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101. A Bad Temperament Can Kill You

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... , isn't it? Naaman's bad temperament almost killed him. "The guy is a fake!" he replied. "He made me angry. I'm mad at the prophet. I'm mad at the church. I'm mad at God. I'd rather go home and rot! He bruised my ego. And insulted me. Better to be a non-insulted leper than a humiliated well person." Fortunately for Naaman, his servants saw his attention deficiency. They came near to the ranting, raving general and said, "Sir, if the prophet had demanded something great and exciting, you would have done ...

102. A Law We Can Live With

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... fact, judging by many of our daily preoccupations, you would think that we belong more to the world than to God. A little criticism makes us angry, and a little rejection makes us depressed. A little praise lifts our spirits, and a little success boosts our egos. If we are honest with ourselves, it takes very little to raise us up or thrust us down. And so, frequently, we are like small boats tossing about upon the ocean, completely at the mercy of the waves. In a recent book, Henri Nouwen puts his finger ...

103. Wanting To Be Seen

Matthew 6:5-6

Sermon

David Belgum

... pastors, they had been conspicuous in the community, up front by the altar and in the raised pulpit, wearing colorful stoles, and so on, now they were at one sick bed at a time as their parish. It surely was not the same kind of ego support they had received as such a special person in the congregation and community. The notoriety was missing. One denomination even listed hospital chaplains as "nonproductive" or some such category, years ago, since they were not generating income for the budget. It is not ...

104. Yearning For A Loyal Friend

Job 6:14-30 · Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... you ever find yourself in the Bible? When you read one of the biblical stories, do you ever identify with the character or characters? Do you ever say to yourself after reading an incident, "That describes me and my situation"? Sometimes that identity can boost the ego. Sometimes it may have the opposite effect, bringing to reality some of the things about our lives that we need to correct. Every time I read the Old Testament book of Job, I have pangs of guilt because I can identify with those three friends ...

105. You Can Be Real

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... honestly on God's doorstep) then we shall "Knock, and the door will be opened unto us." "Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and your 'no' be 'no.' " Let your life be lived honestly ... with others, self and God. In so doing, we are promised, we will discover relationships that last, ego-strengths that are not threatened and a Savior who walks with us making each new day a journey of joy.

106. Advent 4

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56, Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:1-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... opened -- the child cannot wait! Do we feel that way as we wait for Christ this Sunday before Christmas? 3. Magnifies (v. 46). Mary sings, "My soul magnifies the Lord." To magnify is to make great, to enlarge, to praise. She may have had reason to magnify herself, her ego. Look who she is! A woman chosen above all other women of all time to bear the Christ! Rather, she magnifies God who in his mercy chose her as a simple peasant girl. He has done great things for her in allowing her to bear the Messiah. Do ...

107. Epiphany 4

Lk 4:21-30 · 1 Cor 13:1-13 · Jer 1:4-10 · Ps 71

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John R. Brokhoff

... off. Amos was ordered to leave. Jeremiah was thrown into a pit. Jesus was rejected by his hometown. Chrysostom and Calvin were exiled. And all because people could not bear the pain caused by the Word of God. Outline: The truth hurts because a. It deflates our egos v. 23b. b. It convicts us of sin v. 24. c. It reveals our bigotry vv. 25-27. Old Testament: Jeremiah 1:4-10 1. Getting to know your preacher (1:4-10). Need: Who or what is your preacher? Does the congregation understand the nature and mission ...

108. Advent 3

Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-22, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Isaiah 55:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... , all are guilty of sin. Thus, unless all repent, they will perish like the victims of the tower and the massacre. c. Unrepentant sinners will perish. In the New Testament "perish" deals not only with the destruction of the physical body but the entire ego, the annihilation of the soul. d. Repentance is a way of escape from perishing. This implies that there is forgiveness from a loving Father for those who repent. e. The urgency of repentance is brought out by the parable. The fig tree was given one ...

