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2101. Listening for the "Ching-ching"

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... even knows or cares. But clearly the scriptures, both Hebrew and Christian, reflect a God whose heart aches for the abuser as well as the victims; for the lawbreakers as well as the enforcers. That is a place where few of us are willing to go emotionally unless forced there by circumstances in our own lives and families. When the accused is someone we love, even when they are guilty as charged, we weep a fountain of tears. And, even when our fountains run dry and all our compassion is spent, God continues ...

2102. In the Waiting Room

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... the future may bring. We may be here another million years. On the other hand, today may be our last day on earth. Jesus tells us to trust God and to wait. Don’t worry about what tomorrow may bring. At the same time prepare yourself emotionally, mentally, spiritually for whatever may come. In the Greek there are two words for time one is “kairos” and the other is “chronos.” “Chronos” as in “what time is it?” is a neutral kind of word. “Kairos,” on the other hand, is a word charged with ...

2103. Small Towns

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the ends of the earth. And he will be their peace.” I love those words: “He will be their peace.” Christ doesn’t simply bring us peace. He is our peace. Where Christ is, there is peace. Perhaps your life is filled with conflict, unhappiness, emotional pain this Christmas season. That is true for many people. All the happiness of this season of the year can mask the desperate hurt that many people really feel. The appropriate prayer for this season of the year is not “bring me peace, bring me ...

2104. Mary and Joseph: His Obedient Servants

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , can claim the fact that God has acted in our lives in the past, has delivered us from perplexity. Almost everyone here this morning, except the very young perhaps – even many of our teenagers – can readily remember some panic, terror, mental or emotional suffering through which we thought we would never get – but we did. Just this week I shared with two persons – both divorce victims. One, only six months away from the severed relationship, is still in the grief, pain and emptiness of that ...

2105. Satan’s Talking Points

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it today by a different name than, but you all know his teaching, even if you don’t know the teacher. Evagrius constructed a list of “eight evil thoughts,” also known as the “eight terrible temptations.” These were eight mental, emotional, and spiritual attitudes straight for Satan that would lead the one who entertained them into sinful behavior. And all eight of these were attitudes about the future. In more contemporary language, you might call these eight evil thoughts “Satan’s Talking ...

2106. The Good News about the Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... want to have the funds we need for our old age. And we take care to make sure we are part of a good health plan, just in case. And that we have enough insurance for our family. And we try to take care of ourselves physically and mentally and emotionally. We want to be strong in order to be able to meet any unexpected challenges. The only place we are apt to shortchange ourselves in our preparations is spiritually, and this is just the place Mark 13 focuses. It may irk us as we drive through rural parts of ...

2107. It Wasn’t The Hilton, You Know

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... ’s entrance. (points to Child 2 and Child 4) From back there. Let’s do it like it’s for real ... and I do mean real. (Child 2 and Child 4 walk to the back of the church and then slowly begin walking down the center aisle.) Child 2 (Mary): (emoting heavily) Joseph. I can’t go any further. I’m so tired, and I’m thirsty, and I’ve got a pebble in my sandal. Director: Please. No improvisation. The play is running long as is. Child 2 (Mary): You said you wanted it real. I’m sure Mary said ...

2108. Good News about Christ

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... was the only one strong enough to carry the heavy wooden beam that was to be Jesus’ cross. As they came to the part in which Jesus was being led away to be crucified, a little man who was simply part of the jeering crowd got caught up in the emotion of the moment. He joined in the shouts of “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” As the man playing Jesus was being led away, carrying the cross upon his back, he had to walk right in front of this little man who was still shouting at the top of his lungs. The ...

2109. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... is so great, the gift of their steadfastness is so obviously directly from God, that the apostle knows he can never “repay” (“antapodounai”) or return an adequate measure of thanksgiving. In fact, Paul gets a bit tongue-tied trying to express his emotion: the more literal rendering of his outburst here is “all the joy with which we rejoice.” Paul’s prayer life, his time spent “before God” in personal and communal prayer, is suffused with this great joy and thankfulness. In v.10 the ...

2110. Advent 2

Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-20, Philippians 1:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... v. 9. b. Excellence v. 10. c. Good works v. 11. 2. What love means (1:3-11). Need: This pericope is saturated with Paul's love for his people and with their love for him shown by their gifts to him who was in prison. Popularly, love is an emotion or a feeling. Love is identified with sentimentalism. In this passage we learn what love really is and does. Outline: What love means a. Being grateful for loved ones v. 5. b. Having confidence in you v. 6. c. Yearning to be together v. 8. d. Praying for you v ...

2111. I Am the Ressurection and the Life

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... says he stayed on for two days in Puria, across Jordan from Bethany, and then he went. And by the time he got to Bethany, Lazarus was dead and had been buried for two days. Martha, the no nonsense, practical sister came out to meet Jesus. Mary, the fragile, emotional tender one, stayed in the house weeping. And when Martha got to Jesus she said, Lord, if you had been here, our brother Lazarus would not have died, and I know even now that whatever you ask of God, God will do it. Now that was a great faith ...

2112. Plenty Good Room

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... our sermon today, because this passage of scripture that I’ve read this morning tempts us to analysis, but really begs for an affirmation. This passage of scripture touches the hearts of most of us long before it touches our mind. It causes an emotional lump in our throat before it raises a rational question. Let not your hearts be troubled, ye believe in God believe also in me. And on it goes with heart-touching love and tenderness. In this passage of scripture, John provides us Jesus’ most definitive ...

