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1551. Swimming Against the Tide

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... being with fears, anxieties, doubts, assumptions, experiences, hopes, and dreams, we have hurdled over our greatest log. When we “demonize” others, we take away their humanity and view them as “objects” that are wrong rather than “subjects” of interest. As Ted Lasso would say, “be curious, not judgmental.” Learn about someone with differing views. Blood after all must be thicker than water. Can we really hope for the best for our neighbors and friends? Even if their success appears to us ...

1552. Starting Over

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... that had meant the most to her, ever since the words tumbled out. It was this verse: So together we stand at life’s crossroads And view what we think is the end. But God has a much bigger vision And he tells us it’s only a bend. For the road goes ... John is actually quite complete at the end of chapter 20. Although no manuscripts exist of the book, excluding chapter 21, which is viewed as a later appendage. Still, even if it was written later by the evangelist or one of his disciples, the story it tells ...

1553. Remember

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... those memories with others, gives us fodder for helping us through our grieving process. Our memories comfort us and help us stay connected to our loved one in a new and healthy way. If “death” or “loss” can be viewed as a kind of “disconnection,” then memory can be viewed as a means of “re-connection.” This is why memories and memory sharing is encouraged in the wake of memorial services, as well as in the continuing lives of people who love. For some, keeping those kinds of memorial ...

1554. The Art Of Transition

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... from the kingdom, especially by the acts of other people, their reactions to us and our reactions to their reactions. We take disagreements personally. We are insulted by anyone who has another view, another idea, another way of doing things. These days it is rare to hear two people discuss differing points of view without raining fire and brimstone on each other. The well-modulated, rational discussion has become a thing of the past, a cliché, as we bombard each other with verbal fire and brimstone ...

1555. You Are the Christ....Now What About Them?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... we have met God, but that we have met God as Jesus. Other faiths believe they have met God in the words of Mohammad, a wise and righteous warrior, or as the Buddha, an introspective mystic. That will make a difference in how they view us Christians. And Jesus makes all the difference in how we view them, how we talk to them, how we listen to them. As we see it, when Peter said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of God," he set the rules for our encounter with folk of other faiths. Jesus is judgment upon some ...

1556. For Someone of Distinction

Matthew 5:13-16 · 2 Timothy 4:1-2, 6-8

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... of the New York Giants as well as the farmer’s dad, who was a ballplayer with some unfinished business to attend to with his son. They begin playing baseball and eventually an endless line of cars can be seen streaming towards the ballpark to fill its seats and view the games they longed to see. It’s a warm and tender story and it sounds crazy if you haven’t seen it, but I believe it captures in a metaphorical way the life of John Buerk. Many years ago, John Buerk heard a voice say: “If you build ...

1557. For Someone Who Led an Extraordinary Life

2 Timothy 4:1-2; 6-8 · 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 · Luke 24:13-35

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... a step above the rest, people who can get you to stand up and applaud the minute they enter a room. Do that and you’ll have a lot to marvel about. Do that and you can go back to your family and friends and tell them that you had viewed and got to learn about a life that exhibited many marvelous qualities. Take Lt. Thomas James Eugene Crotty, whom we’ve come to remember and honor here today. If you had rubbed shoulders with him, if you would have gotten in touch with and gotten to know him, just think ...

1558. A Lamp Shining In a Dark Place

2 Peter 1:17-21

Sermon

Will Willimon

... 5:14). You say, The Bible is often violent, narrow, primitive, incomprehensible, disordered, even weird! I say, So are you. Perhaps we have at last got to the point with the Bible where we can shed our modern arrogance--which has engendered such a narrow, limited view of the world, such a parochial vision of what is and what isn't--and can venture forth with a postmodern appreciation for the “strange new world of the Bible” {Barth). By that I mean the nerve of modern people to adopt a superior attitude ...

1559. Out on a Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... may have made for themselves coverings of leaves, but Zacchaeus was hiding behind the leaves themselves! He had climbed right up the tree! Perhaps it was to see better, since he couldn’t see over the crowd. But I suspect it was also to avoid the crowd, to view Jesus from a safe distance, and to watch this Messiah he so admired from afar, as he “knew” he would never be able to meet him up close and personal. He was after all one of the most hated men in town! Then something astonishing happened. Jesus ...

1560. Investing Our Inheritance

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... went with his family to visit an uncle who lived on a farm. He always looked forward to these visits because his uncle had horses that he let the children ride. When it was his turn to go for a ride, he rode the horse until he was out of view of the house. Then he slipped to the ground. He wanted to try mounting the horse as he had seen cowboys on television do it. So he got behind the horse and took a running start toward the horse. He jumped as high as he could but his feet barely ...

1561. Living A Triumphant Life

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... . Entry into the community also showed a willingness to accept the responsibilities of such membership as well. A number of years ago Indiana University lost a basketball game to Michigan State (77-74). The day after the game, the team got together to view the game films. After watching the film, the lights remained off for a few moments while Coach Bobby Knight addressed the team. Everyone was still, in anticipation of how Knight would respond to the team and their performance. Coach Knight did not raise ...

1562. God's Vision For The Church

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... right objectives. Seek A Vision From God Everyone who comes to the church has his or her own idea of what the church should be or what one wants the church to be. The challenge then is to derive unity in a church with people who have such divergent views regarding the church's mission. That unity comes from our relationship to Christ and a desire to please God. If each one of us genuinely seeks God's purpose for the church, our vision of what the church should be will come from God. By allowing God's Spirit ...

1563. Naaman Is My Name!

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... is not sin, but rather human error, a simple mistake, or bad judgment. We've assumed that if we can define sin to a more tasteful word, maybe it won't be so bad and God won't condemn us for it. But words cannot change the reality itself! God views these efforts to downplay our actions with words by saying, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" (Isaiah 5:20). But, a sinner by any other name is ...

