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1451. Lost In America

Luke 15:1-10

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... are standing next to your mother. You move just a few feet and suddenly you don't see her and you feel frightened and alone. It can happen outdoors. You are on a picnic. You wander farther than your parents told you to. ... as being lost. That's a good term. You see, God is our Heavenly parent. When we wander away from Him, we do feel frightened and alone in the world. There are many adults who feel frightened and alone. Did you know that? They are lost. They need to find their way back to God. They can't do ...

1452. Family in the New Kingdom Community

Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... was common, and a similar practice has continued in almost every religious tradition to this day. Mark does not tell us why the disciples rebuked the people (cf. 9:38–40); it likely had to do with the low status of children and the feeling that Jesus was too busy (and children too disruptive) to bother himself with something less important. The disciples also enjoyed being in charge and, in a sense, “directing traffic.” 10:14–15 Let the little children come to me. With one statement Jesus gave ...

1453. Two Memorable Healings

Luke 5:17-26, Luke 5:12-16

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... ’s power to bring healing and restoration to brokenness and isolation. The following are some teaching points to consider: The man’s isolation and hopelessness before meeting Jesus. Try to identify some areas where you or your audience might experience similar feelings. The poignant blend of faith (“you can make me clean”) and doubt (“if you are willing”). Are there times when we simultaneously experience both faith and doubt? The effect of Jesus’s touch on a man whom others have shunned for ...

1454. Impurity, Repentance, and Jealousy

Num 5:1-31

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... person and committing sacrilege against God by swearing a false oath about it. “Is guilty” should be rendered “and that person feels guilty” (see comments at Lev. 6:4–7). It is the guilt that leads to the confession, restitution, and sacrifice ... because he lacks any proof. If there had been witnesses, the case would have gone to a court, not the sanctuary. 5:14 if feelings of jealousy come over her husband.The purpose of the ritual described is to address the husband’s jealousy (cf. v. 30). The ...

1455. Israel Demands a King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... make such a request (Deut. 17:14), he regards this particular demand as a rejection of his kingship (see 1 Sam. 12:17, 19). The reason for his response comes into clearer focus in verse 20: the people apparently do not fully trust the Lord to protect them but feel they need a human king to lead them in battle. Perhaps we should see the people’s request against the background of the loss of the ark (1 Sam. 4). The Israelites, led by Eli’s sons Hophni and Phinehas, seem to view the ark as a palladium or ...

1456. Turning Up the Pressure

Job 2:1-13

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... for skin! Rejecting Yahweh’s favorable evaluation of Job, the adversary retorts with a proverbial expression insisting that Job will not feel the affliction until his own health is in danger. In other words, the adversary alleges that Job values his own ... what is right, so that his pain can be relieved. Job refuses to do that. At the time when Job has already lost so much, he now feels that he has lost the support of his wife as well. 2:10 Job did not sin in what he said. Job replies to his wife that ...

1457. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. As Elihu observes God’s mighty display of power in the storm, he has a strong emotional response. This strong rush of adrenaline is similar to what Habakkuk (Hab. 3:6) and the psalmist in Psalm 29 feel as they view the awesome power of God evidenced in the natural world. In 37:8, the storm has a comparable effect on the animals, which scurry to take cover in their dens. 37:5 he does great things beyond our understanding. Earlier, in 36:4, Elihu presumed ...

1458. Take Your Job and Love It

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a train. I’m not just a miner for the company. I’m helping people I don’t even know have a better way of life.” Because of the drive for clean energy today, many miners are losing their jobs. The principle has not changed, however. If you feel like your work is making a difference in the world, it can bring you real satisfaction. If you can see a purpose higher than a pay check, it can improve your attitude toward your work. You are helping produce a product that will improve the quality of people ...

