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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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1401. With All Your Heart

1 Peter 1:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... and Abraham Lincoln, don't we, boys and girls? We never met them because they lived long ago. But we read about the good things they did for our country. Then we know they must have been pretty special people. Did you know that your mom and dad loved you before they even knew what you looked like? (Let them answer.) That's right. Before you were born, before they knew whether you would be a boy or a girl, they got everything ready for you -- your crib, your new little clothes and diapers and all of ...

1402. The Heralding Of Advent

Drama

Karren Boehr

... all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! ... The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you will fear disaster no more ... Do not be afraid, O Zion ... The Lord your God is in your midst ... He will exult over you with joy, he will be quiet in his love, he will rejoice over you with shouts of joy." 3RD HERALD: (Same actions as 2ND HERALD) I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of ...

1403. Proper 17

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

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the changeless Christ a. Why doesn't Christ change? 1. Perfect he cannot change for the better. 2. Sinless he cannot change for the worse. b. What does a changeless Christ mean to us? 1. Truth is changeless his teachings are applicable in every age. 2. Atonement his love for us shown on the cross is constant. 3. Promises always good: gift of the Spirit, his return to judge, his preparation of a place for us in heaven. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 81:1, 10-16 "O that my people would listen to me ...

1404. I Am The Servant

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... of death would pass over the homes of the chosen. Thus the old covenant was repeated and extended through Jesus on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. The blood of the new covenant is not the blood of a lamb, but the blood of the Lamb of God given in love. I love to tell this story of Jesus and Jerusalem, of Moses and the Passover, of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. It seems each time I tell it, it is more wonderfully dear and near. It is a sad story of how far God will go to find you and ...

1405. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... ward of a large hospital. Her close friend said she could no longer bear to see the suffering, both of the children and of the loved ones who prayed and hoped until the end. She'd seen too much. So Wordsworth caught the pain of loss: She lived unknown, and ... forgiveness for what I felt I had done. For some time I found myself talking in the darkness, as though to the woman I had loved. I also felt replies, heard in the depth of my being. It was a word of forgiveness, of understanding. It was as though she was ...

1406. Proper 18

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . They are hoping that someone will open the gate for them, that they might be accepted as citizens and not aliens in the city. Today they wait at the gate; tomorrow they might try to knock the gate down. Lesson 2: James 2:1-10 (11-13) 14-17 Love is blind. James warns the Church against showing partiality to the wealthy and those who are richly attired. Don't let your attention be distracted by the glitter of their gold so that you discount the brother or sister who is poor. Like the statue of Lady Justice ...

1407. Dressing For The Marriage

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Mary Venema Swierenga

... in your own power to create them, they run counter to our human nature. For instance, human nature says, "I'll do my fair share but no more." Or, "She deserved it." Or "It's his turn to give in." Compassion, humility, kindness, gentleness, forgiveness, love -- these don't come naturally. They are gifts God gives us when we pray for them. __________ and __________, earlier I commended you for your deep spiritual Christian characters. I would invite you, from this very first day to ground your marriage in a ...

1408. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to shore. He could not wait for the boat to come in. Though he failed Jesus by denying him, he still respected, admired and loved Jesus. Would that people today were that eager to come into Jesus' presence! The Psalmist had this longing to worship: "I was glad when ... when we forsake Jesus, what question would Jesus ask us?A. Have you any need? Caught nothing?B. Have you faith in me?C. Have any love for me? 7. Time to Return (21:1-1 4). Jesus came to the fishing men to get them to come back to him and ...

1409. How To Be a Lover

1 John 5:3

Children's Sermon

... next room reading a book. Your dad says, "I really need to have the garage swept out, but I just don't have time. I guess it just won't get done." Now you know what your dad needs, but he hasn't asked you for your help. Since you love him, you could surprise him and sweep out the garage without him ever asking you to do it. How would that make you feel? (Let them answer.) How would it make your dad feel? (Let them tell you.) That's right. Both of you would feel good, because both of ...

1410. Where To Go When You Grieve

Matthew 14:1-12

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... He Cares John's disciples knew it would make a difference to Christ, that it would matter to him that their friend and leader and loved one had died - and it still matters to him. He still cares when we hurt. Do you recall the plaintive question in the familiar ... see her again. But these Christians who know Jesus have a strange way of getting back their dead!" And we do! We see our loved ones again. One of the best things I can tell you is that "Christians never see each other for the last time!" What Shall ...

1411. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... good professors say, "That's a good question. I don't know the answer." The mediocre teachers make up an answer. We are all guides and teachers to one another. If not, we shall one day perform those roles for our children, our employees and occasionally even our loved ones. In our kind of world we may have to be religious guides to one another in a time when religion itself has lost its lofty place in the repertoire of human imagery. The signs may be limited, if there at all. No Signs The so-called experts ...

1412. Forgive and Go Forward

Romans 8:18-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... died. We know how many of you tried to comfort him and console him.We know that ____________ was not perfect, but if he ~u1d speak now, he could remind us that "neither are we." From what you have told me, ____________ was a family man with a manly love. He drew you close to him, so that no easy separation would be possible no matter how death might have come. On a day like this, therefore, we must direct our thoughts in the right channel.I know as fact that someone here right now is feeling terribly guilty ...

1413. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... knew him in the flesh. He did not fail the Church which gathered in the afterglow of Pentecost and continues yet to claim him Lord of life. Men have failed to acknowledge him, and we ourselves have failed to proclaim him, but he has notfailed. His name is love, and love "never faileth." (1 Corinthians 13:8) Some years ago, I was working on some property we used to own up in Faulkner County. It was a very cold day made even more uncomfortable by an overcast sky which gave no hint of the sun. The property was ...

1414. Becoming What You Are

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Carl Jech

... about life than about death. John's Gospel tells us that Jesus will continue to be a living presence among us as a "Counselor" and as "the Holy Spirit." This counseling Spirit has two primary roles: (1) to remind us of what Jesus has already said about abiding in his love, and (2) to teach us everything that we need to know as we move into the future (in the words of John 16:12, to "lead us into all the truth.") The clear implication of this twofold role is that while our own positive self-esteem is already ...

1415. Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

... who can soften people’s hearts, change their minds, and turn their actions from ways that lead to danger and destruction. And we pray that the Holy Spirit will come to each of us so that we may, filled with the Spirit, live out our days in hope and love - and in the service of God and humanity. The Spirit makes life worth living - even in times of uncertainty. And the Spirit enables us to affirm Robert Muller’s last lines in his Most of All, They Taught Me Happiness (New York: Dutton, 1981, p. 212): My ...

1416. Prayer

Matthew 5:27-30

Bulletin Aid

... Sure! Isn't it close to Valentine's Day? Cards • Candy Gifts • Flowers The whole schmeer! It's nice to celebrate love To say "I love you" Even if it is just one day a year! Love those who love me? That's easy (Most of the time). Parents • Spouse/Special friend Children • Good friends ... "Bosom buddies." I may not say it very often (Not right out loud), But I do love them. Love my neighbor? (Maybe you haven't met my neighbors!) People I come into contact with regularly At work • At play • On ...

1417. Proper 5 & Pentecost 3

Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 50:1-23, Hosea 5:1-15

Sermon Aid

... the kingdom. Christians who answer the call of the Lord and dare to follow him are to reach out for the lost and the lonely, the sick and the suffering, for all of the outcasts and sinners - in the name of Jesus. 4. Jesus himself commands us to do this. Love for God through Jesus Christ that expresses itself in service to humanity is what Jesus demands of those who call him Lord. He doesn't tell us why he calls us, but simply says to you and me, "Follow me!" - and he means it. Genesis 22:1-18 - "The Supreme ...

1418. What Do You See?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... in his pocket. I wear a cross necklace at all times that my John gave me. I have a cross of crystal on my piano that my daughter, Jodi gave us. John has a wooden cross over his study desk. We have, in our home, a large, wooden, hand-carved, lovely cross that came from Oberammergau. It is a three-foot cross with the suffering Savior hanging on it. There is a cross on the altar in most churches, and many a church has a cross crowning its steeple. We Christians sing hymns of the cross: "In the Cross of Christ ...

1419. A Book Which Reads Us

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... rainbow in the sky. I would guess that millions of people who never enter the door of a church have flocked to "E. T." and been moved by it. They are searching for a source of hope. They are looking for a model of themselves as people who are loved by a power which will not let them go even in their darkness. So much, then, for the claim that modernity has numbed the religious nerve! Much of what we see happening about us reflects a widespread failure to find an adequate model for living. This is true, for ...

1420. Children of the Eighth Day

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... toward the final goal he has for me. The question is: "Am I ready to start?" We can arise with Simon Peter, after his denial of the Lord. Like him we can have a fresh encounter with the Master by the lakeshore. The Master asked: "Do you love me, Peter?" "I do love you, Master," Peter replied. The Master pointed ahead and said: "Go to work, Peter. Find my sheep." Peter never forgot it. What if Peter had said: "No, it’s too late," and had turned back? What if Paul had said on the road to Damascus: "No, Lord ...

1421. Only the Wounded Can Serve

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... you have ever lifted his mood. Only an hour ... my daughter since her child has died sits in the shadow. She will not listen to us ..." (as told by John M. Krumm in, The Art of Being A Sinner.) And so the physician learns the profound truth that "In Love’s service, only the wounded can serve." It is a truth to ponder. So often it can be overlooked and passed by in the anguish of self-pity. Yet, it is one of the inexorable laws of life. When Helen Keller said about her blindness and deafness, "I thank God ...

1422. Defended By the Divine

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... It means that perhaps we can learn from the example set and find ourselves defended by the Divine, as well. Look at some of the ways that Mary of Bethany’s action could be called beautiful. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS MOTIVE Mary acted out of a heart of pure love and devotion to her Lord. We need to learn, better than we have, how very important motives are, they make such a difference. We need to ask ourselves about the "good" things we do - do we do them to be seen of others, or to perform a real service of ...

1423. Unlimited Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... large part of his memory, that he would even have to be taught to read again. "He’s forgotten his past, his identity," he said. "I’d hoped that seeing you would bring it all back." It did not, but when he was able to go, Laura took him home, loved him, taught him, supported him, knowing all the time that if he ever got his memory back, he might hate her and refuse to see her again. But a year later the doctor received a letter from her telling him that Steve had recovered from amnesia. There had been a ...

1424. What If It Is True?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

... forgiven and to forgive. What if it is true? If what the angel said to Mary is true, it means that God has loved us with a love beyond all loves. It means that he has given himself up to be with us in our suffering and in our death. It means that he ... that God has brought life to a people of death. And that means that those of us who have looked into the face of a dead loved one will see that face alive again, new and never to die. It means that the unfulfilled dreams which are bounded by time do, after all ...

1425. God's Verdict Upon The World (Looking At The World Through The Eyes of God)

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... those whose deeds are evil, who fear the light because their evil deeds will be exposed. II. However, God does an astonishing thing. He brings the light anyway. He erects a cross of death that we might look up and live. He leads us out of the darkness. He loves the world and does not condemn it. He does not condemn you, if you do not fear the light...if you will believe. There ARE those who live by the truth, who have allowed themselves to be exposed by the light. You see that’s the difference. There are ...

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