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2151. Ten Friends Drive Us to the Promise

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... , Moses becomes the great mediator between a Holy, Awesome, Commandment-giving Yahweh and the ragtag people of Israel. At the foot of Mount Sinai, the Israelites experience a religious dread. So far the people have heard only terrible sounds, no words -- they are feeling bad consciences and afraid of condemnation and punishment. The people, trembling, say to Moses, " â€˜You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us or we will die.' Moses says, â€˜Do not be afraid; for God has ...

2152. Filling Moses’ Shoes

Joshua 3:7-17

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... , but he seems to accept responsibility without all of the whining that the Lord had to put up with from Moses. Joshua doesn't wear his feelings on his sleeve. When the Lord tells him what to do in chapter 1, he just does it. The Lord does make Joshua a promise: "As ... whom was a bishop), a theology professor, and a conference lay leader. God worked through a railroad engineer, even if he didn't feel prepared for what God called him to do. God may call us to a variety of ministries that are demanding or that ...

2153. Strong Medicine

Judges 4:1-7

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... no quarrel with the Kenites. Jael puts him at ease, telling him to have no fear. So, with a belly full of milk, and a feeling of false security, Sisera lies down for a nap, with Jael on guard duty. The narrator tells us what happens next, but leaves us full of ... , we have to take matters in hand, so to speak. In order to fight injustice, we have to take some action that gives us a crawly feeling. We aren't called to kill a man in his sleep, but we may be called to do things in the name of justice for other ...

2154. With a Song in Your Heart

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... heart sing as you go through your days? Almost everyone sings some song. Of course, we may sing different songs from time to time, depending upon what is happening in our lives, but most of us have one song that is our song, a song that expresses our feeling about life. Some people dance to meet life, singing something like, "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay; My, oh my, what a wonderful day." Others drag themselves into life singing something like, "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen." Do you see what I mean ...

2155. Thank God for the Church

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... church, aren't they? They go on in all churches. And some of us are very disillusioned because of them. Some of us are tempted just to give up on the church and to withdraw into the "solitary spirituality" that so many in our culture advocate and maybe even to feel superior about doing it. But that is no answer. Paul will go on in his letter to tell us that we ought not to become complacent about these things. The work that the church has to do in the world is too important for us to tolerate petty little ...

2156. Still Under Construction

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... anything. That is not what this is about. You are already a child of God. You are already a member of the club. That is already yours. God has given it to you because God loves you. If you will remember that, it will completely change the way you will feel about what is happening as you try to grow in faith. Second, accept yourself as someone who still has some growing to do. God knows all about you and God still accepts you as you are and loves you just as you are. You must learn to accept yourself and ...

2157. At War with Myself

Romans 7:15-25a

Sermon

William G. Carter

... murmur, "Just hurry up and forgive us, so we can shake hands and sit down." I wonder sometimes, if that is how we feel when we come to the prayer when we confess our sins. For some people, it seems rather perfunctory. Read a short prayer that mentions ... with love. These are the two forces which are constantly at war with each other." Linus says, "I think I know just what you mean. I can feel them fighting."1 So Lucy has him tip to one side, so the good part can drain into the evil part. If only it were that ...

2158. Thanks Be to God

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Rick Brand

... a decision that is a part of a planned approach to life. The offering ought not to be what one decides to give on the spur of the moment when the plate is passed. The gift ought not to be made out of some challenge so that some feel trapped and compelled to give to avoid embarrassment. Nor should giving be some impulse reaction to an appeal to the heart strings. Our sowing grows out of the honest assessment of just how richly blessed and graced we have been, a calculation of what resources we have and what ...

2159. Blind Ambition

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is not the only thing the Bible proclaims to us. It also calls us to be humble, and to be the servant of all. I pointed that out, as a member of this panel. Afterwards a woman theologian came up to me and said, "Do you realize what many women feel when they hear those passages about being humble and being last?" I confessed that I thought they read them the same way that I read them, the right way. It is the only way you could possibly read them. She pointed out that there are many factors that determine ...

2160. Coming Home

Luke 15:1-3,11b-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... about all of us. It's the human condition to want this blessing. If you are a prodigal son or a prodigal daughter, and if you've lived in a way that has violated common morality, then you know what it's like to be estranged. You can articulate the feeling. And you also know what it is like to want, more than anything else, to be reconciled, to be brought back into the family, into the community. And if you have experienced that reconciliation, then you know that it is an act of grace, you know that what you ...

2161. Even God Can Change His Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... But where is he? Where did he go? When's he coming back? So they talk to Aaron, Moses' brother, who has been left in charge in Moses' absence. They say to Aaron, "We want something that is going to give us security. We want something tangible, something we can feel, get our hands on." Aaron says, "Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." Now you parents may not want to read that passage at home in the presence of your sons, because it ...

2162. Eye Exercises

Matthew 6:25-33

Sermon

Mark Trotter

2163. Have You Got a Prayer?

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... had to face. We have within us as human beings two needs. One is to be free, and the other is to be loved. When things get difficult we feel the tension between these two basic human needs. We want to be free, but we also want others to accept us and to understand us. That will happen ... end the parents say, "We wish we could do something." She says, "You have done a lot just being there. I can feel your love. It helps. Thanks for being there." I think it must have been like that when Jesus prayed to God in ...

2164. Lord of the Dance

Mark 2:13-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... So on Maundy Thursday I didn't eat anything. I just drank water all day long. The only problem was, I had to preach on Maundy Thursday night. Which I did. About half way through my sermon I realized I didn't know what I was saying. I had this feeling that I was repeating myself, and I feared I wasn't making any sense at all. Someone out there I know is saying, "So, what else is new." But I tell you, I felt disembodied. I felt like Lindbergh flying across the Atlantic, that I was floating above myself. After ...

2165. No Fear

John 15:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... t treat us that way. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us. Then John makes it personal. Some might feel that he makes it too personal, because if you have received this amazing love of God in your life, as you claim, then it will ... of the welfare safety net that has been a part of the social fabric of this society for sixty years. The citizens who will feel that impact most severely are children and youth. The neglect of children and youth in our society is already a tragedy. The use ...

2166. Now What?

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

2167. Now Stand Up Straight!

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... look long enough to see it. I try to talk with them, to share myself, but my words return, unlistened to. And nobody hears. I move through the days insulated in my protective bubble. I reach out to ones that I love, but they don't notice. They don't feel my need. When I extend my hand, no one takes it. Heavy hearted, I withdraw it, vowing never to offer it again. I call to those around, I beg, "Please, help me. Please touch me. Please love me." And nobody hears. Though not made of plastic my bubble is real ...

2168. This Is a Test

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... study one day, and talked bluntly to him. He said, "Jim, you've got to face this. For the rest of your life this is a fact that you just have to live with. You can do two things about it. You can use it, use your fresh depth of feeling to make life finer, or you can let it crush you, and go through the rest of your life whimpering. Angell wrote that those words from his friend reminded him of the words of the hymn, "Shun not the struggle, face it. 'Tis God's gift." Not the accident. That ...

2169. This Is the Day

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... what they would say. You get an "organ recital" from them. They'll tell you about all their operations and how bad things are going for them. Some of those people, if you don't ask them, they'll ask you, "Why didn't you ask me how I am feeling today?" They are always in misery. They have sort of a low-grade malaise all the time. And you wonder, has what happened to them shaped their attitude, or has their attitude shaped the way they see the things that happen to them? There is a story about a barber ...

2170. The Tree That Didn't Get Trimmed

Romans 11:33-34

Drama

Matthew Powell

... were carried away. The naked trees were thrown in the corner. Storyteller 1: And now our tree, what was left of him, had plenty of time to think. Tree: How silly it was of me to imagine such a fine, happy career for myself. I feel sorry for the other young trees, still growing in the fresh hill country, who are dreaming the same unattainable dreams. Storyteller 2: Now, perhaps you don't know what happens to leftover Christmas trees. Storyteller 1: You could never guess. Storyteller 2: Farmers come in ...

2171. The Burglar's Christmas

Luke 15:22-24

Drama

Matthew Powell

... his free-lunch stuff. You'd better come along. Perhaps, they'll fill an order for two. Will: How far down is it? Young Man: Well it's clear downtown, of course, way down on Michigan Avenue. Will: Thanks, I guess I'll loaf around here. I don't feel equal to the walk, and the cars - well, the cars are crowded. Young Man: No, you never did like streetcars, you're too aristocratic. See here, Crawford, I don't like leaving you here. You ain't good company for yourself tonight. Will: Crawford? Oh, yes, that's the ...

2172. Christmas 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Colossians 3:1-17, Colossians 3:18-4:1, Galatians 3:15-25, Hebrews 2:5-18, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . Though we are faithless, God is faithful. Though we disown him, he never disowns us. God is trustworthy, never changing in his beneficent attitude toward his people. 2. Afflicted (v. 9). Yahweh suffers in all the afflictions of his people. Because of his love, he feels what we feel, he hurts when we hurt, he suffers when we suffer. When Yahweh called Moses, he said that he heard the cries of his enslaved people in Egypt. No one ever suffers alone, no one ever walks alone, no one ever dies alone. "In all ...

2173. Easter 6

Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... be left desolate in a hostile world. He will be with them in Spirit. Outline: Jesus promises to come to us. a. In the Spirit - v. 16. b. To give us love - v. 19. c. To love us - v. 21. 2. Help Wanted! (14:15-21). Need: A Christian feels the need of God's help. Knowing this, Jesus promised to send a Counselor, the Spirit. The word parakletos is translated as "counselor," "helper," "advocate," or "enabler." He is the one who comes to your defense, speaks in your behalf and comes to your aid. The disciples are ...

2174. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Word to an unsympathetic people. Occasionally, it is good for a congregation to understand the inner struggle of a preacher that it may understand and pray for him in his work as God's spokesperson. Outline: Consider what may happen in a preacher's life. a. A feeling of misgiving - v. 7. b. An uncomfortable message to proclaim- v. 8. c. A negative response - vv. 7, 10. d. An inner compulsion to preach - v. 9. 2. If You Tell The Truth (20:7-13). Need: If you tell the truth, like Jeremiah, you are in trouble ...

2175. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Philippians 1:12-30, Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... a matter that God is lost, for we are lost. It points out the psychological fact that we will not experience God unless we have a desire and feel a need for God. To seek God is to call on him. God is not far away as might be suggested by the text, "while he is ... deals with God, getting to know him better, and returning to him. God is not lost that he needs to be found, but man in his sin feels as though he has lost God. God is not far off, but for sinners, he seems to be distant. To seek and call upon God is ...

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