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Antonyms: honor, pride, respect, glory, praise, dignity, honor, esteem, glorification, laud, compliment, regard, credit, elevate, acclaim, pleasure, favor, kudos, recognition, flatter, admiration, greatness, happiness, self-confidence, reverence

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1. Sacred Pleasures

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... every gathering, and filling friends and family. Hosting big parties, with lavish spreads, flowing fountains of champagne, and being proclaimed the “consummate host,” that is a pleasantry some of us crave. But the greatest “hosting” that we are called to offer is the sacred pleasure of “a cup of cold water” — that is reaching out to the ones who are in the greatest need. A “cup of cold water” can be the difference between life or death. There are two ways to get through life. Take some wet ...

2. Pet Peeves and Pet Pleasures

Luke 3:21-38

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Leonard Sweet

... to focus less on our “pet peeves” and more on our “pet joys” this year? Instead of bonding with strangers on the elevator over the bad weather or bad news of the day, why not share a moment of joy and transform someone’s day with God’s pleasure. Let’s check our “pet peeves” with “pet joys.” I’m not the only one thinking these thoughts. Popular women’s writer Ann Voskamp calls herself a “wild crusader for crazy joy.” She just launched a 30 days of Crazy Joy where each day you do ...

3. When Do You Feel God's Pleasure?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

James W. Moore

... or pressed the Pope’s hand to his forehead… in a Muslim gesture of respect, indicating that reconciliation had happened. And… somewhere in heaven at that moment God was smiling… and I’m sure that at that moment, John Paul could feel God’s pleasure. What Pope John Paul did there in Rebibbia Prison was profoundly Christian. In my opinion, it was the most Christ-like thing he ever did. He sought out the enemy. He embraced the enemy. And he forgave him. The caption read… “Does forgiveness have ...

4. You Bring Me Great Pleasure

Matthew 3:13-17

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Leonard Sweet

... you lead in 2011 fails to live up to God’s expectations? In Hebrews 10:38-39 the consequences are spelled out in stark terms. If we lose courage, lose our faith, lose our way, these are the worst words anyone could ever imagine hearing: “My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back. But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost, but among those who have faith and are saved.” As wonderful as it would be to hear God say one day, “I’ve tracked your life and ministry. You bring me ...

5. Renounce Worldly Pleasures for Heavenly Home

Luke 16:1-15

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... us. May he help us learn how to live. Collect Eternal God, who has entrusted us with life, making us responsible for the way we live: Enable us to be trustworthy stewards with our charge, that we may not be so greedy for the pleasures of this life, that we fail to obtain the pleasures of the life to come which you have promised. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We love life, Father, but we know there are some things in this life that we ought not to love. In our self centeredness ...

6. Pleasures Accomplish Little

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... , but the emphasis is rather on the intentional and restrained nature of his investigation (2:3b: “my mind still guiding me with wisdom”; verse 9b: “In all this my wisdom stayed with me”). He begins by testing himself with “pleasure.” The NIV translates the same Hebrew word as “pleasure” in 2:2, 10 and 7:4, but as “happiness” in 2:26; “gladness” in 5:20; 9:7; and “enjoyment” in 8:15. He ultimately will see the “enjoyment” of life as something good. Here he simply notes that ...

7. Pleasures Are Meaningless

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Huwiler

... livestock, and possessions. All this was done without loss of wisdom (2:9). Qohelet both acknowledges taking delight in the work (2:10) and proclaims it meaningless, chasing after wind, and without gain (2:11). Thus the initial reaction of receiving pleasure is overshadowed, but not eliminated, by the verdict meaningless bracketing the description of the experiment (2:1, 11). The addition of the final phrase (nothing was gained under the sun) has the effect of making this project seem even more meaningless ...

8. Sacred Pleasures

Romans 14:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

There is an old Hasidic tradition. You may have heard of it before. A large drop of honey is placed on the first page of the Torah the first time a Jewish child opens the Bible to read and study it. The child is instructed to lick the honey from the page, forever imprinting the young scholar with the memory-paste of pleasure, the conviction that the study of God's "Word" is sweet. It is what we are calling a "sacred pleasure."

9. The Pleasure of Your Company

Matthew 26:17-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . The stationery is the heavy expensive type, which blows the Cousin Alfred theory; he's too cheap to buy this. Que pasa? You open the letter and, well, yaba-daba-doo, it IS indeed from the man himself. An invitation: The President of the United States requests the pleasure of your company... You look up at the fellow who brought it and he is smiling like this is the part of his job he likes the best. You look around in the kitchen for somebody to show it to, but you are alone. You think about running ...

10. Morbid Pleasure in Other's Faults

Luke 7:36-8:3

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C. S. Lewis

"Unfortunately, we enjoy thinking about other people's faults: and in the proper sense of the word 'morbid,' that is the most morbid pleasure in the world."... "and while we are governed by this vice, there can be no Heaven for you, just as there can be no sweet smells for a man with a cold in the nose, and no music for a man who is deaf. It's not a question of God "sending" us to hell. In each of us there is something growing up which will of itself be Hell unless it is nipped in the bud."

11. Paralyzed by Pleasure

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Staff

... ." He made it wearily to his cabin but somewhat dazed with fatigue, he did not light a fire or remove his wet clothing. As the blizzard blasted through the cracks in the old cabin walls, the sleeping forest ranger sank into oblivion, paralyzed by the pleasure of the storm's icy caress. Suddenly, however, his dog sprang into action, and with unrelenting whines, finally managed to rouse his near-comatose friend. The dog was John's constant companion, a St. Bernard, one of a long line of dogs famous for their ...

