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2601. The Greatest Thing on Earth

Romans 12:9-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you want to come in to see it. People call this man a circus barker. If he is good at his job, then many people will come to the circus and enjoy it also. St. Paul thought that every Christian should have that kind of enthusiasm about his religion. Being a Christian was and is the greatest privilege on earth, and Paul thought that everyone should have the chance to enjoy it as much as he did. He told Christians that they should act enthusiastic at all times so that people would want to know more and more ...

2602. Fish Miracle

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... a boat owned by Peter, and while seated in the boat, he preached to the people. At the conclusion of the sermon, Jesus asked Peter to push the boat into deeper water so that he and his fishing partners could let down their nets for a catch. Peter thought this was foolish because they had fished all night and caught nothing. Nevertheless, Peter took Jesus at his word and obeyed. At once, the nets were so full of fish that Peter had to call for help from his partners. There were so many fish that two boats ...

2603. Friendship Arms or Cold Shoulders

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

James Weekley

... a coat, and money. He still waits. Later he intercedes to settle a problem over an apple a boy stole from a proprietor. Evening comes. God still has not come. He leaves his cobbler shop and settles down to read the Scriptures. "Why has God not come?" he thought. He opens the Bible to Matthew 25 which reads, "I was hungry and you gave me food." Now he understands. His dream did not deceive him ... the Savior really called upon him that day, and he really received him. Will we give that Friend an even chance ...

2604. The Song in Search of a Voice

John 20:19-23

Sermon

James Weekley

... us? Will the wailing lament of nuclear winter become our final epitaph? Silent night, Hopeless night, All is devastated, All is blight. The hours following Jesus' death were like walking barefoot on egg shells. It was touch and go. Many thoughts stitched themselves into the thoughts of the disciples. "Will it be a matter of hours before the Romans have us?" Then, to split the night like a flashing neon light, Mary Magdalene announces, "I have seen the Lord!" Excitement is generated. The drama really unfolds ...

2605. Two Thieves

Luke 23:32-43

Sermon

Erskine White

... them, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43) Have you ever thought about how lonely Jesus was as He made His way to Calviary’s hill and hung on its cross to ... through his teeth! He talked about God a lot, but he had no fear of God and thus, no fear of the truth. Everything was a game to him and he must have thought I was pretty stupid not to see what he was doing. He ended up going to jail for armed jobbery and I still wonder about him. I wonder if he still thinks the ...

2606. The Gift Of Encouragement

Acts 11:19-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... first time I really spoke with him was when I helped lead a student protest which took over his chapel for mass meetings. I always thought he had no use for me and that he disagreed with everything I stood for as a student leader. But one day, he came up ... possibly be a minister? They're all so pious and holy - they walk around with their hands folded and their heads full of sacred thoughts - I'm not like that!" But Charlie Scott just looked at me and said, "The church needs people like you," and that planted ...

2607. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... didn't want anyone obstructing their own view of the Master as He walked by. Maybe they were hoping for a little publicity and didn't want anyone distracting Jesus from making some fiery statement to the crowd; then, if Our Lord wasn't guilty of a thought that took more than twenty seconds to express, that is, if He could speak in twenty second television "sound bytes," perhaps they would all make the evening news. I suspect the real reason was that they didn't see themselves in Bartimaeus. They didn't see ...

2608. The Vanities Of Work

Ecc 2:1-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... also restless. He is looking for deeper meaning and greater fulfillment in life. He is honest about himself and even a bit cynical about his world. He is not seduced by vanity. He looks at what he has done with his life and he asks a question which many thoughtful people are asking today: What am I working for? What am I living for? "What do we gain from our labors under the sun?" Understand that I am speaking of "labors" and work in the broadest sense. You might work in an office or factory; you might work ...

