just fierce enough, the camels all simply laid down, and it did not take us long to realize that the best thing we could do would be to huddle up against them. Even ...

1071. Serving With Water: The Washing

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... but you and I are more deeply influenced by clothing than we think. Flashy, expensive clothes impress us. So do uniforms. So do specialized occupational and professional clothes. Why do we quickly reduce our driving speed when we see a uniformed patrolman or immediately feel guilty when a policeman comes to our door? Why will a crowd of otherwise profane men quit swearing when a priest or pastor wearing a backward collar shows up? Why do judges continue to wear robes - and, in England, even wigs? Why are we ...

1072. Step Seven - Humiltiy

Mt 23:25-36 · 2 Ti 2:20-26 · Ps 51:1-14

Sermon

John A. Terry

... translates this in its literal meaning: "Unsin me ... delete all my crimes (vv. 9a, 11b)." The Psalm writer strikes a bargain with God. If God will forgive him, if God will help him get out from under the load of guilt, he will feel free to do things for God. It does not end with him just feeling bad about what he had done. The best that secular psychology can do is help remove our sense of guilt. Our faith is what moves us to the joy of sharing the good news. Whether it is grieving over a death or grieving ...

1073. Step Eight - Love

Mt 7:7-14 · 2 Cor 5:16-21 · Ps 19:7-13

Sermon

John A. Terry

... wanted satisfied rather than extinguished (Confession, VIII, 7.2)." Sometimes we enjoy our sins too much to want to change. Other times, we feel so badly that we cannot believe God would really forgive us. Here is the promise of the gospel. God is "not counting (our ... and pay for it to be washed. You are more likely to run it through mud puddles and drive it through potholes. If you do not feel you have been forgiven, then you will not try to clean up your act. This is a secular way of saying that the old is ...

1074. Repent Your Way To A Merry Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... any information about her identity. The couple entrusted that letter to a lawyer and one day the young man will read the message which his mother wrote on the day when with breaking heart, she parted with him. I wonder what she wrote? If I had to condense all I feel about life and love into a few precious words what would I say? I would have no time for trivia. I would not be concerned about economics, politics, the weather, the size of house or the type of car. At such a time I would want to dwell on the ...

1075. The Ladder And The Sponge

Matthew 27:45-49

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that God had given up on Him, then what was left? It was for His Father that He did what He did. Did Jesus feel that God had really left Him to die all alone? Later, when men had a chance to think, they remembered that these were words from a Psalm. Jesus knew ... what it felt like to be a man, filled with sin. He knew how we feel when we have sinned and God seems so far away. One of the soldiers ran over to Jesus with a stick with a sponge on the end ...

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