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1101. On Not Meeting People's Needs at Church

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... of the church, God tends to take our wrong reasons and reform them, redirect our desires, give us more than we would have known how to ask for. In the reading and preaching of God's word, our preconceptions get challenged and changed. What we thought were our problems are revealed to be trivial and we are given problems we would have never had before we met Jesus. We come seeking mere fellowship with other people and are astounded to receive friendship with God. Someone surely left Capernaum that day saying ...

1102. When Self-esteem Gets Out Of Hand

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... , and a great teacher of little children in Sunday School. Nor did she "regard others with contempt" -- or at least, not many others. I don't think she liked the phrase in an old hymn, "Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I?" She thought such phrases as "miserable sinner" and "such a worm as I" did nothing to enhance one's self-esteem. I suppose she had a point. We are much concerned about having a healthy sense of self-esteem in regard to ourselves, and especially for our children if we are ...

1103. Bearing The Cross

Luke 14:25-35

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... the clinic. But she got no straight answers. It was like a conspiracy of silence had formed around her. Dr. McDermott was devastated. The other problem was that she just didn't like some of the doctors with whom she worked. They were just not nice people she thought. Friction was in the air at the clinic all the time because of the personalities that worked there. It was not a good work atmosphere. She hated to go to work each day. The whole situation was just awful. The situation got so bad, in fact, that ...

1104. The Rules

Luke 6:17-26

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... I can't quite figure that one out. "In sadness there is happiness." Am I stupid or what? How can a person be sad and that equals happiness? Am I missing something? STUDENT 2: Yes, you are. You're missing the deeper meaning of sadness. STUDENT 1: I thought the deeper meaning of sadness was the opposite of the deeper meaning of happiness. STUDENT 2: Certainly not. Sadness is an emotional reaction, isn't it? STUDENT 1: Yeah, I guess so. STUDENT 3: You'd think that, wouldn't you? I used to think that. I really ...

1105. Talk Show I

Luke 10:38-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... to handle everything there is to handle. (APPLAUSE) But, on the other hand, there was a study that came out of the University of California that showed that 69 percent of all people interviewed who considered themselves to be born again said they thought prayer furthered the kingdom of God. Now, as to this family conflict. I would suggest that Mary and Martha seek some counseling to solve their differences. At some time in the near future the problem between them will become overwhelming and obstruct all ...

1106. Reward Time

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... want my rewards. Ask God. He's fair, isn't He? \nRIDGE: God rules. \nGEORGE: He does, eh? Good. Just punch up the good things I \nhave done. \nRIDGE: I'm afraid there aren't any listed for you, Mr. Reaver. \nGEORGE: There must be. I thought it was a cut-and-dried thing. \nI thought I just did such and such a thing and get such and such \na reward. \nRIDGE: No, no. That is a common misconception. No, no, not at \nall. \nGEORGE: How does it work, then? \nRIDGE: This is a kingdom. God is the King. That's how ...

1107. Easter Understanding

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... with this public figure. There was talk, talk, talk, and more talk about Jesus. No wonder then that at one point Jesus asked the disciples what the people were saying about him. The disciples had all kinds of answers. When Jesus asked them who they thought he was, Peter could give the quick reply that they believed Jesus was the Messiah (Mark 8:27-30). However, when Jesus was crucified they did not understand. Also, when Jesus came to them as the Risen Savior, they did not understand. All their speculation ...

1108. Cheers For The Healed

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... that was left after the fall, the mind that refused to mind God's law, the mind that mocked God's word and boasted, "Your thoughts are not my thoughts," has been paralleled by a right mind. Now we have the mind of Christ. We live, and yet it is not the old "we" but ... in their doing" (James 1:22, 25). We might well wonder what this man did after he could hear and speak. People might have thought of all this after Peter and John healed a man who had been lame from his birth. Peter took him by the hand and ...

