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2101. When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Mourn

Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... ence for your children. Ours is a call to love you as the people entrusted to our care — to love you through thick and thin — to love you with "tough love" when you get out a bit ahead of your "high-beams," so to speak, and to love you with compassion when you stumble and fall. Can you hear Jeremiah's pain for the people of Judah? Can you hear his pleading for something by which they might be restored? Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not ...

2102. Live the Lullaby

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... With her physical condition now revealed and affirmed by Elizabeth’s Holy-Spirit leveraged insight, Mary’s response is to burst into “song of praise.” Mary’s song stands in a long line of Hebrew praise hymns, thanking God for divine deliverance and compassion for God’s people. Within Mary’s hymn there are echoes of the praises sung by Moses (Exodus 15:1-18). But as Jean Hite has discovered, there are five songs of deliverance sung by Hebrew women which the “Magnificat” culminates beginning ...

2103. Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Luke 1:39-45

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

2104. Colossians 3:12-17

Colossians 3:1-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... and Roman writers. But the characteristics extolled here in Colossians are unique both in why they are chosen and what their practices will create. The virtues itemized in this list are those that are particularly associated with Jesus. Compassion (splagchna okitirmou) literally referred to the bowels or “innards” that is, a “gut-wrenching” feeling of connection to another. Kindness, humility, meekness and patience were also all empathetic and not highly regarded responses among early first century ...

2105. The Glow of a Star

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... he found in want. This fourth magi searched for Jesus for the rest of his life, only to realize at the end of his life that he had both found him and worshipped him each time he gave himself and his gift to one who was in need. Through his compassion this fourth wise man pushed back some of the world’s darkness. And that is our task as well. We are to live in the presence of Christ so that with time we will be able to reflect his light through the service we give to others. A traveling man ...

2106. When We Feel Lost

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the ...

2107. When We Don't Know God

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... who professed love for God, but looked down on others. We sing around the campfire, “They will know we are Christians by our love.” Are you Christ-like in how you live your life? Of course, there were other components to Christ’s character besides compassion for the least and the lost. There was Christ’s dependence on prayer and his attendance in the synagogue as well as his knowledge of the scriptures. And, of course, his willingness to lay down his life as a sacrifice for all. WWJD covers a lot ...

2108. Pet Peeves and Pet Pleasures

Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to go out into schools, speaking positive words of joy, and hope, and love, to teenagers who might have otherwise fallen into the abyss of despair and hatred and violence. In place of despair “Rachael’s Challenge” has offered a vision of compassion and kindness, of love and acceptance. “Rachael’s Challenge” offers struggling teens a glimpse of what it means to experience in their own lives God’s pleasure in them. After the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy NBC newsperson Ann Curry “tweeted” a ...

2109. The 5 Worst Things Christians Say After A Tragedy

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... bad, ugly, false theology. You can hear pastors sometimes saying these horrors. Even insurance companies use the term "act of God" to describe a natural disaster. Acts of God are not hurricanes and rapes and murders and disasters. Acts of God are love, and compassion and mercy. This is what Jesus was communicating in our Scripture reading for today, which shows that Jesus knows what’s on the front page of the paper (so to speak) and that people engage him in conversation about the hottest news and most ...

2110. Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 7:9-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... God’s children after the tribulations of this world have passed. While Revelation 7:1-8 is heavy with numerological details, the message in 9-13 forgets figures and focuses on praise, the gift of salvation, and the eternal presence of divine compassion. Instead of some specific headcount, John’s vision now expands to include “a great multitude that no one could ever count.” Instead of the careful listing of the Twelve Tribes, the assembly John observes is “from every nation, from all tribes and ...

2111. The Healing Fountain of Tears

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2112. John 13:31-35

John 13:31-38

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... process to be revealed; but, with Judas’ departure, this process is to begin “euthus” — immediately, at once. Yet Judas’ betrayal and the spiritual thickness of the remaining disciples tinge Jesus’ announcement of impending glorification with compassion for the failures of humanity. Only here in John’s gospel does Jesus address his disciples as “little children” (“teknia”) — suggesting that their incomprehension is due to an immaturity of faith. Jesus tenderly reminds his ...

2113. Luke 13:10-17

Luke 13:10-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... was still viewed as a sign of divine displeasure, this woman’s condition was seen as both pitiable and as justified punishment. Her physical malady suggested a spiritual shortcoming. In his relationship with her, Jesus demonstrates both divine authority and unique compassion. He saw a woman in need, and he took immediate, miraculous action to meet that need. The woman herself makes no appeal or expression of faith towards Jesus before he calls her forward and declares, “Woman, you are set free from ...

2114. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... almost double, as the lady in our story.” Treatment focuses on relieving back and joint pain, and preventing or correcting spinal deformities. Even today, notes Dr. Wilson, we don’t have any medicines that can actually cure this condition. (1) If you have any compassion at all or any ability to empathize with another human being, you can’t help but hurt for this woman. She was so terribly disabled. But you also have to admire her. She did not allow her physical condition to keep her from worshipping ...

2115. Unity and Hope

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... carol. “Nugent put his bloody hand to my lips, ‘the voice of angel, I go in peace.’ Thank you were his last words. At that moment I did not see an enemy, but a friend and a brother. Here was a man who started as an enemy, showed compassion, became a friend, died as a brother.”[2] God loves and cares for all people and we should do the same. The message of Advent is to continue to break down the barriers that divide people today. As modern-day disciples of Jesus we strive for harmony and unity ...

