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Acts 2:1-21

Children's Sermon

... to leave and go back to God, and they wouldn’t see him anymore. When they heard that, they were scared and sad. But when that happened, and Jesus did leave them, they found it wasn’t as scary as they thought. Just like with the sitter, too, they found it could be exciting. You see, when the sitter is with you, Mom or Dad really haven’t left. They may have gone away, but they’ve left the house, your room, the ice cream, the games, everything you need to take care of you. And they’ve left you the ...

2. Couldn't Get A Baby Sitter

Humor

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. A small child replied, 'They couldn't get a baby-sitter.'

3. Sheep Sitters

James 4:7

Illustration

Barry McGee

Like many sheep ranchers in the West, Lexy Fowler had tried just about everything to stop crafty coyotes from killing her sheep. She used odor sprays, electric fences, and 'scare-coyotes.' She had slept with her lambs during the summer and placed battery-operated radios near them. She had corralled them at night, herded them at day. But the southern Montana rancher lost scores of lambs--fifty in one year alone. Then she discovered the llama--the aggressive, funny-looking, afraid-of-nothing llama. 'Llamas ...

4. Clean Hearts And Dirty Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... been members moved on to a more friendly environment. William Easum writes, "A report came to me from the defeated pastor that the church leadership was convinced that they had done the right thing by refusing to spend the money to move the nursery and pay a sitter. After all, the young couples weren't committed enough in the first place or they wouldn't have left!" (3) Holy cow! Holy sacred cow! Somebody needs to hold a barbeque. Remember the seven last words of the church? "We've never done it like that ...

5. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . The sun had just gone down. Little Robert went into the living room and looked out into the darkness. As he stood there he saw a lamplighter coming up the street lighting the street lamps. And, he turned and called to the sitter, "Look, there's a man out there punching holes in the darkness!" There is someone who will punch the darkness right out of your life. And you will see things you never saw before. And with a new vision and the light of his love you will find your way. ...

6. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... one more bow. And if you think I’m going out shopping for that bum and his girlfriend, you can forget it! Nobody invited them here in the first place, and - You what? CORPORATION MAN: I wonder if anyone has ever thought of calling for a sitter at the Old Soldiers’ Home? MERCHANT: We’re running low on bulletproof jackets, size 4. SHOPPER: (On phone) Hello, dear, I’ve decided to pick up a few last-minute things in San Francisco tomorrow. I was wondering if you would be an angel and transfer about ...

7. Two Promises For A New Year

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... promises of God were sure. They could lean on the Rock that would not fail. The promises of God are not like our promises. After a evening out, some parents came home to the children they had left in the care of a baby-sitter. They were pleased to find the kids fast asleep. As the baby-sitter was about to walk out the door, she said, “By the way, I promised Tommy that if he would stay in bed, you would buy him a pony in the morning." There is a fine line sometime between a promise and a bribe. God ...

8. A Purse and Two Swords

Luke 22:35-38

Sermon

... is to be none other than the Spirit….who will both comfort and advocate, as well as teach them whatever they need to know….they are temporarily all right with that. Until it occurs to them that even this Sitter may not be able to guarantee their security, given all this talk about death and danger. Which is fueled, somewhat strangely, by Jesus himself. Nowhere more clearly than in this strange little passage in Luke 22:35-38. I don't know why things keep leaping out of the predictable ...

9. Harvesting What We Plant

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... parents have to Show and Tell our kids how much we love them and how much we love God because We Harvest What We Plant. Conclusion A bald man and his wife one night decided to go out to dinner and hired a baby sitter to take care of their kids. While they were gone, the baby sitter got interested in TV and wasn't watching the kids very carefully. The couple's little boy got into his father's electric shaver and shaved a big landing strip right down the middle of his head. When Dad, got home, he was furious ...

10. A Word to Busy Parents

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... toward going out changes. With the first baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home 5 times. With the second baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached. With the third ... baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood. And your attitude toward being with the baby changes. With the first baby: You spend a good ...

11. When Wisdom Cries Out

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... is helpful, more commitment on the part of parents and others is needed to provide children with an education which will allow them to compete in tomorrow's world. Parents then must view schools as more than drop-off places and teachers as more than glorified baby-sitters. But where is the wisdom? Where is the relentless and tireless search for answers to fix the problem? One teacher remarked that she is so fed up now that all she does is come to work, collect her paycheck, and go home! The problem is our ...

12. Prayer And Compassion Fatigue

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... that they aren't the campers on the other site. You know how they felt when the crowd showed up... The two of you haven't had a night out without the kids in weeks. You finally get away. The waiter has just brought your appetizer when the baby-sitter calls and tells you the youngest has a high fever and has started throwing up. You've been planning this vacation for six months. Your reservations are all made and three days before you are scheduled to go your mother calls and says your Dad is going to have ...

13. Learning to Be Graceful

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... As learned and great as he was, he did not become obnoxious. This was the kind of man Paul was. His statement, "I am all things to all people for the sake of Christ," is not to be construed to mean he was wishy-washy or a fence-sitter. Paul was a very graceful person. He never stuck to the "simple gospel," claiming that only he knew Christ, but went out seeking the presence of God in many cultures. There is much childish behavior among Christian adults. Sometimes in our insistence that only we are right and ...

14. Chapter V

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... and weddings. Then it is pacing the floors of a maternity waiting room in some hospital, somewhere. Finally, when that all ends, and at last a well-deserved rest should be in the offing, another phase usually sets in. Mother becomes a built-in baby-sitter, and an "on-call" emergency maid. And how about fathers? They, too, ought to come forward for plaudits. While at this period in our history the care of children rests essentially with mothers, the child is the center of a father’s concern, too. More ...

