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1976. She Needs It the Most

Luke 16:19-31

Illustration

Thomas C. Short

... the most?" She replied, "Because she needs it most. If I didn't love her, nobody would." In the attitude of this young girl we see a part of the secret in this parable. God is in the lives of those who cry out to us for our love and compassion. These signs, signals and revelations are all around us; we can't miss them unless we choose to miss them.

1977. One of the Family

Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , but don't forget, you have God with you all the time." The little girl was silent for a minute and then said: "I know God is here with me, but I want somebody who has a face." At the Lord's table, Jesus shows us God's face of compassion, mercy and grace. When we look across from the table at each other, we see the face of God. When we look in each others eyes, and let the heart of faith and the presence of the Holy Spirit use our eyes, we see the family resemblance This morning, you ...

1978. Beneath The Shadow Of The Cross

Mark 15:16-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... this show of support. Jesus knew where it would all end. He knew because, while he saw the joy and the hope in the eyes of the people, he also saw the hatred in the eyes of his silent, sullen opponents. So, beneath his smile was sorrow and compassion. When the folks in the crowds saw Jesus riding on that donkey, some laughed because he was so big and the sight was so comical. But then like a flash, some of them remembered the Messianic significance of the un-ridden colt. They were desperate for a Messiah ...

1979. Until You Beat the Path

Luke 18:1-8

Illustration

Robert Dunham

... the oppressed in their midst? Alan Culpepper says, "To those who have it in their power to relieve the distress of the widow, the orphan and the stranger but do not [do so], the call to pray day and night is a command to let the priorities of God's compassion reorder the priorities of their lives."

1980. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... gives a glimpse into the rhetoric and realities that faced first century Christians. As Jesus’ followers sought to confess their faith while distinguishing gospel truth from rumor and wrong-headedness, it took both firmness and finesse, conviction and compassion to remain strong. One of the most persistent and problematic debates took the form of over-anxious apocalypticism. It is not difficult to comprehend why some followers faced with ostracism from their families, persecution by the political powers ...

1981. When the Church Becomes a Culture of Complainers and Crusaders, What To Do?

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... on the rightness of Christ. Christ’s love. Christ’s grace. Christ’s gifts for the people of God. That is the sine qua non of gospel truth. Paul does not defend himself, or his words. He only continues to preach Christ with passion and compassion, without restriction or reservation. And he answers his critics, by constantly pointing to Christ, not to himself or to them. William J. Locke has a novel about a woman who has every amount of money imaginable. She has spent half a lifetime on touring the ...

1982. Advent 1

Matthew 24:36-51

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Amy C. Schifrin

... Is Hopeful Within Our Hearts Be Born People In Darkness Are Looking For Light Burn brightly in our hearts, Lord, and fill our lives with your love. Offertory Prayer Leader: We thank you, Father in heaven, All: that your love is greater than our sin, your compassion stronger than our fear. May these gifts given in your name be signs, bold reminders, that all that we have is yours. Amen. Eucharistic Prayer Leader: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Leader: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up ...

1983. Epiphany 8, Ordinary Time 8

Psalm 131:1-3, Isaiah 49:8-16a, Matthew 6:19-24, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

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Amy C. Schifrin

... ; All: song in the silence; Leader: come, reign among us, All: and feed us with your love. Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen. Prayer Of The Day Leader: Almighty and ever-living God, your compassion brings comfort to the suffering and hope to the weary. Shine your light upon our darkness, that we will ever seek you, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. The Intercessions After each petition: Leader: O God of light, All: fill us with your ...

1984. Passion Palm Sunday (Lent 6)

Psalm 31:9-16, Isaiah 50:4-9a, Matthew 26:14-16, Philippians 2:5-11

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Amy C. Schifrin

... Congregation sings verse 1 of “Glory Be To Jesus,” LBW 95) Leader: Glory be to Jesus, Who, in bitter pains, Poured for me the lifeblood From his sacred veins. Matthew 26:14-35 All: Grace and life eternal In that blood I find; Blest be his compassion, Infinitely kind. Leader: Matthew 26:36-71 All: Blest through endless ages Be the precious stream, Which from endless torment Did the world redeem. Leader: Matthew 27:1-26 All: Abel’s blood for vengeance Pleaded to the skies; But the blood of Jesus For our ...

1985. Proper 13, Pentecost 11, Ordinary Time 18

Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21, Isaiah 55:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 9:1-5

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Amy C. Schifrin

Prayer Of The Day Leader: Gracious God, you alone fill the desire of every living creature. By your great compassion fill us on this day, that our praise would bear witness to your sure and steadfast love shown to us in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. All: Amen. Offertory Prayer Leader: Blessed are ...

1986. Dream Power

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Dream and the Dreamer were one. The Dream became Law under Emperor Constantine. Centuries later, the Dream became a New Reformation of God’s message. A few centuries after that, the Dream became Enlightenment learning and light, conviction colored compassion. Abolition, women’s rights, integration and civil rights, have all been God-given Dreams. We used to talk about BHAG . .. Big Hairy Audacious Goals. We’ve been talking this morning about “BHAD” 0r “Big Hairy Audacious Dreams.” BHAGs are ...

1987. You Bring Me Great Pleasure

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the cops to get rid of the homeless, hand-out experts on your block. Find a way to hand them something more than spare change or a coffee. Listen to their stories. Offer them your ear instead of a blind eye. Allow your heart to feel compassion instead of repulsion. “People-pleasing” encourages us to avoid the glare from heaven, to keep our eyes down to earth, focused on the bottom line, fixated on the most accessible and easy. “God-pleasing” urges us to look far forward. To envision the possible and ...

