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2576. An Old Enemy

Colossians 3:1-17

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John E. Sumwalt

... heard -- about a man who died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell. He decided to go to hell because he thought that was where his friends were most likely to be. When he arrived in hell he discovered that there was plenty of rice and other ... We went on to talk about our work. He was serving on the Economic Council of the United Nations as a representative of Japan. I thought about the great number of people throughout the world that he was able to help with his work, and me with mine, and it ...

2577. Strong Faith For Weak People

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Clement E. Lewis

... of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see good in action is what everybody needs. Faith is something more meaningful for all people when couched in positive terms. Christianity is strongest when it is represented by love in action. Parting Thoughts Live for something, have a purpose, And that purpose keep in view; Drifting like a helpless vessel Thou canst to life ne'er be true. Half the wrecks that strew life's ocean, If some star had been their guide, Might have been safely riding ...

2578. The Virtue Of Self-Management

Proverbs 3:1-35

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Clement E. Lewis

... to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,And to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. A Prayer Of Preparation (May be offered in unison) Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymn "A Charge To Keep I Have" Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6; 11-12; 25:28 Trust in the Lord ...

2579. When The Heart Is Right Before God

Acts 8:9-25

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Clement E. Lewis

... the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, saying, "Give me also this power so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's gift with money! You have no part or share in this for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you ...

2580. What Are You Doing With The Rest Of Your Life?

1 Peter 4:1-11

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Clement E. Lewis

... consider what we are going to do with the rest of our lives. Sometimes, Father, we act as if that doesn't really have to be thought about, and we put it off. But we know it does, for we are responsible before you every moment of our being. We need to discover ... planning and visualization may also help us to see our goals, and attain them. We can't afford to allow age to impede our thought and reasoning processes. Older people have a tendency to do that. As we grow older we are likely to think that we have ...

2581. Second Sunday of Epiphany

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1, Psalm 139:1-24, Luke 4:14-30

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B. David Hostetter

... the church cannot be the body of Christ to do your work in the world. Use us and ours as we respond to your call in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Amen. Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 O LORD, you have searched me and known me. You discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too ...

2582. Proper 23

Mark 10:17-31

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B. David Hostetter

... of us in order to win eternal life, so forgive our infractions of the rules and bring us to final victory with your needed help. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God before all ages, God with all generations, God of the years to come, we are humbled by the thought of your eternal being. Your majesty inspires our praise. Your love moves us to sing and rejoice. The help of all good and delightful things sustains us in days of suffering. We trust you to lead us through the gate of wisdom, knowing that we can learn ...

2583. Proper 4

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, Psalm 139:1-24, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 2:23-3:6

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B. David Hostetter

... , and ourselves are to provide such humble media for the use of your Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. PSALM 139:1-6, 13-18 O LORD, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before,and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too ...

2584. Are You Convinced?

John 16:5-16

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Larry Powell

... judged (vv. 9-11)." They did not get that part either. But, in all fairness, let us admit that the parts are not always easy to gather in. The disciples were being challenged to understand a revolutionary thought in an exceedingly brief amount of time. The world has now had 2,000 years to digest the same thought. We have managed to get it down on paper well enough and have found it to be logically feasible. The difficulty arises when we come to the matter of practical application. For some reason or another ...

2585. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Larry Powell

... a kind of "ever-presence." Not only is it everywhere, but because of the rapid access it provides, we can be almost anywhere in seconds. To express it in a very unrefined manner, the telephone allows one's presence to be spread around and the very thought of that is not always exhilarating to someone who is not all that keen about anyone having easy access to their presence. Remember this the next time your telephone rings and you answer it to discover a voice on a computer inviting you to purchase siding ...

2586. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

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Larry Powell

... . Tempers flare and abrasive words are exchanged between you and a friend or loved one. Only moments before, the thought that such words would ever come from your mouth was inconceivable. Nerves are tense. Faces strain in hateful expressions. ... if trying to break away and take its chances on its own. Now, there was only one block to go. Maybe I had a chance! But then I thought, "No they are going to wait until I am almost home and when I come to the front yard, maybe even the doorstep, they will capture me." ...

2587. A Big Problem

Luke 12:49-53

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... need eight people if I want to do it in one hour, or four people if I want to do it in two hours. To find the answer I must divide. Jesus talked about dividing also. Some people thought that Jesus just came to earth to bring us all together, and that it did not make any difference what was right or wrong. They thought Jesus was supposed to be like glue. But Jesus said that this wasn't true. Some things are more important than this, and so Jesus said he would be dividing us. There would be some people who ...

2588. The Day Jesus Cooked

John 21:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... charcoal and a loaf of bread. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you ever thought about Jesus cooking breakfast? (Let them answer.) Did you think that Jesus could cook? (Let them ... care about catching fish. Then, as it became morning, they saw a man on the beach waving to them and asking them how they had done with their fishing. Some of them thought right away that it might be Jesus, but they were not sure. He told them to put their nets down on the other side of the boat to catch some fish. They ...

2589. Mary Has Chosen The Good Portion

Luke 10:38-42

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W. Robert McClelland

... to turn her back on the system. She chose to leave Martha with all those pots and pans in the kitchen in order to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to him. He had a lot to say about life and its meaning. He shared his thoughts, without remuneration or enslavement to a publishing deadline, with anyone not too busy to listen. It is surprising how often the Bible commends those who take time off to wait for the Lord. "They who wait for the Lord," says Isaiah, "shall renew their strength. They shall mount ...

