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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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1901. Comfort

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... 3-5 The way home was to be across the desert, in the fastest and most direct way possible. That was the price. Don’t waste time going the longer and easier way up the Euphrates River and down from the north. Take the risk! Seize the day! To understand the price of such a journey take a look at a map of that region between Jerusalem and Babylonia. Draw a straight line between them and see what the terrain is like. You may remember seeing pictures from the time of the Gulf War depicting the harshness of the ...

1902. Whatever Happened To Sanctification?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... have room for more things. Nobody has ever asked me how much of our income we give away. I believe all the above are relevant questions. They reveal not only what I profess to believe, but how I live out what I believe. Of course, it takes no genius to understand why those questions are hardly ever asked. We have a kind of unspoken, secret agreement, you and I. You don’t ask me those kinds of questions and I won’t ask them of you. It’s much safer for us to argue and debate about how we believe the ...

1903. Great Grace Was Upon Them!

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... volume of a two-volume work by a Gentile physician named Luke. In his first book, we have beautiful stories such as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. But in "the Acts of the Apostles" or "Acts of the Holy Spirit" or maybe an even more understandable title would be, "Acts of the Risen Jesus," we have important information about the beginning of the church. A New Testament scholar describes it in this fashion: No one before Luke and no one after him took this daring step and told the story of the ...

1904. The Ten Commandments - Part 3

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... matter of concern in an industrialized society. During my ministry, I have had to perform the funeral services of several individuals who committed suicide. I am convinced that even though we cannot understand the actions and depressions of some people, God always understands. I think that we have come to a much better understand that those persons who commit suicide are not morally weak people, but people who are so confused, despondent, or emotionally ill that they do not realize what they are doing. VII ...

1905. Resurrection: From Sin to a Second Chance

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... live in pain and fear. Ayin nudged the little animal and bleated pleadingly at David the shepherd boy, but the shepherd saw what the sheep could not see. The shepherd knew what the sheep could not know. The shepherd made a decision that the sheep could never understand. The shepherd raised his rod and brought it down on the lamb’s skull. Perhaps it was his memory and his conviction that the Lord was his shepherd that enabled David to face the rod of despair. The rod of despair hits when you realize that ...

1906. Resurrection: From Burn-Out to New Vision

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... what he was running on. We see the effect that running on fear had on Elijah. First, there is a terrible exhaustion. At the end of this hundred mile run into the desert, Elijah sat under a broom tree and prayed that he would die. Not all of you will understand that prayer, but some of you will. You know what it is like to be so tired that you envy the folks who are on their way to the cemetery. You literally wish you could lie down and sleep forever. Or, if you haven’t reached that extreme, you may ...

1907. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... of you" (John 19:25-27). It was this man, this Son of Thunder - of all his disciples and followers - whom Jesus trusted enough to ask him to care for his mother. His Patience With Peter I like to picture John as a man of great understanding and solicitude. And I like to illustrate this with a story that isn’t scriptural - that is, it isn’t actually stated in the Bible, although I do believe that it is implied. Remember what Peter did following the arrest of Jesus? Three times - even with blasphemous ...

1908. When Things Don’t Work Out, What Then?

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... thing? What would you think if your father did this to you?" On the surface, the son might admit that such a list of things like this wouldn’t work out to be the expected portrait of a loving father. But, the son could choose to say, "I can’t understand all that, but I know my father. I know that he is kind and good and would never do anything to hurt anybody. Though the things you say against my surgeon-father may be true, I still choose to keep on trusting him!" Likewise, when things don’t work out ...

1909. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... own obstinacy. In Advent we come close to the mystery of God’s visitation in Jesus Christ, the walking and talking Good News. No longer given in the words of prophets nor in concepts of theologians, the News comes in human form for all to hear and see, to understand and perceive. The unconditional love of God was born in a manger and came among us as one of our own. God kept faith with his covenant and fulfilled it in the fullness of time when he came among us, incarnate as our Lord Jesus. So it is that ...

1910. Proper 18

Proverbs 2:1-22, Mark 7:31-37, James 1:19-27

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... of our discipleship; that we shall be compelled from within to share with others the good news in Christ, however incredible it may sound. In his precious name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we readily confess that we do not understand your economy of salvation, and that we sometimes use our ignorance of your Word and will as an excuse for inactivity. Forgive us, we pray. Set before us the example of the earliest disciples, who were compelled to share their experiences of Christ even ...

1911. Proper 24

Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, Mark 10:35-45

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... is that suffering is not necessarily a sign of God’s disapproval, judgment or wrath, but may in fact visit the righteous and fit in with God’s mysterious but redemptive work. Call to Worship Leader: Let us face it, brothers and sisters: we do not understand suffering, especially when it occurs to the good or the young. People: WE CONCOCT EXPLANATIONS FOR IT, NONE OF WHICH WE FIND SATISFYING; BUT MOSTLY WE TRY TO IGNORE IT. Leader: One of our favorite explanations is that God is somehow punishing us with ...

1912. The Miracle of Salvation

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

... history to show the depth of his love for man and offered up his Son. Finally, Jesus died TO REDEEM US. Redemption, a word currently associated only with trading stamps, is nevertheless a concept at the root of most of our troubles. For we feel this nagging guilt - we understand at last our rebellion against God - and we feel that somehow we must make up or "atone" for what we have done. Usually we don’t see how we can ever make up for it so this is why we lock the guilt feelings so tightly in our minds ...

