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1526. Faith and Freedom

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of 12 years of physical, spiritual and emotional pain and discomfort. Jesus listened patiently and then said, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." What Jesus was saying to the woman and to us is that, for whatever reason, we may feel like we have to crawl in the back window or slip in through the back door when no one is looking. But the front door is wide open. It's standing wide open just for us. We may think we've left God's graces, but God has never left ...

1527. For The Love of God Is Contagious

Mark 7:31-36 · Luke 5:12-15 · 2 Corinthians 5:16-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... boy's exhausted mother tried to comfort him but they had just come in and were at the end of the line and were going to have to wait a very long time. The women said she suddenly felt a great deal of love for these strangers. She got this feeling that since Christmas is a time of joy, the situation was an opportunity for joy. So, spontaneously, she traded places with the woman with the boy, voluntarily going to the end of the line. She wrote: "The look on her face was reward enough." She then went on to say ...

1528. Giving It All Up For Jesus And What’s Ahead

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... what you have, so I kill or steal. I want your good reputation, so I pull you down with lies. Augustine and Paul (the Protestant Reformers too) said you have this desire even when you do good deeds.[3] That’s why you and I do good. It feels good; we take bows for our goodness. In close relationships in which we make sacrifices for our partner, we get goodies out of the relationship. Even child-rearing works that way. Sure you make a lot of sacrifices for your children, but when they succeed while still ...

1529. Treasures from the Past

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Mary Austin

... how to fix things, or how to understand people. We take on all these gifts as part of our inheritance. No matter how we feel about the platters and the watches, these gifts are precious. Writing to the church in Corinth, Paul goes deeper into this vision of ... me. Your past is mine, the present is ours, and my future is yours. Everything I do in this life is for you, Mom. I hope you feel that.” (from OnBeing.org) May the same be true for us, in the way we live for Jesus. On this side of the cross, his blood ...

1530. Feed My Sheep

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... really liked that guitar? Perhaps you know this story? I don’t quite mean that you know these details, but I am wondering if the same personalized version of this tale has ever happened to you? Someone you know has done something about which they feel guilty. Each question you ask is deflected, and each interrogative is met with dissimilation, deft dodges, and a wily dance around the room. Does this sound familiar? It’s a situation where the person with whom you are dealing will do almost anything to ...

1531. Acres of Diamonds

1 Timothy 6:10

Sermon

Russell Conwell

... to me that he thought it was his duty to come in and "labor with me." I asked him what had happened, and he said: "I feel it is my duty to come in and speak to you, sir, and say that the Holy Scriptures declare that money is the root of all ... a blessing where he now lives will never be great anywhere on the face of God's earth. "We live in deeds, not years, in feeling, not in figures on a dial; in thoughts, not breaths; we should count time by heart throbs, in the cause of right." Bailey says: "He most ...

1532. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... of me that envisions Jesus rolling his eyes in frustration as he says, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip and you still do not know me?” I confess here that there is a part of me that loves the disciples for their cluelessness. It makes me feel a little better about my own inability comprehend things. I do believe, though, that whether it’s Philip, the other disciples, or you, or me, Jesus still rolls his eyes when we say things like this. Do for this or that for us, Jesus, then we will be ...

1533. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

1534. What If You Could Change the Ending?

Luke 23:33-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... Messiah, save yourself. And he refused. Why? The people in the crowd that day were questioning the power of the Messiah because they didn’t understand the purpose of the Messiah. Our actions define us. Not what we say, not what we intend to do, not what we feel. It’s what we do that reveals our true character and values and priorities. And we are also defined by what we choose NOT to do. In 1966, a young British woman named Jackie Pullinger became a missionary in the Walled City of Kowloon, a place in ...

1535. God IS

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... is concerned for us, is present with us, and all those before us become part of God’s eternal, heavenly kingdom, which until we get there, we will never understand. Faith acknowledges that it exists. I doubt that any of us can imagine how it might feel to look down at our earth from the emptiness of space, to acknowledge how small it all looks, and yet how special and unique. Out of nothing, God created life. And God continues to create life, to sustain life, and to acknowledge life. What God has created ...

1536. The Ear of the Heart

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... is, and is to be. And we have a Christological hymn that allows us to understand that and give it emotional expression. We have a hymn that shares with us the life and meaning of Jesus. Bobby McFerrin is best known to us for his iconic 1988 feel-good hit song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Since then he has received ten Grammy Awards. McFerrin’s love of music came from his childhood. Whenever he was sick his mother would give him two things, medicine for his illness and, in McFerrin’s words, “she’d ...

1537. The Hedge

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... We can avoid doing our chores, when we find something that we’d like to be doing more. We can avoid talking about issues we don’t want to address by changing the subject. We can create “loose” definitions of“truth” when we don’t quite want to follow what feels like a rigid or confining rule. When we don’t quite want to commit to something or to define something in or about our lives, this is what we do as human beings: we hedge. We skirt. We give the slip. We go around. We ghost. We omit. We ...

1538. When Time Stands Still

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , painting, dancing, or writing. In fact, many attest that their gifts were made particularly vivid and expressive due to the depths of their emotional experiences. Grief is one of the most powerful of these emotions. Grief is a vital and everyday part of the human experience. We all feel grief, whether it’s the loss of a loved one, the loss of a home or belonging, the loss of a friend, the loss of years gone by. While we many times try to avoid it or hide from it, grief cannot be outrun. Why do we try ...

