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1476. Immersed

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... first century heard these words associated with the Blood of the Christ. Only when disciples learned the “secrets” of the Christian faith would they understand what it meant to partake of the blood of Christ and to be washed in His blood of sacrifice. In a sense, the early church was kind of like a secret society. You had to enter in by means of a secret sign (usually an ichthys or fish). You had to learn the secrets that Jesus taught. And you learned to comprehend and accept the metaphors that defined ...

1477. Hold Me When I'm Angry

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

Carl Jech

... and anger toward each other and toward God? How are we to comprehend the tension between the Cross as grace and the Cross as disgrace? In a sense, the real question before us is whether or not it is even correct to think of anger as a part of the shadow side of life! ... suffering and injustice. Righteous indignation, he contends, is a gift from God. It is God, he says, who gives us our sense of what is fair or unfair. Our feeling of compassion for the afflicted is a reflection of the compassion God feels ...

1478. Would You Like to Live Forever?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... joys, but it still leaves us hungry for some greater meaning or purpose. That’s our hunger to know God. That’s part of our DNA. We were created in the image of God. All the qualities that make up God—holiness, completeness, life in its fullest sense—all these qualities are a part of our makeup. We were created to know God and to live at peace with God. We were created for purposeful work and creativity and relationships. All the blessings we see in the first chapters of Genesis—that’s the life ...

1479. Daddy's Love

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” We have heard those words so many times that we probably have lost a sense of how amazing they are, but think about it. There may be millions of sparrows in the world. The sparrow is such a common bird and so numerous that often it is considered a pest. But sparrows can be found nearly everywhere on earth. From New Delhi, India to ...

1480. Trapped!

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... wasn’t going anywhere,” says Mark Roberts, “thank God and Magic Mountain’s engineers.” He was restrained in his seat with a steel harness that clamped tightly around his torso. So he was able to experience—and even to enjoy—the freedom of speed and the sense of danger because he wasn’t completely free. He was tethered to the train, which was tethered to the track, which was tethered to the ground . . . (5) The point is that the closer we are tethered to God, the more freedom and joy we can ...

To demand 'sense' is the hallmark of nonsense. Nature does not make sense. Nothing makes sense.

Ayn Rand

It is not expected of critics that they should help us to make sense of our lives; they are bound only to attempt the lesser feat of making sense of the ways we try to make sense of our lives.

Frank Kermode

I suppose there's a melancholy tone at the back of the American mind, a sense of something lost. And it's the lost world of Thomas Jefferson. It is the lost sense of innocence that we could live with a very minimal state, with a vast sense of space in which to work out freedom.

George Will

1484. Stepping into Liminal Space

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Roy Howard

... night. But he was not familiar with what appeared on the horizon at early dawn. In the distance, a ghostlike figure loomed, which frightened everyone. That figure, sensing their fear, tried to calm them with his familiar words: “Be encouraged, fear not. I am with you.” Peter somehow sensed the presence of the Lord. We don’t know how these things happened: sensing the presence of God. In response to Peter’s inquiry, Jesus invited him to come. Just come. That’s all. Peter knew nothing except the one ...

1485. Remember to Say Thank You

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... just as surely we need to demonstrate how we feel about them for our own sakes. More and more studies are showing that a sense of gratitude is one of the most beneficial things we can do for our own mental, emotional and even physical well-being. A.J. Cronin ... years ago, two researchers at the University of California, Davis, conducted a study on the role of gratitude in a person’s sense of well-being. They asked several hundred people to participate in their study. One group kept a journal, noting all of ...

1486. We Would Like to See Jesus

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... may take us a lifetime to pronounce any of these words in the original language, but we can instantly relate to their meaning. Something is missing in our lives. And there is nothing we can do, nothing we can buy, no earthly substitute that can fill that sense of longing. “. . . We would like to see Jesus.” We would like to see him because some of us have never experienced the peace that Christ brings. We need something to give our lives not only meaning, but also new vitality. We are empty, and we are ...

1487. The Clues Are There

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

... hungry, marginalized people (like the Bethlehem shepherds, by the way) reversal was sensationally good news. “We won’t always be poor. The rich won’t always be lording it over us.” Since we know that is a key theme in Luke, we can now make sense of Simeon’s words in the Jerusalem Temple, to Jesus’ parents: “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.” Translation: Jesus’ mission is to preach and promise reversal. And when ...

1488. I Have Seen the Lord

John 20:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... mine? Are there empty tombs in our lives into which we may be peering with a sense of helplessness and despair? That would not be surprising. The loss of a loved one or other cause for grief is a universal experience. And so, it is a ... doubt and uncertainty and be able to proclaim victoriously, “I have seen the Lord.” We should note, first of all, the sense of hopelessness that enshrouded all those who followed Jesus after his crucifixion. If actions speak louder than words, those first disciples made ...

