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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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1776. A Compassionate Friend

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... help you deal with yours? We can deal with it together. We can walk together, all of us, in a community of faith. We can understand that, in some ways, there is nothing to be said to make things better. We can ask our friends to listen when we need to ... the string because you'll always feel the tug, but, at the same time, you can find comfort in the company of others who understand and are willing to let you keep on feeling. What can we say? God is a compassionate friend. Every Scripture I've used today ...

1777. Forgive and Go Forward

Romans 8:18-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... .Since we cannot do these things, what must we do? How are we to get rid of our anger, our deep hurt and resentment for this painful day? Lovers of God and lovers of,there is only one way to get rid of our pain. We must forgive . We must understand him enough to love him still. We must not hold his last decision against him. We do not have to agree with it. We do not have to condone it. But we have to give him one last gift of love- the gift of forgiveness.People outside of the Christian ...

1778. Step Eleven - Spirituality

Mt 26:36-46 · 1 Thess 5:12-22 · Ps 25:1-15

Sermon

John A. Terry

... broken. We rejoice when people have been released from the nets that held them. We rejoice when peoples' lives are transformed by the renewal of their mind. Christ's life embodied that deeper joy. In the life of Jesus we have one who both prayed for himself to understand and to do God's will, and who in love reached out to pray for others, that they would also know and do God's will. Let me set the scene for the gospel reading. That night Jesus celebrated his last supper with his disciples. If you recall ...

1779. A Little Forgiveness Goes a Long Way

Luke 17:1-10

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... of this passage comes from combining the meaning of verses 4-6 and 10. Basically, it is our duty as disciples to forgive -- and this I think is Jesus' understanding of faith. The disciples understand this and respond in verse 5 with a request to help them have enough faith to forgive so generously. Props: Acorns or seeds from a traditionally large tree and a bowl that can be covered. Enough seeds for each child. Lesson: Good morning! (response) I have something in this bowl ...

1780. So You Want To Go To Bethlehem, Do You?

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... though God grades on the curve" (Fred Craddock). There is a time to comfort, a time to be comforted, a time to afflict, and a time to be afflicted. Advent is an "all-of-the-above" kind of season. And it belongs to John the Baptist, who helps us to understand that what happened on that first Christmas 2,000 years ago HAS to make a difference in what happens today. That the world HAS to change. And change can only begin with the person who stares back at you from the mirror. So, you want to go to Bethlehem ...

1781. Oh Me of Little Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... faith in modern science, I guess. Oh me of little faith! But is faith really such a complicated matter? From Genesis to Revelation, faith is described as a simple act that shows trust. Jesus even suggested that children are our best teachers in the search to understand what it means to have faith. But if faith is simple, it’s also challenging. Faith calls for more than intellectual agreement with a formula. Genuine faith is a response that shows itself in what we do. For example, it’s one thing to say ...

1782. Holy Arithmetic!

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... past week, an analogy of the Trinity occurred to me. I don’t know if the learned theologians of our day will agree with this analogy (more likely they will want to burn me for it), but let me run it by you and see if it helps you to understand the Trinity any better than you do now. At the appropriate time, after the ground has been prepared, the cane seed is planted. From the seed, the ribbon cane grows. In the prime of its life, the cane is cut down, and we run it through the gristmill, which extracts ...

1783. And Who is my Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... women said, "I don’t want those dirty people in here." I pray that God. . .will not hold those words against her. Just as I pray that God will hold me accountable when I limit the requirements God has placed on me to love and show mercy and to be understanding when people are in distress and need. "And who is my neighbor?" the fellow asked. "Who is my neighbor?" We want to be a part of the church but on our terms. Defining who can come in and who must stay out! Too dirty to come in here! We want ...

1784. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... and so are we. The troubling and troublesome "why" questions of life sometimes just don’t have any satifactory answers. At the end of the day, we must either accept in faith that one day all things will come to light and truth and perfect understanding will be ours, or we must turn away in doubt and disillusionment and ultimately in disbelief. The disciples’ question, "Who sinned, that this man was born blind?" is just another way of asking, "If God exists, why is there so much hurting and suffering in ...

1785. Which Jesus Do You See?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . In the popular culture when the Muslims have their devotionals they ask Jesus or Mary or John the Baptist for favors. And lately. there have been many reported visions of Jesus and Mary, around 70, in the Muslim countries since 1985. In their culture they understand that when the end of the world approaches, Jesus will descend to defeat the antichrist and set things aright. But there ends the similarities. While it is true that Jesus is taken up into heaven this was done to save Jesus from the crucifixion ...

1786. How Soon Is "Soon"?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... to our galaxy. God's calendar is not determined by the size of the earth's orbit around the sun or the speed of its journey through space. God is outside time - beyond it. This aspect of God's nature - which is really impossible for us time-bound creatures to understand - may be suggested by the name God gave himself in speaking to Moses: "I am who I am" (Exodus 3:14). God is always in the present tense. This is indicated also by the language in Revelation where God is called the one who is and who was and ...

1787. The Dynamics of Doubt

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... 's the difference between godly skeptics and secular skeptics. The question for Christian agnostics is not, "How could God let this happen to me?" but "God, how could you let this happen to me?" In other words, we can speak to God personally about our doubts. He understands. You can talk to God about anything if you stand in the biblical tradition of expression. You can be that honest with God about your feelings, whatever they are, as long as you talk with God, not just about God, as long as you utter your ...

1788. No Tears for Me, Please

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... crucified. No, we should have no tears for Jesus, because he said, "Do not weep for me." In our words, he said, "No tears for me, please!" He had tears for Lazarus and Jerusalem, but he wanted no tears for himself. This may be hard for us to understand because when we suffer, we appreciate sympathy. When we are hurt, we are helped by a kind word. When we are victims of injustice, we are comforted by tears of friends. If there were no sympathy expressed, we would think that nobody cared for us. Right? It is ...

