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2476. Bringing Love Close

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... those prayed by a man named Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: "Almighty God, you are eternal mystery to us, yet mysteriously known to us through the Christ. Cause us to believe ardently and above all things in your active presence. Cause us to prove our belief by taking great care never to stifle, nor distort, nor waste the power to wonder, and the power to love which you give to us. Give us the vision to see your direction which shows us each moment, by every day's events where to take the next step. In this way ...

2477. The Ascension Announces a Triumph

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... But I've only played golf once all year. I'll work in the yard later." Lynn replied, "Go on then and play golf, I don't care what you do!" Jon came home some hours later, relaxed and happy with his golf game; but Lynn was far from feeling the same way. She was ... not getting any better, he said, "Lynn, let's talk about this. I don't understand. What's wrong? You told me you didn't care what I did." Lynn blurted out, "Jon, I can't believe that you believed what I told you!" No, our Christian witness is not all ...

2478. Lord of Light and Life

1 Corinthians 15:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... or heat. The fire is cold and dead. That happened because of the bucket of water I poured on it. Here is another bucket of water. I am going to use this bucket of water to help grow some vegetable plants in my garden. I will water the plants very carefully so that they will grow strong in the ground. Some day I will eat the things that are grown on the plants. The water gives the plant life, and makes it strong. The water is the same. It came from the same place, but one bucket kills and the other ...

2479. How Special You Are!

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Spirit is alive within you? (Let them answer.) That's right, God lives in you and that makes your body a very special thing to take care of in a very special way. St. Paul calls your body a temple. Do you know what a temple is? (Let them answer) A temple is ... speak to God and listen to God when he talks to you. That means that your body is such a special place that you should take care of it in a very special way. Don't do anything to your body that hurts it. Always do good things for your body because the ...

2480. Look to the Lord

2 Corinthians 12:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... said not to worry. His grace would help him to stand it. Sometimes all the medicines in the world won't help us feel better, will they, boys and girls? Then we have to remember St. Paul; he just put his trust in the Lord and let the Lord take care of him. That isn't always easy for us to do, is it, boys and girls? But that's what trust and faith are all about - putting our hand in the Lord's and letting him take ...

2481. Share Your Life

James 4:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of water. (Wash the board.) Not bad, but the board is still dirty. All the dirt did not come off. Now I am going to take a little bit of this powder, the humble friend of your mother, and put it in the other bucket. If you watch very carefully you will see the powder give itself up and disappear in the water. It is something special now. The water has become very powerful and can do things that the other bucket of water could not do. (Wash another board with the second bucket.) Look at the difference. The ...

2482. Fresh Starts

Titus 3:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... gave it to me as a gift. But not just any someone. No sir, this is a very special gift because my daughter gave it to me. This is a gift of love. This is the way that God cares for us. This is the way he makes us a part of his world. While we live on earth, he loves us, and after we leave the earth, he loves us, and he gives us the gift of life ... to me with love, and expected nothing in return. That is the way God loves us. He would love us if we did nothing for him just because he cares so much for us.

2483. Living in the Dark

Ephesians 4:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... it is choking me or about to drop off. It feels just right. While I was shopping I saw this and I couldn't resist it. (Hold up pie.) I guess I never see one of these that I don't think of the care that some farmer gave to his trees. It takes a lot of care to make one this good, but it sure is worth it when I come home and have some time to just sit and enjoy it with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee. (Carry this idea on with several items, never mentioning ...

2484. It Takes Time

Ephesians 5:15-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... another lie to support the one you told that no one else believed. It takes a lot of time to tell a lie. God teaches us to avoid the sins and to be careful how we walk. See how fast you can walk through the obstacle course if you do not stop at all of the sins. Let's go back and walk through this time being very careful not to stop and read any of the sins, and see how much faster it goes. Just think what we will be able to do with all of the extra time. We will ...

2485. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... love for Jesus and Jesus' love for him. Love (vv. 3, 5). Love is all that needs to be said. Martha and Mary sent a message to Jesus: "He whom you love is ill." There is no request that he come and heal Lazarus. Love is enough, for love cares and helps. It is not that Lazarus and his sisters love Jesus, but that Jesus loves them. We love him because he first loves us. Grace comes first and we respond with love. Stayed (v. 6). When Jesus received the message of Lazarus' illness, Jesus waited two days before ...

2486. Tilted Haloes

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

James Weekley

... . If you want to call the kettle black, be certain you have the right kettle. Don't get cocky around the Holy Spirit." Evil is never a package easily unwrapped. Jesus does come on by saying that he can eclipse evil with good. His deathless caring keeps pouring our way. It arrives to tame the raging beast within. Only he can back up any claim on permanent forgiveness. M. H. Schubert shares the story about a group of fishermen in the Scottish highlands. They gathered for tea and discussed the day's catch ...

2487. Are Half-Painted Rainbows Enough?

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

James Weekley

... our character. He sees our wealth of potential. With his hands and our faith, his goodness of hope can happen. In one of his stories he draws upon the analogy of a mustard seed. It's scarcely larger than a pin head. If given proper nourishment and care, it is capable of growing into the largest of shrubs. Jesus did not instruct with parables to prove his creativity as a teacher. They were shared to incubate truths about God and ourselves. The seeds of faith lie dormant within each of us. When we permit him ...

2488. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... line and keep the faith all the way to the end? How does he avoid the temptation of just giving up in bitterness - and saying, in effect, "I'm not what I used to be, Lord, so I don't care any more what I still might be. Lord, I can't do what I used to do, so I don't care about doing what I still might do today." Paul does it by looking beyond himself. He looks beyond where he is, to where he wants to be. Here he says, "There is laid up for me the crown of ...

2489. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... illness, even our fear of death? To live with Christ, shouldn’t the fearful self within us die, so that a new, more faithful self can live? What about doubt? Shouldn’t we lose the doubts which plague us, which say that God has abandoned us and no longer cares for us? To live with Christ, shouldn’t these doubts within us die, so that a new self which believes in God’s unending love can live? And what about our willful pride, the empty conceit which tells us we don’t need God to be our anchor amid ...

2490. The Gift Of Encouragement

Acts 11:19-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... when I was your age, I became a pupil of Franz Liszt. He kissed me on the forehead after my first lesson and said, 'Take good care of this kiss - it comes from Beethoven, who gave it to me after hearing me play.' I have waited for years to pass on this ... to lift up someone else. Real encouragement comes not just from what we say but from what we do, when we show someone else that we care for them and believe in them. Our text says that Barnabas was "a good man and full of the Holy Spirit" - this is why he ...

2491. The Prodigal Nation

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... the poor" (Isaiah 3:15) and "turn aside the needy" (Amos 5:12). What has happened to us, that we so frequently end up on the wrong side of history - the wrong side of people's dreams - in so many places around the world? Once, we had an ethic of caring for the less fortunate in our own nation. In the language of Jesus, there was once a time when we made a national effort to help the "least of these" among us. And where are we today? Luxury markets are booming. Sales of yachts and second homes are way up ...

2492. The Vanities Of Work

Ecc 2:1-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... put in my time, look out for number one and let it go at that." Maybe you've heard someone say, "Why should I keep beating my head against the wall when all my work is in vain? If no one else cares about making this a better church, or a better home, or a better world, why should I care? Why shouldn't I just stop now and start worrying more about me again?" This is a common frustration, isn't it: at work, in the church, even at home. We try to make a difference with our labors under the ...

2493. The President's Religion

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... Christ and the anti-Christ. He spoke instead of the struggle between our nation and the communists - the struggle between God's people and the "evil empire." Mr. President, you are the man! Stay out of the pulpit! You have been elected president, not national preacher! Be careful when you speak in God's name, for God cannot be mocked. Not all who cry "Lord, Lord," are saying what God would have them say (cf. Matthew 7:21). If you have ever met someone who is convinced she speaks for God while you speak for ...

2494. A Thankful Heart

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Erskine White

... important sacrifice for you: these and a hundred other kindnesses are all examples of the love and kindness of God. They are all reasons for us to "Thank We All Our God," because God expresses His love to us through the love of others. God also expresses His love and care directly to us, without any help from anyone else, solely by the Presence of the Spirit of His Son, Jesus Christ. Can we not also be thankful for that? It's easy to take the goodness of our loved ones for granted, just as it's easy to take ...

2495. When Christians Disappoint

Acts 5:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... about justice, but all they really do is give a (very little) bit of money away and pass meaningless resolutions at their annual meetings. What they call "solidarity with the poor" is mostly rhetoric and half-baked at that! The bottom line is: all they really care about is themselves, their income and property, and I don't want anything to do with them." "I don't want anything to do with the church," another person will say. "They're supposed to love one another, but look how they treat each other, fussing ...

2496. Wedding: Marriage as Gift-giving

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... have not earned. It can never be paid for. You are gift to each other: a gift to be valued, not evaluated; to be cared for, not controlled; to be protected, not possessed; to be discovered, not exploited. You know, when something is purchased it is new only once ... gift, you will find yourselves revealed, known, appreciated, understood, and rejoiced in! So it is the prayer of those who love and care for you, who hope you will enjoy the greatest of marriages, that you will be gift and gift-receiver to each other ...

2497. How Refreshing!

1 Corinthians 10:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of the best tasting lemonade you ever tasted. Do you remember anything like that happening to you? [Let them answer.] Wasn't it wonderful? I know it was, because I remember when it happened to me. St. Paul used to love to tell the story about the way that God cared for his people, and I suppose that every time he poured a glass of cool juice on a hot day, he would tell the story of the way that God helped his people in the desert. The next time you need a cool drink, and you are so thirsty you ...

2498. Jesus In Control

2 Corinthians 5:14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... car when you go to a place like a park? [Let them answer.] The person that is driving a car must be very sharp, so that you get where you are going safely. Have you noticed how that person holds his or her hands on the steering wheel and very carefully steers the car around the corners and keeps it straight where the road has no bends? [Let them answer.] That is very good. A good driver makes a ride a very good experience. To be a good driver, he must have great control over the steering wheel and know just ...

2499. A Special Kind of Kiss

2 Corinthians 13:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... girls, he died for everyone so that they might have a better life here on earth and a greater life with God after they died on earth. There was a second reason for the "holy kiss." It meant that they would show care for each other. It was like a promise, only they didn't say, "I promise to care for you." Instead they gave each other this gentle kiss, and it meant that, if they were needed or wanted, they would be there to help the person who had to be helped. Belonging to the church in those days was a ...

2500. Doing What We Say

1 John 3:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... many of you brush your teeth? [Let them raise their hands.] How many of you brush you teeth every morning and every night? Be careful! We are talking about truth and deed. I know a lot of boys and girls who tell me that they brush their teeth every ... that love is not just a feeling. It is more than just a feeling, because love is also doing things for other people. It means caring for people when they are sick, visiting them when they are lonely, and helping them when they need help. It may mean that we have ...

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