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176. Proper 19

James 3:1-12, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:31--9:1, Mark 8:27-30

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Russell F. Anderson

... is Anton LaVey's Satanic Church in America, founded in 1966. The Satanic Church's creed is based upon a denial and reversal of orthodox Christianity. What LaVey terms the Christian Church's seven deadly sins: greed, pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust and sloth, are to be fully indulged, as they lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification. LaVey's beliefs are a combination of Machiavellian social ethics, hedonism, and simple narcissism as the highest good. He states: Hate your enemies with a ...

177. Proper 20

Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-18; 4:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... of wisdom and to divest themselves of envy and selfish ambition, which leads to disorder and wickedness. Divine wisdom is peaceable, gentle and willing to yield in a spirit of love. James believes that all conflicts and disputes issue from internal craving and desire. The lust of things leads to violence. Rather than take what we want, Christians should ask God for the things we need. The reason we don't receive what we pray to God for is because we only desire to satisfy our own selfish cravings. James ...

178. The Good, The Bad, And The Justified

Luke 18:9-14

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... our tongue, but for some of us, that may be the part of us where he chooses to begin his sanctifying work, for it is one of the things by which we give most offense and sin against love. But whether it's our tongue or our ambition or our lust or our prejudice or our materialism or our pride or our self-righteousness, or whatever else our besetting sin may be, God will not be content until Christ's image is perfectly formed in us, and that is why he will never leave us as he finds us. Like a ...

179. Reuben: I'm Not A Sandwich

Genesis 37:12-36

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Dr. Raymond Bailey

... were eleven of us brothers, right? So -- what's that tell you, when in a second dream, the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him? Our father, Israel, actually pondered the dreams as a possible prophecy. We didn't see a prophecy. What we saw was a lust for power that meant he wanted to lord it over us -- that he wished for the birthright that not only gave him a greater share of the inheritance, but also made him head of the clan. In no way were we prepared to accept that brat's leadership. Even ...

180. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... time: unique in being sinless, unique in wisdom, unique in power and unique in his relationship with God. 4. The Virgin Birth witnessed to the fact that Jesus' existence and coming to the world was totally the work of God. Jesus is not a human product resulting from love or lust. God used a human to bring his Son to the world. 5. God was in Christ, says Paul. How did he get in Jesus? It was by the conception of the Holy Spirit. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is God, the third person of the Trinity. From the ...

181. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Erskine White

... call to arms. Keep them in their eternal rest. Let their great sacrifice be long remembered and let their survivors find solace in their courage, in their selfless dedication to honor and duty. More than that, dear Lord, teach the nations to glorify their dead not in the lust for war, but in the pursuit of peace. Stir the consciences of leaders around the world, that they may never again send the young into battle to settle the arguments of the old. Shame all who bring the cry to their lips and make the day ...

182. A Perfect Prayer

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Erskine White

... build up their heroes into false gods. Their history book is the Bible and there we see heroes who are good, bad and ugly. We see the patriarch Jacob cheating his own brother, Esau. We see the mighty Samson being a fool for Delilah. We see King David lusting after a woman as she bathes and then taking her for himself by having her husband killed. There is the same truthfulness about the great figures in the New Testament, as when Peter, the "rock of the church," denies Jesus and runs away. We should be able ...

183. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

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Erskine White

... of Jesus Christ. As there are many physical ailments which can afflict us, there are that many more spiritual ailments which likewise need healing if we are to live in the fullness of health and grace. "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" I am a slave to lusts and passions of the flesh which keep my mind from thinking of You, my eyes from seeing You, my feet from running to You and my hands from touching You, which keep my spirit from resting in You. Daily I sink deeper under the relentless weight of my ...

184. For The Love Of What?

Psalm 137:1-9, John 2:12-25

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Erskine White

... and His ways, or the love of worldly ways, the ways of life or the ways of death? (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). Will you live for good or evil, for righteousness or iniquity, for things that abide or things that pass away? All the things of this world, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life - all the "Rambos" and "Dynasties" and "Miller's made the American way" - all this will wither like grass and fade. All those things which are of the world and not of God will pass away. Live for those things which abide ...

