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226. The Good Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... need a bath every now and then. But most important of all, they need to know that we love them and to have us show them that love every day. Just as we take care of our pets and show them love, God tells us that He cares for us every day. The Psalms speak of God as a shepherd. A shepherd is someone whose job is to care for the sheep. He has to watch over them. It is his responsibility to lead them to the pastures where there is enough grass to eat. He also needs to protect them from wolves ...

227. Marked For Community

Sermon

George Bass

... whose we are and why. We are all in the same spiritual ship, the same boat, if you will, and for that reason, we live as people who have hope for the future, as well as for the present, in and through Jesus Christ, as well as people who really care for one another. The church is the community of the hopeful. Just the other day, the media reported on the 90th birthday of the Queen Mother of Great Britain. The television coverage reminded me of one of the last things my wife and I watched toward the end of ...

228. Marked For Ministry

Sermon

George Bass

... gets sick when she eats; she is a virtual prisoner -- “a canary in a coal mine” -- who is amazingly cheerful and “up” most of the time. She is a symbol of what is occurring in our world and may happen to all life if we do not really “care for the earth.” Two things are evident: One, we are all “canaries in a coal mine” and, like Cindy Duehring, we must face that reality. The world is closing in on us. Our environment will destroy us sooner or later; we all live with the threat of the El ...

229. Rejoice In The Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... , an officer is standing by the bedside of a Navy sailor who is in sick bay aboard a cruiser. The officer says, "We've got you scheduled for surgery at four bells tomorrow! Your surgeon will be Commander Torres." As he leaves the officer says, "Well, take care, sport. I'll see you tonight during rounds." The sailor is puzzled and says to the officer, "What exactly do you do here?" The officer replies, "I'm ship's morale officer." And wide-eyed, the sailor says, "You mean, a ... a chaplain?" And the officer ...

230. John · A Man of Trust

John 19:26-27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... tremendous responsibility, and he accepted it because Jesus meant so much to him. There are very few people you can give your mother to and know that she will be cared for the way you would want her to be cared for. But Jesus knew that John was the man. He was trusted. God wants people to trust each other, and God is always glad when he knows that there are people who care enough for each other that they can be trusted. Maybe you are like John. Perhaps you have a friend who is like John, but if you do not I ...

231. The Burning Bush Within Us

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

... God calling us by name, his compassion for our suffering, his daily call to love, his every-moment offer of abiding presence. Our God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Moses, the God incarnate in Jesus Christ -- this same God continues to speak, to know and care, to call us to love and be with us. But if we are to make full use of God’s gracious acts, we, like Moses, must turn aside, draw near; we must listen, we must share our pain, we must respond to God’s call and we must decide to ...

232. The Men

Drama

William Grimbol

... for the poor. ARNOLD: I give plenty to the poor. JOHN: So do I. BILL: Personally, I'm sick and tired of working hard for what I have, while they sit and live off of us. ARNOLD: Parasites. JOHN: Totally. REED: See? BILL: See what? REED: You are tired of caring, sick of sharing. What can be better evidence of the loss of faith? BILL: My faith is fine. I just refuse to be used. To be a fool. I refuse to defy the will of God, and I believe that sin is punished. REED: So only the poor sin? BILL: ...

233. Don't Worry

Philippians 4:6

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... to work real hard every day? Did the flower have to worry about getting enough to eat or drink? Did it become pretty because it took care of itself? (Responses) No! Of course not! Who took care of this flower and made it beautiful? (response) Yes, God did. Application: One time in the Bible Jesus reminded the people that God would take care of them even more than God takes care of the flowers. And so the Apostle Paul said this, “Do not worry about anything, but by prayer let your requests be known to God ...

234. Prayers for Year A

Bulletin Aid

William S. Carter

... Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER · John 10:1-10 Almighty God, we are thankful for the care and love of the Great Shepherd. Help us to become alive through him and lead us into abundant life in the community of ... rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST · Matthew 14:13-21 Our God, you care for us so well. Whatever we need we can receive. Teach us to turn to you when we are hungry. You can give us the ...

235. Thanksgiving Day

Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Luke 17:11-19

Sermon Aid

... every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen." 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Set as it is on Thanksgiving, this passage redirects the prayers of the church from God's care and provisions in the many blessings he has given his people to "supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions...." Paul was convinced that kings and rulers were servants of God who were to be honored - and ...

236. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Robert Allen

... which strengthen us and give us the courage to face whatever comes our way in life. I. There is the promise of God’s care and concern for us. I don’t know if you have ever been in areas where the shepherd stays with his sheep. If you have ... be in the presence of God forever ..." If we have faith in God as the shepherd of our lives, then we can trust that God’s care never ends. In the book, One Foot In Heaven, a Methodist minister is at the end of a long and distinguished career. He has a serious heart ...

237. Stewards of Life, Death, and Beyond

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... medical treatment of the terminally ill and dying Christian. We must always consider quality of life as well as quantity of life. There are times when death is to be considered a merciful release. To treat a person in violation of his or her deeply held, carefully considered, and clearly expressed preferences is to do violence to that person as much as physically beating them. This is the reason I love the idea of a living will and think every Christian and steward of life and death ought to have one filled ...

