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2226. The King on a Donkey

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

Some of you heard my story about the husband and the wife who had quarreled. It had been a high-pitch quarrel, each digging their heels in to preserve the position they had vehemently taken. Emotions ran high. Both were nursing their hurt feelings in defensive silence. As they were driving to attend a family wedding in a distant city — it was an uneasy and quiet trip, both of them starring straight ahead or out the window as the miles went by in icy silence. The ...

2227. Holy Waste

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on their mind as they gathered there in that little house at Bethany. It must have been so with Mary. She knew their kind of celebration might not happen again. She slips away, and in a minute return with something in her hand. Use your imagination. See the deep emotion written on her face. She is trembling a bit. She’s about to do something or say something which comes from the very, depths of her being. In her hand she is holding a cruse. She seems to cradle it in her hands with tender care, and you get ...

2228. When the Winds Are Against Us

Mark 6:45-56

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... owns the place. He’s in charge, and we need to believe that. And that leads me to the final suggestion that I want to make. Hang on to the word of Jesus in our scripture, “Take heart, it is I have no fear.” Don’t hold on to your emotion; hold on to Jesus. An educated person is not one who knows the answer, but where the answers can be found. A Christian is not one who can make it on her own, but who knows the One in whom we can do all things, because He gives us strength ...

2229. Mary, Martha, and the Martha Stewart Church

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the rest of the movie frantically trying to figure out what Curly meant. What IS that “just one thing?” Psychologists, marriage counselors, relationship gurus of all stripes, warn us not to expect one person to provide for all our emotional, intellectual, and relational needs. We need a variety of relationships, a network of spouses, friends, colleagues from work, basketball buddies, quilting club comrades, children, elders, and peers, to meet all our relational needs. But what might be true for our ...

2230. Our Father...

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... must also be met with love — nourishing meals, clean clothes, cuddling session, teaching times, laughing breaks, sleeping hours. A child needs all of these — they are all part of the “daily bread” we require. Not tending to the basic needs, the physical, emotional basics of our children, is letting “the enemy,” the powers of evil, gain a foothold in our families. In Luke 10:19 Jesus reminded his disciples that he had given them “authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the ...

2231. Don’t Lose Heart

Luke 11:1-13

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Ron Ritchie

... how to live their lives by totally trusting in the Lord for all their needs. So my life was surrounded by men and women who were always having private or public prayer meetings in which they would ask God in faith for every need, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, and then expect him to answer their prayers. They loved to tell all of us kids from time to time the story of how one dark snowy winter day several years earlier at our orphanage, they gathered all the children and workers together in ...

2232. Cheering from the Stands

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... who were terminally ill or deeply depressed would welcome his visits. He was capable of touching the deep pain in their lives. Merrill Womach discovered that what he had suffered as a result of the accident was actually a means of ministry. Other people with emotional and physical wounds were touched by his testimony in a powerful way. They were encouraged by being in the presence of someone who had found the ability to rise above tragedy and experience God’s healing peace. (2) That’s the way life works ...

2233. Christianity Involves a Struggle

Luke 12:49-53

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Edward F. Markquart

... up, protecting their children from difficult struggles, and thereby the children never develop the inner strength that is learned through struggle. So it is with Christianity. Christianity always involves struggle, whereby a person becomes a strong disciple. It is only through struggles that a person becomes strong spiritually or strong emotionally.

2234. Sickness Rearranges Priorities

Luke 13:10-17

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Brett Blair

... which had spread to his lungs and brain. The once athletic and vibrant young man underwent three operations and began the most aggressive form of chemotherapy. Now, his career was the least of his worries. Doctors said he had 50/50 chance and the cancer left him scarred physically and emotionally. He said, the ailment completely changed his life and his priorities. Sickness, real sickness, rearranges life.

2235. Center Stage

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... to them as they walk off stage. Just as we are starting to identify with a character, she will disappear, never to return. Matthew is no different. Right in his second sentence, he does the thing that frustrates us. He presents a scene that could be full of drama and emotion, but glosses over it in a few words. Speaking of Mary, he says, "she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:18). When we read that sentence, we don't want to skip over it so quickly. To us, this looks like a drama ...

2236. Choosing a Master

Matthew 6:16-24

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... by slavery.4 If food can enslave us, Jesus tells us that our concern for clothing can enslave us as well. As with food, we have taken a necessity and turned it into a burden. Clothes are supposed to protect us from the elements. Clothes also protect our emotional vulnerability. As Adam and Even in the garden, we are ashamed if we don't wear them. Clothes are a necessity, but look at how they end up controlling us. Not only do we crave the latest fashions, but we even wear clothes that are uncomfortable just ...

2237. Faith to Follow

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lee Griess

... risk? Well, risk is simply the ability to stretch beyond the usual limits in reaching for a goal. Risk involves facing a fear, chancing failure. Maybe it's the fear of the unknown, the uncomfortable, the unacquainted. Or maybe it's the fear of physical harm or emotional hurt. Whatever it is, risk always involves adventure. When I was a child, I had a little, old motorcycle. It was primarily designed for off-road use, but sometimes I'd ride it on the streets of the town where I grew up. Going twenty miles an ...

2238. The Cross No One Wants To See

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Lee Griess

... with outcasts and victims, the cross was a place of shame. And so it was intended to be. Those being crucified were the objects of derision. Led through the city streets, the Roman soldiers intended the experience to be physically exhausting and emotionally insulting. Made bloody by the whipping and flogging, prisoners were marched through the streets to the cries of the crowds. And for the crowd, it was great fun, a diversion in an otherwise unentertaining existence. No, a crucifixion was great excitement ...

