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1851. Physical Fitness For The Soul

James 3:1-12

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Erskine White

... : "Why are you getting so upset? I was only kidding! It's just an expression!" In other words, "You shouldn't be hurt by what I just said; it's only words." We write words of justice in our national documents; they are preserved for public view in national shrines. They speak of all people being endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, including the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But we as a nation don't really expect to live by those great documents. "It's only ...

1852. Wedding: An Offer from God

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John M. Braaten

... . First, forgiveness is more apt to be practiced. In worship we are continually reminded of God's grace, his undeserved love. He is always ready to fogive us, so we are urged to pardon each other. Grace always seeks reconciliation. always. Beyond that, the Christian view of marriage stresses oure oneness. We (husband and wife) are one. Therefore, no blunder, no harsh word, no sin, is entirely one person's fault. If we are really "one flesh," then shouldn't both share the blame of the wrong-doing? And if we ...

1853. Wedding: The Bondage of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... yes, but also for the sake of love. Now this idea runs counter to current pop psychology which encourages men and women to assert their independence. The special relationship of wife and husband is seen in terms of self-serving rather than in self-sacrifice. Marriage is viewed as a vehicle to achieve personal objectives rather than as a means to pursue mutual goals. That is why what I say to you may not be very popular in some circles, but it is Christian. Paul says that in marriage you are to be subject to ...

1854. Wedding: Christian Love

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John M. Braaten

... . It is described by Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. Now agape is not the kind of love you "fall in to." It does not come naturally like falling off a log. This love will not make one's knees a little weak when his beloved comes into view; it is not the sentimental love of popular songs. Agape, Christian love, affects more than our emotions. It involves our whole being, and is able to provide a basis for a long, hearty, and joyful marriage. Paul lists fifteen characteristics of agape: Christian love. Let's look ...

1855. Mountain Top Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Children's Sermon

... gone up mountains, but never right up the side, like you see people do in pictures. When I climb mountains I drive up to the top on the highway, staying in my car. But it doesn't really matter how you get up to the top of the mountain, the view from up there is always wonderful. Here is a picture of a mountain. Does anybody know which mountain this is, or where it is located? (Talk about it. Let them try some answers. Then tell them who is right and where the mountain is.) Wouldn't it be fun to ...

1856. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Zechariah 14:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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George Bass

... at hand, that it will occur by nuclear warfare, and that they should build bomb shelters for protection. They have done just that and armed themselves "to the teeth" with assault weapons and machine guns. The whole business seems terribly out of date in view of the movements to disarm the Western World and rid the world, ultimately, of nuclear weapons. Any nuclear threat now would come more from nuclear accidents (as at the disaster in Chernobyl) rather than by nuclear war, and while such accidents might be ...

1857. Lent 2

Philippians 3:12-4:1, Jeremiah 26:1-24, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 13:31-35, Psalm 27:1-14, Psalm 42:1-11

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George Bass

... lover's quarrel with the world. It is not a grudge fight, mind you. If they are against evil, it is only because they so love the good. And if they say the present situation smells to heaven, it is only because they hold such a bright view of the future ... One such person was Harry Emerson Fosdick." Coffin saw Fosdick as a prophetic voice, who spoke out on every issue that was important, regardless of the consequences. Dr. Coffin might have said, "He modeled his life and ministry after that of Jesus Christ ...

1858. Advent 2

Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-20, Philippians 1:1-11

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George Bass

... ever. Amen." The Psalm Of The Day Psalm 126 (RC, E, L) - As one of the Psalms of Ascent, sung by the Jewish pilgrims as they went up to Jerusalem for Passover, this, too, is an exercise in realized eschatology, but only from the Hebrew point of view. Neither the Exodus from Egypt nor the return from the Exile in Babylon is mentioned specifically, but either or both could have been in the mind of the Psalmist when the psalm was written. It speaks of the uniqueness of the Jewish faith; that other nations will ...

