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1951. The Fruit of Forgiveness

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... welfare. The brothers are so startled at his presence, they are silent. Then Joseph draws them closer to himself and identifies himself once more as their brother and adds that he is the one they sold into slavery. He does not add to his identity to make them feel guilty but rather to assure them that he is truly their brother. They have the right one now in front of them. It was like showing his credentials in order to verify his relationship to them. However, he is quick to add that they should not berate ...

1952. Keeping the Glow On

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... the presence of this man who had been with God, as if they had appeared before God themselves. For sinners to be in the presence of God is highly intimidating. That is not God’s fault. Nor does God want it to be that way. The problem is that we feel exposed for being the sinners that we are in the presence of the Holy One. That phenomenon has existed since the time when God had to hunt for the fallen creatures in the Garden of Eden, who were hiding in the bush, because they had failed to trust God. We ...

1953. The Delimma II (A Drama about Prayer)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... the deepest sea. A joy that You have promised to all who boldly approach Your throne. I pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen. Dave: (looks up) Okay, wait for it. It’s got to make it’s way down from heaven so give it a couple seconds… Hmmm. Don’t feel it. It should have been here by now. I mean, it was a pretty darn good prayer and I did pray it here in church. Man, what am I doing wrong? Okay, think. How was my position? Pretty good I think – hands clasped, head down, eyes closed. Hmmm, that all ...

1954. The Run (A Drama about Going the Distance)

Matthew 21:23-27

Drama

Dave Marsh

... start. I went to the seminar and when they asked who was ready to start running, my hand suddenly went up. It was all so thrilling. I mean, deep in my heart, I knew that I was born to be a runner – to feel the ground beneath my feet, to feel the wind in my hair, to feel my heart beating, faster and faster… Robby: Okay, you ready now Bruce Jenner. Dave: Hold on there, Schwartzinegger. Give me a second. (voice over) Okay, admit it. I’m done. I’ve got nothing left. I should have never become a runner ...

1955. His Death

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of a Savior. Is repentance necessary? Jesus said that it was. He said simply: Repent or parish. But why does God require repentance you might ask. We must understand that repentance is not for God’s sake; it is for our sake. Its purpose is not to make us feel bad or guilty, but simply to admit reality. And the reality? The reality is that all have fallen short. Repentance is just the first step. It is not the whole journey. Repentance does not do away with the reality of sin. It does not do away with the ...

1956. Good Friday: The Three Crosses

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

1957. Do You Love Me?

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... on my fishing boat. How could He ever forgive me anyway? How could He ever trust me again? I bragged, I boasted about my strength and commitment, I talked big… but then when the crisis came… I let Him down. I let Him down.” That’s what Simon Peter was feeling that day and that’s why he was so quick to jump into the water and rush to the shore. He was always impetuous, but there is more here in this scene. It was Peter’s way of saying, “I’m so sorry I failed you, Lord! I want to ...

1958. Jesus and Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

James W. Moore

... this deep sense of peace that passes understanding.” And I said, “That’s because of all the prayers that are being prayed for you right now… and it’s because God is right here with us. And June said, “I know. I can feel His presence here and I’m not afraid. I just feel so peaceful.” A few days later, June received a get-well card from some dear friends and that card summed it up perfectly. It read: May the hands that formed the earth touch your body and heal it. May the breath that moved ...

1959. Beating Babel

Acts 2:1-13, Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... upon God and the Good News of love and mercy, the God who was made known in Jesus Christ, rather than confusing people with theological jargon and too many ancillary issues, the world will be more inclined to tune out the static and listen. It might even feel like a party again. Yes, Pentecost can beat Babel once more. Why not here? Why not now? Amen! 1. David Brinkley, Washington Goes to War, (New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1988) 2. pp. 27-28 3. Book of Confessions 5.217 4. Adapted from Halford Luccock from ...

1960. The Grief Grinch

John 11:17-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... don't cry," and heard it directed especially at sad little boys. Forget all that! There IS NO ONE RIGHT WAY to do it. If Mary cried it was because that was Mary; if Martha did not cry, it was because that was Martha. You do it the way you FEEL like doing it. If you have been worried about breaking into tears during the holidays for no apparent reason, STOP WORRYING. If someone does not understand, too bad for them. Be yourself. Do what YOU need to do. Back to the story: Jesus has come to Bethany. He has met ...

1961. Pay Back Time

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you." As one commentator has it: "Jesus' teaching is not a scolding. And it is not a little romantic lesson in feeling good about everybody and acting silly. It is rather a rich, evangelical statement that there is more to life than our capacity to contain it all in our little moral categories, whereby life is reduced to a simple set of black/white, yes/no moral choices. For, says ...

1962. The Ten Commandments #4: The Sabbath

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to come to church if they do not HAVE to?" Good question. How are we doing it now? Poorly, obviously. That is why the Martian would see so many sun worshipers. The answer is not in a legalistic approach - that does not work. Folks will come to church when they feel that doing so really does give them a break, a break from a rat race where it seems that only the rats ever win, a break from a world that does not care whether I live or die, a break from a world full of pain and suffering and hate ...

1963. The Ten Commandments #5: Honoring Parents

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... said many times after my father died, that one of the things that got her through those difficult days, and still helps even today, is the support she feels from her children. Often, aging parents, even though their physical needs are taken care of, feel useless, left out, a "fifth wheel." Health and physical limitations do not allow them to do everything, so now feel they are worth nothing. I have no idea how many times I have heard while visiting elderly parishioners, "I wish God would take me; I am only ...

