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1176. Don't Just Stand There! - Get Involved!

Luke 3:1-20, Matthew 6:19-24

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Dr. John Thompson Peters

... crib, like an unwritten page, will take to itself lines, and still more lines, as the parchment of an old historian who jealously sets down the story. And there, more deep than acids etch the steel, will grow the inscribed narrative of your mental habits, the emotions of your heart, your sense of conscience, your response to duty, what you think of your God and of your fellowmen and of yourself. It will all be there. For men become like that which they love, and the name thereof is written on their brows ...

1177. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

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Rev. Donald R. Shank

... of your personality. What a man has, and does with what he has, is a very real part of what a man is. Your money represents you in your giving and your transactions. It stands for your time, your toil and your talent. Is it any wonder it's an emotional part of us? Jesus had a lot to say about wealth because he knew that if you weren't careful, money would not only be a part of you, but could even become all of you. A dollar sign could become your life symbol. It could get such a hold ...

1178. Is Christianity Practical?

Jeremiah 17:19-27

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Louis H. Valbracht

... Christian gospel? Is it realism or idealism? If we follow Christ, are we following an idea or a fact? Was Christ a realist or an idealist? Let us not make the mistake that fact can only be something that is hard and physical and tangible. Fact can be mental, emotional, spiritual, and still be fact. A materialist would ask of us in a challenge, "Have you ever caught God in a test tube?" with which we could counter, "Have you ever caught love in a test tube?" Does that make love any the less a fact of life ...

1179. Remember That You Are Not Alone

John 3:1-21

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Robert V. Dodd

... strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and cleath."1 It is an inner conviction that goes beyond emotions or feelings, and yet it is often described as such. I have experienced it as the hands of Christ placed upon my shoulders. Some people claim that "speaking in tongues" does it for them. Paul Tillich described it as being "struck by grace." One youth referred to ...

1180. Joy Comes With The Morning

Psalm 30:1-12

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Robert G. McCreight

... . In the case of the psalms of disorientation, the movement is from orderliness and goodness to disorder and suffering. Now in the psalms of new orientation, the movement is from how troubled life was to how God has restored his holy rule once again. Emotionally the speaker moves from being stuck in life to becoming "unstuck." Life can be lived once more because God has chosen to work the miracle of transformation among his people. These psalms celebrate the victory of good triumphing over evil. Hymn No. 1 ...

1181. Managing Disappointment

Romans 5:1-11

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Clement E. Lewis

... Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. A Prayer O God our Father, you well know that for the elderly, the frail, the shut-in, the bed-ridden, the nursing or retirement home resident, and hospitalized patients, disappointments are emotionally painful, and cause feelings of having been deserted. Help those we pray, who have such feelings, that they may find relief from their sorrows and disappointments. Cause all who should, to visit, to genuinely care, and to relieve the heartaches ...

1182. God, The Enemy

Luke 12:1-12

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... to God the companion is surrender -- exactly what one does when an enemy wins. For many of us, our first surrender to God came not because God gently asked permission to come into our lives. More likely he used a battering ram to punch an enormous hole in our emotions or some other aspect of our being. He came in like an invader, commandeered space and made it clear that we'd better learn to live with his presence, at least for a while. God, it seems, is not one to pussyfoot around, patiently waiting in the ...

1183. What Jesus Saw In Martha

Luke 10:38-42

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James W. Moore

... person’s soul. Let me hurry to say: This is no criticism of detailed planner personalities. We need them. Every church, every business, every family needs Marthas. We need detailed planner personalities. But, when Jesus looked at Martha that day in that emotional scene, He saw some red flags, some warning signals, some danger signs, some destructive attitudes within her which were more harmful to Martha herself than to anyone else. Jesus loved Martha. They were good friends… and that day, He saw in her ...

