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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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1651. Plan Your Leisure - Jesus Did His!

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... . Let’s take a look at how Jesus encouraged the Twelve to choose a plan of leisure: Return and Report bring your work up to date and sign out. Retreat and Recovery don’t be reluctant; pack and get on the road. Reconnect and Refuel get back in touch with the real you. Return to the Rhythm of life mountaintop experiences are short-lived. However, when you get back home you can do shorter versions of “R & Rs.” Return and Report that is the first thing the disciples did. From all we can tell, the Twelve ...

1652. Bread for the Party (Bread of Life I)

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... , teaching them to be accountable citizens and to be good stewards to God. Some brought him their blindness, their guilty consciences, their leprous and palsied hands. He handed them back, filling them with joy and enthusiasm. They could see, visit, and touch each other, unburdened by the chains of isolation and loneliness. Some brought him their lives, responding to his call, “Come, follow me.” He gave them on-the-job training, and handed their lives back multiplied in power and possibility. Others ...

1653. What’s Inside Comes Out!

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of Jim’s wooden soldiers up on their feet. I had turned them on their heads just to see how mad he would be in the morning. If I should die before I wake I wouldn’t want him to find them like that.” The person who keeps in touch with the inner self throughout life with that kind of accountability is going to be happy. And that mother was blessed to witness the drama of good things coming from inside her little boy. God provides us all kinds of “help menus” for recycling the toxic wastes inside us ...

1654. Making the Mystery Work for You

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of us has a personality type. God has to tailor his ministry to your personality. There is a Peter type, a Thomas type, a Nicodemus type, a Mary type, a Martha type, a Joseph type, an Elizabeth type. Identify your personality type. The better you keep in touch with the “real you,” the more effective Jesus’ ministry can be through you. Make a diary of the difference it makes in your life, big and little ways: the way you answer the phone when someone dials the wrong number, the way you drive your car ...

1655. What’s Going on at Your House?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... chin up, Pastor!” If it’s an economic blow, or death, or an involuntary move from the job, I need more than, “Well, hard times come, but they don’t last forever.” I need an achieveable goal. I need someone beside me whom I can touch and hear them say, “I’ll go through it with you!” I remember two scenes from the Western movie, Lonesome Dove. The movie shows cowboys and their “cowhands” driving herds of cattle and horses from Louisiana to the wide-open spaces of Montana. When crossing a ...

1656. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... I experience chaos in my life and accept the demands which order puts upon me and do them, I grow surer that truth lies deeply embedded in order. The voice of Christ sounds even stronger in my soul. The ordinary is of common quality, rank, ability. When I touch the infinite worth in others, my world takes on a splendor which seems right for human life together. The voice of Christ grows stronger in my soul. As an ordinary meal is one served to all comers at a fixed price, so I discover life exacts the same ...

1657. What Can I Do for You?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... for a lot of people. I’m wondering if there is anything I can do for you. Just let me know, no matter what, and I’ll try to do it.” The offer shocked me. Never had anyone, in as intent a manner, made an offer like that. I was touched and tried to reply with sensitivity and appreciation. “I’ve never had an offer like that. This is a first, and I’m very moved. Let me think on it for a while. At the moment I don’t know of anything I need that isn’t in the works ...

1658. We Haven’t Got To Them Yet

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... . Rather, it is purity of heart. Perfection can become an idol. We are not to think that there’s only one right way to go about justifying our lives. Justification belongs to God and is his gift to us. Jesus teaches a simple lesson that deepens and broadens as it touches on the larger aspects of life. Put your heart on God, keep the relationship above all; then you will be free to meet, adapt, and grow with all kinds of new and exciting experiences.

1659. The Proof is in the Holes

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... knees and told Jesus that he believed. You and I can't see the nail holes in Jesus' hands, but we know that a man called Thomas asked for the proof and got it. We believe that Jesus died and came back to life again, even though we can't touch Jesus or see nail holes. But the next time you see a hole made by a nail in a piece of wood, maybe you will think about the time that Thomas asked for proof and got it, and when he got it, he believed for good.

1660. David and the Devil

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... grows comfortable with lying or an adult who emotionally and/or sexually abuses a child. James Hillman has written a word that must reach our ears: “The Devil’s power seems to grow not in our shadow but from our light. He gains when we lose touch with our own darkness, when we lose sight of our own destructiveness and self-deceptions.” (Insearch: Psychology and Religion, p. 91) Second, the Devil is a strange bird. Speak up to him, say “no,” and you’ll be surprised how recessive he becomes. This ...

1661. Speaking Truth to Power: The Ministry of Nathan

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... . Johnson thought that singular human triumph was important. Maybe that’s the way it was that day between Nathan and King David when Nathan connected the story of a rich and poor man to the king himself. Imagine this: the king’s indignation has been fully touched he readily identifies with the poor man in the story when, perhaps eyeball-to-eyeball like L. B. J. and Kosygin, Nathan makes the connection between the story and the king. “You are that man. And this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ÔI ...

1662. From Mourning to Morning

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... who steer a true course between arrogance and silence. Wrote Miller: “We may have a thousand doubts and be constrained by the most courageous candor, but we believe that death does not have the last word. Life has depths in it which death does not touch; it has heights which death cannot reach; it has powers which death cannot quell.” (Man the Believer, pp. 139-140) Following his mother’s death in 1978, Henri Nouwen recorded his pilgrimage of grief in a volume he entitled In Memoriam. In that journal ...

