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1601. To Jesus from the Pharisaic Management Consultants

John 9:1-41

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Ray Osborne

... . They do not have the team concept. We would recommend that you continue your search for persons of proven experience in managerial ability and proven capacity. "Simon Peter is emotionally unstable and given to fits of anger. Andrew has absolutely no qualities of leadership. The two brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee place personal interests above company loyalty. Thomas demonstrates a questioning attitude that would tend to undermine morale. We also feel that it is our duty to tell you that ...

1602. The Easter Formula

John 20:1-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... . But if there is a God of the traditional kind, natural laws only operate because he makes them operate." Swineburne used the Bayes Theorem to assign values to things like the probability that God is real, Jesus' behavior during his lifetime, and the quality of witness testimony after his death. Then he plugged the numbers into a probability formula and added everything up. The results? There's a 97 percent probability that the resurrection really happened. That's nice to know. It's one more tool in ...

1603. It's Not Fair!

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Club. The “Right, But” Club has as its members all the people who did the right thing, BUT life still didn’t work out for them as they had planned. “I exercised BUT got heart disease;” “I took antioxidants BUT got cancer;” “I spent quality time with my kids BUT their SAT scores stink;” “I went to an Ivy League school BUT I’m stuck in middle management quicksand.” Ms. Popcorn says, “It shouldn’t be surprising that life isn’t predictable, but our consumer society, the self -help ...

1604. All Together

Acts 2:1-13

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Keith Wagner

... some it actually caused them stress, since being together was not something they were used to. In today's world it is almost impossible for families to get together. We are extremely mobile, living great distances apart and our busy schedules give us little quality time when we gather together. The windows are small and frequently someone or something has to be sacrificed. People are in a hurry, going in a hundred different directions. They're trying to make ends meet, often living in a state of chaos and ...

1605. Keeping It Fresh

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 9:14-17

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Brian Stoffregen

Usually the orthodox rabbis of Europe boasted distinguished rabbinical genealogies, but Rabbi Yechiel of Ostrowce was an exception. He was the son of a simple baker and he inherited some of the forthright qualities of a man of the people. Once, when a number of rabbis had gathered at some festivity, each began to boast of his eminent rabbinical ancestors. When Rabbi Yechiel's turn came, he replied gravely, "In my family, I'm the first eminent ancestor. His colleagues were shocked by this ...

1606. Be Careful What You Wish For...You Just Might Get It!

1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20, (11:14-15)

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David E. Leininger

... used to be one of the most treacherous places you could go because poisonous gases could form and snuff out your life before you had any idea there was a problem. So the miners would take a canary with them. The canary is much more sensitive to the quality of air around it than a human being. If it looked sick, drooped, or fell dead, the miners knew they had to get to the surface ...and now! Prophets, in ancient Israel and in the modern world, are like canaries in that they have a heightened sensitivity to ...

1607. The Earth Is the Lord’s ... And Don’t You Forget It!

Psalm 24:1

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David E. Leininger

... -in model to highlight what was happening with our air and water. It was well received and marked the beginning of two decades of slow yet steady progress in environmental consciousness and protective legislation. Because of emission control laws the air quality in our cities improved dramatically. Many lakes and rivers are cleaner and safer today than they were back then. And an entire generation of children has grown up with a deeper appreciation for how fragile and vulnerable our ecosystem actually is ...

1608. Welcoming Jesus

Mark 9:33-37

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David E. Leininger

... the kingdom. What is that perspective? Is it trust? Some. Is it dependence? A bit. Is it humility? A little, maybe. All of those are true to an extent (albeit, in my humble opinion as a father, only a small extent). Actually, I think the childlike quality Jesus means most is the sense of wonder about life, the curiosity that is evident everywhere, the obvious joy in being alive, happily ready for whatever new adventure might come along. For all the warm, fuzzy things we say about children, the other side of ...

1609. A Wonderful Mother (In-Law)

Ruth 1:1-18

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David E. Leininger

... after thee; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God" (v. 16). What a magnificent pledge! What would prompt such a thing? Only that rare combination of loving qualities that supposedly are so rare in an in-law - acceptance, belief, concern - ABCs of building any kind of true relationship - acceptance, belief, concern. One more thing should be added. Naomi's traits should not be thought of as being limited to the making of a ...

1610. The Five Senses

Luke 24:36-48

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John Smylie

... when I was in my late teens who found it very difficult to share a meal with me, I don't think it was because I was such a messy eater but rather because she felt so vulnerable in sharing food. Eating together invites the participants to experience quality time. This is a time when we can explore one another's thoughts, feelings, dreams, hopes, and insights. Time in the kitchen is usually the warmest time where the real stuff of life is talked about. In a sense what Jesus does in this gospel is gives his ...

1611. The Little Golf Club

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John Smylie

... of us know we are loved. One of the insights it shares is that it's more natural and obvious for us to give to another the language we need. The five love languages include physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, and quality time. The challenge of the book to the reader is not so much to discover one's own love language but to discover your spouse's love language. Then once discovering your spouse's love language, being willing to learn to communicate in a way your spouse ...

1612. It’s Anybody’s Guess

Mark 4:30-34

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Kristin Borsgard Wee

... , they plant more corn than mustard seed. One variety of corn is called Golden Bantam. Apparently, all the Golden Bantam corn in this country came from one stalk discovered on a Vermont hillside. How it got there is anybody's guess. But appreciating its special qualities, the person who discovered it carefully preserved its seed and planted it year after year. Now it is available to the whole world. That's how the kingdom of God works. There are some things that are certain. Jesus says the kingdom of God is ...

