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1476. Disconnected Generation

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Josh McDowell

... and lack a sense of personal identity and purpose . . . We must . . . understand their makeup and why they feel so painfully disconnected and alone.” That sounds like a description of today's kids....but wait, I thought we were the connected generation? Interesting, huh? In terms of personal relationships and social skills the current "connected" generation is more disconnected than ever before.

1477. Tackling the Goal

Illustration

... to break through and scatter the line on the other team, but also to tackle its backfield players. Katz was preparing himself for his ultimate goal: real‑game tackles, When you master one level, go on to the next. It is the only way to keep growing and developing your skills!

1478. The Difference between Belief and Faith

Luke 17:1-10

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King Duncan

... perform high above us in what seems to us as death-defying feats. Each feat seems greater than the previous one. "Ahhs" can be heard in unison after each act. Excitement is building as we continue to watch in anticipation of the next act. A skilled high wire artist has accomplished so many marvelous feats that the audience has come to believe that he can do almost anything. The ringmaster addresses the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, how many of you believe that this daring man can ride safely over the high ...

1479. Aha! I See It Now!

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Iraq and serve as a relief worker with her church’s Mission Board. In Iraq, Karen and her fellow aid workers built schools and worked on a water purification project. She led a literacy project for widows, teaching them to read and write and gain job skills to support themselves. And when the opportunity arose, she shared her faith in Jesus with those she helped. On March 15, 2004, Karen and her fellow relief workers were killed by gunmen in the city of Mosul, Iraq. Karen had sold her home and all she ...

1480. Seeing God

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... he would change his life. When he got back from vacation, Scott Harrison quit his job and began applying to work with humanitarian organizations like Oxfam and the Peace Corps. But they all turned him down because they couldn’t figure out how his skills as a nightclub promoter and party organizer could be used to help people. Finally, Scott got accepted to work with an organization called Mercy Ships. Mercy Ships is a non-profit organization that sets up hospitals on old cruise ships and sends them to ...

1481. New Tendons for Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a “fast-paced and dynamic team.” (2) Do you think God chose Ezekiel to be His prophet to the nation of Israel because he was innovative and had a creative flair? I doubt it. God seems to choose His servants based on their obedience, not their skill set. And we know Ezekiel wasn’t part of a “fast-paced and dynamic team.” No, the job of prophet is probably the loneliest job on earth. The Harvard Business Review surveyed 1,600 workers to measure levels of loneliness on the job. People who worked ...

1482. Second Sunday of Advent

John 4:1-26, Isaiah 51:1-16

Bulletin Aid

Heth H. Corl

... I ought to be happy and cheerful as Christmas gets nearer; but I find myself so upset with world conditions, the problems of our nation, and the deficiencies of my own personal life. I certainly need Christ in my life, yet I become all the more skilled in preventing Him from living in me. Forgive me for running from one hell to another. Forgive me for creating unrest instead of peace, apathy instead of concern, and self independence instead of obedience. May your presence in my life give me a new reason for ...

1483. Lost in Plain Sight

John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... of Morocco. He was, by training, a nautical engineer who patented a ship’s hull design, a gifted artist whose pen and ink drawings continue to be on display at the Royal Academy, an accomplished archeologist, a religious non-conformist, and an enthusiastic and skilled cricketer. By 1925 he had made eight expeditions into Brazil in search of that ancient civilization which he named “The Lost City of Z.” (He never explained to anyone why he chose that name.) A ninth expedition was hard to sell but sell ...

1484. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... by the Pharisees themselves) that Jesus has gone mad and is acting crazy, and even his family, embarrassed by the din, comes to try to get him to stop. But Jesus is on a roll! He lashes back at all of them, pulling his followers close and skillfully putting the Pharisees in their place. His miracles have convinced the crowd. His verbal assault has silenced his colleagues. They can’t argue with him. He always seems to win. Incensed, they depart, but only to begin cooking up plots to trap him and get rid of ...

1485. Syrophoenician Lives Matter!

Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... eaten by dogs --a prophecy that came through when her own kinsmen killed her and threw her body out of a window, to be consumed by stray dogs below. The island of Tyre itself was a place teeming with sailors, pirates, weathered seafarers, and skilled dye makers. Josephus notes: “among the Phoenicians, the Tyrians are notoriously our bitterest enemies” (Against Apion 1:70, 71 LCL 1:191). It was a dangerous place to visit, much less live. Jesus’ mission to the lost sheep of Israel would have brought him ...

1486. What Kind of Sheep Are You?

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ’s favorite psalms, Psalm 23, God is the Good Shepherd. Likewise, in the scriptures (note Ezekiel in particular), God is the Shepherd who will care for the flocks. When Israel needs a King, God chooses a young Shepherd from the fields, because this is the skill set God is looking for in order to “pull together” a splintered group of people who are wandering and lost. The fields David tends are those of Bethlehem of Ephratha, the same fields in which Ruth and Boaz meet, the same in which Rachel is ...

1487. What If It's True?

John 20:1-18 · Matthew 28:10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... if you dare, a horned toad (rubber will do)] Happy Resurrection Day, everyone. “I know that my redeemer liveth.” Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was one of the most famous film producers in Hollywood history. He became famous, not just for his movie and production skills, but for his witticisms, like Yogi Berra after him. Goldwyn said this about a certain screenwriter: “We pay him too much, but he’s worth it.” But this morning I want you to compare what Samuel Goldwyn said about his movies– “If you ...