15. The Beginning of the New

Psalm 90:6

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... ] calendars and began using our [20_] calendars. Without calendars we can hardly tell when an old year ends and a new year begins. Do you like new things? What new things do you like? (Let them answer.) Toys, clothes. What new things don’t you like? Food, baby-sitters. Some grown-up people like a new year because then they think they’ll start doing their work better and they’ll show more love to their families and friends. They like to have a new beginning. We don’t need to wait for the calendar to ...

16. The Remote

John 14:5-14

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... V. FLY: That's it! That's the difficult Time in your life. SUSAN: What, relaxing? FLY: No, T.V.! SUSAN: T.V.? FLY: (USING THE REMOTE, FLY CHANGES HERSELF EVERY Time SHE SAYS SOMETHING) Exactamo! Television -- the bug-eyed monster -- the baby-sitter -- the vast wasteland -- the cabinet of flickering images -- the hypnotizer -- the mesmerizer -- the magic box -- the canned entertainer -- the visual valium -- the boob tube. Yes, the T.V., the home of talk shows and wok shows and cartoons and bar tunes and late ...

17. The Prod of the Past

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... meet needs. In terms of the life of this St. Paul family, that will mean saying YES when you are asked to take on a task. I hear too much frustration from committees which are charged with recruiting volunteers to serve as officers or teachers or even baby-sitters. Part of Christian commitment is a commitment to SERVE. When you are asked, say YES. I wish that I could say that, if we do all these things, all will be sweetness and light. We know that is not the case. Conflicts will inevitably arise. The only ...

18. Marriages That Last

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

King Duncan

... out of his pocket and said, "He isn't leaving, we are." And that was how Arlene found out Alan had secretly arranged a dream of hers: to go with him to Paris. He had taken care of her passport, rescheduled her appointments, packed her bags, and hired a sitter to stay with their daughters. (4) No wonder women like Alan Alda so much. Now, you may not be able to fly off to Paris like the Aldas, but there are a thousand and one little things you can do to keep romance alive in your marriage. Writer Robert ...

19. Maximum Marriage

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... marriages require falling in love and cleaving over and over again, but always with the same person. But you're saying, "Okay, that sounds good. To cleave. Fine! But how? Can you give me some practical suggestions?" Well, try setting aside one night a week for a date. Get a sitter and go out. Open the door for your wife. Fix your hair for your man. Give your mate a gift when it's not his/her birthday or Christmas. Say, "Honey, I saw this in the store window. It was lovely, it made me think of you, and so I ...

20. Only One Thing Is Needed

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... open on a chair in the den. He and his wife went out that evening. A lady in the community came to baby sit for their little boy. When they came home that night, Claypool said that he could tell as soon as he entered the house that the baby sitter was very excited. She picked up his book and began to wave it around, and asked, Is this true? When did it happen? What was he like? Claypool said that to be honest, he was taken aback because he knew this person. She was very active in a local church ...

21. Believe in Jesus

Acts 16:25-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the ratings before taking your children to a movie.” Then she wrote: “Turn Page Over for Rating System.” On the Back Page she wrote: “G – Take Your Kids PG – Know Your Kids PG13 – Don’t take kids under 13 R – Bad Idea NC – 17 – Hire a Sitter!” Even though she is only 11 years old, Sarah realized that we all need Guidelines for Living. As Christians we are so fortunate in this respect because we have Jesus. Jesus died on the cross to save us, but He also came and lived among us to ...

22. The Play's Playbook for the Game of Life

1 Peter 4:12-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and Benches and Get in the Game. b. The Huddle is Not the Game. c. Always Keep the Ball “In Play” d. Never, Never, Never Give Up 1) Leave the Bleachers and Benches and Get in the Game Disciples of Jesus are not spectators in the stands, or sitters in the pews, but players on the field. We have an active role to play. We are not passive observers of some cosmic contest. We are active participants, real live players. Disciples of Jesus do not sit on the bench or park in the pews. Disciples of Jesus ...

23. And Again I Say...Amen!

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... your shirt also. Jesus says to act out in love without considering what may or may not be in it for yourself. Christian love is action _ not talk, rumination, investigative committees or long-term studies. Be a "Now" Christian, not a "maybe later" fence sitter or an "I'll get around to it" procrastinator. Part of what makes "enemies," enemies of Christ as well as personal enemies, is that when they are so wrapped up in criticizing others, "enemies" have no time for positive action. The problem with all this ...

24. God Became Human!

John 1:1-18

Illustration

John Claypool

... on a chair in our den. We went out that evening. A lady in the community who had baby-sat for us was there with our little boy. When we came home about 11:00 o'clock, I could tell as soon as I entered the house that the baby sitter was very excited. She picked up my book, which she had found on the den chair, and began to wave it around, and said, "Is this true? When did it happen? What was He like?" Well to be honest, I was taken aback because I knew this person; I realized ...

25. Proper 4

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... This means that Paul considers himself a reincarnation of the Word. The gospel became a personal possession; it was a part of him as a "little Christ." It also means that the bearers of the cross are human earthly, frail, finite, limited and imperfect. Pew-sitters often forgot this. Preachers can be put on a pedestal as paragons of virtue and adored. The mystery of grace is that Christ uses earthen vessels to preserve and share this treasure. 3. Manifested (10, 11). The Christ that is in us cannot be hidden ...

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1. The Sent Sitter

Acts 2:1-21

Children's Sermon

2. Couldn't Get A Baby Sitter

Humor

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. A small child replied, 'They couldn't get a baby-sitter.'

3. Sheep Sitters

James 4:7

Illustration

Barry McGee

4. Clean Hearts And Dirty Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

5. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim