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2601. Giving Your All

Mark 12:35-40

Sermon

Erskine White

... physical way. So, he spent a lot of time talking to her about it. "Emmy Lou," he said, "If I had a thousand lips, they would all be kissing you. If I had a thousand arms, they would all be embracing you." Emmy Lou looked at him and said, "Homer, stop complaining about what you don't have and start using what you do have!" Start using what you do have. Start giving what you do have. Jesus' words about the poor widow tell us there is no reason to think that our gifts are insignificant because they are small ...

2602. Forgiveness Freely Given

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Erskine White

... ! In fact, both sides feed from the past and teach their children to eat that bitter food. They glorify the memory of every abuse and commemorate the anniversary of every injustice - so the past becomes prologue to the future. On and on it goes, and when it will stop, God only knows. There is a better way. There is a way to break through this cycle of rancor and regret, in our lives and in the world. It is the way of forgiveness, as taught and demonstrated by our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lived and died for ...

2603. The Vanities Of Work

Ecc 2:1-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... 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 sun and then throw up our hands in resignation. But when we do that, when ...

2604. For The Love Of What?

Psalm 137:1-9, John 2:12-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... Testament, by the early church. Scripture shows throughout that to be God's people is to be a pilgrim people, a restless people who are never quite at home in this fallen world. They try to say "yes" to God when the world is saying "no." They try to say "stop" to the ways of sin when the world is saying "go." It was true in mighty Babylon and in proud Rome and it's true even now. God's people always have to ask, "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" Today we are celebrating ...

2605. Who Do You say He Is?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... revolution and end our oppression. Jesus, some say You are here to lead us in battle, to lead us in bloody victory." Who is this Jesus? The whole world wants to know! People are talking about Him; His reputation is spreading, "Who do the people say I am?" Now Jesus stops by the side of the road and looks His disciples right in the eye: "But who do you say I am? Never mind what others say. You who have been with Me all these months, do you know what you are seeing? Do you know who you are walking with ...

2606. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Erskine White

... God's gift of life in the womb? When will conservative Christians respect God's gift of life after the womb? When will all Christians have the moral courage to be consistent and respect life from the womb to the tomb? I pray we Christians will someday stop picking and choosing which parts of life we will respect. I pray we will someday work to protect God's gift of life at every stage of life. It will mean bearing a cross, because we would be contradicting cherished orthodoxies and sacred cows of liberals ...

2607. The Unity Of The Church

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Erskine White

... on the outskirts of town. As he came up to the bridge, though, he saw a man standing on it as if he were ready to jump off. It was a long way down to the river - jumping would mean certain death. Stephen decided he would try to stop this suicide. He figured that if they started talking and found something they had in common, perhaps the other man would decide he wanted to live. "Tell me something," said Stephen, "are you a religious man?" "Yes, I am," the man said. "Good," said Stephen, "so am I." "Are ...

2608. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

... every day, but still, she feels that something is missing. You see, here is someone who reads the Bible (so she's getting the right kind of spiritual food), but she isn't exercising her faith, so she is spiritually soft and flabby. I told her to stop conceptualizing and analyzing her faith - and start doing it! Get out there and get busy! Feed the hungry and clothe the naked! Care for the sick, pray for the widow and visit the lonely! Bring light to someone's darkness and hope to someone's despair! Bring ...

2609. Good Soldiers, Bad Wars

Joshua 11:1-23, Matthew 8:5-13

Sermon

Erskine White

... how they ignore all that the Old Testament says about the evils of war and the blessings of peace. But they even miss the point here in Joshua! Remember that wherever the Old Testament seems to bless war, there is usually a little clue somewhere to make us stop and think and keep war in a more sober perspective. Here in Joshua, the clue is in the chariots. When the battle is over, God tells the Israelites to burn the chariots they have captured from the enemy. Now, why would Israel do that? At a time when ...

2610. A Thankful Heart

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Erskine White

... severe as a leper's, our text makes us think about the ways we're not as thankful as we should be. The other day, I conducted an experiment. I was driving through town and I decided to take every opportunity I could to be a courteous driver. I would stop to let other cars make their turns and let pedestrians cross the street. I wanted to see how many people would say "thank you" for my little acts of kindness. (By the way, I don't recommend that you do this experiment yourselves. If you start acting like a ...

2611. The Key To Confident Living

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Erskine White

... the motions, a mere shell of what they might have been. Countless lives are truly affected by a lack of confidence and affected for the worse! Think of all the people who are abused or taken advantage of every day because they lack the confidence to stop it. They think that somehow they deserve what they are getting, so they make no effort to change the situation. Think of all the opportunities people have missed because they lacked the confidence to try for them! They didn't think they could do something ...

2612. Wedding: The Bondage of Marriage

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... is not a fifty-fifty proposition. We humans are exceedingly poor in determining percentages. Rather, marriage must be a 100-100 proposition, with each partner giving their all, that the relationship might grow in beauty and depth. This does not mean you will stop being individuals. Even when you are apart, your love will contain the other, support the other, and recall the other. Very romantic. But you see, the concept of submission in marriage is the most romantic of all, for it asks not, "What can ...

2613. Wedding: Grounds for Marriage

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... the wife said, "the cook claimed you called on the phone this afternoon, that you used coarse and abusive language, and you insulted her womanhood." "Oh no," the man responded, "that's too bad. I thought I was talking to you." It happens. It happens if we stop courting each other and cherishing each other once the wedding ceremony is over. That is why I want you to listen closely as I share some profound and helpful words from St. Paul: "[I pray] that according to the riches of his glory, may grant you to ...

