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126. Called into Friendship

John 15:1-17

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O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... not rest with him, but with us. We have refused because of our pride or our stubbornness or even our sin to return the friendship. God cannot be that loving person who shares with us the most intimate purposes of his heart and seeks to draw from us our best qualities if we are not willing to seek his friendship. To be a friend of Christ, we cannot wear a mask that hides our true self from him or constantly keep him at arm’s length. To be his friend means that we come to him as we are - with honesty ...

127. God’s Choice

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... ; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." - 1 Samuel 16:7 There’s an old saying: "You never get a second chance to make a good first impression." And that’s too bad, because first impressions generally do not reveal inward qualities. The anointing of David demonstrates to us that we are to look deeper into each other than to see only what’s on the surface. While a doctor in England was using a small medical light to examine the mouth of a thirty-year-old woman, the bulb ...

128. The Mystery of His Presence

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Richard Patt

... terrible. We left this promised land of culinary excellence feeling let-down and taken. In contrast, this is one thing I like about Jesus: the bread he offers is predictable and nourishing, and it is satisfying for even the most demanding soul. It is that kind of quality bread of life that Jesus was talking about in this slightly involved Bible story. Here we read: I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever. The bread that I will give him is my flesh ...

129. The Choice Is Always Ours

Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

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Gregory J. Johanson

... . I understand that a large crowd enrolled. But, I fear there is still too little help and investment on behalf of those, educationally, who cannot zig or zag without extensive assistance. There is something incomprehensible in the quality of attention and financial support which focuses upon gifted students, athletes, and performers. Popularity and interest build programs which draw millions of spectators and garner a billion dollar financial income. Sports Illustrated magazine recently interviewed all the ...

130. The Family Was God’s Idea

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Gregory J. Johanson

... -go relationships, with cycles of divorce and remarriage, the underlining of sex as only play, or a playboy and playgirl person-of-the-month centerfold mentality. These mark commitment as a mere anachronism. It is no accident that it has a strange sound in our time; and that quality of all kinds is so absent. When we buy a new appliance and expect it to break down in the first month; take our car to a mechanic and as often as not wonder if it will drive as well out as it did into the garage; when government ...

131. Winning over Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

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David E. Leininger

... , the flowers and the grass would be higher up on the scale of things than WE are. But they are obviously not, and that should be apparent when one considers just how expendable flowers and grass really are. The necessities of life, the length of life, the quality of life - all things that tend to worry people a great deal. But Jesus' message is clear: NONE of them should particularly concern us because the God who gives us life in the first place will most assuredly be in control of all the rest. The Lord ...

132. The Love of a Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 10:1-42

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King Duncan

... needs to be nurturing of his children, supportive of his wife, and yet at the same time provide the spiritual leadership of the home that the Bible accords to fathers. It is a rare man, a special kind of man, who can combine all three of these qualities. We salute Christian fathers this day. Your family needs you more than ever before. The most common image that Jesus used in describing God was that of "Father." It makes me think that Joseph must have been a very special kind of father. We center much of ...

133. Looking For Mr. Right

James 4:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... that these are things our beloved will never change. Author Francine Klagsbrun asked a select group of successfully married couples the secrets of their happy marriage. Often they replied, "We don't expect perfection." Even though their spouses had qualities they would like to see changed, they had learned to accept those qualities because, as one woman said, "the payoff is so great in other areas." Mr. and Mrs. Right not only adjust to the changes that take place in marriage, but also adjust to those ...

134. Extraordinary Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the book of Matthew it says, `Many that are first will be last, and the last first.’" Linus’s response to this paradox sounds like something you or I would say. He mutters, "I’ll bet Matthew didn’t have an older sister!" (1) Humility is a quality in short supply, but how refreshing it is when we do find it in a person. There is a wonderful story about actress Joan Fontaine. Shortly after her triumph in the motion picture, REBECCA, she was invited to dinner at the Sam Goldwyn’s home. Goldwyn’s ...

135. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

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Angela Akers

... reveals the possibilities of the press and media. Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history. Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities."(5) "Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history." The qualities of heroism are eternal--self-sacrifice, courage, honor, duty. And in today's Bible passage, Jesus adds the integral ingredient--love. In these few verses, Jesus gives us a new context for heroism. "My command is this: Love each other as I ...

136. To Who Can We Go?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... here and now. The New testament is not concerned so much about afterlife as beforelife; not, “Will we live again after we die?” but rather, “Are we really and truly alive now?” Many of us are not, and that gives this life a certain quality of impermanence and anxiety. Theologian Paul Tillich defined anxiety as “the state in which a being is aware of its possible non-being.” Despite our multi-billion dollar funeral industry which seeks to cosmetize death so that it looks like going on a vacation ...

137. How Do You Explain the Resurrection?

John 11:17-37

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Donald B. Strobe

... . 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” The word “life” which Jesus uses here is a hopeful word. (Greek: zoe, which is used in the New Testament to refer to a special quality of life, a life which God has in Himself and which God gave to the Incarnate Son, which the Son manifested to the world, and which He promised to all who put their trust in Him.) In other words, Christ brought an infusion of life and hope into the ...

138. Childish or Child-like?

Mark 10:13-16

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Donald B. Strobe

... , I do. We have a child.” “Do you believe in Total Depravity?” asked the first man. “No, I don’t. That is an excess of Calvinistic theology,” replied the second. The first replied, “Just wait until you have two children!” There are a lot of qualities children have which are more irritating than inspirational. I love the story about the grandmother who got a note from her son and daughter-in-law that her grandchildren would be coming to spend the week with her. She loved her precious little ...

