Synonyms: inharmoniousness, discordance, atonality, cacophony, incongruity, disparity, discrepancy, disagreement, tension
Antonyms: harmony
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Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... cries out, you're there - and suffering, too. And may we see, in others' pain, the cross we're called to bear; Send out your church in Jesus' name to pray, to serve, to share. Please be seated. Thank you for that unison singing, and for that beautiful harmony this morning. What a great way to begin worship and to reflect prayerfully on the images and sounds the media have brought into our homes this past week. This morning I want to make a case for a thesis that comes with two theorems. The thesis is this ...
Children's Sermon
... . Good morning to you, boys and girls. Today we’re going to have a great deal of fun because today some of our choir members are going to sing just for you. Do you like to hear people sing? I do too. How many of you know what the word harmony means? Well, today we are going to find out. Now let me introduce our quartet to you. (Introduce them by name and part - Mr. Jones, bass). Will you sing for us your tune, Mr. Bass? (Then let him sing.) That was great - kind of low, wasn’t it? (Proceed with ...
3. Hay, Harmony, and Hallelujah
Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20
Sermon
G. William Genszler
... she seen it before? Jesus, our Lord, was doing something about all the evil in the world. He had come down into the middle of it all. She still didn’t know how this would help but somehow it did fill her heart with joy, and courage, and peace, and HARMONY. Even now he was suffering with them for he said, "Lo, I am with you always." Nanuska closed her eyes and laid her head back upon the hay. It made her warm all over to know that his head had slept on the hay, too. All the discords were gone ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... with relief. She wiped her tears and sat up in the seat. "Oh, Dr. Buscaglia," she said, "you’ve helped me so much." Do I need to tell you that Dr. Buscaglia had not even uttered a word? What a tremendous ministry it is just to listen. Harmony within the church and the home begins with communication. The second principal contained in the story of the first Pentecost is commitment. I do not believe the Holy Spirit would have come upon the early church if God had not known that they would do something with ...
5. Live Together In Harmony
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Sermon
Richard Hasler
... proclaim the gospel and further to preach not with "eloquent wisdom" but with clarity and with simplicity so that the cross of Christ might not lose any of its power. Paul was a unifier. He wished that Christians would live together in harmony. Unfortunately, much of church history attests to numerous conflicts, divisions and major schisms. In contrast the twentieth century has witnessed a return to a concern for Christian unity and a recapturing of Paul's desire that the followers of Christ not absolutize ...
Bulletin Aid
... him. People: May God help us grow into a mature understanding of the unity of Christ's church. Collect Almighty Father, who has brought your children into one church through the sacrificial ministry of your Son: Heal the fractures which hurt your church today, that harmony may add strength to the faith we proclaim to our world. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We cannot really point a finger at the Corinthian Church, Father. We have our divisions, too. And they hurt the outreach of ...
7. Harmony
Romans 15:5
Children's Sermon
... another all of the time and, instead of helping each other with their problems, they make more problems. Now I want you to listen to another song that the group is going to sing. This is the way that Jesus would teach us to live. It is called harmony. Each of the voices is listening to the other voice, and they make beautiful music. It is easy to listen to, because the four voices are doing everything that they can to help the other person sound good. (Let the group sing something soft and smooth.) That is ...
Bulletin Aid
Prayer Voice 1: The discord of peoples, of nature, and of powers weighs heavily upon us, O God. Voice 2: Grant us leaders of wisdom, those who will rule with justice and integrity. Voice 3: Inspire all peoples to a reverence of you, Lord God. Voice 4: Make your Son the symbol of righteousness for all nations, and send your people to share his Good News with everyone. Voice 5: We pray for harmony with you, and with one another, O God. All: Amen.
Understanding Series
Craig C. Broyles
The Heavenly Blessing of Harmonious Fellowship 133:1–3 This celebration of fellowship and unity, as the NIV’s exclamation point rightly implies, is a joyful surprise and not to be taken for granted. In two similes, it is compared to things that “come down” (the NIV’s running down and falling both translate the ...
10. Harmony
Colossians 3:14
Children's Sermon
Teresa L. Major
Object: Enlist the help of the pianist/organist or go to the piano yourself and have the children gather around you there. (To make things even more interesting and to involve more people, you may wish to ask for the choir's help -- have them sing the notes rather than playing them on the piano.) *If you do not have any music background and plan to present this lesson without any help, have someone show you how to locate "C," "D," "E," and "G" on the keyboard. Lesson: Life is more pleasant and enjoyable ...
11. Harmony
John 10:1-21
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
Object: A piano and someone to play the piano. I have some good news for you this morning! We’re going to have a very special treat because I have asked one of our good friends to play the piano for us. Let’s all listen to this master of the piano play so that we can enjoy the good music. [Let your piano player play a short song that the children will recognize.] Wasn’t that good? I thought so, too. We want our piano player to stay with us because we hope she will help us learn something about the way we ...
12. Advent 2
Matthew 3:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-16, Romans 14:1--15:13
Sermon Aid
Russell F. Anderson
... perfectly healthy. They had plenty of limbs and branches, but the roots were too shallow to anchor them for life. How deeply are we rooted in God's love and holy Word? Are they deep enough to provide an eternal anchor? Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 Sermon Title: Harmony and Hospitality. Sermon Angle: Paul was very cognizant that our Christian faith is not merely judged on the merits of our beliefs but on the manner of our relationships to others. We are known by the fruit of our lives. Two of those fruits are ...
