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1651. What We Want for Our Children

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... I know, some of you try. A new term has crept into our lexicon–“helicopter parents.” Those are parents who hover over their children all the time and try to protect them. Ironically, the main thing helicopter parents achieve is that their children lose their ability to cope with problems by themselves. Even the best helicopter parents, however, can’t protect their children from all of life’s slings and arrows. What we hope for is to give them an inner peace in a world of turmoil. Isn’t that what ...

1652. Thank God for Dads

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... means ignoring your own needs at times so that you can focus your attention on the needs of others. Some of us had fathers who were able to do that. Others of us had fathers who could not. Part of this new, Christ-like character is the ability to give unconditional love. What do I mean by unconditional love? Let me give you an example of conditional love. Some of you will remember Keith Hernandez--for many years one of baseball’s top players. Hernandez is considered by many to be the best‑fielding first ...

1653. Good Neighbors

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... of you may be familiar with a story by journalist Tom Junod. It is a true story of a young man afflicted with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy did not affect this young man’s mind, but it affected his motor skills and his ability to speak. The boy could only communicate through typing on his computer. In addition to his physical disabilities, the boy suffered emotional problems after some of his care givers callously abused him. Overwhelmed with self-hatred, the boy often hit himself. Using his computer ...

1654. A Voice from Beyond

Genesis 12:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... the one who is really big. Second, if you are really going to let your relationship with that other shape your life, you are going to want to know all you can about it. You will find, as Abram did, that the one who is out there is beyond our ability to understand or to manage fully. But you can learn a lot of things about that one from the witnesses of people who had experiences with God. Many of those witnesses have been incorporated into the Bible. We will be studying them. Most of all, we will want to ...

1655. The Problem with Promises

Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7

Sermon

James L. Killen

... would need to happen in order for the promise of God to be fulfilled had not happened. They never had any children. God kept appearing to them and renewing the promise. But when they both became too old to have children, they began to lose their ability to trust. Eventually, their faith failed. They gave up on God's intention to give them descendants and they decided to take matters into their own hands. That is really almost a definition of temptation, the loss of faith that causes us to stop trusting God ...

1656. Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Last!

Genesis 45:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... second purpose of God is to create human creatures in God's own image. We are created for relationships and for stewardship. Our role is to discover who we are and what purpose God has in store for us. We are gifted with spiritual gifts, talents, abilities, passions, dreams, aspirations, and needs. Yet, as Oliver Wendell Holmes sadly observed, "Most of us go to our graves with our music still inside of us." The third purpose of God is to find the lost. Jesus' parables of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and ...

1657. The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... for our safety and freedom. I understand that, but anything can become an idol, and we always have to be careful. As needful as our military is, we cannot allow it to become an idol. We have to trust in God more than in our fighting ability. God knows our anxiety. With Moses' persuasion, God forgave the people of Israel for the golden calf. Eventually, the people set out on their journey again, walking into the unknown. God forgives our acts of unfaith, when we clutch to some idol because of our insecurity ...

1658. Preaching to a Stone

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... sins and the people's sins. We can appreciate Joshua's intensity, but we don't have to deny God's mercy to motivate people. Joshua pushed the people to make a commitment, and they made it. Joshua then seems to relent on his pessimism about the people's ability to live out what they have promised. He makes a covenant with the people. God has acted; God has called them; they have responded. They will choose the Lord. They will put away their idols. They will be God's people, no matter how hard it may turn out ...

1659. Writing the Law on Our Hearts

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... he had throughout their marriage. He didn't make a conscious decision not to pray with her, he just couldn't do it. He felt as though something had shut down inside of him, almost as though he had died spiritually. In an attempt to understand why his ability to pray had shut down, he went to visit Lischer, hoping that a fresh perspective could help him sort out his pain and his agonizing questions. He told the young pastor that trying to pray was like trying to touch something when your arms and hands are ...

1660. Passing and Failing

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... take is really a two-parter. The first part of the test is the forty years in the wilderness. If we think the SAT is bad, think about wandering around in the middle of nowhere for four decades! What this experience tested was the ability of the people to handle adversity. Moses summarizes the adversity in just a few words: "the great and terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland with poisonous snakes and scorpions" (8:15). What would this time of deprivation do to the Israelites? Could they keep their ...

1661. The Glory of God and Our Neighbor’s Good

Romans 15:4-13

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen. (based on Psalm 72) Prayer Of Confession Heavenly Father, the Apostle Paul felt confident about his brothers and sisters, near and far, that they were filled with goodness, all knowledge, and the ability to instruct each other. Remove the barriers in our midst that prevent us from seeing the gifts which have been showered on your congregation. Open our eyes, that we may see your Son in those who share this space, this place, and this world ...

1662. A Hope for Peace

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

James L. Killen

... in ourselves, some bitterness, some anxiety, some lack of self-esteem that makes us defensive. As we move into a trusting relationship with the living God, we will find God healing our hurts and taking away our bitterness, replacing our anxiety with the ability to trust, affirming our personhood with God's love, and, in more ways than we can list, moving us toward wholeness. With wholeness will come the freedom to take the risk of venturing out into relationship. A healthy self-love will tell us ...

