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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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2026. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... is no reason to believe. When we cannot see, when the future is unknown, we have faith that the unseen and unknown truly exist. Epistle: Acts 4:32-35 1. One (v. 32) The first Christians fulfilled Jesus' prayer that his followers might be one. They were one emotionally, for they were one in heart. They were one in loving each other. They were one in soul, spiritually, because they were one in faith that Christ died for their sins and rose in glory. They were one in body also, for materially they had all ...

2027. Mark 15: 1-39 (40-47)

Mark 15:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... by the impressments of Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross beam for him. The soldiers did not want to lose their prisoner to death before he could be crucified. Again, the physical details Mark provides are scant: “and they crucified him” (v.24). But the emotional scenery is well defined. The images Mark records recall a number of Old Testament texts. Psalm 69:21 is heard in the offers of wine and vinegar Jesus receives in both verses 23 and 36. Likewise the lament of Psalm 22:18, “They divide my ...

2028. Easter 6

Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 4:1-6, John 15:1-17, 1 John 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... the Lord always." 4. Command (v. 17). Twice Jesus commands us to love one another as he loved us. Can love be commanded? Can love be placed on order? Can you make yourself love when you do not want to or feel like loving? If love is only an emotion or a sentiment, it cannot be manufactured at will. But, since Christian love is a matter of will, love can be given to others as commanded by God. Epistle: Acts 10:44-48 1. Heard (v. 44). While Peter preached, the Holy Spirit fell upon the listeners. Usually we ...

2029. Baptism Of Our Lord

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8, Acts 19:1-22, Genesis 1:1-2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... have received the Holy Spirit. Surely if they have received him, they would know it, they would hear his witness, they would be moved by the Holy Spirit. If you have the Spirit, how did you receive him? To receive the Spirit, must one have an intensive emotional experience or see visions or hear bells ringing? In this passage we learn how we can receive the Spirit of God. Outline: How the Holy Spirit is received – a. Belief v. 2. b. Baptism v. 5. c. Body laying on of hands v. 6. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm ...

2030. Epiphany 2

John 1:43-51, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

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John R. Brokhoff

... , but allowed their bodies to engage in sexual license. 2. One (v. 16). "Body," as used here, indicates a oneness of body, mind and soul. Sex also is a oneness. It brings two bodies into oneness. It is more than a physical union; it is a spiritual and emotional one as well. The physical union is an external expression of the oneness in mind and heart of the two people; it expresses the oneness the couple feels. Sex for the sake of sex is a perversion of sex. One person is used for gratification of the other ...

2031. Epiphany 7

Isaiah 43:14-28, Mark 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

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John R. Brokhoff

... him. They picked him up bodily and walked to Jesus' home. How lucky the paralytic was to have these good friends who cared enough about him to go to such trouble. In our day there are people who cannot come to church because of physical, emotional or mental disability. Parents should carry their infants to Jesus for baptism. Little children need to be carried to church school. The aged, shut-ins and the handicapped would appreciate someone carrying them to Jesus in the church. 2. Faith (v. 5). On the basis ...

2032. Lent 1

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 12:20-36

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John R. Brokhoff

... Need: What is the best way to bring the world to faith in Christ? To do so is the central purpose of the church and of each individual Christian. Some try offering various church programs. Others promise good luck and success. Some go the emotional route charismatic meetings, manipulatory revivals, etc. All of these methods are futile. Jesus, in this text, gives the secret: his death on the cross. Our responsibility is to proclaim Christ crucified. When the cross is seen, it draws men to the Master. Outline ...

2033. Trust and Obey

Luke 24:36-49

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Leonard Sweet

... and feet for inspection, inviting them to poke and prod at him, calming asking for a nosh, and then nibbling down some fish. Put yourself in their place. Luke’s text describes it well. Their status was a convergence of opposing emotions: confused, despairing, hopeful, joyful, disbelieving. Or in Luke’s exact words, “in their joy they were [still] disbelieving.” The disciples stood before the risen Jesus overjoyed, but obtuse and baffled. Their hearts were full. But their heads were empty. That’s ...