139. When "Well Done" Is Rare

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... form as the last word. Do not "bury" what God has placed in everyone--a gift--a talent--a resource that needs to be developed. Get on with living life with the boldness, confidence, and adventure you get with God''s instruction manual, and see how this quality and approach to life can become part of your witness, work and testimony. In God''s book, you will discover that He did not create "junk." You are a precious child of God who has been eternally loved and sought by God from the foundation of the Earth ...

140. With a Bang or a Whimper?

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... are happily anticipating the arrival of another joyous Christmas celebration?" I'll tell you why. I've chosen it for the same reason Peter wrote the words centuries ago: not to intimidate those who read or hear his words but to urge upon them a quality of life that ought to characterize sincere Christians whether they look forward to a blessed Advent season or anticipate the end of the world! However, it is rather interesting to note that when we read the Latin version of this Epistle, each time it speaks ...

141. Bedlam or Bethleham?

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... view the word "godly" as meaning "Godliness" or "Christ-likeness." Here we can see the Christ of Christmas giving himself to us in such a way as to produce a measure of his likeness in our lives which so often exhibit quite different qualities, qualities for which we plead forgiveness every day. Christ-likeness -- can you think of a greater pursuit for this Christmas season or any season, for that matter? Recall Nathaniel Hawthorne's wonderful short story, "The Great Stone Face." In it the young Ernest is ...

142. God's Anxiety Reduction Plan

Philippians 4:2-9

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John P. Jewell

... worry about anything!" How, pray tell can that be accomplished? The fact is that there is a very clear and specific set of instructions in the epistle reading. The Preface There is a kind of preface to Paul's instructions for gaining the peace of God. The first quality we are to embrace is that of a joyful attitude. We are to "rejoice in the Lord always," In fact, the scripture says a second time, "Rejoice." The sense is that as children of God who have come to know the deep love of God through Jesus Christ ...

143. The Reward

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

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James L. Killen

... life, it is the deep wholeness and humanity. No matter how much of those other things a person has or doesn't have, it is the quality of the life in the center of the circumstances that is the reward. And the reward for building a church and a world that live up ... serve. If we have built well, our reward will be that we will be able to cope and to keep on living a good quality of life in the midst of whatever circumstances may come along. But Paul adds something very interesting. He says that even if the ...

144. While You Are Waiting

Matthew 25:1-13

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Mark Trotter

... that waits? The Christians discovered something, something we could call a deep spirituality. What you wait for in the future determines the quality of your life in the present. Look at that. There is a common wisdom that you get what you deserve in this ... day. But the Church discovered that if you wait for something in the future, what you wait for is going to effect the quality of your life in the present. Remember those beautiful words from Isaiah, the 40th chapter, They who wait for the Lord shall renew ...

145. The Best Places to Live

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... !) catalogs already clogging up our mailboxes, here is one that manages to distinguish itself from the pack--which of course is it's whole intention. It's put out by the snooty, upscale gadget merchant Hammacher-Schlemmer. The stand-up-and-take-notice quality of this particular edition was not because the merchandise was new, or on sale, or geared towards any particular time of year or leisure-time activity. In fact, the catalog is arranged in a rather odd hodgepodge fashion--with items like toasters and ...

146. Christmas Eve\Christmas Day

Luke 2:1-7, Isaiah 9:1-7, Psalm 96:1-13, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:8-20

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... each other for use on Christmas. Titus 2:11-14 - "The Practical Meaning of Salvation" Setting. The letter to Titus is designed to give advice to a Christian leader who is facing a less than perfect pastoral situation. The letter gives counsel about the personal qualities a pastor is to possess (1:5-9), and then it provides directions for dealing with those in the church who create problems (1:10-16). Next, the letter admonishes the pastor to teach sound doctrine and lays out standards for different types of ...

147. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... in the Old Testament lessons, because Isaiah 49:1-7 is the second of the Servant Songs. Both Isaiah 49:1-7 and Psalm 40:1-11 explore what it means to be commissioned as the people of God. Isaiah 49:1-7 outlines the character and quality of our mission in this world, while Psalm 40:1-11 provides guidelines for what our responsibilities are in worship. Isaiah 49:1-7 - "The Hiddenness of God's Salvation" Setting. In the discussion of the Old Testament lessons for the First Sunday After Epiphany, we noted ...

148. Do You Have It?

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Leonard Sweet

... failing on all counts to live according to the "good, the right, and the true." I repeat: it is NOT our job to counter-attack "unChristians," to trot out lists of bad behavior found among those who don't follow Jesus. Instead it is our mission to so embody the qualities of a transformed life that we cannot be missed. It is our mandate to shine our light so that all will see good works and glory God. Let me leave you with a way of thinking about how Christians are to function in the world. Do you have "IT ...

149. Magnanimity: The Essential Spirit of the Christian

Philippians 4:4-7

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James W. Moore

... Can people see and feel this Christ-like spirit in us? To bring this closer to home, let me list three special qualities of the magnanimous person. I. FIRST OF ALL, THE MAGNANIMOUS PERSON IS BIG ENOUGH TO LOOK FOR THE BEST IN OTHER PEOPLE. ... for that matter) to be critical of anybody. Besides that, I like Cathy. She is my friend. She is OUR friend… and she has so many wonderful qualities and I think we should focus on those good things. She is really a lot of fun and I hope that someday you all can get to ...

150. Life in the Living Stone Age

1 Peter 2:4-12

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Leonard Sweet

... in glory, And it's mine, O yes, it's mine! With my sins forgiven I am bound for Heaven, Never more to roam. 9. Finally, let’s turn over The Cornerstone: The cornerstone is the one and only stone that contains the qualities of all the other stones in the spiritual temple we are building. Some of these stones we have mentioned; other we haven’t. Some say that “cornerstone” is better translated “capstone.” Whether “capstone” or “cornerstone,” Jesus is the perfect and unblemished stone, the ...

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