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1326. Paying Dues to God

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... solution to the challenges facing your church. Doing justice to God means being open to the creative power of God within us. Dues #2: Caring The biblical witness also reveals that our God is a caring God a God for whom kindness and mercy warm the breath that the Holy Spirit breathes on us. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin currently serves the Synagogue of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. In his recent book, Words That Hurt, Words That Heal (New York: William Morrow, 1996), he tells how he begins his presentations ...

1327. Easter Dreams

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... were just the three of them, with the guard looking curiously on. "The barefoot prisoner stepped into a wooden box that had been lined with a plastic sheet and filled with water. It looked like a large coffin, and rightly so. This was no warmed and tiled First Baptist bath, with its painted River Jordan winding pleasantly into the distance. This was a place of death: watery chaos from which God graciously made the world and to which, in rightful wrath, he almost returned it. "Pronouncing the Trinitarian ...

1328. By Faith Living

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... says, "We have seen the future, and it hurts." The informational age can enslave people in their work and home lives more than ever before. Yet who would not trust technology to help us get through our days, get us where we're going, keep us warm, comfortable, fed and entertained? And despite the glitches and blowouts that naturally accompany anything with moving parts we have grown to have great faith in these devices. How much faith is evident in this one little question: Would you fly in a plane that was ...

1329. Who Are the Encouragers?

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... seldom is heard a discouraging word." It's hard for us to imagine such a place. From the moment we flick on the early news to get the traffic report, we are bombarded by "discouraging words" all day long. Crime is up, stocks are down; there is global warming, natural resources are dwindling and the air is the color of the lint under your bed. Your boss blames you, your coworkers resent you; your dog bit you, your spouse is glowering at you and the kids are whining at you. Who wouldn't want to "git along ...

1330. What Jesus Wants for Christmas (Part 2)

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it can be for us to give that which the divine most wants - our true selves. The title to this short story is "God in the Doorway," and in it, she recalls a Christmas Eve long ago. She and her family had just returned home from dinner to a warm living room and their Christmas Eve celebration. There was a commotion at the front door: It opened, and cold wind blew around my dress. "Look who's here! Look who's here!" It was Santa Claus, whom I never - ever - wanted to meet. Santa was looming in the doorway ...

1331. New Beginnings

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... he gained life-changing insights. Suzuki’s first revelation came when he was visiting a building that served as a giant incubator for thousands of Japanese songbirds known as larks. The breeders of these larks take literally thousands of eggs and incubate them in giant, warm, silent halls that act as a gigantic nest. There is only one sound that the tiny songbirds hear as they break through the shells of their eggs. It is the sound of another lark, a very special adult lark, that is chosen because of its ...

1332. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

The entire section of this week's epistle text serves as kind of a warm-up speech for Paul's later focus on the particulars of resurrection. In these first eleven verses of the 15th chapter, however, Paul takes pains to create the atmosphere of a coalesced community, bound together by firm faith, despite the fact that they may still be confused about where that ...

1333. Philemon 1-21

Philemon 1-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... force ourselves to examine just what we have before us in the text, a rather different view of this letter can come into focus. This letter is, it seems, a personal note between Paul and a beloved friend and colleague in the faith, Philemon. The warm personal greetings that open this letter appear to be to the entire household. It is most likely that Apphia, "our sister," is Philemon's own wife. Archippus, "our fellow soldier," is also a full member of the household. Paul's affection for Philemon is genuine ...

1334. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

1335. More Than Feelings (Weddings)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Illustration

James McCormick

Most people think of love simply as a feeling you have for someone. For them, it’s a good, warm, romantic, sentimental feeling. I’m in favor of good feelings, but there is a problem: feelings are undependable and uncontrollable. You can’t decide how you’re going to feel – you just feel. Consequently, many of the people who think of love in such terms fall out of love as ...

1336. Mark 9:30-37

Mark 9:30-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... "chosen" twelve must have cracked and splintered badly at his words. Were they, his select group of teachers and preachers, expected to become "servants" to all? The fact that Jesus is giving his disciples these private lessons in the midst of a warm, comforting environment a home is documented by the casual presence of a child. While Jesus may have been focusing his attentions on his disciples, they were hardly living a sequestered life. All around them the normal activity of a busy household must have ...

1337. I Love Baskin' Robins

John 1:43-51

Illustration

Brett Blair

... full of worms. They ate and ate and ate and ate 'til they could eat no more. "I'm so full I don't think I can fly back up to the tree," said the one. "Me either." said the second. "Let's just lay here and bask in the warm sun." "O.K.," said the first robin. They plopped down, basking in the sun. No sooner had they fallen asleep than a big fat cat snuck up and gobbled them up. As he sat washing his face after his meal, he thought, "I love baskin' robins." Will we be people ...

1338. Are You Better at Wearing or Bearing Crosses?

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , sound, taste. Blue is “cold” compared to a “hot” red. Green is smooth and sweet, while yellow is sharp and pungent. Purple has the depth of a bruise. Orange may not rhyme with anything, but is feels like the sun on your face on a warm day. Explaining the impossible to the unknowing describes much of the mission and message of Jesus. How could he communicate the vastness of divine love to individual human hearts? How could he present the fullness of time to a world parsed into days, hours, minutes ...