12. Lessons from Sorrow & Pleasure

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Robert Browning Hamilton

I walked a mile with Pleasure; She chatted all the way, But left me none the wiser For all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow And ne’er a word said she; But, oh, the things I learned from her When Sorrow walked with me!

13. Folly and Pleasure

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Benjamin Franklin

... for it as it was worth; put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.

14. What Is 40 Days Of Purpose?

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... t need to make you. He was under no obligation to create you, but He chose to make you. He chose to do it for His pleasure. One of the most amazing facts to me, is that even though God know everything about me, He still loves me. He wants me to know ... Worship Him continually." (Psalm 105:4, TEV) Worship is a 24/7 deal with God. I want you to remember that worship is for God's pleasure, not yours. If you come to a church service and leave and say, "I didn't get anything out of the worship today" you missed the ...

15. Wicked

Luke 20:9-19, Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... money and my life into growing this business. I’m not handing it over. Jesus tells this story to remind us, a covenant is a covenant. No matter how much we believe that we are the “captains” of our lives and our souls, we are mistaken. We serve at the pleasure of our Creator! We owe our lives to God. We were created to give praise and to reflect the glory of God. That is our position in life. We are the tenants. God is the landholder. But not only are we the tenants, WE are the fruit. Mathew tells us ...

16. The Glow

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... is that these curious events have got to be important. Otherwise, Luke would not have taken the time here to relay them and in exactly this way. What did it mean for God to “bodily” envelope Jesus? What did it mean for God to find “happiness” or “pleasure” in Jesus? Technically, in God’s own self? The Greek eudokeo gives us a clue. The Greek word has multiple meanings as Greek words usually do. Here it can mean to consent to, approve of, find favor with, be pleased with, be happy with, to take ...

17. The Gravity of Grace

Ephesians 1:3-14

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Leonard Sweet

... only in that grace-infused atmosphere that we can experience the wonder, the joy and the thrill of living in God's "good pleasure." Only when we have been brought back to the gravity of grace can we experience the levity of life lived in the Spirit ... the grace we are freely offered, " ... so that we ... might live for the praise of [God's] glory" (v.12). The pleasures of grace are yours. But the pleasures of grace don't come cheap. You have to give up living to please yourself and live a life that is pleasing ...

18. Messies Anonymous

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... life he has ever felt the depth of joy they felt when that one egg was brought carefully into the house on that snowy December day of 1932. "A person's life," Jesus said, "does not consist of the abundance of his possessions." Are you able to appreciate the simple pleasures of life? And one more question: ARE YOU SEEKING, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, TO LIVE A CHRIST-LIKE LIFE? There's no use talking about the eternal joy of life on the other side of the tomb if you don't really enjoy living for Christ on this side ...

19. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... her world. Through the art of gratitude Hailey found herself lifted out of her rut and celebrating life. (5) G. K. Chesterton once wrote: “The test of all happiness is gratitude.” And he’s right. Now let’s go back to Solomon who experienced every earthly pleasure, yet something was missing from his life. He was a miserable man. Have you guessed what it was that was missing from his life? He had never learned to say, “Thank you.” Even though he had a mountain of what other people would count as ...

20. God First

Mark 8:31--9:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to enjoy all the wonderful things on this earth. But he also wants us to follow his teachings. Being a follower of Jesus is not always fun. Sometimes we have to do some things that are hard. To be a follower of Jesus we may have to put aside our pleasures for awhile. We may have to help a friend do some chores instead of playing ball. Being a follower of Jesus could mean giving our allowance to someone who doesn't have anything to eat instead of buying a candy bar. Following Jesus means that we must put God ...

21. You are Anointed

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... like that smell stays with you a long, long time, right? What about the smell of skunk? Black mold? Or the pervading smell of Eau de Diaper when you lift that diaper pail after a week of deposits? Some smells are fleeting. Others last a very long time. Pleasurable smells leave us feeling elevated with a sense of the beautiful in our world and in our being. Horrible smells leave us aware of the stench of the world, and we wrinkle our noses and try to get away from that which offends us. In our scripture for ...

22. Proper 23

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... of the human condition, of why the world and life are not what God wants them to be and what they ought to be. Look at the wars that have wreaked such suffering on us, perhaps culminating in Hitler's holocaust. It was not in pursuit of pleasure, but in the lust for power - control. If it should go to nuclear holocaust, through a combination of that nuclear winter and clouds of radiation killing literally every living thing on the planet (and they tell us that would be the result if we were to detonate ...

23. Proper 18

Lk 14:25-33 · Eze 33:1-11 · Phm 1-20 · Prov 9:8-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... hold you responsible. It is not for us to change a person or to use force to effect reforms, but our job is to warn the sinner of the consequences. It is for him to repent. No human can change a person. This is God's job. 3. Pleasure (v. 11). What gives God "pleasure"? It is not in punishing or committing people to death or hell. The truth is that God sends nobody to hell. Unrepentant sinners send themselves to death. It breaks God's heart when we walk away from him and go down the road that leads to death ...

24. Loving The Jesus Way

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it shares the joy of those who live by the truth." Let's face it, Friends. Not many of us are not guilty here. We don't love the Jesus way. Now and again we find ourselves taking pleasure in other people's sins, gloating over the wickedness of other people. We express this in the way we talk about other people's failures. I'm quite certain that there are more than a few white folks in our city -- maybe some here today -- who got some hidden ...

25. Looking to the Unseen

2 Corinthians 4:18

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... : everything appears to the worldly man as a tangled web a maze to which there is no clue." If such a man says there is nothing new under the sun, it is a result, says Robertson, of his determination to live only for excitement and pleasure. "His heart becomes so jaded by excitement that the world contains nothing for him which can awaken fresh or new emotions." It seems many college young people today live just such a life. Many of their weekends are spent in heavy indulgence in alcohol. A typical party ...

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