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176. Wedding: Grounds for Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... . After all, who is more in love than a bride and groom? There is strong evidence that brides and grooms have not yet experienced the depths of love because they are still overwhelmed by infatuation. True love is more than being emotionally, mentally, and physically involved with a person; it is incredibly more profound than passion. That is why a relationship which does not grow beyond physical attraction, never becomes rooted and grounded in love, and eventually crumbles. Countless marriages have failed ...

177. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

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Harold Warlick

... . So God said, "I'm going to come down there and open up and bare it all." And God did. But as God revealed Godself the message led to the cross. Those people who stayed with this child of God and heard Him speak went through an emotional roller coaster. They saw Him confront the religious establishment, raise people from the dead, and love people as none had before. Then it all turned to despair. Bethlehem's child, the hope of the world, was crudely crucified. They fled the scene in disgust and desolation ...

178. Step One - Honesty

Luke 8:26-39 · Proverbs 23:29-35

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John A. Terry

... you feel so much better by comparison. It can be nice to have a friend who is always ready to have one drink too many, to bet too much at a game of poker, to go out looking to cheat on a spouse. That person's return to spiritual and emotional health is by many unwelcorned, even feared. This leads us to the hope-filled words of step two, "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.'' In summary, let me say that it is the very experience of this civil war that rages within ...

179. Are You the One?

Matthew 11:1-19

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Johnny Dean

... it, he was afraid of it! Eventually he became so overcome with fear that he was partially paralyzed, and it was only after years of psychoanalysis and treatment that he was able to conquer his fear and go on with his life. Fear is one of the most controlling emotions of life. Most of us don’t like to think of ourselves as fearful people. We prefer to think of ourselves as strong and independent, as though we had the world by the tail and are just waiting for it to say "uncle," as if we were capable of ...

180. Six Nails of the Cross V: The Nail of Hatred

Luke 6:17-26

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Wesley T. Runk

... to live with one another and it reaches out to destroy that limiting presence. Hatred is the force and power of destruction. It leads away from life to death. Psychologists tell us that the emotion of hatred produces more immediate effects on the chemical balance of the body than any other emotion, including fear, and that while the emotion itself may pass swiftly, the damage doesn't. "It's all over in a minute," we say. So is a cyclone ... but then the wreckage has to be cleaned up. Hatred is also the ...

181. The Confessions of a Younger Brother

Luke 16:19-31

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... through the ministry that we render to those who suffer. Of course, God was in that beggar on the subway who reached out to me with his tin cup. Of course, God was in the members of the Jarrett family who reached out to others for help to meet their emotional needs. God is present in every request for our love and compassion. That’s why Abraham would not allow the rich man to go and warn his younger brothers (me). I am surrounded by those who need my love and compassion. I am surrounded by God, and if I ...

182. Christ's Passion Portraits

Isaiah 50:1-11

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Paul Hegele

... a door, quietly gazing into space or quietly walking to Emmaus with two followers. Any red-letter edition of the Bible - which records Christ's words in red - will show our Lord was never that quiet. Rather, he was a dynamic man. He mentally and emotionally wrestled with the devil for forty days in the wilderness. In debate, he cleverly threw parables and trick questions at the Pharisees, who had tried to trip him up with their own clever questions. And Jesus threw anger at them, too. He called them snakes ...

183. Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

Exodus 17:1-7

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... man. It turned out that the man was dishonest. He had, in effect, put them in a position in which they lost all of their resources and had more debt than they could ever repay. The dishonest man left town. My friend shared with me some of the emotions he felt in the tangle of finances, not knowing which way to turn, or where to go. He prayed more than he had ever prayed in his whole life, wondering, "Is the Lord among us or not?" Another person shared her experience of a wilderness relationship. She had ...

184. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

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Richard Hoefler

... where Jesus was, she fell at his feet and cried out, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." It is interesting - Mary so different from Martha and yet she makes the same statement using the same words. Mary, however, is emotional. Though the words she speaks are the same as her sister’s, they are spoken differently, and Jesus is sensitive to this and treats her quite differently. Instead of the theological explanation he gave to Martha, he says nothing to Mary. He simply weeps with ...

