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Showing 1851 to 1875 of 2078 results

1851. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Atlantic coast. Unexpectedly, this ferocious storm made its way 200 miles inland to their small town. Trees were uprooted, power lines were down, homes and stores were destroyed. The young couple hurried to their restaurant to see if it had been affected. Fortunately, everything was intact. A deputy sheriff pulled up to the couple’s restaurant and told them that their restaurant, the fire station next door and a service station down the road were the only ones that had electricity. The young couple ...

1852. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... her husband was not very romantic. But this view changed the day she took photographs of him serving dinner. For the first time since they got married, Hailey noticed that her husband served her the largest piece of pie. It was his gentle way of showing his affection for her. And then there were her kids. The joy and happiness she saw on their faces while they played made her grateful for her job as a mother. Before, she thought of mothering as boring, but now, as she took photos of her children holding out ...

1853. Crisis Management

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... not come true. The central meaning of Advent is that God has a plan. God is present in the midst of apparent chaos. And no matter how deep our darkness, no matter how cataclysmic our crisis, God will continue to hold onto us — both with affection and with accountability. So the question arises — where are the places this scripture speaks to us today — the places where the sun seems darkened in the lives of people we love — the places where all hell is breaking loose and cultural stars are falling ...

1854. Light Living

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... to today’s scripture reading is to say nothing — to let it stand in all its elegance, its mystery, its power. But being a preacher, I am genetically unable to say nothing. So I will try to share with you my deep need and my deep affection for this particular passage of God’s holy word. This is what John says to me, and so to you, this first Sunday in the new year. In the beginning — back before our imaginations can imagine in the beginning — there was darkness — deep dazzling darkness. And ...

1855. God’s Absurd Answer

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... famous sermon, Jesus beseeches us to: “love our enemies, do good to those who hate us... pray for those who abuse us... be merciful as our Father in heaven is merciful.” My friends, let us remember what “love” means in the New Testament. It does not mean affection, respect, or a warm, fuzzy feeling. No, in the gospel of Jesus Christ, love — agape — is a moral choice. It is an act of the will. It is the resolute and gut-based decision to will and wish the best for the other no matter what. Love ...

1856. A Dove Descended

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... and watched President Gorbachev being driven into the Vatican to meet Pope John Paul II. The two met and spoke in the Pope’s private library for seventy minutes. (4) Was Mikhail Gorbachev aware that he belonged to God? Could that realization have affected his actions at that critical time in history? It’s an important question. After all, Vladimir Putin was also baptized into the church. We’re told that Putin regularly attends the most important services of the Russian Orthodox Church on the main ...

1857. The Greatest Sin

Luke 13:6-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... doing good than this woman did. Some of you may be fans of the Irish rock singer Bono of the band, U-2. Since 1985 Bono and his wife Ali have been working for underprivileged people around the world, especially in Africa. Bono recalls an incident that really affected his thinking about his responsibility to the world. In 1985, he and Ali spent one month living in Ethiopia near a feeding station. A man walked up to Bono and thrust his baby son into Bono’s arms, saying, “You take my son. He’ll live if ...

1858. Known By Our Love

John 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... to overall attitude and motivation. “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.” Romans 12:9-10: “Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what it good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.” 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.” Galatians 6:10: “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all ...

1859. Reconciliation, Hand in Hand

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

There was a little girl whose parents had had a miserable marriage and were divorced, having nothing in common save their affection for the child. One day as the girl was playing in the street she was knocked down by a bus and seriously injured. Taken to the hospital, she was examined by the doctors but was found to be beyond human aid. Hastily summoned to the hospital, her parents heard the ...

1860. New Perspective

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... our understanding of death. Those early conclusions we come to as children, about death, are not the deepest truth, although they appear to be from the surface observation. What we need here is a Copernican revolution at the image level, and I want to suggest that the risen Christ can affect such a change if we will open ourselves to the light and perspective He can shed at this point.

1861. A Diamond and the Fullness of Strength

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... and, kneeling before the Queen, gave it back to her, saying, "Your Majesty, I gave this jewel when I was a child, too young to know what I was doing. I want to give it to you again in the fullness of my strength, with all of my heart and affection, and gratitude, now and forever, fully realizing all that I do." As believers in Jesus Christ, we need to reiterate those words offering again our lives to Jesus Christ: "I want to give You back my life, Lord Jesus, that I gave You several years ago. I want to ...

1862. Communicating Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

Ole and Olga lived on a farm in Iowa. Olga was starved for affection. Ole never gave her any signs of love, and Olga's need to be appreciated went unfulfilled. At her wit's end, Olga blurted out, "Ole, why don't you ever tell me that you love me?" Ole stoically responded, "Olga, when we were married I told you that I ...

1863. The Fast Lane Religious Leaders

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Editor James S. Hewett

... the group of fifteen into three groups of five each. He gave the first group of five envelopes telling them to proceed immediately across campus to Stewart Hall and that they had fifteen minutes to get there. If they didn't arrive on time it would affect their grade. This he called the "High Hurry" group. A minute or two later he handed out envelopes to five others. Their instructions were to also go over to Stewart Hall, but they were given forty-five minutes. After they departed he gave the last of ...