1859. Easter 4

John 10:22-42, Acts 13:13-52, Numbers 27:12-23, Revelation 7:9-17

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George Bass

... , one descends a long flight of stairs, which has plastered walls in which relics of the past have been imbedded. When the church was built, it was level with the city around it, but the debris has piled up about it, almost making it disappear from view. One gets to Santa Costanza by entering St. Agnes Church, leaving it by a side door and walking a short distance to a squat, round building - Santa Costanza - and what is left of its interior. The oldest Christian mosaics in the environs of Rome are there ...

1860. Easter 6

John 14:15-31, Psalm 67:1-7, Acts 15:22-35, Joel 2:18-27, Revelation 21:1-27

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George Bass

... of time, but also that his ascension means that Jesus' resurrection is completed; the ascension marks the climax of the resurrection event. Therefore, this Sunday remembers Easter from one perspective, and it anticipates the conclusion of Easter from another point of view (although the Sunday following the Ascension is now known as the Seventh Sunday of Easter, instead of the Sunday after the Ascension, taking its cue from the great 50 days of the Pasch, from Easter Sunday through Pentecost.) The propers ...

1861. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 110:1-7, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, 2 Kings 2:1-18

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George Bass

... at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool." The bulk of the psalm is interpreted to describe how God will deal with the enemies of the Messiah during the interim between his ascension and his second coming (from the Christian point of view). Psalm prayer "Almighty God, make known in every place the perfect offering of your Son, the eternal high priest of the new Jerusalem, and so consecrate all nations to be your holy people, that the kingdom of Christ, your anointed one, may come in its ...

1862. Proper 4

Luke 7:1-10, Psalm 117:1-2, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Galatians 1:1-10

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George Bass

... letter). There was trouble in the congregation at Galatia, and Paul had to write a letter and send it to them to straighten out the situation. Some of the Christians were embracing a false gospel, "another" gospel, it is called, a kind of alternate view of Christianity. The true gospel relates how Jesus Christ "gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age." The true, and only, gospel, Paul affirms over and over again in his writings, embraces the story of Jesus' death and resurrection ...

1863. Proper 5

Luke 7:11-17, 1 Kings 17:7-24, Galatians 1:11-24

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George Bass

... the Lord, and that is why God called him in the way that he did. Luke 7:11-17 (RC, E, L, C) Jesus, a man of perception and compassion, not only saw the funeral procession, but he saw that the chief mourner was a widow - no husband was in view - and that her only son had died. He stopped the funeral march and told the woman not to weep, approached the bier and spoke to the dead youth: "Young man, I say to you arise." And the dead man immediately came back to life. As far as the mourners were ...

1864. Proper 12

Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 138:1-8, Genesis 18:16-33, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Colossians 2:6-23

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George Bass

... lost if Christians refuse to forgive as they have been forgiven. And so Jesus teaches them to pray, not only that they will be able to survive in the end times, but no doubt, that they might face and defeat the temptations in this life, especially in view of the pressure to renounce the Lord that they will face as witnesses for Christ. Jesus assures the disciples that the Father-God knows how to bless his children and tells them, "how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask ...

1865. Proper 16

Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13

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George Bass

... heavens and (a) new earth." Could anything be more timely in this age when we seem bent on destroying what there is left of space and earth? The signs are not simply signs of the end times, but of a new age. 4. It is God's intention that, in view of his mighty works and his love and mercy, particularly in Jesus Christ, that all people will come to know and love him and worship him forever. Jeremiah 28:1-9 (C) - "A War Of Words." 1. Two prophets meet and conduct a "war of words." One preaches violence, the ...

1866. Proper 26

Psalm 65:1-13, Psalm 145:1-21, Psalm 32:1-11, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Haggai 2:1-9, Exodus 34:1-28, Isaiah 1:1-31, Luke 19:1-10

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George Bass

... necessary to distribute his weight on several limbs to prevent breakage and a fall. It was a rather ludicrous sight, but not entirely, because we all comprehended how Jesus couldn't have missed Zaccheus up in that tree. Moses was low enough that he was in plain view; we could see him just as Jesus was able to see Zaccheus. When Jesus saw Zaccheus, he did a surprising thing; he stopped, called to him to come down, and told him that he would spend the day with him. That wasn't only surprising; it was also ...

