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2251. “I Will Sing the Lord’s Praise, for He Has Been Good to Me”

Psalm 13:1-6

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... God can be observed only by the eye of faith. Sometimes our piety obstructs rather than clarifies our view of God. That is not a censure of piety but an acknowledgment that, though it is the believer’s Godward motion, it is still earthbound. In its latter quality it tends to censure us when we ask the hard questions of God (“How can one be so audacious!”) or when our pain tends to deprecate God with cries that are inarticulate (“How can you, God, be so indifferent!”). But in the Old Testament, God ...

2252. Where's God?

John 16:12-15

Sermon

David Coffin

... of God’s creation to perish and does want them to have eternal life. Later in John 10:10, this God in the flesh named Jesus would say he wants us to have life and have it abundantly. This God promises both a length of life and quality of life. This is further good news for the people who have recently lost their jobs, loved ones or experience any other sort of recent tragedy. Where’s God? God is mysteriously with each of us as God the Father (Creator), Son (redeemer) and Holy Spirit (sustainer ). This ...

2253. The Seventy “Sevens”

Daniel 9:20-27

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... (8:16, 17; 9:23; 10:11, 12, 14; 11:33), as do hiphil forms of the root sakal, “to give insight” (9:22, 25; 11:33, 35; 12:3, 10). Both roots also occur at the beginning of the book, in the description of the ideal qualities of Daniel and his friends (1:4, 17). The repetition of the roots underscores that the significance of the visions is not obvious to the average person; rather, their content is so mysterious and hidden that only highly skilled and divinely aided interpreters can understand them. 9 ...

2254. Schadenfreude

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... cartoon or otherwise,we caught a glimpse of some of our crueler and baser motivations as human beings. In fact, looking at “ourselves” and laughing is one of the ways that we allow ourselves to recognize and own some of our less attractive human qualities. In our beloved cartoon, both the roadrunner and the coyote appear gleeful when the other runs into harm’s way. How often do we feel the same but hide these baser instincts under a facade of goodwill? We do learn though (hopefully), while laughing ...

2255. David's Mighty Men

2 Samuel 23:8-39

Teach the Text

... :17–20). 2. The consequences of sin can pursue an individual beyond death and bring horrific suffering to those who are innocent. One of the great tragedies that attended Saul’s failure and demise was the death of his son Jonathan, who exhibited so many admirable qualities and swore his allegiance to David. Jonathan would have made an ideal king or a superb second-in-command for David. But this was not to be: he ended up dying with his father at Mount Gilboa. Yet the consequences of Saul’s sins follow ...

2256. The Loaves

John 6:1-21

Sermon

David Coffin

... did not perish immediately. Jesus’ loaves of bread were to be preserved and served to other people. This could be cross referenced into John 10:10, where Jesus “came that people may have life and have it abundantly.” Abundant in this reference is both a quality and quantity of life, which is forward moving (from the Greek word zway, where we get the female name Zoey). Jesus was more than a prophetic figure of Moses; he was a Messiah who brought one eternal life (John 3:16 is another cross reference ...

2257. Bread and Call

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

David Coffin

... a pet shelter for eternity. It is where she sees life eternal. This is the bread that feeds her soul. On this day, Jesus offers his life as bread for each of us here to have life and have it abundantly in both a time here on earth and a quality of life. The good news for each of us here today is Jesus offers us new life in his death and sacrifice so we will be raised on the last day John 6:44 (RSV). We all are invited to share our faith journey that leads us to a particular ...

2258. Breathe

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... will tell you –start by breathing. Now that sounds like a no-brainer, right? Of course, we want to breathe! We stop breathing, we die! But what your doctor, psychologist, naturopath, or mindfulness practitioner is trying to tell you is that the “quality” of our breath matters. It matters a lot! Studies show that by paying attention to the way we breathe, we can reduce our stress and anxiety, increase our functionality and creativity, heal our bodies, minds, and spirits, and feel more alive, aware ...

2259. All in God’s Time

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in the times to come? “For the harvest is plenty and the workers few” (Matt 9:37-38). Come, people of God, leave your worries behind. Come, God’s blessed disciples. Come, and serve the Lord! [1] James Clear, “40 Years of Stanford Research Found That People with This One Quality Are More Likely to Succeed,” Behavioral Psychology, https://jamesclear.com/delayed-gratification.

2260. The Greatest Gift

Matthew 2:1-12

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Lori Wagner

... , or family. They only needed to be sent by God to do the “caring” thing. For God sent his Son into the world to save all people –all those who would be “wise” enough to honor God with the goodness of their hearts. For it is the loving quality of our hearts that God has wanted all along! Make no mistake. Jesus’ greatest gift in his young life came not from his fellow Jewish people, not from the rulers of his land, and not from his own citizens, but from a group of foreigners from another country ...

2261. Into the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... , great twentieth-century preacher, remembered a morning at a restaurant. He was the featured speaker at a large church conference out east and was finishing his presentation notes as he ate breakfast. The eatery had unique décor, including good quality and artfully fashioned pewter salt and pepper shakers on the tables along with matching creamers. Pastor Stedman knew that these would nicely complement his wife’s collection. Every table had a set, so the restaurant obviously had more in its backroom ...

2262. Who Is This Jesus?

John 2:1-11

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John B. Jamison

... event. The master drank from the cup and immediately handed it to the bridegroom and told him to taste it. The bridegroom was shocked. They both knew the normal procedure was to serve the best wine at the beginning of the day when everyone could taste the quality. But as the day went on, and the drinking, you would begin serving the cheaper wine, since no one could tell the difference anymore. But the bridegroom said he was surprised that the master had saved the best wine for last. I wonder if the master ...