185. Mary of Bethany and Jesus’ Mother

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Jon Joyce

... holy - holy, still - holy is his name. And his mercy - his mercy is on those who fear - those who fear him - still - from generation to generation. [A brief pause, then MJ drops her head, drops her hand to her sides, and sighs deeply. Drained of emotion now, she looks first toward the noises from the Temple, stage right, then to stage left where MB has exited toward Bethany. MJ ponders momentarily, looks quickly back toward the Temple, and then turns to stage left and walks resolutely off stage.] CURTAIN

186. Our Search for Intimacy - The "Father" God

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Harold Warlick

... with the Radcliffe coed! Yet I came; I wept; I was moved. Our world needs a Love Story every so often. As we move about in a country that possesses destructive nuclear forces equal to 35,000 pounds of TNT for every human being alive, we grope for emotional foods. Intimacy is the one thing we crave. We need it to survive; we need recognition that we are alive, that we are essentially worthy in being the unique selves that we are. Most of us exist alongside other people, but not really "with" them. We are ...

187. God, Help Us to Laugh

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Harold Warlick

... the strengths of our religion. You see, to detect what is funny, comical and even ludicrous in ourselves, and to enjoy it is one of the surest signs of maturity. Whatever we laugh at in others we should laugh at in ourselves. Thank you Lord for life and for the emotions you have bestowed upon us. Mary had a little lamb, a little lamb, a little lamb. Mary had a lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. O lamb of God save us from taking ourselves too seriously. Let us worship you, O lamb of God, by ...

188. Christianity Can Be Fun

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Harold Warlick

... way to combat drug abuse is to help outgrow it. Perhaps the biggest problem with youth is boredom. If religion is presented as something confining, with a total inability to have a good time, then we have destroyed the greatest legitimate occasions for frolic, emotion, and genuine fun. I can picture Jesus at the wedding feast whispering through his hands to a lovely figure slumped in the corner contemplating at a distance the "stuff" of life. "Hey, it’s all right, Christianity can be fun." Amen, Lord.

189. The Most Misunderstood Gift

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... do you have to be some kind of a religious "nut" to practice and participate? No less a Christian than Bishop Fulton Sheen said: "We don’t communicate at the academic level anymore, but at the emotional level." (Note that he did not say emotionalism, but emotion.) Speaking in tongues is an experience of the emotions, rather than of the mind and intellect. But to speak in tongues does not mean you have "parked your mind." It does not mean you are following only your feelings, that you are now anti-church ...

190. Love of God, Self, and Neighbor

Matthew 22:34-40

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... loving shapes our life-style and morals and gives content to our ethical decisions. A partial devotion is a miserable way to live. it is destructive to hear one thing in church from Scripture and secretly do another. Some try just worshiping God with their emotions. They are afraid to use their brains. They believe you must check your brains at the church door when you join. Others try an intellectual religion but don’t really feel Christ’s presence with them. They know the facts about our Lord, but do ...

191. Last Ditch Stand

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Sarah Walton Miller

... don’t. How old is old? HELEN: [trying to smooth things over] You’ll feel better tomorrow, dear. It’s all on account of Tom. [brightly] You didn’t drink your coffee! I’ll get a fresh cup. [starts off] JOHN: Helen! [she stops] This is not a whim, an emotional binge. It’s not just Tom. It’s been growing in me for a long time. There are too many Toms. Life’s too hard to save to have stupidity destroy it. NANCY: [pleading] Oh, Daddy, what good will this do? You know it won’t change anyone. JOHN ...

192. Reconciling Palms and Thorns

Isaiah 50:1-11

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Donald Macleod

... needful because our world is full of people who are all too ready to tell Jesus what his job is. That is, for example, the "peace of mind" group who think of Christianity as being merely a prescription to assure us of tranquility or to provide a sort of emotional neutrality in which our harried souls can relax. Would not Jesus make short shrift of this point by saying, "I came not to bring peace but a sword"? Or, there is the "idealism" group who say, "Well, after all, Jesus gave us a great ideal to live up ...

