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126. Luke’s Beatitudes And Woes

Luke 6:17-26

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James Garrett

... of it. Hear the Word of God. Luke 6:17-26: Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now for you shall be satisfied.Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.Blessed are you when men hate you, and when ... water, but a famine of the soul. We who have so much may no longer be eager for the gifts of God. We do not hunger for the invisible because the visible possessions seem to be enough. Thus, the interior world’s needs go untended. Jesus remarked one day that ...

127. Two R-Rated Stories

John 7:45--8:11

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John M. Braaten

... its installation. Instantly one of the "pillars of the church" who had opposed the building project from the beginning denounced him for such wastefulness, "With the thousands of people who are dying from hunger each day," he said, "the money should be given to world hunger." The donor responded, "You give your $100,000 to world hunger; I’ll give mine for the organ. I seem to remember that Jesus said we are to use ‘unrighteous mammon’ to glorify God. I think the building of this church and the organ ...

128. Ka-Chang

Matthew 5:1-12

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John Jamison

... in Sunday school. Usually when we have, we have heard them from the "blessed" side. We have nodded our heads when he talks to the poor in spirit, because we have been poor in spirit and appreciate the recognition. We have mourned, have felt meek, have hungered for many things including righteousness, and have tried to be merciful. We all dream of having pure hearts, like the role of peacemaker when we can get it, and certainly get our share of persecution if we put on the appearance of being too religious ...

129. At The Name Of Jesus

John 12:12-19

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Theodore F. Schneider

... ., the prophets had promised and the people had looked for the coming of an "ideal ruler." The name "messiah" at this stage was a generic one that meant "anointed." Every king of Israel was anointed by God and given authority to rule over God's people. The hunger was for a righteous king of the Davidic line who would lead Israel to worldwide dominion. As Israel's political fortunes worsened, first with the fall of the Northern Kingdom to the Assyrians in the eighth century B.C.E., and later with the fall of ...

130. The Glorious Company

Luke 6:17-26

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Theodore F. Schneider

... , offer the other also; and from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat as well, ... and as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them (Luke 6:27-31). Not only were the people of God to accept poverty, hunger, mourning, alienation and ridicule, but they were to work intentionally to do acts of love and reconciliation for the very ones heaping upon them the injuries and insults! By all standards of our imagination, such an ethic is neither sane nor realistic. Which of us could ever ...

131. Saints Alive!

Matthew 5:1-12

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Theodore F. Schneider

... to be spiritual virtues in themselves, but it is not so. Underneath each one of the Beatitudes is the call to live our lives in full trust of God. Spiritual "have nots," who know that they have no righteousness of their own, are those who will hunger and thirst for God's righteousness. Because God can be trusted, they shall be satisfied! It is only when we have this confidence in the promises of God that we can begin to understand (much less consider following) Jesus' example and his mandate. The Beatitudes ...

132. Dealing with the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

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Johnny Dean

... been desperately hungry, and therefore most vulnerable at the point of his physical appetite. Satan tried to convince Jesus to use his God-given powers to satisfy his earthly hunger. Basically the proposition was this: remain true to God and suffer the bitter pangs of hunger, or disobey God, do the Devil’s biding, and satisfy your hunger. Whether we believe in "the Devil" or not, we certainly know by now that one of the greatest areas of vulnerability is our earthly, sensual appetites and desires. With ...

133. How Much Is Enough?

Matthew 14:13-21

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Johnny Dean

... God. That’s why Jesus referred to himself as "the bread of life." So, as we look at this story of the miraculous feeding of the multitude, if we are to gain some insight into the deeper meaning of the story, we have to look beyond the physical hunger that was satisfied that day and examine the spiritual aspects of the story. Here is the setting. Jesus receives the news that John the Baptist has been executed by King Herod. Saddened at the death of his cousin, Jesus sets off with his disciples to find some ...

134. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

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Larry Powell

... pastures," Keller observes that it is impossible for sheep to be made to lie down unless at least four requirements are met: (1) They must be free from fear, (2) free from friction among their own kind, (3) free from pests, and (4) free from hunger. I do not know much about sheep, but if Keller is correct, sheep and people apparently require about the same things for security. (a) Free from fear. Do we confess Christ with our lips while maintaining our fear or uncertainty about specific circumstances, the ...

