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2226. First World Problems

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... problem whereas God saw his wealth as a mindset problem. The second thing that made this man a fool was that he talked to himself about his money situation rather than talking to God about it. Let’s read verses 17-19 of our Bible story again: “(The rich man) thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, ‘You have ...

2227. Sheep and Shepherds

John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Will Willimon

... as “Shepherd Sunday” in the church. All the lessons speak of sheep and shepherds. “I am the Good Shepherd,” Jesus says. “The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." Here I react even more negatively than when Jesus classifies me as a sheep. The thought of a warm, sensitive, intelligent human being—especially one so fine as Jesus—actually giving up his life for a flock of stupid sheep. What a waste. It is one thing to give one's life for one's family, or one's best friend, or even ...

2228. I Need

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... ; we seldom seek the satisfaction of our real need — the need for Christ. It’s a theme we play and replay daily in our world. We chase after that which we want, escalating it into a need in our own minds. By doing so, we placate our consciences with the thought that we are only doing what the Lord would want us to do. Jesus loves us, therefore, we deserve it (or so we think). We start with the correct premise. Jesus does love us. Then we veer off into areas he’s not leading us. He loves us and wants ...

2229. John and Frank

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

John Jamison

... alone. But one night there was a party for Herod, and one of the entertainments was a dance by Herodias’ daughter. Herod thought the dance was so wonderful, he called the young girl over and said to thank her he would give her anything her ... his shoes. The pastor came to visit and Frank had had enough. He looked his pastor in the eyes and said, “Why me? What did I do? I thought I was doing the Lord’s work. Why me?” Frank felt like he was sitting in a deep, dark, hole. He hadn’t done all of the good ...

2230. Inside Out

James 5:7-10

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... she had also been well-trained in vocal technique. Her fame as a soloist spread until one Christmas, she was invited to sing one of the lead parts in “Messiah” at the Queen’s Hall. “One of her closest friends went to her teacher, asking whether he thought she was equal to the task. His response was this: ‘If she focuses on what I have tried to teach her and merely follows the rules of correct breathing and voice production, she will break down. But if she can forget everything and think only of ...

2231. Why Christianity?

Romans 1:1-7

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... once invited me to be a guest speaker in his class. It was a sociology class, and they were studying religion and society. He wanted a local pastor to come and speak about the church and community. I was still a little wet behind the ears, but I thought I did a pretty good job explaining my role and answering questions. As the class was wrapping up, there was a student in the back of the class who raised her hand high. I called on her and she asked, “Why are you a Christian?” I replied, “Excuse ...

2232. Have Your ID Ready

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... known as the original Tarzan. He starred in 12 Tarzan movies from 1932-1946. He’s the one who came up with that famous move where he beats his fists on his chest and shouts this loud cross between a yodel and a shriek. [I thought about demonstrating the yell myself, but I thought it might be a little undignified.] You can look it up on YouTube. In one interview, he was quoted as saying, “Tarzan was right up my alley. It was like stealing money . . . How can a guy climb trees, say ‘Me Tarzan, you Jane ...

2233. The Complete Picture

John 11:1-45

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... from the first one. Stuart painted just the face of Washington and a little of the background, and then he stopped. He deliberately left the painting unfinished. He believed that leaving the painting partially unfinished would make it more intriguing. He also thought it would make the painting more valuable. To prove his point, he painted dozens of copies of this unfinished portrait and sold them for $100 each. This second, unfinished painting became so famous that it was chosen to represent our first ...

2234. Righteous, Dude!

Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

John Jamison

... If he came out in support of the laws of Moses that would make it far more difficult for them to convince Jerusalem to see him as a threat. Maybe they had scared him enough he was backpedaling a bit. The crowd was silent. Wait a minute. I thought he had been talking about helping free us from the sometimes cruel control of the legal wizards from Jerusalem, and here he is saying he is here to fulfill those laws? The Pharisees and Sadducees stood with their mouths open. Did Jesus just say what it sounded like ...

2235. Brace Yourself!

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

John Jamison

... 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 the one who will end up paying for it.” In my mind, a couple of business owners in the group immediately thought about the charges they had just filed against the people who owed them money. And the two guys who were in the middle of the legal battle over that property line in the backyard gave each other a quick glance. Is he serious? I mean, murder is one thing, but ...

2236. Living at Cross-Purposes

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... . But few of us quit in such a spectacular manner as Joan of Leeds did. To fake your own death to get out of a commitment is a clear sign that you were never really committed to begin with. On the other hand, there is an amusing but thought-provoking story by Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard about the difference between making a contribution and making a commitment. The story is set in a small town where the citizens are very proud of their fire chief. He was a pleasant man and well-liked by everyone in ...

2237. Who Am I?

Matthew 3:13-17 · Isaiah 42:1-2

Sermon

Will Willimon

... are called to be pastors or priests doesn't change the call of every Christian, each in his or her own place, to be a minister of Jesus. Carolyn Hughes tells of a woman named Jill who was trying to decide what she ought to do with her life. She thought about going to seminary and becoming a priest. To help her decide, it was suggested that she work for a time as an intern in a hospital chaplain's office. One day Jill was approached in the corridor by a distraught and exhausted looking man. "I don't know ...

2238. Be More Than You Are

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... on bended knee and in the agony of hunger.” Then they blessed each ailing Indian -- and saw that the sick recovered. “To our amazement the ailing said they were well. We were more than we thought we were! To be more than I thought I was -- a sensation utterly new to me.” Isn’t that an exciting thought? Does it cause a shiver of excitement in you -- to be more than we are, to reach the unreachable -- break through the barrier of estrangement -- discover the key to life that has been hidden. It’s ...