2113. The Perfect Gift

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... mankind. Through as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God. But how do we appropriate this gift, this perfect gift. How do we keep the experience alive? That’s the question. How do we go from this Holy night, this deep emotional high, when we feel so vividly the presence of Emanuel and keep that presence alive? Here it is in a story and with this I close. It was a UPI news release from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in our Commercial Appeal a couple of days ago. A teenager took off ...

2114. O Little Town of Bethlehem: A Story of Faith

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Illustration

Keith Wagner

One of my all time favorite Christmas hymns is "O Little Town of Bethlehem." It has been around since 1868. It is packed with emotion, a song about the Christ Child, born to Mary, a song filled with the creative power of God intervening in history with the gift of a savior. It's a story where the divine and the human come together in an amazing but humble way. What might surprise you is ...

2115. Our Children Can Teach Us

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

James W. Moore

... it came time for the boy to leave the hospital, his surgeon came into the room. The doctor had grown so attached to the little boy that he had to busy himself with those insignificant gestures that we… when we are trying to surmount a great wall of emotion. They said their good-byes with tears of joy all around… and then the doctor turned to leave. The little boy called him back. "Doctor," the little boy said. "I want you to have this." He was holding out the teddy bear! The doctor tried to refuse, but ...

2116. Every Day God Encourages

Acts 4:36-37; 11:22-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 's our role in the world. But we can't forget, that we all need a little sugar, too. We all need a little sweetness in our lives. And gratitude is the sugar that makes life sweeter. There was certain a businessman who experienced a shattering emotional breakdown. The depression that followed depleted his energy and his enthusiasm for life. He sought help, but didn't seem to progress. Days passed. One day an insightful friend said to him, "When was the last time you singled out someone who has been gracious ...

2117. Seeing God In The Ordinary: Work

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... responsibilities as a teacher. That morning, one of the little girls in her kindergarten class kept coming up to her and hugging her and kissing her and telling her that she loved her. This teacher started feeling a bit smothered and annoyed but held her emotions and just responded to the little girl with a simple "Thank You, every time it happened. Later, during lunch, it dawned on her that she was feeling better and had forgotten how bad she had felt earlier. She had an epiphany and realized that through ...

2118. Set An Extra Place

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... from clueless commuters hurrying to work, Bell played his heart out on his multi-million dollar 1713 Stradivarius violin. Bell began with "Chaconne," from Bach's Partita No. 2 in D Minor. Bell calls this a "spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect." By the way, "Chaconne" is also considered one of the most difficult violin solos ever written. Can you guess what happened? Did busy commuters suddenly stop in their tracks, mesmerized by this master violinist, and drift towards ...

2119. Joshua People: Turning Worlds Upside Down

Joshua 10:12-15, Acts 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to be tough. We're supposed to be able to shake it off and keep going. But what happens and to whom do we turn when we suddenly realize that we really can't take Anything; whe we realize that there are blows to our ego and lives that are emotionally, spiritually and sometimes physically crippling? Where do we turn? To whom do we turn? We don't have to be independent. We don't have to do it on our own. The Good News is that God wants to walk along side us through every circumstance in life. That's ...

2120. Batman: Driven By Guilt or Grace?

Romans 5:1-11; 8:1-2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

Sometimes on our journey of faith, we let other things get between us and God. Sometimes it's not things so much as it is ideas and attitudes. Sometimes its just our emotions. The point is, we let other stuff get between us and God. Usually it's just our own selfish pride. But whatever it is, it blocks us from receiving the full extent of God's Grace. It's like going to a banquet in our honor, being told that all ...

2121. Wednesday: The Way Of The Cross: Oooh, That Smell

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the neighbors could smell it in their own kitchens. Aromas have a way of evoking certain memories and the feelings associated with those memories. This morning, in the Gospel of John, we look at the story of an aroma that filled a room and evoked several kinds off emotions in the people gather there. Let's look at John 12:1-11 (NRSV). [1] Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. [2] There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus ...

2122. Unstoppable Determination

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... it was a trick. After he was finally accepted by the church, though, he was persecuted by his fellow Jews and his fellow Roman citizens for his new-found faith. There was a lot that St. Paul had to get past. There were many emotions guilt, anger, fear associated with his earlier experiences that he needed to let go of if he were to serve Christ effectively. “Forgetting what is behind . . .” Futurist Faith Popcorn tells about a new guiding principle in sociology which is emerging called the “Second ...

2123. Your King Comes

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He made a quiet inquiry. It seems that a former member of a famous opera company was awaiting trial for forgery. It was he who was singing in his cell below the courtroom. Meanwhile the song went on, and every prisoner in the courthouse showed emotion. Some wept. One or two actually dropped to their knees. “I heard the children singing, /And ever as they sang /Methought the voice of angels /From heaven in answer rang . . .” At length one man protested, “Judge,” said he, “have we got to submit to ...

2124. You Can't Fool God: Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 4:33 - 5:11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... said didn't know who the man was, but as he came closer, he recognized the former derelict from Atlanta. There was a smile on his face. He was humming "Amazing Grace" as he held out his hand in greeting. Peale said it was one of the most emotional and unforgettable encounters of his life. (7) People CAN change. Sometimes it doesn't happen easily. Especially if we try to fool God. But sometimes it happens when our hearts are changed. And we know the one who can change any heart. Like the Call to Worship ...

2125. Cross Eyed: Focus

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... at the door? GIVE UP your hatred of anyone or anything! Instead, learn the discipline of love. "Love covers a multitude of sins." GIVE UP your worries and anxieties! They're too heavy for you to carry anyway. Instead, trust God with them. Anxiety is spending emotional energy on something we can do nothing about: like tomorrow! Live today and let God's grace be sufficient. GIVE UP TV one evening a week! Instead, visit someone who's lonely or sick. There are those who are isolated by illness or age. Why ...

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