135. On Staying Awake

Luke 12:35-48

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Wallace H. Kirby

... training and teaching had not filled the need. It began to occur to him that the church deals in what he lacked and wanted: a "Transcendent fix on the meaning and purpose for existence." This is another way to talk about God. Admitted or not, we do have deep hungers that go beyond the common concerns of our lives and world. We want to know if the universe is friendly, if we were meant to be, where we fit in, and if there is any guarantee that what we hold dear will endure. We’ll miss God’s gracious ...

136. Is The Gospel Only For Women?

Luke 6:17-26

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... qualities in a nutshell: Blessed are the poor in spirit and blessed are the meek. You see, we men ought to swagger around like movie cowboys with two guns hanging from a belt. Blessed are those who mourn. Men don’t cry. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness; blessed are the pure in heart. Sunday School stuff. He-men ought to have a touch of wickedness, shouldn’t they, to make them more interesting? Blessed are the peacemakers. Real men - they’re trained to fight. I I got some help ...

137. Proper 6

Genesis 25:19-34

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... present day, form a dish highly relished in Syria and Egypt. The appetizing odor filled the air and was a great enticement for a large, hungry man. Its sight and smell were quite enough to convince Esau that Jacob's preparations would be marvelously suitable for his hunger. The literal translation of Esau's demand is, "Give me some of that red ... that red." It never ceases to amaze, when one thinks about the people God has picked to carry on his work. Someone once said: "How odd Of God To Choose The Jews ...

138. Epiphany 6

Lk 6:17-26 · 1 Cor 15:12-20 · Jer 17:5-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... in need" (v. 20-NEB). Need: The rich and poor, the hungry and satisfied, the sorrowful and happy, the approved and persecuted are all in need. Unless we feel in need, we cannot be helped or blessed. There must be a vacuum before it can be filled. Those who hunger and thirst shall be filled. Note the text: "How blest are you who are in need." Outline: What do we all need? A. Need for God - v. 20 B. Need for personal fulfillment - v. 21b C. Need for happiness - v. 21b D. Need for favor with fellowmen - v. 22 ...

139. Lent 1

Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 2:4-25, Psalm 130:1-8

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... "human thing" - to give in to temptation and sin, and to obey him and become subservient to Satan, as all other mortals had done. But Jesus resisted and rejected the temptations, for he is the Second Adam, of whom Paul speaks, and he will not give in to hunger, or to doubt, or to the lust for power. God called him his Son at his baptism; he proved to be the Son of God in his temptation. SERMON STARTERS A sermon on the Gospel, Matthew 4:1-11 - "Temptation, Triumph, and the Tree." Baptisms are usually times ...

140. Your Money and Your Life

Matthew 6:19-24

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Robert Bachelder

... essential item, that extra television or telephone or home video game or expensive ski trip. Don’t think about it - just do it! Then use the savings to purchase a pearl of greater price by contributing to our United Church of Christ Hunger Action Fund, which combats hunger and poverty here and abroad. That would be a Lenten sacrifice which counts for something. By doing this you will begin to experience a new sense of freedom. You will be emboldened to make additional sacrifices of non-essentials and your ...

141. The Necessity of Moral Commitment

Gen 3:1-24 · Is 28:15

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Robert G. Tuttle

... life, we are demanding that discord be music and that dis-harmony become harmony. It just doesn’t work that way. In his title Linton coins an interesting phrase: "Man’s Rage for Chaos." At the moment it seems that we are yearning for disorder, rather than hungering for rightness. Just last week a teenage boy was in my study, having punched his fist through a window in our church, cutting his wrist pretty badly. He said, "I can’t remember doing it." How did this rage for chaos start in the boy’s mind ...

142. Our Lord's Abundant Table

Matthew 14:13-21

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Brett Blair

... or Moses. The scriptures were alive in the life of the Jewish people, as children they grew up hearing the stories of their ancestors and being told that one day God would send the Messiah who would fulfill the hopes and promises of all those years. The “hunger” of the group of 5000 men gathered to hear Jesus teach, who are following this man from Nazareth, are all asking the same question, “Is this the one?” It is true there were as many reasons for coming to hear him as there were people there ...

