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1376. Counting Our Spiritual Blessings

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... five parentless children in the home. An uncle, known to be a compulsive gambler, moved in. Rumor had it that his main interest was in using the children to get money for his habit. Neumark doesn’t know if that is true, but there was little affection or attention shown to the children at home, except what they offer each other, which is considerable. Three of the youngest were in the summer program at Neumark’s church. One hot day when a swimming trip was planned for the afternoon, Danielle was brought ...

1377. The Power of Words

Luke 23:33-43

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Mark Trotter

... language that has been coined in warfare. There are words that dehumanize. There are words that make life cheap and ugly. There are words that hurt people. There are words that profane what is sacred and holy about human life. You use them and they will affect your life, and the life of those around you. But there are words that heal. There are words that build. There are words that create. There are words that unite. There are words that can redeem. There are words that can reconcile you to someone from ...

1378. 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Leonard Sweet

... is proclaimed from the water and the wood: Jesus the Christ. Finally Paul declares in v. 17 that his primary mission is not to baptize “but to evangelize” (“euagelizesthai”). Paul goes on to further undermine the Corinthians’ apparent affection for making pretty and persuasive arguments to augment their “special” status by blatantly rejecting the notion that he has ever employed any “cleverness of speech” (v.17). Those who boast among themselves by claiming a special connection to ones ...

1379. The Case of the Dancing Men

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... as well as others really forgives and cleanses. David was a man of God when he went into his experience with Bathsheba and in the grace of God he came out a man of God. And his sin included murder! . . . Satan has no doubt tried to tell you that this affects your standing before God. It doesn’t . . . “I will not reproach you or [your boyfriend]. I will not even dare to look down at you in my innermost heart. We stand ready to do whatever we can. We’re praying much. We love you more than I can say. And ...

1380. Daring Thomas

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... officer replied. “You’re in the Navy.” When you make a commitment to the armed services, it takes priority over the rest of your commitments. So it is when you make an authentic commitment to Christ every area of your life will be affected by that commitment. Thomas had that kind of commitment. I see Thomas as an enthusiastic, willing young man who was passionate about serving Christ. Jesus was returning to an area where people were threatening his life and Thomas responded, “Let us also go, that ...

1381. Truth: The Most Powerful Idea

Gen 1:1; Luke 10:27

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Max Anders

... a syndicated column in which she answers tricky questions from people who want the benefit of her intelligence. Someone wrote to ask what she thought is the most powerful idea. Marilyn vos Savant replied that "truth" was the most powerful idea she knew of, because it is not affected by how we relate to it. Whether or not we know it, or whether or not we agree with it, doesn't matter, because truth is still true. Ms. vos Savant is right on target. Truth is powerful. You and I believe that truth is from God ...

1382. Worry Not

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... from the highly respected psychologist Erik Erikson. He taught that during the first stages of our lives, we either developed a sense of trust or a sense of mistrust about our environment. And throughout our lives, how we respond to life will be affected by which of these emotions dominates our life trust or mistrust. Erikson held that the conflict between trust and mistrust arises in the very first stage of a child’s development. Successful resolution of this conflict depends largely on the infant’s ...

1383. I Want to See Your Resurrection

John 20:1-9

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King Duncan

... his directness, the teacher was saying what everyone else implicitly says to Christians: You are a Christian. You are risen with Christ. Show me (what this means for you in your life) and I will believe." That is how people know if the resurrection is true or not. Does it affect how we live?

1384. It's Not Fair!

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... among poor people. Most of us would agree that this was a noble endeavor. Yet after he did this, his life started to fall apart. The first thing that happened was that his wife came down with breast cancer. She started taking chemotherapy treatments and that affected his whole family. She was always tired and often felt sick. Douglas had to pick up a lot of work around the house. The spot of cancer spread and appeared on her lungs. His wife’s life was seriously threatened and a new series of treatment ...

1385. John 14:15 21

John 14:15-31

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Leonard Sweet

Our personal perspective affects everything we see and our perspective changes throughout our life. Ever re‑visit your elementary school as an adult? Isn’t it startling to see how those long hallways and big auditoriums you remember have shrunk in size? Giant and grandiose suddenly look small and shabby. The curvature of the ...

1386. The Holy Grail

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46

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J. Howard Olds

... dust and nothing, and the house became no better than a broken shed." His soul still craving, he traveled on. He found a warrior clad in golden armor. But he also turned to dust. Then he came upon a city that sat upon a hill. Surely civic service and the affection of his fellow men will mean his journey's end. But when he reached the crest, there was neither city, man, nor any voice, so that he cried in grief. "Lo, if I find the Holy Grail itself, and touch it, it will crumble into dust." Are you tired of ...

1387. Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... the time, this woman was a world-class tennis star. However, as a small girl thirty years before, she had watched in terror as her mother died suddenly of a heart attack while being treated by a dentist. The traumatic experience so profoundly affected this young woman that in the thirty years that followed, she absolutely refused any dental treatment. The mere suggestion of going to a dentist terrified her. And this despite her realization that the dentist to whom her mother had gone had no responsibility ...

1388. Jesus and Divorce

Mark 10:2-16

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David E. Leininger

... all that the courts have decided is due and an incredibly high number pay their children nothing at all despite the fact that what they are doing (or rather not doing) is illegal in all fifty states. You see, that is part of the problem with divorce — it affects more people than simply the husband and wife who cannot stand each other anymore. Somewhere I read about a woman out in Oklahoma who stopped her car on a busy road to scrape the ice off her windshield. For some reason she did not pull off on the ...

