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1701. Pray, Baby, Pray

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is to have someone else “love more.” And how can that be bad? When selfish ambition, when “vain glory,” are not a part of our agenda, we can never truly be undermined. A black hole cannot be created by the collision of more love, more compassion, more humility. There is a mantra that is making the political rounds. It started out in a commercial by T. Boone Pickens. Then it picked up steam as a rallying cry at political rallies. What am I talking about? Anyone? . . . “Drill, Baby, Drill.” I want ...

1702. Christ’s Twin

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... provokes an interesting question. If Christ had a twin what would he, or she, be like? Paul writes, “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like‑minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose . . .” We are to be “like-minded” with Christ, says Paul. What does that mean? Maybe, at least spiritually, it means we are to be Christ ...

1703. Philippians 2:1-11

Philippians 2:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... out a series of rhetorical questions, each of which assume a positive answer. Despite any suffering or misery this community might be experiencing because of their faith, there is the “comfort,” “consolation,” “love,” “fellowship,” “compassion,” and “tenderness” of Christ available to each member. Notice how these qualities are all community oriented. “Comfort” is “paraklesis,” a term which has its roots in “parakletos,” the familiar Johannine “advocate” or one who ...

1704. Caring for the “Little Ones”

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

George Reed

... a good time to be a girl. Into this very lopsided cultural situation strides Jesus. In these two stories he heals a woman who has a continual menstrual flow and raises a dead girl to life. While we today think of these acts as signs of great power and compassion, they would have been unthinkable to those who witnessed them. It was unseemly for a man, especially a religious teacher, to even speak with a woman who was not a member of his family and he wouldn't even talk to a female family member out in public ...

1705. Claiming a Do-Over Faith

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... . We get to have second chances, third chances, and beyond (Matthew 18:21). Not only does God forgive us the many silly and grievous things we've done, we are ourselves called and given the power to forgive one another. Equity, justice, compassion, and forgiveness are to permeate our lives as individuals and community. Where sins burden our hearts, we are empowered to forgive. Where brokenness shatters human relationships, we are called to forgive and heal. And where sisters and brothers are bowed down with ...

1706. Time for a New Wardrobe

Isaiah 61:1—62:12

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... so much of our consciousness, is it any wonder then, that the biblical writers picked up on it? We shouldn't be surprised, of course, that clothing metaphors burst forth from the pages of Holy Scripture. Paul writes a lot about wearing the clothing of compassion and kindness (Colossians 3:12f), even about "putting on Christ," as though he were a new shirt from Gap. Here in Isaiah we hear the prophet rejoicing with his whole being because God has clothed him in the "garments of salvation." The "garments of ...

1707. Day One: a New Beginning

Genesis 1:1-5

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... , and do it ... on day one! If we believe, if we trust, if we dare to live our lives as though we are new creations in Christ, then quite literally, there is no limit to the healing we can offer. There is no bottom to the depth of our compassion. There will be no end to the love that grows within us, our church, our neighborhoods, and our wider world. It is Epiphany. A time of revelation, of seeing. It is Christmas, still. What gifts, sisters and brothers, can we bring to the child ... to the children today ...

1708. A Sure-Fire Way to End Burn Out

Isaiah 40:21-31

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... . This doesn't negate our own accountability for the way we behave. It doesn't even give us a free pass out of social and political work. We are still accountable to God for how we spend the gift of days that has been given us. Right action, good works, compassion are still at the core of God's summons to us in our daily lives, but the outcome? It's not in our hands, and the more we fret, worry, maneuver and manipulate to achieve our desired outcome, the farther we travel from God. It is also a sure-fire ...

1709. A Double Share of the Spirit

2 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... challenge you to consider it in prayer. For it is not only our own personal spirits that we pass on in these wonderful teaching relationships, we pass on the powerful Spirit of God. As we teach and model patience, as we teach and model love, as we teach and model compassion, as we teach and model the ability to laugh and sing, we pass on the Spirit of the living God! As we do this, person by person, the world is healed a little more each day. Let us be in prayer as we consider Elijah and Elisha. Let us ...

1710. The Passion of the Servant Leader

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... know what they are doing." Jesus had ears that heard. He also had eyes that saw the way things really are. Eyes When you look into the eyes of the Jesus, the servant leader, you see someone who knows who you are, but you see something else. You see compassion. Jesus comes with passion -- both suffering and fervor. He seeks to know what is behind the eyes of everyone he meets. Jesus was a man of vision who sees beyond what he beholds. I gave my back to those who struck me, The Lord God helps me; therefore I ...

1711. From Silence to Sight

Job 42:1-6, Job 42:7-17

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... ' (Revelation 21:4) weeps with us."2 Our sinful ways and poor choices can lead to suffering, not because God is punishing us, but because we are not living in response to God's love and sacrifices for us. When we cause ourselves trouble, God responds with compassion, as good earthly parents do. Suffering is a part of life in which God shares. God is present with us and can work through human suffering to bring about transformation in our lives. God gives us some bad news and some good news. The bad news is ...

1712. Baby Blues

1 Samuel 1:4-20

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... a whole person, a whole woman, nor a whole Christian without children. After all, didn't God say to "be fruitful and multiply"? She feels pain and shame over her situation. Impertinent words of advice and quick solutions only inflict more pain. She would appreciate compassion and understanding from others who mean well, but who also inflict more pain on her. In time she hopes to fill her emptiness with God's love. We can be in compassionate ministry with those whose dream of children does not come true in ...