1459. The Invitation

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... I said. “God loves you!” She paused for a moment as tears began rolling down her cheeks. Then she said simply, “Well, if God loves me, then nothing else matters. If God loves me, that’s all that matters.” Perhaps some of you reading this sermon feel like I am writing directly to you. Maybe you have accepted every invitation this world has to offer and it has been like salt water to your thirsty soul, making you thirstier than ever. Perhaps some of you have attended church your whole life yet never ...

1460. God Has the Last Word

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... and resurrected. Perhaps you are wondering if this is really possible. Maybe you are trying to crawl your way out of life’s jarring jaws, and you really want to know if it is possible to experience the recycling grace of resurrection. Perhaps you feel like your life has been one funeral after another, one disappointment after another, one loss after another, and you desperately want to know if it is possible to experience a transformation of all the lifeless, hopeless, and useless parts of your life. Well ...

1461. When All Is Said and Done

Acts 16:9-15

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... God’s dream for us. So let me get straight to the point: What have you done with your life up to this point? Do you feel like you have not taken advantage of the life God has given you? Well, take heart, because as long as you have breath, it is ... at the “When/then game”[4]: When I find the time, then I will figure out what I want to do with my life. When I feel confidant, then I’ll try using my gifts. When my boss is more supportive, then I’ll perform better. When my spouse is more affirming, then ...

1462. Good to Great

Ezekiel 45:3-5

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... place where the only way we can accomplish anything is by depending on God. When we are over our heads serving God that is when the fun and adventure begins. That is when big things happen in the church and for the kingdom of God! I love this church. I feel so blessed to be able to serve Pasadena. It is hard to believe I have been here for eight years. I love the way we serve the community. I love the way we embrace everyone. I love how we reflect the love of Christ. I love our recreational programs, Bible ...

1463. Elephants in the Room: Sexploitation

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... you may be thinking, “What is the big deal? Don’t we have bigger fish to fry in the world? People are killing each other. Christians can’t seem to get along with each other, and here we are getting hung up on sexual issues.” Some of you may feel that Christians in general need to lighten up about the whole issue of sex and lust. After all, it is 2017, not 1955. As long as people are careful, what they do with their bodies is up to them, right? That is the pervasive view of culture today. And maybe ...

1464. Elephants in the Room: Depression

Lamentations 3:17-26

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... in the room is because more and more people seem to be suffering from it. I see it all the time as a pastor. One of the ways I see it is in the form of the growing wave of teenage self cutting – teenagers cutting themselves because feeling physical pain is somehow a relief from the emotional pain of their depression. I also see it in people who have been through a major crisis or have experienced a great disappointment. And, of course, I know people who suffer from depression because there is a simply ...

1465. Pop Verses: Isaiah 40:28-31

Isaiah 40:28-31

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... right now. But how do we find it? Are these words from Isaiah just false hope? Is Isaiah just waxing poetic about God to make us feel better, or is he really telling us something we can grab on to today? Yes, Isaiah 40 is a beautiful read, but how exactly do we ... the faint, and strengthens the powerless. –Isaiah 40:28 We faint and grow weary, but our Lord does not! We may get tired and feel hopeless but God does not! We may get discouraged, but God does not! And why? Well, because God is God! But more than ...

1466. Pop Verses!: Philippians 4:13

Philippians 4:13

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... think. I believe all of us want this verse to be true. I think all of us want strength for living. All of us want to feel empowered in life. I know many of you are worn out, burned out, and about to pass out! A little bit of strength would be ... Christ – in the board room, in the waiting room, and in the emergency room? If we are honest, there are days when we don’t really feel that strong. We have prayed. We have been to church. We have maybe even read our Bible daily. But the strength is not there. We go ...

1467. Hallelujah! Come On, Get Happy

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... from those trees. I would forgive them all wrongs they have done me — forgive them from the bottom of my heart, for we must forgive our enemies. But not until they are hanged!" (quoted in "Revenge," Resource Service, 3/89-4/89) One cannot help but feel that whatever satisfaction Heine would have received from such a sight, it would not have produced any long-term happiness. It is when we return good for evil that we show whose people we are. There is a stunning picture of forgiveness in The Great Hunger ...

1468. Mary: The Handmaiden of the Lord

Luke 1:38-45

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... of my Lord come to me? As soon as I heard your greeting, my baby became happy and moved within me.” –Luke 1:41-44 (CEV) Elizabeth was so moved by the Spirit in that encounter with Mary that she began to preach to Mary. John the Baptist could feel the presence of Jesus even in the womb. It was a holy moment and Elizabeth’s words must have been such a joy for Mary to hear. But it’s the last thing that Elizabeth said to Mary that was the most important. In one powerful sentence Elizabeth reveals to ...

1469. Bildad's Second Speech to Job

Job 18:1-21

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... someone gets too close to our hidden truths, our response is sometimes to push them away with a burst of anger so that our inner turmoil is not brought out into the open. Perhaps Bildad’s heat here is a way of cloaking the insecurity he is feeling as Job’s critique of the wisdom worldview chips away at the foundational beliefs Bildad and the other friends had depended on for so long. Rather than allow Job’s perceptions to reorder their world, they push him away with anger and cling to the comfort of ...

1470. God’s Goodness Redefined: The Nearness of God

Psalm 73:1-28

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... had moved straight from verse 5 to verse 12, and we may wonder, how could the conceitedness described here be an object of envy, as mentioned in verse 3? But its contribution becomes evident from the personal admission that closes off the psalm’s negative half: the feeling that his achievement of a heart that is pure—which should lead to God’s goodness (v. 1)—and of hands washed in innocence has been in vain (v. 13). All day long I have been plagued (v. 14), he claims, in contrast to the wicked, who ...

1471.

Psalm 77:1-20

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... composite: it consists of lament typical of the prayer psalms of the individual, and it consists of praise of God’s historic deeds typical of corporate hymns. It may simply be a variant of individual prayer psalms, thus befitting any worshiper who feels ignored by God. But the questions raised in verses 7–9 have a ring of ultimacy that extends beyond a lone person. Likewise, the praiseworthy acts recited in verses 14–20 are corporate (“your people”), public (“among the peoples”), and even ...

1472. The Fall of Babylon

Isaiah 47:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... so accused, for mercy or compassion is a woman’s natural attribute (the word mercy is related to the word for the womb). It suggests the feelings of a woman for her children, but they are feelings that a woman might also be expected to feel for others, such as the aged (v. 6). Ms Babylon had so enjoyed exercising power (like a man?) that she had lost the capacity to feel compassion like a woman. She has given up her womanliness and will suffer a woman’s fate (see vv. 1–3, 9). Portraying Babylon as a ...

1473. Where It Ends

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

John Jamison

... message from the host that each guest was welcomed into the place and that everything would be done to make them feel comfortable as an honored guest. Additionally, since everyone had spent their day walking the dusty roads and streets of Jerusalem, a ... . After all of their time with Jesus himself, they end up not being able to take the heat, and they run away. When I start feeling too strongly about their actions, it helps me to be honest with myself. There are a lot of feet out there that I would simply ...

1474. Does Easter Really Matter?

Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... of life. Life is so precious. No person who is healthy physically and emotionally is eager to die! Life is simply too wonderful to welcome death as a friend. The story is told of a man who went to his doctor for a complete checkup. He hadn’t been feeling well, so he wanted to find out what the problem was. After the checkup the doctor came in with the results of the examination. “I’m afraid I have some bad news,” the doctor told him. “You’re dying and you don’t have much time.” “That’s ...

1475. Close Calls

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... questions and the meaning of the questions Jesus asked. "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?" Who wouldn't be afraid in a storm like that? Who wouldn't fear for their lives? Who wouldn't scream at the heavens for help and receiving none, feel deserted? What do you mean, Jesus, by your question about faith? We have faith, but this is a life-threatening emergency. We haven't lost faith, we are just scared to death. What do these questions of our Lord mean? Of course, there is the basic meaning. To ...

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