Good - Romans 12:9-21 - Pentecost 17 - Labor Day Weekend - 9-3-23

 

Sermon podcast from our Labor Day Sunday, 9-3-23  worship service - Peace Memorial Church, UCC in Palos Park, IL. Romans 12:9-21

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Good - Romans 12:9-21 - Proper 17 - 8-30-20

 

Sermon podcast from our 8-30-20 online worship service - St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. Romans 12:9-21.

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Sermon podcast from this past Sunday at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL.  Romans 12:9-21  Includes a very Seuss-like version of the Bible reading.
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Overcome Evil with Good

This week's "Suessified" Bible reflection (Kindly words that are just not absurd) underwent a huge change - into something more heartland rock style - and with a new title "No Matter What" - as part of today's sermon at St. Paul's UCC inn Downers Grove.
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Kindly words that are just not absurd

Kindly Words That Are Just Not Absurd
By Kirk Moore
(my apologies to Dr. Seuss - and to myself - for re-imagining my own work from a few years back)

Keep your love real, not fake, or pretend
Hold on to what’s good – and make a new friend

Have a contest about being nice to each other
Serve well and work hard for a sister and brother

Be happy in hope, and when bad's in the way
Listen and pray and listen and pray

When folks are so nasty, bless them – however
Stay away from a plan to hurt anyone ever

When smiles are around you smile too – really try
And when tears are flowing it’s OK to cry

We're not better or worse - there's no sense keeping score
Make friends with folks others tend to ignore

Do you best to be kind and gentle and pleasant
Don’t try to get back at someone who isn’t

If you’re nice to an enemy – giving food or a drink
It will first turn them mad – but then happy, I think

Take this advice – don’t get into a rut
Find a way to do good – no matter what

© 2011, 2014 Kirk Moore

Overcome Evil with Good

This week's "Suessish" Bible reflection post (Good advice that is ever so nice) is still part of, even if it comes right at the end, Sunday's sermon at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Somonauk, IL.
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Good advice that is ever so nice

Here's this week's Bible reflection -

(with some apologies to Dr. Seuss)

Keep your love real – not fake, or pretend
Hold on to what’s good – and make a new friend

Have a contest about being nice to each other
Serve God and work hard for a sister and brother

Be happy in hope, and when bad things come your way
Pray and pray and pray and pray

When folks are so nasty, bless them – forever
No planning a way to hurt anyone ever

When smiles are around you smile too – really try
And when tears are around it’s OK to cry

No better or worse than any – don’t keep score
Make friends with folks others just tend to ignore

Do you best to be kind and gentle and pleasant
Don’t try to get back at someone who isn’t

If you’re nice to an enemy – giving food or a drink
It will first turn them mad – then happy, I think

Take this advice – don’t get into a rut
Find a way to do good – no matter what