1539. Living the FIRE Life

John 17:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... years due to necessity, some due to financial or psychological need, as a panacea for their dilemma. We need connection. The “FIRE” lifestyle may seem enticing in the short term, but it’s the purposeful engagement with something that “fires us up” that makes us feel that life can be “so fire!” It’s no wonder then that Jesus’ best promise to us is the kind of life that he knows will give us our best sense of identity, connection, purpose, mission, and joy: the “life of God.” Or better ...

1540. Mind Your Manners

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

Will Willimon

... , despite the cost. Orientation is a time for you to find your place. And manners are a means of keeping in your place. So here is Jesus eating with social discards and here are we, exclusive and excluding, at the university, scrambling for seats of honor at Commencement. Will we feel out of place showing up in a tux or evening gown at one of God's parties only to find the place crammed with a crowd that we've always shunned? If we stick with our own kind, where will we be at his table? Not far from here, a ...

1541. Fearless

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a little less frightening. It starts with knowing that Jesus has your back. He had all of our backs when he sacrificed himself for us years ago. He continues to have our backs today in the person of the Holy Spirit. Life today can feel unsure. It can feel fast, chaotic, superficial, and often lonely. In God, you can find a better way, an alternative way, a relational way, a fearless way of living and loving that will feed your heart and nourish your soul. All you need to do is take a risk. Your first step ...

1542. Embarrassing Visits

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Mary Austin

... happy childhood, which added to her guilt about why she was such a mess. As she often tells on her blog and in her books, by college, she was a full blown alcoholic, grabbing a beer as soon as she got up, and taking it into the shower with her. Feeling awful about herself, one night she stumbled into a Catholic church to make her confession to the priest. On the way to the confessional, she found a small room that was warm and safe, with the smell of incense and in that room she felt less alone. She tripped ...

1543. Nothing Special Friday

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Mary Austin

... place of pain, sorrow, and anguish, and lets us know that God is there, too. When you go out of church this afternoon… …and to the grocery store, …or the bakery… …or the gym, you may feel a little dazed. As you zip to the bank… …or finish your taxes, …or call a friend on the phone…you may feel jarred, between the busyness of the world, and the business of standing watch at the cross. Things go on, and there’s nothing special about today …except that we carry with us the cry of the ...

1544. Fear of Flying

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... grief, trauma, a dilemma; yet, when you ask how that person is, you get: “I’m fine.” “Fine” is our code word for “I’m going to stay in my emotionally safe place, so I don’t need to face my pain.” “I’m going to refuse to feel it, refuse to acknowledge it, refuse to talk about it, and definitely refuse to let it out of that deeply buried place where I’ve locked it in.” “I’m fine” means I’m in no circumstances letting you into my inner sanctum. “I’m fine,” means that ...

1545. That Mountaintop Moment

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... heart was warmed” and his spirit touched by God in an emotional and spiritual way, his faith remained an intellectual endeavor. Only after his “spiritual awakening” did the movement called Methodism take off. We love a good adrenaline rush. We cherish those lovely feel-good hormones we get from running a marathon or falling in love. But these are nothing compared to a true, life-changing God encounter with our divine creator. Today, I invite you to step outside of your comfort zone and to open your ...

1546. Vengeance: Human and Divine

Matthew 13:1-9 · Isaiah 44:6-8 · Psalm 1-12, 17-18, 23-24

Sermon

Will Willimon

... ? As the writer to the Hebrews says: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Hebrews 10:30-31) What does this say to us as Christians? Feelings of vengeance are a natural part of life. We have not outgrown the vengeful emotions of the Psalms. In fact, many of us are not half as mature and honest as the Psalms. Vengeance arises from an awareness that things are not right in the world. God is ...

1547. The Practice

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you to be a compassionate and beautiful soul. Like all valuable things in our lives, developing this kind of relationship takes time, patience, and commitment. But when we invest in connecting deeply on this kind of level, it can be the most rewarding feeling we will ever experience. As Irwin also notes in his book about horses, this kind of intuitive communication and compassion does not need to be limited to horses, or animals. But we can learn much from the practice of “horse whispering” that can ...

1548. You're In the Army Now

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... what can you do? At least those protesting students of the sixties THOUGHT they could change the system. “We can change the world, rearrange the world,” was how it went in a song by Crosby, Sills, and Nash. You don't hear songs like that anymore on campus. We feel trapped. Don't agitate, better to adjust. Milk the system for all it's worth rather than change it. It may not be much, but it is the best prospect we have. Everybody else is doing. Nine out of ten average Americans can't be wrong. We are, as ...

1549. Raising Power

Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... cornerstone theology of the Christian faith! It’s why we are here worshipping today! And yet, we continue to struggle with wanting to keep Jesus nailed to the cross or buried in the tomb, where it makes more sense to us that he must be. It feels so very “outlandish” and “impossible” to imagine the truth of the resurrection, doesn’t it? And yet, here he is –in the person of the Holy Spirit, among us today, asking us to put our trust in him, and in his power of resurrection hope! Resurrection ...

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Psalm 73:1-28

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... had moved straight from verse 5 to verse 12, and we may wonder, how could the conceitedness described here be an object of envy, as mentioned in verse 3? But its contribution becomes evident from the personal admission that closes off the psalm’s negative half: the feeling that his achievement of a heart that is pure—which should lead to God’s goodness (v. 1)—and of hands washed in innocence has been in vain (v. 13). All day long I have been plagued (v. 14), he claims, in contrast to the wicked, who ...

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