2034. Christmas 2

Ephesians 1:1-14, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, John 1:1-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... 31:7-14 1. After the day after (31:7-14). Need: Whenever a tornado strikes in the United States, the media shows the devastation "the day after." Following such storms, often the landscape shows total destruction, dead animals, stripped trees and emotional survivors. Jeremiah tells of the day of destruction of Jerusalem, the temple and the nation by the Babylonians. But, beyond the catastrophe, speaking the Word of God, he promises hope, restoration and well-being. The sermon will help to see beyond their ...

2035. A Thankless Job

John 10:11-18

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King Duncan

Any job where there is not much recognition or you are taken for granted can seem like a thankless job. Author Ruth Harms Calkin stated it well: You know, Lord, how I serve You With great emotional fervor In the limelight. You know how eagerly I speak for You At a women's club; You know how I effervesce when I promote A fellowship group. You know my genuine enthusiasm At a Bible study. But how would I react, I wonder If You pointed to a basin ...

2036. Staying in Touch

John 15:1-8

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Joel Leyrer

Across the country grade schools, high schools and colleges are or soon will be holding their graduation ceremonies. For the graduates this is oftentimes a bittersweet occasion. What makes it a time of mixed emotions is not the accomplishment of finishing school, but the recognition that soon many of their friends will be going separate ways. And so some of the final conversations that classmates will have with each other or will put in each other's yearbooks is the desire to stay in touch, ...

2037. On-Beyond-Zebra Living

John 15:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... Shakespeare I become greater, wiser, purer,” how much more true is it that when we read the Scriptures we become greater, wiser, purer, truer? William Shakespeare is credited with elevating the English language to new heights, finding words to express truths and emotions in ways no English-speaking writer had ever done before. But let Shakespeare stand alone in his eloquence. There is someone else who stands alone in his ordinary command of the English language . . . . . Dr. Seuss. I admit it. I read Dr ...

2038. A Violent Wind

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... the woman’s water pitcher and water spilled over the top of the stand and onto the floor. Totally humiliated the young seminarian decided to say a prayer and leave. As he prayed, his anxiety level allowed none of his words to come out correctly. He was emotionally hemorrhaging as he said, “Amen.” He left the room believing he was not destined to become a minister. When he got back to the church, a phone call came for him. It was the patient he had just visited. She said, “Young man, you must come ...

2039. Afraid No More

Romans 8:1-17

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King Duncan

... not.” And that’s fine. Many people with deep seated fears are helped by some of the drugs that are being produced by modern science. And you should not be ashamed if you are taking a prescription medication for anxiety or depression or any deepseated emotional problem. Still, the news from science, as helpful as it is, pales beside the original “fear not” spoken by an angel at the empty tomb two thousand years ago, “And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye ...

2040. Proper 13

2 Samuel 11:26–12:13a, Psalm 51:1-19, John 6:24-35, Ephesians 4:1-16

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B. David Hostetter

... to find ways of sharing ideas and work that will be to the advantage of all who need work and its rewards. Bless agencies of mutual help that bring encouragement to the troubled, whether they be troubled by alcoholism or other addiction, or emotional distress, or single parenting. Break down the pride that prevents some who need such help to seek it for themselves and then in turn share their experience by helping others. Great Physician, heal those whose illness is beyond the skill of human medicine ...

2041. Proper 15

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14, Psalm 111:1-10, John 6:51-58, Ephesians 5:15-20

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B. David Hostetter

... seek with us to distract us from the pursuits of the trivial? Is your mystery intentional or just the taxing of our limited minds or short attention spans? On the human scene, teach us to listen behind the form of words to the sounds of emotion, to discern the echo of hollowness, to detect the haughtiness of arrogance, to measure the strength of challenge, to plumb the depths of sincerity, to discover hidden agendas, to gauge the degree of honesty. Teach us to be straightforward in our own speaking that we ...

2042. Lent 4

Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22, John 3:14-21, Ephesians 2:1-10

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B. David Hostetter

... . Guide and bless international agencies concerned with the health of babies and people in underdeveloped nations on our globe. Hear our prayer for our own sick. Grant success to special ministries with the blind, the hearing impaired, the slow learner, the emotionally disturbed. Help us to provide adequate funding, public or private, for these and other agencies. Make our government amenable to the needs of rich and poor, weak and strong, male and female, employer and employee, that we may work together in ...