2609. Who Do You say He Is?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... on a car the other day, and the "co-pilot" in the driver's seat of that car ran a red light and nearly hit me! I thought, "Why would Jesus do that to me?" Jesus was her co-pilot? You see how arrogant and silly this claim is when you turn it around: " ... here we might know You and learn to do Your will. We thank You for the witness of prophets of old, that we might learn Your thoughts through them. We ask that You inspire us to use this Good Book in our daily lives. Let it occupy a special place in our homes. ...

2610. Joy At Midnight

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Erskine White

... coming that night. Needless to say, I was not alone. The hardware store was full of other last-minute shoppers looking to do the same thing. As I stood there in line with my shovel and my bag of salt, I thought about the parable of the ten maidens, which is our text this morning, and I thought about a new way to tell the story: Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten people who sat down one night to watch the evening news. Before long, the All-Wise, All-Knowing and Always Acccurate Weatherman ...

2611. Sing A New Song

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Erskine White

... to Mary, everyone in the Bible who was told by God to do something had to change their life and change their plans in order to do the will of God. This certainly is the message God gave in the birth of His Son; in fact, the need for new thoughts and new lives should be uppermost in our minds now that Jesus Christ is born. In sacrificing His heavenly splendor to take our human form, God did something He had never done before, so how can we now complain about doing something new for God? The birth of Christ ...

2612. How Refreshing!

1 Corinthians 10:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... how they waited for his special word, so he made a miracle happen. Out of a rock came water that was so good that the people thought it was a refreshment. When St. Paul told that story, he told it with great enthusiasm. He told the people that even though Jesus was born ... outside playing, and you ran and jumped so much that you were just dying of thirst? Your throat was so dry that you thought you had swallowed a whole bunch of cotton. When you came into your mother's kitchen, she saw how hot and tired you ...

2613. What a Treasure!

2 Corinthians 4:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... can think of something that is really valuable? What is one of the most valuable things that you have ever seen? [Let them answer.] Those are all good and valuable things. I like the one that someone said when they mentioned a diamond ring. I thought of a diamond ring when I thought of something valuable and I brought it with me this morning. I want to compare that diamond ring to something that I think is even more valuable. I want you to pretend that this beautiful ring I am holding in my hand is like the ...

2614. No Diploma Necessary

Mark 1:21-28

Children's Sermon

... very good advice, or they don't seem to know how to help us. Then we wonder whether the diploma is really worth as much as we thought it was. We know that just because somebody has a diploma there is no guarantee that that person is wise, or that they will be helpful to ... teaching people but he didn't have a diploma. He was not an "expert" like some people were. A lot of people may have thought, "You have to go to the experts to learn the truth about God and religion. You can't listen to somebody like Jesus ...

2615. What's Coming?

1 John 3:2

Children's Sermon

... about what you would like to be when you grow up? (Let them answer.) Sometimes we think we want to be one thing, and then later on we change our minds. When we get older, we find out what we once wanted to be would be more work than we thought. Or we discover we would not be very good at it. Or some other idea comes along that looks a lot better to us. Does anybody here think they would like to be really famous when they grow up? (Let them answer.) Maybe all of us think about being famous ...

2616. Bargains galore

John 2:16

Children's Sermon

... and a shopping list (see below) Good morning, boys and girls. I brought this shopping bag with me because I thought I'd do a little shopping this morning while I'm at church. Let's see what's on my ... or choose someone.) "Take them out of here! Stop making God's house a marketplace (v. 16, TEV)!" You mean, this isn't a store? (Let them respond.) I made a mistake. I thought I could buy all the things on my list. But our verse says this isn't a store. It's God's house. When we come to God's house, we leave our ...

2617. Everything is Fixed

Romans 3:22

Children's Sermon

... things? That's right. We could talk to them and ask them to stop being angry. But they might not do it, especially if they thought they had a good reason. We could beg them. But that might just make them more angry. We could give them a present. But ... the truth. And we might still feel bad afterwards. There was once a young man named Martin Luther. He felt that way about God. He thought God was angry at him. So Martin Luther tried everything he could think of to get God to start being his friend. He couldn't ...

