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126. Need Help Removing That Roadblock?

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Steve Burt

... bad as I thought. And even if the inheritance money is enough to allow me to not work at a regular job while I create art, who says my art would be good? People might laugh at it." But instead of turning the car around, he prayed, "God, if you can, help me to ... away from our true selves. Or how about this, the roadblock that devalues one's true calling. "Not a bad drawing, kid. But art is a hobby, not a job." Or substitute music. "Nice tune you wrote, sweetie. But music is a leisure activity, not a calling." ...

127. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

... Schoenberg, "Moses and Aaron," as translated in Karl H. Worner, Schoenberg's Moses and Aaron (London: Faber and Faber, 1959), pp. 137 & 163. 5. William F. Lynch, S.J., Images of Hope (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), pp. 177-8. 6. John W. Dixon, Jr., Art and the Theological Imagination (New York: Seabury Press, 1978), p. 96. 7. Some of this material previously appeared in Thomas G. Long, "Bit Parts in the Christmas Pageant," Journal for Preachers, Vol. VI, No. 1 (Advent, 1982), p. 20. It is used by permission ...

128. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... today's new technology has vastly expanded the possibilities of communication. Roy P. Madsen, who teaches film production, notes that: film and television, ... now offer forms of communication emancipated from the culture bound concepts of the printed word or immobile art. Visual meanings, expressed in movement, may now be sent from mind to mind through the eyes.6 This has vastly expanded the possibilities of communication. From the old oral stage of communication, followed by the print stage, we have now ...

129. Uncovering Jesus

1 Corinthians 1:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A painting or sculpture covered by a cloth. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been to an art museum or art show? How many of you have ever been to an artist's studio or art school? Do you like to watch an artist work? [Let them respond.] I love to watch someone who has a lot of talent with his hands work with paints, clay, or stone. A lot of us have paintings in our homes, but most of them are copies of an artist' ...

130. When God’s “No” Means “Yes”

Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... waiting is the following: “… they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).” God’s Word can help us cultivate the art of waiting. Live By Faith Still another guideline in helping you to pray is to live by faith. Ernie Campbell tells the story of one of the first parades on behalf of women’s suffrage held in New York City. It seems that 89 courageous men walked ...

131. Are You Asking The Right Questions?

Zechariah 7:1-14

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... with a spiritual message is Albrecht Durer’s Praying Hands. Durer, a contemporary of Martin Luther in 16th century Germany, was a poor art student when he found a friend who opened up new possibilities for him. His friend, also a promising art student, said he would work in a kitchen and serve meals to raise money so that Durer could continue his vocation. When Durer’s art began to sell, then his friend agreed that he would return to his own first love. Eventually Durer’s attractive wood carvings did ...

132. Peacemaker -- A Liturgy

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... God in me.” (Silence for meditation) Reader 2: “I am the vessel. The drink is God’s. And God is the thirsty one.” (Silence for meditation) The Hymn Of The Day: “They Cast Their Nets” The Prayer Of Dag Hammarskjold (Markings) Reader 3: Thou who art over us,Thou who art one of us,Thou who art…Also within us,May all see thee -- in me also,May I prepare the way for Thee,May I thank thee for all that shall fall to my lot,May I also not forget the needs of others,Keep me in thy loveAs thou wouldst ...

133. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... by being who he was, he always and inevitably shows us what we are. I've never been to Rome, but I've read about the art galleries in the Vatican. Paintings by the world's master artists are there. From time to time, a group of art students goes to the galleries, each with his or her own easel and paints. They sit before those great pieces of art, making copies with painstaking care. Some of the students possess real ability, and, when taken out of the gallery, the pictures they paint have merit. When ...

134. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Larry Powell

... total life of a person. With Christ in the heart, there is no need of a snake in the box. The mountaIn preacher did, however, make his point. He concluded that he was bitten by attempting to please the people. That is the way it usually turns out. THOU ART THE POTTER, I AM THE CLAY Leonardo da Vinci began work on his famous painting, "The Last Supper," in 1495. At its completion almost four years later, it was hailed as a masterpiece and its creator was lauded as a genius. However, I have lately learned two ...

135. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the city and away from the houses, to the foot of a high mountain. The sun was just rising, gilding the top to the mountain with gold, and every crag was glistening in the joy of the beautiful morning. He picked up the eagle and said to it: ‘Eagle, thou art an eagle; thou dost belong to the sky and not to the earth; stretch forth thy wings and fly.’ The eagle looked around and trembled as if new life were coming to it. But it did not fly. The naturalist then grabbed its head and made it look straight at ...

136. The Mystery of Christ's Life

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

... God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

137. See the Whole Picture

Illustration

Staff

... the canvas a little, and try to see the picture whole. A stroke here or there, the colors we've used, the lights and shadows we have painted in - what does it all come out to be? What should we do now? What colors next? What strokes to complete the art we began so long ago? This is worship: to stand before God and try to see our life as it is seen by him. Here, in this experience now, we look beyond the varied episodes of our daily doings and see the glory of it all. We look beyond the ...

138. Don't Give Up Too Soon!

Acts 15:36-41

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... be tempted to give up or quit too soon. Seven years ago a black woman, a Mrs. Hummings, called me from Winston-Salem. She told me that she had moved there two years earlier from Georgia so her little boy could study in the North Carolina School of the Arts. He played the viola. His mother explained that her son had never played before a live audience. She wondered if we would let him do a concert in our church to get some experience since he had to go to Washington and audition for some financial aid. She ...

139. Is God Still God?

Isaiah 44:6-23

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... God. God’s kingship is universal. His kingdom extends to the ends of the earth and includes all peoples. God cannot be limited to a race or a nation. A Psalmist asks, "Whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall uphold me." Though an astronaut flies to the edge of outer space, God is still ...

140. A MIRACLE AWAITS YOU EVERY DAY

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... reflected, "I began to see the beauty of God’s creation in a way I hadn’t seen it before. With the length of my life now limited, I began to make the most out of every moment." Art continues to discover God’s miracles every day. What blinds us to the beauty of a budding tree, the ever-changing formations of interesting clouds, or a spring rain making small circles in a mud puddle, is the toil of daily living. God is performing miracles every day, but we ...

141. The Agony and Ecstasy of Sight

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... truth."2 The care with which the evangelist John draws his portraits of increasing insight and hardening blindness is a work of art. It is truly masterful. Brown concludes, "The blind man’s confutation of the Pharisees in vs. 24-34 is one of the ... the Spirit of God speaking to us in, with, and under his words. "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Existence is darkness and void until God speaks, and then a creation occurs. So in ...

142. TANNER

Acts 9:43

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

Acts 9:43 - "And he stayed in Joppa for many days with one Simon, a tanner." Tanning, which is the conversion of the hides of goats, sheep, camels, and calves into leather, is a very ancient art. As far back as the Exodus, we find that "tanned rams’ skins" were used as coverings for the tabernacle. And ancient man also found that leather was valuable as a material for receptacles. Well-preserved leather articles, dating from as early as 2000 B.C., have been found by archealogists, ...

143. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

... , "Moses and Aaron," as translated in Karl H. Worner, Schoenberg’s ‘Moses and Aaron’ (London: Faber and Faber, 1959), pp. 137 & 163. 5. William F. Lynch, S.J., Images of Hope (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), pp. 177-8. 6. John W. Dixon, Jr., Art and the Theological Imagination (New York: Seabury Press, 1978), p. 96. 7. Some of this material previously appeared in Thomas G. Long, "Bit Parts in the Christmas Pageant," Journalfor Preachers, Vol. VI, No. 1 (Advent, 1982), p. 20. It is used by permission ...

144. Coping When It Seems Impossible

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... guidance, his strength, his mission, his joy and his peace, and ultimately his destiny. He had glimpsed the Eternal. The old hymn by John Neale throws out the challenge to all of us who struggle with the limitations of our human-ness. Art thou weary, Art thou troubled, Art thou sore distressed? "Come to me," saith One, "And coming, be at rest." Bruce Larson, in a recent book,[1] says, "Doctors have been telling me for years that ‘You can’t kill a happy man.’ " He continues, "Happy people rarely get ...

145. On Loneliness

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... know that it is not that simple. God is with us, of that we are assured. "Whither can I go from Thy spirit, or whither can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold Thou art there." "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Thou art with me." "I am persuaded that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ." God is with us, but this does not take away the loneliness. God is with us, and we are given courage and faith ...

146. Do I Matter?

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... we do not understand, and this is just one more thing. Then sings my soul, my Savior, God, to Thee; How great Thou art; How great Thou art. Do I matter? Do you matter? 1/6,000,000,000? Yes. And does THAT matter? That we matter? I think the answer ... love." Amen! 1. Edith M. Lederer, "World Population Hits 6 Billion," Associated Press, 10/12/99 2. Stewart K. Hine, "How Great Thou Art," © 1953. Assigned to Manna Music, Inc. © 1955, renewed 1981 3. New York: Villard Books, 1990, p. 6 4. Lewis Cassells, United ...

147. God the Boggler

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... count on them and cherish them. We do not understand how pain can help us grow, but we know that it does. Yes, there is much we do not understand, and this is just one more thing. Then sings my soul, my Savior, God, to Thee; How great Thou art; How great Thou art. God the boggler. Y2K with all its potential for disaster is behind us. Now we can relax a bit. The Creator of all the universe is inviting you and inviting me to dine. That's right, the same God who boggles the mind...but hallelujah, also the God ...

148. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... pleased with all the responses until finally one little lad piped up, "I know what God's name is...it's Harold, same as mine." The preacher looked askance at the little fellow prompting the boy to continue: "Sure, we say it all the time. "Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be Thy name..." Sad to say, there are many adults who do not have a much better understanding of "Hallowed be Thy name" than young Harold did. About the only time we use the archaic word "hallowed" is in the Lord's Prayer, and "name ...

149. Opening Up Heaven

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... time you will find as did Brother Lawrence, that `those who have the gale of the Holy Spirit go forward even in sleep.'" What happens when we pray? The heaven opens. The Spirit descends. And we discover who we are. "...A voice came from heaven, `Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.'" We all need to know who we are. I like Morris Bishop's little poem entitled THE PERFORATED SPIRIT: The fellows up in Personnel, They have a set of cards on me. The sprinkled perforations tell My individuality ...

150. Flies On The Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... you love him. Tell him you haven't forgotten him." Landon wrote the letter. A long one. The completed paper was a work of art. He wrote each line in a different color and carefully drew an elaborate border around the edge. It was a love letter...a ... valley. How about you? How do you feel about these portraits that Luke has given us of Christ's transfiguration? Are you like the art critic who views them with cool detachment and moves on? Worse still, are you like a fly on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel ...

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