1613. Soul Bread!

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... South American family living in the jungle along the edges of the Amazon and baking their own bread on a fire-heated stone. Bread is a diet staple in every place that people live and has been since perhaps the beginning of time. Bread has a satisfying quality that many other diet staples do not. There are three things the lesson teaches us. First, this bread called Jesus is not product but personality. When Jesus says, "I am," he is claiming for himself not only the very name of God but he is claiming to ...

1614. Tough Talk for Tentative Disciples

John 6:56-69

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... to accept nor readily apparent. We see this pattern in other places, too. In John 3, Nicodemus — a religious scholar no less — confused spiritual truth with gynecological medicine. In John 4, the woman at the well first believed Jesus was some kind of water quality expert. In John 5, the man by the pool of Bethesda believed at first that he had been the beneficiary of some kind of welfare program. There was nothing spiritual about his understanding of his healing until Jesus told him, "Stop sinning or ...

1615. The Great Inescapable Question of Eternity

Mark 8:27-38

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... s answer, however, goes deeper than that by emphasizing the article, translated "the." In so doing, Peter is saying that Jesus Christ is anointed as no other. Peter's affirmation is that after having walked with and watched Jesus, he could see in Jesus all the qualities of God's Messiah. The people got it wrong but Peter got it right! Peter knows who Jesus is because he witnessed Christ's teaching and ministry. At the other end of the spectrum, think about the thief who hangs beside Jesus on his cross. This ...

1616. A Plea from The Heart

2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Sermon

Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... . In this list of virtues, he strikes a note that resonates as the lifeblood of all churches in all ages. No matter what our theological slant - we may be primarily a social club or a theological discussion group or a social justice group - without the qualities listed as these virtues, we won't be living as the body of Christ. As Paul puts it in his first letter to the Corinthians, without these virtues, we are simply noisy gongs or clanging cymbals (1 Corinthians 13:1). He begins his list of virtues ...

1617. Sleeping in on Sunday

Ephesians 6:10

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... comes a heart at peace. While the Christian life is born of much deeper incentive than self-interest, evangelizing efforts should not ignore the benefits. Do you want to enjoy life more? Do you want a more soul-satisfying existence? Do you want to improve the quality of your life? Church fellowship will give you these! Think about the huge redwood trees in California. They amaze us. They are the largest living things on earth, the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are 300 feet high and over 2,500 ...

1618. Yielding to Spiritual Maturity

Matthew 7:15-23, James 2:1-10 (11-13) 14-17

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Thomas Lentz

... with yours each year?" the reporter asked. "Well, didn't you know?" said the farmer. "The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn all around my farm, and it swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn." So it is with our lives. If we are looking for peace, we must bring peace into our homes and workplaces. If we are looking for friends, we must be ...

1619. Romans 12:9-21

Romans 12:9-21

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Leonard Sweet

... differ according to the grace given us” (Romans 12:6). He then went on to enumerate many of those unique gifts. But as today’s text opens Paul moves away from what distinguishes one believer from another, what distinctive qualities individuals may possess, and instead begins to describe the attitudes and actions that all Christians should share. Despite all their differences there are quintessential characteristics that communities who would call themselves Christian should embody. First and foremost is ...

1620. The Home Court Advantage

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... declared “We’re outta here.” The US team sprinted for the exit tunnel under a hail of tossed trash. Talk about a public relations nightmare. Not to mention a diplomatic incident. This bench-clearing brouhaha didn’t exactly advertise the qualities of good sportsmanship and team spirit. But whichever team threw the first punch or was more “offensive” than “defensive” it was the visiting team, the Georgetown Hoyas, who ultimately had to beat a hasty retreat. The Hoya’s Coach Thompson wisely ...

1621. Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Leonard Sweet

... the subordinate status of all disciples before the reigning power of the Lord. Christians do not live or die “to ourselves” because those who are in Christ “belong to the Lord” (“tou kyriou esmen”). The structure of vv.7-9 has a hymnic quality to it, suggesting that these lines might have been part of an early Christian hymn or liturgical confirmation of faith. The gift of making it possible for believers to “belong” to the Lord was the final triumph of Christ’s death and resurrection. For ...

1622. Who Is Isaiah’s Servant?

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... . The nation is made up of many individuals but the nation is also one; one nation, though comprising many people, stands as one entity in its dealings and history with God. Whatever the identity of Isaiah's servant, the servant has marked qualities. First of all, the servant is confident. This is the most notable trait, according to Krister Stendahl, writing while he was Dean of the Divinity School at Harvard University. The text "expresses the confidence of the servant as he faces conflict and enemies ...

1623. Who Am I?

Acts 8:26-40

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Ken Lentz

... . Whoever I am, thou knowest, O God, I am thine." Maybe it's all right to dub the beatnik slouch or the punker outrageousness, or the goody-goody-two-shoes righteous believer. The costume is not the thing. The thing is the lifeline to Christ. The decisive quality is union with Christ. If we know that we belong to Christ, then we can wear practically any outfit we want. Philip and the eunuch became brothers in Christ but Philip wore the sandals of a commoner and the eunuch wore the robes of a high-ranking ...

1624. Hiring the Right Employee

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Staff

... for top positions, you have to try to make sure they have a clear sense of what is right and wrong, a willingness to be truthful, the courage to say what they think and to do what they think is right, even if the politics discourage it. This is the quality that should really be at the top. I was too often impressed by the intelligence and substantive knowledge of an individual and did not always pay enough attention to the question of how honest, courageous and good a person the individual really was."

1625. The World Needs Men

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Charles Swindoll

... say they do it "because everybody else does it"; whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires; who are true to their friends through good report and evil report, in adversity as well as in prosperity; who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success; who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular; who can say "no" with emphasis, although all the rest of the world says "yes."

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