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2576. Revised Edition

Psalm 71:1-24

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... is a life, an eternal life, that is not just dependent upon our memory, for our memories will one day also be extinguished. The new life for _____________ is her's, independent from us, and dependent only upon the Almighty Author forever. Into God's care, therefore, we commit ___________ and ask the Almighty to keep his promise to create a new edition, elegant, revised and corrected, fresh off his holy and personal press. God's first edition of his son, Jesus Christ, became flesh and dwelt among us, full of ...

2577. Making the Move

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... in the mansion."The second thing all of us ought to know about ___________'s dying is that she did NOT disregard your suffering at this moment. She did not make the mistake that many make, saying, "It's my death, my job to do, and I don't care what you think about it."True, she did not want to receive extensive treatment for her disease. True, she did not want to go to another hospital. But yes, she did receive treatment, and yes, she did go to another hospital. She told me why. Still willing to make ...

2578. Doing Love

Revelation 21:1-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... kitchen appliances all over this community in order to shower the bereaved family with food. God has opened the mouths of otherwise shy people to say, "We're so sorry for your loss. We hurt too." God has gathered us together as a congregation for half an hour to share, care and carry a burden together, that alone would crush any one of us. God has crept inside each of us, so that none of us need be alone, unless we insist upon it.For the few moments we are gathered here, this is God's church, God's body and ...

2579. Christmas Eve at the Candy Cane Inn

Drama

Edward Long

... with tales of the deep woods, peppering each story with laughter. (Lights up partly.) JOHNNY: This is just like being at the North Pole ... right here by Loon Lake as you call it. But what do you do here, Mr. Nick? NICK: Oh, 'm, we've got timber to care for and my helpers and I run a little log mill and furniture and toy factory over south of the lake - you saw their children skating ... 'n if'n I'm not mistaken, here they come caroling, as they do each Christmas Eve ... CAROLERS come singing Jingle Bells ...

2580. Step Ten - Perseverance

Lk 12:35-48 · 1 Cor 10:1-13 · Ps 15:1-5

Sermon

John A. Terry

... make us safe. Paul urges those of us who are self-confident to be vigilant. Do not sit back waiting for a miracle of God to take care of you. We can be like that man who prayed and prayed that God would help him win the New York lottery. He had been a ... from heaven saying, "Give me a chance. At least buy a ticket!" The promise is not for those who sit and wait for God to take care of their needs. It is for those who with perseverance face life's trials. Paul tells us that God gives us what we need to face ...

2581. Step Twelve - Responsibility

Lk 19:1-10 · Gal 6:1-10 · Is 61:1-4

Sermon

John A. Terry

... laden, and I will give you rest." We do not need to give the heavy laden more burdens. Paul's words were a message to care-givers. His first message in this passage is: "Do not seek to condemn. Seek to restore." We are to be God's agents in helping ... priority for the needs of church folks is not because God loves us any more than anyone else. But the caregivers must be cared for. When our fortunes shift, we can easily become the walking wounded. As an analogy, Paul talks about the harvest. The apple farmer ...

2582. Step Two - Hope

Mk 10:46-52 · 2 Cor 12:7-10 · Is 12:1-6

Sermon

John A. Terry

... . A child who was born with a handicap was often left unnamed and, thereby, unclaimed. Since the only name given us for this blind man means "son of Timaeus," it is possible that no one - not even his parents - had cared about him. Blindness was common in Palestine. There were no social agencies to help. The blind had to beg or die. The blind and lame often posted themselves at the city gateway, especially at Passover season. It was then the custom that a distinguished rabbi on a journey was surrounded ...

2583. Saving Grace

1 Timothy 1:15-16

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... all sinners (that means we all do bad things), and Jesus saves us from those bad things -- he forgives us. Whenever you think you're getting into trouble, you can pray and trust that Jesus will be there with you to save you. He will do that because he really cares for you. Here is the verse from the Bible, and I want you to say it with me: Christ (Christ) came into the world (came into the world) to save sinners (to save sinners). Let's Pray: Dear God, thank you for sending Jesus Christ to save us and to ...

2584. Richie Rich

Luke 16:19-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... rich man never helped the poor man. [This can be inferred from the passage. Jesus did not explicitly say this.] What do you think happened to them when they died? (response) The rich man was punished and the poor man was comforted. It is very important to love and care for people, especially those who are hungry and sick. That's the kind of people that God wants us to be. Let's Pray: Father, we don't want to ignore people who are sick and hungry. Teach us to be tenderhearted and to reach out to those who ...

2585. Increasing Love

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... . Do you want to know what it is? (response) It's balloons -- beautiful, different colored, balloons! Do you want to see them? (response) Of course you do! Who wouldn't want to see balloons? I have them here in my box. Are you ready? (response) Here goes! Carefully open the box and act as if the balloons are going to fly out. After opening the box, look inside. There they are, my beautiful balloons. Reach inside and pull out one of the deflated balloons. This is one of my favorite colors for a balloon. Isn ...

2586. So You Want To Go To Bethlehem, Do You?

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... back. It was a tiring journey, but it was well worth everything we had to endure to get there. "There" was home, and "there" was a place where we were surrounded by the love of family members, some of whom we had not seen in more years than we care to count. And when we came back, we were not the same people we were before the journey. We felt refreshed and renewed, reassured that, even though "home" has changed a lot since we were growing up there, the love we expected to find was still there in abundance ...

2587. Repent Your Way To A Merry Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the messages of Advent is that we are called to be a sharing people. Not just at one special season of the year, but to live a life of sharing. In the latter part of the 17th century, German preacher August H. Francke founded an orphanage to care for the homeless children of Halle. One day when Francke desperately needed funds to carry on his work, a destitute Christian widow came to his door begging for a ducat--a gold coin. Because of his financial situation, he politely but regretfully told her he couldn ...

2588. Strangers at the Manger

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

... young people by forcing them to grow up too fast or by imposing too many limitations on them, then the spirit of hope will die in our midst. But if we are seekers after wisdom and truth, if we care more for wisdom than for power, if we desire truth more than control, then our lives will be lives which respect and care for the children of this church and the children of this world. If truth is our desire, we will travel great distances to find it. The wise men came to the place where the child was, and they ...

2589. Sowing Seed Is Never A Waste of Time

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... else happened to aggravate it again. I could say that – but it would be a lie. But somehow we managed to make it through the week without injuring or maiming any of the campers or each other, and I really owe my fellow counselors a debt of gratitude for their care and concern for me and their prayers on my behalf. On departure day, the vast majority of the campers were crying, sad to be leaving camp. I take that as a sign that they at least had a good time. But just so you will know that every great once ...

2590. Oh Me of Little Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... always be. Alexander Solzhenitsyn said that only once during his long imprisonment in a labor camp in the Soviet Union did he become so discouraged that he thought about suicide. He was outdoors, on a work detail, and he had reached a point where he no longer cared whether he lived or died. When he had a break, he sat down, and a stranger sat beside him, someone he had never seen before and would never see again. For no apparent reason, this stranger took a stick and drew a cross on the ground. Solzhenitsyn ...

2591. Gentiles 'R Us

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... sic the whole church on them. And if things STILL don’t change, even after the elders have raked them over the coals? You and the church should treat the one who has sinned against you as you would treat a Gentile or a tax collector. But be careful here! You should know by now how tricky Jesus can be. You have to watch him, especially when he gets that certain twinkle in his eyes. Sometimes Jesus will say something, even in a gospel as straightforward as Matthew’s, and you will think he means one thing ...

2592. Holy Arithmetic!

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... runny nose, and give you a big hug when you cry. This God will also help you put on dry clothing if you have an accident. But once you leave Kindergarten, you’re on your own! Finally, there is God the Parent. God is a very good, very caring parent. The Parent God, traditionally referred to as Father but sometimes also in recent years as Mother, is loving and tender, and is familiar with all the material on how to raise children to be mature, responsible adults. Parent God hurts when the kids make a mess ...

2593. So You Want to go to Bethlehem, Do You?

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Johnny Dean

2594. Don't That Just Beat All?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... you wanted to hear. I mean, it’s nice to know that, but what does it have to do with curing the problem? Isn’t this typical of our attitude toward God’s forgiveness? If I’m sick, what do I care about forgiveness? I just want to be well again. If I’ve lost my job, what do I care about God’s love? I just want my job back. If I’m overweight, ugly and don’t like myself very much, how does it help to know that God loves me anyway? God’s forgiveness just doesn’t seem to ...

2595. Lent 1

Sermon

Betty Lynn Schwab

... soon be sealed. Youth: Let us pray. All: Holy God of the Booths, may our Lenten booth remind us of our own fragile life, of our dependence upon you and of your loving care of us. With your help may we learn to see our whole life as a temporary booth until we reach our permanent home with you. Until we reach that home, help us to care about our life here and now. Help us construct it day by day lovingly and creatively, like our booth. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Lent 2 Minister: "The Lord spoke to Moses ...

2596. The Spear

John 19:31-35

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... on crosses with Jesus were not dead, and when the soldiers came to their crosses they struck them several times across their legs until they were sure that their legs were broken. How cruel, how terribly cruel. But when they came to Jesus they stopped and looked at him carefully. They could see no sign of breath or any other movement. He was dead. There was no need to break His legs. He was not going anywhere. For a moment it seemed as if they were not going to do anything, just pass Him by. But just as the ...

2597. Some Assembly Required

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... in the church, no more Christmas music blaring from the P.A. systems in the shopping malls. And the rocking horse carefully assembled from 4,175 pieces sits neglected, because the toys that really capture your child’s attention are the Barbie dolls ... you set that would tell people you believe and follow Him? Do you have a faith which asks what you can do for God, or do you only care about what God can do for you? When people tell me that they are saved and question whether or not I am, I am tempted to say to ...

2598. But I Don't Wanna!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Joann Hary

... pray for others and their needs, and you know that they need your prayers right now." But that old "I don't wanna" side pops up and says, "But I don't want to pray for somebody else. It takes long enough to get my own needs and wants taken care of without bothering with somebody else. Besides that I'm really not very good at praying anyway, so what I say probably wouldn't make all that much difference." And finally, Jesus said, "Go and make disciples of all nations ..." And the "I don't wanna" side of us ...

2599. Death Stinks

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... graveyard dead! No doubt about it, despite our attempts to cover up the harsh reality of death, death stinks! And when we are face to face with the finality of death, we begin to ask questions – big questions, cosmic questions, Mary-and-Martha questions: "Lord, if you care so much, why weren’t you here? Why didn’t you answer my prayer, Lord?" Just like those folks who were mourning the death of Lazarus, when we come face to face with death, we ask the big question: "Where were you when I needed you ...

2600. The Benefit of the Doubt

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... not to pick on last week, the folks who only come to church once a year, on Easter Sunday. You and I both know that last Sunday, in churches all over Franklin County, all over the state of Virginia, all over the United States, folks who could seemingly care less about the church 51 Sundays out of the year got up, put on their Easter finery, and came to worship services. They’re not in church today, most of them. They’ve gone back to their normal Sunday routine, whatever that may be. Now I confess that ...

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