1663. Look Who Is Standing at the Door

James 4:1-12; 5:1-12

Sermon

James L. Killen

... him for it. A third man feels thoroughly uncomfortable. He really doesn't feel a part of this scene. He has indeed been successful in business. He would be frank to tell a friend that his success has been three-fourths good luck and only one-fourth his ability to stumble into the right decisions at the right time. He is deeply grateful for his good fortune and he feels a real responsibility to manage it for the good of all whose lives are touched by his enterprise. These are two attitudes that the others at ...

1664. Grace Has Appeared

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... the significance of that event. But we will have to work our way through it slowly and analyze it a few words at a time. It starts by saying, "Grace has appeared...." Grace is the freely given love of God. That one who has created galaxies beyond our ability to imagine has done something to make God's love known. That is really important. It answers that most basic question that every person asks. From the moment we are born, we begin to look out at the world that surrounds us and ask, "What is all of that ...

1665. Remembering Jesus

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

James L. Killen

Christians share a memory - and a belief - that gives us a place to stand, a way of getting things into perspective, and an ability to cope no matter what is going on in the world around us. We share the memory that once, a long time ago, there was a young teacher who was totally committed to the loving purpose of God for the world. He came healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and ...

1666. A Christian's Resumé

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... might not have thought of that will make you a potential candidate over others. It's all about salesmanship. It's about presentation. It's about being like that barker at a local carnival who is able to attract the most people into the tent because of his or her ability to say the right things in the most appealing way. And ... it's all perspective. You have to try to second-guess what it is the employer is looking for. Will they care that you grew up on a farm and have a strong work ethic? Or will they be ...

1667. Temptation of the Palms

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... long-awaited Savior of the people; the one who would lead Israel back to the greatness it had known under kings such as David and Solomon. So why not “give it up” for Jesus? If all this was true — the stories, the speculation, the miraculous abilities — then Jesus deserved complete devotion and loyalty. This was Jesus’ day, and this crowd was Jesus’ greatest fan club. Jesus deserved a welcome fit for a king, and more. For Jesus was truly sent by God. Or, so it seemed ... for the moment. And this ...

1668. The Church that Jesus Built

1 Peter 2:2-10

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... that had as their cornerstone the very stone that the builders of the world had rejected. Though rejected by mortals, God previously chose this cornerstone, so that it would become the foundation for his building on earth. Jesus had faith in his construction ability. Though he had the whole world from which to choose, he selected very simple material: a few fishermen, a tax collector, and some others of seemingly simple means and position. There were no kings in his foundation. He didn't use any successful ...

1669. The Eyes of Your Heart

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... of his studio audience. He also holds private readings that cost in the neighborhood of $300 and has a waiting list of up to three years in advance. Needless to say, there are a lot of people who believe in crossing over and, in particular, in John Edward's ability to patch them through to their deceased loved ones. He is quite convincing. To his credit, at the end of every program, he states that it is not necessary to have a medium present in order to hear from those who have passed, if only we would pay ...

1670. The Gifted

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Christ the Lord, and God the Holy Spirit. But the apostle is beginning with his listeners. He takes seriously their experiences of the Spirit, as diverse and different as they might be. Someone told me about his experience. "A few years ago," he said, "I suddenly discovered an ability that I never knew that I had. Somehow I was able to sense when people around me were in trouble. It came out of the blue. At first, it seemed like a heightened awareness of need. I'd notice a co-worker who seemed worried or a ...

1671. Speaking of the Spirit

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

William G. Carter

... art in heaven. But the more I think about it, and now that the bulletin deadline is past, I think I might retitle this sermon, "Why 'Being Yourself' is a Bad Idea." Today, I am not speaking against being authentic, or being real, or taking stock of the gifts and abilities which God has given us. No, the gifts of God are to be used by God. If you are a baker or a painter, you need to bake or paint because God gave you that gift and intended it to be used. Rather, my concern is getting out from under ...

1672. Irrevocable Gifts

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... learning the rules of the game, practicing the game, and playing innumerable games in preparation for that major league debut. In a similar way, most talents and skills must be used in order to develop them fully. Our gifts are the basic talent and skills, and an ability to refine the basic talent which is also our gift from God. We begin with potential, but that means only that we must work on that potential to bring it to its full flowering. This was exactly the case with a young lady named Mary Alice ...

1673. Body Parts and Pride

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... , we are enabled to see what is the will of God. This is often an idea used in a judgmental manner, particularly in an effort to eliminate the Body parts we dislike. Paul points out the real purpose. As our minds are renewed, we are able to grow in our ability to see what is good, what is acceptable to God, and what is perfect. And as we begin to see these things more clearly, we are also inspired to seek them more closely in our own lives. We are better able to work for the growth and betterment of the ...

1674. Heaping Coals and Virtues

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... present everyone with opportunities to share with others at times of great joy and sorrow. While the basic instinct to share with others is present in everyone, as Christians we need to be attentive to nurturing the tendency and helping it to grow into the strong ability to be helpful to others in both times of joy and sorrow. "Persevere in prayer." It might be a surprise to find prayer listed so far down this catalogue of Christian Commandments. It could be that this lowly placement is a result of Paul's ...

1675. Life, Death, and Judgment

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... everything. Prepare Papa." Later that day the mother sent an e-mail to her son: "Papa prepared. Prepare yourself." This ominous message serves to remind us that we often try to avoid the responsibility for our actions. The college student almost certainly had the ability to avoid failure in at least some of the classes that dismal semester. But, when the word came of the results of a semester's inattention and inactivity, the student tried hard to avoid the parental response to the wasted semester. We often ...

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