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1. The Art of Restoration

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the sins that have accumulated upon and within us and reveals and remolds us into a new place. He makes us gleam as we did from our first beginning. We are “reborn!” We are all God’s artwork! Each one of us is a unique and beautiful piece of art made and signed by God’s own hand! Each of us is different, and each of us has been in some way throughout our lives been chipped or broken or weighed down or scarred by sin or hurt, pain or difficulty. And yet, in the power of the Holy Spirit ...

2. The Art of Critique

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the ways that people behave. And he knows that an unhappy spirit makes for judgmental and often unsuccessful, even harmful critic. But Jesus’ answer is not just to give advice or admonishment or wag fingers in our direction. For Jesus is the Master of the Art of Critique. Instead, Jesus offers us a “yoke.” He offers to take the lead and bear the brunt of everyone’s frustration, anger, difficulty, and struggle. He offers us a rest from our internal conflict, and peace from our anger, a break from our ...

3. The Art of Reconciliation

Luke 12:49-59

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to be part of this communion of grace. We celebrate the differences that make each one unique. We respect the challenges that invite us to the responsibility of continual reconciliation, understanding, listening, and love. We accept Jesus’ challenge to create beauty and art where others see division and to recognize God’s artistry within every human face. Today, I challenge you to be the kind of peacemaker and restorer that Jesus imagined we all as disciples could be. What will this mean for you? Within ...

4. "How Great Thou Art"

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... are justified by his blood and saved from the wrath of God. What a wonderful message, and it's exactly the message of "How Great Thou Art." We can't earn salvation. It's a free gift. And we can't deserve the salvation that God gives. None of us is able to ... loving God, and because of Jesus, I, too, can live in hope for her and me. That's why we so often sing "How Great Thou Art" at funerals. It's a powerful song, not just because it is so well-written or so beautifully composed. It's a powerful song because it ...

5. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... the meanwhile. That time has not yet come. The end is not yet. And I am saying to you that the first requirement for mastering the art of living until is to find out what will be at last the only important thing and make this the most important thing in your ... converge upon the narrow place. But we are not stopping here. This is only the first of the things we need to understand about the art of living until. We go on now to look beyond the narrow place. And, even over there, we can hear the word of Jesus, " ...

6. The Art Of Borrowing And Lending A Donkey

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I acted on it, and I want you to know it works." To be willing to explore new horizons because of the instructions that we receive from our master teacher, to embrace new truth, to be still learning, is the mark of mature persons. That's all in the art of borrowing a donkey -- you have to trust the instructor, and you have to follow the instructions precisely. II. Now that we have looked at the borrowers of the donkey, let's look at the lender -- the man who owned the donkey. That's about all we know about ...

7. On the Art Of Listening To Sermons

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... ground conditions. It is, at one level, about how we listen when the Word is proclaimed. The parable offers some guidelines on the art of listening for God’s Word in the sermon. Listen. Guideline Number 1: Do not have your mind made up before you ... ’s active, loving presence makes a significant difference in our lives and in our world when it takes root. Life can indeed be the art of the possible which succeeds in spite of overwhelming odds to the contrary. If we hear it, then we are called to go tell ...

8. The Art of Fruit

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II’s imperial court in Vienna. Suddenly the budding artist was thrust into a rich renaissance-style intellectual and artistic atmosphere, which boasted interchange between botanists, astronomers, physicians, and alchemists. These would influence his art, and soon he would begin churning out vegetable and fruit likenesses of local celebrities and benefactors. At first, these may seem to us cartoonish and strange. And indeed, Arcimboldo became later known for good reason as the ...

9. God's Work of Art

John 9: 1-41

Illustration

Mickey Anders

... . It is all God's Will. Perhaps our friends will use the famous illustration of Thorton Wilder from his book The Eighth Day, where he compares life to a beautiful tapestry: "Looked at from the right side, it is an intricately woven work of art, drawing together threads of different lengths and colors to make up an inspiring picture. But turn the tapestry over, and you will see a hodgepodge of many threads, some short and some long, some smooth and some cut and knotted, going off in different directions ...

10. The Art of Attention

Illustration

Improving one's memory is not all that difficult. Most of us simply don't expend the time or effort required. "The true art of memory," wrote an English historian, "is the art of attention." We can improve our memories by simply putting our minds to it and by following a few simple rules: 1) Remember to remember. Telling yourself that you want to remember this or that fact and concentrating on it will improve your memory immediately. We remember what we WANT ...

11. The Art of Keeping Quiet

Luke 1:5-25, Ezekiel 3:16-27

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... quietness could he be soothed and given the peace and trust to wait for the miracle to come. Remember this: quietness is not inactivity. Just as a field that lies fallow is not a field where nothing is happening but where everything is happening, so quietness is the art of trusting God and entrusting your future to God’s providence and promise. Advent more than any season is about God’s gift of stilling our hearts and minds, so that we can wait for God to work miracles in our lives and in the lives of ...

12. The Real Art Smith

Humor

... to you? You're so pale. Have you been sick? Either that or you are not getting outdoors enough. Why, you look positively terrible. It is amazing that I recognized you at all." Finally, I interrupted. "Wait," I said, "I've been trying to tell you that I am not Art Smith." "What?" he said with much surprise. "You've gone and changed your name too?"

13. The Art of Living Well

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

The art of living well is not to be preoccupied with success. In studying effective executives, one usually asks, “What were the person’s experiences with success, and how did they build on ... and weaknesses of gifted leaders hinge on how they manage the inevitable disappointments of life, whether they face them squarely and respond to them positively. So we need to remember. The art of living well is not to be preoccupied with success but to accept defeat honestly and to learn from defeat creatively.

14. The Art and Agony of Patience

James 5:7-10

Sermon

Heather Sugden

... might have grown up with an Advent calendar that was used in your family each year, highlighting biblical verses to tell the story of Advent and Christmas. Or you might cherish memories of a handcrafted calendar that beautiful told the story of the season through the arts. In my home, we have often been drawn to the reward-based calendars that offer up a small decoration, chocolate every day, or even a small set of building blocks to create a toy. These were all great ideas but often seemed to push against ...

15. THE ART OF EXPRESSING LOVE

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... and being loved is one of the staples of human existence. Although love and physical affection enhance each other, too often the concept of love is too narrowly defined and even misconstrued when one makes physical affection synonymous with love. It simply is not! The art of expressing love is a very broad, inclusive, endeavor. To discover how to be really good at expressing love, we must look to God - the greatest of all lovers. God’s love for us is not regulated by our response. It is always reaching ...

16. The Fine Art of Doing Nothing

Acts 2:1-21

Illustration

Leigh Bond

... . In fact, he appears so motionless during his routines at shopping malls and amusement parks that he is sometimes mistaken for a mannequin. When I heard about Bill Fuqua, "The Motionless Man," he reminded me of a lot of churches I know—many congregations seem to have mastered the fine art of doing almost nothing. Well, that's not the way it was on the Day of Pentecost 2000 years ago.

17. Deceit as the Art of War

Illustration

Staff

Deception has been a part of warfare since the Trojan horse. During WWII, it became high art. Members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used special "weapons" like dummy planes, tanks, antiaircraft guns, and amplified recordings that created war sounds to fool the German high command. To enable a combat unit to change positions or even attack when the Germans thought it hadn't moved at all, ...

18. The Art of Forgiving

Illustration

Roy L. Smith

The art of forgiving is a spiritual grace every Christian should develop. Because this is so difficult to put into practice, here are some suggestions on how to forgive others: Begin by assuring yourself that compared to Christ's suffering you haven't been seriously wronged at all. Recall the many kind ...

19. Art from Ruins

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

... a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A short time later, a distraught, hostile man slipped into St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome with a hammer and began to smash Michelangelo's beautiful sculpture The Pieta. Two cherished works of art were severely damaged. But what did officials do? Throw them out and forget about them? Absolutely not! Using the best experts, who worked with the utmost care and precision, they made every effort to restore the treasures. By His sovereign grace, God can ...

20. Our Father Who Art in Heaven

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... Protestant seminaries of today. Over half the student body is female. Fewer and fewer men are going into the ministry. Some would claim the men have been "feminized" out of the church. Nevertheless, in the church, feminized or not, we still pray to "our Father who art in heaven." We read a Bible where the overwhelmingly dominant image of God is male and Father. So in keeping with the Lord's Prayer to the Father, let us explore some of the masculine attributes of God and their helpfulness to boys, men, and ...

21. The Art of Listening

Illustration

Cecil C. Osborne

Listening is not just passive hearing. It is an active participating experience in which you pay genuine attention to what the other person is saying. Here are some principles that should help you become a better listener: Don’t grab the conversation: “Yes, now take me, for instance …” Don’t let your gaze wander from the other person’s face except momentarily. Validate the feelings of the other: “Yes, I see what you mean.” Don’t interrupt. Don’t try to top the other person’s story or joke. Don’t criticize ...

Marriage is the art of two incompatible people learning to live compatibly.

James S. Hewett

23. Art In Heaven

Humor

Children's Prayer 3-year-old Reese: Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name. Amen. A little boy was overheard praying: 'Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am.' One particular four-year-old prayed, “And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.”

24. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... live a simpler lifestyle. It’s a way to live with less “stuff” in the present and to make things easier for your loved ones when you actually do die. A few years ago, a Swedish artist named Margareta Magnusson wrote a best-selling book titled The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. Here are some of her tips for doing it well: Start at the top of the house—attics, closets, etc.—and work your way down to the basement Invite family and close friends to help you go through your things, and to take ...

25. Our Father Who Art In Heaven

Matthew 6:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: the flag (a Christian flag or the American flag) Can you think of something that belongs to all of us? When I get up in the morning and look out of the window, I see a heaven and a sun, or some clouds that belong to us all. It is our sun and our heaven. Is there anything that you can think of that belongs to us all? (Let them answer.) Some things belong to you and to me, and some things belong to us all. This means that you have your own teeth, your own clothes, your own house, and your own father ...

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