185. Good Soldiers, Bad Wars

Joshua 11:1-23, Matthew 8:5-13

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Erskine White

... arms. Keep them in their eternal rest. Let their sacrifice be long remembered and let their survivors find solace in their examples of courage and their selfless dedication to honor and duty. More than that, dear Lord, teach the nations to glorify their dead, not in the lust for war, but in the pursuit of peace. Stir the conscience of leaders around the world, that those who are old may no longer send those who are young to fight and die. Shame all who bring the cries of war to their lips - the politician ...

186. What's In The Final Exam?

Matthew 25:31-46

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George Johnson

... make it difficult. Greed can make it difficult. Cultural and economic values can make it difficult. Structural systems and accepted traditions make it difficult. Misguided theology and false teaching make it difficult. Idols of worship and misdirected allegiances, ignorance, misinformation, lust for power, status and control make it difficult. It may sound simple to feed hungry people, welcome strangers, and it is. But it is not easy. The fact is the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer ...

187. Overcoming The Blues

1 Kings 19:1-8

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Robert Allen

... to do with religion. But, Baalism gradually became a god, a god that offered his followers the things human instincts crave, a god of the flesh, a god who encouraged his people to follow their natural inclinations. Baalism was worshiped in indulgence, expressed in lust, and adored in selfishness. Baalism had no inhibitions and simply said, “If it feels good, do it!” Elijah saw the danger and called the people of Israel to make a choice. He said: “If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then ...

188. “Lucky” Is The Saddest Word

Jeremiah 20:7-18

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Keith Hammer

... trends continue, we are rushing toward more contests with huge prizes. The greater the prize, the more the players -- so the common wisdom goes. But with more big winners, we also have thousands, even millions of losers. From a particular Christian perspective, all of this lust for being lucky discourages the Christian idea of stewardship. We are called to care for what God has given us, use what we need, but also to share with others so that we all may have a good life. Just as Jeremiah spoke the word ...

189. Illusion Or Reality?

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Harold Warlick

... every week of our lives. As we encounter those things that can destroy us we need to be afraid. We need to be afraid of our tendency to set ourselves up as our own god. We need to fear our own pride. We need to fear our wickedness, our lust, our deceit, our search for prestige and prominence and our own underhanded arrogance. You see, our problem is often not what we fear in life but what we do not fear. When we cease to fear what we could become and consider ourselves more important than our creator, we ...

190. An Our Good Works And Generosity

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

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Mark Ellingsen

... teaches. But inevitably we fail to get it right. This is why all our works, even the very best ones like faith, commitment to the work of the church, kindnesses shown to others, even our prayers, are marred. They are ultimately or at least polluted by expressions of our lust for influence, reputation and pride. They do not add up to a pile of ashes after all. A pile of ashes. That is what Ash Wednesday is all about. A reminder that all we do and are, apart from the new life given in Christ, is nothing but a ...

191. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

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Erskine White

... of bodies; it is also the deeper union of souls. Sometimes there is a need for divorce in a failed or brutal marriage, but there is never an excuse for infidelity along the way. Again, Jesus takes this still further by saying that you shall not even lust after someone other than your spouse, for then you have committed adultery in your heart (Matthew 5:28). To commit adultery in a bed or simply in your heart is, again, a difference without a distinction. You shall not commit adultery by other means as well ...

192. Step One - Honesty

Luke 8:26-39 · Proverbs 23:29-35

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John A. Terry

... in attempting to live up to God's requirements. It is the person who has experienced God's free grace and forgiveness who is the most acutely aware of his own sin and plight. St. Augustine said, "I do not understand how this very thing for which I lust becomes more delightful when it is forbidden." And again, "... this law of sin which was present in the members of even the great apostles is forgiven in baptism, but it does not come to an end." The cry, "Who will deliver me from this body of death?" is ...