2263. The Accent Of Heaven

John 13:31-35

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... , because these children of the light stood watch against the darkness, and cared for those who have been crippled by the attacks of sin’s beasts. That is why Jesus’ little team of disciples is the vanguard of heaven’s restorative civilization. And the leading quality which identifies them is love. Here is where civilization begins in the dark jungles of earth. The Accent Of Heaven A scene from Tony Campolo’s life makes us think about this in fresh ways. When Tony spoke at a conference in Hawaii, it ...

2264. Do You Have JDD?

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to making time for God? My friend and colleague Len Sweet playfully calls the Christian tendency toward distraction from Jesus – JDD: Jesus Deficit Disorder. Jesus Deficit Disorder is the human disciple’s penchant for distractions that inhibit our ability to spend quality “timelessness” with God. This is essentially what is afflicting Martha in our scripture for today. Martha has a case of JDD. Now we know that Martha, Mary, and Lazarus are loyal supporters and friends of Jesus. We know that Jesus ...

2265. For Someone Who Will Be Terribly Missed

Isaiah 43:1-5 · Job 19:23-27

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... able to rub our fingers across her name, it would convey the memory of an extraordinary woman who exuded kindness and compassion; who was a nurse par excellence; who was a wonderful mother and grandmother and wife; who was a woman who exhibited the finest qualities you’d ever find in any human person. She left an indelible mark not only upon our souls and the souls of her many friends and patients and family, but also upon the soul of Sisters Hospital. Our lives, their lives, the institution of Sisters ...

2266. For Someone Who Heroically Suffered, Yet Spread Good Cheer

John 19:25-27 · 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... little Mike with her music. She even gave thought to authoring a book, hoping that before she died she could publish a book to help kids deal with the problems that come when their mom has cancer. And probably Linda’s greatest and most wonderful of qualities was her unselfishness, her care for others, her concern for everyone but herself. When she learned of her dire diagnosis of cancer, she kept the full story from her parents not wanting them to worry. She was so glad to be able to take Michael to ...

2267. For Someone Who Will Be Terribly Missed

Job 19:23-27 · John 12:23-26 · John 14:1-6 · Acts 1:21-26

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... , his love for fun; they can all be seen as the paint Pat’s left behind for all of us to use to make something of the stain his death placed upon our hearts. And if we do that, if we reflect back in our life the wonderful and positive qualities that were evident in Pat’s life, it’s about the best tribute we could ever pay to him, the most fitting memorial you could ever erect in his honor. We are gathered here today, not only to recognize and call to mind Pat’s wonderful life, but also to ...

2268. A Sermon About Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... Jews? And more still to Jewish friends? Here, in the story, we have a man, who was a Jew, who was visited, unexpectedly, by a Jewish friend. Certainly, the story did not suggest that the man’s larder was completely empty but that it contained nothing of sufficient quality to lay before a hungry friend. So, he went next door to his other friend and asked for help. But this friend, even knowing what was at stake, refused to help and his only excuse was that he was too lazy to help. That his kids were asleep ...

2269. God Is Like...a Parent

Hosea 11:1-4 · Luke 15:1-32

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... sense in which their parents are godlike. As a small child, I am very aware that my parents are older, bigger, wiser and more powerful than I am. So it’s not surprising that the adherents of nearly every religion have attributed father and mother qualities to the gods they worship. What is surprising, when we turn to the Old Testament, is how few are the references to God as father or mother. Hebrew culture was strongly patriarchal; men ran the show. Therefore, we would expect the Hebrew people to regard ...

2270. God Is Like...Fire

Malachi 3:1-4 · Luke 3:1-6, 9,16-17

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

2271. God Is Like...a Face

Genesis 33:1-11 · 2 Corinthians 4:5-6

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... We cannot imagine a god without human attributes. Whenever we try to describe the mystery called God, we resort to human categories. We say that God is compassionate, just, merciful. We speak of God’s anger, God’s faithfulness, God’s love. Those are all human qualities. True, we may say that God is all-knowing, all-powerful, whereas human beings are not. But knowledge and power are things that humans experience. There is no other way to talk of God, to think of God, but in human terms. When the people ...

2272. It Goes Without Saying

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and nurturing relationship, one that inspires change and challenges both to grow, no greater joy can be found! So, what makes a relationship great? Although that’s a complicated question and in some ways distinctive to each couple, we can identify a few qualities that seem to create a sense of appreciation, goodwill, and trust: 1) each partner works on changing him or herself rather than changing the partner, 2) their relationship is based in mutual respect, and 3) they don’t take each other for granted ...

2273. Justified

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

In our 21st-century world, we talk a lot about what we deserve. We measure our worth in fact often by what we believe we should receive in exchange for what we have accomplished or the quality of who we are. This of course is a dangerous game. For whenever we use “deserving” as our measurement tool, in fact whenever we use any kind of measurement tool to decide our worth, or the worth of someone else, we have gone down a narrow rabbit hole that will ...

2274. To Be Alive

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . Our sense of purpose, perseverance, and passion, that author Angela Duckworth calls “grit,” takes us even further. Far beyond our survival instinct, “grit” fuels humanistic “hope,” the thought that we can change our future and reach our full potential. This focus on our quality of life and the meaning we find within life may help us better deal with our fear of death and may help us re-define what it means to “live” in the present moment, but it doesn’t change the span of our biological ...

2275. Worth a Thousand Points

Luke 18:9-14

Illustration

John P. Jewell

Perhaps you have heard the story of the man who came to the gates of heaven to be greeted by St. Peter. Peter asks the man if he can give a brief history of his life with an emphasis on the good deeds he had done in order to gain entrance into the kingdom of heaven. "You will need 1000 points to be admitted," Peter tells the man. "This will be a cinch," the man thinks to himself, "I've been involved in church from the days of my youth." Then he begins to list his activities for Peter. He was an officer in ...

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