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151. Room For Questions

Matthew 11:2-11

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William B. Kincaid, III

... someone's losing faith or causing trouble. In homes they are considered signs of promiscuity. Most of the time, they are neither. They are simply questions. They are the cries of people who have found the easy answers to be empty. They are the yearnings of people who have found the neat answers to be inadequate. Frequently we ask questions as a means of sorting through the options, or gaining firsthand knowledge of something, or of becoming separate individuals. After all, at some point we need to know for ...

152. Good Friday

John 18:1-11, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Genesis 22:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... of culture and learning. He is the source of divine wisdom and all earthly wisdom falls under his judgment. Christ came not just to save souls but to redeem the world. Outline: 1. Jesus isn't just king of the Jews 2. He is the fulfillment of humankind's religious yearnings 3. He is the authority of all earthly rule 4. He is the source of all wisdom 5. The cross reveals the cosmopolitan Christ WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 22; Psalm 22:1-21; Psalm 11:1-23 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me ...

153. Proper 24

Exodus 33:12-23, Isaiah 45:1-7, Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... aware of their malice. They confronted him with a political question. "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" They thought that they had the perfect trap. If he responded "yes," he would make himself opposed to the widespread nationalistic sentiments, which yearned to throw off the dominion of Rome. If he responded "no," he would set himself up as a revolutionary and a persona non grata with the state. In so doing, he would also alienate the powerful Herodians and Sadducees, who had a vested interest ...

154. I Am The Light Of The World

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Ronald Lavin

... insidious shame of blindness. Being forced back into the workshop was to be reminded all over again of my inadequacy, all over again to clench my fists in impotent rage, to feel all over again the hot tears scald my cheeks. It was this shame I had yearned to escape from while I was at the Institute, and which the system of segregation so tragically reinforced. It was this of which my life during the last ten years had been so blessedly free -- exorcised by friendship and love. Escape it he did. This blind ...

155. The Peacemakers

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John A. Terry

... . Even the hope of peace may only seem possible through war. Those first hearing this beatitude were being held captive by Rome. They were not looking for peace. They were looking for a way to throw off the yoke of Roman oppression. They were yearning to be free of the foreign domination. They hoped for military leaders, not peacemakers. In the same way, many peoples and nations today refuse overtures of peace, seeing their only hope coming through the conflict of arms. Yet even in war, the deepest longing ...

156. A Habitat For Humanity

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... of France to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of our independence. We are all familiar with the words of the American writer, Emma Lazarus, appearing on a tablet in the main entrance to the pedestal. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shores. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" When the immigrants surged in during the latter part of the last century and the early part of ...

157. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

John A. Terry

158. Holy Believing

John 6:25-59

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Donald Macleod

... together and the answers can be instruction in our Christian faith. I It is important to note how the word believe is so crucial and critical in any New Testament discussion about life, especially eternal life. Modern folk, however, raise a red flag and say: "Yes, we yearn for a better life, but beliefs are so many and varied that we do not know where to start." Do not think for one moment that these Jews were in any better situation with their ancient Law and its 613 separate regulations. For us the first ...

159. Bread of the Eucharist (Bread of Life IV)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... in the faith, we rehearse with Jesus the mystery of love we know in friendship and marriage, and lay out our dreams for more complete love. We ponder our experiences with the mystery of creation the birth of a baby, the healing of an illness and express our yearning for infinite creativity. We name those close to us whom we have given up to the mystery of death, and tell Jesus that we believe he is eternal life for us. We bless God that we have felt the mystery of unselfish goodness in a selfish world, and ...

160. Send Me

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Charles Curley

... from a sound sleep, or gaze up into the heights of the sanctuary and hear a familiar voice saying, "Come on, there's more to it than this!" "Whom shall I send?" God still says to us. I truly believe that the "yes" is within each of us, yearning to break through. I believe that the potential to say yes to God, with passion, with astonishment, with amazement, even with fear, does exist within each one of us. It exists within us waiting for the unexpected moment when we will hear God's word echoing through the ...

161. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

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Charles Curley

... will obey? Do you understand why I say that we, in the modern world, are far more like Saul than like David? We have a constant dilemma with listening; we are bombarded with a multiplicity of voices pulling us from one side to another of any given issue. We yearn to understand clearly what God wants and there is no Samuel to tell us. Since we don't know how to listen for the word of God in our time, the whole concept of obedience has become foreign to us. Chapter 16 does not solve our dilemma (they, after ...

162. Where's The Treasure?

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

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Thomas Long

... it was, in Frederick Buechner's phrase, "too good not to be true." Maybe Luke wants us to know that the treasure of the gospel, which will one day fill the earth with its power, must first be planted in those weak and helpless places which yearn for it the most, hunger for it most deeply, and thus can believe and cherish it most fully. There is a scene in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire when Blanche, an unlovely person desperately seeking love, meets Mitch, a man who is grossly overweight, who ...

163. We Interrupt This Service

John 1:1-18

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Thomas Long

... scholar Raymond Brown, "unthinkable." John's poem, Brown says, does not claim .... ... that the Word entered into flesh or abided in flesh but that the Word became flesh. Therefore, instead of supplying the liberation from the material world that the Greek mind yearned for, the Word of God was now inextricably bound to human history.1 The conviction that God refused to float in sublime isolation above time and space, but became in Jesus Christ, flesh and blood, sweat and earth, is the doctrine of the ...

