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Showing 1926 to 1950 of 3128 results

1926. Are You Ready for the Journey?

Mark 8:27-9:1

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John E. Harnish

... , what would it mean to mark our lives with the sign of the cross? To allow our thoughts to be formed after the mind of Christ To plant the cross in our guts, our passions, our deep desires and motivations To place the cross in our hearts so that every emotion, every love, and all our relationships would be shaped by the love of Christ To bear the cross on our right hand so that all we do with our hands, our work and our actions might carry the imprint of the Cross To live a cross-shaped life after the ...

1927. Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:8-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... uncommon in a culture where to “drink the water” was not usually a safe alternative. The next two “dark” activities, “debauchery and licentiousness,” describe sexual excesses. Finally the pairing of “quarreling and jealousy” succinctly describes the emotional harvest that comes from the indulgences in the previous four activities. These last two are “community-killers,” for internecine quarreling and bickering, jealously and envy will rip apart the innards of any community. Instead of ...

1928. Building Relationships

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... people around us who have what he calls “refrigerator rights.” This is someone who can come into our home and feel comfortable going to our refrigerator to make a sandwich without our permission. Miller argues that too many Americans suffer mentally and emotionally because they have too few of these kinds of close relationships. (2) He’s right. Studies show that our society is suffering from our lack of involvement with one another. Not only is our society suffering, so are we as individuals. Sometime ...

1929. Taking the Long View

2 Peter 3:8-15a

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... timetables, even our own salvation would be in jeopardy. In revival meetings I used to hear as a boy fiery evangelists say — in effect — be born again here and now or run the risk of spending eternity in hell. Frankly, such words scared me half to death! Emotions ran high and the old-fashioned mourner's bench was in clear view. God had spoken and no other chance to come to terms with him would be given. Even after retirement, patience is often in short supply. The grandeur of the Creator with all his ...

1930. Training for a Purpose

Titus 2:11-14

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Donald Charles Lacy

... who are needy and perhaps on the verge of self-destruction. I believe we frequently underestimate ourselves here. The quiet pat on the back sometimes works wonders. No amount of money could have bought the positive sensation. Whisperings of appreciation with deep emotion can send many devils in hell running. Yes, there is a wholesomeness that is essential for anything significant to happen. Praises be to God, the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, simple kindness with sensitivity to the Holy Spirit ...

1931. The Paradoxical Power of Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... with God. II Another paradox is to see the power of handicap and innocence. In Edmond Rostand's delightful play, Cyrano De Bergerac, we have a memorable example of the paradoxical power of weakness. Cyrano's weakness is not physical, mental, or emotional. It is his appearance. Otherwise handsome and dashing, his "thorn in the flesh" is his nose. It is overwhelmingly large and ugly. Rather than retire to defeated obscurity, Cyrano decides to take the offensive. His weakness thus becomes his strength; his ...

1932. The Unshakable Foundation

Hebrews 7:23-28

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... or a catastrophic illness consuming our life's savings — our fear and dread is the same, as is our overwhelming desire to fend it off. In their age or in ours, life's journey is fraught with perils that threaten to wipe us out — physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and above all else we want to survive and thrive. Almost from the beginning of our human quest we have sought the help of the divine to ensure that survival. Nearly every human culture offers tribute and prayers to the deities with hopes ...

1933. Dots on a Screen

Hebrews 9:24-28

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... , such dramas played a vital role in the shaping of the people's minds and spirits. Like the plays, television, and motion pictures of our own day, people's lives were touched and "cleansed." The Greeks called it catharsis, a kind of emotional purification. The audience of worshipers could be drawn closer to God as they watched and participated. And yet, like the veil in the temple, the barrier between divine and human reality remained. For all its powerful imagery the experience remained "dots on ...

1934. Practicing God’s Presence

Hebrews 10:11-25

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... doctrine or right sacrifices or even right behavior. God's favor is already ours through Jesus Christ! We don't have to clean up our act to encounter God; we have been cleansed by Jesus. All the barriers that have kept us from God in the past: the emotional garbage others have laid on us and the sin garbage we have created ourselves. All of it has been swept away by Christ's life and death and resurrection! So if we no longer are required to invest our lives in acquiring our own salvation, what is left ...

1935. Why We Need to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... a feeling of bitterness, resentment, simmering hatred? Why would you do that to yourself? Someone has said that harboring resentments is like taking poison and waiting for the other guy to die. Someone else has said that letting hatred simmer within us, eating at our emotions and our body, is like burning down our house to get rid of rats. C. S. Lewis once observed that he had finally forgiven a man who had been dead for more than thirty years. Imagine that carrying negative feelings around for thirty ...

1936. Forgiveness Is Not Innate

Matthew 18:21-35

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Will Willimon

William Willimon writes: "The human animal is not supposed to be good at forgiveness. Forgiveness is not some innate, natural human emotion. Vengeance, retribution, violence, these are natural human qualities. It is natural for the human animal to defend itself, to snarl and crouch into a defensive position when attacked, to howl when wronged, to bite back when bitten. Forgiveness is not natural. It is not a universal human virtue."

1937. Complaints About The Server

John 6:35, 41-51

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... Lord Jesus we gather in awe at your wisdom, your mercy, and your sacrifice. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Gracious God, your grace is often met by our ingratitude. This day is too hold or cold. The scripture is read to slow or too fast, too flat or too emotionally. The people who worship with us are too still or too noisy. Before we complain again, we confess before the body of Christ that you are the Bread of Life. Forgive us our sins. Shelter us in the shadow of the cross. Amen. Hymns Morning Has Broken In ...

1938. Philippians 2:1-11

Philippians 2:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... his letter. Whatever the case, the hymn’s content perfectly fits with Paul’s message to these Philippian Christians. Not only does the hymn focus on the humility of Christ; this lyrical format necessarily involves both the intellect and the emotions of Paul’s reader — accomplishing the “same mindedness” that the apostle so wants to evoke within the Philippian community. Although there are numerous theological points to ponder within this hymn, they are not the reason for Paul’s presentation in ...

1939. Jesus and the Ferris Wheels

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... matter of earning our salvation. Good works are the fruit of our salvation. St. Paul said in Galatians 5:22 that the fruit of the spirit is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control.” None of these is a contrived emotion. They are the outpouring of a heart that is filled with God. When I think of kindness and gentleness, I think of the late Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Fred Rogers was a Presbyterian minister, and he had a seminary professor who helped ...

1940. Discipleship: The Beauty and the Cross

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... she experienced the great beauty of discipleship through her encounter with Jesus. While Joseph, Simeon, and Anna clearly demonstrate both the beauty and the cross of discipleship, it is certainly Mary who most clearly and profoundly exemplifies these two seemingly opposed emotions. Mary experienced the beauty and joy of motherhood. Chosen by God for her special role in the plan of salvation, Mary must have been overjoyed at the birth of Jesus, her son. The conditions were harsh and primitive, even for her ...

1941. Momentous Moment

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

David T. Ball

... be dealt a tragic blow. And Jesus knew it. I think that the reason that we connect so deeply and powerfully with the Lord’s Supper is that we simply don’t have other events or ceremonies in our lives with such a rich mix of emotion, and with such a range of spiritual notes, from the sense of impending disaster to the anticipation of triumph in the resurrection. Life is most difficult, isn’t it, when we can sense that something very important to us is facing a powerful, seemingly insurmountable threat ...

1942. Brothers and Sisters of Jesus

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

George Reed

... of the family, the congregation, but rather about how we can help people do the will of God. Our goal should not be to make sure that a congregation survives but that the reign of God is spread throughout the world. Although we may have emotional links to a particular congregation, it is not our organizational survival that matters in the end, but, rather, whether we are able to reach people with the good news of Jesus Christ. Sometimes one hears the objection that the congregation can't reach others if ...

1943. Day One: a New Beginning

Genesis 1:1-5

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... day of seeing, of revelation, and of new beginnings let us not begin by telling ourselves safe little lies. We know that across our nation, our young people constitute the most underserved population of all. From education to health care, from nurture and family care to emotional and mental care, our children are falling tragically by the side of the road. For so many of them the only way out is to head to the nearest military recruiting office to hear the false promises of the ones who will soon put them ...

1944. Ashes for Remembering

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

In our Judeo-Christian heritage, ashes are for mourning — a symbol of loss, weeping — a signal of deep emotion, repentance — a sign of needed change and sincerity — a desire to be conformed to the image of God. But mostly, ashes are for remembering. Henri Nouwen, the Roman Catholic writer, tells us that from a biblical point of view remembering means more than recalling an event or person. Remembering means ...

1945. Write to the Heart

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... A reformation of worship practices without a reformation of your hearts and lifestyles is futile." For the ancient Hebrews, the heart was much more than an organ that pumped blood. The heart was the center of everything physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. The heart encompassed the entire person. Radical changes of heart have brought about reformations throughout the history of the church. Two millennia after Jeremiah, Martin Luther became an unyielding prophet in his own time, having his heart ...

1946. The 2 Love Laws

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ” in today’s text. First, to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” To be able to achieve that kind of total love, the love of God that infiltrates and informs emotion, spirit, and intellect, would be to achieve whole personal equilibrium. To love God wholly and completely would be to banish personal entropy. There would be no internal chaos, no meltdowns to meanness and mendacity and mundaneness. All our energies and intentions would be focused ...

1947. Keeper of the Springs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Peter Marshall

... conscious of wistful memories that surge out of the past–the sweet, tender, poignant fragrances of love. Nothing that has been said, nothing that could be said, or that ever will be said, would be eloquent enough, expressive enough, or adequate to make articulate that peculiar emotion we feel to our mothers. So I shall make my tribute a plea for Keepers of the Springs, who will be faithful to their tasks. There never has been a time when there was a greater need for Keepers of the Springs, or when there ...

1948. An Exquisite Attitude of Gratitude

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... from clueless commuters hurrying to work, Bell played his heart out on his multi-million dollar 1713 Stradivarius violin. Bell began with “Chaconne,” from Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor. Bell calls this a “spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect.” By the way, “Chaconne” is also considered one of the most difficult violin solos ever written. Can you guess what happened? Did busy commuters suddenly stop in their tracks, mesmerized by this master violinist, and ...

1949. The Long Reach of an Act of Kindness

Matthew 25:31-46

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Richard J. Fairchild

... on the farm. Fortunately the boy's mother intervened on behalf of her child and was allowed to stay in school. When he was ready for college he chose the Lane Institute, working as many as four jobs in addition to full-time studies. It was all physically and emotionally wearing. He worked for a summer as a porter on a train and happened to meet a man early in the morning who couldn't sleep and wanted to talk. This man was impressed by a black porter working to earn money for college and tipped him the ...

1950. No Comment

2 Kings 2:1-12a

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... when we come face to face with the wonder of God's love and power, our best response may be to close our mouths and open our hearts to God's magnificence and munificence. In his 1924 presidential campaign, Calvin Coolidge greeted the emotional subject of Prohibition at press conferences with a standard response: "No comment." No matter how insistent the questioning reporters, he steadfastly persisted in his "No comment." Then he would leave the room, smiling softly and adding, "Now don't quote me." Calvin ...

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