143. Facing the Glory Road

Matthew 20:17-19

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Louis H. Valbracht

... the most successful in the world - and the most bored. Why are we bored? Such is the nature of the human heart that it must LOVE something. Our strong feelings must have something to lay hold of, to wrap ourselves around, or, lacking it, leave a hunger, as painful a hunger to the soul as it is to the body when it has been denied solid food. Here is the torment of our boredom: an emptiness in the soul; a basic human need unanswered; an unfed craving of the heart for some devotion, some affection, some ...

144. The Mystery of His Presence

John 6:25-59

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Richard Patt

... to eat?’ they asked." An argument! We might imagine the people would have been grateful for Jesus. We might think they would be thankful for his presence, for his revelation of God to them, for his good-news offer of a bread that will end hunger forever. But instead they ask the rather ungrateful question, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" The question begs for an answer. Jesus had made a fantastic claim. But even more, this question raises additional questions, some that most of us may have ...

145. Home Economy

1 Kings 17:7-24

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Alton F. Wedel

... miles from the unheard-of city of Beirut. It happened at a time in history when Ahab ruled in Israel and when his fair wife, Jezebel, had managed to effect an intimate acquaintance for her husband with the false god Baal. It concerns the food supply, and hunger, and whatever else we need for the support of life and limb. It happened not as a result of an ingenious program planned by Ahab’s agriculture secretary, but as God’s provision. God gave his word, and with his word a minimum daily income, and ...

146. The Gifts of the Left Hand

Luke 7:36-50

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Gregory J. Johanson

... gifts will erode. We lose too much when we hide our left hand. We lose the gifts that are discovered as a result of our hungers. Once when I was trying to explain a problem I was having to a group, they dismissed me by saying, "You present your problem so ... , D.C. His right-handed gifts of administration and communication are directly linked, I think, to his need. He has an insatiable hunger for the things of God and listens to everyone who comes to him in the vivid expectancy that he might hear a word ...

147. The Peace Of Christ In A Chaotic World

John 14:15-31

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Brett Blair

... Leo finally spoke up and said: Father Francis, I pray thee teach me wherein is perfect joy. Francis then teaches him this: If, when we shall arrive at St Mary of the Angels, all drenched with rain and trembling with cold, all covered with mud and exhausted from hunger; if, when we knock at the convent-gate, the porter should come angrily and ask us who we are; if, after we have told him, ‘We are two of the brethren’, he should answer angrily, ‘What ye say is not the truth; ye are but two impostors ...

148. Wrestling With God

Genesis 32:22-32

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King Duncan

... should be more easily than He can use a person who sits around waiting for God to do everything for him. Jacob was a doer, and soon he had sheep and cows and a large family and servants. He was an affluent man. But there was a hunger in his hearta hunger that his new jaccuzzi could not satisfy. For one thing, he wanted to go home. He had some unfinished business there. But there was also some other unfinished business of which he was aware but to which he could not put a name. That unfinished business was ...

149. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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King Duncan

... life. Nor is it necessary that everyone have such an experience. We are saved by faith, not by a particular feeling. But the world's wisdom is not enough. And even seeking God's will can be a difficult and somber business. There is a hunger within each of us: A hunger for surrender. A hunger to allow the Spirit of God to sweep into our lives and give us a new joy, a new peace, a new assurance. So let me invite you on a journey today ” a journey of wisdom, a journey of seeking God's will, and a journey ...

150. Jesus And The Lake Wobegon Effect

Luke 4:14-30

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King Duncan

... freedom. There is no television here, no this, no that. This is the only fan in the whole house...and it is for the guests. But we are happy. "I find the rich poorer," she continues. "Sometimes they are more lonely inside...The hunger for love is much more difficult to fill than the hunger for bread...The real poor know what is joy." When asked about her plans for the future, she replied, "I just take one day. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not come. We have only today to love Jesus." Is there anyone in ...

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