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1. Friction Points

John 17:6-19

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Bill Bouknight

... our culture and the standards of Jesus Christ. We are called to live in that tension. We must neither cave in nor bailout. The more we are molded by Christ, the more tension we will have with the culture. The sparks ought to fly. Through that friction and tension, Jesus Christ can change our culture. Note our two scriptural passages for today. The passage from John 17 is part of Jesus' high priestly prayer. Jesus is on the eve of his crucifixion. He has nurtured this little band of disciples for about three ...

2. Friction Inside and Outside the Family

Genesis 21:1-7, Genesis 21:8-21, Genesis 21:22-34

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Who laughs? God? Isaac? Abraham? Then Abraham circumcises Isaac (21:4). For a third time somebody laughs, and here it is Sarah (21:6–7). This is a joyful laughter, and her joy will be contagious. How quickly festivities can turn into friction (21:8–21). Sarah sees Ishmael mocking Isaac after Isaac has been weaned (about three years). Actually the Hebrew word for “mocking” is “to laugh.” Ishmael was “Isaac-ing” Isaac. Paul’s choice of “persecuted” in Galatians 4:29 indicates that Isaac ...

3. The Power of the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... popular oils women and men use in their hair to keep it just in place. But oil is also used in scripture as a means of anointing. When you are anointed by God, you are set in motion on a mission. Like riding the bike, when there’s too much friction, a little oil will make those tires spin with ease, so you can ride fast and clear --so you can move forward again. A little oil in the leather, and your boots will look like new. A little oil in the lamp keeps it burning. [“Give me oil, in my ...

4. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

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Larry Powell

... shepherd. In his comment about the phrase, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures," Keller observes that it is impossible for sheep to be made to lie down unless at least four requirements are met: (1) They must be free from fear, (2) free from friction among their own kind, (3) free from pests, and (4) free from hunger. I do not know much about sheep, but if Keller is correct, sheep and people apparently require about the same things for security. (a) Free from fear. Do we confess Christ with our lips ...

5. The Knot: Frayed (Part 1)

1 Peter 3:1-7

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James Merritt

... like a car. They want to drive it until it breaks down and then trade it in for another model. The One who created marriage and the One who should be tying the knot realized that the rope of marriage does get frayed and that there would be conflict and friction that could cause the rope of matrimony to snap. He also knows there are only two people who ultimately can keep that rope from fraying and snapping and that is the husband and the wife. Just as it takes two to have a marriage, it takes two to hold a ...

6. Pentecost -- A Wild, Weird, Wonderful Day

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John A. Stroman

... and obstacles that seek to divide us. The oil in your automobile engine makes it possible for all the parts to work together. It lessens friction and heat and keeps the engine from wearing out. That's the nature of the Holy Spirit's work within your life: to lessen friction and heat and to keep you from wearing out. A life without the Holy Spirit is one of friction and confrontation, making it more difficult to get along with others. The Spirit's presence in our lives is one of joy, sweetness, excitement ...

7. Complete Joy

Philippians 2:1-11

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Jeff Wedge

... is easy for people who care deeply about the church to become quite passionate about what happens in the church and about things the church does. This should probably not surprise us. In every other part of our lives, wherever there are people working with each other, there are some frictions and small disagreements and mild arguments about how things are being done. The church is full of the same sort of people as we find in the rest of the world, and in the church they have the same sorts of ...

8. The Knot: Frayed (Part 2)

1 Peter 3:1-7

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James Merritt

... know that even the best knot can become untied and even the strongest rope can become frayed. Last week we told you what causes the fraying of a rope. Friction is caused when two things move against each other. In marriage, when two people come together with differences (and there will be differences) there is going to be friction. When there is friction, nerves get frayed, tempers flare, words are said and if not corrected, the knot can become undone. Both the wife and the husband have both a divine duty ...

9. Responding In Anger

Job 7:11-21 · Matthew 21:12-13

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Wallace H. Kirby

... years ago, we made an agreement. We decided never to fuss or to argue with one another. Whenever we have a difference of opinion that causes friction and we can see a fight coming on, she just stays in the house and I go out for a long walk. I guess my ... another person's anger. I talked with a minister who asked to be moved from his church. He made the request because of the friction between those who responded to his ministry and those who did not. "It's been miserable for the past six months," he said. "How ...

10. Love of Money

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... suspicions. How self-centered is the teaching of error—and how destructive! And how often it is done in the name of “knowledge” and wisdom (cf. 1:7; 6:20–21)! Finally, these result in constant friction. This word occurs only here in the NT and means either constant friction (also Moffatt) or “mutual irritation” (Goodspeed) between people. The second result of their “sickness” is what it has done to the false teachers themselves. They have become men of corrupt mind; this carries the sickness ...

We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction... that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are.

Benjamin Carson

12. Bearing The Cross

Luke 14:25-35

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Richard A. Jensen

... clinic. But she got no straight answers. It was like a conspiracy of silence had formed around her. Dr. McDermott was devastated. The other problem was that she just didn't like some of the doctors with whom she worked. They were just not nice people she thought. Friction was in the air at the clinic all the time because of the personalities that worked there. It was not a good work atmosphere. She hated to go to work each day. The whole situation was just awful. The situation got so bad, in fact, that Dr ...

13. The Oil For Squeaking People

Genesis 18:1-15

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R. Robert Cueni

... an awesome surprise, she laughed. She applied laughter as an active ingredient to make things move more smoothly. As human beings we often find ourselves in very difficult, painful, squeaky-tight situations. Laughter is the God-given oil, the lubricant which reduces the friction and helps us get through tough, tight problems. Laughter is a marvelous gift of a loving God and as such it is a gift we should carefully nurture and frequently use. Consider how this gift assists us in learning. We must all learn ...

