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John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... your self-centeredness for those you love, or you give up your own agenda, or your need for control? Do you give up your petty, me-first attitude? Do you give up some of your time, or money, or comfort level, or prejudices, or your talents and emotional resources ... to his church a new man. He was determined to serve others in love, just as Jesus had done for him. (5) Thank God that Tom Severson got a second chance, for some of us don't. He had to face death before he discovered his life's greatest purpose. So ...

2. Cleaning House

Mark 1:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . For some reason, she decided to walk by the nativity. And when she did she let out a loud gasp and called, "Tom, Tom." Tom came running and Linda said, "The baby Jesus is gone." The two of them started looking and looking but they couldn't find ... oh, what a mess, Seeing all that garbage fueled my distress. Bitterness, fear, anger and strife, Lay in the dust of my tarnished life. Pettiness, jealousy, old words I regret, Hadn't been swept out since, well, I forget. Down on my knees I started to scrub and to ...

3. Discover The Joy Of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

4. Template for Reconciliation

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Steve Molin

... the same rate as conflict anywhere else in our world, we’re just more polite about it. Or so we think. In truth, petty church fights are one of the most damaging things in the Christian church; more damaging, I think, than bad theology, bad music, ... for a wounded brother. I’ve heard it said that, “Hurting people hurt people” and that was certainly on display that Sunday morning. Tom was broken. There was still the hard work of reconciliation that needed to be done, but for this one day, his “I’m ...

5. A Cure for Complainers

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . What hope is there for us murmurers? Is there any cure for complaining? First of all, it would help if we confessed our pettiness. Many of us simply do not have grounds for murmuring. We have been blessed far beyond what we could ever deserve. Captain Eddie ... ever known anyone who truly, unreservedly gave his or her life for others who was a complainer, a grumbler, a murmurer? Dr. Tom Dooley once wrote: “Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an ...

6. You Are Invited

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... 60% of the things you worry about are unfounded, about 20% of your fears are already behind you, about 10% of the things we fear are so petty that they really don't matter anyway. Of the remaining 10%, half of it you can't do anything about. So on a lighter day I ... was low on fuel, Tom pulled into this seedy, dilapidated, one-pump gas station. A man came out and immediately struck up a lively, animated conversation with Tom's wife, while Tom pumped the gas himself. Back on the road, Tom said to his wife, “ ...

7. How May We Come To God?

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... periods of flood, nature was not subject to human beings; human beings were at the mercy of nature. As a result, petty humanity saw sinister gods and demons at work in the mighty forces of nature. And yet Israel acknowledged Yahweh as creator ... Omniscient God. We've taken control of the universe -- so we think. We see ourselves as "Kings of Glory". I think of the experience of Tom Monaghan, owner of Domino's Pizza and the Detroit Tigers. "As a boy of nine, he grew up in an orphanage in Jackson, Michigan, back ...

8. The Post Launch Slump

2 Cor 8:10-11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... did not have a vision for the churches I serve, then I would grow cynical because of the rank selfishness and debilitating pettiness I often find in those places. In late 1960 Lerner and Loewe brought "Camelot" to the Majestic Theatre in New York. In ... a young lad, Tom by name, who wants to be a knight, but Arthur has something else in mind for him. He wants Tom to carry away from the ashes of Camelot’s defeat the assurance that for one brief shining moment his dream was real. So young Tom becomes the ...

9. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... important to the disciples until they had to lay it before Jesus? Suddenly, they saw it for what it really was: sinful, petty pride. No wonder they were embarrassed. No wonder they didn't want to tell Jesus what they were arguing about. Chris ... life," Bloch continues, "and say, "˜Gee, you had an opportunity to play a bigger role in your children's lives and didn't take it.'" (3) Tom Bloch knew which ball was made of rubber and which one was made of glass. There was an article in READER'S DIGEST years ago ...

10. Noise Is Anything That Corrupts the Integrity of a Message

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... the picture or the scene is many times in the value we bring to it. For instance: when we look at a show of petty criminals who make their living on the street by procuring or pushing drugs, no matter how flashy their clothes or magnificent their autos, we ... and be prepared the next time to receive the call of Christ as he intends it to come to us. Christ calls: "Tom/Tom; Mary/Mary; Edgar/Edgar; Francine/Francine." Recently I talked with a young friend who has been flirting with the ministry for several years ...

11. Faith Bridges the Gap

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

... he prayed, desperately - and from then on, things were different. God healed the broken relationships, the animosities, the petty jealousies, that were there. And because he had demonstrated his power in this area of human, almost insoluble ... financial security and wealth, as though faith in Christ were a means to escape from the unpleasant side of life. "Charles Rhoads," wrote Tom Davies in an article titled, "Man Wants Heavenly Return on Investment," "has not been blessed."2 Rhoads said, "I lost my job, I ...

12. Gold, Circumstance, and Mud

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... -- those who have looked all their lives through other people's windows at such scenes of domestic bliss, but always as a peeping tom and never as an insider.(4) Hmm. Mud. Circumstance. But there is the GOLD too. The children that have returned home for the ... , long ago. The hug you got tonight from the one whose friendship you had feared was lost forever because of some stupid, petty words that had slipped out in a moment of frustration. Yes, along with the circumstance and mud, there is gold, all jumbled ...

13. Things That Make Jesus Angry

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... neighbor--but the Bible interpreters of Jesus’ time were obscuring these two key commands with a host of petty, peripheral demands--obscure laws, pointless rituals. After all, it was easier to measure the length of the tassel ... that we find disturbing. But, friend, Jesus loves them. And Jesus didn’t come to condemn them, but to save them. (John 3:17). Seminary professor Tom Troeger tells about a childhood game he played when he was in grade school. The game was, “You’re out! You’re out! You can’t ...

14. God Knows....Me!

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... she was half-a-dozen years young, Louisa had been heard to begin a conversation with her brother, saying, "Tom, I wonder—," upon which Mr. Gradgrind stepped forth and said, "Louisa, never wonder! By means of addition, subtraction, ... perfect kids with perfect teeth. But inside, I know myself to be a bundle of anxiety and fear I can only just contain, petty jealousies and deep pent-up prejudices, hidden thoughts and selfish ambitions. The psalmist finds it to be downright troubling to realize he is ...

15. For Troubled Hearts

John 14:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... with metal. Suddenly the good pastor’s concerns came into startling perspective. Here he was tied up in knots over a petty snub. Here he was worried about greens fees. What this poor homeless man would give to worry about such things. Jesus ... not really trust God. We are not certain that God really cares about us or even accepts us as we are. That wonderful preacher Dr. Tom Long tells about a well-known theologian who once confessed that he was plagued many nights by a terrible dream. He dreamed that he was ...

16. The Power of Weakness

Mark 8:27-38 · Psalm 19

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... an extension. Oh, I suppose I could ask the office staff to call all the members and friends of the church and say, “We’re sorry, Tom won’t have his sermon ready until Tuesday; we hope you can join us for worship at 9:30 am that day.” The unbreakable deadline is ... displayed in the vulnerability of Christ on the cross. It gives power and strength that allows us to put down our petty worries and pick up the cross of Christ. It is this power and strength that sets us free from ourselves and binds ...

17. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’

Drama

Tom Eberle

A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’ [Placed in the chancel area of the sanctuary is a large cardboard box, about two to three feet high, with a chair setting in it. At the end of the prelude "Box" takes his place on the chair. Immediately in front of the pews, on both sides of the center aisle, is an arrangement of candles. Five candles are necessary for the chancel drama, plus a candle for each member of the congregation who died in the past 12 months.] Prelude Box: Before we go any further, let’s lay all ...

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