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1. A Piggy Pudding

Matthew 8:28-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and sacrifice but wild boar roamed the area freely as well,. The tortured man is beaten down by the “Legion,” perhaps which represents the area. The demon might as well say, “I am Rome.” It’s an unfriendly area. Highly Hellenized. The pigs are equally as disgusting as the “legion.” So the pig or boar makes for a great metaphor in many ways. In parable of prodigal…pigs food indicates how low he had to go. Here too. The drowning of the pigs into the sea (which was thought of as an abyss) was ...

2. Personal Politics

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... . They are off-putting to our sensibilities of associating with "nice" people. But we need to recall that Jesus was accused of spending too much time with tax collectors and sinners. To treat people in this manner is not to throw stones at them or to turn away in disgust. Rather it is a call to re-engage with them as those whom God is seeking and saving. When Bill Hybels was a college student in Iowa, he had a roommate who trained his pet dog to growl whenever the town mayor's name was mentioned. No matter ...

3. Words That Wound, Words That Heal

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... always be careful how we speak to one another in the home. A public service advertisement for the national committee for the prevention of child abuse reminded us of "words that hit as hard as a fist." It listed words that some parents say to their children. "You disgust me, just shut up. You're pathetic, you can't do anything right. You are really stupid. Don't you know how to listen? Get out of here. I'm sick of looking at your face." Accompanying these comments that some parents make to their children is ...

4. Who Does Jesus Belong to Anyway?

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

... for a fellow who could not speak because he was deaf and had a speech impediment. They begged Jesus to help their poor friend. Jesus took him away in private, which, I think, was a good thing, since the gestures he was going to use to heal this man were disgusting. Tough to stomach, you might say. He put his fingers in the man's ears. So far, so good. But then he spat and touched the guy's tongue. We assume that Jesus didn't just spit like a major league ball player between pitches. He spat on his fingers ...

5. The Christian's Tears of Failure

Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... limping and handicapped? And it still goes on. We call it child abuse. Recently a government report informed us that about twenty-five percent of child deaths in America are caused by parental abuse. Remorse can lead to self-destruction. We can be so sorry, so disgusted with ourselves for our failure to be Christians that we can end our own lives. This was the case with Judas who was so overwhelmed with guilt that he hanged himself. Some time ago there was a news item about a Georgia mother of three. As ...

6. You Are Worth Much!

Matthew 10:1-42

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... 't hard or cruel. Sometimes it seems that the devil takes over and we rush headlong into pet sins, or allow emotions of hatred, recrimination or disgust to rule us. I say, in view of our own past performance, it may be hard to believe this good word that God values us highly ... here to build up one another and to emphasize our value and worth to each other and God, not our disgust with one another. Many persons - every honest Christian really - struggle with their own sins and spiritual failure, sometimes in an ...

7. If Only We Would Do The Obvious ...

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... She, wanted desperately to be loved, and yet felt so unworthy of being loved that she had convinced herself that even God could not love anyone as despicable as she. At every session, Ann made some reference to her parents. One time she had had a "disgusting" letter, another time a "manipulative" telephone call. She viewed an invitation to come home for a visit or a holiday as an interference. When her parents sent food or money, Ann said that was their way of trying to control her. "Why can’t they leave ...

8. The Friday We Call Good

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... . There is no other foundation on which we can establish our trust. Religion itself can be so twisted and distorted without this lifegiving center in the Cross. When religion is misused for personal greed or simply as a cloak for control over others, the spectacle is disgusting. The worst thing is to begin to think that God is like that! But when the attention is fully and steadily upon the Cross, and Jesus as the Lamb of God who took upon himself the sins of the world at that Cross, then religion is never ...

9. I ... Oh ... U

Luke 18:9-14

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... School hallways - vivid pictures of abject poverty and despair, captioned with the title "Listen, Christian." The long-"I" makes it more difficult to notice. And when we do notice, another rendering of the sermon title may come into operation: I ... Oh ... U! - in sounds of disgust, as though it’s a waste of time and attention to notice. This fellow is a real loser, and it would not be worth our time and energy to notice except for one thing ... running him down and degrading him does something for us. It ...

10. Recovering From the Blahs

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him." Do you ever get a case of the blahs? At times you feel blue or you get "down in the dumps." Are there days when you are depressed, discouraged, or disgusted with life? When a day like that comes, you wear negative glasses so that everything appears negative. You cannot see any good about yourself or about those around you. If so, you are normal, because life consists of ups and downs. There are days when you have a ...

11. God Stood Up

Sermon

James Bjorge

... Jesus was too busy for such tasks. Mark records this (10:14), "But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, ‘Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.’ " Jesus was willing to reveal his disgust to his disciples for their wrong action. Peter was shook up over the fact Jesus said he was going to go to Jerusalem and die. He said, "God forbid, this shall never happen to you." Jesus then turned to Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a ...

12. The Children of Promise

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... understand the judgment that awaited them. This was not easy for Jeremiah. There were times he himself was bitter towards God and wondered why his people could not get a better break. In those moments he was not disgusted with the civil or ecclesiastical leaders or the people. At those times he was disgusted and discouraged that God could not make the situation right with some kind of fiat. He had believed that God’s word would be effective among the people, but he just could not see the good results. God ...

13. Beautiful Words Of Life

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... lives matter. I mention this because how we feel about ourselves will determine the effectiveness of our witness to Christ. There are many people who latch onto Christ because they are disgusted with themselves. And that's good. We need to reach out to him when our self-esteem is dragging the floor. But if we stay disgusted with ourselves, we can never be effective in reaching out to others. Christ has too many followers who feel helpless, defeated, impotent. Let Christ deliver you from your feelings of low ...

14. Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... scrutinizes his guests. Suddenly his head snaps back. The music stops in mid-beat. All eyes turn to focus upon the object of the king’s obvious displeasure. Gasps of shock and whispers of disgust echo as spotlights zero in. Can’t believe it! No suit and tie! How did he get in? What nerve! What gross insensitivity! Disgusting! I remember as if it were yesterday. Louie Shingler, distinguished lay-leader of Los Angeles First Church, where I was an associate at the time, picked me up on the steps of Fuller ...

15. Joy: The Echo of God's Presence In Us! (Part I - Introduction)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... book of Joy. I hope by now you can see why the Apostle Paul has something to say to your life. Paul''s message is credible. It is authentic. It is real. The Apostle Paul is not writing from the plush Hilton Hotel in Rome, but from a damp, dingy, disgusting jail cell as a fellow servant of Christ, lying near death for a period of time. However, Paul does not focus on his suffering but thinks of a way to use this moment as an instrument of Evangelism and a Kingdom moment for our Lord. Like the song we sing ...

16. Look Inside and Discover Life

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , it was natural that they were the lightning rod that would attract most of the bitterness of the people. The complaints are often a litany of yearning for their former life in Egypt, protests over the lack of food and water along the journey, and their disgust with manna. Rarely did the people complain against God. In today's lesson, however, the people complain to Moses and to God. This passage is the last and most severe of the complaint stories that are recorded in the book of Numbers. Again the people ...

17. Wrestling Alone at Night

Genesis 32:22-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . He put the truck in low, but the tractor-trailer would not budge. He put it in reverse, shoved the pedal to the metal, but the trailer did not move. When the trucker climbed down from the rig in disgust, a small boy from the crowd approached him saying, “I think I can help.” The angry, disgusted drivers says to the kid, “What do you know about tractor-trailers?” “Well,” said the kid, “I’d let the air out of the tires, that would free the trailer. You could drive out, refill your tires, and ...

18. From Temple to Table

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of “deer repellent.” But it a noxious, nasty‑smelling nostrum, made up of something called “blood meal” and some form of “tough‑guy” animal urine (you know like cougars, wolves, coyotes, repo‑guys). It smells disgusting — almost unbearable to humans for the first twelve hours. The good news? It smells disgusting to deer for two to three weeks. The bad news? It smells like Tom Ford Tuscan Leather to dogs. So if you are putting out deer repellant and have dogs, you have to make a choice ...

19. The Greater Honor

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... Theo quickly gathered around himself those who had stood on the ninth step. Theo and the others just shook their heads over Paul's letter. Theo said, "I thought I had heard more than I could take and then those cruelest words of all." Theo spat those words out in disgust: " 'Give the highest honor to the inferior part.' It's crazy," Theo said. "That would put an end to our "Spiritual Gift" Sunday altogether. Paul turns honoring upside down!""

20. The Fear Of Taking The Plunge

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

Richard Patt

... difficulty believing anything could be much more promising than the status quo. We surmise: If something isn't broken, why fix it? But the fact is that in many respects people today do regard their current lot as being precisely that: fragmented, broken, disgustingly status quo and going nowhere. Longing to walk in the sweet-smelling lilies of the field, they continue groveling in the paralyzing pollution of their own anxiety: They are afraid to move. That last statement can be taken quite literally. I once ...

21. Our Jealous Husband

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... god of your anger? Jesus said that if you are even angry with your brother, you are guilty of murder. Yes, there is such a thing as righteous anger, but that's the kind that God would have toward the offending party. Are you sure God is mad at what disgusts you or are you being your own god? Who is the god of your sexuality? Is the freedom (actually bondage!) god of the '60s or the "feel good" god of popular society or the "I can't help it, god!" of our flesh what controls your thoughts and actions. Sex ...

22. Seeing The Whole Person

John 4:1-26

Sermon

David Belgum

... training in the new Gospel of Discipleship course, these students of Jesus' teaching would forsake such bigotry and discover a whole new way of seeing people. Later on they would find that Jesus did not hesitate to draw near to "unclean" persons, sick people, disgusting cases of leprosy, a mental case raving with an evil spirit, a rich young ruler, and also a centurion; you name it, Jesus dealt with it, whatever the "it" might be. They would be in the Discipleship Course for several more semesters before ...

23. Seeing The Unseeing

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

Sermon

David Belgum

... not that persons were made for the sabbath. The same could be said about most policy and procedure manuals, governmental regulations, and fine print of endless documents. We're not only disappointed that a so-called religious leader would heal on the sabbath; we're outraged and disgusted. It's really too bad this blind man can see. 2. "The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight...." We have a saying, "It's too good to be true." What is there about us that so often doubts that ...

24. The First Hole

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... than New Jersey taxes. He approached his job and golf with the enthusiasm of someone being interviewed by Mike Wallace. So nobody wanted to work or play with him. After about five holes of his firm's annual golf outing, his team walked off the course disgusted by his underwhelming approach to life and sport. So Milton caught up with the group on the next tee and asked if he could join them. Knowing his reputation, they said, "Sorry, Milton, but we've already got three." Paul Azinger was playing with Gary ...

25. The Downside Of The Practice -- Performance Equation

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... -- meaning they do some good things while hanging out with the boys and boozing it up. Being one of the area's better female golfers, it wasn't surprising that Sue won gender competitions for closest to the pin and longest drive. What was surprising -- disgusting -- was the disparity of awards based on gender. While men received equipment and apparel, my sister got a lasagna pan and a cheap umbrella. I'm embarrassed to say I shrugged off sexism until it hit home. I'm sorry it took the victimization of ...

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