1864. Variations on a Theme

Illustration

Ralph Waldo Emerson

To laugh often amid much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.

1865. The Recession

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

A mayor who was very proud of his city was asked how the recession had affected it. He answered, "We don't have a recession here, but I will admit we are having the worst boom in many years."

Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give me an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give me an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside.

Thomas Aquinas

1867. Proclaim the Gospel

Illustration

Karl Barth

... as herald, it is la compagnie de Dieu. Where the Church is living, it must ask itself whether it is serving this commission or whether it is a purpose in itself. If the second is the case, then as a rule it begins to smack of the "sacred," to affect piety, to play the priest and to mumble. Anyone with a keen nose will smell it and find it dreadful! Christianity is not "sacred"; rather there breathes in it the fresh air of the Spirit. Otherwise it is not Christianity. For it is an out-and-out "worldly" thing ...

1868. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the most important, but least reported, stories of our time concerns our indifference and lack of empathy toward one another. He quotes Pope Francis, who said, “We have fallen into globalized indifference. We have become used to the suffering of others: it doesn’t affect me; it doesn’t concern me; it’s none of my business.” (2) Globalized indifference---that is the sickness at the heart of the city of man. How much more appealing is the city of God! As the beautiful piece of music “The Holy ...

1869. Can We Really Love Our Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

I am often uncomfortable when someone tells me they love me. I am not talking about an honest affirmation, but about a critic who has just taken my hide off and concludes the shellacking with an account of her godly affection. "Brother Bayer, you are a rotten, no good, pagan, secular-humanist, but I want you to know that because I am Christian and I love you." Thanks just the same, but I'd rather be despised. Occasionally someone that I have a difficult time loving will cross my path. When ...

1870. Are You Suffering from FOMO?

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... by a young man named Patrick McGinnis at Harvard Business School around 2003. Patrick and his buddies were young, ambitious, and reasonably well-off. In their early twenties, they experienced the collapse of the dotcom and tech stocks in 2008, which drastically affected the stock market. They also experienced 9/11 and the terrorist planes crashing into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. These experiences created a lot of anxiety in these young people, and a desire to live life to the fullest, because ...

1871. Time to Pick a Side

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... effects of fire, particularly wildfires. Sometime back they swept through her hometown of Colorado Springs, CO. However, while researching wildfires, she discovered that they also serve a useful purpose in creating new life. She writes, “A forest that is affected by fire experiences something called plant adaptation. In this, plants and trees often adapt to be more resistant to fire . . . they become stronger and more resistant in the face of future danger. Also, there is increased growth in the ...

1872. Monty's MasterCard

Illustration

Adam Hamilton

Several years ago the Royal Bank of Scotland sent an offer for a Gold MasterCard to Monty Slater. The card came with a $20,000 credit limit--quite impressive for his first credit card, particularly when you consider that Monty is a Shih Tzu dog. Raymond, his owner, thought about using the card for some of Monty’s favorite treats but reconsidered, recognizing that his pup was not in a position to pay the balance when it came due--and that might negatively affect Monty’s credit rating!

1873. Who's the Fool?

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

George Reed

... , or many times, even eighty hours a week! And those hours usually come from working multiple, part-time jobs without benefits. Now none of the solutions to these questions are easy to come up with. Especially when we take into account that Jesus the Christ is being affected by our decisions. We will not all agree on what solutions are best. But if together we address these issues with Jesus in mind and we trust one another to be seeking what is best for him, we can begin to make progress and we can make ...

1874. One Solitary Life

Illustration

James Allan Francis

... the human race and leader of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that were ever built; all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.

1875. Understanding Outrageous Grace

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... pews in the sanctuary, making them too slippery for members to sit on. Throughout the service, the pastor kept preaching as his members slid this way and that. A few actually fell off the well-oiled pews right onto the floor. (1) Such distractions can affect the most devout speaker or listener. There are all kinds of reasons communications break down. Maybe we have trouble listening to others because we’re tired or stressed out. And maybe we just don’t care enough about others to pay close attention to ...

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1851. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

1852. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

1853. Crisis Management

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

1854. Light Living

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

1855. God’s Absurd Answer

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

1856. A Dove Descended

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

1857. The Greatest Sin

Luke 13:6-9

Sermon

King Duncan

1858. Known By Our Love

John 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

1859. Reconciliation, Hand in Hand

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1860. New Perspective

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1861. A Diamond and the Fullness of Strength

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1862. Communicating Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1863. The Fast Lane Religious Leaders

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

1864. Variations on a Theme

Illustration

Ralph Waldo Emerson

1865. The Recession

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

A mayor who was very proud of his city was asked how the recession had affected it. He answered, "We don't have a recession here, but I will admit we are having the worst boom in many years."

Thomas Aquinas

1867. Proclaim the Gospel

Illustration

Karl Barth

1868. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

1869. Can We Really Love Our Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer