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226. One More Use for the Palm Tree

Luke 19:28-40

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A palm branch, if available Good morning, boys and girls. What do you think when you see a Palm branch? That's right Palm Sunday. What else? Where do Palm trees grow? They grow where it is warm, don't they? We associate Palm trees with places like Florida and Hawaii. We may think of sand and beaches and sunshine and the ocean. Palm branches grew in the land where Jesus lived. Israel is on the Mediterranean Sea. There you will find sun and sand as well. But the Palm tree is more than decoration in ...

227. Can You Hear It?

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Charley Reeb

There is a monastery in Europe which was built in a most difficult location. To get to it, you must climb into a basket that is connected to a long rope and be pulled up over 500 feet. It is a long way down, and the only thing that keeps you from falling is a rope. So if you are afraid of heights, it is not a very pleasant ride. Years ago, two women were making their first visit to the monastery, and while riding in the basket, they noticed the rope was frayed and torn in places. One of the women nervously ...

228. Becoming One of the Beautiful People

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

We all want to be recognized, appreciated, made to feel important. We all want to be somebody. A banker was visiting a customer's farm. He nodded to a figure in the farmyard. "I suppose that's the hired man," he said. The farmer replied, "Naw, that's the first vice president in charge of cows." All of us what to be recognized. All of us want to believe we are important. Alex Haley, the author of ROOTS served in the Coast Guard during World War II. Because of his race, Haley's jobs were limited to the ...

229. Decoding the Da Vinci Code (Part One - Exploring the Fiction)

1 Timothy 1:4

Sermon

James Merritt

I don't watch a whole lot of television, but one of my favorite shows is CSI. CSI is one murder mystery after another that uses state-of-the-art technology and forensical analysis to find out "Who Done It?" I have yet to see a show that does not absolutely fascinate me with what science and technology can do. That is why I can understand why The Da Vinci Code would appeal to so many people regardless of its religious content, because it is a murder mystery. The victim is the curator of The Louvre Museum in ...

230. One-Fired Up Preacher!

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

Norval Christy was fifteen years old when he agreed with the Lord that everything he possessed was a gift and that he was willing to use it in God’s service however, whenever, and wherever God chose. After attending Westminster College in Pennsylvania, Norval applied to Harvard Medical School and was accepted in spite of long odds. He was in the process of doing his medical residency when a call came to help the thousands of refugees who were flooding into Pakistan from India. Norval agreed to interrupt ...

231. Use It or Lose It

Luke 19:11-27

Teach the Text

R.T. France

Big Idea: We have opportunities to serve God while we wait for his kingdom to be fulfilled, and he expects us to use them well. Understanding the Text As Jesus approaches Jerusalem, expectations are high. He has recently been hailed as “Son of David” (18:38–39), and soon he will be acclaimed “king” (19:38). He has declared that salvation has come “today” (19:9). Is this then the moment for the “kingdom of God” that he has preached to be brought in, with Jesus as its king in his capital, Jerusalem? This ...

232. There Is No One Who Does Good: Version 1

Psalm 14:1-7

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

Psalm 14 is almost identical to Psalm 53. They appear to have been transmitted separately, the former finding a place in Book I of the Psalter and the latter in Book II. The most obvious difference between them lies in the divine name. Psalm 14 uses the personal name “Yahweh” (rendered “the LORD” in the NIV), and Psalm 53 uses “God” (Hb. ʾelōhîm), as is customary in the Elohistic Psalter (Pss. 42–83). These psalms stand apart from the rest for their universal perspective, their universal condemnation of ...

233. Used Tombstones

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Christ's resurrection changed the world, broke all the old rules. The Church's response to the good news of resurrection should be equally unprecedented - a celebration of new life using the old images of death. Dr. Paul Stuckey, the wonderful new senior minister at GraceUnitedMethodistChurch in Dayton, Ohio, tells the story of an eye-catching ad in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, newspaper's classified section. Big, bold letters advertised "Used Tombstone. " The ad's text read as follows: "Used tombstone for sale ...

234. I Am The Only One Left Who Cares!

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

Many of us have felt what Elijah felt out in the wilderness. Things are quickly going from bad to worse and I am the only one left who cares! That was Elijah's weary response to God. It came after Elijah's momentous victory over the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. How quickly we can slide from the mountain of triumph into the valley of despond. Elijah did. Queen Jezebel was after his blood. He had fled out into the wilderness. He was hiding in a cave. God came to him in that cave and asked him, "What are ...

235. Then There Was One

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

Does not Jesus say to the ten lepers, "Go and show yourselves to the priests"? He does not say anything about coming back to tell him what the priests said or did; he does not mention that he expects the lepers to return and thank him for their healing. Yet when one does come back to thank him, he asks, "The other nine, where are they?" The one who returns gives no answer to that question. But he could have said, "They are following your instructions. They are on their way to show themselves to the priests ...

236. More Beyond

Acts 16:16-34

Sermon

Charley Reeb

Centuries ago, Portugal adopted a national motto. The motto read: “No More Beyond.” It was an appropriate statement since Portugal, at the time, was the end of the world. But later some adventurous persons sailed beyond Portugal and discovered a whole new world. So the question arose: “What do we do with our national motto?” After much debate, one person simply scratched out a word, and the new motto became: “More Beyond.” Whenever life tumbles in upon us, it is easy to have a “No more beyond” attitude. ...

237. Using Your Imagination

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To encourage children to use their imagination for good. Material: A toy airplane. Lesson: How many of you have ever played with a toy airplane like this one? (Wait for their answers.) You can take such a toy and make believe that you are a pilot flying all around. You know, most of the joy that you receive in playing with toys comes from using your imagination. A girl may imagine that a doll is a real person, or a boy may think of his toy train as a real diesel engine, and so forth. It is ...