14. Easter 6

Jn 14:15-31; Acts 15:22-29, 16:6-15; Rev 21:22--22:5

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John R. Brokhoff

... . It is far different from the world's peace which is no peace, because peace may be only a truce, a compromise, or an enforced peace through arms. Christ's peace is a gift resulting from a oneness based on love. When two are one, there is no opportunity for friction or estrangement. Epistle: Acts 16:9-15 1. Come (v. 9). Paul had every intention to preach in Asia Minor, but he was stopped in his tracks by the Holy Spirit. One night in a vision he saw a man who begged, "Come to Macedonia and help us." God ...

15. Putting God In His Place

Matthew 6:33

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To show the importance of keeping God at the center of life. Materials: A small toy car with a friction motor. Several large cardboard disks, glued together. A pencil. Drill a hole, the diameter of the pencil, through the center of the disk; and drill another hole about one inch off the center. Lesson: By just looking at this toy car, you cannot tell what kind it is; but when ...

16. Wedding: An Offer from God

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John M. Braaten

... day. What do you say to a young couple who are deeply in love but who are still largely innocent of the demands of love? What do you say to two dear young people who know the joy of a close relationship, but who have yet to deal with the frictions which the intimacy of marriage brings? I know you want, more than anything else, to have a happy marriage. That's the way it should be. But how will the future deal with you? And how could any words help you cope with all the possibilities for good or ill ...

17. Wedding: The Joy of New Beginnings

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John M. Braaten

... Jesus goes he brings newness, replacing the past with exciting possibilities for the future. ________ and ________, we do not know what the future holds for you. We have, of course, our dreams that you will find a shared life of great joy with a minimum of friction and antagonism. We pray that you will fulfill each other's expectations of what it means to be a husband and wife and that you will find a life of wedded bliss. We hope you are spared serious illness or tragedy and that your way spreads out ...

18. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

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Larry Goodpaster

Whenever the “new” bumps up against the “old” there is bound to be friction. It happens within the community where we live. Someone -- an elected leader or would-be community change agent -- comes along with a new idea, seeing new possibilities for the future, and there is a vocal hesitation. “Why should we change?” the long-time residents complain. “Things are just fine the ...

19. Where Does That Leave Us?

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... the week in bitter distress, wearing in the soul a load of sand with no way to wash it out. 5. Failing to show up for a group responsibility, leaving it for the others to carry your load. Not only is this an extra burden to others, but it causes friction among the group. A sure case of having to wear sand in the hair indefinitely. 6. Laying the blame on others. “Yes, I may have done that, but if only you had...” The “if only you had” burdens people with a guilt they cannot touch, and leaves you with ...

20. Faith, Hope, and Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... , was, "The Law of the Pendulum." I spent 20 minutes carefully teaching the physical principle that governs a swinging pendulum. The law of the pendulum is: A pendulum can never return to a point higher than the point from which it was released. Because of friction and gravity, when the pendulum returns, it will fall short of its original release point. Each time it swings it makes less and less of an arc, until finally it is at rest. This point of rest is called the state of equilibrium, where all forces ...

21. Praise God For Adversity

Isaiah 43:14-28

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Carl Hoefler

... been blessed. It is easy to sing a stately and exultant doxology when we are in a comfortable church, surrounded by an affluent and a friendly congregation. It is quite another thing to praise God when we find ourselves in a family where there is constant friction. It is not easy to praise God when we are numbered among the unemployed, or the divorced, or the physically crippled, or the mentally handicapped. It is not easy to praise God when our life is truncated by a terminal disease. It is not easy to ...

22. Easter 6

Jn 14:23-29 · Acts 14:8-18; 15:1-2, 22-29 · Rev 21:10, 22-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... from the world's peace which is no peace, because peace may be only a truce, a compromise, or an enforced peace through arms. Christ's peace is a gift resulting from a oneness based on love. When two are one, there is no opportunity for friction or estrangement. Lesson 1: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 1. Unless (v. 1). The Judaizers stirred up dissension in the Antioch congregation by claiming that certain conditions had to be met before people could be saved. "Unless" Gentiles were circumcised and obeyed the Mosaic ...

23. Light Shines

Isaiah 9:1-7

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... of the general darkness, in which all of us stumble around, is the deadly despair of a deepening individual darkness. You are unemployed and there seems to be no work anywhere for you. Your spouse is ill and the prognosis is not good. There is deep friction within the family circle, cutting persons into shreds. The darkness seems so thick you could cut it. My aunt is aged and infirm. Several years ago she sold her home and moved to a retirement village in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Several weeks ago she ...

24. The First Council

Acts 15:1-21

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... meal without giving offense to one another. The food would be such that all might eat with a clear conscience. James added the comment that this was important because there were some Jews in every city of the world and there would be constant friction if this minimum concession was not heeded. Orthodox Jews to this day insist on avoiding what has been strangled. Kosher slaughterhouses operate under strict rabbinical supervision to make sure that an animal is killed in such a way that the blood is drained ...

25. Revival at Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

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... saga. The Roman historian Suetonius says that the reason for the expulsion of the Jews was that disorders had been stirred up by "Chrestus." It is quite possible that this is a misspelling of "Christus" and that the disorders at Rome had been caused by friction between Jews and Christians. Bearing this out is the fact that Paul made no effort to convert Aquila and Priscilla, which leads us to believe that while in Rome they had already been committed to faith in Christ. Paul teamed up with Aquila and his ...

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