193. What Do We Do Now That We’re Happy?

Isaiah 62:1-12

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Thomas D. Peterson

... works because he felt he would never get the woman he loved. Romantic, yes, but not far from the destructive frustrations that are present in most of us. To get what one wants lays a heavy challenge on the remainder of life. Somehow life has to match an emotional high, keeping faith with "now we’re happy." We all know that life does not. The day dissolves and we wake to our aches and pains, our anxieties and pettiness. Yesterday was great, but why didn’t Sam, Ed, Mary, or Sue come and share it with me ...

194. Dealing With The Pain of Rejection

Luke 15:11-32

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James W. Moore

... her. One person for some unknown reason had “black-balled” her and the trauma of that blatant rejection was too much for her. She couldn’t handle it. She was not faking. The doctors were sure of that. She was just so hurt that it crushed her emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Here we see dramatically the awful pain of feeling rejected. Now I want to leave Jessica in the hospital for just a moment. We are going to get her out later, but right now the point is clear. The pain of feeling rejected ...

195. The Ten Commandments #5: Honoring Parents

Exodus 20:12

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David E. Leininger

... visiting elderly parishioners, "I wish God would take me; I am only a burden; I just want to die." What a shame. The children can help - show the parents that they are worth something, that their life has meaning and purpose. That kind of emotional support is a part of honor. Of course, honor implies respect. In the case of parents, respect involves a certain regard for their position in the family...THEY WERE HERE FIRST, after all. They should be able to expect certain things: to be addressed respectfully ...

196. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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King Duncan

... and right-brained? The way we think may be determined by which side of our brain is dominant, scientists tell us. Left brain dominant people are more literal, more fact-oriented, more opinionated, more verbal, whereas right-brained people are more creative, more emotional, more visual. The left-brain person wants the sermon to be doctrinally sound. He or she wants the pastor to get all the facts right. Those things may not be that important to the right-brained person. The right-brained person wants the ...

197. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

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King Duncan

... ” Graham Kerr from his television cooking show years ago. Kerr was successful and famous, living a life that many might envy. But most people don’t know of the private agonies he had to endure at home, as he watched his lovely wife, Treena, deteriorate emotionally and physically to the point that she was doped up on Valium, and doctors wanted to confine her to a mental institution. One woman witnessed the sad life in the Kerr household. She was Ruthie Turner, the Kerr’s maid. Ruthie got her church to ...

198. A Soap Opera For Saints

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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King Duncan

... righteous toward those who while away their afternoons watching soap operas on television. Trashy stuff ” filled with illicit sex and overwrought emotions. No place for us. Tony Campolo tells about a friend of his who pastors a church. At his church's ... needs afternoon soap operas or steamy romance novels? All we have to do is open our Bibles and we can enjoy all of the seamier emotions and behavior known to humanity. And people will think we are saints because we are reading the Holy Word. It's a win/win ...

199. Marriage: Agony Or Ecstasy

Matthew 5:31-32

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King Duncan

... are battered each year. The negative facts and figures of marriage paint a very grim picture indeed. Thus we have this tension. On the one hand, one of the major goals that most of us have is a happy marriage. We were not created to be alone. Biologically, emotionally and spiritually we reach out for one another. This is one of the wondrous facts of creation. In the story of the creation Adam and Eve, Adam's response when he first beholds Eve is one of utter surprise and joy. Bible scholars tell us that the ...

200. When Someone Else Gets The Honor

Matthew 20:1-16

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King Duncan

... for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering, he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell . . . " (Gen. 4:3-5, RSV) You know the result of Cain's envy. Murder. Is there any emotion more basic to our natures than that of jealousy of another's gain? Is there any emotion more deadly? Our text for the day is a wondrous display of the generosity of God. "The Kingdom of God," said Jesus, "is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard ...

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