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2451. Never on Sunday

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... the most observant Christians — with the possible exception of Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-a — take it all that seriously, and even they simply close their businesses. Whether or not they actually rest and remember, as the commandment requires, is anyone’s guess. Business Insider lists In-and-Out Burger, Marriott, and Forever 21 as three of the top seventeen most religious companies in the country but they all pretty much ignore the fourth commandment, as does Walmart who claims to run their company ...

2452. Uncontainable Faith

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... earlier from the 1500s, in which the meaning was that sorrow or worry could keep one from doing what needed to be done. The cat who plays with the mouse instead of doing what needed to be done may lose it and not have dinner. This phrase, as you might guess, comes across as just the opposite of the phrase as we use it today. For those who needed to work hard to make a living and who needed to get through life’s difficulties and sorrows while still doing what needed to be done to move forward, the phrase ...

2453. It's No Fun to Move

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... song stuck in your head or always have an itch that you can’t reach? That’s a tough one. Would you rather be trapped on a deserted island with someone who never speaks or with someone who never shuts up? (1) I probably couldn’t guess your answers to these questions. But there is one “Would You Rather” question that is pretty easy for everyone to answer: “Would you rather move across the country or get a root canal?” You could replace “root canal” with all sorts of unpleasant options, and ...

2454. Joy on an Elephant

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

Mary Austin

... feels at home. In embracing all of herself — energy, passion, and disability — she tapped into a deep, living joy within herself. On the way to her TED talk, she used her white cane, the symbol of the disability she tried to escape for so long — and guess what? It allowed her to avoid a lot of lines at the airport. In being truly ourselves, the people God created us to be, there is the deepest joy we know. In embracing our whole lives, happiness and sorrow, grief and delight, failure and success, we ...

2455. Hope Rises

Mark 9:30-37, 42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... include words such as loving, affectionate, hopeful, approachable, open, compassionate, kind, gracious, non-judging, accepting, forgiving, obedient, trusting, faithful, serving, risk taking, full of initiative, creative, authentic, honest, dependent, relational, honorable, respectful of authority, innocent, sweet.] Guess what? You’ve just described a child. Think about it. The most desirable qualities that we all admire and wish we had are the ones we were born with. Every single human being is born and ...

2456. Public Sex

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Will Willimon

... to a gospel sing at some little church. The college students who are there with Habitat do a lot of sitting on the porch in the evenings. We just have a beer and sit and talk." ''Millard Fuller doesn't mind if you have a beer?'' I asked.. ''Well, I guess he sort of looks the other way. But you can't sleep with each other," she said. ''Really? Is that because Millard is a Presbyterian?'' I asked. ''Doesn't want people to have a good time?'' ''No. I don't think so," she said. ''Millard says that there are ...

2457. Down by the Riverside

Mark 1:4-11 · Genesis 1:1-5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

In one of my favorite commentaries, the comic strip "Peanuts", Linus says to Charlie Brown: "I guess it's wrong always to be worrying about tomorrow. Maybe we should think only about today." To that, Charlie Brown responded: "No, that's giving up. I'm still hoping that yesterday will get better." Haven't you ever fellt like that? The Good News is that Jesus says "YES" ...

2458. Fathers Need A Giant Sized Faith

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . in and earthquake. And so did the Philistines. They watched as David stepped forward and decapitated Goliath with his Goliath's own sword. That's a great story of faith over might. Might doesn't always make right. It shows that, occasionally, the little guy does win. And, I guess it just goes to show that with God on your side, you'll always get a head. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I think the story does teach us a some very valuable lessons about faith and life and even about the kind of stuff it takes ...

2459. For The Love of God is Creative

1 Corinthians 2:6-12 · Psalm 8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and see the family resemblance. But you look at Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, and you see God. For Christ is the very image of God. Jesus told Philip and the other disciples, "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father." We don't have to guess what God is like. God has let us see God in the person Jesus. By sending Jesus as a flesh and blood man, God made a full revelation of God. 1 Timothy 3:16 reminds us that Jesus was God "manifested in the flesh". In Jesus Christ we see both ...

2460. For The Love of God Is Empowering

Matthew 22:36 -40 · John 4:1-32

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... I was much younger, before I joined the service or got married, I occasionally ran with a pretty rough crowd. I knew quite a few bikers. They had wonderfully descriptive names like, Leg. (he had a limp); Speed & Shakes, (they were both methamphetamine addicts); and Forger, (guess what he did). A lot of these guys got tattoos. Some of them said things like "Born To Ride." or "Born to be wild." Many of them got their girl friend's name tattooed on their arm. But there's one I remember that really took all ...

2461. Devour And Conquer

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... or sent to the landfill, they may find our pay stubs and a copy of the record of our church giving, the original of which was sent to the IRS. They may be able to look at the bills for our phones and our television packages and make a guess as to our true priorities. In 1895, the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem called “Recessional.” At the time the British were the high and mighty, lord of all creation, of all they could see and not see. The sun did not set ...

2462. Going Into Labor

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... six lines, however, take a different turn, one that we might well think about: We wonder,—and some Hunter may express Wonder like ours, when thro’ the wilderness Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chase, He meets some fragment huge, and stops to guess What powerful but unrecorded race Once dwelt in that annihilated place. At that time London was the capital of a world-spanning empire greater than Rome’s! Smith dared to think that his own civilization might someday be as much a collection of ruins ...

2463. The Wedding Planner's Worst Nightmare

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... spotted an ice cream truck down the block and convinced the owner to park the truck at the church and serve ice cream to the waiting guests. Everyone assumed this was part of the wedding entertainment. The guests had a great time, and no one guessed that they were being distracted from a scheduling mistake. (2) Wedding planner Meagan Culkin tells of one couple who got married on the same day that a hurricane passed through their area. The wedding caterer canceled at the last minute, so Culkin hired another ...

