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1226. From Death To Life To…

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... fall of Israel and their choice would be clear. They would choose God and choose life. But Judah will not choose life, and Jeremiah laments their ignorance: For my people are foolish, they do not know me; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but do not know how to do good. — Jeremiah 4:22 Had I never visited Hiroshima or Nagasaki, or toured the concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, I am not sure that I would hear this text in the same way. Because I have ...

1227. The ABC's of Grief

Lamentations 1:1-6

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... letter aleph, the second stanza begins with the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, bet. Each new stanza begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This may have made the lament easier to remember, or it may have been intended as a showcase for the poet's writing skill. So in a very real sense, we have here the ABC's of grief. As I meditated on these first six verses of Lamentations 1, an English A, B, and C emerge as well. Perhaps they can give us a window into the world of a grieving person and ...

1228. A New Beginning

Isaiah 65:17-25

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

I am a lousy typist. My keyboard skills are rudimentary and functional, at best. I blame it all on the fact that I grew up before the computer age and went to a small boarding school in Australia for my high school years, one that didn't offer a typing class to those students on the academic track. ...

1229. A Baby Changes Everything

Matthew 2:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... human’s have mastered as well. When confronted by a situation that is scary, over-whelming, intimidating, or unknown, we can shut down and stop moving. We refuse to react. We reject the new reality. We employ all our childhood learned “freeze tag” skills and stand stock still, frozen in time, rigid in our responses, regardless of what is going on all around us. In Matthew’s birth narrative strangers from far away appear in Jerusalem. These strangers from the East, maybe as far away as India and ...

1230. Between a Rock and a Hard Rock Thrower

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of the disciples we have, Peter is always named first. From the outset he is their spokesman. Peter followed Jesus with his whole heart, but not always with his whole brain. Paul was what today we would call a “suit.” Yes, he had a trade, a marketable skill as an artisan leather worker who made tents. But that was not his identity. Paul was a Roman citizen, an urban sophisticate and a scholar: Civis Romanus sum: “I am a Roman Citizen.” Paul was a part of 3 traditions: Born a Roman citizen of Greek ...

1231. Mary AND Martha, Heart AND Home

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and Tenderly”) “Into my heart, Into my heart, Come into my heart, Lord Jesus. Come in today, come in to stay, Come into my heart, Lord Jesus.” _______________________ COMMENTARY Every good cook knows that timing is everything. It takes lots of prep work and a skillful ordering of tasks to make it possible for a finished meal to come together at the same time. You cannot take the twenty-pound turkey out of the freezer at noon and expect to have it for dinner at six. You cannot start bread dough half ...

1232. The Gift that Matters

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... we have growing up. As an infant he experienced his mother’s love as she held him and cared for his every need. There was a close bond between Mary and Jesus built upon the foundation of love. As a young man Jesus would learn carpentry skills from Joseph. Jesus would work crafting wooden items for other people. Jesus experienced every emotion that we do. He knew what it felt like to be loved and also to fall out of favor with people. He must have felt disappointment, especially when his chosen disciples ...

1233. Discerning In Love

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... too highly of themselves. They viewed themselves as being wise. They incorrectly believed that they possessed superior spiritual gifts. Whenever anyone claims to be on a higher spiritual plane than others in the church there will always be hurt feelings. Paul skillfully called the congregation back to the foundation of their faith, the cross. In effect, it was time to review what they believed in and why they held those beliefs. Paul preached Christ, “so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom ...

1234. Building a Solid Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Timothy J. Smith

... the Corinthians and certainly wanted the very best for the church that he founded. Paul’s immediate goal was to restore order in the church so that the church could continue to be a beacon of hope and light in their community. Paul claims, “Like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it.” During the eighteen months to two years that Paul was in Corinth, he purposefully set out to lay a solid foundation, knowing that others would come and build on what he started ...

1235. Powerless People

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Argile Smith

... and you want to make a difference in the life of a powerless person, then don’t wait around any longer to do something. Get started now. Do something, anything. Yes, help adults who can’t read or write to learn those important skills. That’s only one example. Do anything else that will empower them to rise above their helplessness. But most of all, give attention to helping them have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Empowering them involves spiritual as well as occupational ...

1236. Keep Watching, Keep Warning, Keep Chasing

Matthew 1:18-25

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Leonard Sweet

... learn all the “rules of the road,” those traffic signs and signals that foretell and forewarn about what lies ahead on the highway. Reading the signs — those written on walls and windows, and those written upon the winds of a changing world is a hard-earned skill to some and a gift to others. One of the 12 tribes of Israel, the Tribe of Issachar, was known as the tribe that “knows the signs and knows what to do” (1 Chronicles 12:32). Jesus also instructed his disciples to learn how to “read the ...

1237. Nothing to Hide

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to change their lives. We simply cannot overstate the need for integrity, for honesty, for openness, for living out our best values. The first story of hide-and-seek in the Bible occurs in Genesis three, when Adam and Eve fall victim to the serpent’s persuasive skills and eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge. Their eyes are opened, they realize they are naked. What’s the next thing they do? They run and hide. But not from each other. No, they hide from God. Integrity has nothing to hide. Listen to ...

1238. Down in the Dungeon

Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him. And Saul’s servants said to him, ‘Behold now, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. Let our lord now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.’ So Saul said to his servants, ‘Provide for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.’ One of the young men answered ...

