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151. More Tolerable For Sodom And Gomorrah

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a deteriorating ethic at every level of society, and with it incompetence from the people who no longer function at their utmost, who grow lax and accept the mediocre. Violence is also symptomatic of a nation's decline, and today's deepening climate of bloody violence is not reassuring. More disturbing, however, is what is missing in American attitudes and public opinion: 'Where is the outrage?' Why aren't people angry about violence, injustice and immorality? Why aren't we angry over misconduct and ...

152. Let Your Soul Catch Up

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we are and our uncertainty about where we are going, and you end up with a “stressed-out people.” I believe that all the strained relationships we know, the staggering divorce rate, the distrust that characterizes relationships, and the growing climate of violence, are the consequences of this “stressed-out life.” “Burnout” has become a term everybody knows, because we see people around us collapsing into numbness and addiction — if it’s not addiction to drugs, it’s addiction to television ...

153. Through God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... with the "disabled" parking permit and the "I love Jesus" bumper sticker." "God bless you" is the greeting telephone callers receive when they call her neat home in south DeKalb's Redan area. She moved their from Rochester, New York, when doctors thought a warmer climate would help her crippling arthritis, aggravated by a serious back injury. "Four times, she said, she has been given up for dead and 'the Lord brought me back.' She has been disabled for 19 years, but before that, she worked two to three jobs ...

154. Learning to Give Thanks

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , which he called the evil and the good. He was cast on a desolate island, but still alive, not drowned, as all his shipmates were. He was separated from humankind and banished from human society, but he was not starving. He had no clothes, but he was in a hot climate where he didn’t need them. He was without means of defense, but he saw no wild beasts, such as he had seen on the coasts of Africa. He had no one to speak to, but God had sent the ship so near to the shore that he could get ...

155. Saints in Shorts

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... geese and fly south for the winter each year. Florida and Arizona are the desired destinations as they leave behind the piles of snow, the sub-zero temperatures, and the bitter cold wind. Set aside for a moment, if you will, the comfortable, climate-controlled setting in which you are probably sitting just now, and picture yourself living in some of the fiercest winter weather you can imagine. A local television or radio station in that cold community publicizes a special promotion: an all-expenses-paid two ...

156. In the Wilderness With Moses

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... --high tech toys, luxury automobiles, oversized houses--have not become our modern day idols. PAUL IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT SEXUAL MORALITY. That should be a concern of ours as well. It’s difficult for the modern church to speak with clarity about the moral climate of our time. Things have changed so much, so quickly. The sexual revolution of the sixties and seventies had a profound effect. I ran across a limerick recently, a limerick that speaks of that change: There is an old geezer of Frimley Who seems ...

157. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... he put up a fight, but because of what he said. He somehow convinced the troublemaker that a fight was foolish and unnecessary. From that point, 11-year-old Heinz learned the power of words to avoid conflict, and for a young boy living in Jew-hating climate, it was a skill he used often and one he later perfected. Fortunately, Heinz and his family escaped Bavaria and made their way to America. As the years have passed, his name has become synonymous with peace negotiations. You don't know him as Heinz. You ...

158. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... to be addressed, good things begin to happen. We look back on our common human condition through a new set of lenses, and here is what we see. First, that we are frail creatures, all of us, dependent on topsoil and seed and soil and pollination and climate and rain and farmers and bakers and finally the end product bread to sustain us. Physical hunger for bread and social hunger for someone to eat it with are as basic and you can get. We are not self-sustaining or self-made. We are creatures who stand ...

159. Can You Hear Me Now?

Exodus 3:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... of mystery has caught the attention of Generation X and other Christian groups. Is this a revival of the "Mysterium Tremendum"? "Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground" (Exodus 3:5). In hot wilderness climates it is much safer to remove shoes than one's hat. In present Western culture, respect is shown by removing one's cap or hat. In Moslem cultures, the sandals are removed before entering a mosque. Old Testament priests often performed their duties ...

160. A Hope for Peace

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

James L. Killen

... Christian people and Christian churches ought to be actively involved in working for peace in communities and in the world. There are lots of things a church can do to help bring reconciliation between groups in a community, from helping to establish a climate of opinion that wants peace and justice, to facilitating conversations between conflicting groups and sometimes actually acting as mediator. If there is anything the church can do, we ought to do it. It is part of our mission. Is there anything we can ...

161. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Matthew 25:31-46, Ezekiel 34:1-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Feed you who are strong - "I will feed them with justice." Epistle: Ephesians 1:15-23 1. No Greater One (1:15-23). Need: In this passage, Paul makes the claim that there is no one, yes, no one, greater than Jesus. In today's religious climate, this may be hard to swallow. Many today would consider this claim to be outrageous bigotry. The trend today is to be tolerant of other religions in terms of pluralism and universalism. The truth of Christ's uniqueness needs to be proclaimed boldly. Outline: God made ...

162. Once More with Feeling!

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... another. This spirit of giving to others from thankful hearts is perhaps the attitude which created the first Thanksgiving anyway. During that first holiday there was no turkey or pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce. The colonists were very poor. Epidemics and a harsh climate had thinned their ranks drastically. It was the Indians who helped them to survive. They had taught them to fish and build winterized huts. They showed them the secrets of fertilizing corn crops with fish. And come harvest time they all sat ...

163. A Life Well Lived

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but that one was more than enough to condemn his soul to hell. He was there when the apostle Stephen was stoned to death. He even held Stephen’s cloak while the mob did its work. Not only did Paul not intervene, he helped create the climate that brought about Stephen’s death. Paul knew all about “hate speech.” He had been guilty of it himself. His target was the early Christians. No wonder that later Paul called himself the “chief of sinners.” Still, he ends his life with no regret. Oh, I ...

