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1826. A Little Dirt Is Good for You

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “that in the absence of consistent ritual, families tend to fall apart morally and psychologically.” (4) Jesus was not opposed to rituals, ceremonies, traditions. However, he didn’t want us to substitute rituals for authentic religion or ceremonies for compassion toward others. Traditions serve to bind people together and make for a more cohesive group. Of course, they can also be silly and inconsequential. There was an amusing incident several years ago when the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson ...

1827. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... had, but the greatest god of all was Caesar. It was in this pagan, unbelieving city where people began to take notice of a certain person who walked differently, talked differently and lived differently from everyone else, who exhibited a character and compassion never seen before in the history of the world and they began to call persons like this "Christians." In fact, the word "Christian" literally means "Little Christ." All this still raises the question - How does a person become a Christian? Well ...

1828. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... by James C. Dobson, Home with a Heart (Wheaton Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1996), pp. 18-19. 5 "The Junk Mail Deluge," U.S.News & World Report, December 8, 1997, p. 40. 6 The Executive Speechwriter Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1. 7 Mark McCutcheon, The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts in Humans, p. 101. 8 Patrick M. Morley, The Man in the Mirror, p. 130. 9 Bob Dillon, Gotta Serve Somebody: (New York: Special Writer of Music) [If I ever put this chapter in a book, I must get permission ...

1829. Men in Black

Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43

Sermon

James Merritt

... church history, countless thousands of Christians who would not submit to the dogma and authority of the Catholic church, were imprisoned, tortured, and executed. That's why Christians should be the greatest defenders of religious freedom in the world. We are to be people of compassion, not people of coercion. I thank God I live in a country where you can build a mosque, a synagogue, or a church, and that is the way it ought to be. Notice one other thing. Although the field is clearly said to represent the ...

1830. Does Jesus Have a Health Plan?

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... settings you could imagine. Sunday Schools were started in the dirtiest, most destitute slum neighborhoods. They taught literacy to the poorest of the poor. But they also offered clean clothing, a meal, sometimes just the healing power of compassion and concern. As the twentieth century progressed practitioners of health care got more and more “professionalized.” Physicians drew up educational criteria and closed ranks against the unaccredited and uneducated. Clergy drew back from the front lines of ...

1831. Little Annie

Mark 7:31-37

Illustration

Kenneth C. Landall

... locked up in a mental institution. An elderly nurse believed there was hope for the child, and day after day she would visit with her, even though she was often rebuffed. Over a long period of time, Little Annie gradually improved, and was finally released from the institution. Filled with compassion for others because of what she herself had gone through, Anne Sullivan, whose own life had been miraculously opened, was able to open the life of Helen Keller.

1832. Leaping from Recognition Point

2 Samuel 11:26—12:13a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... knelt before Jesus and to be more compassionate and understanding of those who struggle against sin. Recognizing ourselves in some of the Bible's stories or in some other medium not targeted directly at us is often an invitation to grow or leap in faith or in compassion or in understanding or in wisdom or in grace. There's a song in our hymnbook that is about arriving at recognition point, though it doesn't say it quite that way. It's a spiritual that came out of the American slave community, and it says ...

1833. A Hearing Heart

1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... the world? 3. Does it foster feelings of self-importance and autonomous mastery, or does it deepen humility and realization of dependence on God? 4. Is it appreciated for the good it may do, or for its drama and excitement? 5. Does it deepen or diminish compassion? 6. What is the atmosphere of awareness within which the idea occurs; is the awareness light and loving and open, or is it dark and tense, filled with striving and drivenness? 7. Is there a sense of conformity with the mind and heart of Jesus? 8 ...

1834. Mark 8: 27-38

Mark 8:27-30

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... is to point the finger of demonic-possession back at Peter himself — “Get behind me, Satan.” Peter’s rebuke to Jesus was brought about by human thinking and earthly expectations. Jesus’ rebuke of Peter asserts that his words reveal divine intention and compassion for this world that will not be thwarted by ignorance or miscomprehension. Jesus now extends the role of the suffering messiah to include all those who would become “followers.” If Peter and the others thought they were on the way to ...

1835. Can't We All Just Get Along?

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... her good leg. The three-run homer would count. Here’s what’s amazing. Listen up all you sports addicts. This act of sportsmanship by the Central Washington team contributed to their own elimination from the playoffs. There was a price to their compassion, but still they did what was right. Sports writers around the country have hailed this event as the ultimate act of sportsmanship. Others have said it is the “greatest moment in sports history” anyone has ever seen. (6) I say it reflects a change ...

1836. What Shall We Become?

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... the man. They looked at him and passed by on the other side, denying the advent of God and choosing not to give any of themselves to this man's misfortune. Indeed, even more surprisingly, the Samaritan acted differently. He not only saw the man and had compassion; he put himself out considerably to make some of his resources available to this needy man. It requires a moment of reflection to fully realize what Jesus did in this famous story. The question the lawyer asks about one's neighbor was by no means a ...

1837. Leaving Before the Invitation

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... up and as a servant of the Christ. Several years ago, two land surveyors were sent from a large city in Wales to survey the mountains in North Wales. For a week, they stayed in an isolated cabin in shepherd country. Every day they went out with maps, compasses, and charts checking the countryside and the valleys. Several days into the first week, an old shepherd came up to them and said, "Might be best if I go with you tomorrow." They said, "No, there's no need for that. We have our maps and charts. We ...