1913. It Might Have Been ...

Luke 22:1-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:1-10, Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

... weep because he would love it, but he would also weep, I think, because of what we have done to it. He would weep for the way we have polluted God’s creation; He would weep for what we have done to ourselves. Judas couldn’t understand those tears; he wanted action; he put the nation first. Jesus cared for mankind - really cared - and does today, whether whether they wear black pajamas, three button suits, or military tunics, and we serve God by adopting that concern. In other words, Judas failed because ...

1914. A WALL OF ROCK AND THE EVERYBODY GAP

Drama

William McKee Aber

... us begin. I would like you to interpret to this court the unusual scene taking place before us now. (As the judge begins this sentence Jack and Sue move front; Jack stage right, Sue fixing breakfast table center stage.) (The Judge continues) As I understand the intent of this scene, God (you needn’t shudder, Wormwood, I’m sure you will applaud what I intend to say) created this particular planet from nothing. Poetically, the book of Genesis suggests he then took some dirt, breathed into that dirt, and ...

1915. The Preparers

Luke 1:57-66

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... for the coming of light and peace and love. He is to be the one who sets the scene for the arrival of Jesus. John was a "Preparer," whose one purpose was ... to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared. Now, at this point, it is essential that we understand our role. Often we of the Church think of ourselves only as the ones who need to be prepared. However, in a much broader sense, we of the Church are the ones living in this 20th century who are to fulfill the same task as John. We are to be ...

1916. Encountering The Family Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... heard me, turned his face to mine, and rebuked me: "No one who sets his hand to the plough and then keeps looking back is fit for the kingdom of God." I felt my willingness to serve him was rejected. I can still recall the pain of that moment. I understand, now, and have set my hand to the plough - but still remember the agony of that moment on the road to Jerusalem. Now I know what Jesus was saying: Sometimes you have to strike out totally alone, no mind to the past. Sometimes a man can get so worried ...

1917. Recognizing The Hidden

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... is in the meaning of Easter. It is the meaning of Easter that says the physical world does not really control what men can be. Easter says there are values and ideas that cannot be killed that live through centuries. Easter says that, if we are to understand about life, we have to see our lives as much more than existence much more than a great many facts about life. Easter means integrity and quality; it means stewardship for what we are. Easter also says that when we begin to get our minds out of ...

1918. Back To Basics: The Three R's of Baptism

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and his sincerity, he understood that he needed to do something very basic before the nation. He needed to repent. It's amazing isn't it? Not even a president can escape the basic truths of life. It's like in elementary school. Our parents and teachers understand the importance of building a strong foundation for a child's future. So, we were taught the basics, the three R's: Reading, writing, and arithmetic. Ever notice that only one of those begins with an R. I always thought the fellow that came up with ...

1919. The Personal Touch

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and announced to the entire Latino world, “It takes a virile man to make a chicken affectionate.” Now that’s a personal touch but not the kind I had in mind. How can we reach others for Christ? We can do it by speaking their language. Understanding their Jobs, taking an interest in their hobbies, speaking to them about their families. We can do it with a personal touch. II Second, we should not use canned soul-winning tactics. If there is anything that is impersonal it is a religious person who tries ...

1920. When the Guest Becomes the Host

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

George Bass

... to 89 percent of them believed that taking care of disabled persons is their job, not the government’s, and were deeply distressed by poor people, and, in the future, would give part of their salary to charity. But 80 percent of them did not understand the "emphasis of forgiveness in Christianity;" only about 50 percent of them "thought that forgiveness is meaningful to them." Perhaps they have no consciousness of sin in their lives or the role that the cross has to play in the forgiveness of sin. And so ...

1921. The Man Who Asked For Dinner

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

George Bass

... his disciples so that they would know that his earthly story was almost complete, and that it was to be their task to go and tell the world his story. The disciples weren’t quite ready for Jesus’ reappearance - and that’s certainly understandable. And Jesus seems a bit impatient with the disciples. That’s understandable, too. No wonder he questions, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts?" They should have been overjoyed instead of frightened, should they not? But Jesus ...

1922. Luther of Wittenberg

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... important. I have Erasmus’ Latin translation of the Scriptures and I’m using my imprisonment here to translate the Latin into ordinary German. If you think the 95 theses rocked the church, wait until people start to dig into what Scripture really says and understand it for themselves. In a way, I shudder to think what may happen when our church folk learn how terribly they’ve been deceived by those who told them to leave Bible interpretation to the so-called experts. I hear good things about your ...

1923. Bonhoeffer of Berlin

Acts 5:17-42

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... . Remember, if you’re forced to make a choice, it’s more important to obey God than to obey men. I was sorry to hear that your father has decided to divorce your mother and leave you with hardly any money on which to live. I can understand that you’re embarrassed having your mother working as a waitress just to pay the bills. But just remember: sometimes we must do things we had never planned to, just to keep our lives in place. Please write again sometime. It’s refreshing getting a letter from ...

1924. A Mountain Of Meaning

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ways. But there is one thing they all have in common. They demand that we be silent and listen. These moments have something to say to us, to teach us. But too often our response is like that of Peter, babbling absurdities because we cannot understand the significant, the meaningful moment. When Peter does finally quit talking nonsense a cloud appears, envelopes them, and the voice of God gives this instruction to Peter, James, and John: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!” That’s it. Very ...

1925. Why Must We Carry A Cross?

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... no help to us. We are going it alone and I will die in this battle." On this day Jesus spoke plainly to his disciples about the events soon to transpire and even though it was plain language it was not plain enough. Peter was not able to shake his understanding of Jesus as his General so he pulls Jesus aside and rebukes him. He says, “Sir, this is not a very good military strategy. You are not going to die, don’t say that. It’s not good for morale. We are going to be there with you and we ...

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