1389. Winning Over Worry

Matthew 6:25-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ?" (v. 27). No one, obviously. Had Jesus been speaking today, he might have pointed out that, indeed, excessive worry has precisely the opposite effect: not only will worry not add to your length of years, it will probably subtract from them considerably ... not to mention affect their quality. As to that issue of quality of life, he addresses attention to plant life. "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon ...

1390. Disintegration and Reintegration

Mark 14:1-15:47

Sermon

John Smylie

... friend. Jesus is clearly disappointed with them and their sleepiness. Out of the darkness, Judas arrives. With him are others, a crowd carrying swords and clubs. Judas, one of the inner circle, one of the twelve, betrays his Lord with a kiss. A sign of affection becomes distorted by this action. Judas' denial, unlike Peter's and the rest of the twelve, is calculated. One can only begin to imagine the depth of horror that our Lord must have felt when he saw this disciple turned against him with such violence ...

1391. The Little Golf Club

Sermon

John Smylie

... must have felt over the untimely death of his wife, to have his grandson living with him at a time of such deep vulnerability for him must have been a blessing. Without knowing I was ministering to him I'm sure I was, simply by being there, by receiving his affection, by enjoying his presence by wanting to be with him. I loved my grandfather and I'm certain he knew it. One day, he came home from the golf course with a little golf club. It was a real golf club, one that had been sawed off at the pro ...

1392. Out of Control

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... . The little boy had lifted his hand and with a tiny finger had made the sign of the cross on Father Junipero's forehead.1 Stories like this can make believers out of skeptics. In the book, those who hear about Father Junipero's miracle develop such an affection for this story that it brings them pleasure for the rest of their days. That's what the story of a miracle does. It strengthens faith through the pleasure of just remembering it. We could also say that a miracle is one of those times when things get ...

1393. The Great Inescapable Question of Eternity

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... further from the truth. Until we see Jesus as Peter did, as "the Christ," all miss the mark. What Do Jesus' Followers Say About Who He Is? Ask some people who walked with Jesus day-by-day all through his earthly ministry and whose lives were profoundly affected by the experience and you get the opinion of people who had an opportunity to match his words with his ways. Peter says, "You are the Christ" (v. 29). The word "Christ" by itself means anointed by God. Peter's answer, however, goes deeper than that ...

1394. When God Says, “No”

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Steven Molin

... tend to think it's a non-answer. What's more difficult for you; when the answer is, "No," or when there is no answer? For the remainder of our time together this morning, let me try to describe the ways that God answers prayer, and how those answers affect our lives. Now, the first way that God answers prayer, of course, is with a resounding, "Yes!" When I was a young pastor in my first parish, a young college coed who grew up in our church was involved in a serious car accident. She was a beautiful, young ...

1395. The Fullness of Time

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... born. God not only fulfilled all the prophecies from the Old Testament in Jesus but from the foundation of the world, set the historical events in motion so that at the fullness of time his Son would be born. No other person in all of history has affected the world to the extent of Jesus Christ. No matter who you say he is, no other religion, person, philosophy, empire, or anything else has had this impact. And to think his ministry lasted only three years. He never wrote a book, had no formal education ...

1396. Love in Action

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

Nancy Kraft

... . It seems that when it comes to giving to the poor, we have this little internal monitor that we aren't even aware of. That monitor allows us to give just as much as we need to in order to feel okay about ourselves, but not so much that it affects our desire to first take care of ourselves in the way we think we deserve it. Lately, I've been reflecting on the way we respond to the poor and wondering if it's done in a loving way or a judging way. Loving and judging are opposites. If you ...

1397. A Higher Calling

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... this side lot, he was, nevertheless, lax in taking care of it. Branches and fruit fell off the trees where it lay on the ground and rotted. The grass was rarely cut. I asked my son-in-law why he didn't complain to the neighbor about this eyesore that affected the entire neighborhood. He shrugged and said, "I'll take care of it." The next time we visited I noticed that the lot was clean and the grass neatly cut. I asked him if he had confronted the neighbor, and he said, "No, when they were away we made it ...

1398. Living in The Present

Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... a look at how many opportunities are yours today, right now, this moment. Think about where you are — this church, this group of people, the person sitting beside you. Think about the one behind you and in front of you. Consider how your presence might affect each of these people. Think about what your presence here stands for in this congregation and in this community. This is your life! You are making a statement by being here. You can use these moments not only to fill yourself with inspiration and ...

1399. The Home Court Advantage

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Was it the stress of traveling to strange locations? Again, no. While dumpy buses and greasy-spoon meals might once have influenced scores, the first-class travel of today’s first-class athletes statistically doesn’t ruffle their feathers or affect their performances. Was it familiarity with the home town venue — the baseball stadium, basketball arena, football dome, soccer field? Sounds reasonable, but Moskowitz and Wertheim found that ultimately, “knowing what you need to do well on your own back ...

1400. Reconciliation Day

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... , they did not talk. Then some of Jefferson’s neighbors visited Adams. The old man burst out; “I always loved Jefferson and I still love him.” The neighbors brought that message to Jefferson, who urged a mutual friend to let Adams know of his “affections.” Adams responded with a letter, and so began a correspondence that is among the greatest in American history. The relationship was healed, but somebody had to take the first step. (7) Pastor Harold Oliver tells about the mother of a friend of his ...

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