1713. The Love That Conquers the World

Matthew 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-34

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Frederick Buechner

... thing--of friend for friend, brother for brother. It is to love what is loving and lovely. The world smiles. The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing--the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, the failures, the unlovely. This is compassion, and it touches the heart of the world. The love for the more fortunate is a rare thing--to love those who succeed where we fail, to rejoice without envy with those who rejoice, the love of the poor for the rich, of the black man for the ...

1714. Chip It Away!

Matthew 22:34-46; Luke 10:25-37; John 13:31-35

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James W. Moore

... man answered, "I just chipped away everything that didn't look like an elephant!" If you have anything in your life right now that doesn't look like love, then, with the help of God, chip it away! If you have anything in your life that doesn't look like compassion or mercy or empathy, then, with the help of God, chip it away! If you have hatred or prejudice or vengeance or envy in your heart, for God's sake, and the for the other person's sake, and for your sake, get rid of it! Let God chip everything ...

1715. Matthew 23:1-12

Matthew 23:1-39

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... this one simple observation: “they do not practice what they teach” (v.3). Jesus already declared that the heart of the Torah was to “love your neighbor as yourself” (23:19). Now he lambasts the Pharisees and scribes for the lack of compassion and concern for the “heavy burdens” they have loaded up on the backs of the people. A growth-industry of pious minutia and puny observances was being enforced by the religious establishment, imposing incredible hardships on those struggling to live a Torah ...

1716. Surprised Saints

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... , http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/b‑le04sm.php. 2. Rev. Roy T. Lloyd, http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=90. 3. http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=524. 4. http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/medema_3410.htm. 5. William Barclay, And He Had Compassion (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1976), pp.186-187. 6. Contributed. Source unknown. 7. Mixed Blessings, (Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 1986), pp.86-87.

1717. Watchfulness

Mark 13:24-37

Illustration

Tim Carpenter

... deciding on a water fountain. But so often we can get sidetracked by things that seem important, like water fountains. The disciples were more concerned with the temple being destroyed and the world coming to an end than they were with the things that matter most in life: character, integrity, compassion, and preparedness for Christ's return. This is what Jesus means when he tells his Disciples to watch!

1718. Look Into Your Father's Eyes

Matt 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8

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James W. Moore

... by the impact of the elbow. It hurt, and he was just about to burst into tears. But then he looked into his father's eyes. Instead of anger and hostility, he saw there his father's sympathy and concern; he saw there his father's love and compassion. Instead of exploding into tears, the little boy suddenly burst into laughter. What he saw in his father's eyes made all the difference! The sharp blow of God's message to us is: Repentance. But, look into your father's eyes. What he offers you is forgiveness ...

1719. Minding Your Heart

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... scandalizes the disciples' logic. All they can possibly imagine is that if they had the money and a place to buy food, then perhaps they could begin to attend to these people's needs. But Jesus wants the disciples to let a sense of compassion over-ride their calculations he wants them to "heart their minds," to go beyond the apparent limitations of the circumstances and proceed on faith. They are with Jesus, therefore they should know in their hearts that anything is possible. Perhaps it was for this ...

1720. Miss Manners and Mr. Goodwrench

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Miss Manners," Judith Martin has attempted to present an overarching code of personal integrity and conduct. In both her columns and her books Martin conducts a type of remedial instruction for the American public in the subjects of honesty, kindness, compassion, attentiveness, and selflessness. Yet as insightful and sometimes painfully precise as Martin's critiques of modern manners may be, her basic commitment is to a general body of "manners from the heart" not to any uniquely Christian principles. One ...

1721. The Golden Calf and the Golden Table

James 1:17-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ? How many of you have fax machines? satellite dishes? home computers? phone answering machines? Most of us are at least functionally technologically literate. But are we technologically morally literate? When we worship the idol of technology, it is easy to lose compassion for "the orphans and widows in distress" James 1:27). People become objects to be produced and used, images to be manipulated and marketed. When we no longer see persons, or subjects, only objects, only things, then we have allowed ...

1722. Home Alone

Revelation 21:10, 22-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... shape or size, is one which is a member of the one, true, all-embracing family of God - "All who do the will of my heavenly Father are part of my family." Here is a family with a love more deep, a forgiveness more wide and a compassion more broad than any human relationships can offer. A Christian family, then, is one whose security and unity is not assured through its own abilities or efforts. Its "key log" is shored up by a faith in something larger than itself - Christ. The church makes a mistake when ...

1723. Who Is the Good Samaritan?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... but they ignore what helping others does to the person who loves. They ignore the fact that love is self-expenditure, a real expending, a real losing, a real deterioration of the self" (87). When we imagine ourselves the Good Samaritan, we hardly consider the cost compassion may actually require of us. These are the days when police and emergency squad workers have been known to refuse to give CPR or staunch the flow of blood out of fear of AIDS. Active, life-saving love could cost you your life. And these ...

1724. Welcome Home, Joseph

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... (it must have seemed more like an invasion) of the divine. The trusting welcome Joseph gave to the divine he also extended to Mary - whose own openness to the power of God had placed her in a precarious position, completely dependent upon Joseph's compassion and trust. The courtesies Joseph freely offered Mary were extensive. He gave her his name - which safeguarded her reputation and welfare as well as gave the expected child the authority of a Davidic heritage. But Joseph did not just give Mary his name ...

1725. Letting God Bless You

John 1:6-8, 19-28

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Joel D. Kline

... around you and think how hard life is. Look around and see how filled with mystery and goodness it is. See how wonderful the world looks when you know God is at work redeeming it and setting up the anti-structures, so that humility and purity and compassion and longing for justice and peace will all be fulfilled and rewarded in the eternal scheme of things. Give thanks to God for the richness of existence. Then look around to see who you can share it with. That will make you even richer. If you will learn ...

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