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Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... that was raging in society about divorce. The Pharisees based their understanding of divorce on Deuteronomy 24:1 which states that if a man finds "something objectionable" in his wife he may divorce her. Now, what constitutes "something objectionable"? One school of thought said that only adultery could be objectionable while the other said that "something objectionable" could be anything which displeased the man! "You burned the meatloaf. I divorce thee." "You didn't iron my shirt. I divorce thee." I heard ...

2. For Men Only?

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... to read you the first two verses of this passage. I’ll read the other three verses in a few minutes, for reasons you’ll understand a little later. Suppose a man enters into marriage with a woman, but she does not please him because he finds something objectionable about her, and so he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; she then leaves his house and goes off to become another man’s wife. The law seems to be very clear — if the man decides for ...

3. Boast In The Lord

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... apparently has arranged the universe. What appears to be foolishness may indeed be in the final analysis wisdom. When Paul first preached the gospel in Corinth he encountered a similar reaction. His message was greeted with ridicule and derision. What was particularly objectionable was his reference to the cross. Nonetheless, Paul continued in the same vein explaining: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." Although the ...

4. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... our ire, what they really need is our sympathy. I’m of the conviction that a person’s faith should be marked by adventure and excitement and that involves risk and trust. When our Matthew wants to tell us something that he thinks we may possibly find objectionable, he often begins by saying, "I don’t mean to be fresh, but ..." and then he declares himself. Apparently, and for this I am glad, Matthew understands that it is safe for him to reveal himself to his mother and father. What he has to say will ...

5. Only One Superpower

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... On the other hand, if a company has the courage to stand up for morality and family values, reward it. Wal-Mart is the single largest seller of pop music in the country. Its refusal to stock albums with lyrics or cover art it finds objectionable is affecting the production of music. Because of Wal-Mart's clout, record companies and bands are designing different covers, omitting certain songs from their albums, and even changing lyrics in order to gain a place on Wal-Mart shelves. Other companies like K-Mart ...

6. What Makes You Blush?

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... we left the theater. I have not been able to look her in the eye since.'" (2) Let me hasten to say that Rogers saw nothing wrong with the part he was playing in Ah Wilderness. He never would have done the play if he'd seen something objectionable about it. But it bothered him deeply that a family could not sit through a performance of that play without embarrassment. And so Will Rogers closed down his very successful play rather than cause offense. Whether you agree with Rogers or not is not the point. The ...

7. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... riots flamed up in Los Angeles. Sweet Alice formed a group called POW ” -Parents of Watts. These parents worked together to improve their community. Recently, they shut down the business of a vendor in the Watts neighborhood who was selling t-shirts with objectionable, inflammatory messages. Sweet Alice also gave away her own house to start a program for the homeless. Since then, she's added nine more houses to the program. She's convinced that God rewarded her giving by giving her more to do. In 1993 ...

8. Jesus' Most Perplexing Parable

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... tax collectors." As the religious authorities of the time, they have responsibility for monitoring the orthodoxy of Jesus' teaching and then reporting back to the Temple authorities. The religion police are upset that the Master is so welcoming of the morally objectionable that he actually eats with sinners. Jesus responds by telling the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. The fifteenth chapter of Luke concludes when Jesus tells the Parable of the Prodigal Son to the scribes and Pharisees. That ...

9. What About the Baby?

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... difficult and confusing it can be. We consult countless books and online lists of popular names. We consider family names and biblical names. We try to avoid offending an overlooked family member. We try to avoid names that may rhyme with anything objectionable. The best names connect memory and hope, possibility and promise. Choosing names for a child is serious business. Indeed, the name we select is a major step in reflecting a child's identity and purpose in life. Isaiah presents the ceremonial names ...

10. The Simplex Faith of 3:16

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... my favorite “Free Hugs” video from Sondrio, Italy. [If you can find any way to show this three minute video clip, you will not be sorry. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8CKwdosjE – (note: Sometimes youtube.com shows objectionable content after the video linking to unrelated videos. You may wish to stop the video a few seconds before the end.) For God so . . . . . . [people will complete your sentence and say “LOVED THE WORLD.” Try again] For God so . . . . . [people will again ...

11. How Much of an Honor?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... degrees and go out into the ministry. The result was published as Flockfood, a sort of consumer guide to sermons. As a member of the flock Durnbaugh had to admit he wasn't flattered by the comparison to sheep. As it happens I find the imagery objectionable. I have never quite forgiven Jesus for coming down so hard on the flock and sheep language. Granted that this was a natural metaphor for Palestine, I wish he would have chosen almost any other animal. I dislike sheep. It is with great difficulty that I ...

12. Don’t Be a Trender - Be a Trendsetter

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of “defying” the culture in which he found himself, he chose to embrace it and expound the truth of Jesus within it. One of Dr. Jones’ most memorable, and timeless, observations was that we cannot constantly object to things without ourselves becoming objectionable. Politicians should take note. When we constantly defy everything in the world, all we have to offer is negativity. That is not the message of Jesus. That is not the message of the Kingdom. That is not the message of redemption, forgiveness ...

13. Do You See Lazarus On Your Doorstep?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... before we go bashing Pharisees, we may have on the conservative or liberal side of the spectrum those we think who are “Pharisees.” Before we condemn them we might first consider the “Pharisee within.” If we press hard enough we might find what is most objectionable in our “Pharisee” might lodge within us too. Some interpreters of this biblical passage see not one but two parables. The first one, or at least the first part of the parable (19:1-26) is found in a variety of forms among the rabbis ...

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