1184. Come From Anywhere

Matthew 15:21-28

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... begging him to heal her seriously afflicted daughter. The disciples objected to her coming and tried to send her away. She persisted, however, refusing to give up. At last her wish was granted, and Jesus said to her, apparently with considerable excitement and deep emotion, "O woman, great is your faith!" Great indeed was the faith of this woman. It was great in its pioneering and initiating quality. It was not based on some proof of something or even any very strong evidence of anything, for Jesus was not ...

1185. An Encounter With Two Old Friends

Luke 18:9-14

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... their conversation with their God, some differences emerge that tempt our passion for instant analysis. What happened, for example, to this Pharisee in childhood that he felt the need to list his virtues in the presence of the Lord. Was this the mark of an inferior emotion, an attempt at bold bravado to convince himself, to justify himself? Have we misread him, or is this, in fact, a pride that has been cultivated by so much applause that he believed he was a cut above the rest? Was this hypocrisy, a pious ...

1186. Are There Any Questions?

Luke 20:27-40

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... our own when our old sinful nature drowned in the water of baptism and we were given the risen and new life in Christ. Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again! The news is so astounding, the impact so emotional, that we cannot restrain ourselves. As the Great Thanksgiving of the Eucharistic prayer is spoken, we interrupt with loud exclamation, "Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!" Could that exclamation tolerate a sleepy mumble from the Sunday saints before whose ...

1187. The Nearest Hand

Luke 10:25-37

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Carveth Mitchell

... wounds of humanity on a collective scale, to improve the lot of whole classes of people faces us with many complications. It cuts across historical patterns, social structures and economic strata. Not only is it costly in cash, it is unsettling to the emotions, disturbing to security and dynamite to the status quo. No wonder there is disagreement. On the one hand, there are people within the church who fear that the church of our day is irrelevant, not concerned enough with the plight of humanity. On the ...

1188. I Voted for God

Luke 14:25-35

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Carveth Mitchell

... crowd is this: When Jesus spoke these words he was on his way to Jerusalem and then to the Cross. Patriots in the crowd thought he was their champion on the way to a throne, so they "accompanied" him. They were "with him" physically and emotionally. As his "followers" they would expect to receive his favors. They were following him not only for the excitement, but for the possible perquisites. In this circumstance they needed a stern admonition, and he gave it: they should rather be counting the cost. It is ...

1189. The Man Who Didn’t Care

Luke 16:19-31

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Carveth Mitchell

... him know. We may be inclined to agree with his estimate that his brothers would be reformed if one came to them from the dead; but they wouldn’t, of course. They - or we - might gape in wonder, and quake with fear at such an event, but these emotions would soon pass. As with other fears and wonders, time would soften the impact and the old self would soon assert itself again. They had God’s revelation of himself for their day - Moses and the prophets - which they chose to ignore. We have even more - God ...

1190. Why Aspire to Sainthood?

Daniel 7:1-14

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... friendliness with his unpleasant neighbor were harshly rebuffed. Especially resented were his attempts to suggest that the dog be some way curbed or restrained. Then one day the dog came into his yard, attacked the small son and killed him. All the emotions of grief and hatred flooded the man’s soul. He was inconsolable. The many painful, immobilized days and sleepless nights stretched into weeks and months as he pondered possibilities for revenge. In the meantime, all the people of the village turned ...

1191. You Are Worth Much!

Matthew 10:1-42

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... have actually gone backwards. Or maybe you've had days when sin seemed to get the best of you. There wasn't a thing you could say that wasn't hard or cruel. Sometimes it seems that the devil takes over and we rush headlong into pet sins, or allow emotions of hatred, recrimination or disgust to rule us. I say, in view of our own past performance, it may be hard to believe this good word that God values us highly. We may also doubt our worth to God in view of our small, individual position in a vast, teeming ...

1192. Fixing The Fox!

Luke 13:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... of Pennsylvania reports that nearly three-quarters of the programs aired in the 1973-74 season contained violence. The report continued that a child by the age of fourteen will be exposed to 11,000 murders. The effect of this violence is emotional disturbance and encouraging the listener/viewer to engage in similar works of violence. This portrayal of violence releases inhibitions and creates fashions in various types of crimes. If a child sees this type of program day after day, hour after hour, he ...

