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1. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... White House and he says, "Mrs. Green, can you stay in Washington another day or two?" She tells him that she can, and he says, "Good. Go to your hotel and meet me here at nine o'clock in the morning on Tuesday." He's hoping by then he can do ... nitrogen that we need in order to live. But it all comes through a bolt of blessing called lightning. That lightning is a picture of the goodness and the mercy of God. No wonder we are told to love mercy. Too often I am afraid we love judgment and loathe mercy. When it ...

2. Oh That Cookie Jar Goodness!

Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... up a stone to battle Goliath. Daniel knew it when he entered into the furnace. Moses knew it when he stepped in front of Pharaoh. Jesus knew it as he hung upon the cross. None of us have the answers to the world’s problems. None of us have the goodness to judge another. None of us have the ability to attain perfection in this world. None of us can live a life without sin and fault. None of us enter eternal life without putting our heart in God’s hands. Jesus’ story is one about attainment vs giving up ...

3. Good Guys And Bad Guys Alike

Genesis 37:1-11, 12-36

Sermon

Steve Burt

... 't do it that way. God would take the evil out of the hearts of human beings, we say. Let everybody be good -- no good guys, no bad, everybody good. But whose good? The Communist good? The capitalist good? The Republican good? The Democratic good? The George Bush good, the Bill Clinton good, the Ross Perot good? The Moral Majority good, the David Koresh good? My good, your good? Obviously, good means good from my perspective. Not from God's, but from mine, or from yours. A baby dies under a dump truck wheel ...

4. For Goodness Sake

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... is an ongoing process of the soul. It does not mean character that is fixed, hardened into a mold, but life that is ever growing and reshaping itself to higher ends." Students of the English language know that there are four degrees of goodness: good, better, best, and perfect. Jesus taught, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) In this situation Jesus was upholding the perfectness of God. Jesus seemed to understand himself as being both human and divine, since he knew ...

5. What's a Good God Doing In a World Like This?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

James Weekley

... with truth and beauty, do not come by accident. Neither do they come ... SHAZAM ... overnight. There are risks in reaching. Jesus never promised a society of "free bubble up and rainbow stew." Quickly, he reminds us that as we take our lumps, his goodness will still be there. His goodness is always there, emptying itself out on us. We do not deserve it. But like the manna, it's always there at first light. Dare we ask the self-reflecting question in these days, "Will we be half as committed to serving his ...

6. Have You Heard The Good News?

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... be said of us. Why does God love us? Simply because God is love. There is no other reason to explain why God should take the risk. This is the surprising nature of God's grace. God's Love Is Persistent Mark opens his gospel with the declaration: "the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ." Here we discover God's love in action in the life of Jesus. The whole Bible is a commentary on the grace of God which seeks to save. Why wasn't Israel given up as hopeless because of her constant bickering, criticism ...

7. Feeling Good

Philippians 4:2-9

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... a check mark for the things you think are not so good. Is it good or not-so-good when you lose the money you were going to spend on a candy bar? Not so good. I’ll put a check under "Not so good." Is it good or not so good when your friend shares some cookies with you? Good. Okay, I’ll write the word "friend" under the word "good." What if your dad brings home your favorite kind of ice cream? Good. I’ll put the word "Dad" under the word "good." What if you accidentally tip your glass of milk and it ...

8. Good and Mad

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Spirit that my anger boils over in unhealthy ways. Draw from that what you will. All I know is that it's easier to be "Mad and Good" when I spend time in prayer and worship and try to live 1 Corinthians 13. B. I always read this passage at weddings but it's ... 1 Corinthians 13. When we're filled with the love of God through Christ, then we can own our anger. We can be "Mad and Good" instead of just "Good and Mad." We can do like Paul says in Ephesians 4:26 "Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down ...

9. Being Good

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... a cold February morning and gone to Chapel And let's agree that, even if we have not arrived, we are at least on our way toward goodness because we did get up and go to the Chapel, which in no way is meant to detract from those of you who will watch this ... Stay married." "You have heard it said of old but I say to you" (5:21-48). That's our Jesus. It is possible to be so good, so right, that you are wrong. You can be so religious that you miss the point of religion. As Paul says, ''The Law kills!" Dry, dead, ...

10. Bad Good News Won’t Sell!

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to take a polyanna view of life. We are determined to see and hear no evil. We want to live always on the up-beat and wear rose-colored glasses. "God is in his heaven. All’s right with the world." Tell people what they want to hear - nothing but good news. One popular TV preacher claims that he never uses the word "sin." This same preacher believes in self-exaltation, for he writes, "Don’t worry about humility. The easiest job for God to do is to keep you and me humble. God’s biggest job is to get us ...

11. Having a Good Name

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... Raising? Vietnam's Youth Project in the Mekong Delta? Albania and Armenia's Azerbaijan Bull Calves Project? I have only gone through one quarter of the globe. Why are these places so far from us? Is our name just American or is it global? How do we protect a good global name? I shiver to think how much my contexts are at war with my creeds — and that I don't take the time to sort them through or to stand in their shade long enough to redecorate my living room — to know what I believe, what I think ...

12. It’s a Good Thing He’s Gone!

Ephesians 1:15-23, Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... empty tomb. Now I hear that he has disappeared into the clouds! What a relief! I'm finally rid of him. Yes, it's a good thing he's gone!" Then there were people like the religious leaders who may have said, "It was bad enough to see all the common ... about an empty tomb? His crazy disciples just wouldn't admit that they had lost, that their dreams were in vain. Well, it's a good thing he's gone!" There are people like the sophisticated cynics of our day who say, "Who needs Jesus and his religion? It's just ...

