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226. A Compassionate Friend

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... , hard time. I remember a time once when I told a friend who had lost his daughter years earlier, "In some ways I know how you feel," and he answered, "No you don't. If you haven't gone through it, you don't know how we feel." I guess that's the reason I'm such a great believer in the Compassionate Friends. The Compassionate Friends is a support group made up of those who have had children, grandchildren, brothers, or sisters die. In reality, it's a whole series of support groups in all kinds of communities ...

227. Recollections of Abdul, Camel Boy for An Eastern Potentate

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... kicked. But it was not all that hard to groom them and to keep them fed. They had strange eating habits, even when we were not journeying. Some days they took no food; then other days there seemed to be not enough food available to meet their hunger. But I guess that's just exactly why they were so good for desert journeys, with long distances between oases. Anyway, soon after I'd begun to learn my job, Akbar was told to start preparing for the journey. That did not mean a camel or two - it meant ten or a ...

228. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ) Let's see ... hold up the respective amount of fingers as you ask the following how many of you are three? Four? Five? Six? Wow, that's pretty old, isn't it. Do you know how old I am? (response) Interact with the children until they guess your age. Now that you've guessed how old I am, how old is your dad? (response) Is that old? (response) Well, here's the really important question: How old is your mom? (response) That's not old at all, is it? (response) Let me tell you a secret. When you say your ...

229. A Blanket of Specialness

Acts 11:1-18

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... see. But they are so special to me that I want them to remain on this sheet. Would you like to see them? (response) Can you guess what is inside? Open the sheet enough for only one item to be seen. The first item that I want you to see is this ... that whatever he creates cannot be called anything but special. Open up the sheet all the way, and have the children sit on it. And guess what? God created you, and you are special, too. Just like this old football that doesn't look important but is because of what it ...

230. Saved By Water: The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... , are both stories of fear of water and fear of drowning. We are indeed afraid of drowning; most of us would admit it. Too much water scares us. But go to the opposite extreme, too little water, and hardly anyone is afraid. Who ever thinks of dying of thirst? I guess you'd have to live on the desert or maybe back in the old sailing days of dead calms and thirst-crazed sailors. I don't suppose many of us have ever thought of dying of thirst. About the nearest we can come to feeling thirst is when we watch ...

231. Mediating the Lesson

1 Timothy 2:5

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... the other children. You will whisper instructions to the mediator who will then relay them to the children.] [Whisper:] Please sit quietly. [Whisper:] Would you like to play a game? (response) [Whisper:] We are playing a game called Mediation. [Whisper:] Guess what "mediation" means? (response) As the children guess, only whisper a yes or no to the child. He/she in turn will give your answer to the children. Give them some time to define the term. If they need help, whisper to the mediator: We are playing ...

232. The Elders

Drama

William Grimbol

... the others ... more powerful. RUTH: No, (Shrugging) that is not it. It goes deeper than that. I wasn't just impressed by him. I was changed! RACHEL: Changed? How? RUTH: I can't explain. I just see things ... hear things differently ... I just feel different. I guess the craziest thing of all Rachel, is that, I hesitate to say this, ever since I witnessed him and his teaching, well, I have wondered ... really wondered ... if he might not just be the Messiah. RACHEL: My word, don't ever let David know. RUTH ...

233. Have You Talked to Jesus Lately?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... was out of sight, I went into the church, climbed the stairs to my office, and telephoned one of my local colleagues in ministry. "Guess who I just talked to?" I asked. Some of you may have come to church this morning hoping to meet Jesus – not some weirdo who ... , "Oh, you didn’t know? I AM the Messiah." I wonder: did she go back to the village and say to her live-in lover, "Guess who I just talked to?" All the double-talk in this story – words we think we know, then we don’t know; people we think ...

234. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... are you now? (response) Let's see... hold up the respective amount of fingers how many of you are three? Count them. Four? Count. Five? Six? Wow, that's pretty old isn't it. Do you know how old I am? (response) Interact with the children until they guess your age. Now you've guessed how old I am. How old is your dad? (response) Is that old? Well, here's the really important question: How old is your mom? (response) That's not old at all is it? (response) Let me tell you a secret. When you say a mom's ...

235. Sticking Together

1 Corinthians 1:10

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... build a little house, stack just a few together real tightly or sometimes I would build a tall skyscraper. build a few others one on top of the other. What I found was that one was a lot stronger than the other. Do you want to guess which one is stronger? (Let the children guess) Well, you might think that the tall one is stronger, but just the slightest touch barely touch the top and let it crash, making sure that it doesn't crash into the smaller one will bring it down. But you can touch the smaller one ...

236. Eyewitness Account

2 Peter 1:16

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair & Tim Carpenter

... want all of you to close your eyes and put your heads down. Then we’ll see if you can tell what the picture is by guessing. Let’s play. Everyone put down your head, close your eyes and put your hands over your eyes. No peeking! Once all of the children close ... her the picture, and motion for him/her to close his/her eyes again. Now everyone open your eyes. Who wants to guess what the picture was? The eyewitness should raise her hand and give the answer. What was the monkey doing? (response) Does everyone ...

237. Worship, Work, Rest, and Play

John 4:1-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach how worship fits into our lives. Key verses: 19-24. Props: Hammer and a piece of wood, Pillow, Football (or any kind of playing toy). Lesson: I have a guessing game for you this morning. I have four things for you to guess. Show the hammer. What is this? (response) OK. Begin to work on the piece of wood, the floor or the railing. (hammering, working) That's right. Can you name some other kinds of work? (response) What kind of work does your Dad do? (response) What kind of work does ...

238. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... is the only foundation that will successfully weather the storms that will swirl around you! So work hard to keep Christ central in your lives and in your marriage. One Sunday morning two men were playing golf and doing very poorly. The first one said, "I guess I should have stayed home and gone to church!" The second replied, "Well, I couldn't have gone to church anyway. My wife is home sick in bed." That husband demonstrated that his golf game was more important than his wife and his Lord. His priorities ...

239. All Are Needed

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Children's Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... . Mrs. Knife, I want you to eat the peas." The knife tried but the peas kept rolling off. Mrs. Knife was very embarrassed but said, "I guess I need Mr. Fork to pick up the peas for me to eat." Wise old Mr. Plate then said, "Mr. Fork, I'd like for you ... said, "Mr. Spoon, I want you to eat the mean." The spoon tried and tried but could not cut up the meat. In embarrassment he said, "I guess I need Mr. Fork to hold the meat and Mr. Knife to cut it up for me." Finally, wise old Mr. Plate said, "My friends, as ...

240. Changing World

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... have changed and grown. I see. As time passes, God brings changes in you, doesn't he? Do you know who this baby is? (Allow guesses) It's me! And I don't look the same now, even though I am still as cute. Well, look at this picture. Show the ... pretty. Here's something else I have. Do you know what it is? Hold up the seed It's a seed. Do you know what kind? Allow guesses, then hold up the vegetable. It's hard to imagine that this little seed became this big vegetable, isn't it? But God changed it over time, ...

241. He Has Done Great Things

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... what's best for ourselves. And think that God could use a little help getting organized. ELIZABETH: (Embarrassed) Yes. I guess that's true. But only because the future's so ... so dangerous! MARY: Yes, it is dangerous. But if God wants you to go through great danger, for ... his sake, wouldn't you? ELIZABETH: I guess I would. But it would be hard. MARY: I know. Very hard. It is for me. But that's what makes it so valuable ...

242. Coming on the Clouds of Glory

Matthew 26:47-56

Drama

Joe Barone

... come on clouds of glory? I have no doubt I was right. Well, maybe I have just one small doubt, nothing that really matters, I guess. The one thing that might cause me to doubt is that a few of you Christians are willing to die for this Jesus. Herod, Nero ... Patmos. He claims to have seen one like "a son of man." His head and hair "were white as wool," the letter says. Ha! I guess your John of Patmos reads Daniel too! What does all that prove? But there are some people willing to die for your Jesus, willing to ...