1564. One Bride For Seven Brothers

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... not make entirely clear what our relationship will be to those whom we loved dearly on earth but who have gone before us into the new age. But it does confirm that our relationship with God is forever. No matter what the Sadducees think about it, from Jesus' point of view the one bride and the seven brothers are all content in the presence of God for eternity, and the question of whose wife she is never comes up."

1565. The Greater Honor

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... than the people who seemed to have no gifts at all. Those who appeared to have no special gifts could only remain in the congregation and gaze in honor at the wonderful array of spiritually gifted people standing before them. There they stood. In plain view. From top platform to bottom. What a sight! What an honor to be among the spiritually gifted. "Spiritual Gift" Sunday was certainly one of the highlights of each year in this congregation in Corinth so very long ago. And then the bubble burst. Just after ...

1566. A Man Who Would Be God

Luke 4:14-30, Luke 9:28-36, Luke 3:21-38

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... was the way in which Mao had become the "St. Christopher" of China. Nearly every taxi he entered and every truck that he saw carrying goods for the life blood of modern day China, prominently displayed a portrait of Chairman Mao. His face dangled from rear view mirrors or was plastered on the dash board of their vehicles. Mao Tse-tung was, indeed, respected and venerated as a godlike man. Tom Stone had read much on China. He had read much on Mao Tse-tung. He knew that Chairman Mao sought to portray himself ...

1567. The Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... car -- or church. We need the little parts as well as the more impressive ones. The oil pumps and the transmissions are as important as the interior upholstery and the paint job. No one part can operate by itself. And no car can be entirely constructed of camshafts or rear view mirrors. REV. RALPH: I see what you mean. I'm glad I brought my car to you, Earl. I not only get my car fixed, but I get my Sunday sermon. EARL: I can have your car ready tomorrow. I'll call you. REV. RALPH: That sounds good to me ...

1568. Mr. Roberts Meets The Master

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... nstarted looking. (ZACCHAEUS SQUIRMS AROUND ON MR. ROBERTS' HEAD) \nMR. ROBERTS: Are you quite comfortable up there, Mr. Zacchaeus? \nZACCHAEUS: I was just getting settled, Mr. Roberts. Now I'm all \nright. As I was saying, I started looking for Jesus, and when He \ncame into view, do you know what He did? \nMR. ROBERTS: I think I do, Mr. Zacchaeus, but you'd better tell \nus anyway. \nZACCHAEUS: All right, I will. Jesus said for me to come down \nbecause He wanted to eat at my house. Yes, sir. That's what ...

1569. The Spice of Death

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Jesus Christ. An Act of Certainty If the act of the burial of our Lord with the costly spices in a beautiful new tomb in Joseph's lovely garden was irrelevant as far as contributing to our salvation, it was nonetheless very important from another point of view. It was an act certainly. It was all legal. Joseph had obtained an official permit for the burial rite. Mark mentions that Pilate did not grant this permit until he had been assured by an officer that Jesus was truly dead. Once that permit was granted ...

1570. You Are My Witnesses

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... or historical records in the usual sense. They overtly indicate that they are recording for us that God is going to work out our salvation. Here Luke indicates that our Lord himself taught the disciples how they are to read scriptures from this point of view. What is more, Jesus was thereby indicating that this work had now been completed. Jesus had broken through the barriers to life, in breaking the spell of death on our lives, by his resurrection from the dead. The work of salvation was fulfilled and ...

1571. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... disciples went to Galilee." That's an incomplete church, as you know. Once there were twelve disciples. No thanks to Judas, the church shrank from twelve to eleven. "And when they saw Jesus, they worshiped him; but some doubted." Even on Easter, with the risen Lord in plain view, the incomplete church has an incomplete faith. This is the kind of church that Jesus sends out from the mountaintop. It's a church that can no longer play, "We've got it and you need it." The only thing we can say is, "All of us ...

1572. The Open Hand

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to the rabbis and priests. The third major way in which the Pharisees and Jesus were alike was in the belief in life after death. Jesus and the Pharisees both taught that there is a resurrection after death. The Sadducees opposed this theological point of view. The Sadducees taught that there is no life after death. Jesus sided with the Pharisees against the Sadducees. So the Pharisees, who are often made out to be "the bad guys," have gotten a bad rap, because in at least three areas -- religious reform ...

1573. The Compassionate Healings

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... said to a young boy from Nain who was brought back from the dead when he was in a casket on his way to burial. Jesus said, "Young man, I say to you, arise" (Luke 7:11-17). The compassion of Jesus even carries over for situations of death. Jesus views death as sleep. Last night you went to sleep. This morning you woke up to a new day. "Death is like that," Jesus says. You fall asleep in one place (on earth) and you wake up by the power of the Lord in another place (in heaven). In our story ...

1574. The Sending Plan (Alternate title: Our Human Predicament)

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... defines healing in terms of salvation. To be saved does not just mean going to heaven. Salvation means wholeness. Wholeness includes the body. The Bible defines healing in holistic terms. Another misunderstanding comes from establishing who is to do this healing. Jesus' view is that healing is not limited to professionals. Jesus sent his followers out to heal. Some people see healing as limited to the body. They are aware of physical pain and suffering, and see doctors, nurses, and hospitals as the only ...

1575. When It's Hard To Give Thanks

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... was located and strained his back as he leaned back and tried to see the top of the building. A nearby guide saw him and said, "Sir, you are too close to the building to see it. You have to move back from it in order to get a full view of it." After their repentance and return to the Lord, the people were able to see that more was going on in the midst of their crisis than they could originally see. They now saw that God was using their crisis to bring them to their senses. God was seeking ...

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