1867. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

George Johnson

... it be that he was brainwashed on the trip? Should he go back to the way he always thought? Should he forget about trying to help people understand why there is so much hunger and poverty? Life seemed to be so much easier before his conversion, his new world view. Should I quit, he wondered. Should I go back to growing wheat, raising hogs, and stop asking the hard questions? If I do, would I be letting those people down, the people who asked me to go back and tell their story to my friends up north? I sure ...

1868. Is It Too Late? ... Continued

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... really matter what we do about material things. Material things are not real. They are just shadows of reality. Such a brief description does not do justice to gnosticism. If you are interested, I suggest you read more about it. The Bible does not endorse this negative view of the material world. "God saw everything God made and it was very good." Then God said, "Till and keep the land, manage it, tenderly care for it." That's the great commission in the beginning of the Bible. You don't have to wait until ...

1869. Says Who?

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... ideas which helped its growth were the beliefs that reason is a safe guide to truth and that each person, in the degree to which he or she has come to love God, can choose the rules he or she may trust. Among those who held this view were John Locke, John Milton, and Roger Williams. A friend of mine at Union Theological Seminary expressed his appreciation for this heritage something like this: Here I am one of the most free people alive, an heir to the freedom of the Jewish-Christian tradition, a Protestant ...

1870. Let Freedom Ring!

Luke 4:14-30

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Thomas Slavens

... a happy family life to be able to discuss problems, so it is basic to political life to be able to discuss freely the problems confronted by the citizenry. One need not agree with opponents to insist on their rights to present their views. Another possibility open to Christians in a democracy is to vote. Another is to work within the political framework to enact legislation. One of the other things that Christians can do is to bind themselves together and issue resolutions which promote the common welfare ...

1871. A Pause That Refreshes

John 1:1-18

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Thomas Slavens

... dinner is enjoyed, and then Christmas is over. There is nothing intrinsically evil about this way of keeping Christmas; it is only that in the exhausting secular observance the Christ may be forgotten. How can we make Advent a season of refreshment? By taking a Christian view of Christmas. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.(John 1:14) The Christmas story tells how God has come to us in the form of ...

1872. Don’t Be a Mama Bear

John 8:31-41

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Thomas Slavens

... truth can be found in this cry, too. To be sure, America must be first in our national loyalty. She has the right to expect out of all the nations of the world the first loyalty of her citizens. But some have misinterpreted this point of view and by “America first” mean “America only.” These are the people who would have the United States abandon the United Nations, who would abolish the technical assistance program and who would arm the nation to the teeth. “If any one would be first, he must be ...

1873. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

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John M. Braaten

... helm. He is my father, and he has brought this ship through many storms. As long as my father is at the helm he will get us safely through; I am not afraid." We not only have trouble understanding what Jesus means by peace, we also have a tendency to view peace as a requirement of faith. In other words, instead of seeing peace as a gift, we see it as a command. If you are a Christian you will have peace! I recall the story of a little girl who, when trains were popular transportation, was taking her first ...

1874. Beyond Togetherness

John 17:20-26

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John M. Braaten

... us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)." To reconcile is to bring into harmony, not into unison, two opposing parties or points of view. There is a difference between the two concepts. "Reconciliation is not making everyone 'sing' in unison. It is to enable everyone to 'sing' in harmony. Reconciliation doesn't erase differences; it seeks to bring them into workable accord. The world will always have ...

1875. The Story Of The Scandalized Neighbors

Luke 15:11-32

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John M. Braaten

... setting a poor example for the rest of us. But let me tell the story from the beginning. My name is Aaron. I live on a farm across the road from Eli and Rachel Kahal. They're a devout Jewish couple, no doubt about it, but from my point of view they have always been too lax on discipline, especially when it came to their youngest son, Judah. He was trouble from the day he was born. I've often wondered how a rascal like that could come from such a good family. He would rob me of figs, scare my ...

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