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2226. Brace Yourself!

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

John Jamison

... that anyone who calls his brother or sister a fool is in danger of the fires of hell. What? Wait a minute. He wasn’t finished. “If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.” He kept going. “And if you are taking someone to court over some issue, go to them quickly and get it settled. If you go before a judge, you are ...

2227. Faith or Folly

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... that would seek to destroy us. We each have a life we’ve been given to live on this earth. When we refuse to live it fully, to protect it, and to trust in God to travel it with us with our best interests at heart, we refuse the gift God has given us and doom ourselves to folly. Live the life you’ve been given. Let the Lord surround you and keep you with his Holy Spirit to protect and nourish your sweetness, your kindness, and your love. The Feast is near, and you, beautiful, faithful, and undeserved ...

2228. Sharing God's Vision

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... of God from you? There are powerful and awesome dreams God has for this world that He wants to accomplish through ordinary people like us. And the only way God will turn those dreams into reality is by pouring out His Holy Spirit on us. God has promised us this gift. Are we willing to pray for it? Are we ready to let God use us for His glory? If so, God can work through us to bring hope and new life to a hurting world. 1. “Huh? Is That a Universal Word?” by N.J. Enfield, American Scientist, May-June ...

2229. Rest

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

... do it very well. As Jesus suggested, this is a matter of the soul. “Come to me,” he said, “and I will give you rest for your souls.” The soul is the part of us that’s alive. It’s the intersection of thought, feeling, and breath. It is the gift breathed into us by God’s Spirit that makes us human. The soul is the wellspring of our dreams, the anchor for our imagination, the seat of all passion and hope. The soul is the part of us that can be traumatized, anxious, and fearful. When the soul is ...

2230. The New Family

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Will Willimon

... too much. We are asking our families to bear far too much moral and spiritual weight, to be all things for us, and they crack under the strain. I have decided, since coming here to the University and working with young people, that one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is the reassurance that all of the parents' hopes, dreams, and aspirations are not resting upon that child. Whenever the parent complains to the child that "I gave you…", "You owe me…" the family has failed. And one of the ...

2231. How a Baby Changed the World

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... on her doorstep that contained a car key and a note. The note quoted Bible verses and ended with these words, “This is a gift for you because I love you.” It was signed, “An angel of the Lord.” In her driveway the woman found an almost new ... has provided. The more I know about nature, the more I know about science, the more I stand in awe of the God who gave us the gift of life and this marvelous universe that we inhabit. Is it too big of a leap of faith to believe that the God who created these ...

2232. When Payday Comes

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Steven Molin

... served God over these past months of summer? Have you fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick and imprisoned, or have you simply sat in the back row with Jesus? If you have gifts of music but you’re not using them, are you working in the vineyard, or just resting? If you have the gift of teaching; the gift of loving Christ and loving children, and you know that this congregation needs teachers, will you show up for work? If you have ample income to meet your every need, will you invest it in ...

2233. RSVP

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... disrespect for the sacred moment, for the King, and for the son. Not only did this man refuse to attend, but he came to mock the sacredness of the King’s wedding and the authority of his son, the gift of feast, and most of all, the gift of covenant. To be worthy of God’s covenant gift, Jesus is clear in his story that you don’t need to be a “good” or “bad” person. That doesn’t matter in the least. You do need to respond with deference, honor, pleasure, and commitment. Your affirmative RSVP ...

2234. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... when their diabetic eleven year-old died. Why did the boy die? Because the family "by faith" withheld his insulin. They were encouraged by friends and their pastor to take this so-called "step of faith." Such actions are not steps of faith. Penicillin and insulin are themselves gifts from God. I believe in prayer but I look at the two hands of prayer and I see one hand open to God and the other reaching out to the world. Good health is God's plan for life. The greatest enemies our bodies have are our own ...

2235. Who The Heck Is Melchizedek?

Hebrews 5:5-10

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... would become the royal priesthood. And we know that as Abraham and the King of Sodom were meeting in the King’s Valley, Melchizedek came out of Salem bringing bread and wine, and a blessing for Abraham. We are told that, in return, Abraham gave him a gift of one-tenth of all of the goods that had been recaptured, and then they all went home. From that point on, Melchizedek was only mentioned in one verse of Psalm 110, until we find him again in today’s passage from Hebrews, where he is mentioned nine ...

2236. A Waste of Time?

Mark 14:1-15:47

Drama

Various Authors

... that probably shouldn’t have taken all day. Leader 2: No, but then I remembered that she really likes fresh flowers. So I went across town to my aunt’s garden and picked her a nice bouquet of flowers. That took a couple of hours. And then I needed a gift. Leader 1: What did you come up with? Leader 2: I made her a scrapbook with all of my baby pictures. That took a long time ― finding the pictures, putting them in the book, and making it look nice. Leader 1: So you really did take all day, didn’t ...

2237. Abiding in God

John 15:1-8

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... church, sing songs, and spend time being quiet with God. Give each child a few different cut-out shapes of fruits (red apples, purple grapes, yellow lemons, and so forth). Invite the children to pick the fruits of the Spirit they most respond to and write the name of the gift on the fruit. Then beneath the name of the fruit include a live example of it in the world. Decorate the tree with the children’s fruits and leave it in the classroom as a reminder of our goal to abide in God and grow in the Spirit.

2238. A Time

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Eulogy

George Reed

... in our ability to understand time and to remember. We can imagine things that are to come and we can summon the past and relive it in our minds. This is part of God’s gift to us as children of God. It is also God’s gift for us to eat, drink and take pleasure in our work here on earth. God is not a hard task master who demands stern faces and serious looks all the time. God loves us and desires us to enjoy this wonderful creation which has been given to us. So today ...