2043. Mark 6:14-29

Mark 6:14-29

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Leonard Sweet

... s head but, reflecting the festive banquet surroundings, stipulating it must be a head served up “on a platter” (v.25). Herod is “deeply grieved.” The term here “perilypos” is used only one other time in Mark’s gospel to describe Jesus’ extreme emotions in Gethsemane, where his soul is “sorrowful even unto death” (Mark 14:34). Although John’s death has been engineered by Herodias, the decision to carry out the execution is clearly Herod’s. In order to save face before his guests and ...

2044. Lent 1

Deuteronomy 26:1-15, Psalm 91:1-16, Luke 4:1-13, Romans 10:8b-13

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B. David Hostetter

... , justly, and peaceably. Give us genuine concern for the needs of all, that none may go hungry or naked or homeless. Grant healing to those who are sick and assistance to those who are disabled. Give recovery to those who are distressed by addiction or other emotional anxiety. Loving God, we rejoice in the friendships that we enjoy in the earthly communion of the church and the hope of a renewal of our most precious relationships in the peace of heaven. Keep us in your grace that we may come before you with ...

2045. Tear Down This Wall!

Ephesians 2:11-22

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King Duncan

... witnessed love break out on a battlefield. (5) Can we not see the insanity of man’s inhumanity to man? Why must we hate, why must we kill? There are still many veterans in our land who bear scars from the Vietnam War. Not only physical scars, but emotional scars. They served their country honorably, but they came back to a nation that was divided. No hero’s welcome for many of them. Instead, many of them were jeered and scorned. Many already had doubts about their own role in the war which made it even ...

2046. Avoiding Our Pain

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

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J. Dudley Weaver

Henri Nouwen wrote that "our culture has become most sophisticated in the avoidance of pain, not only our physical pain but our emotional and mental pain as well. We not only bury our dead as if they were still alive, but we also bury our pains as if they were not really there. We have become so used to this state of anesthesia, that we panic when there is nothing or nobody left ...

2047. Today's Man

Mark 6:30-34,53-56

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Richard Exley

... , his own responsibilities are enough to occupy his every waking moment, things like volunteer work at the church and civic duties, not to mention his family responsibilities. He needs to spend quality time with his children. He needs to be both physically and emotionally present for his wife. He needs to take care of the yard and service the cars. He needs to balance the checkbook. He needs...the list seems endless. Somewhere in his hectic schedule he must find time to build lasting friendships, time to ...

2048. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Psalm 112:1-10, Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12), Matthew 5:13-20, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)

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B. David Hostetter

... and its members, young and old, male and female, to the glory of your name. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Maker of men and women, Parent of growing children, Teacher for all learners, we give thanks for all whose compassion is shown in more than overflowing emotions, who feed the hungry, find warm beds for weary travelers, carry water for thirsty workers, stop to help the stranded motorist. We praise the generosity of those who give freely to the poor, who give the shirts off their backs, who loan their cars ...

2049. Lent 5

Psalm 130:1-8, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-45, Romans 8:1-17

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B. David Hostetter

... in your love. We love you because you first loved us. Hear our prayers in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION God of our yesterdays, our todays, and our tomorrows, we are too prone to live for the moment, to let our health and our emotions and our passions rule our lives. You offer us the Spirit to bring these things into wholeness under your control, but we resist and often are overtaken by events and sink into despair. From the depths you would raise us, if we cry out to you, but at ...

2050. Lent 4

1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23:1-6, John 9:1-41, Ephesians 5:8-14

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B. David Hostetter

... care for all who require it. Bless pastors, chaplains, and hospital visitors who also seek to encourage patients and bring healing of mind and spirit to the sick in your name. Bless those known to us whose chronic illness, temporary sickness, or emotional distress are of special concern to us. Bring healing of body, mind, and spirit with medical attention and prayer and human caring. Bless every ministry to the blind or seeing-impaired. May the spoken word as well as Braille publications communicate your ...

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