109. Proper 17

Hebrews 13:1-25, Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, Luke 14:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... love. It is going to the lowly, outcast, poor, underprivileged and exalting them by inviting them to dinner. It takes humility to invite the "nobodies," for pride wants only the prominent, wealthy, and eminent people to grace and honor your table. This exalts the ego. 2. Look who's coming to dinner! (7:12-14). Need: Most people invite friends and associates to dinner. They are people we enjoy or people with whom we want to develop closer relations. Often we invite people because they first invited us, and ...

110. I Am The Alpha And The Omega

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... another story. Malcolm Muggeridge, the TV commentator, was a cynic and an atheist. He was converted to Christianity while doing a story on Mother Teresa. He wrote Jesus Rediscovered. In it he says: He (Jesus) showed us how to escape from the little dark cell our egos make, so that we may see and hear and understand whereas before, we have been blind and deaf and dumb. Consider still another story about the discovery of our sin and the salvation offered by the Alpha and Omega. A tourist who took in the ...

111. Saul, The Tormented King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... of the priestly role. In a fit of anger he announced to Saul the end of his reign, "The Lord has picked out a new man after his own heart." Did the flinty Samuel confuse his own voice with the voice of God? Clergy sometimes do, but big egos can be encountered in any vocation. The final breach with Samuel came when he ordered Saul to undertake a revenge expedition against a Bedouin tribe called the Amalekites and settle some old scores. Samuel invoked the harem which means the ban, a term that applied to a ...

112. He Abides In Us

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... they have use of all of their faculties. It is not difficult for us to erect or choose standards that are really means for us to be able to rationalize some support for our own viewpoints. More often than not, we elect standards for satisfying our own egos. It is not difficult at all to create a whole range of contrasts in individuals. Yet we would not be able to judge them adequately, because we have no proper basis for judgment. However, that should give us the hint that the fruit which God looks for ...

113. The Adventure Of The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... made my way to Golgotha in plenty of time and found the boy." "Oh, Mr. Holmes! Oh, Mr. Holmes! You can't know the relief I feel! How could anyone have understood my guilt? It had never occurred to me that I could cause so grievous a death, fulfilling an ego trip like that. I was so stricken, I could not even speak to Dr. Wells when I returned. Oh, Mr. Holmes ... My, but it is dark in here. Let me open the drapes!" The old man fairly sprang from his place next to my companion to give the sun a ...

114. August 7-13

John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... used in the celebration of holy communion. ___ Ask one of the congregation's textile artists to prepare a banner showing an open Bible and the words, "I am the living bread that came down from heaven." Anthems and Special Music Be Not Afraid Bread of Life Eat This Bread Ego sum panis vivus (Bread of the Living) Halleluya I Am the Living Bread I Received the Living God The Living Bread This is Indeed the Prophet Organ and Other Keyboard Music I Call On Thee, Lord Jesus Christ O Bread of Life from Heaven

115. Choosing Your Spirituality

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... only instinctual obedience. I feel far more positive, hopeful, and moved by God walking forward, eager to be “like God,” hungry to experience the choices between good and evil, ready to risk freedom and willing to pay the price of knowing death. Yes, I am an ego-centered creature. I do resist trusting God my creator. But ... I can learn ... I can be motivated ... I can be guided to understand that trusting a loving God is a right use of my freedom to choose. Life provokes me. People provoke me. While in ...

116. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... advantage, nor with the proud or hypocritical or greedy. We submit to all and expect from all the same submission to what is required if we are to live constructively with each other. In the ordinary course of life there are causes and values greater than our own egos. Here is a bond that ties us together in our higher aspirations and not in our lowest common denominators. 7. A regular diet. The ordinary in this regard is that which is needed to sustain life. We are in the area of need, not desire, and we ...

117. Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:31-38

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Russell F. Anderson

... to do. First (Blank) Church may do a lot of good with their Sunday School busing program but their motto, "The World's Largest Sunday School," really bothers me. It causes me to ask, "Is the aim of this church to bring children to Christ or is this an ego trip?" It seems that they are saying: We're the First (Blank) Church and we're number 1, the World's Largest Sunday School. Hooray for us! My reaction could be overly judgmental but it appears to me that this motto better reflects the values of the world ...

118. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... ; sadly, his dishonorable conduct disqualified him. Two men were chosen as candidates to fill the slot but only one of these men was chosen. The winner was #2 for Judas' position and the loser was kicked to the #3 position, or lower. If these men had big egos, they might have taken offense that they were not the #1 pick. Apparently, that was not the case because we don't know anything much about either of them. They weren't as ambitious as Judas but they were apparently willing to serve wherever they were ...

119. Proper 18

Mark 7:24-30, Mark 7:31-37, Proverbs 22:1-16, James 2:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... attention and his help: "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." How do you get the Lord's attention? First you have a legitimate need or request. Then you hang in there until you get an answer. Finally you must get your ego out of the way, as you humbly persist in seeking the Lord's favor. Outline: 1. Sometimes it seems that God is far removed. How do we get God's attention? 2. Look at the story of the Syrophoenician woman (vv. 24-30) for pointers. She found Jesus' address ...

120. Proper 25

Hebrews 7:11-28, Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6, Mark 10:46-52

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Russell F. Anderson

... he requested. Jesus told him to go his way because his faith had made him well but Bartimaeus followed Jesus. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: Job 42:1-6, 10-17 "I" trouble. The pronoun "I" comes up five times in this lection. This does not indicate ego-centrism on Job's part but rather an intense awareness of his weaknesses and sinfulness. "I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes" (v. 6). In a sense, Job is confessing that he has "I" trouble. He was so focused on himself and his own suffering ...

121. Proper 26

Hebrews 9:11-28, Ruth 1:1-22, Mark 12:28-34

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... and state: "None of you have raised the key question: What is the problem?" Without posing the right question, a person cannot expect to come up with the correct answer. The fable is told of the lion who thought very highly of himself but seemed to need his ego massaged by the other beasts in the jungle. The lion came upon a little mouse and roared, "Who's the king of the jungle?" "You are!" he squeaked. Next the lion crossed paths with a baboon. "Who's the king of the jungle?" he bellowed. "You are ...

122. Crossing the Desert and Finding Sand

Luke 18:18-30

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... . I see. Travis: See what? Bartender: Here's (show bottle) what might help. Tranquility for the Trail. Improves your self-worth. Only temporary though. Travis: Naw. What else yah got? Bartender: Well, here's a blend of Hopps and Barley. Called Ego Booster. Travis: I'm really thirsty -- could use a shot of that. Bartender: (Shows another jug) Gin and Grin. Great upper. Travis: (Pushes sample drinks aside) Naw, I need a real drink! Something, something -- Bartender: Yes? Travis: Something that satisfies not ...

123. Gabriel: I Was There

Luke 1:5-25

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... Shining One -- Lucifer, the Satan, perverted the purpose of God in His creation.A terrible darkness settled over the earth.It looked as though the Satan had won.Sin, disease, injustice became rampant in the world.Men slaughtered one another.The self-centered ego of man became ascendant -- you would have thought the Satan was their father.Certainly, mankind followed him and his ways. But, God dreamed another dream.His children were gone astray, but He would single out a people, the descendants of Abraham and ...

124. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... ? The way I was taught to pray required some humility. You didn't want to push God. You had no right to be there in the first place so you came on quietly and with a little flattery, like how great and good God is. You buttered up the divine Ego before asking any favors." A minister friend of mine was in the habit of telling his little girl a bedtime story each evening before tucking her in for the night. One evening he told her such a thrilling tale her eyes popped open. She sat up in bed studying her ...

125. Proper 23

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... with our competence as superior to their incompetence. We cope, they cannot. Surely in any counseling situation it is important, even necessary, for the one being counseled to have confidence in the counselor. But how attractive, how exhilarating, how inflating to the ego of the counselor it can be to have all these people dependent upon and worshiping the counselor. And how subtly the cultivating of all these dependent people can be an expression of a hidden lust for power. You have felt it when people ...

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