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1476. Parenting — Not For The Faint Of Heart

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... your children are headed toward disaster, and the baby gates and fences don't hold them anymore? What do you do when it appears that all that you have taught them has been rejected or, for the moment at least, forgotten? We may be powerless to affect our grown children's choices, but our all-powerful God could intervene, right? God could simply put some obstacle in the way of those wayward Israelite children, preventing them from bowing down to the Baals. God could control them like puppets on a string ...

1477. Making Something Out Of Nothing

Haggai 1:15b—2:9

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... many, he made the mistake of not going into the Hurricane Katrina disaster area quickly enough after that event. Apparently the Chinese leadership learned from President Bush's mistake; after the 2008 massive earthquake, they were almost immediately on the ground in the affected area. The God revealed in the Bible is not a God just for the happy, easy, and peaceful times, but meets us where we are in all of the messiness of life where the needs are greatest, "even and especially in downsized circumstances ...

1478. Shepherds Who Will Shepherd

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... to the sinister practice of making political prisoners and opponents or whole racial and tribal groups go "missing" through torture or genocide. Political manipulation and control of that kind certainly produces a "state of fear" that has a devastating affect on those who are being led. God's message through the prophet Jeremiah is, first of all, a biting satirical condemnation of improper and failed leadership. The condemnation relies heavily on word plays and associations in the Hebrew language. The ...

1479. When We Are Uncertain about The Future

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... washed and rewashed his hands he even washed the bar of soap! He refused to shake hands with anyone. If anyone managed to grab his hand to shake it, Pasteur immediately rushed to a sink. His fear of germs became almost a paranoia. It affected his eating habits and it was a constant problem for his family. During the Franco‑Prussian War, Pasteur’s son, Jean‑Baptiste served in the French army. Jean‑Baptiste was stationed in an army hospital. Pasteur actually wrote to his son’s commanding officer ...

1480. Collections or Connections?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the car thieves] were underage, I just kept praying for them," she said. She recalled the hurt in the teen's eyes as she spoke in court. "He was hugging me so hard I couldn't believe it," Packard said. "I felt everybody in that room was affected. I'm not sure what happened, but I call it a spiritual moment. That was God." Packard said she knows judges and lawyers toil away without praise, and often get jaded because they deal daily with violence and sorrow. "There is often so much disillusionment," she said ...

1481. Keys That Unlock Miracles

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But in this story, even the Jewish elders are cast in a positive light. The elders had come to Jesus concerning a Roman centurion in their town a man who was much respected by them all. The centurion had a servant for whom he had great affection. This servant was suffering a painful affliction and was near death. The centurion asked for Jesus to come to heal his servant. For the moment Jesus forgot his fatigue. Some soul was in distress and needed his attention. He went with the elders. They were nearing ...

1482. The Two Ultimate Questions of Life

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... was pretty well booked up for some time in the future. It seems there were more desirable males around than those “plain” graduate students who were conducting this mischievous experiment. (4) The power of love. It is love that brings us alive, for it is love alone that affects us in heart, soul, strength and mind. Love demands our all our emotions as well as our reason. To love is to live. To love God is the beginning of life. But what does it mean to love God? There has been an erroneous notion in the ...

1483. Love to Life

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the year. In later life, the back-packer may develop the newly named syndrome of “backpackilepsy.” Being bent over by the burdens of life is the focus of this week’s gospel text. As we age, gravity shrinks and bows our frames. But the malady that affects the woman in this week’s text is diagnosed as coming from “a spirit,” not a physical ailment. In 13:4 Jesus referred to the “eighteen Galileans” crushed when the tower of Siloame fell on them. Now it is an eighteen-year bone-crushing burden ...

1484. Luke 13:10-17

Luke 13:10-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

1485. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Dr. Ralph F. Wilson suggests that this woman’s problem was probably what physician’s today would call Ankylosing Spondylitis, or Marie-Strümpell Disease, a disease that causes bones in the spine to fuse together. It is a disease that usually affects young men, though women are susceptible too. It begins with inflammation and stiffness. “Early in the course of the disease, sufferers often find that the pain is relieved somewhat when they lean forward. So they often go through the day leaning slightly ...

1486. Discerning In Love

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... . Her walks allowed her to slow down enough to listen for God’s direction. She said that faith is about entering into a relationship with God through Christ and “not about intellectualizing God’s commands, but internalizing his truth within my heart.” This understanding affected not only her thoughts but also her actions. “I am most at peace when I tune out the voices of the world long enough to hear the still, small voice of God directing me.”[2] In a church that was in danger of dividing, Paul ...

1487. Choosing

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

Argile Smith

... a choice that pertained to the most important relationship of all — a relationship with God. If they made a wise choice in that basic relationship, they would do well. But if they made a poor choice, all of the other relationships in their lives would be affected. Today we still have been challenged to make a wise choice when it comes to our most critical relationship. Thankfully, we have been given in the New Testament the rest of the story about God’s ways with us to help with that critical decision ...

1488. Powerless People

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Argile Smith

... his eyes opened to the cultural phenomenon that Sample called orality, Fred went on to read about people who prefer to relate to their world using what they see, hear, and say instead of what they read and write. Their preference for oral communication affects how they relate to other people. As Fred read on, he identified with the description of oral people rendered in the pages of the book. Moreover, he could understand why they behaved that way. He knew from experience that they usually have little or ...

