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126. Ready For A Change

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... and nationalistic Jews hated them because they were agents of the Roman government, the conquerors, and hated them with a double hatred if (like Matthew) they were Jews, because they had gone over to the enemy. They were betraying their own people for ... . (1) It would not have been surprising if Matthew were ready for a change of careers. The money was good, but was it worth the hatred of your own people? Still, he sat behind his desk in the tax office. Until, one day, into his life came Jesus. Have you got a ...

127. If God Is For Us

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... US Army Captain Frank Holder says this kind of problem keeps him up at night. "The more I am over here, the more I wish I could take every kid in American here to show them what happens when people hate each other." (2) There is no fiercer hatred than religious hatred. And the ironic thing is that both sides march under this banner, "God is on our side." Of course, it is logically impossible for two warring factions to both have God on their side. If God is on the side of our high-tech bombers high over the ...

128. Dwell in Our Hearts

Ephesians 2:17

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... t it be great though, if we could sneeze out all of our bad habits? All of our bad thoughts? All of our anger? All of our hatred and all of our bitterness? Wouldn't it be great if somebody was acting in a way they shouldn't, all we would have to do ... get rid of our bad thoughts and bad feelings. The Bible tells us that what we need to do when we're having feelings of anger, hatred, and bitterness, is to pray about them and to let Jesus take them from us, and ask instead that Christ dwell in our hearts and not ...

129. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... your heart as well. It is reaching out to another person with the Good News that God through Jesus Christ forgives him.Forgiveness is outgoing, it is positive, it is creative. It builds bridges of love and understanding toward others rather than creating barriers of hatred and of rejection. It is only as we acknowledge that precious gift that Christ has given to us that we can find his grace and his power to forgive the heart-wrenching wrongs and the trivial little insults that people bring into life. Our ...

130. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... to his book gives us pause: The Arab in his robe looks with loathing on the Armenian in his sack suit; and both look with disdain on the Jew... The Carmelite monk looks with anger at the Anglican missionary; and both look with contempt on the Greek priest. Hatred seems to be all around one: almost a noxious vapor that one can see, a veritable reek that one can smell. These creatures seem unable to bear the very sight of each other. They actually seem ready to kill! And, of course, have done so over the ...

131. Whatever became of Kingdomtide?

John 16:17-33

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... invited others to follow Him. I have a hunch that, Biblically speaking, “worldliness” does not refer so much to minor moral issues such as dancing, card-playing, movie-going, etc., but rather to accepting those systems in our society which perpetuate hunger and hatred and war. Worldliness means selling out to the world to the extent that one gets one’s marching orders from the Pentagon rather than from the Prophets or from the Prince of Peace. Worldliness refers to putting one’s faith in the piling ...

132. A Terrorist among the Twelve

Luke 6:12-16

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of us wake up to the reality which Jesus proclaimed on a hillside twenty centuries ago, the reality that Simon the (former) Zealot came to see in Jesus Christ, when he left behind his daggers and bombs and hatreds and began to follow the Prince of Peace. Simon was attracted to Jesus whose hatred of oppression was just as strong as that of Judas of Galilee. Only gradually did it dawn upon Simon that Jesus had a different way of dealing with His enemies, a radically different way, which was absolutely foreign ...

133. The Paradox of Death

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the suffering servant, today enters Jerusalem in triumph. He is the one who will eat dinner with his disciples and then willingly choose death for the freedom and salvation of sinful humanity. He was an innocent victim of the hatred of human beings. But through the transformation of hatred, Jesus will rise and bring all people for all time the possibility of salvation. Jesus' journey to death and resurrection must give us hope. It is a hope, born in difficulty, which says, despite the paradox, that life can ...

134. Such A Babe In Such A Place

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... question. And with some of that same confidence and joy and relief, we can say—I was once guilt stricken, but now I know forgiveness. I was once self-centered, but now I care for others. I was once plagued by loneliness, but now I have communion. I once knew hatred, now I love. I was bound in a hopeless habit, the tenacious chains of alcohol or drugs, but now I’m free. I was once buried in the mire of self-pity and self-condemnation, but now I’m released. I was once impotent and without power, now I ...

135. With Jesus In The Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , heckles and jeers permeated the scene. First came the German officers, relatively well fed, in their uniforms, marching in step, able to keep a semblance of dignity and respect. The Russian people had no problem sustaining their hatred of them. But after a while the vast bulk of prisoners appeared, the ordinary German foot soldiers. They could hardly march at all, let alone in step. They were emaciated, with few clothes, truly humiliated, wretched, gaunt, pitiful creatures. The jeers and abuse stopped ...

136. Family Matters

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... 's a matter of course. Or Africa, where the lifting of colonial tyranny revealed centuries-old divisions between tribal peoples that are still unhealed today. That's the way it was. And I would say that's the way it's always been--violence and hatred, suspicion, distrust, separation, ostracism. It's just expected in this world. Just as some of us in this country can remember the day when segregation and discrimination were the law of the land. It was just expected that we would be separated from one another ...

137. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:10-15

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... was standing ready to receive Stephen into heaven. 2. Loud (vv. 57, 60). Both the mob and Stephen cried "loud." The volume expressed the intensity of their feelings. The crowd cried with a loud voice - a cry of hatred. Stephen cried also with a loud voice when he prayed for their forgiveness. His love met their hatred with the same intensity. 3. Saul (v. 57). Saul of Tarsus was the only person named in the crowd. It must have been significant. Why call attention to him and not to others? To hold the clothes ...

138. As Long As It Is Day!

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... we must be about forgiving others. I once talked with a lady who had been hurt six years ago. During that time she had never forgiven the individual who'd sinned against her. Instead she nursed her grudge, schemed of glorious get even tactics, and meditated on hatred. So now she was tired all the time, her face was hard and wore a mask of bitterness. She was neurotic. My, was she neurotic - such negativism and compulsive criticism as you've never seen! But what do you expect with her mind so focused on evil ...