1789. Tears on Easter?

John 20:10-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... . If death is the ultimate, if there is no cure for death, then we may just as well "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!" What an enemy, but more so, what a victory! On Easter, we shout victoriously, "Death is dead!" But, we must understand that this does not mean we shall not physically die. It is appointed for every person to taste death. God programmed us to die physically, and we all have an appointment with death. Peter Marshall told a legend about a merchant in Bagdad who sent his servant ...

1790. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Larry Powell

... won individually or collectively. More and more we will turn toward the field." He may be correct in suggesting that what happens on the field is a projection, in some way, of ourselves, in which case our involvement, or lack of it, in the "game" itself is understandable. At any rate, something has happened which causes us to wonder if it really is just a "game" anymore. Not all our children are going to play on winning teams, nor is each of them going to emerge from the multitudes as a "star." It doesn't ...

1791. A Savior Like Us

Philippians 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... brother or sister? (response) Okay, how many of you at one time had a baby brother or a sister? (response) How many of you have every seen a baby? (response) When you talk to a baby, do they understand what you are saying? Can you understand what they are saying? (No) Sometimes, the only thing that a baby will understand is baby talk. And it helps to have a toy, like a doll or a rattle to get their attention. When you have their attention, then how do you talk to them? Allow the children time to respond ...

1792. When a Member of the Family Dies

John 11:17-37

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... me in their arms and comfort me in the midst of my pain. My dear friends, when you hurt, there is no better place to run than to God. The Father in heaven wants to hold you in his arms and comfort you in the midst of your pain. He understands what you're feeling, and he is with you to give you strength and comfort. Psalm 46 says, "God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble." And Proverbs 18:24 describes the Lord as a "friend who sticks closer than a brother." Regardless of ...

1793. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... . But we do not focus on sin in order to glorify sin. We do not face our shadows because we enjoy lingering in them. We focus on sin in order to overcome it. We face our shadows because doing so enhances our ability to experience joy, peace, love, understanding, hope and all the gifts of the Spirit. As we gather around the Lord's table and as in the coming weeks we consider some of the painful realities - the shadows - in our lives, we need to remember that there is no victory without a struggle, that if ...

1794. Encounters With Christ II: Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... orderly said: “5-6-7-8.” The point of that story is this: It is so important to know who we are and who other people are. If we know what makes us tick… and what makes other people tick… we get along better. If we understand where we are coming from… and where other people are coming from, we relate better. There is more compassion, more empathy and more kindness. That’s why in recent years we have heard so much about personality tests. Employers, counselors and job-placement agencies are using ...

1795. He Has Done Great Things

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... to give up everything for the sake of this child. MARY: (Firmly) My child. ELIZABETH: Yes, yes. I know what you mean: any child is worth the sacrifice. But this one ... He will have more than his share of sorrows. And so will you. MARY: (Sighing) That's true. I understand some of what is to happen. But you also ... ELIZABETH: Yes. I also carry a child who is destined to do great things. And to suffer great pain. But I am old. I will be dead and gone before he reaches that age. It's different for you. You ...

1796. Monologue: Moses' Mother

Exodus 2:1-10

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... it as best she could. I wanted to die when I did it, but I didn't know what other choice I had. I want you to understand that. If I waited any longer, the baby would be found out. Maybe he would die in the river; I didn't know. I felt then that ... it was a job like any other. I was as cold and emotionless as though I were baking bricks for Pharaoh. I had to be. I think you understand. It was Pharaoh's daughter who named the boy Moses. He became her son, and not mine, and I made sure she never found out who I ...

1797. Monologue: Naomi And Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... was afraid that he, along with other people, would be against me as a person because of my pagan background. I wanted him to understand how I felt. He said his mother had been pagan at first and had been from Jericho. She had also been a woman who ... presence. I would have no soul. (Steps back) Naomi I was a mother to my sons and then to my daughters-in-law. I don't, however, understand when Ruth saw God in me. I did not realize it! All I know is that through our suffering, I have again the fullest joy a mother ...

1798. Jesus, Mary, Gustav Mahler, Brother Martin, and the Magi

Luke 20:9-19

Sermon

Carl Jech

... feared as a mark of decay and dissolution." She concludes, "John's vision of the, 'great multitude which no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues' tells us what we are about in a pluralistic society." Marge Wold understands that it is indeed traditional for the Christian faith to be open to diversity! Have we been guilty of defining people out of the church by a too-narrow view of what constitutes an appropriate Christian lifestyle or value system? A recent survey of ...

1799. Knowledge to Live by God's Will

Colossians 1:1-14

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... not a prerequisite for being a Christian; but knowledge of God's will is necessary to live the life God wants us to live. People: Our worship of God is based on the knowledge we have of him. We pray for that knowledge to increase. Pastor: Your understanding will grow as you give yourself in worship. May you be strengthened to live according to your growing knowledge of God. People: We are anxious to please God with our lives, and lead a life worthy of our Lord. Collect Father in heaven, who gives wisdom and ...

1800. Martha and Mary - Misinterpretation of Ministry

Luke 10:38-42

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... involved in both. But we get upset when others avoid the difficult tasks that must be done. Pastor: Perhaps we misinterpret the ministry Christ is asking for, just as Martha did when she became upset with Mary who would not help her. People: We need to understand more about the ministry Jesus is asking of us, that we may serve according to his will, not ours. Collect Father in heaven, who brought your church into existence to be in ministry: Direct us in the ministry you want us to fulfill, that our service ...

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