2618. If The Lord Is Willing

James 4:13-17

Children's Sermon

Object: a book with a paper jacket you have created, the title of which reads "What I Plan to Do." Boys and girls, have you thought much about what you will do with your life when you grow older? (Let them offer some thoughts about this.) Lots of times adults ask us about this, don't they? They say things like, "What do you want to do when you grow up? How would you like to earn a living?" Well, one way to get ready for the future is to plan for it. I ...

2619. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Psalm 96:1-13, Psalm 36:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... knew who he was and what he could do and, in this situation, he did what was necessary and transformed water into wine. He also discovered a man who appreciated good wine but who didn't know where it came from; the "master-host" of the feast thought the bridegroom was responsible for the fine vintage that the servants brought to him; he complimented him, and apparently missed his opportunity to speak with Jesus! That sort of thing happens to us all the time, doesn't it? Don't we often give people credit for ...

2620. Epiphany 6

Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1:1-6, Jeremiah 16:1--17:18, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... with several stories, one of which goes like this: There's a lovely legend about the pipe on which Moses played when he was a shepherd. It is said that the pipe was handed down and handed down, and became a very precious thing indeed. At length the pipe was thought to be too valuable to be left in its crude form, so they covered it with gold, but then it could not be played. Its commercial value was enhanced, but its real value was gone. It could no longer do what it was fashioned to do. God can do that ...

2621. Lent 3

1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Exodus 3:1-22, Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 103:1-22, Luke 13:1-9

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... congregation at Corinth, one of which was that they were so "sacramentally oriented" in baptism and the eucharist that they thought that the fullness of salvation had already been experienced by them. They had lost the "parousia perspective" of Christianity, and ... , Ma'am, I'd like to see the preacher, please ... the one I see on TV all the time." In the second frame, she adds: "I thought maybe he'd be interested in a miracle that I personally know of ..." And in the third sequence: "He's busy? I'm sure he is ...

2622. Proper 27

Psalm 17:1-15, Psalm 9:1-20, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Zechariah 7:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20, Job 19:1-29, Luke 20:27-40

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... in this life, a state of perfection. Death has to precede it, and then the action of God can take over, lifting up his creatures to a completely new mode of existence that will last forever. I have often wondered if some of the Sadducees might have thought, or possibly schemed among themselves, "So he believes in the resurrection, does he, this self-styled Messiah who would be King of the Jews? Let's give him a chance to test it out." They did. They arranged it, made it happen - his death, that is. God ...

2623. The Problem With Miracles In Our Time

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

William J. Carl

... the face of your own death you are never defeated. It may come in changed attitudes toward people and events. It may happen through us as the hungry are fed and the naked are clothed in our own churches. The movie Always argues that it happens through the thoughts placed in our minds by angels or loved ones now departed. Who knows how it comes? Whatever way it comes, I know it does as God intervenes at those points when we seem to be sinking the most. I think that that’s what the biblical writers believed ...

2624. How Does One Prepare For The Unknown?

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

George Johnson

... car that turned out to be a lemon? Invest your savings based on good advice, but end up losing it all? Have an affair that you thought would be brief and secret, but turned out to bring havoc on everything? But who likes to be reminded of one's foolishness? What is one ... wake up with an ultimatum - either you get help for your drinking problem or your marriage is over. You never thought it would turn out this way. You were convinced you could handle your drinking habits. You love your spouse, your children ...

2625. Who Holds the Keys to the Kingdom?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Steven Burt

... who ought to be allowed to come up to the rail for Communion. It seems he had gotten into a disagreement with another pastor in that same town. The other pastor said that no children should be allowed to receive Communion. The pastor I supervised thought it was OK. I, being an astute supervisor, and knowing my supervisee was coming up for ordination interviews soon, didn’t give him the answer. Instead, I asked what such a decision might be based on. His first answer was tradition -- that is, the Methodist ...

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