164. The Spirit of...Winter?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that they couldn't marry, and were likely to end up as prostitutes. Nicholas walked by the man's house on three successive nights, and each time threw a bag of gold in through a window (or, when the story came to be told in colder climates, down the chimney). Thus, the daughters were saved from a life of shame, and all got married and lived happily ever after. Because of this and similar stories, Nicholas became a symbol of anonymous gift-giving. Hence, if we give a gift to someone today without saying ...

165. I Like Brussels Sprouts, but...

Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew 9:18-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... enough to actually do something about it. We don't want to do what Isaiah called, "ravage the vineyard" (Isaiah 5:1-2). We don't want hurricanes, monsoons, tornadoes, and wacky weather to destroy regions and kill hundreds of thousands of people. We don't want climate change to turn planet Earth into an Easter Island. But not enough to actually do something about it. We don't want to kill our few remaining orca whales with acid rain, with toxic rain that brings so many dioxins and pcbs into the water that ...

166. Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... which, before this century, were not found in human beings. It makes all of us, as well as our children and grandchildren, a walking experiment - one with completely unknown results." Or have you been reading scientists recently about the changes in our climate, and the increasing frequency of strange weather whether it be hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, or volcanic eruptions? I even saw a cartoon recently where two planets are passing each other. One asks the other, "How are you?" It replies: "I'm not ...

167. How to Beat the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by the heavenly voice to be "my Son, the Beloved with whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). When Jesus, still accompanied by this anointing and mantling Spirit, is escorted into the wilderness, it's on the heels of this climatic moment of his baptism, this affirming moment of his divine sonship. Everything is progressing nicely. John the Baptist has performed his required services, baptizing Jesus, preparing Jesus for the opening of his public ministry. It is a moment of profound affirmation and ...

168. An Uncomfortable Comforter

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in your car in some massive, hours-long traffic jam. We happily pay extra for comfort--more leg room, in-flight movies, and better meals to take our minds off our in-flight discomforts; lavish leather seats, surround-sound stereo systems and perfect climate-control for our private commute-mobile. We want to be surrounded in comfort: we sit down to comfort food (mashed potatoes), we wallpaper our lives in comfort noise (Muzak and ambient sound), etc. In scientific circles the word comfort means the absence ...

169. The CatWalk Church and the CrossLove Church

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Hiroshima, Japan. · The most beautiful countries are: Norway, Switzerland, Greenland, Antarctica. · The country most likely to be arrested in – the USA. · The city most likely to be arrested in – Hollywood. · The worst jail – Concord, New Hampshire. · The coldest climate to receive the cross – A three-way tie between New York, NY; Sydney, Australia; Montreal, Canada. One of the most revealing comments Blessitt makes about his own crosslove journey is found in these words from his mouth, words ...

170. Trust that Leads to Transformation

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ice and snow because we know and understand why the warmer, brighter days are coming. Our confidence comes from observable scientific knowledge. We know how the rotation of the earth around the sun affects the length of our days and the warmth of our climates. About other less measurable matters we're less bold. If results and conclusions can't be nailed down with calculated numbers or provable facts, we back away from declaring any firm commitments, or taking any leaps of faith. In today's gospel text Mary ...

171. Squeaky Wheels

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Now that we're deep into fall, it's the time for an annual battle to begin again. For those of us in cold climates the yearly ritual of feeding the wintering birds is underway. And with that tradition comes yet another annual event - the war against the squirrels. Why it matters so much to nature lovers that they feed only the feathered and never the furred creatures is somewhat of a mystery. But there ...

172. Prison Break

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... an antique collector. Kreisler made his way to the new owner’s home and offered to buy the violin. The rare instrument was proudly displayed behind a sealed and solid glass case. Resting in its velvet couch, the violin lay imprisoned in its climate controlled coffin. The collector said that it had become his prized possession, and he would not sell it. Keenly disappointed, Kreisler was about to leave, when he had an idea. “Could I play the instrument once more before it’s consigned to silence?” he ...

173. What in the World Are We Doing?

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... us to the second answer. First, some say Reject the World, and II. SECOND, OTHERS SAY: RESEMBLE THE WORLD. “Identify with the world”… “Blend In”… “Just go along”… “Be a Thermometer”… “Don’t Rock the Boar, Just Register the Climate”… “Embrace the world”… “Adjust to it”… “Don’t worry about the Ten Commandments or the Standards of Jesus Christ,” they say. “Just accommodate yourself to the standards of the world. Don’t stir the waters; just go with the ...

174. Don't Forget to Remember

Jude 1:5-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... place. Do you remember when Abraham gave Lot his choice of where to live? Lot chose Sodom. Sodom was a place of "spacious skies, amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain." Watered by lakes, lush with meadows, it had a wonderful climate. Lot probably thought it was "The Club Med" of the Middle East. It was a God-blessed land. What happened? This city gave themselves "over to sexual immorality and...strange flesh." The incident Jude refers to is found in Gen. 19:1-5: "Now the ...

175. No Excuses

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

James Merritt

... every time. But this man now gives his excuse. "But he said, ‘Lord, let me first go and bury my father." (v.59b) Now normally, it was the duty of the first born to bury his father or his mother. As a matter of fact, because of the climate and the primitive conditions, funerals were to take place as soon as possible. So at first glance it seems a legitimate request, but notice how Jesus responded: "Jesus said, "Let the dead bury their own dead." (v.60a) Now that raises two questions: What did Jesus mean by ...

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