2116. Discerning In Love

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... . Other people were always making requests of her. She began to take daily walks where she listened for the voice of God and the guiding of the Holy Spirit. “I have to remove myself from the voices that barrage me in order to find my true compass,” Susan explained. “Discerning God’s voice is not so hard when I make time to listen closely,” she claimed. Sometimes it was a sudden insight, while at other times it was a sense of reordering her priorities or conviction about what she should say or do ...

2117. Lost, But Not the TV Show!

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... the rest of the squad that their odds were 1 in 359 that they’d succeed in getting back to their base of operations. “How did you come up with that figure?” someone asked, “one chance in 359?” “Well,” he replied, “one of the degrees on the compass has to be right.” (1) Those marines were lost. One chance in 359 is not very good. Fortunately it was just a training exercise, but they were lost just the same. We’ve all been lost at one time or another. That’s part of the human condition ...

2118. We Have All Been Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Illustration

King Duncan

... the rest of the squad that their odds were 1 in 359 that they’d succeed in getting back to their base of operations. “How did you come up with that figure?” someone asked, “one chance in 359?” “Well,” he replied, “one of the degrees on the compass has to be right.” Those marines were lost. One chance in 359 is not very good. Fortunately it was just a training exercise, but they were lost just the same. We’ve all been lost at one time or another. That’s part of the human condition.

2119. The Lamb

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Argile Smith

... believers and became Christians themselves. Polycarp’s act of kindness turned out to be as extreme as his age. What do you think he must have said in his prayer to render that kind of response from his captors? And think about the confidence and compassion that blended together in his prayer and provision for them. No wonder that some of his captors couldn’t go through with his execution. The time came for him to be taken to the stadium. By the time they arrived with him, the stadium was filled ...

2120. The Widow and the Unjust Judge

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and powerless within the culture (see Leviticus 19:2-10; 23:22; Deuteronomy 14:28-29; 24:19-22). That this judge continually disregards the legal petitions of a widow clearly identifies him as one who is unconcerned with either Torah demands or human compassion. The widow in question here is exceptionally unusual. It would have been odd for a woman, a widow, to represent herself in court, appealing directly to a judge. That she confronts this judge suggests that she truly has no other family, no male ...

2121. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... know that you can be counted on to do the right thing, when you’re able to check your ego at the door, then your life is crucial to God’s plan for the world. It is through these acts of love, kindness, responsibility, character, compassion that God is building God’s Kingdom. The Joseph who assumed the role of Jesus’ father was such a man. If he wasn’t, the world might be a different place. Amen. 1. Dr. Mickey Anders, http://www.pikevillefirstchristianchurch.org/Sermons/Sermon20031207.html. 2. Paul ...

2122. Getting out of the Doldrums

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in heaven. The problem for these folks is not their status. It is their STASIS. Content with what they have and where they are, they happily drift along in a void without spirit, a human doldrums devoid of connection and compassion. The church today is full of protest “Protestants” people still focused on protesting against things instead of pro-Testament Protestants a positive, propelling conviction that is eternally looking forward to the next new in-breaking of the Kingdom of God. Protestantism ...

2123. Jesus Tempted In Us

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

David O. Bales

... prison he was a free child of God, just as free as he was three times to go back to his own people to struggle against idolatry, free to be chaplain to his fellow prisoners and to the soldiers who guarded him, free to learn patience and compassion and the depths of God’s mercy for all — with or without a miraculous delivery, and free finally to walk to the hangman’s rope trusting Jesus Christ. Jesus was tempted to ask God for a flashy miracle. For Dietrich Bonhoeffer no miracle came, but Jesus again ...

2124. Nicodemus: A Young Old Man

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David O. Bales

... meant both “from above” and “again.” With the continued Roman occupation, his hope for a free Israel had waned. Serving on the Sanhedrin and hearing endless disputes over possessions and power, he lost his broad love for people. As his fortune grew, his compassion for the unfortunate died. Then Tamar died. Married since she was fifteen and he was seventeen, he always said, “We grew up together.” Now, the wife of his youth, the mother of his children, lay in the family tomb ready for Nicodemus a ...

2125. Seeing Jesus

John 9:1-12

Sermon

David O. Bales

... on the scene. We know that, since Jesus is God’s perfect expression on earth, God doesn’t strike humans with suffering; although, life itself usually makes us pay in this world for our mistakes. Look at the man born blind. When his suffering meets Jesus’ compassion it results in God’s glory, which means it boosts God’s reputation. Jesus, showing us God, doesn’t afflict people with pains to match their sins. He heals people and restores us into a new life with God. Remember how this story begins ...

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2101. When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Mourn

Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

2102. Live the Lullaby

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2103. Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Luke 1:39-45

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

2104. Colossians 3:12-17

Colossians 3:1-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

2105. The Glow of a Star

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

2106. When We Feel Lost

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

2107. When We Don't Know God

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

2108. Pet Peeves and Pet Pleasures

Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2109. The 5 Worst Things Christians Say After A Tragedy

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2110. Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 7:9-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

2111. The Healing Fountain of Tears

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2112. John 13:31-35

John 13:31-38

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

2113. Luke 13:10-17

Luke 13:10-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

2114. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

2115. Unity and Hope

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

2116. Discerning In Love

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

2117. Lost, But Not the TV Show!

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

2118. We Have All Been Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Illustration

King Duncan

... the rest of the squad that their odds were 1 in 359 that they’d succeed in getting back to their base of operations. “How did you come up with that figure?” someone asked, “one chance in 359?” “Well,” he replied, “one of the degrees on the compass has to be right.” Those marines were lost. One chance in 359 is not very good. Fortunately it was just a training exercise, but they were lost just the same. We’ve all been lost at one time or another. That’s part of the human condition.

2119. The Lamb

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Argile Smith

2120. The Widow and the Unjust Judge

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2121. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan