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2176. The Rest of the Story

Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... , it is Mary and Joseph and an ancient matriarch named Rachel, who model faithfulness for us. They invite us to weep. They invite us to dream. And they invite us to trust. Yes, first they invite us to weep. For it is in our emotion and our empathy that we feel God's heart beat. Then they invite us to dream. For it is in the intuition and imagination of our minds that we most clearly hear God speak. And, finally, they invite us to trust, for it is in the offering of our lives, unfettered by anxiety, that we ...

2177. Transformed in Christ

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... wife had not seen me as I truly am. I had been playing games with her, my children, and many others - never letting anyone know who I truly am. The worse thing I discovered, however, was that I really didn't know myself. I was not in touch with my feelings and who I really am. As this was being discovered this weekend, I died over and over again." He continued, "It was painful as a middle-aged man to discover that I did not know myself. I am convinced that one needs to go through the death experience in ...

2178. Jesus Cures Our Spiritual Blindness

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... not impediments at all. Rather, her condition afforded her the opportunity to see, hear, and speak in new and different ways, to communicate on another level. Helen Keller could not see images and she could not read the words on the printed page, but she could feel and, thus, learned to read through the use of braille. Helen could not hear or speak, but she did learn to finger spell and sign in order to communicate with others. Helen Keller learned her lessons well. In fact, she learned so well that in 1904 ...

2179. Jesus Breaks Our Chains

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... where we live, might have hold of us and will not let go. Many people must carry heavy crosses in walking the journey of ill health or addiction suffered by a member of their family. Sometimes relationships at work or with our neighbors are tenuous and we feel there is no way to adequately respond or mend the situation. Thus, we choose the easy way out and do nothing. Yet, the problem is not solved and, thus, we are held as a prisoner in a relationship that needs healing. Others are chained by some ...

2180. Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... hope of a life with Christ here and hereafter because of the gift of grace, "not of works, lest any should boast." This hope of grace is a gift of God's love and kindness. Or as the early church father Ignatius put it, "Let us not be lacking in feeling for (God's) kindness, for if (God) were to imitate our way of action, then we would exist no more" (Magnesians 10.1). Our hope is in Christ. "Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." And it's because of what Christ has already ...

2181. The FUD Club: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... .” Lest the church become another FUD CLUB, disciples of Jesus today need to hear and heed the words from 2 Thessalonians this morning like never before. Living with FUD takes a toll on the human spirit and psyche. This same fear, the same feeling of having our very foundations shaken and “unsettled” assailed the Thessalonian church community in this morning’s epistle reading. How do you handle FUD? How do you deal with a world of gathering gloom, of cascading fear, uncertainty and doubt? How do you ...

2182. Hands On

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... awkward and out-of-place? Your hands. That is why we jam them into our pockets, or lock them together, or frantically fumble for a pen or glasses or a cup of coffee to keep them full and occupied. Why do our hands feel so naked and exposed as we stand before others? And why do we suddenly feel so much more secure when we can find someway to fill them. Perhaps it is because our hands are never meant to be empty or slack or idle. As the physical extension of our mind and heart, our hands should never be just ...

2183. More Power to You!

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... each other.] 1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school. 2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time. 3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile. 4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated. 5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with. 6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you. Easier? The lesson of the Peanuts creator Charles Schultz is this: The people who make a difference in your life, the people with ...

2184. The Jesus RX and the Biology of Belief

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... oops, we were wrong!" Guess what? We now read that zinc has no effect on keeping colds away, the link between oatmeal and cholesterol levels is unproven, and Echinacea can be downright dangerous if you take too much or take it with other medication. So why did we feel so much better? The truth is not easy to take--for it means that Norman Vincent Peale and Robert Schuller were on to something. One of the biggest medicinal boosts we can give our bodies is the belief of our own mind and Spirit--a fact healers ...

2185. The Monsters We Are All Afraid Of

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... We can no longer run for a last minute flight. · We can no longer shuffle carelessly through our mail. · We can no longer look at our neighbors as innocent. · We can no longer assure our children that everything is fine. · We can no longer feel protected by our size and strength. · We can no longer take tomorrow for granted. Everything is different now. But that doesn't mean that everything is terrible, that life is hopeless, that evil is inevitable. Yes, there are monsters in this new place in which ...

2186. Christianity's First Sermon

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , a touch so magnificent, so splendiferous, so majestic, in a way that words cannot describe. I now know that I want to know nothing except Truth, truth not on a page but Truth as a person. You are my mysterious iconoclast. I don’t know Truth completely but I feel like I am learning more and more who Truth is as we interact and fellowship. I now speak a foreign language of love, a language that I cannot share in words but a language uttered by my spirit, the innermost part of my being. There is a dance ...

2187. ASAP

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is moot: both are agonizing for those who worry from a distance. Most of us now have wireless umbilical cords. We feel isolated, even unimportant if we don't have someone desperately needing to talk to us every few minutes of every ... metaphors, dreams, Scripture passages and where you can record answered prayers. Write down prayer requests, prayer list, prayer concerns. I have mixed feelings about paring down prayer to the point where one religious group has gone. They suggest that for those too busy but with ...

2188. Innercizing Your Shopping List

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... need a master's degree, or even a Ph.D., if anyone is going to recognize you as an expert in your major. Think about it, parents. For every day we're loving, patient, funny, and totally focused on our kids, there will be a day when we feel hassled, hurried, and humorless when dealing with our children. We can always do better. We can always do more. We're always lacking in some area, some facet of our personal and professional lives. But we're most acutely and accurately aware of what we lack in those ...

2189. The Longest Distance in the Universe

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... wrong thing" as "You used the wrong yardstick" or "You've got the wrong parameters." The role of disciple doesn't require an agile, always alert mind, skillfully discerning the best and quickest way to glory. And contrary to many make-'em-feel-bad-to-feel-good evangelistic techniques, neither does discipleship require a broken, bleeding, guilty heart. Heart-felt faith in and of itself is not the mark of genuine discipleship. Jesus' words to all his disciples at the end of today's text reminds his followers ...

2190. What Happened to the Leftovers?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . But I received a miracle, too. You know me. "Always unprepared. I hadn't realized how long we'd all be there. None of us did. We brought no food. But we couldn't leave. Not while Jesus was speaking and healing people. We were entranced. "I was starting to feel weak and a little lightheaded but I still couldn't bring myself to go to a nearby village and buy food as a few people suggested. So Jesus fed us all. No. He didn't seem prepared, either. His disciples had only brought a little food, a few fishes, a ...

2191. Patience

James 5:7-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... aging. And Christ still had not come back for them. And so, the leaders of the church counseled patience. And patience is important. Have any of you ever sat beside the bedside of someone you love who had a life-threatening illness? It’s a helpless feeling. Sometimes all you can do is wait. And trust God. Such times call for patience. Patience is difficult sometimes, isn’t it? Donald McCullough tells of an unpleasant encounter he had with a store clerk at an airport. As McCullough paid for his items, he ...

2192. It Is Good News!

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

James McCormick

... , or the powerful. What could you expect from a group of poor nobodies in a barn? Christopher Fry has expressed the same feelings in poetry: “The darkest time in the year, The poorest place in the town, Cold, and a taste of fear, Man and ... He already does. God’s love is constant, unwavering, and unconditional! Underline that! The good news of the gospel is not how we feel about God, but how God feels about us, not that we love God, but that God loves us. We have to receive that gift in faith. We have to ...

2193. A Word of Hope for a Hard World

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... running--and occasionally rolling--alongside the car. The officer stopped Tattoo’s owner and alerted him to the situation. Tattoo came out all right, but he hasn’t been begging for any walks for a while. He’s kind of content to stay at home. (1) You may feel like Tattoo after the last few weeks. This is always such a busy time of the year. But now Christmas has passed. The presents have been opened. The wrapping paper has been discarded. Now it’s time for us to kick off our running shoes and relax ...

2194. Want to Be Happy?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the child grins and gleams. That’s true happiness. As we grow up there will be countless times we will fail our parents, and countless times our parents will fail us. But we keep wanting to please those who love us, and those we love, to feel their love and appreciation for our entire lives. That is the primal, and primary, experience of happiness we all crave. In today’s gospel text most scholars find themselves focusing on what Jesus’ baptism at the hands of John really meant. Why did the “sinless ...

2195. What Is Eternal Life?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... you are heading east or west. Living in the time zone of “now” is different. It is the opposite of parsing and piecing time into days or hours or minutes. When your “life flashes before your eyes” and you experience a lifetime of memories, feelings, impressions, emotions--all in a focused flash of clarity--it is a “gestalt” moment, a moment that embraces and embodies the wholeness of life, not tiny counted out fragments of existence. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so ...

2196. Jesus Wuvs Me and Dat's Dat

John 15:1-5

Sermon

James W. Moore

... that’s that. When we are scared or confused or lonely. When we have to make a hard decision or face a tough challenge. When we feel rejected or cast aside by someone. When we lose a loved one or face our own death… What more do we need to know? Jesus loves ... Back came the reply: “We are truly sorry for the error and the mix-up and the inconvenience. However, it might make you feel better to consider the fascinating possibility that somewhere today there is a man out on a lake trying to sail your tree ...

2197. Remember God

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , embarrassed. I got out of the truck and ran into the house. It was one of those awful, painful moments in life… that you feel like you can never get over or forget. I dreaded seeing Mr. Tony after that… and I avoided him as much as I could ... imagine this conversation between Moses and God. I can hear Moses saying: “Lord, I know Your plan is best, but I can’t help but feel disappointed. I wanted so much to lead the people into the land. I had dreamed of that. I wanted that so badly… and now this. ...

2198. Believe in Jesus

Acts 16:25-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , violent mind-set, a “Let’s mow em down before they get out of hand mind-set.” “All of this talk about Jesus and resurrection has got to stop… and I’m just the man to do it,” Paul said, outwardly, but inwardly, Paul wasn’t feeling too good about himself. Stephen had gotten to him. Paul had stood there and held man’s coats as they stoned Stephen to death… and Stephen prayed for those who were killing him. “Father, forgive the. They don’t understand. Father, don’t hold this against ...

2199. There's an Elephant in the Room and Her Name Is Katrina

Exodus 14:10-15

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ’t no rear to the battle… You can’t really run away and hide. To take it a step further, I can just imagine that there was still a third response to trouble at the Red Sea. Don’t you imagine that some said: III. “LET’S LIE DOWN AND FEEL SORRY FOR OURSELVES!” This is the way many people choose to deal with their problem. They just quit on life… and give in to self-pity. They have no energy left over to use on rising to the occasion to deal with their problems creatively… because they are ...

2200. God Speaks and the Church Is Our Hearing Aid

Mark 4:1-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and he said to them: “Fellows, we are in big trouble here. I don’t know who Coach Akers is going to send in… But, whoever it is… We have got to make him feel like he is the best quarterback in America. We have got to make him feel like he is the man of the hour and this is his moment. We have got to make him feel like we believe in him, we trust him, and we know he can do it!” So, when that fourth string senior quarterback (who had never played a down) started on the field, there ...

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