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1126. To Live Is to Dance

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , we pray often through your preached word when we’re open to your spirit. We pray that we’ll be open now, not only to speak your word, but to receive it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Throughout the ages, different images have been offered to assist us in making sense out of life. So life has been seen as a battle to fight, risks to take, a game to play, a maize to grope through, a drama to enact, a flickering light to keep alive, a pilgrim’s journey, or a road to travel. Cynics have seen it has a ...

1127. The Blessed Promise

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jantz write, “If you ever want a glimpse of true joy, go hang out at the airport . . . You’ll see the celebration of a lifetime. And don’t be surprised if you hear a comment like, ‘I can’t believe you’ve been gone a whole week.’ You see, the sense of joy isn’t determined by how long you’ve been apart. It’s all about getting back together.” (1) A little girl, age 5, asked her Mom, “Mom, when you die and go to heaven, every time you hear Gabriel blow his horn, are you going to look to ...

1128. Thank God for Dads

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... with nails in his hands and feet. No, what is crucified is Paul’s old way of living. His pride and his self-righteousness. His sense of moral superiority. His disdain for people who did not think as he did and worship as he did. Paul became a new person. It ... . (5) Friends, that kind of love doesn’t come naturally to many of us. What many of us need is to be reborn. Not in a doctrinal sense, but in a practical one. We need a new heart. We need new emotions. We need to die to our old self and to be made new ...

1129. Warning To The Clueless Enthusiasts

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... there are other competing world-views. Contrary to the popular notion, ours is not a "Christian culture." Religiously, we are very diverse. More troubling, however, is that the dominant American worldview is not a religious one at all. It is a very secular one. In one sense, the dominating secular worldview is one which claims to have grown beyond the need to believe in God. We are modern, even post-modern people; we claim we don't need the ancient God of the Israelites, the God who came to live among us as ...

1130. The God of Lost Sheep

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... greatly interested in the crisis. A boy of about 12 standing on the deck remarked aloud to himself, "It’s a big ocean to be lost in." He was speaking of a physical ocean, of course, but there are many people who are lost in a spiritual sense, in an emotional sense--and what many of them discover, too, is that it’s "a big ocean to be lost in." In Luke 15, Jesus speaks to the experience of being lost. He describes three situations in which precious possessions were lost--a lost sheep, a lost coin and a ...

1131. Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Last!

Genesis 45:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... week when God was tired and looking forward to a day off." Nonetheless Richard J. Leider and David Shapiro have listed common threads of people who possess lifestyles rich in purpose: They have a purpose larger than their own needs, wants, and desires -- a sense of how their lives and work fit into the larger scheme of things. They have an internal compass which keeps them "truing" to their purpose in life. They have clear boundaries around their two most precious currencies -- time and money. They have a ...

1132. The Gifted

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Sermon

William G. Carter

... with his listeners. He takes seriously their experiences of the Spirit, as diverse and different as they might be. Someone told me about his experience. "A few years ago," he said, "I suddenly discovered an ability that I never knew that I had. Somehow I was able to sense when people around me were in trouble. It came out of the blue. At first, it seemed like a heightened awareness of need. I'd notice a co-worker who seemed worried or a shipping clerk with a furrowed brow. In time, as I paid attention, I ...

1133. How's the Old Complaint?

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... churches for the poor in the church in Jerusalem. He knew it was risky. He knew that there were probably people there who would remember him and would report him to the authorities, but he came anyway. He came to Jerusalem out of a sense of compassion, out of a sense of responsibility, a sense of duty. He did the right and noble thing, and look what happened. He paid for it. He is in jail now. He has a right to complain. Yet he can tell the Philippians, "Rejoice; again I say, rejoice." He had a right to ...

1134. I Thought You'd Never Ask

John 1:35-46

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... looking for. Everyone can find in Jesus something that speaks to them. He knows all about you. He knows what you need. He's come for you. And no gospel points that out better than the Gospel of John. That's why he has Jesus turn around when he senses the disciples are following him, and says, "What are you looking for?" Because in the Gospel of John everybody is a seeker. That's the presupposition of John, that we're all seeking for something. We are all seeking for the truth. That's why, in the Gospel of ...

1135. If You Can't Stand the Heat

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... was typical of Harry Truman. Truman didn't want to do certain things, including being president. All you have to do is see the picture of him at his inauguration to realize that he really wanted to be some place else. But his sense of duty, his sense of loyalty, his sense of personal responsibility led him to do his best in situations he would rather have avoided. Toughness of character--that's what we think of when we think of Harry Truman. But something has happened to the American character in the last ...

1136. Now Stand Up Straight!

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... was when they first came to the hospital and the staff reached out their hands and touched them. They actually touched them. That was it. They could stop the spread of disease with drugs. That is called "cure." But they also brought back a sense of humanity, a sense of dignity, a sense of worth and respect as a child of God, just by touching those who had been told by society, you are untouchable. And that is called "healing." You can't cure everything, but you can heal everyone. You can make whole. That is ...

1137. This Is the Day

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... they see the things that happen? Actually it's an old philosophical argument. Do we see the world as it is, or do we see the world as our senses have shaped it? We know, for instance, that our vision is limited. We don't see as well as many animals. We don't see as well as hawks, ... the "thing in itself." That's the philosophical term. We don't see the "thing in itself." We see what our sense organs allow us to see. Besides that, our ideas shape the way we see. So does our knowledge, our prejudices, and our ...

1138. The Problem Is Not Faith

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... every morning FOR TEN YEARS. As Pastor Baumgartner says, “(These men) had experienced God’s grace themselves, and they were now responding by how they lived out their lives.” (4) Does this make sense to you? Can you sense that we have a crisis of commitment, a crisis of servanthood in our society? Can you sense that the “Look out for # 1 attitude” has taken something very important out of our character? Sometimes that crisis makes itself felt even in the church when there is a job that needs to ...