1489. Not Gullible; But Skeptical

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... every week and pretend that it meant anything to him. And so the arguments continued between Tommy and Sophia. One day Sophia asked Tommy in frustration, “What do you believe in?” Tommy thought for a moment then said, “Jesus. I like Jesus. He makes a lot of sense to me at times. But to buy into Jesus I’ve got to buy into too much other stuff that isn’t helpful at all. Take this Virgin Mary business, for example. And then there’s the miracles . . . I honestly doubt that it really happened that ...

1490. Shuttered

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... become glued to a computer screen or television for days on end. Some have lost their sense of engagement and excitement for the future. Others have become downright disillusioned and disoriented. Burnout! It’s ... declining numbers and general malaise, but now the covid pandemic has stifled the “normal” way we have done things and has challenged us to change. In a sense, we like our disciples are hiding in a locked room. We don’t know how to proceed with safety and yet with enthusiasm. We don’t know ...

1491. Only Human?

Psalm 8:5-6

Sermon

Will Willimon

... their sacrifice. In an older day, when grandmother when out into the backyard, grabbed a hen, rung her neck, and prepared her for the family's evening meal, there was probably a greater sense of the interconnectedness of all animal life, a greater sense of the dependency of humans upon other animals for the life we enjoy, perhaps even sometimes a sense of regret that so many animals and plants must die so that we can live. All this we know. But here is a biblical assertion which we may not know: God set all ...

1492. Chosen and Appointed

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... savvy, but also could be untrustworthy and underhanded with the funds. He protected himself above others and could easily switch sides if he felt it in his own interests. The wild card in the bunch, he was loyal to Jesus until Jesus challenged his sense of direction and the way he thought things should be handled. Then he took over and went his own way. Recognize any of these personalities? Every church has at least some of them. Why on earth would Jesus choose such diverse and controversial personalities ...

1493. Clean and Unclean

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... was, they would all work together to remove the barriers. Instead, the sociologist discovered he himself was now unclean, and must leave the planet as no one would have any contact with him. As stated earlier, the prejudice doesn’t make any rational sense. Like pretty much every job on the planetoid, everything was automated. No one touched anything. But prejudice is not rational. It has nothing to do with reality. All societies have their own definitions of clean and unclean that sometimes have no real ...

1494. Holding On

Job 1:1; Job 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... peace that had been lacking in her own life lately. So at the next traffic light, she glanced up at the sky and prayed one simple prayer: “Lord, I belong to you. I trust you. Take care of me another day. Thank you.” And she drove away with a fresh sense of peace she hadn’t experienced in some time. (6) Job did not have the advantage that you and I have. He didn’t have the life or the teachings of Jesus to look to. He knew and trusted God, but he did not know how committed God was to ...

1495. It Helps If You Laugh

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... on virtually every organ in the body. Laughter reduces health-sapping tension and stress. It relaxes the tissues as well as exercises most of the vital organs. Even a forced laugh, results in beneficial mental and physical effects. One thing mothers and parents need is a healthy sense of humor. We need it because there are going to be days when the only thing you CAN do is either cry or laugh. And depend upon God to get you through. And laughter is so much better and more healing than tears. I believe this ...

1496. If It Helps You Laugh

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

1497. Welcome, Joe!

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... gifted in Maine, even though he never came back to see it. (2) Wouldn’t it be great if every story of being lost had a happy ending? And a lot of them do. But sometimes a trip to a faraway place takes us away from our sense of self, our sense of security, our source of strength. Sometimes a trip to a faraway place ends in brokenness or loss or regret. A university professor in Australia recruited 657 adults between the ages of 20 and 80 and asked them to discuss the ten biggest decisions they had made ...

1498. The Wisdom of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... understood what was going on in Jerusalem, understood the political and spiritual implications of the birth of this newborn king, understood the monumental religious meaning behind the birth of Jesus, and sought to honor and protect the newborn revolutionary. In a sense, everyone knew but Herod and the Jewish elite! While the world was secretly contemplating and welcoming the birth of a prophetic Jewish ruler, who would revolutionize, bring peace to, and unite the world, the elite of Judea slept, or ignored ...

1499. Long View — Long Haul

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... She was accustomed to cocktail parties and brunches, staying up late and sleeping late. Nevertheless she had just announced this huge life change. She had actually stopped everything she was doing, and spent some weeks in quiet discernment and listening. In this sacred space she sensed what God wanted for her life, and then, shedding all the fear that most of us wear all the time, she began to take the steps into her new life. She was following a vision. Moreover, she was listening to God. Our conversation ...

1500. A New Beginning

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... The act of divine forgiveness is that God sees and knows this stain [of human sin] infinitely better than man himself and abhors it. He covers it. He passes it by, he puts it behind him, he does not charge it to man.[5] Martin Luther also nicely explains the sense in which we should not look at things from a human point of view. For God’s love does not operate as we would expect love to work. The message of the cross, Luther says, is that while human love comes into being through that which is pleasing to ...

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