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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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2251. What about Laws and Rules?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... light in the darkness, like a city on a hill that cannot be hid. Next Jesus launches into a discussion about the law. About how he didn’t come to abolish it but to fulfill it. About how every stroke of the law must be kept. Feel the whiplash? What’s going on? It feels like Jesus has gone from A to C without going through B. What is going on here? Jesus has gotten the attention of those whom he has blessed. He has also gotten the attention of the religious police, depicted by the gospel writers as “the ...

2252. I'm a Leper, You're a Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... be just this one that you might pick me up and notice that I am just a little smoother in your hand Verse 2 Sometimes raging wild sometimes swollen high never have I known this river dry The deepest part of you is where I want to stay and feel the sharpest edges wash away CHORUS: You might even consider passing out a smooth stone to everyone present. Have them watch the video once. The in a moment of silence, have them write on the stone their leprosy, what they’re most afraid of in themselves. And during ...

2253. The Miracle Fruit

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... out www.miraclefruitplus.com] But the “miracle” about this “miracle fruit” is not what it tastes like. The miracle is what it makes everything else taste like. Hold the berry in your mouth for thirty seconds, chew it up but keep it on your tongue, and feel a kind of tingle. After swallowing the berry take a big bite of a lemon or lime or grapefruit. Instead of sour, those fruits taste incredibly sweet. For about an hour, which is about how long miraculin lasts, you can turn raw lemons into lemonade ...

2254. Worship on the Mountaintop...And Everywhere Else

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... voices tell us to take the cross down and hide it, because it reminds people of unpleasant thoughts. C. Being terrified. Christian worship is about being terrified. It is about seeing and hearing what shakes the foundations of our world to the point that it feels like our world is coming apart. It feels like we are dying. In worship we see that our world isn’t the world God dreams of for us. In worship we hear that death is not to be feared. In worship we hear the good news of God’s promise that God’s ...

2255. Easter 6

Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 4:1-6, John 15:1-17, 1 John 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... joy of true life. Thus, Paul shouts, "Rejoice in the Lord always." 4. Command (v. 17). Twice Jesus commands us to love one another as he loved us. Can love be commanded? Can love be placed on order? Can you make yourself love when you do not want to or feel like loving? If love is only an emotion or a sentiment, it cannot be manufactured at will. But, since Christian love is a matter of will, love can be given to others as commanded by God. Epistle: Acts 10:44-48 1. Heard (v. 44). While Peter preached, the ...

2256. Advent 1

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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John R. Brokhoff

... hid thy face" (v. 7). b. We need forgiveness vv. 6, 7. c. We need deliverance v. 7. 2. The potter and the pot (64:8). Need: In this passage we see the victory of faith. The Jews are in a desolate situation. They are overwhelmed with their sins. They feel God has absented and hidden himself. "Yet" (v. 8) they hold on to God and place themselves in his hands. He is still their God and they are his people. In our times of personal or national distress when we think God has forsaken us because of our sins, we ...

2257. Baptism Of Our Lord

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8, Acts 19:1-22, Genesis 1:1-2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... only a routine custom or a traditional function. 3. Descending (v. 10). Jesus saw the heavens open and the Spirit coming down like a dove. In baptism God is the actor and the giver. In recent times the emphasis has been on man's part in baptism: his feeling, repentance, confession and faith. The greater part of baptism is what God does, says and gives to us. He blesses us with his grace and supplies us with his Spirit who causes us to be born again. 4. Son (v. 11). God declares that Jesus is his Son. Here ...

2258. Proper 21

James 5:13-20, Esther 7:1-10, Esther 9:18-32, Mark 9:38-41, Mark 9:42-50

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John R. Brokhoff

... faith. Moreover, the one who prays must be righteous. That is because a righteous person is close to God. Sin blocks our relationship with God. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Gospel: Mark 9:38-50 1. Jesus needs all the help he can get! (9:38-41). Need: When a person feels he is in need of help, he often says, "I need all the help I can get." This applies to Jesus. Think of the magnitude of his task: win the souls of billions of people generation after generation and wipe out all injustice, poverty and human misery ...

2259. Proper 23

Job 23:1--24:25, Hebrews 4:1-13, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, Mark 10:17-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... give away all your goods and take the vow of poverty as a monk or nun. This passage must be seen in perspective with other teachings of Jesus. Zaccheus, Joseph of Arimathea and Matthew were wealthy but yet followers of Jesus. Many well-to-do Christians feel uncomfortable and guilty when they confront this passage. The sermon needs to bring assurance and comfort that it is possible for a person of means to enter the kingdom. Outline: How a rich person can be a true Christian – a. Wealth is not the master ...

2260. They Had a Secret

Mark 4:35-41

Illustration

Bill Bouknight

... secret." The guide took Dr. Peale to a small cell far back in a corner where there was just a little slit in a stone wall. "Now," said the guide, "reach inside there and tell me what you feel." Dr. Peale reached inside and said, "I feel a stone statue, the facial features of a statue." The guide said, "What you are feeling is the face of a statue of our Savior Jesus Christ. Those men and women in the darkest hours of their hopelessness would come here and put their hands on His holy and loving face. It was ...

2261. Public Pressure

Mark 6:14-29

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Brett Blair

... An elderly woman said, "My sister thinks she has all the answers about the faith and tries to convince me of her point of view. I feel pressured to become her brand of Christian, but I keep thinking if it means being like her, I don't want it at all. When ... shoulder and let her rant on while I do other things. A half-hour later, she's still on the line blasting away, but I still feel pressure." A young pastor at a clergy conference said, "I hardly know who I am any more. There are so many points of view in ...