1488. The Order of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... were to the East what the Levites were to the Jews. According to the latest research, the magi tended not to subscribe to a specific religion, but rather to be a kind of “professional” class of priests, who were highly learned, skilled in oneiromancy (the interpretation of dreams), and relied upon for their knowledge and wisdom of every tradition. They served as chief advisors in kingdoms to rulers and consultants to their staff. They sanctioned coronations, followed prophecies and signs, led religious ...

1489. Don't Stop Praying!

Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a “position” in a make-believe church…. not this one of course (smile). For those of you listening….. ____is going to read off some of the questions on the application, and maybe you can help him/her answer them. Okay? Here we go…. “What discipleship skills do you have that you can bring to this church?” “How many prayers can you say by heart?” “How many books of the Bible have you memorized?” “Tell us why we should hire you to be a disciple to Jesus?” Wait a minute….these are ...

1490. Oh That Cookie Jar Goodness!

Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to put their own rules, sense of justice, and ideas about what is “good” (or not) aside. They were willing to trust in God’s wisdom and strength, even if they didn’t like it (Jonah). They were willing to go into difficult situations, knowing they didn’t have the skills to do what needed to be done, with trust in God’s strength and wisdom (Moses). A hand in the cookie jar is not a foot in heaven. As Paul would go on to say, “My strength is made perfect in your weakness.” Or as the writer Luke ...

1491. Deep Faith

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 5:1-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and Image Exegesis from May 24, 2015. **Ellicott’s Commentary. Some attribute the word to the Chaldeans, a maritime people. Others think it is an Egyptian or Assyrian word, as these societies created such “boxes” with cypress and pitch (bitumen) and were skilled in carpentry. King Tut’s coffin was made of cypress in fact, adorned with olive leaves (remind you of Noah?), and covered with thick black pitch to preserve it. See also “Church of England Magazine,” vol 9 and “The Ancient History of ...

1492. The Apothecary

Isaiah 40:1-31, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... compare God? To what image will you liken him? As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple. Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are ...

1493. You are Anointed

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the ritual would last a few moments, the scent would stay with the receiver for a very long time, as a reminder of his or her “sacred” covenant, holy calling, or consecrated status. The idea behind mixing these unique scents by skilled perfumers was to create a powerful and lasting fragrance that would trigger memory, so that whenever the scent reoccurred in the future, that person would be immediately reminded of something far more extraordinary and exquisite –their relationship with God. Scent was ...

1494. One Stone Faith

1 Sam. Chapters 16-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... equates to both lion and bear in his past experience. Interested only in killing and consuming, Goliath is donned in heavy armor with spear, sword, and javelin, the weapons of aggression, the weapons of the world. David however refuses to enter that world. Instead he uses his skills as a shepherd to create a new battlefield for God to defeat the enemy. David does not even see Goliath as a menace, but a mere hindrance –a fleck in the eye of the One True God who has the power to crush mountains and raise ...

1495. The Mustard and the Cedar

Ezekiel 17:1-24, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... easy ones to see. But some are harder. But it’s the art of taking one perspective and pointing out another in the same image. I like to call this re-imaging, although it’s really more of a re-imagining of the image at hand. It’s the skill to take a familiar image and help people see a different one in the same picture. In a sense, this is the genius of Jesus. Jesus loved re-imaging scripture. He would take some familiar image or metaphor of scripture, and then suddenly, he would illuminate a new ...

1496. Formed by the Potter's Loving Hand

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, John 8:48-59, John 9:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mood. So, when we approach someone and get an uncomfortable, unexplainable feeling….are we sensing something about that person’s emotions? That person’s spirit? Are we “smelling” danger? Perhaps we’ll never be sure if it’s the nose that knows or our intuitive skill. But for sure, we can sense a person’s spirit, almost as if that person exudes some kind of fragrant aroma that either attracts or repels. We also give off a kind of odorous spirit, especially when we pray. And God can sense the ...

1497. You Are Gifted

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and mentally and emotionally exhausted, but are what we might call “relationally deprived.” They have not learned how to be relational, or in emotionally and spiritually nurturing relationships! In our obsession with achievement, we have traded in our relational skills, not to mention the joy, peace, and personal knowledge of how to cultivate and maintain loving relationships and friendships. The result is a kind of “soul starvation.” We are a soul-starved, relationship-deprived people. We have not ...

1498. Babel

Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Brick layers are not bad people. Brick layers are some of the most skilled artisans and craftsmen around. They’ve learned an important trade. They build homes. They build bridges. They build walkways. They build walls. And sometimes, we have to have a few walls for protecting intimate space and private rituals, don’t we? But when you start brick laying for brick laying’ ...

1499. The Golden Hour

Exodus 19:1-25, Genesis 15:1-18, Ezekiel 24:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... medical professionals, that one hour can feel as though time opens up to illuminate that sacred space between life and death. In that one hour good and evil face off. Some describe the experience as a challenge to see how well they’ve honed their skills –a duel with death. Medicine is either limited and loses, or medicine is victorious. Others describe that one hour as a sacred moment, a time when life teeters on the precarious see-saw of existence, but God’s presence is pregnant in that space and ...

1500. Caring for the Vineyard We Did Not Plant

Matthew 20:1-16, Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and imagination to rethink a building or a space, much more than to build one anew. It may be easier to start fresh and new. A fresh canvas invites the opportunity to build from the foundation up exactly what you want. It takes however a different kind of skill to take an already lived-in house, to diagnose its issues, check out its foundation, look at its potential, and make something new of it. It takes more passion to re-imagine, re-model, and re-store. And it takes knowing who you are in order to turn ...

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