1139. Million Dollar Christmas

Matthew 19:21

Drama

Matthew Powell

... Mary's nose, but it wouldn't go any way at all toward correcting that annoying trait in my brother's wife or giving Jane a sense of humor. (Pause) Nor would it help in the winning of the other thing which, if the truth be told, I desired more than any of ... donation. Edgar 1: I handed it to her. Edgar 2: Now I have one dollar less to spend on lightening my burden. Helene: You have more sense than I thought, Edgar. I'll see you this evening. Edgar 1: That evening, I rang the bell at Helene's door. I found her ...

1140. Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... each person. There is a divine plan for each. Every person has a reason for being on earth. This does not mean predestination in the sense that one must follow the plan. It is every person's duty to discover God's plan for each life to witness to the grace ... baptizes with the Spirit - v. 33. c. He is the Son of God - v. 34. Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7 1. Is There Any Sense To Life? (49:1-6). Need: In 1973 Psychology Today received 40,000 answers to a poll on religion. Eighty-four percent, the highest number ...

1141. Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Matthew 27:11-54, Philippians 2:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... . The Servant is successful in taking the suffering because of his confidence in God's presence and help. God was near and ready to help. Though God allows suffering, he sustains the sufferer who suffers for his sake. When Jesus cried, "My God, why?" we sense the trauma and tragedy of God's apparent withdrawal. Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 1. Humiliation and exaltation. Because Jesus came down to the humility of the cross, Jesus was raised in exaltation. They are two sides of a coin. Jesus taught that he who ...

1142. Proper 12

1 Kings 3:1-15, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... her to ask for anything up to half of his kingdom. Esther also has one request to make of her king at the risk of her life. To answer, one must first consider what is most essential, valuable, and needed. What you ask for reflects your sense of values, what you want out of life. It could be wealth (cf. Midas), health, happiness, eternal life, power, or success. Who, except Solomon, would ask for wisdom? This was Solomon's pearl of great price. 2. Wisdom (v. 12). Because Solomon asked unselfishly, God gave ...

1143. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:1-11, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... ? Is it not logical to expect good fruit from good plants? Shouldn't we return in kind what we received? Should we not love God in response to God's prior love? God wants us to use our hands, common sense, and a sense of fairness. To return evil for good is not responsible, is not good sense. Can anyone blame God for his displeasure over his people's evil doings? 4. Waste (v. 6). How does God handle our disobedience and wickedness? God is a God of wrath. He cannot tolerate wickedness. Judgment comes to the ...

1144. The Power of Positive Dreaming

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... you into this world of woe? The story of the angels and the shepherds, the star and the wise men, the peasant mother and the stoic father - this ancient tale about a baby God finding a home in our world - none of it makes much sense. And historians and scientists find delight in the illegitimacy of this tale. But God persists anyway. You see, my friends, Christmas is not about fact or fiction. Christmas is about incarnation. Christmas is God's dream becoming flesh. Christmas is God's invitation to each ...

1145. From Black Holes to Red Holes

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a bit about who they were and why they exerted such a singular force on their lives?) In today's gospel text the Pharisee and the tax collector both stand at the center of each one of their own personal black holes. For the tax collector his guilt and sense of shame and sinfulness has plunged his spirit into a black hole of despair. Yet as he falls to the center of that black hole, he encounters the singularity of God's mercy, the singularity of grace. It is his spiral down this black hole of his own making ...

1146. From Ha-Ha's to Ah-ha's

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... proclaimed, "I'll never get math!" Despite the teacher's encouragement I had absolutely no faith that I would ever "get it." But she was absolutely right. One day, laboring through yet another recitation of Side-Angle-Side/Angle-Side-Angle, it suddenly just made sense. It was obvious. It was easy. It was even kind of boring, because it was so ridiculously simple! Literally overnight, my test grades went from low C's to all A's. (In the interest of truth-telling, except for a momentary resurgence of this ...

1147. Generations

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... rely on friends more than family to fulfill parental roles. Even though busters are the first truly postmodern generation, they have more of a sense of living in a dying culture than a new culture being born. The suicide of rock star Kurt Cobain was another defining event: for ... of another rap hit by Beck, "I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me." The buster sense of "loserness" is acute – their parents failed them; their educational system failed them; their world has failed them; their environment is ...

1148. Let's Dance

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... feet." No matter that the bass line is thumping along so loudly that it's giving everyone else synchronized migraines – it seems there is always someone out on the dance floor who just can't find the beat and move to it. For those with well-tuned senses of rhythm and movement, watching such an out-of-step, out-of-sync struggle is agony. How can they not feel the downbeat? How can they not want to move at the right moment? How can they not vibrate internally with the external rhythms that surround them ...

1149. A New Attitude

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” That should be the reason we come to this room each week--to listen for Christ’s voice. I hope you take worship seriously. Some of us come to this place each week simply out of a sense of duty. What a shame. You and I have the extreme privilege of taking our needs, our relationships, our fears, our attitudes and laying them upon God’s altar. Then we listen for God’s voice. And sometimes, in the quietness of our own hearts, we hear Christ speak ...

1150. All Saints

Psalm 34:1-22, Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... of pious Jews to avoid using God's name or even referring to God directly. Verse 6 is quite similar to this line, though its sense is more straightforward. Fourth, the reference to the meek in v. 5 recalls Psalm 37:11. "Meekness" is akin to "poverty" in much of ... instead. For Protestants, for whom the observance of special days for saints may be problematic, we understand that in the strict sense of the word this is a festival day in honor of the grace of Christ. In the classical tradition the calendar ...

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