2464. More Certain Than a Tom Brady Pass

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... a frightening dream and think, “Wait a minute! Was that real?” And once we get a little more alert, we realize that it was just a dream, and we hopefully fall back to sleep. Psychologists say there is one type of dream that is nearly universal. Can you guess what it is? It’s the dream of being unprepared for an exam. It’s awful, isn’t it? School children all over the world report having this dream, or I should say, this nightmare, for that is what it truly is. In this dream, you realize on the ...

2465. Listen!

Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)

Sermon

King Duncan

... van looked like. Therefore, they couldn’t get the public’s help in tracking down the stolen van. In Matthew 17, Jesus tells Peter, John and James to keep this moment on the mountain a secret until after Jesus has been raised from the dead. Well, guess what, folks? Jesus has been raised from the dead. It’s “after” time! Which means it’s time to share the truth of who Jesus is with everyone we can. When you have an experience of God, it’s your opportunity and responsibility to share that ...

2466. Big Boys Do Cry

Joel 2:1-2,12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... who ordered the roaring wind and the raging sea to be still; The One who now commands all authority in heaven and earth; This same Man who never met a situation He couldn’t handle, could cry from the depths of a broken heart. Yes,” he now says, “I guess big boys do cry.” (2) Did you know that the Bible teaches us that it’s all right for big boys to cry . . . and big girls as well? In the King James Version of the Bible, (Romans 12:15) the Apostle Paul wrote, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and ...

2467. What Are You Bananas About?

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... rain or intense heat to watch their team play. They yell their heads off and act like fools to cheer on their team. They heckle the umpires. There is something about loyalty to a sports team that makes a person do crazy stuff. So I guess it’s not entirely crazy to hear that an anonymous fan of the Washburn Rural High School wrestling team in Topeka, Kansas, has been sending hundreds of bananas to the school’s wrestling coach. It started the morning after Washburn Rural’s girls’ and boys’ teams ...

2468. One More Year

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... . And if he did allow for it, we don’t know if the tree produced any fruit. What is presented here is not a story with solutions but a tale with possibilities. Are there places in your life where you, like the fig tree, are not producing fruit? My guess is that most of us could answer this in the affirmative. In the landscape of our lives there are many places where it’s important to be fruitful. From parenting to work to school and back again, we are called to be fruitful. And if we are continuously ...

2469. They Should Have Fired That Shepherd

Luke 15:1-3 (8-32)

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... woman and her lost coin. Let’s look at this carefully. This woman lost a coin. She spent a whole day looking for it and eventually found the coin. No big deal so far. Then, however, she called everyone over to have a party to celebrate finding the coin! My guess is she spent much more than the coin was worth on the wine and food for the celebration! I do not understand this! Why not just get a piggy bank, put the coin in there and leave it there. Losing a coin and then after finding it, spending it to ...

2470. Hold the Candy

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Mary Austin

... , paired off two by two as you miss someone dear to you, or grieve a break-up? Do you hate the sugar and sweetness that forgets that every real relationship has difficulties as well as joys? If aliens were to arrive on our planet, they might reasonably guess that the word love applied only to shiny, happy, in-shape, perfect couples, or celebrities getting together. But all of you know that love comes in many shapes and forms…the grown-up son or daughter taking care of a parent through a long illness…the ...

2471. Beware! Angels

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the way it is in the Bible with these angelic visitations. They are a frightening sign that something strange, something terrifying and new is about to happen. God is stepping into the course of history, preparing to change the course of things. And guess who is going to help God change the whole course of world history? asks the angel. Poor Joseph undoubtedly thought of his engagement as something personal, private, just something between him and Mary. But the angel told Joseph that he and Mary were ...

2472. Without the Mask

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2

Sermon

Mary Austin

... ’s no need for that kind of veil.” Thanks to Jesus, we can see God’s glory directly, without a veil, without being shielded. Because of Jesus, the glory of God is visible in the world — ready for us to take it in. We don’t have to wonder and guess about God anymore. The bright light of God’s glory is right out there for us all to see, visible in the world, thanks to Jesus. God’s glory is alive among us. Our connection can be visible on our faces, too. Thanks to the example of Jesus, we can ...

2473. The Sweet Scent of Death

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

What does death smell like? I’m guessing that many of you might say flowers. But not just any flowers. Heavily fragrant flowers. Dozens and dozens of them. Huge floral arrangements freshly plucked and designed to impress ooze that honeysuckle smell that masks the decomposition of the body. These aren’t light, wisps of perfume but a pungent, ...

2474. Everything You Do Bears Witness

John 10:22-30

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... firefighter who is walking away from the scene of a big fire that has just been extinguished, and as you climb into your truck people gather around to ask when you will let them know you are a firefighter. So what did Jesus say? The obvious thing, I guess. He said, “I told you. You just don’t want to believe it. Everything I do bears witness to me. But you won’t believe it.” One has to wonder what it was about the announcement that these people felt they needed? Imagine if someone approached you and ...

2475. The Call

Matthew 16:13-20, Mark 1:14-20, Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Will Willimon

... ." It all comes down to what you believe to be reasonable. Jesus squats in the dust. He looks around at the assembled ex-IRS' agents, failed fishermen, carpenters, unwed mothers, and women of ill-repute and says, ''I'm going to take over the world. The revolution begins here. And guess who's going to help me? And some, twelve or so, were crazy enough to believe him, defiant enough to go against the world's names for them. Such ''unreason'' is our name for salvation.

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