238. The Preacher Was A Bigot

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a disturbing part of it too, and it is this: there is a whole lot more of Jonah the bigot in us than we would care to admit...and that is bad - bad individually, bad as a church, and bad as a nation. One of the things that makes it bad ... color of skin that we do, we do not want to associate. Some evil influence might rub off on us. We have got to be especially careful about our children. We have to watch who their friends are, because, after all, some playmates just are not suitable. And we teach them that ...

239. Tough Love

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... it over and over. God is far more patient with us than our earthly parents; God gives us a much longer rope; God allows us much greater freedom. But if that were all there were to God's love, it would not be love at all. Because if God really cares about us, if God really loves us, God would no more allow us to run completely wild than any good earthly parent would. As both Old and New Testament attest, "the Lord disciplines those whom he loves." ( Prov. 3:12; Heb. 12:6). Tough Love! If you would like to ...

240. The Good Samaritan: A New Look at an Old Story

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... and wine [oil to keep them soft, wine to sterilize]. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins [two days wages] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and ... wondered about the rest of the story. What effect did the charity have on the man who was robbed and beaten and taken care of...Did he remember the cruelty of the robbers and shape his life with that memory? Or did he remember the nameless generosity of ...

241. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and if they got out of the hospital they wouldn't know what to do when they no longer received it. Sarah left the hospital and sat down on a park bench. And there she cried and cried. And then Sarah resolved to do something to show love and care to children who had no one else to love them. So Sarah became a foster mother, and her house became a home to many young girls who needed her. Sarah's life followed a simple routine. Every morning she went to early Mass, then came home and cooked breakfast for ...

242. I Love You, Man!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... the ocean. As you stand there in your loneliness, you cry out all through the night, ˜Is anyone out there? Does anyone care?' Just before dawn, hope rises within you, as you realize someone is out there. Then you are thrown back into despair when ... man, ˜Father, forgive them. They know not what they do' (Luke 23:34 ), became the words of God saying to me, ˜I am here. I care. Because I love you, no sacrifice is too great for you.'" What a difference it makes when you believe that at the center of life ...

243. Making Relationships Work

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... it ought to be, get busy making it right immediately. But there's one thing more to be said: DO BRING THAT IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP TO THE ALTAR. Jesus said that when we come to the altar, if we remember that someone has something against us, we should first go take care of that and then come to the altar. But notice, he does tell us to come to the altar. And that is something important for us to note. Bring that relationship that is hurting to the altar. If it really is important to you, get God's help. God ...

244. That's What Friends Are For

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... commandment--that we reach out to our neighbor and help that neighbor with his or her spiritual needs--and that is the one thing that many of us have never done. This man who had lost his hearing and had a speech impediment had friends who cared about his spiritual life. THUS THEY BROUGHT HIM TO THE ONE PERSON WHO COULD HELP HIM. They brought him to Jesus. How fortunate he was. Jesus can heal, he can help, he can deliver. Millions of people through the centuries have discovered that no one can transform ...

245. The Three R's Of A Spiritual Life

Romans 8:1-17

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... of posterboard. Good morning, boys and girls: I once read a beautiful story about a man named Charney who was thrown into a terrible dungeon by the emperor of his country and forgotten about. He was so sad that he wrote on the walls of his cell: "Nobody cares." (Write that on your blackboard.) But one day he noticed that a little green shoot of a flower was growing between the stones of his cell. It was so tiny that he hardly noticed it. Each day when the guards would bring his bread and water, he would ...

246. Dealing with Our Doubts

Mark 9:14-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... from suffering. Robert Raines writes of the problem of suffering: “There is no answer to that question in any philosophy or religion under the sun, in nothing but Jesus Christ nailed to the cross, and he is the answer, the flesh-and-blood proof that God cares, cares so much he didn’t stay up in his blue heaven but came down to earth to enter into and take upon himself our sufferings, to share our sufferings - no matter what - all the way. The noblest fellowship on earth is the fellowship of those who ...

247. A Tireless and Timeless Image

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... God's people have first been shepherded by God in Christ. The experience of being shepherded leads us to, in turn, shepherd. A shepherdless flock is an endangered and very vulnerable one. You have come today because you are a part of this flock and want to be cared for in a pastoral way ("pastor" being the Latin word for shepherd). You will leave in a few minutes and tomorrow some of you will be in classrooms, some of you in offices, some of you in shops, and all of us in neighborhoods and homes. Into those ...

248. When the Boat Begins to Sink

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... : Wherever we are, God is. In the article he added that they knew that asserting this affirmation would not make everything turn out all right. But, he said, saying what they said was their way of declaring their confidence that, living or dying, they were in God's care. Where is God when our boat begins to sink? Right there in the boat, as Jesus was with the disciples. God's presence is not a guarantee of protection, but an offer of maximum support. Support to calm the storm in us, support that helps us to ...

249. A Christian Style Of Being And Doing

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... involvements, so they waste the precious time God gives all of us. Women not working outside the home are especially vulnerable to this snare. This is particularly true in communities like ours where so many people don't have to worry too much about money for child care and domestic help. Or, women whose children are grown -- and they don't work outside the home. I would simply ask you to perform an elementary exercise. Make a list of how you spend your time in the course of a week -- the time you give to ...

250. Changed Lives - Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Holy Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” (2) Jesus tried to explain to Nicodemus, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he ... stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Holy Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” (2) Jesus tried to explain to Nicodemus, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he ...

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