13. The Good

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Will Willimon

... people's opinions of us, hoping to score enough positive brownie points in their eyes that it will all total up high enough to look good in God's eyes. We just hate to stand before God naked, lost, unencumbered and empty-handed. So we hate this story and its ... a man who is a sinner," we said. Well, who would Jesus eat and drink with if not with sinners, be they of the "good" Pharisee variety or the ''bad" Publican kind. Sinners. Losers. Some of you think I have it easy here just because I only work one ...

14. Good News!

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... Is Our News God is breaking through. In the person of Jesus who is the hope of Advent, God is coming to our level where there is sorrow, sin, and guilt. Advent anticipates Jesus coming to meet us in our despair, sin, guilt, and death with the good news of forgiveness. This lesson reminds us that he will come to us when everything seems wrong, and we are wringing our hands in despair wondering if it will ever be right again. The great message of Advent is that when we are down, sick, and depleted, "Jesus ...

15. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... know the same shepherd that we know. "Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in God’s sight," a popular Sunday school song states. Red and yellow, black and white. That is what God’s grand family looks like. That is the flock we belong to when the good shepherd knows us. That means that each one of us who is known by the shepherd belongs to a great worldwide community. It means that we need to be in mission to all those who are not yet part of the flock. It means that we need to learn our ...

16. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , told THE WASHINGTON POST. "We got into a conversation as if he was a buddy," the homeowner said. "By the time he left, I put my arm on his shoulder and said, 'I'm sorry I didn't have more money."' We are impressed, aren't we, when people show good manners? And we are turned off by the person who is rude or inconsiderate. Walking into an office, a know-it-all salesman demanded to see the manager without delay. The secretary informed him, "I'm sorry, he is not here. Can I help you?" The salesman snapped: "I ...

17. The Good Life

John 10:11-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... ll lead you beside still waters. II. When I’m In Difficulty God Will Get Me Where I Need To Be. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11, ESV) Now when Jesus says something once you need to hear it, ... III. When I Am In Desperation God Will Get Me What I Need To Have. Jesus tells one other thing that is true about a Good Shepherd, “I am The Good Shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down ...

18. Good Works Will Not Save You!

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... is a miracle! There is no need for us to wonder about the Holy Spirit and where he is in our lives. The Spirit is very much alive in our church and in your life. His miraculous work is happening whenever God's work is being done through us. Every good we do, all our faith, is the Spirit's work. Although we have dealt with the problem of where the Holy Spirit is, we still ahve that other big problem in our text to face. We still have to straighten out what Jesus could have meant when he seemed to ...

19. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... its usual meaning of “to love,” can also be translated “to choose, strive after, prefer” (Kelly, p. 138). Tongue: The influence of words for good or ill is frequently mentioned in this letter: 1:10, 12, 25; 2:1, 9, 12, 15, 22, 23; 3:1, 7, 9, 10, 12 ... 5:10, 14. Christ’s Saving Work 3:18a No person was less deserving of suffering than Jesus Christ, who went about doing so much good (Acts 2:22; 10:38). Even the belief popular in that day, and not unknown in modern times, that suffering must be due to ...

20. God Is Good But Not Easy

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

... As I said Amen, I saw His eyes flare. (As "God") "Bene. Go forth Antonio. Serve Me and mankind, and you will be blessed!" ... "Grazie!" Icalled back. "I am Your servant for life."1 Salieri reports that the very next day good things began to happen to him and he was convinced in his heart that things would be right and good and prosperous for him because God was on his side. A bargain had been made. It was that easy. A fervent prayer in the night was to bring the fullness of life to him. He would be a great ...

21. Be A Good Virus

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the forever failing of our physical life. The redemptive mission of Christ, the one born into flesh but who overcame the sinful weaknesses of physical life, seems to be the opposite. At first glance Paul’s message seems old school. Flesh is bad. Spirit is good. But wait. Paul’s message is NOT about an either/or. It is NOT about being fleshly or spiritual. Instead Paul recognized that we as human beings are completely BOTH “fish and fowl.” We live a paradoxical existence. We are both passionate and ...

22. Taking The Good With The Bad

Job 1:1-5

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... time for his children. On numerous occasions his sons would have cookouts and invite their sisters to come share in the good food, drink, and fellowship. Following their days of feast and celebration Job would rise early in the morning and sacrifice a ... a very painful experience, beyond anything most of us could imagine. What was his immediate response? Simply, that we need to take the good days along with the bad. It is a remarkable response for a man who has lost so much. This is remarkable because this ...

23. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... up in making a living that we just forgot all about church and God," she said sadly. John chimed in, "We made lots of money. What good does it do us now?" "It's never too late to return to God," the kindly chaplain suggested. "God is always waiting." "No," said the ... worth the effort. "The Lord is my shepherd" is a reminder of God's caring. We like sheep have all gone astray, but the Good Shepherd seeks us out, finds us, and returns us to the flock of God, just like an ancient shepherd in the fields sought ...

24. Friday -- The Good One

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... Garden and bond humanity to himself in an everlasting relationship of love. "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." Good Friday is a day about relationship. God created us to live in relationship with him. "In the image of God he created them -- ... from our side of the relationship. God must do it from his side. That is exactly what God did on Good Friday. Some people criticize Christianity as too morbid, focusing so much upon humanity's sinfulness. Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard ...

25. The Good Parent

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base."(3) The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. We need to focus for a moment on the seeming absurdity of this statement. Sheep are ... God ever made. To think that a human being would lay down his or her life for a sheep is absurd. But that is what the good shepherd does--protect the sheep at all cost. Why? Because that is his duty. When we bring a child into this world, we have a duty ...

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