1838. No Intimidation

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... That layman/laywoman trying to run the church might be sincerely looking out for everyone concerned. So, it is often a delicate matter and one that bears our best-inspired judgment. Perhaps pastoring churches, like no other calling, tests our quality of compassion and strength of decision making. It seems some pastors are invariably in trouble in their parishes and for the right reasons. In my experience, in-depth growth in the parish is sooner or later closely related to our unwillingness to be intimidated ...

1839. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... could see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. There were thousands of gods in the ancient culture in which our Lord entered. Not one of them was human in the real sense. Oh, there were the Caesars but so what? Ruthlessness characterized most of them. There was very little compassion and they were not going to die for anyone. That is, they were not going to die for anyone if they could keep from it. The Father, it seems, asked, "So you want to see God?" Then, he added, "Well, don't go away, because my only Son ...

1840. A Frightening Friday

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... betrayed our blessed Lord! He was a scoundrel and deserved the worst cell in hell. But many of us over time become more thoughtful, don't we? The scum of the earth who betrayed the greatest and most pure man to live among us is seen, at least, with some compassion and not a few questions. Was he really that bad and did he have a will of his own to prevent his name being remembered forever as the epitome of a traitor? You and I cannot condone what he did, and Christ tells us not to judge. What are the ...

1841. What Outsiders Can Teach Us

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... that for Jesus, a Jew, to enter the house of a Gentile, it would mean Jesus would instantly become contaminated or unclean. For this reason Jesus says, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith." Evidently, even Jesus was surprised to find such faith and compassion in an outsider like this Roman military man. What can outsiders teach us? For one, they can teach us that we don't have a corner on the market. Whether it's in the church or in the world at large, because of all the power and wealth ...

1842. A Samaritan Took Care of Him

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... he claimed to believe in. But, as the story tells us, this is not what happened. No, "this Samaritan," who was also on a journey, came upon the battered man by the side the road. When he saw him, he was moved to pity, or "had compassion," as another translation states it. Evidently, the Samaritan had allowed himself to come close enough to find out that the man was still partially alive. And having determined that, he then went over to him, bandaged his wounds, and poured oil (which was to encourage healing ...

1843. A Tax Collector Becomes Rich

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... , and told him that he must come to his house. Again, we see that while Jesus has set his face toward the cross, he stops and ministers to a searching sinner. He knew right where Zacchaeus was because he knew all about him — and he was filled with compassion toward him. This is how it always happens. Jesus makes the first move by coming to us and offering life through himself. We would never be able to come to Jesus unless he came to us first. Zacchaeus didn't waste any time getting out of the tree and ...

1844. Building God’s Kingdom: The Christian Challenge

Romans 10:8-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . Saint Teresa of Avila, the great sixteenth-century Carmelite nun and church reformer put it this way in a famous prayer: "Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which Christ looks with compassion on the world. Christ has no body on earth but yours." Yes, we are the hands and feet, the eyes and ears of Jesus in today's world. Therefore, we have a significant responsibility to work toward repairing divisions and seeking unity. How can we construct ...

1845. Be Reconciled — To Christ and Others

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners" (Mark 2:17). The young man on the train found that reconciliation was not found through a sense of righteousness or aggressive behavior; it could only be found through an active outpouring of compassion. Yet, he had to learn, by observation of the older man, that God was ready and able to be a reconciler. If any of us should have any further need of the reality of God's abiding love for us, picture this image: It is a hot and ...

1846. Enduring the Trials of Faith

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... grafts, Bill was released from the hospital. Walking down the street he passed a school playground where the children stared at his face. "Look at the monster," they exclaimed. Although he was deeply hurt by the insensitivity of the children, he still had the love and compassion of friends and family, and the grace of a good personal philosophy on life. Bill realized that he did not have to be handsome to make a contribution to society. Success was in his hands if he chose to begin again. Within a year of ...

1847. The Hard Sell

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... to live as the world directs. Our best mode of behavior is to succumb to the blessed reality, in our case, that all is well with us because we have seen a great light in the darkness. Forbid we feel superior! Forbid we overlook the necessary Christlike compassion that is a beacon to an otherwise lost and dying world. Yes, our work (ministry) is cut out for us. It is an old/new battle. One of the dangers that strangely poses itself in taking Saint Matthew’s words with supreme seriousness is the subtle ...

1848. The Good News about Money

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... noticed he was carrying some mail with a check on top. "He just needs to go cash that check. It’s probably a welfare check. He’ll just spend it on something ridiculous." On the other side Karen reasoned with a mind of faith: "Don’t you have any compassion? Where is your Christ-likeness? Okay, Lord," she asked, "what should I do?" And before she knew it she said to the bus driver, "Wait, don’t close the doors. Leave them open and let him in. I will pay for him." The bus driver opened the doors, the ...

1849. A Servant in Saigon

Illustration

Keith Wagner

To be servants requires courage, sacrifice and lots of love. Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen tell the story of Betty Tisdale. (Chicken Soup for the Soul) She was the wife of a Naval Doctor in Vietnam. She had compassion on the hundreds of orphans in Saigon. She made 14 trips to Saigon by using her life savings. With great determination she managed to airlift orphans from Vietnam during the time it was falling into the hands of the North Vietnamese. It was not a simple task. First, she needed ...

1850. Shoots of Tomorrow

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... offer comfort and hope, again reminding God's people that they are God's people. God has spoken of a time when God will cause a new shoot, a new king, to spring from the cut-off stump of the lineage of Jesse. The new king will rule with compassion, bringing justice to the world. The prophet Jeremiah relates God's message: "Someday I will appoint an honest king from the family of David, a king who will be wise and rule with justice. As long as he is king, Israel will have peace, and Judah will be safe ...

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