2239. Easter Is True

Luke 24:13-35 · 1 Peter 1:17-23

Sermon

Will Willimon

... of God's intervention in the resurrection. God's fact came before their "new perspective on life". To believe this is to believe that this story is an account of what God did. Sure, it's told, like any biblical story, by means of first century thought patterns. I might have said "a new force of love and power entered the world" where as Luke says, "The Lord has risen and appeared to Simon!" But we modern people must not flatter ourselves. First century people knew the difference between a "marvelously good ...

2240. The Grip

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... may not do us harm. We rack up credit by the thousands without a plan to pay it back. We have children without thinking through what those responsibilities will mean for us. We lash out at our friends, partners, and spouses with vitriol that we wouldn’t use if we thought through the hurt and pain we would bestow upon them. We receive a bundle of cash and handle it as though it’s got to be spent in a day. A recent survey revealed that 58% of Americans have less than $5,000 in savings with 10% having none ...

2241. Boredom

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... .” He got us, didn’t he? Think about that in light of the daily routine interests of your life. A surfeit of toys. With what do you surround your life and for what purpose? A deficiency of thought. What challenging ideas have you pursued lately? What probing possibilities for growth have you been considering? To be a whole person and to overcome our boredom, two things are essential. First, we need a faith to live by. Second, we need a cause to live for. Without these we will ...

2242. Human Things

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of true wisdom, prophecy, knowledge, and truth. Stop talking. Listen. And follow God’s (and my) direction! I lead, you follow. Get it Pete? God’s ways may seem uncomfortable to you, but God knows better than you do! Want to follow me? Deny your thoughts and turn to God’s thoughts! Your place is not up ahead leading the way by your own judgment and mission, your place as a disciple and my kind of leader is always behind me, in step with God’s mission and vision, and in obedience to God’s wisdom ...

2243. Burning the Midnight Oil

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Steve Molin

... whom you saw go up into heaven will come again in the same way.” So the waiting had officially begun. Anyone who knew of Jesus recounted the times he had promised that he would return, and the angels of Ascension Day confirmed it. But you see, most thought Jesus’ return was imminent. It would only be a matter of a few days…a couple of weeks at most. And so these faithful Christian people waited… and waited...and waited for the return of the Savior. Have you ever waited for someone who was late? Sure ...

2244. Embarrassing Visits

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Mary Austin

... leader, and it would have been embarrassing to be seen with Jesus… or to have people think he needed help with a religious question. If the Jewish leaders were upset with Jesus, he didn’t want to be caught on the wrong side. I wonder how any nights Nicodemus thought about coming to Jesus before he did? How many nights did he run through his questions in his mind? How many times did he start out, and then turn back around out of fear? And finally, he had to come. Something inside him won’t let him rest ...

2245. Never Really Alone

Mark 14:1-15:47

Sermon

Mary Austin

... of these ideas. Her diagnosis has caused her to think hard about some things. She wrote, [on her blog] “Most of my worst thoughts hover around a single word. Alone.” The experience of being ill is so lonely, so isolating, that she felt like she was all ... bracelet, the kind I played with when I was ten and they were all the rage. It was such an absurd situation, the more I thought about it. Someone had crept into my room, past security, and quietly slapped it on my wrist so I would have it when I woke up ...

2246. Click to Unfriend

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... was the sabbath, so they would have to wait until Sunday morning to come back and do that. Mary watched as Joseph rolled the stone door closed, and two centurions took their places in front of it. Mary Magdalene stood at the edge of the road and cried. She thought she had prepared herself for it but she was not at all prepared for what had actually happened. She moved her eyes back and forth from the column in the middle of the quarry to his mother who stood near the guards. She was not at all prepared ...

2247. Heroines of the Faith

Mark 1:29.39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.” (Mark 1:30-31) Years ago, I thought nothing of it, but now... She was sick in bed, Jesus healed her, she got up, and went about playing the perfect hostess. Huh? It reminds ... ’t worry a bit about dinner. I’ll be happy to carry you down to the stove.”[1] Uh-huh. Years ago, I thought nothing of gender stereotypes, but times change. And I have changed. When I grew up, gender roles were fairly rigid, but no more. When ...

2248. A Waste of Time?

Mark 14:1-15:47

Drama

Various Authors

... 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 you? Leader 2: Yeah (looks thoughtful for a moment), do you think I spent too much time on it? Leader 1: Why do you ask? Leader 2: Well, my friends called in the morning to ask me to play soccer, and then in the afternoon to invite me to go for ice cream. I told them ...

2249. A Surprise Ending

John 20:1-18

Drama

Various Authors

... and I’m getting hungry.” So the little pig brought him in to sit at the fire and made him some oatmeal. The end. Leader 2: That’s not how the story goes. Leader 1: That’s how this story goes. See, it has a surprise ending. You thought something else was going to happen and you almost missed the story. That’s the same thing that happened to Jesus’ friends. Leader 2: What do you mean? Leader 1: Remember, Jesus’ friends saw that Jesus was arrested and killed on the cross and then they saw Jesus ...

2250. The Lord Is With Us

Luke 1:26-38, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Will Willimon

... to know where we live. We live, not on cloud nine or in a perpetual rose garden of philosophical delights. We live here, on Mount Ararat, in the ragged tents of the Hermonites, with visits on Christmas from uncles named Ehud the Fat. We are creators of profound thoughts, grand works of art, dreamers of noble dreams; yet we are also people who must get born, and do grow old, who bash heads and slit throats, and someday must die. We are those who speak about God as the unmoved mover, the ground of our being ...

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