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1. Friction Points

John 17:6-19

Sermon

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. The Power of the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

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 ...

3. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

Sermon

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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. Complete Joy

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. Responding In Anger

Job 7:11-21 · Matthew 21:12-13

Sermon

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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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 ...

11. 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 ...

12. 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 ...

13. Praise God For Adversity

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

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 ...

14. 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 ...

15. Naming the Divine Baby

Matthew 1:18-25

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Bill Bouknight

... 100 percent of humanity. Here is the really frightening part: 90 percent of people do not know they are infected with an eternally lethal virus. The symptoms of the virus are everywhere: divorce, drug and alcohol addiction, child neglect, lying, stealing, racism, family friction, and money worship. Unless the sin virus is cured, it will increasingly wreck our lives in this world and separate us from God forever. The good news is that a cure has been found for the sin virus. God sent it through a baby ...

16. Why Are We So Split Apart?

Matthew 5:9

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... seem more inconsistent than a counselor trying to help straighten out a twisted life when his own life is twisted? Could anything be more inconsistent than trying to reconcile estranged husbands and wives, when one’s own home is torn apart by friction and misunderstanding? Peacemaking begins with oneself. Before we can be effective in helping other people resolve their differences, we must be persons of peace, and integrated personality. And how does one achieve this? I think Jesus spells it out in the ...

17. I Love You But I Don't Like You

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Bill Bouknight

... when I put Junior on restriction and you let him off restriction without consulting me, that undercuts my authority as a father. THE FIFTH AND FINAL GUIDELINE: AFTER THE CONFRONTATION, TWO APOLOGIES ARE IN ORDER. Not apologies for the confrontation, but for the friction that made the confrontation necessary. This is no time to place blame. Marriage is no courtroom relationship. The words "I'm sorry" seem to come harder for husbands than for wives. One wife said, "My husband's ideal of settling a quarrel is ...

18. Right on the Money!

Proverbs 10:1-32

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Bill Bouknight

... than they own. The average American entering Laurelwood or Oak Court Shopping Centers today has seven credit cards, with a combined balance of over $2000; and he or she pays the minimum amount each month on credit card debt. The number one cause of marital friction in America is financial pressure and disagreement. We live in a culture that is seeking the kingdom of things and trying to spray a little religion on it, like an air freshener. God did not intend for us to be financially distressed. God's for ...

19. Coming Down The Mountain

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... the gospels tell us of the daily work of Jesus and the disciples, going from place to place on the dusty roads to teach and preach. They tell of conflicts with local village elders, and criticism from the religious establishment, and the friction of differing ideas. Luckily some give us a few of the teaching parables of Jesus. But for the most part it is everyday routine, but nevertheless energy-consuming activities - crowds of people, teaching, ministering to individual needs - from which Jesus and the ...

20. The Most Vexing Question In The Bible

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... than the point from which it is released. If you put a ball on the end of a string and release it so that it is free to swing, when it returns it can~t go any higher than the point from which you released it. In fact, because of friction and gravity, it will fall short of the release point. Each time it swings, the arc gets smaller and smaller until it finally comes to rest. Ken used all kinds of diagrams, mathematical formulas, and models to teach the law of the pendulum to the class, and he could tell ...

21. A House Divided

Mark 3:20-30

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King Duncan

... The mutineers went back to Tahiti, grabbed a small group of Tahitian men and women and sailed off to live on a deserted island. When an American whaling vessel found the crew and their "friends" 18 years later, only one of the original crew was left. Friction and fighting for the women had quickly led to murder and suicidethey had no purpose to rally around other than their selfserving lusts. (5) So it is with our lives. Many of us live fragmented lives tossed and buffeted by conflicting desires. We need to ...

22. An Invitation To Know God

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... survey. There was once a man named Elkanah who had two wives. That makes for an interesting story from the beginning. The wives were named Hannah and Peninah. Now Peninah had children, but Hannah had none, and that was cause for a lot of friction between them. In those days, when women were valued primarily for their fertility, a barren wife was considered a liability. And Peninah never let Hannah forget that she had given Elkanah several children while Hannah had given him none. Hannah's despair grew over ...

23. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... see God, for only the pure in heart want to.”11 Verse 9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” In Romans Paul gives us his version of the seventh blessing and clarifies that peacemaking is communal; it reduces social friction and builds up social capital, "So then,” he wrote, “let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.”12 There are some things that peacemaking is not. It is not the avoidance of issues that require attention ...

24. Jedi Christians

Matthew 14:22-36

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Leonard Sweet

... popular but not terribly effective scheme was to tuck your own car right up behind any large truck barreling down the highway. The conventional wisdom was that the tremendous draft created by the truck would help drag your own vehicle along thereby reducing the air friction on it and thus increasing your own gas mileage. Following in the wake of the truck took some of the effort to move forward off of your own car. For many Christians, following in Jesus' steps has become its own kind of spiritual coasting ...

25. A-wake or A-live

Galatians 2:15-21

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Leonard Sweet

... popular, but not terribly effective, scheme was to tuck your own car right up behind any large truck barreling down the highway. The conventional wisdom was that the tremendous draft created by the truck would help "drag" your own vehicle along reducing the air friction on it and thus increasing your own gas mileage. Following in the wake of the truck took some of the effort to move forward off of your own car. For many Christians, following "in Jesus' steps" has become its own kind of spiritual coasting ...

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