1193. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

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Brett Blair

... brain. The once athletic and vibrant young man underwent three operations and began the most aggressive form of chemotherapy. Now, his career was the least of his worries. Doctors said he had 50/50 chance and the cancer left him scarred physically and emotionally. He said, the ailment completely changed his life and his priorities. Sickness, real sickness, rearranges life. That is what is so disturbing about the synagogue ruler. He was so insensitive to this woman’s plight. Sure, he had the truth on his ...

1194. Prayer

Matthew 6:25-34

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... enough gas to get to the station?" I know that worry doesn't do any good That things out of my hands can't be controlled That in many cases "What will be will be" And "What can't be cured must be endured" That anxiety causes physical and emotional problems But I do it anyway ... Worry, that is. Lord, forgive me for wanting to control everything For not trusting you and my neighbors For wasting my time and energy on worry, And help me to look to you for guidance To trust your control To accept that Jesus ...

1195. Prayer

John 3:1-21

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... 'd want to be a child again anyway? It's "Fundy" language! Not for good liberals. It brings up images of Tent revivals "The Sawdust Trail" "Hellfire and Damnation" sermons Baptism - Or re-Baptism - Preferably by immersion. Lots of stuff we don't practice! Too emotional! Too pious! Too self-centered (Just you and me, Jesus)! Too "religious"??? BUT It's in the Bible In the New Testament Even in the Gospel! I can't just ignore it! Maybe there's something to it! Something about new beginnings Something about a ...

1196. Prayer

Matthew 9:35-38

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I've got so much stuff! Baggage Possessions Houses Cars Boats Trailers Clothes Appliances Toys I sometimes wonder if I own it - Or if it owns me! And then there's the emotional "baggage" Loves Hates Fears Worries Unresolved conflicts And relationships Things that weigh me down Hold me back Keep me from being free. Why am I such a pack rat? Such a collector Of things I don't need Or even want? Lord, forgive me for holding on to the past ...

1197. The Holy Trinity

Deuteronomy 4:32-40

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... thirsty enough, that individual will risk almost anything to satisfy those nagging needs. The children of Israel, while wandering in the wilderness, knew what it meant to be hungry and thirsty. They knew it in a physical sense and they knew it in an emotional sense. Since they longed for a promised land, perhaps they knew it in a spiritual sense, too. There were times, in the wilderness, when they felt forsaken by God, but there were also occasions when they knew his presence near. In many different ways ...

1198. Angry Hands

Psalm 26:1-12

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... release from all the other things that are so prevalent in us as human beings, even in Christian human beings, praying that he would remove our anger and we would seek a more positive life. While anger may be natural to you and me, anger is a negative emotion. We as Christians need to be talking about the positive, the building, the affirming, not that which tears down. "Let my feet stand on level ground," says the Psalmist. I would like to suggest to you on the basis and by the power of God something that ...

1199. The Passion of Our Lord

2 Corinthians 5:21

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... come to share His life for the life of the world, but now in the Garden, having seen a vision of the suffering that lay ahead of Him, His sweat became drops of blood. A condition known as Hematidrosis, or bloody sweat, where under great emotional stress, capillaries in the sweat glands can break mixing blood with sweat.1 This alone could have produced much weakness and possible shock; from this we can only imagine the inward suffering He was going through. His scourging at the pillar Holy Thursday quickly ...

1200. God Is Good But Not Easy

Luke 18:1-8

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... Persistence is required. Isn’t this the center of Salieri’s problem? He went to God to make a deal rather than to establish a relationship. He knew how to cry out, "Give me, give me." This was the alpha and omega of his prayer. With deep feeling and great emotion he cried out to God to make a bargain in which he would guarantee Salieri his private ambition. We cannot fault him for insincerity, but we can point out with sadness that he did not know what it was like to grow from the place where he said to ...

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