1663. Swansong as Themesong

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... rests where the biblical hope must rest, namely, in the nature and word of God as it has been disclosed to us. (p. 78) Then David”s words are realistic without being disparaging: “But godless men are like thorns that are thrown away; no one can touch them barehanded.” (2 Samuel 23:6 TEV) My translation: Behavior has consequences. Ever think that people in our day believe just the opposite that they believe you can behave as you want to and it won”t make any difference? Eat anything you want to, give ...

1664. A Song Sung Blue

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and affords him some sense, if not of resolution, at least of relief. Frederick Buechner has put it this way: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace. (Now and Then, p. 87) There is a time to lament, as David lamented, and during those moments we have this ...

1665. A Formula For Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be servant of all." Thus greatness in the kingdom is always completely unselfconscious. That is to say that when we are about what we should be doing as disciples, being compassionate stewards and servants, we touch other's lives with a kind of kingdom greatness that we are totally aware of. You have all received a letter like the one I am going to share. I received a letter from a former camp counselor who worked as a part of my camp staff ...

1666. Absalom, Absalom

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... to me:When one rules justly over othersruling in the fear of GodGod dawns on them like morning lightlike the sun shining forth upon a cloudlessmorning.But godless men are all alike thornsthat are thrown awayfor they can not be taken in handand the one who touches themarms oneself with iron and a shaft of a spearand they are utterly consumed with fire. Observing the deaths of David's three sons, the infant, Amnon, and Absalom, standing by the names of all those killed in Vietnam, 58,000 of them, we pause, we ...

1667. The M And M Factor

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... the deeds themselves. Jesus taught that adultery was not simply an act. Adultery was initially a thought, a plan, a decision of the mind. I believe part of the revival in religious faith in our generation has been this breaking through externals to touch the inner spirit, the soul, the source of belief and motivation. Religion as external observance is not satisfying, nor life-giving when the pressure of living is intense. But when God's Spirit breaks through the externals, then life is entirely different ...

1668. Have You Confronted Christ?

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... Christian faith! Each of us is involved in the confrontation. The confrontation came early and with great force in Jesus' ministry. As Mark tells the story, Jesus had just chosen his disciples. He had just begun his teaching times, and word spread quickly that his touch could heal broken lives. The crowds were eager to hear him and to receive from him. The beginning verse of the text tells of it, "the crowd came together again so that they could not even eat." That word sped quickly to Jerusalem. Included ...

1669. Where The Lord Dwells

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Charles Curley

... God are the only real house of the Lord. Where does God dwell? In the people of God. How is God present in our lives? In the people of God. If you need to be reminded about how God has been with you, just think of the people who have touched you, helped you, lifted you, carried you, listened to you, strengthened you, loved you. They are the presence of God to you. When I have one of those anguished conversations, and I am asked "where" God is, I find it almost inevitable that sometime later in our talk I ...

1670. Listen

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Charles Curley

... season, when you're feeling nostalgic for simpler times. It seems weak and foolish in the harsh light of summer politics. We can be so sentimental about children. One day Jesus heard his disciples trying to prevent parents from bringing their children to see him and touch him. He became angry with his disciples and said, "Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." - Mark 20:14b Sometimes we look at this story and the only significant learning we derive from ...

1671. Giants In Your Way

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Charles Curley

... since he had felt any of it in himself, Saul didn't quite recognize that spark for what it was, just a little bit of hope growing inside him. Talking helped. Just like talking helps us, when we're depressed, to get our fears sorted out and to get in touch with reality. There is no greater gift anyone can receive than to have a friend who will listen to us when we're depressed, a friend who will talk with us and help us sort out just how big those giants are or are not. Talk about them with a ...

1672. Do Not Fear, Only Believe

Mark 5:21-43

Children's Sermon

... . Before you explain this project to your child create your own example. After seeing your example, your child can create her own. Place the paper so the 11 1/2 side is at the horizon. Fold the left and right sides to the center so the 8 1/2 sides touch. The paper will now be 8 1/2 by 5 1/2. Two panels open as doors. On the left outside door draw Jesus. On the right outside door draw the little girl, sick in bed. Open the right outside door. Draw a picture of the girl standing out of ...

1673. Sing And Give Thanks

Ephesians 5:19-20

Children's Sermon

... bottom sides (not the side where food is placed). You might suggest to have children write "(Name of child) makes melody to the Lord" on one. When the decorating is finished the plates will be taped or stapled together. Tape fhem so the only parts that touch are the outside rims. This leaves a pocket (empty space) inside where the stones or corn kernels may be placed. Before you completely tape the two plates together give each student about one-half cup of kernels or stones to place in the pocket formed by ...

1674. When Something Is About To Happen

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... live on tiptoe just so long, before the muscles grow tired and the eyes grow weary of looking for the light of a day which never dawns. If the church is standing at the threshold of God's future kingdom of justice, then the church can dare to touch the wounds of lepers and freely pour out its resources for the poor. If this world is surely in the throes of death, and the new age of healing and mercy is close at hand, then the church can cheerfully bear rejection, endure suffering, and faithfully sing its ...

1675. Where's The Treasure?

Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Thomas Long

... an embarrassment to Elizabeth. Then, one day in the Temple, when Zechariah was lighting the incense, God -- almost as a way of testing to see if Zechariah were a good place to leave the treasure -- gave Zechariah a taste of the good news, an anticipatory touch of the treasure. An angel appeared to Zechariah and told him, "Do not be afraid, your prayer has been answered. You will have great joy and gladness. Your wife will become pregnant and bear a son." It was then that Zechariah, who thought holy thoughts ...

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