1109. Sabotaging The Sabath

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Richard Patt

... the crowd taking this all in, Jesus put the religious leaders to shame and gained the crowd's admiration for what he had done and said. A perfectly beautiful situation ends up in unpleasant tension. How sad. All of this occurred because the religious leaders thought Jesus was somehow sabotaging the sabbath. And, in a way, Jesus was accusing them also of sabotaging the sabbath in an equally serious way. Let's see what we can learn from these conflicting viewpoints. We can begin by pointing out that the ruler ...

1110. A Ministry Of Hospitality

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Patt

... to my house; admire my possessions; see the beautiful way the table is laid. Enjoy the scrumptious food that has taken me all week to prepare. See how perfectly neat and tidy and clean my house is. Come and listen to my views and thoughts." Entertaining is hard, stressful, because through it we perpetuate the myth that we are perfect. We put up a facade saying that we manage our lives perfectly and that our children are perfectly disciplined and obedient. Hospitality is totally different. We do not seek ...

1111. A New Kingdom Coming

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... dreamers and seers who envisioned a better future -- God's future where justice is more just, a righteousness more right, love more sincere. And the question in any age is whether there is yet a people to dream God's dreams, a remnant to think his thoughts after him, seers to catch the vision. How many are there in this sanctuary of social imagination? How many in this place of God -- this place of courage, erected in faith, sustained in prayer, enlivened by the Holy Spirit of God? How many? How many agents ...

1112. God Needs To Save This Family

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon

James McLemore

... He has never known where his father is, and the only other family that he has is his little sister, who is clinging to his arms. As the lid of the casket closes, a thought comes to his mind. "It was hard when grandma was alive; it will be impossible now that she's gone." This thought is followed by another thought, almost a prayer: "God needs to save this family!" These illustrations are everyday situations in American life. They can be seen in any home. They can be heard on any street. They are a constant ...

1113. Acting Bulletproof

Luke 13:1-9

Illustration

John R. Steward

... philandering activity, Tommy became HIV-positive. Tommy Morrison described himself and many others when he tried to explain how this could happen. Yes, he gave the normal reflection that he never thought that this could ever happen to him. No, he was not careful but instead very reckless. Perhaps he stated the situation best when he said, "I thought that I was bulletproof." Wasn't that the problem that Jesus saw in the many arrogant religious leaders of his day? Isn't that our problem when we try to live ...

1114. Disney and the Owl

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Illustration

John R. Steward

... . The owl must have been in a deep sleep because he never heard Walter Elias walking toward it. Finally, Walter was standing right under the owl. He reached up and grabbed the owl by the legs. Immediately, the owl was awakened and came to life. Any thought that Walter might have had of capturing the bird was quickly forgotten. The owl began to fight for its freedom as Walter held on so very tightly, probably because of fear. The events that followed are difficult to explain. The owl fought violently and was ...

1115. Lent 4

Psalm 32:1-11, Joshua 5:1-12, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... , defines Jesus' concept of God as father. When he taught the disciples to pray "Our Father," Jesus probably had in mind the image of the father in this parable. The image of God portrayed in the parable is quite different from the one Abraham had when he thought God required the sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham's firstborn son. Abraham had a concept of a severe God who required a quid pro quo for sin. If a person sinned, he had to give up something of equal value to appease God. Instead, Jesus' concept of God ...

1116. Proper 13

Luke 11:1-13, Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... in terms of God's riches? 4. Where is Our Security? According to psychologists, security is fairly high on the hierarchy of human needs. It comes soon after the need for food and drink in the hierarchy of human values. The unwise farmer thought his security was found in plenty of goods. We hear a lot about national security, social security, owning securities. Some even find attraction in some eternal security based on the acceptance of some set of beliefs rather than in continued growth in attitudes ...