1964. The Ten Commandments #8: No Stealing

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... school and took something? I have. A few years ago, someone broke into my car while it was parked on the street and took some things from the back seat. They were not expensive or irreplaceable, but it was a rotten feeling none the less...not so much that something I owned was stolen, but the feeling that part of ME had been violated. Has that ever happened to you? There is a tie between us and our property that has nothing to do with the worth of a particular object, and the thought that someone would just ...

1965. Super Sunday

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ." And no wandering rebel rabbi is going to blow that. A LOT was at stake here, and realizing that gives us a better feeling for the seriousness of the issue. Still, Jesus would not back down. He knew all those constraints had nothing to do with God ... Martian would see so many sun worshipers. The answer is not in a legalistic approach - that does not work. Folks will come to church when they feel that doing so really does give them a break, a break from a rat race where it seems that only the rats ever win, a ...

1966. Therapy in Melody or Healing in 4/4 Time

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... And it works. As the lesson has it, "...David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him." These days we have our own evil spirits. Some are small and private and attack ... saw. That's my day.' "What could I say? "'Which,' he continued, 'helps explain why I'm in your church on a Sunday morning.' "'I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed,' I said, 'thinking what on earth I have to say in a sermon which might be helpful to you on a Sunday.' "'It' ...

1967. Wise Leadership

1 Kings 2:1-12, 3:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , I inserted myself in the woman's conversation with Victor by asking, 'Have you been in the occupied territories?' "'Yes,' was the abrupt answer. "'Have you seen what happens to Palestinians at the security check points?' I asked. "Another abrupt 'Yes.' "'Then how do you feel about the treatment of the Palestinians?' I wondered. "With fire in her eyes she almost spat the answer in my face, 'How do you expect us to treat people who are determined to kill us?' "Taken aback by her intensity, I headed for the ...

1968. An Attitude of Gratitude

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... for the blood. Heart is as much an ATTITUDE as anything else. And I think that that is what Martin Rinkert would have us develop...a thankful ATTITUDE toward God. It is more than a flow of spoken praise and a series of grateful actions. It is a feeling that gets down inside us and permeates our entire being. It is an attitude that shows up as unselfish gratitude, not one that says THANK YOU in the hope of getting something more. An attitude of gratitude, to coin a phrase. Sometime back I read of a husband ...

1969. Giving Dangerously

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... good. It is nice to know that you have helped a worthy cause. But we know very well that those dollars are rarely a real sacrifice - they do not take any eggs off our tables or shoes from our feet. Not to say that they should. But when we feel we have done our part (and felt good about it) without gauging our gifts by God's standard, we are on dangerous ground. I like the story about the careless Scotch Presbyterian who tossed a crown, thinking it was a penny, into the collection plate, and when he saw his ...

1970. The Lord's Prayer: Our Father

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the direct pain of the punishment that children can inflict or the indirect pain of suffering along with the pain our kids inevitably feel). Yes, by the time they reach about age fourteen, they do think you are the dumbest person alive. And the list could go ... they do to us. But it does not matter; we love them anyway. Thinking about that, I begin to get a sense of how God feels about you and me. Unconditional love. Yes, we cause God pain. Yes, we cost - we cost the sacrifice of God's own Son on Calvary. ...

1971. The Power to Change the Past

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 's not something where all of a sudden you wake up one day and say: 'OK, I forgive them.' You need time. You need perspective and growth. It's too early to say definitively that I have forgiven them. But it's something that over the course of time I feel confident will be resolved," she added. "I can say I don't hold a lot of bitterness or anger. Those things would be detrimental to me and my family, and the terrorists have certainly taken enough from us. I'm not going to let them take any more."(5) Good ...

1972. What Do You Believe About Eternal Life

John 14:5-14

Eulogy

James W. Moore

... , we need to remember that… Remember that God loves us and that God is on both sides of the grave and nothing can separate us from Him. God is there… and that’s really all we need to know. Sometimes when people ask, “What is heaven like? I feel a little like that five-year-old kindergartner who answered that question by saying, “I don’t know, I ain’t dead yet.” Now that answer is not nearly as childish as it seems. It’s really a futile exercise in supposition to try to imagine the exact ...

1973. The Trouble with Stables

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... off, leaving girl number one with the kids, the mortgage, and a boat load of broken dreams. That is HARD to deal with. The situation is miserable. And anyone who has gone through it knows what I mean. There is anger. There is hurt. There is grief. There is a feeling of abandonment...and not just the sense of being abandoned by a lover, but by everyone and everything good. Home is not the same anymore. It may as well be a stable. Is God in the midst of that? Or has God left too? The story of Christmas says ...

1974. What's in a Name?

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Denied recognition of your rightful identity? Ms. Washington-Williams told the press, "There's a great sense of peace that has come over me in the past year. Once I decided that I would no longer harbor such a great secret that many others knew, I feel as though a tremendous weight has been lifted."(1) Even in the absence of a parental acknowledgment, she found the experience of publicly claiming her identity to be liberating. What brings all that to mind this morning is this story of Jesus' baptism. As he ...

1975. Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... two techniques for listening to their wives: the “hold the bucket” technique and “the mirror stance.” Men are fixers, so when women talk about their problems men usually want to offer solutions. But women often talk about their problems in order to sort through their feelings and look at the problem from all angles. They don’t want a solution as much as they want understanding and empathy. The best thing for a husband to do when his wife has a problem is to “hold the bucket”: just let her ...

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