1489. The Right Reason

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

David O. Bales

... : God likes us. Sounds pretty underwhelming; yet, as I’ve counseled with people, Christians often don’t think that God really likes them or wants to be around them. They might assent to some general belief that God loves them. But that doesn’t always affect them. How about thinking of Jesus singing this song about you, “I Really Like You.” Has somebody said that to you? Maybe it was from the opposite sex, and maybe you were younger. What would happen if Jesus just showed up with you now — say ...

1490. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... from a region where strict biblical laws were observed, and great care was taken to abide by these laws. If a betrothed couple was found to be with child before the marriage, this brought shame to the entire family. (2) Joseph’s reputation would have been affected as well as Mary’s. And so Joseph decided he would divorce Mary, though very quietly. Joseph was a very special man. Even though he was hurt, he didn’t want to expose Mary to public disgrace. Even more important, Mary’s pregnancy put her ...

1491. Seeing Jesus

John 9:1-12

Sermon

David O. Bales

... , but now I can see: The Light of the world is Jesus!” For every person who pooh-poohs faith and says, “Oh, it’s all psychological,” there’s another person waiting to hear an honest appraisal of how God through all our ups and downs has affected our lives. For every person who says that believers merely look at the sky and wish there was a God, another person needs to hear us say that such reasoning can turn the other direction. Maybe, instead, non-believers look at the sky and wish there wasn ...

1492. Where Is Jesus?

John 11:17-37

Sermon

David O. Bales

... he made his money. He realized that love is stronger than anything in this world. So, he provided funds for founding the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love. The purpose of the institute is bound to the belief that “[t]he essence of love is to affectively affirm as well as to unselfishly delight in the well-being of others, and to engage in acts of care and service on their behalf…”[5] That’s a fairly good description of Jesus’ love. And love, even research shows, is almost all we need, even ...

1493. What If Joseph Were the Patron Saint of 2014?

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... God, the very “mouth of God,” speaks personally to each and every one of us, if only we have ears to hear. The very “mouth of God” communicates a very personalized, customized message for each of our lives. God speaks to the issues that affect each one of us uniquely because the “mouth of God” is promised to each disciple. When Joseph received his personalized, mouth-message from God, he reacted swiftly and surely. Immediately he packed up his family, his new wife and new baby, and set out for ...

1494. Nothing to Hide

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. The Psalmist sounds like the kid holding its breath. He was affected both spiritually and physically by his estrangement from God. Hiding from God is serious business. A word has crept into our vocabulary first in corporate America and now in individual conversations. The word is “transparency.” We want our leaders to work out in the open ...

1495. The Path of Joy

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... , which he says, is good for about three or four minutes of hilarity. For some of us, we could stand there laughing all day. But it’ll make a difference if we start our day affirming our faith in God! Posture produces performance. Did you know you can affect your attitude by the way you stand. If you slump your shoulders and look at the floor long enough, you will get depressed. If you look in a mirror, smile, throw your shoulders back and say, “Hello world, it’s a great day” and “This is the day ...

1496. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... , however, some of your “Before” and “After” experiences will work out less happily. In fact, sometime along the way, you may experience some loss, evil, suffering, or failure so devastating that it fundamentally changes what you believe or how you live. Sometimes it may even affect how you look. Before and after. Our Scripture today provides us with an “After” picture of a life in ruins: 9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with ...

1497. What If You Truly Were Born Again?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a new human being. We would have a new outward, as well as upward focus for our lives. We would have a new set of values. Many of the things we worry about now would seem trivial. And we would have a new family. Think how it would affect your life if everyone you met suddenly became a member of your family? I read recently about someone who has extended her family. Every year ice skating instructor Elizabeth O’Donnell puts on a very special ice show. With years of experience in the Ice Capades, one would ...

1498. Can These Bones Live Again?

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... waiting in doctor’s offices. Dry bones. Or perhaps you’re caring for an aging parent. You tell yourself you don’t mind, not really. After all, you love your Mom, you love your Dad, but the stress never lets up. And it’s beginning to affect your health and well-being. Dry bones. Ezekiel looked around at all those dry bones and he understood that those bones represented his people, the people of Israel, scattered and without hope. He knew that only a miracle could bring together his people again and ...

1499. In the Mood for Murder

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... And that’s when we need to surrender our anger, surrender our hatred to God and allow him to replace these negative emotions with love and forgiveness. This brings us to our final guideline for today: unresolved anger is a spiritual problem. Anger not only affects our health and our relationships with others, it is important in our relationship with God. That is why Christ tells us that if we are offering our gift at the altar and there remember that our brother or sister has something against us, we are ...

1500. Fear of Missing Out

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of “missing out” on the latest communication or excitement in the “virtual world.” In its extreme form, this “fear of missing out” is “an exhaustive, competitive, and obsessive mental and emotional condition that can consume people’s energy and seriously affect the quality of their lives.” Today, we still have “FOMO” as Christians, but it doesn’t arise from a desperate effort to get inside the church. Today, FOMO is a more serious matter. And it is as prevalent and important ...

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