193. Step Seven - Humiltiy

Mt 23:25-36 · 2 Ti 2:20-26 · Ps 51:1-14

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John A. Terry

... and power and wealth. David had not only committed adultery with Bathsheba. When he discovered she was pregnant with his child, David sent her husband, Uriah, into battle, had the troops around him pull back so he would be killed. David was guilty of lust, intrigue, adultery, treachery and arranging the murder of Uriah. He broke half the ten commandments in one affair. To such serious guilt, this Psalm is addressed. Nathan then went to David and confronted him with his guilt. There came the awful burst of ...

194. Step Eight - Love

Mt 7:7-14 · 2 Cor 5:16-21 · Ps 19:7-13

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John A. Terry

... is that of Augustine who, early in life, prayed, "Give me chastity and self-control, but not just yet." He explained why he prayed this: "For I was afraid that you would hear my prayer too soon, and too soon would heal me from the disease of lust which I wanted satisfied rather than extinguished (Confession, VIII, 7.2)." Sometimes we enjoy our sins too much to want to change. Other times, we feel so badly that we cannot believe God would really forgive us. Here is the promise of the gospel. God is "not ...

195. Back to the Basics

Exodus 20:1-21

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Johnny Dean

... ethics our way of life, to do whatever feels good and right at that moment in time. Do you really want to live that way? Is it true that the past has nothing to teach us about morality? Are we the first generation in history to encounter lust and greed and prejudice? Is there nothing to be learned from the moral victories and tragedies of people who lived on this earth long before our great-great grandparents arrived on the scene? Life in America in the year 2000 gives testimony to the continuing need for ...

196. Is He Really Coming?

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Rolf E. Aaseng

... a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also (John 14:2-3). In the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation!" (2 Peter 3:3-4). Every Sunday we say we believe it: "I believe ... he will come again to judge the living and the ...

197. The Outsider

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Ron Lavin

... Bible says is, "He looked at Peter." It's an unforgivable thing to turn your back on a friend. But Jesus touched Peter with his look. Mary Magdalene knew that touch, too. Mary. One strong tradition says that Mary was a prostitute, used by men of lust, for a price, for her body. Jesus, in spite of all the laughter and giggles, in spite of all the suggestions, in spite of all the innuendos and gossip, Jesus reached out and touched Mary Magdalene, an outsider. An unforgiven outcast. He touched her. He touched ...

198. The Impossibility of Neutrality

Mark 11:1-11

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Robert Allen

... the question. We must decide -- for or against -- that every life is sacred and valuable. III. It Is Impossible To Be Neutral When It Comes To Jesus' Ideas About God. Every person has his or her God. You may give your life to money, power, ambition, alcohol, lust or what have you, but all of us have our gods. We are born worshipers, always giving our lives to something. The God-question is inescapable. We cannot avoid it. We cannot be neutral about it. We either choose Jesus' God or some other. For or ...

199. Praise God For Adversity

Isaiah 43:14-28

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Carl Hoefler

... mighty works; rather, they will praise him for himself and for himself alone. God is a good God, and all that he gives to us is intended to be a good gift. It is we who make evil out of good. It is we who pervert love into lust, plenty into poverty, differences into intolerance, and progress into oppression. It is we who make society into a seething caldron of crime, corruption, and combating forces. It is we who take a paradise and turn it into a pigsty. It is we who rape and ravage the natural resources ...

200. Christian Self-Discipline

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

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James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: Let our hearts be filled with joy, for we are redeemed Children of God! People: Our sins have been washed away, yet sin still remains in our hearts. Leader: In Christ we seek to develop control over the lusts that enter our lives. People: We must focus on what is necessary, not on the offerings of the world. Leader: And when we do, the Lord will bless us with contentment, peace, and joy. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and wonderful God, in Your mercy ...

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