238. Useful Junk

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To show how God can refashion us into something good. Material: Something that has been made out of scrap material and examples of the scrap used. (The lesson here is presented using a bowling pin lamp.) Lesson: Here are two bowling pins. This one has been thrown out of the bowling alley, for it is too worn, as you can see. The other pin was also thrown away, for at one time it looked like the first pin. However, something happened to this second pin and now it is a useful lamp. (Use a similar ...

239. The Materials Used

Exodus 38:21-31

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... , and each gave half a shekel (two-tenths of an ounce). They used the silver to make the bases for the wood frames for the tent of meeting and the entrance screen to the holiest place (the sanctuary and the curtain). See comment at 26:19–25. They used one talent (75 pounds) of silver for each base. They fashioned the silver hooks, bands, and post caps for the posts of the courtyard from the 1,775 shekels. The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels (approx. 5,350 pounds). They used ...

240. One More Year

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

Have you ever been judged and found wanting? No? Well, I have. I remember about a thousand years ago when I first went off to college. It was a heady time. I had grown up in a fairly controlled environment and the sudden surge of freedom caused me to, well, go a little crazy. I will be honest with you. I did more partying than I did studying. The result of this was that I was soon on academic probation. Moreover, I got called into the academic dean’s office for what was called a “conversation.” I showed up ...

241. This One's Better

Mark 1:7-8

Children's Sermon

Object: A pen and a pencil. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along with me this morning a couple of items that I am sure you are familiar with and even use a lot. (Show them the pencil and pen.) Do you know what these are? That's right. Which one is the pencil and which one is the pen? Very good. You got it right. Now, the next question is, what do we use them for? (Let them answer.) That's right, we use them to write with. Both of them write, but one of them, we think, is better than the other. Do ...

242. Dying To Live

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

Charley Reeb

In his book The Mustard Seed Conspiracy, Tom Sine shares the story of his parents’ friends and their love for gathering wild mushrooms. One weekend this couple came home with several baskets of mushrooms. Realizing the impossibility of being able to consume all the mushrooms by themselves, they decided to invite others over to their house for a mushroom party. The turn-out was terrific, and they had a wonderful time eating mushroom crepes, omelets, and soufflés. They ate until they could not eat another ...

243. Going Home – Part One: Which Me Will It Be?

Luke 4:14-21

Sermon

John B. Jamison

Things began moving so quickly. First was the baptism at the Jordan River and the day after that, the first disciples began following him. They went to Galilee, where more disciples joined and the crowds began to appear, wanting to hear him speak. The next day, he performed his first public miracle at a wedding in Cana. The next day, he was back at the Sea of Galilee, in Capernaum, resting briefly before making the trip to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and take a highly visible stand against the ...

244. Many Parts, but of One Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Illustration

John R. Steward

"For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ." (v. 12) There was a man who had a dream one night that he had died. In his dream he found himself in a large room. The room had a very large banquet table filled with different kinds of food. There were people seated around the table but they were seated five feet away from the table. In his dream, the people were very hungry and wanted to eat but were unable to get out of ...

245. Recognize that One Must Submit to the Government Despite Injustice

Ecclesiastes 8:2-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

8:1–17 Review · In chapter 8, Qoheleth takes up the topic of the role of government and judicial authority, especially in relationship to “evil” (the Hebrew root for “evil” occurs seven times in Ecclesiastes 8). This section is remarkably similar in some of its perspectives to Romans 13, though not necessarily Paul’s source. Both texts note the theological basis as well as the personal benefits of submission to authority, although Ecclesiastes 8 focuses more on the latter than Romans 13. Here the author ...

246. One Should Embrace Wisdom and Avoid Folly

Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

9:11–10:20 Review · If one understands “his hour” and “evil times” (literally “his time,” “bad time”) in 9:12 as referring to death (as in 7:17), then one can view 9:11–12 as the conclusion of the discourse on death. It is preferable, however, to view these verses as the introduction to the following section on the benefits of wisdom in contrast with folly. This chapter strongly resembles the book of Proverbs in both form and content and is more loosely organized than the rest of Ecclesiastes. 9:11–10:1 · ...

247. One Plus One Equals One

Matthew 19:1-12

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

When Jesus finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan River. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him by asking, "Does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife for whatever reason he wishes?" Jesus answered, "Haven't you read the scripture that says that in the beginning the Creator made people male and female? And God said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and ...

248. Where's the One?

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard some variation of the following over and over again: “I’m craving some good news.” “I am longing for beauty.” “I’m tired of feeling beaten up and not good enough.” Maybe you’ve heard versions of these sentiments, too. Or maybe you have expressed them. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this from so many sources now, but I can guess it is because there is so much bad news, so much ugliness, so many people willing to be critical, pointing out flaws in themselves, their friends ...

249. Call to Oneness

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

When, dear God, shall Christians all be one? It is a first-century inquiry. It is a here-and-now recurring question. Countless programs have been launched. Numerous proposals have been given. Only God knows how many problems have risen in our quest for Christian unity. We live and minister in the twenty-first century in ways not that different from what our spiritual ancestors experienced. Have some things and relationships improved, especially since Vatican II? The answer without doubt is a resounding, " ...

250. Playing One Hand

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Tom Garrison

In the beginning of any really significant human endeavor, be it a marriage or parenthood or a business venture, there is usually a high level of idealism and hope. We expect to do the thing we are beginning with great success. This was certainly true of Jesus' ministry. Who can read how he emerged out of Galilee saying, "The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of heaven is at hand, repent and believe the good news," and not sense the excitement and anticipation that was present in that act of beginning? And ...

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