2590. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

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W. Robert McClelland

... to make us dance, offering only the appearance of free choice. Scripture seems to suggest that life is an experience somewhat similar to that of playing chess with a Grand Master. The Master opens. We make our move. Again it is the Grand Master's turn. After some thought he makes his move ... but only after we have made ours. Indeed, the game plan of the Grand Master is dependent upon our moves and can only be determined in response to them. There is, of course, no way we can defeat a Grand Master of chess ...

2591. Don't Throw It Away!

Ephesians 2:4-10

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... had thrown out at our house. I wondered if we could use our imaginations and come up with some ideas for reusing these things. (Show each of the items in the basket and ask the children what they thought it could be used for.) Hey, that was great! In every case, you were able to look at something that had been thrown away and thought of a new way to use it! That is what the Bible is talking about when it says that God made us alive in Christ Jesus, even when we were dead in our trespasses. We have all ...

2592. Slowly But Surely

2 Peter 3:8-9

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... house painting, a small artist's paintbrush, a completed painting, paints, and a blank canvas. Lesson: I thought we would do some painting today. I brought along a lot of supplies that we will be ... before this part of our service is over and we have to move on to something else. So rather than using this little brush and take such a long time, I thought I would use this large brush and with probably a few strokes of the brush we can have this painting finished up. What do you think, will that work? No, it ...

2593. Used Food

Romans 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... call ourselves sinners. That means that we are not bright, pretty, and shiny. We are not new people, but we are kind of used up. Still Jesus thought enough about us to die for us. That is real love. No matter who we are or what we have done, Jesus died for each one of ... us all. He died for us all so that we could be with him and live with him forever. Now I don't know if you ever thought of yourself as a used piece of toast or an apple that has been mostly eaten, but that might be the way we look to God when ...

2594. Missing the Bull's Eye

Romans 7:15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , and speak right all the time. He wanted to be good. He didn't want to be good part of the time, but he wanted to be good all of the time. In other words, Paul did not want to sin. But he did sin. He acted badly, or thought some bad thoughts, or spoke in a rough way when he didn't have to. Paul said that he did not understand why he was like that, but he knew that he was. How many of you want to act, think, and speak right all the time? (Let them answer.) Of course ...

2595. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... the corner, the great cross which Mr. Lang carried in the play, the tourist stooped to lift it to his shoulder, but he couldn't move it even one inch off the floor. It was made of heavy iron-oak beams. Amazed, the man turned to Lang and said, "I thought it would be light, hollow. Why do you carry a cross that is so terribly heavy?" Anton Lang replied softly, "Sir, if I did not feel the weight of the cross, I could not play his part." True, you and I will never know the agonizing pain nor the tremendous ...

2596. Are You A Basket Case?

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... said, "you've already paid me a fortune and I don't need anything at all." But the sheik persisted, "Isn't there anything I could give you? Just tell me, anything at all?" Finally, Arnold said rather nonchalantly, "O well, give me a golf club," and he thought nothing more of the incident. He got on a plane, flew home, and was met at the airport by his secretary, whose opening question was, "Mr. Palmer, what in the world are you going to do with the Westshore Hills Country Club?" We simply have no idea of ...

2597. The Problem With A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

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Barbara Brokhoff

... and all this childless couple have is a promise that looks impossible. Abraham is already 75 years old and Sarah is 65. And they have a promise that God will make of them a great nation. If they had told us about it we would have thought: "They must have misunderstood. God must not have been speaking literally. Surely this is a Scripture that must be de-mythologized; it must have a 'spiritual application.' After all, 65-year-old women do not bear children, so either Abraham must get himself another, younger ...

2598. Liking the New and Improving the Old

Isaiah 43:14-28

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Barbara Brokhoff

... card upside-down, showing a 50 pounds sign, so that we'd have enough ice to last until Monday. And on a really special day, when the children were all home, she might turn the card over and indicate we wanted a 100-pound chunk of ice! Wow! I always thought how impressed the neighbors must be as they saw how much ice we were ordering that day! That meant that 50 pounds would be placed in the ice box and the other 50 pounds would be wrapped in newsprint and placed in a big galvanized wash tub and covered with ...

2599. Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Matthew 6:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , or an airplane to fly around the world, or a brand new ball and bat? What do you think that God has something of that you would want if you only had the chance to ask? When Jesus prayed to His Father in Heaven He asked for something that He thought was really important, and He taught all of His disciples to ask for the same thing. Do you know what Jesus asked the Father to give Him? (Let them answer.) Jesus asked for bread. (Hold up bread.) Can you imagine that? Jesus asked the Father for bread. He didn't ...

2600. Warnings from the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: News stories clipped from newspapers and pasted with pictures on some posterboard. Good morning, boys and girls. How are you today? How many of you read the newspaper? If you can't read do you look at the pictures and have someone read the funnies to you? I thought so. I have brought some pictures and stories with me that I cut out of our newspaper during the last couple of days to share with you this morning and I hope that you understand them. I want you take a good look at all of them and then ...

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