164. Easter 4

John 10:1-21, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24

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Russell F. Anderson

... the sheep. They are merely numbers to him. In contrast, what does the Good Shepherd look like? He cares for his sheep with his life (v. 11). He owns them and therefore they are precious to him. He knows them and loves them (v. 14). He yearns for those sheep who have strayed and seeks to bring them back into his fold (v. 16). Outline: 1. The world longs for genuine leadership (real shepherds). 2. The world is filled with examples of bad shepherds. (Give examples.) 3. Give characteristics of the bad shepherds ...

165. Proper 4

Mark 2:23-3:6, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Russell F. Anderson

... through the fire not because he is punishing us but because he loves us and wants to prepare us for time and eternity. Gospel: Mark 2:23--3:6 1. Sermon Title: Sabbath Sabotage. Sermon Angle: The religious officials wanted to sabotage Jesus on the sabbath; they yearned to point the accusing finger at him for being a lawbreaker. What they didn't realize, and what Jesus was not able to put across, was God's intent for the sabbath. "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (v. 27). The sabbath ...

166. The Transfiguration

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... needs rather than worshipping Jesus Christ as Lord. When non-Christians look at us, do they see Jesus? Gospel: Mark 9:2-9 No razzle-dazzle. In the movie Leap Of Faith the evangelist combined razzle-dazzle showmanship and psychology to milk the people's spiritual yearnings for his own gain. During the religious show he would put on a sequinned jacket that shined like 40 million dollars under the spotlight. He used the jacket to focus attention on himself and create an aura of divine glory. It was just a prop ...

167. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

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David M. Oliver

... us with cards or gifts. Mutual appreciation and affirmation usually flow more freely in times like this. During these periods, we are like the fresh-cut evergreen. The sweet aroma of our lives is lavished on everyone. Joy is not only something we yearn for, but also something we feel, if we are capable of it. Prayers are said with a deeper sense of meaning and thanksgiving. God sometimes seems closer and more directly accessible. What comes after these periods of celebration? The routine. Reality. The ...

168. A Monolgue from Peter

Mark 8:27-30

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Dr. Raymond Bailey

... , he said, "Simon can help me at my trade."When a second son, Andrew, was born, Father was overjoyed.In time Andrew and I, along with our good friends James and John, formed a most effective fishing team. Even though all of us had our spiritual yearnings, I don't think it ever occurred to us that we would be anything but fishermen -- certainly not rabbis. We were hardly the rabbi type. You in twentieth century America can barely understand what itmeant to change one's vocation. You folks do it all the ...

169. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

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Donald Dotterer

... ? Is it not, as the Russian people are discovering, that in the faith of our fathers and mothers we find a spiritual strength and power that is permanent? As the letter to the Hebrews tells us, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." People still yearn for a solid spiritual foundation for their lives that has stood the test of time. It is for all those who seek this renewal of faith that the bells of Easter toll this day. It is then the permanent and eternal nature of faith in Christ that ...

170. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Larry Powell

... 'll say what you want me to say, dear Lord,I like to see things come to pass,But don't ask me to teach girls and boys, dear Lord.I'd rather just stay in my class.I'll do what you want me to do, dear Lord,I yearn for the kingdom to thrive.I'll give you my nickels and dimes, dear Lord.But please don't ask me to tithe.I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord.I'll say what you want me to say.I'm busy just now with myself ...

171. The Politics Of Love

Luke 10:25-37

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W. Robert McClelland

... so, Jesus nailed down one of the central planks to God's political platform. In both the Old and New Testaments God is portrayed as the champion of orphans and widows, the maimed and the sick, captives and aliens. Scripture reveals the Divine bias for all those who yearn for a place in the sun and who can never find it. They have been crowded out and forgotten by those who already have a deep tan. To view the world through the eyes of Christ, as we are called to do, we must acknowledge, understand, and ...

172. Two Thieves

Luke 23:32-43

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Erskine White

... 7:21). One thief was saved so that no one may despair and only one was saved, so that no one may presume. I suspect that as we look at the conduct of our lives and the content of our faith, there is within each one of us a deep yearning to say with Dysmas, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." Earthen vessels that we are, there are times when we all want to say, "Lord, don’t leave me here, lost in my despair and confusion. Don’t leave me here wallowing in my wanton ways and ...

173. The Unity Of The Church

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Erskine White

... Amen Pastoral Prayer Lord God, is our comfort and strength in every situation, we pray today for those who are lonely and facing life's trials by themselves, for those in hospitals and nursing homes, for widows and widowers, for the orphans and runaway children who yearn for the companionship of family. We pray for those who are dying the lonely death of AIDS and for their loved ones. Hear our prayers for all people who feel cut off from the fellowship they need. Help them know union with You and unity with ...

174. Joy At Midnight

Matthew 25:1-13

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Erskine White

... fearsome night, to the dawn of morning's saving light. Amen Pastoral Prayer Everlasting and Faithful God, who created all worlds in the distant past and now is Lord over our distant future, help us to pray more faithfully that "Thy kingdom come." Help us to yearn and look forward to the time of our Lord's return and save us from vain speculations about the day or the hour. Keep us prepared and expectant towards Your promises, yet humble toward Your mysteries, that the faith we live may be pleasing in Your ...

175. Together In Christ

Acts 2:42-47

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Erskine White

... in Christ, a flame of faith, hope and love which is large enough to make the whole world bright. Amen Pastoral Prayer Faithful and Everlasting God, whose Son, Jesus, leads us by the power of Your Holy Spirit, we pray for this church today and for all Your people who yearn to be one in the Spirit, one in the Lord. Take us by the hand and guide us on our way, O God. Lift us over the hurdle of dying to the old and living for the new. Make us a help to the aged and an example to the ...

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