1117. Weather Signs

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... professed obedience to God and the law, but it was only a pretense. It is also possible that Jesus used it because he knew that most of the crowd was not there because they were committed to the kingdom. They only wanted to receive the benefits they thought he would give them by bringing a return of the Davidic kingdom. 8. "Interpret the Present Time." (v. 56) The Greek has two words for different kinds of time. Chronos is a quantitative measure of the rate of change, such as in minutes, hours, days, and ...

1118. The Results Of Resurrection

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... again, ready to repeat this procedure. This time, however, there was no body to touch or see. How would you have felt had you been in her place? This fact was an insult added to the ultimate injury. Not only had her Master been killed, but now she thought someone had stolen the body. Mary stood weeping outside the tomb where Jesus had been placed. In a dazed stare she just kept looking at the grave clothes and the stone which was out of place. What a confused person Mary must have been. Consider Thomas. He ...

1119. Tempted By Good

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... accepted for whom I am. I want to love God because he loves me. What kind of God would he be if he held a dagger to my throat and asked, "Now, don't you want to follow me?" The devil wanted to give Jesus power -- pure raw power -- and thought he could corrupt him with it. "Force them to follow you," he hissed. And Jesus was drawn by that gravitational pull because he wanted to succeed. But look what he answered: It is written: "Worship the Lord your God and serve him only." Ah, there was power! It was the ...

1120. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... , can know the profundity of the pondering Mary must have experienced. But even you cannot know it all, for every birth is unique, and no one can see into the depths of anyone's heart, or know its deepest secrets or its intimate conversations. Mary's inner thoughts will remain hers alone. Neither the scriptures nor tradition has read her mind. Might it have been that not all the angel said to her nine months before in Nazareth is recorded for us? Might not there have been some indication that a cross and a ...

1121. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... when we say our farewells to our friends or dear ones. It Was Our Best Whoever it was that offered the sour wine to our Lord undoubtedly did it out of sympathy and eagerness to do something for Jesus. Luther did not think much of that. He thought poorly of the idea of someone helping in this manner. For Luther it was an insult that someone would offer the Savior sour wine, or vinegar, in that moment when the Savior was exhausted from his ordeal of battling sin, death, and hell. However, Luther probably gave ...

1122. Making Our Feelings Known

Job 23:1--24:25

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... us both.If he would take his rod away from me, then I would speak without fear of him,for I know I am not what I am thought to be. (9:32-35)Only grant two things to me, then I will not hide myself from your face.Withdraw your hand far from me,and do ... leads us into the presence of God where everything is not polite and civil. As Brueggemann suggests, they cause us to think unthinkable thoughts and to utter the unutterable to the surprise of many. But at no time did God reprimand Job for making his feelings ...

1123. Mirror, Mirror ON The Wall . . .!

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... look like that or was it an accident?" A lot of people feel that way about themselves. "There really must be some mistake! My neck shouldn't be this long!" "Me and my big feet!" "Wow! Look at my face! Ugly! When God was handing out looks, I must have thought he said 'books' and hid behind the door because I didn't want any."\n But did you know that the Bible teaches that God is in complete control of creation? You are no accident, no freak of nature! Just listen to what the psalmist had to testify as he ...

1124. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... don't need Christ. I have never broken the Ten Commandments. I refuse to be classified as a sinner." Without knowing it he was echoing the sentiment of a rich young ruler whom Christ described. Not faced with leprosy, this miracle may seem unrelated to us. But a little thought makes it clear that we, too, must turn to Christ for a cure. If we are truthful, we will admit that in various ways we have sinned. In fact, we are born into sin. Like the man whom Christ healed of leprosy, we do not need money to be ...

1125. Miracle Four: Healing A Paralytic

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... he was confirmed he learned that it is not what we do that saves us unto eternal life. Salvation is a free gift of Christ who died for our sins. He said that since he was already saved, he did not feel the need to go to church. He thought he had understood the Protestant doctrine of justification by faith. But he was only partly right. There is a second part to the doctrine. He was overlooking this part. When we are justified by Christ's death, we are no longer driven by the impossible demands of the law ...

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