Sermons About Human
Being Human: What God Created Us to Be and Do
What does it mean to be human? It means different things to different people. But God has not left us guessing. In his revelation to us, he tells us what it means to be human by describing what we were created to be and to do.
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Who Gets the "Leftovers"?
Jesus reaches out, beyond the nation of Jews, beyond the religious, beyond the law-abiding, beyond the proper, and preaches love your neighbor as yourself. He extends “loving neighbor” to include love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matt. 5:44)—to include tax collectors and even the despised Samaritans—to include us, no matter our sins or our failings. No one is a leftover in God’s eyes. Everyone is loved. Everyone is special. We’re all chosen people. Jesus carries forward the promise God made again and again: to take care of the needy, no matter who they are or what their need is, for all are children of God, and Jesus does love all of us. Jesus' humanity gives us hope that our own humanity can rise to the level of his—that we can learn God’s will and grow in understanding and in the ability to surrender to God’s will—that what we are today is only a beginning for what we can become. In these ways, God’s realm will keep expanding, through us, just as God’s mercy keeps extending out and out and out, so that none are left out or left-over, except those who choose not to come in. “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy” for us all. Thanks be to God!
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People Making a Difference / Human Touch Initiative
A Rochester based organization is offering oncology massage to low to middle income patients who are dealing with cancer.
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Neighborhoods in the Network / Break the Chains (Syracuse, NY)
Twenty-seven million people around the world today are trapped in slavery. Fifty thousand of those are enslaved in the United States. On July 25, 2009, Syracuse will host the "Break the Chains" festival with the goals of calling on God for His intervention and raising awareness.
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Fighting Through Your Suffering (I Peter 4 1-6) 7-19-09
When we suffer for Christ, and/or as Christians, we are called to fighting through that suffering in order to respond like Jesus as we pursue God's will.
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Your Own Personal Jesus - Spooky Jesus
We all have images of Jesus. Some are right and some are wrong. Spooky Jesus is an image that says Jesus was more divine than he was human, and that he doesn't relate to the human struggle. But if we truly understand who Jesus is, we soon find out that he knows all too well the temptations that we face. Jesus sympathizes with us and has given us a way out.
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FLN News / The Impact of Abortion
Less than a decade ago Vanessa O'Brachta had an abortion. She was just 18 then and was involved in a crisis pregnancy. O'Brachta is now 26 years-old, and she tells FLN's Bob Price how that decision affected her life.
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FLN News / Right of Conscience
Starting January 19th, the Federal Health and Human Services Department will not require medical professionals to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.
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