243. Abner: The Clumsy Ox Who Is Our Friend

Luke 14:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... be a day of fun. Everyone is supposed to know that it is a day of worship. What should you be able to do on Sunday? I guess you know that there used to be certain laws about the Sabbath that told a man exactly what he could do and what he couldn't ... after the other. The only way out was if he went back the same way that he came in, which meant backing up very slowly. Well, you guessed it. He missed one hole and then another and he even missed the big one with the water in it but then it happened. Down, down ...

244. The Lion Who Learned About God

Dan 6:21-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to us by our friends that we like to think are right because we like our friends. Everyone wants to tell us how to live. I guess you know that God also has told us that he wants us to listen to Him and obey Him as well. Some people think that all ... and they would scream and cry until the lions would do what the soldiers wanted them to do with this man, It was awful. I guess Rehoboam was thinking about this because they hadn't eaten for awhile and he just knew that before long he would hear shouting and ...

245. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Rev. Donald R. Shank

... , "OK, honey, come on now, where's that kiss?" The little 3-year old looked him in the eye and replied, "Where's the money?" Well, I guess it's inescapable. Money is a part of us. And that's one side of the coin I want to talk about today: dollar signs in our ... whether you've got 5 hundred or 5 million dollars; it's your a attitude, your relationship to it that makes the difference. I guess this is where the most misquoted verse in the Bible comes in. You know how we say "Money is the root of all evil." ...

246. Turning on the Lights

1 Peter 2:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that Jesus showed us what God is. We don't have to wonder whether He loves us anymore. Before Jesus came we just had to guess a lot about God, and then we were kind of "in the dark." Not anymore! Jesus gave us light, so we remember him with candles ... of you have seen before. You probably have more than one in many of the rooms in your house. [Hold up light switch and let them guess what it is.] That is right, a light switch. I don't suppose that we think much about light switches because when we walk into the ...

247. Filled With God's Spirit

Acts 2:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... grateful. God teaches us to share everything including our lives. I want to show you what I mean. Here is something that a carpenter uses. It is also something that children love to play with when they can get ahold of it. Do you know what this is? [Let them guess.] That's right, it is a measuring tape. Measuring tapes aren't only fun but also very useful. For instance, if I want to know how far it is from here [mark a spot] to here [mark a spot], I just have to measure it. But suppose my measuring tape ...

248. Is It Well With Your Family? (Mother's Day)

2 Kings 4:8-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the presidency on the premise that he would always tell the truth. Has he ever lied?" Mrs. Carter said, "I think he's truthful; I think you can depend on his word." The reporter again asked if he had ever lied in his entire life. His mother said, "Well, I guess maybe he's told a little white lie." "Ah, see there!" the reporter exclaimed. "He's lied! If he told a white lie, he has lied." The reporter was still not satisfied and asked, "What is a white lie?" And then Lillian Carter said, "It's like a moment ...

249. Our Splintered World

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

Carveth Mitchell

... their home one evening that week. Only the husband, whom I had not met, was at home. We talked about church, and he said he guessed he was a member somewhere "back home" but he wasn’t sure. Then he added "My wife is the churchgoer in our family." I asked ... him as kindly as I could, "As far as Christianity is concerned, whose side are you on?" He laughed and said, "I guess I’m not on anybody’s side, as you put it." But he was! Not to decide is to decide. How different from the totally- ...

250. Are You a Missing Sleeve?

Romans 12:4-5

Children's Sermon

... you something today that I thought all of you might be able to use. Do you know what it is that I brought? (Let them guess what you brought and when they have suggested a couple of things bring out your bag). What I have is right in here. Clothes!! Oh ... the matter with them? (Let them respond.) Do you mean that you have to have all of the parts before they are any good? Well, I guess you are right at that! I really did know, but the reason that I brought them is to show you something that God teaches us. ...

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