13. Advent 2
Isaiah 11:1-16, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13
Bulletin Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... Day: "On Jordan's Banks The Baptist's Cry" Theme of the Day: The Day Of The Lord Gospel - Hope for the baptism of the Spirit - Matthew 3:1-12 Lesson 1 - The promise of a Messiah gives hope - Isaiah 11:1-10 Lesson 2 - Hope for unity and harmony in the church - Romans 15:4-13 The theme of hope, explicitly and implicitly, seems to unite the pericopes and propers. In Lesson 1 we hope for the righteous government and world peace. In Lesson 2 hope comes from the scriptures and the Spirit. John the Baptist in the ...
14. Advent 3
Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 11:1-19, James 5:7-12, Isaiah 11:1-16
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... Day: "On Jordan's Banks The Baptist's Cry" Theme of the Day: The Day Of The Lord Gospel - Hope for the baptism of the Spirit - Matthew 3:1-12 Lesson 1 - The promise of a Messiah gives hope - Isaiah 11:1-10 Lesson 2 - Hope for unity and harmony in the church - Romans 15:4-13 The theme of hope, explicitly and implicitly, seems to unite the pericopes and propers. In Lesson 1 we hope for the righteous government and world peace. In Lesson 2 hope comes from the scriptures and the Spirit. John the Baptist in the ...
Sermon
Raymond Gibson
... not be complete, that the church could not be the Church Christ intended it to be until all of the Philippians were living together in harmony. "Complete my joy by being of the same mind" is the way the R.S.V. translates Paul’s Greek; but J. B. Phillips’ ... asks him with whom he desires to unite in love that single question, "Is thy heart right as my heart is with thy heart?" That is harmony, that is what it means to be the same mind, that is how it is when the church is the Church, and that is what Paul ...
16. Put on Some Clothes
Colossians 3:1-17
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... t work because we’re still in charge. Becoming a new person within this new reality of a living Christ means opening up to the power and presence of the Prince of Peace. It means allowing Christ to transform and transfigure your solo humanity into a group harmony. There is a Scottish “first footing” prayer to bring in the New Year. You can find it in the “Prayers and Readings from the Northumbria Community.” Will you repeat after me, line by line, as we pray it together: this day is a new day that ...
17. Fine Tuning
Matthew 18:15-20
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... focused on God and directed toward God. A choir is a community praising together within the vehicle of song. The more in tune each is with God, the more in tune they will with each other. This does not mean that every song will be a harmonious perfection. As every choir knows, we strive for perfection. We seldom (if ever) reach it. But it’s in our striving, our communal and relational attunement that we find our voice, and the beauty of our faith together. This same principle applies to every relationship ...
18. Let the River Flow
Colossians 1:15-23
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... here! TEMPO: The speed of any piece of music is called its tempo. A piece may rocket along like "The Flight of the Bumblebee." Or it may lounge about lazily like "The Afternoon of a Fawn" (Debussy). The key is for the tempo to match the melody, harmony, and rhythm. You can't play a Sousa march like a funeral dirge. If you did it would sound like this...[get your musicians to help you out throughout this sermon]. Sometimes, especially when you're younger, life is a sprint. Sometimes, especially when you're ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... needs to be eaten on a hot, steamy day in August. Raspberries should never be eaten unless you’re wearing shorts and sandals. Tomatoes should smell like the sun and be served on picnic tables. Authentic flavors reflecting and enhancing our environmentally harmonious existence, is what being a true “locavore” is all about. When Jesus described himself as the “good shepherd,” he promised to care for his “flock” completely, even to the point of laying down his life for the sake of his “sheep ...
Sermon
Russell F. Anderson
... must first make peace with our enemies. Reconciliation involves three things: contrition, confession, and satisfaction (to attempt to right the situation). Most of us stop after the first or, possibly, the second part of the act of reconciliation. In order for spiritual harmony to be completely restored, the peace making process must be completed. Norman Cousins estimates that in the 5,600 hundred or so years of recorded history, there have only been 292 years of world peace. He estimates that 3.5 billion ...
Sermon
Timothy J. Smith
... teacher professed, "Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate; for the Lord pleads their cause and despoils of life those who despoil them." God is on the side of the down and out. The person seeking to live in harmony with God will not take from those who have less. Persons with more clout are able to use the legal system to their own advantage, oppressing or taking advantage of the poor for their own gain. The warning is clear since God is on the side of the encumbered ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... is important, then, that we work together, doing things for one another, helping and caring not only for our own problems but also the problems of other people. When we are loving each other then our hearts will be like one loud voice praising God in harmony. IN THE DARK 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, verse 5: Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive ...
23. Closing
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... in verse 11. Fourth, the apostle exhorts the Corinthians to be of one mind (to auto phroneite; lit., “think the same thing”). Unlike the first three imperatives, this verb is unequivocal in meaning. The idiom is used elsewhere in the sense of “be in agreement, live in harmony” (cf. Herodotus 1.60.2; Dio Chrysostom 34.20; Phil. 2:2; [3:16]; 4:2; Rom. 12:16; 15:5). Just as the Corinthians are being transformed into “the same image,” that is, the image of the resurrected Lord (cf. 2 Cor. 3:18), so ...
Sermon
John M. Braaten
... work toward. Being made one with Christ is something that has already been accomplished; it is up to us to accept it and begin to live it! Therefore we are called forward to proclaim the good news that God has reconciled the world to himself and in harmony work with one another in carrying out Christ's merciful ministry to the world. In the words of Emmett Jarrett, "Our unity is God's gift, because it reflects the unity of Jesus with the Father, without which we are nothing. Let us pray for that unity, of ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... became so disgusted by the way things were going that he jumped up, pounded on the table with his fist, and shouted, "Let us have harmony!" Someone present suddenly seized the idea and shouted back, "Yes! Let's have harmony!" And the town got its name: Harmony, Minnesota. (8) Harmony is a wonderful thing to have in a community, a family or a church. If harmony is going to take place, someone has to heed Jesus' advice: Take the initiative. Dr. William P. Barker, TARBELL'S, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook ...
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