2614. Burning Brightly

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... growing warm inside just like the flame in our candle. There is something very good about growing old when you have Jesus inside of you, making everything better and more loving. The next time you see a candle, a big candle that has a flame burning inside of it, you stop to stare at how beautiful it is, then I want you to think about the way our bodies also grow old and go away like the wax on the candle. But I also want you to think about the way the flame grows brighter and warmer inside of the older ...

2615. Developing Wisdom

Mark 6:1-6

Children's Sermon

... time constraints of an hour or less a week and low attendance possibilities in the summer. Try to ask each week one thing each child has learned that they could share with the others. Be sure to share also things you have learned. Children need to know that wisdom never stops; it only grows.

2616. Breaking Down Walls

Ephesians 2:14

Children's Sermon

... each other out. Our lesson says that Jesus came to bring peace and to bring groups of people together. It says Jesus came to break down walls between people. Do you think Jesus has an army to knock walls down? (Let them respond.) No, Jesus came to STOP fighting between people, not to start fighting. How does Jesus try to break walls? (Let them respond.) Jesus breaks down walls with love. When people love and try to understand each other, they don't need a wall to keep other people out. When they're friends ...

2617. Let Your Light Shine

2 Corinthians 4:6

Children's Sermon

... water in canteens. Finally they began their hike. It wasn't a very long hike. It was just on the edge of town in a woods, so they weren't concerned that they would get lost. They walked and walked. They came to the woods. They entered the woods. They stopped for a snack. Then they continued to walk. Before they realized what time it was, the sun set. It started to get dark. Soon it was so dark that they could barely see. They never thought to take a flashlight. Soon it was night and the friends could not ...

2618. Talking to God

Mark 1:35-39

Children's Sermon

... you! Instead, we want to talk to God whenever we have something to share, even if it doesn't seem very important. Do any of you have any special times when you talk to God? (Talk about this.) Sometimes we have trouble finding a good time in the day to stop and be quiet and talk to God. Here is a clock. You see how many minutes there are in an hour? There are sixty of them. It would be good to save a few minutes out of every hour to talk to God. And there are twenty-four hours in ...

2619. God's Bright Light

2 Corinthians 4:6

Children's Sermon

... , the world would get really, really cold. And pretty soon the plants would start to die. And then the people would start to die. So we would be in real trouble without the sun, wouldn't we! I think one of the worst things that would happen if the sun stopped shining would be that we would not have a reminder any more of God's warm love. Because God's love and presence are like the sun. They shine into our hearts and keep us healthy and warm and alive. Today is the day of the Transfiguration of Jesus. It ...

2620. It's A Gift

Romans 4:25, Romans 5:6

Children's Sermon

... as though you and I need a "get out of jail free" card when we live our lives. We get into lots of trouble doing the wrong things. We know God is not happy with us. We wonder if God will punish us. We even worry sometimes that God might stop loving us if we are bad. But God has good news for us. God has given us a "get out of jail free" card. When Jesus came to live in our world he promised us that God would love us even when we were so bad that we should go ...

2621. Growing Straight and Strong

Luke 2:40

Children's Sermon

... . God wants his love and his Spirit to get strong inside of us, so that we are his special children, always trusting him and doing what he made us to be doing. Sometimes people forget who they are. They forget they belong to God. They are like a plant that stops growing. Pretty soon the leaves get yellow, then brown, and then they fall off. Then the plant dies and we have to throw it away. God never wants that to happen to any of us. He wants us to grow up straight and strong, like Jesus did. Remember whose ...

2622. Let's Go Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Children's Sermon

... fish and throw them right back in the water. People fish for lots of reasons. Our lesson today is about fishing. Jesus was finding friends to help him do his work. Some of the friends were fishing. They caught fish for their everyday job. Jesus wanted these friends to stop fishing so he told them, "I will make you fishers of men (or people)." Do you think there are any lakes with people in them to catch on the hook on the end of the fishing pole? (Let them respond.) No, of course not! Did you know that ...

2623. Remember

Luke 22:7-38

Children's Sermon

... if they thought Jesus might leave them? Would they have been sad? Would they have felt a little better each time they shared a meal and remembered Jesus and the good times they had had together? Tell your children that from now on, whenever they eat a meal, they can stop a moment before their first bite, and remember that Jesus is their friend, too, and that they will be able to be together with him some day. Teachers: You can encourage your students to remember Jesus each time they sit down to a meal.

2624. The Good Shepherd

John 10:11

Children's Sermon

... when we need protection. But Jesus did something extra. Jesus even died for us. He did it so that we could live with God in heaven. It wouldn't make much sense if a shepherd lost his life and then left the sheep without protection. But this shepherd didn't stop there. Jesus died for us, to show us God's great love, but then he came back to life again. He has shown us how far he will go to protect us, but he also has shown us that he will never leave us alone.

2625. Gaining Confidence

Hebrews 4:16

Children's Sermon

... herself. She looked back at her dad to say, "Look, Dad!" When she looked back she lost her balance. Guess what happened next? (Let them respond.) She didn't fall down. Across the street lived a minster with a lime green car. This little girl didn't know how to stop and she was going so fast, that before she fell she hit the car with her purple sparkly bike. Now if that wasn't bad enough, she also knocked out her two front teeth! Now that's a pretty sad story, isn't it? (Let them respond.) If I was ...

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