1239. Stuck in Park

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Tony Everett

... Second, Paul honors relationships, as Jesus did. Finally, Paul shares the good news, as Jesus was, is, and will always be. In Jesus, God’s own self became flesh and lived among God’s people (John 1:14). Jesus did not use his carpentry skills to build some sort of shrine near his Nazareth home and then use high pressure gimmicks to get folks to join up. Instead, Jesus, walked among God’s people: priests and commoners, Pharisees and prostitutes, lepers and leaders, Roman soldiers and Jewish rebels, sick ...

1240. What If You Truly Were Born Again?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the “Gliding Stars.” Other ice skating instructors began volunteering their time to her organization, and now more than 15,000 people with physical or mental disabilities have passed through their classes. Every year the students put on a show to demonstrate their new skills. (7) Can you imagine how rewarding it is to O’Donnell to see young people who otherwise could never have the opportunity to shine in front of an audience to become “stars” for a night? Can you imagine how rewarding it would be ...

1241. Peace and Quiet in an Upside-Down World

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Tony Everett

... who were taught” (Isaiah 50:4). For Isaiah’s disciples there and then and for Jesus’ disciples here and now, faithfulness includes daily listening to the master. Have you ever heard a good teacher remark that they never really understood a skill or concept very well until they were required to teach it? Did you know that many medical schools train physicians using a “see it — do it — teach it” methodology? Many seminaries utilize that same model. Try something this week. Morning by morning ...

1242. The Voice-activated Life

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

When parents are trying to teach their very young children basic social skills one of the first big lessons is “Use your words.” Instead of grabbing, hitting, screaming, or crying, we teach our children to communicate their needs and desires through the use of words. Instead of snatching a toy away from another child we teach our kids to say “May I please ...

1243. Lost Baggage: Flying Standby

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... in a series of messages we are calling “Lost Baggage.” Everybody carries some baggage with them. None of us grew up in a totally perfect environment. Whether it was because of an inattentive father, an overbearing mother, or being somewhat lacking either in athletic skill or academic ability, or because of a physical imperfection or being bullied, we all have baggage we need to lose. Jesus deals with one of the major causes of why we have baggage and why we try to dump our baggage on somebody else. We ...

1244. Come One, Come All

Luke 5:27-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... century Palestine the word “disciple” didn’t mean was it means today. Today, we think about a disciple as being a pupil in a school that learns lessons from a teacher, but back then it meant an apprentice. A disciple was someone who didn’t just learn a skill; he learned a way of life. That is why Jesus didn’t say, “Learn from Me.” He said, “Follow Me.” In other words, Jesus was saying, “I don’t want you to just change the way you think. I want you to change the way you live.” There ...

1245. For the Hearing Impaired

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... would simply carry a seed in the fold of his outer garment and he would walk along the fields and cast it around. Some would hit hard ground, some would hit rocky ground, some would hit thorny ground and then some would hit good ground. It doesn’t take skill or training or education to scatter seed. What matters is not how it is scattered, but that it is scattered. Why? Because it is not the expertise of the sower, but it is the quality of the soil that determines the harvest. Our part is to just go and ...

1246. Get Off Your

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... victory into a humiliating defeat. The line between pride as honor and pride as hubris is often a hair’s breadth distance. The honors that come with personal accomplishments are worthy and welcome. Showcasing one’s successes is a bit trickier. Proving one’s skills and self-worth in action is one thing. Proclaiming in words one’s worthiness to the world is another. Our reading for this morning is a portion of Paul’s communication to a Gentile congregation in the heart of Rome. The people to whom ...

1247. Prison Theology: Bait and Bail

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... creates an argument for his Philippian friends that preferences execution to executive action necessary in running the church. Paul’s hedging over "I do not know what I shall choose" is not so much Paul’s thinking out loud as it is a writing skill known as "diaporeis," or "feigned perplexity." Paul knew he was not going to bail on the Philippian Christian community. But he wanted to showcase the fearlessness of faith while assuring them he would stick around as long as possible to introduce as many as ...

1248. Learning to Live Like Jesus

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . When the lead goose tires, it drops back in the formation and another flies to the point position. This is how the leadership of a church ought to work. We take turns doing the hard tasks. We respect and protect each other’s unique arrangement of skills, capabilities, talents and resources. The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. We do a lot of honking in the church. We need to make sure our honking is positive and encouraging. In churches where there is ...

1249. An Invitation to a Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the elegant network. The rule was that after 6:00 p. m., radio newscasters were required to read the news wearing tuxedos. Can you imagine that? Their radio audience couldn’t see the newscasters, but NBC management believed their attitude and presentation skills improved dramatically when they were properly attired. (2) Interesting, don’t you think? What’s your take on that? Would you prefer that newscasters wore tuxedos? Do you think it would make any difference? Do you have a dress code where you ...

1250. The Two Faces of Thanksgiving

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for the science of “how the brain works,” reveals that remembering the past and visualizing the future use the same neural mechanisms. Memory and prophesy are flip sides of the same mental coin. Human memory works forward, and the very skills that enable you to remember your past enable you to envision your future. Or as one scientist puts it, “Memory constructs, stimulates and predicts possible future events in an ever-changing environment.” (Susan Gaidos, “Thanks,” Science News, 21 June 2008 ...

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