2239. Free to Forgive

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in a way that grows, not depletes, God’s kingdom. We humble ourselves before God and acknowledge our penchant for delivering judgments upon others, grateful that God will not act out of this concept to us, but will instead deliver mercy upon us, due to the gift of Jesus. Instead, “measure for measure” becomes a different concept for Jesus –a way to change the world and to cultivate a kingdom kind of community, one act at a time. Think for a moment about the parable of the wheat and weeds in Matthew ...

2240. AAA=A

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... continue his mission. Let’s look at what that means. In a sense, Jesus is giving his disciples a kind of equation. At least I like to think of it that way. It also helps us to understand and remember the substance of God’ eternal gift: I call it: AAA=A Are you ready for the “secret”? It’s quite easy really. Acknowledgement x Attunement x Alignment (magnified by God’s infinite power) = Actualization We always start with acknowledgement in anything we commit to. In this case, it’s about Jesus ...

2241. The Tale of the Widow and the Wolves

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Treasury, in which receptacles invite the offerings of the faithful. This is the only place in the Temple in which women can enter –in order to pray or give their offerings. Jesus describes with distaste the Temple scribes, who monitor and encourage peoples’ monetary gifts, as those who like to be treated like royalty. They dress in long robes, like to be given high respect, take the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets. And to cover up the fact that they “devour” widows ...

2242. Faithfulness In These Days

Romans 10:8b-13

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... trouble bringing my sins before the Lord. I know God hears my plea for forgiveness and for strength to walk in my faith. I know I am redeemed. I know I am promised the presence and love of God each and every day of my life. This is the gift of my faith; the gift of that experience long ago which still lives in my heart. This is the gift we can all be assured we will receive. That is God’s promise and God’s promises are true. I know that to be true. May it also be so for you. Amen.

2243. Stay Close

John 10:22-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... our loved ones desert us, when our spirits sink, and we don’t know where to turn, when we question ourselves and those around us….only Jesus will do. Jesus knew this all along. That’s why next to his resurrection, the Holy Spirit is the most beautiful gift that he could possibly give us! For we will never be without him. Not ever. Jesus knows our fears. He knows our misgivings. He knows how frustrated we can feel when we don’t know where to turn or whom to trust. He knows how fickle the world can ...

2244. Do We REALLY Know What Time It Is?

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

Heather Sugden

... — to bend it to our will — to declare what we want to do — that this is our moment(!) — rather than seeing time as a gift from God which by its very nature we cannot control. Yes — that blaring alarm clock of Paul’s words to the Ro-mans is not ... that the time for us to act is now. An alarm sounding in our ears while we are sound asleep can be terrifying. The gift of light and truth in the darkness of complacency can also lead to urgent renewal. What always strikes me in reading Paul’s letters ...

2245. The Unknowing Evangelist

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , benefiting financially from the arrangement, no doubt by over-charging customers and keeping the cream. When confronted, he’s challenged and dismissed from his post. Now the manager is worried. He has lost his job and doesn’t know how he will get by. So, he decides to gift as many people as he can through the business in the time he has left, so that he can assure friends who will invite him, care for him, and make sure he doesn’t go hungry. He calls everyone into his office who owes the Owner money ...

2246. Allowing God To Do A New Thing

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... sort as the music played. People would walk by and say, "How are we supposed to work when it sounds like you are having so much fun?" She would quickly respond by saying, "Well, don't fight it. Come in and join us." This woman's gift for openness to life and creativity was reflected in a large giraffe that stood at her doorway. Attached to the giraffe was an international "No Whining" sign. And surely, she would not have tolerated whining in her room. How many of us see children as representing drudgery ...

2247. Holy Wisdom From On High!

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... that reveals the Word to us. It is the Wisdom of the Spirit that shows us our sin, which guides us, which instructs us, which leads us in the way everlasting. Wisdom is, in fact, one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Such Wisdom is beyond all human logic or knowledge or acumen or understanding. This gift of Wisdom is often accompanied by the fruits of the same Spirit which include patience and long-suffering. A pastor friend tells of a father taking his little toddler to the mall with him. The little guy was ...

2248. When Self-esteem Gets Out Of Hand

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... enough faith in God to believe that God could be merciful, even to him. He had nothing to offer; he had no ground to stand on except the undeserved grace of God. He knew that salvation is not his doing, but that it is a gift of God. He was bold enough to ask for that gift. Jesus summed up the parable with a saying which must have been a favorite of his, for we find it at the end of another parable in Luke (14:11). "All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted ...

2249. A Great Prophet Has Arisen Among Us

1 Kings 17:8-24; 2 Kings 4:1-37

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... to stop and stay with them whenever he passed through Shunem. And he did. Free room and board is a pretty good deal, after all! Now Elisha was an honorable man. He thought he should really give this woman some kind of gift. He told his servant Gehazi to ask the Shunammite woman what gift he might give to her. Gehazi went. He discovered that the woman was quite content with what she had. She asked for nothing. "But there must be something we can give this woman," Elisha insisted to Gehazi. Then Gehazi had a ...

2250. The Rebirth

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... a job too big for us to handle. That is why we need the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit calls us to faith, enlightens us with his gifts, and sanctifies us. Part of that sanctification is sharing the faith. We receive more than we can imagine from the bounty of God's grace, and ... stick out more?" the boy asked. Renewed life through the power of the Holy Spirit not only means receiving an unbelievable gift from God; it also means "letting God stick out" by giving our witness that the world may know the power of ...

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