1988. St. Andrew Christians

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Even in the most barren desert you can find an oasis or two. In the wasteland of television you can find an oasis of decency and compassion. Take the commercials sponsored by the “Foundation for a Better Life.” Here is lifted up such radically righteous behavior as, oh, some young kid giving up his bus seat to an elderly woman, or, more shockingly, a taller man kindly reaching up to grab an out-of-reach package for ...

1989. The True Nature of Happiness

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... mourn there is still hope for you. It shows that you care about something that is beyond yourself. In the end it is not the mourners who are to be pitied, but rather those who do not mourn. Those who look at suffering humanity and who are not moved to compassion to the point of weeping need Christ as their savior. Then they will comprehend his teaching, “Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

1990. The Case of the Dancing Men

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... nation. Ultimately he had failed himself. In the quiet of the night, the guilt and the shame weighed heavily upon him, and he began to pray. We have his words in Psalm 51, “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight . . .” As you and I come ...

1991. Worry Not

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... God loves you? Our lesson from Isaiah today contains some beautiful words. Listen closely, “But Zion said, ‘The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.’” Then God answers this plaintive cry: “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?” Then God adds, “Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Friend, if you are one of those people who haS difficulty with trust, today is the day to turn around. God loves you like a mother loves ...

1992. The Presence of a Hero

Matthew 17:1-9

Illustration

King Duncan

... an admirer as well as a performer of swashbuckling exploits, summoned the shy New Zealander to 10 Downing Street. Ward, struck dumb with awe in Churchill's presence, was unable to answer the prime minister's questions. Churchill surveyed the unhappy hero with some compassion. "You must feel very humble and awkward in my presence," he said. "Yes, Sir," managed Ward. "Then you can imagine how humble and awkward I feel in yours," returned Churchill. Churchill knew he was in the presence of a real hero. So did ...

1993. Why Do You Go On?

Matthew 4:1-11

Illustration

Robert Bachelder

... and indifference. In the beginning, people listened and smiled ironically; then they stopped listening, and he no longer even amused them. The killers went on killing; the wise kept silent, as if there were no just men in their midst. One day a child, moved by compassion for the unfortunate teacher, approached him with these words: "You shout, you scream. Don't you see that it is hopeless?" "Yes, I see," answered the just man."Then why do you go on?" "I'll tell you why," said the just man. "In the beginning ...

1994. All Boxed In?

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... greatest ongoing Easter gift to us. He broke out of the box of sin. He bashed the box of death. He smashed the box of judgment. He broke down every Devil’s box. Jesus took a sledgehammer to all boxes — replacing those boxy walls with God’s blue-skies of compassion and grace. Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Rise from your graves! Break out of your boxes. For freedom Christ has set you free.

1995. The Five-a-Day Rule

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... culture completely “unchurched” and biblically illiterate, especially about the New Testament, there are still three stories, three individuals, that remain popular in the common cultural vocabulary. The first is the Good Samaritan, Jesus’ classic story of an unexpected compassion. The second is the Prodigal Son. Again a tale of unlooked for grace and unpredictable acceptance. The third is Doubting Thomas, the story of the disciple who would not take anyone’s testimony as true unless he could see ...

1996. They All Come Together

Acts 2:1-13

Illustration

John E. Harnish

... called grits...which, as my Tennessee friends tell me, is exactly the way God intended it. Not being familiar with this southern delicacy, he asked the waitress, "Could you tell me, exactly what is a grit?" Looking down on him with a mixture of compassion and condescension, she said, "Sugar, you can't get just one grit. They always come together." John Wesley knew there was no personal holiness without social holiness, and Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard says, "You can no more go to God alone than you ...

1997. Two Wolves

Mt 13:24-30, 36-43

Illustration

Brett Blair

... evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego. The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old chief simply replied, "The ...

1998. There Is Always More Need

Matthew 14:13-21

Illustration

Roger G. Talbott

... a new coach. Yes, we know how the disciples felt. Matthew doesn't have to tell us. We know that they felt frustrated and maybe even angry. Matthew doesn't have to tell us how the disciples felt. He does have to tell us how Jesus felt. He felt "compassion" for the crowd. That is, he felt what they felt. He felt the pain and desperation that would drive people to come so far to such an inconvenient place in the hope that they might find healing for their bodies and spirits and maybe even some meaning for ...

1999. Merry Xmas

John 1:1-9, 10-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . In short, suppose Christ had never come. It would not be difficult to imagine those in Bethlehem not realizing that anything remarkable was taking place that night. To the travelers who had arrived before Mary and Joseph, there may have been some twinges of compassion at the sight of the young couple (with the woman very pregnant) making their way through dark and dusty streets, but none apparently made any offers of help, not for an "X." To the Roman legionnaire who stood watch, on guard for any signs ...

2000. Disintegration and Reintegration

Mark 14:1-15:47

Sermon

John Smylie

... as the human ability for betrayal. We begin in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper. We hear of a woman who broke open a jar of very costly ointment who then poured the contents upon our Lord's head. This action is one of generosity and compassion but the response of some of those gathered gives us the first picture in today's reading of selfishness and of a lack of grace within those who are gathered with our Lord at the feast. Putting ourselves in this scene we discover an intensity of feelings and ...

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