139. A Life Well Lived

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... God can use suffering to make us better persons. God certainly does not cause us to sin, but God can take even our sins and use them to God’s glory. Paul is an excellent example. Paul had been the picture of intolerance, filled with self-righteousness and hatred toward others. Maybe that is why, in his new life in Christ, he was so eager to ensure that his newly adopted faith was as free from intolerance as possible. That’s the way it works sometimes. The person who has been a slave to drugs and alcohol ...

140. Confused as Pigeons

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... comprehend the violations and violence that assault our sensibilities, and break our hearts. We can't see the reason for delay. We're confounded and confused, enraged and revolted by the hatred and fear, death and destruction that surrounds our world like a thick, choking, filthy blanket of smog. It's through that haze of hatred that we continue to confuse every aspect of our lives: We confuse "good" with "good at"; We confuse downsizing with upgrading; We confuse advertisement with art; We confuse sex with ...

141. Thanks for Nothing!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... this Thanksgiving, you're asked to offer up a very special, very specific prayer. Thanks for nothing, Jesus! Thank you for emptying our minds of judgments so your wisdom can reveal God's plan and God's purpose for this day. Thank you for emptying our hearts of hatred and despair so your love can flow in and fill it to overflowing, allowing the love to spill over into this world. Thank you for emptying our soul of its selfishness and its fears, so that you may save our soul and bring it the gift of eternal ...

142. Trash Cans or Treasure Chests

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... God can turn it around and make it your greatest instrument for healing and for blessing. Moses was a murderer, he recycled his rage and hatred and became the greatest leader in Israel's history. Jacob was a thief and a rogue. He recycled his cunning and became the father ... his miserliness and became a disciple of Jesus. Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor, a hater of Christians, recycled his hatred and became the greatest of the missionary theologians. Esther, a harem girl, recycled her sex appeal and saved the ...

143. Are You a GOT TO or a GET TO Christian?

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Night" - delivering the darkness, and themselves, from the criminals who stalk the night. They march down streets lined with crack-houses; they parade through parks and bus stops; they patrol playgrounds; they shine bright lights into all the dark corners where violence and hatred lurk and wait. These brave demonstrators find that only by taking back the night do they begin to feel safe again, begin to feel free again, begin to hope again, begin to feel unafraid again. By confronting the evil, not by trying ...

144. The 3 Rs of a Holy Life

2 Corinthians 13:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , and crop failures it causes? Are WE responsible for drug dealers and drive-by shootings being accepted as part of the “normal” landscape of whole communities in America? Are WE responsible for the global spread of hate and the terrorisms birthed by that hatred? Paul urged the Corinthians to do no less than “aim for perfection,” to put all things in good order to work together and be of one mind. These are not pint-sized, puny dreams. These are bhags (big hairy audacious goals), ambitious dreams ...

145. Spite Houses

Matthew 18:21-35

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the rest of his life. The only one who was really punished was him. He moved into a long narrow little house that held only hate and discomfort. The house became known throughout the neighborhood as "Spite House." It still stands to day as a monument to one man's hatred. When I first read that story, I thought, surely this is an exaggeration. So, I did some research trying to find out whether this was a true story or just one of those myths that has been passed on. Not only did I find out that it was true ...

146. A Lovehope Faith

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , faith finds God showing "steadfast love." In the New Testament, while love is not God, God is love. I have no good idea and have never met or read anyone who did, as to why evil in the form of hatred exists to counter love. In the drama between love and hatred, however, I find some unfolding of meaning. In communion with nearly two billion fellow humans identified with his name, I find this dramatic unfolding decisively connected with Jesus Christ. I hope to learn, in his context, that love is stronger ...

147. Proper 11

2 Samuel 7:1-17, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... , opposition, strife and warfare. The hostility exists among people (Jew and Gentile) and between God and humanity. They are out to get each other. In modern times the hostility is evident between classes, races and nations. We live in a seething global cauldron of hatred. 2. Peace (v. 14). Peace is the conquest of hostility. It is the work of Christ and a gift of God. Peace is a by-product of a new relationship and condition existing between people and between persons and God. By the cross, Jesus destroys ...

148. Proper 22

Job 1:1-5, Job 2:1-10, Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:5-18, Mark 10:1-12, Mark 10:13-16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... evils. Under certain conditions, a divorce may be good for all concerned. How can it be good when those divorced suffer from loneliness, guilt and non-acceptance? If a marriage is filled with incompatibility, strife, violence and hatred, it is certainly not in harmony with the spirit of Christ and his love. To live in hatred may do more damage to the spouses and the children than would be done if there were a divorce. Not to get a divorce when home conditions constitute hell is to hide and deny failure to ...

149. Can't We All Just Get Along?

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... is peace in our own hearts. There is an insecurity within us that causes us to resent the person who is different. The basic cause of hatred is fear. The only cure is found in I John 4:18, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear . . .” ... John 4:8). We need to so fill our hearts and our minds with the love of God that there is no room for hatred and resentment of others. Robert A. Schuller, young Robert, tells of getting into an argument with his older sister when he was eight. “You ...

150. The Bible: Head and Heart

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... with the nature of his ministry. Jesus was saying, "I am going beyond Israel. I am going to the Gentiles," and with that one statement, he destroyed their notion of privilege. In speaking to them, he tore down all of their officially sanctioned walls and barriers of hatred. "We're God's special people so that gives to us special privileges and it also gives to us the ability to exclude anyone who is not one of us." Jesus destroyed that and they responded in anger. We can understand a little of how they felt ...

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