1339. Color Blind

Mark 1:14-20

Illustration

Leonard Sweet

... person did have - touch, scent, sound, taste. Blue is "cold" compared to a "hot" red. Green is smooth and sweet, while yellow is sharp and pungent. Purple has the depth of a bruise. Orange may not rhyme with anything, but is feels like the sun on your face on a warm day. Explaining the impossible to the unknowing describes much of the mission and message of Jesus.

1340. Thin Spaces

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... in the Celtic Christian tradition there is an appreciation for what are called, “Thin Spaces” – those times when heaven and earth intersect. Those occasions when extraordinary and ordinary merge. When John Wesley had the experience of having his “heart strangely warmed” – that’s an example of a “Thin Space.” Jesus took three of the disciples, Peter, James, and John up on the mountain. There they saw Jesus transfigured before their blinded eyes. They saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus ...

1341. Hurts Can Heal

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... not an evil hurt, or a vicious hurt. It is a hurt that reminds us that things are changing, that we need to adapt, that something new is going on. The first and biggest light-to-dark “hurt” we all experience none of us remember. After nine comfy, warm, liquid months in the dark womb, we are all born by “coming into the light.” In Spanish “to give birth” is “dar a luz,” literally, to give to the light. And that process of birth is painful. It is rightly named “birth-pangs.” The light that ...

1342. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Need: A name identifies the character of a person. In biblical thought you are a name. The son born on Christmas is no ordinary person as shown by the names he is given. a. Counselor guide, helper, advocate. b. God the transcendent, totally other One. c. Father the warm, tender, caring, imminent God. d. Prince of Peace the creator of our peace with God. Epistle: Titus 2:11-14 1. Love Came Down at Christmas (2:11). Need: Christmas is a festival of love, God's love for us. "For the grace of God has appeared ...

1343. All We Really Need to Know

John 3:1-17

Illustration

Robert Fulgum

... These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold ...

1344. God’s Garden

Mark 4:26-34

Illustration

Mickey Anders

... All it takes is a rake and a hoe And a piece of fertile ground That's the way a wonderful children's song by David Mallet starts. It's entitled "Garden Song" and continues this way: Inch by inch, row by row Someone bless these seeds I sow Someone warm them from below 'Till the rain comes tumbling down. Grain for grain, sun and rain, Find my way in nature's chain Tune my body and my brain, To the music from the land. Plant your rows straight and long, Temper them with a prayer and song. Mother Earth will ...

1345. Proper 5

1 Samuel 8:1-22, Psalm 138:1-8, Mark 3:20-35, 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... . Guide and direct the bursting energies of the young, the liveliness that can be full of fun, but also adventurousness and daring, not only in sports but in moral and spiritual crusades. Grant patience and perseverance to the those whose lives have mellowed and warmed to the needs of the helpless, those who have run aground. Bless those who have reached the fall and who are aware of declining strength and endurance, who still have gifts to give and goals to achieve but need time to reach them. Let those ...

1346. Easter 5

Psalm 148:1-14, John 13:31-35, Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... and stubborn humanity. Forgive our unwillingness to be changed, to be open to others, to open the doors of the church to those quite different from ourselves. We are sorry for the petty quarrels that spoil the resemblance the church should have to a warm and loving family. Continue your patience with us until we are mature in your love and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! We are not only baptized with water, but with the Holy Spirit ...

1347. John the Baptist, Sanctified Indifference, & the King of Pop

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... as not to offend, maybe we should be honest and call what we do and who we are "Sermonettes for Christianettes"... short and sweet worship that will not interfere with busy calendars and struggling consciences. John's sanctified indifference was just a warm-up show for Jesus' offensive abilities. John just got in trouble with a lower case political figure. Jesus got the local ruler, the Roman governor, the Sanhedrin, the Pharisees, until almost everyone took offense at him. And the more people took offense ...

1348. Penguins in Mission

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... together in tight bunches for warmth and protection against the bitter winds and sub‑zero temperatures. The entire flock moves as one, huddles as one, stays together as one unit in order to preserve these eggs. They strive together for one goal to stay warm in order to produce offspring; and the bitter and brutal winter of Antarctica will not deter them from their goal. (1) This singleness of purpose and cooperative spirit, says Margaret Manning, are a model for the people of God. We have been given a ...

1349. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Psalm 112:1-10, Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12), Matthew 5:13-20, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... male and female, to the glory of your name. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Maker of men and women, Parent of growing children, Teacher for all learners, we give thanks for all whose compassion is shown in more than overflowing emotions, who feed the hungry, find warm beds for weary travelers, carry water for thirsty workers, stop to help the stranded motorist. We praise the generosity of those who give freely to the poor, who give the shirts off their backs, who loan their cars and machines, who risk what they ...

1350. Lent 3

Exodus 19:3-6, Psalm 95:1-11, John 4:5-42, Romans 5:1-11

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... expense of others and that would rather debate non-essentials than find common ground and concerted action. We are convinced that we are right, and stubborn in resisting any evidence that we should change our minds. Soften such hardness of heart with the warm love of the Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! We have been put right with God through faith. People: We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor: Friends, believe the ...

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