2262. When You're Overwhelmed

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the voice of God. Jesus knew it was important to settle the crowd down. And so he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down.” Mark adds the interesting detail that they sat down in groups of fifty and 100 (Mark 6:40). You see, the problem with feeling overwhelmed is that we see our problems coming at us from every direction, and so it keeps us from solving the problem right in front of us. Which leads me to ask this question, Do you know the best way to swat a fly? Stay with me now. According to ...

2263. What Do I Do - When I Don't Know What To Do?

2 Kings 4:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... of us, even now, are in that place. If you are not, one day you will come to a place and you will be at a time when you don't know what to do. You weigh all of your options and none of them feels right. It can feel very helpless, hopeless and scary. You may even feel like you are all alone and you have to figure it out all by yourself. Fortunately, there is a story in the Bible of a woman who was in that very position. She was facing a difficult situation in her life and she literally ...

2264. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... bad luck" is really God's discipline. I want you to understand, I am not trying to say that every time something bad happens to you God is disciplining you or God is trying to punish you. On the other hand, anybody here knows that when you are spanked, you feel it and you know it. I never, ever, received a whipping from my dad that someone had to tell me I was getting one. If that doesn't work then God goes to the third stage. "He scourges every son whom He receives." (Hebrews 12:6, NASB) The word "scourge ...

2265. In God We Trust – Or Do We?

John 4:46-54

Sermon

James Merritt

... in verse 50, "The man took Jesus at his word and departed", but the man did not go home immediately. "While he was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. He asked them when the boy begun to feel better, and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!" (John 4:51-52, NLT) Now don't miss that. The boy was healed yesterday afternoon. This man was only twenty miles from his home. That was either a five-hour walk or a two-hour ...

2266. No Doubt about It

John 20:24-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... he said in verse 25, "Before I am going to believe, I've got to see it. I've got to touch it. I've got to feel it." In other words, he wanted to investigate. Let me be very honest with some of you here who are living in the land of doubt. There ... Christ is exactly who He said He was. I realize that we cannot literally touch the Lord Jesus Christ and we cannot literally feel the Lord Jesus Christ, but that is why Jesus Christ Himself said, "Seeing is not believing, but believing is seeing." "Jesus said to ...

2267. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... schoolroom, every courthouse, and every city hall in America. What is it? "Thou shalt not judge." Now nobody likes to feel like someone else is standing in judgment over them. It is true that by nature people are critical, people are ... standard we are to use to judge other people by, and that is the Word of God. When you judge others based on your opinions, your feelings, your standards, then you're wrong. But you are wrong not to judge others when your standard is the Word of God. It is never wrong ...

2268. Smooth Out Your Day

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... unrest. There is international unrest, social unrest, moral unrest, and economical unrest. If you are tired of living on the edge or living on edge, if you are tired of a life that is nothing more than another day and another dollar, if you are tired of feeling that all you are doing is making time and taking space, if you are burdened down and beaten up, tired of your job, tired of your marriage, tired of your problems, tired of pain, tired of guilt or just tired of being tired, listen up and let Jesus ...

2269. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... when you asked the banker what happened, and he told you they didn't put your money in an interest-bearing account; they just simply went out back of the bank and buried it in the ground. You would be livid. But how do you think God feels when He invests gifts and abilities in you straight from His hand, and then you fail to use them for His glory? You see, as long as you live God wants you to be faithful with what you have, and faithful where you are. That's why Jesus Himself says, " ...

2270. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... enter into the dark side with no remorse and no regret. In fact, when someone does something wrong and is not immediately punished, it is just natural to think that somehow they have gotten away with it. Ecclesiastes 8:11 says, "When a crime is not punished, people feel it is safe to do wrong." (Ecclesiastes 8:11, NLT) In other words, when punishment for a sin does not come immediately, a person may say to himself, "Well, I got away with it this time, maybe I can get away with it another time." The problem ...

2271. Pro-Choice is No-Choice

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... says, "You shall not murder." It violates the Golden Rule which says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I am reminded of something Abraham Lincoln said about people who argued for slavery. He said, "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." I wonder how these abortionists would like to be aborted? I wonder how they would like for someone to come into their house and take a knife and cut them up into small bits and pieces? I ...

2272. Good for the Soul

Proverbs 28:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... that you are sorry for what you have done, you've confessed. Now that is the beginning of confession, but it is not the end of confession. II Corinthians 7:10 says this, "When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. When this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death." (II Corinthians 7:10, CEV) You see there is a difference between what I call remorse and what I call repentance. Many people are sorry that they got caught, but they ...

2273. A Sense of Place

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... become the repository for your sense of God's presence? If, for example, this building were to be lost in a fire, what bearing would that have on your commitment to worship God? Or if your job forced you to relocate to a distant community, would you feel less connected to God because of your exile from this place? How do we translate a localized experience of God into one that is not tied to place? Let me give you another way to think about those questions. Recently, my uncle, who lives in Medina, Ohio ...

2274. The Spiritual Gateway

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... could come to him unless the Father draws that person. That was a way of saying that the natural inclination to worship something outside of ourselves is a God-given gift. God draws us to himself. We can resist that pull, but the place where we feel it is in our spiritual side. And finally, our spiritual nature is where faith begins. Faith does not refer to absolute certainty about the existence of God or even about one's salvation. It does, however, describe an attitude where our tendency to believe in a ...

2275. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... are defined by how we serve others. Jesus then took a small child and said, "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me...." These words of Jesus could apply to many mothers (as well as to involved fathers), for isn't making their children feel welcome part of what good mothers do? Some time ago, The Wall Street Journal had a front-page article2 about women who had started out in careers and good jobs and who, after their children were born, left their jobs to raise their children, an activity ...

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