2239. Having Fun with The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... to be caught up in God. It gets more interesting. The part of our brain that is in overdrive when we are involved in spiritual activity contains within it the prefrontal cortex, which is a region of brain gray matter that is the seat of human emotions. It seems that feelings of happiness are to a great extent related to our activating this outer layer of gray matter in the front part of the brain, which then in turn becomes bathed in other neurochemicals, specifically dopamine and endorphins (which are like ...

2240. The Road No One Wants to Travel

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... to the kingdom finds Cinderella and the rest of the story is just one sentence: "... and they lived happily ever after." That is often the way we want it, in our books and movies and television programs. We want to linger in the critical moment. We want to feel the emotional high of the kiss in slow motion. We want to sit in the experience of the warm fuzzies and then go get a burger. But Jesus says, "No." Jesus says that life isn't found in the moment, not even if it is a moment of insight or love or ...

2241. God, What Are You Up To?

Genesis 12:1-9

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... the writing of the hymn that's been told many times. One evening, an impenetrable fog had settled over the city of London. In a dismal flat in the heart of the crowded East End, William Cowper stood gazing into the fireplace. Then suddenly, overcome by emotions of discouragement, gripped by fears that he could not name, he threw on his cloak and walked out into the night. In the dense fog, Cowper groped his way across the pavement, guiding himself by the curbstone until he reached the corner where he knew a ...

2242. Breakdowns and Breakthroughs

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... negative gut reaction to someone based on race, we can override that reaction with our rational thought processes.1 Racism is not my subject this morning, but I mention these studies about racism to highlight its important conclusion about our ability to modify our emotional responses by how we think. That also means that in other areas of life, our minds can take us beyond gut reactions and beyond passionately held conclusions. Chances are I am not telling you anything you don't already believe. But here's ...

2243. God’s Providence: The Long and Short of It

Genesis 45:1-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... , has been finally rewarded for his wisdom and faithfulness, exalted to a high position of authority and prestige. After years of unjust suffering, he is comfortably situated. After almost unspeakable enmity between him and his brothers, we see this marvelous and emotional reunion. People who had been cruel are forgiven. People who had been antagonistic to one another now embrace one another. And a father whose heart had been broken by tragedy — and whose family had been broken by enmity — will see his ...

2244. Sentimental Slaves

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... every yesterday is better than every tomorrow, but I do think that it is part of our nature to long for former times. Perhaps that was an instinct the human race acquired when our first parents were evicted from Eden. Perhaps it has been part of our emotional DNA ever since to long for better days gone by. If you've found yourself in a group of people who share a common past, you know the group dynamics of reminiscing. The memories, the stories, and the laughter. I have watched three older couples recount ...

2245. A Change of Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... a result, the most amazing thing happened; God did indeed change his mind and did not send destruction on the people. For some reason we think that God never changes his mind. We view God as unmovable and unchangeable. Moses the prophet par excellence made an emotional, logical plea and God had a change of heart and did not send destruction on the people. We pray that God will intervene on our behalf to change our current circumstances. God hears our prayers and is able to change the outcome. Isn't that one ...

2246. Small-Minded Christians in a Big World

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... than Paul, who was sometimes criticized as a good writer but poor speaker. It seems likely that Apollos may have been more diplomatic in dealing with problems than Paul, who was always blunt and sometimes had a short fuse. Furthermore, there were personal and emotional attachments. Some people had been converted under the preaching of a certain apostle; others had been baptized by one of them, so of course there was a sense of closeness and loyalty to that individual and to others who had been influenced by ...

2247. Humility: We Know It When We See It

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

David O. Bales

... his time genuinely and sacrificially caring for others. See why people flocked to him? Obviously, there's a false humility. I think it was the philosopher, Kierkegaard, who said, "Most learned discussions of humility, aren't." There's false meekness as people try to twist our emotions to earn undeserved pity. "That's all right. You just run along and have a good time. I'll be fine just sitting here alone in the dark." Jesus didn't manipulate people. He didn't wheedle us until we felt guilty enough to give ...

2248. Life in the Resurrection Zone

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

David O. Bales

... : and setting us free to live for him. Leader: The Lord has risen. People: He has risen indeed! In the movie, Shawshank Redemption, the character, Red, is being released from prison after decades behind bars. The actor portraying Red, Morgan Freeman, shows various emotions as he walks out of prison toward the uncertainty of freedom. Although guards haven't been the best characters in this movie, here at the first gate, four guards are clearly glad that Red's getting out and they obviously wish the best ...

2249. Reasons for Rejoicing

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... and be like-minded. Paul is anxious for them to come to a consensus about this divisive issue. We hate to admit it, but we often quarrel in the family of God and we do need mediators to help us become like-minded. Congregations consisting of emotionally mature individuals can aid in the healing of rifts such as this, when the members at odds are also mature enough to accept the congregation’s help. The ministry of reconciliation is a crucial one in this day of dissent and divisiveness. I would certainly ...

2250. The World According to Paul

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... religious step to take. Paul is impressed by their willingness to change. Paul's letter to the Thessalonians is in many ways a tribute to friendship. The letter is warm, full of fond memories and uplifting words. It is spontaneous and full of emotion. Paul promises to remember his new friends in prayer and offers eloquent thanks to God for the members of the congregation. Thanksgiving and prayer are wonderful ways to nourish friendships. Paul feels strengthened and supported in his ministry by the faith and ...

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