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1951.

Psalm 97:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... of “gods” (Ps. 82), among others. 97:10–12 Among the psalms of Yahweh’s kingship, these verses make the clearest moral comment, contrasting the righteous and the wicked. The moral imperative to hate evil is clearly not doctrinaire but set within a warm relationship. It applies to those who love the LORD and in turn promises them protection, light, and joy. It is worth noting that while God’s people are promised joy (Hb. śimḥâ), they are commanded to rejoice (Hb. śimḥû) in the LORD. Joy ...

1952. Fearful Times

Mark 4:35-41

Illustration

Heather Entrekin

... . My sisters and brother didn't help. They enjoyed picking Daddy Long Legs up by a long leg and chasing me around the yard! Since then, my fears have grown up a little. Now I fear things that really can hurt me like the national debt, global warming, and crime. On top of these overwhelming world fears, each of us carries personal fears - a deadline, a pink slip, a visa bill, a doctor's appointment. We all have spiders – some fear that gets us in the gut. These are fearful times, but then – they always ...

1953. But, Why?

Titus 3:4-7

Sermon

Scott Bryte & Kimberly Miller van Driel

... the parties, the holiday specials and the neighborhood lights and the door buster sales have all been leading to this. It is a happy day for most of us, a sad day for some of us, a stressful day for many and a big day for us all. Whether it warms your heart, boils your blood, or leaves you cold, Christmas has an impact on you. The entire month of December seems to center around it, and for many businesses, it can make or break the whole fiscal year. As Christian people, we see a little bit more when we look ...

1954. Touched by God

Luke 1:46-55

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... year, and we celebrate the coming birth of the Christ child, the Son of God, Emmanuel. We sing songs of hope, love, and joy. We think good thoughts and get ready to celebrate with family and friends, with candlelight and cookies. We feel warm and good inside, extra magnanimous, extra kind. At least some of us do. But long, long ago, before the celebration, God put Mary into an uncompromising position. This happens to us too –often before we discover something new about ourselves, make significant changes ...

1955. Mountaintop Experience

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... to treat him with appropriate respect and to safeguard the mission that he was on. Increased knowledge brings heightened responsibility. Sixth, immediately after the “mountaintop” exhilaration of the Transfiguration, life took a rather grim turn. They headed down the mountain with warm joy in their hearts, only to feel the crush of real life in the valley below. Down here the demons ruled. Down here the world was torn by evil. Down here there were pains and torments. Down here, the kingdom had ...

1956. At the Table

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... from 1 Corinthians related. The commemoration is somewhat solemn often because we Christians forget that this offering of bread and cup was offered during a family celebration, a Passover feast, recounting the escape of the Israelites from Egypt. It was a warm and welcoming celebration of a time that had hardships, but led to great joy. The recounting of this first communion meal is a continuation of the meal and feasts Jesus had shared all throughout the land — sometimes with the rich and powerful ...

1957. The List

John 6:27-38

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... seems to be looking more at the other group, the powerless group, the people who have suffered, and right now are feeling pretty good after hearing Jesus tell those big shots they were doomed. Some are smiling for the first time in a long time, soaking up the warm feeling of, even in a small way, getting even. They are waiting to hear Jesus hit them again. And then Jesus speaks to them. I’ll paraphrase it just a bit. “To those of you of who are still listening, I say this: you need to love your enemies ...

1958. Behold, the One Who Betrays Me Is With Me

Luke 22:14-34

Sermon

Will Willimon

... know him." And then they go out into the darkness of that Thursday night, and when the soldiers' swords are drawn, the disciples flee into the darkness and as Jesus is led away, those upon whom he waited at the table, are gone. The gap between the warm, amicable camaraderie of the table and their frantic scurrying for cover in the darkness is wide. And we know this story. We gathered here to have a Thursday dinner with Jesus, we know this story, a story of the gap between our religious declarations and our ...

1959. Strength for The Journey

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... sacrifice of Isaac, he admitted it and corrected the situation immediately. That’s what really good Fathers do, right? And, if you spend enough time with your father, you can actually develop a relationship with him. Even the quiet, introspective, recalcitrant kinds of fathers can be warmed up if we work hard at it. The son part of the Trinity was no more difficult to figure out than the Father part. The Son is Jesus, right? And where do we find Jesus? Why, in the gospels, of course. You want to know the ...

1960. For Someone of Distinction

Matthew 5:13-16 · 2 Timothy 4:1-2, 6-8

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... s dad, who was a ballplayer with some unfinished business to attend to with his son. They begin playing baseball and eventually an endless line of cars can be seen streaming towards the ballpark to fill its seats and view the games they longed to see. It’s a warm and tender story and it sounds crazy if you haven’t seen it, but I believe it captures in a metaphorical way the life of John Buerk. Many years ago, John Buerk heard a voice say: “If you build it, they will come!” But in John’s case, it ...

1961. A Sermon About Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... not even have the words with which to ask. What we do have is this: We have faith that God loves us and walks with us through even the darkest night. We have the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to us to accompany us when we feel alone, to warm us when we feel cold, and to prop us up when we feel weak. These we have, not because we deserve them, but because we have come, in faith, to a loving, generous God. Amen.

1962. God Is Like...a Friend

2 Corinthians 5:16-20

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... met their risen Lord on the road to Emmaus and felt their hearts burn within them. To think of God as being like fire, then, may remind us of the “otherness” of God or, conversely, it may remind us of how the Spirit of God may warm us, energize us within. Let me summarize: any worthwhile symbol or metaphor for God will contain the possibility of both immanence and transcendence, nearness and farness, intimacy and distance. Having said that, I’ve set myself up to have trouble with the image for God we ...

1963. No Excuses

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... burn hurts for a long time even after you are away from the iron. Temptation is like that iron when you are at a distance. When you get closer to that temptation and if you give in to that temptation it becomes sin. Just like the iron when it is warm it feels good at first, but then it gets hotter and hotter and you end up getting hurt. In the same way sin always leads to hurt. Not a hurting on your skin like the iron gives you, but a hurting down in your soul. Even after you have stopped ...

1964. Chief Among Sinners

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... from those who are barely getting by and preyed on the poor, that “pure one” who would stop at nothing to collect the money that goes to the state and funds our oppressor and makes him rich in the process. No wonder the crowd grumbled at Jesus’ warm response to such a notorious scoundrel. Of all the people Jesus might have called by name and visited on that day he passed through Jericho, why Zacchaeus? It seems the rich always get their way, circumvent the rules, move to the first of the line, even ...

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