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2701. Wrapped in a Cloud

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... wraps the earth in a thick, opaque, and silent blanket of white. Ever go outside after foot upon foot of snow has obliterated everything familiar from sight? All you see is white. Everywhere white and a kind of strange glowing haze in the frosty, still air. When the sun peers through the haze, it casts an eerie kind of glow. The crystalline particles of snow glisten, almost blinding you with their brilliance. Sound seems to have evaporated away, and the earth seems to stand frozen and still in its white ...

2702. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... responsibly in the light of His love. Good religion heals the body. GOOD RELIGION ALSO HEALS THE EMOTIONS. All of us sometimes reach the breaking point emotionally. There is a story about a monastery in Europe perched high on a cliff several hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the monastery was to be suspended in a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks who pulled and tugged with all their strength. Obviously, the ride up the steep cliff in that basket was terrifying. One tourist got ...

2703. A Little Foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... First Corinthians, ”I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate!”(1 Corinthians 1:19 NIV) and ride off on his search for another preacher. On Sundays at noon, Hap watched television. That’s when the local channel aired the show with the panel of area preachers. Viewers were invited to send in questions, and if you could submit a question the preachers could not answer the station would send you a record album of gospel music. It was Hap’s favorite show ...

2704. Hosanna!

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... caught on as someone spread robes across the back of the donkey and Jesus climbed on. “King!” someone said. “He is going into Jerusalem as the king!” Some in the crowd picked up branches from the palm trees and began waving them in the air. Zechariah wrote about the king of peace and the palm branch was a symbol of peace. Some started shouting “Hosanna” because Zecharaiah’s king of peace was coming to save or rescue them. The centurions watched as the crowd moved down the hill toward the ...

2705. I Want To Remind You — Easter Sunday

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... into one of the other rooms alongside the others already there. The caves are dark except for the candles and oil lamps we are carrying. The floor is marked with the drops of wax and oil from the candles and lamps of those who have been here before us. The air is dry and is filled with the smells of incense and the scented oils used in the burial preparations. Can you see it? But what I really want you to see is outside the cave, in the space outside the tomb. Mary and the others have all gone, so we ...

2706. Let's Go Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Perhaps a birth or a death, new home, new job, or these days, no job. One cyberfriend of mine wrote, The dedicated fishermen in my parish... are ever watchful and sensitive to change ‒ they watch the currents in the water, sniff the air for moisture, aware of changes in weather as lows and highs invade the atmosphere, watch the terrain under the boat looking for habitat that contain the fish. And they change ‒ when the circumstances change going deeper in the water, switching lures when light ...

2707. We're On the Move Now!

Sermon

Ronald Love

... cleanses us from all sin!” We do not want to regret the sort of life we are living. And we certainly don’t want to live a licentious life thinking we can make a death bed confession. Even though the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the air is cool, we must remember that the days for Christ return have “grown short.” This is the since of immediacy that Paul wanted to instill in his readers. This is the sense of immediacy that Jesus wanted to instill in his hearers when he said “As it was ...

2708. Fear of Flying

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Jerry Angstrom had a fierce fear of flying. It’s not as though he had flown in a plane before. He hadn’t. Nothing bad had happened to him in the air or on the ground to make him fear the 747 that could take him on his vacation trip to Key West. He simply couldn’t bring himself to do it. Every time he thought about stepping onto the plane, his mind would race with thoughts of doom and gloom. “What ...

2709. Beloved Just As You Are

Mark 1:9-15

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... ?” When mom or dad says, “Go wash the dishes, and then I will love you” ― is that when you are loved? Did you know that Jesus was loved before he did anything? At about thirty years of age, Jesus began his work. At his baptism, a voice pierced the air “You are my Son the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” So before he performed a miracle, he was loved. Before Jesus even taught the crowds he was loved. Before Jesus healed anybody he was God’s beloved. So it is with you and me. We are loved ...

2710. Old Bones

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

When the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport first opened in the 1970s, a mounted skeleton of a plesiosaur was put on display between Gates 10 and 11. His bones were found during the excavating necessary to build that modern air terminal. The plesiosaur was a great lizard, 25 feet long, 10,000 pounds and is said to be 70 million years old. Hurried travelers, like myself I'm sure, experience what I have experienced on coming upon that sight. The combination of the old and the new left me musing ...

2711. Eagles Who Just Walk Around

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

In Charles Schultz's "Peanuts" cartoon, Snoopy, the hound of heaven, says of Woodstock, the would-be bird of paradise, "Someday Woodstock is going to be a great eagle. He is going to soar thousands of feet above the ground." Woodstock then takes off into the air. He's upside down and whirling around. "Well, maybe a hundred feet above the ground." But then Woodstock falls to the ground looking dazed and snoopy says, "Maybe he'll just be one of those eagles who walks around." Isn't it amazing how quickly we ...

2712. Dinner with God

Luke 24:36b-48

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... with them. Finally, they realized the true miracle of Jesus being there. Not only was Jesus right there with the disciples, but Jesus was going to be with everybody, everywhere, for all time! Every time we eat or drink, every time we breathe in fresh air, and every time we play soccer, Christ is inside us, celebrating life, bringing us love. You know what that means? This is one miraculous sandwich! And we have miraculous lives, don’t we? Closing Prayer: Thank you, God, for the miracle of our lives and ...

2713. Dinner with God

Luke 24:36b-48

Drama

Various Authors

... them. Finally, they realized the true miracle of Jesus being there. Leader 2: What’s that? Leader 1: Not only was Jesus right there with them, but Jesus was going to be with everybody, everywhere, for all time! Every time we eat or drink, every time we breathe in fresh air, and every time we play soccer, Christ is inside us, celebrating life, bringing us love. Leader 2: (looking at sandwich in wonder) Wow. This is one miraculous sandwich! Leader 1: You said it!

2714. God's Family

1 John 3:1-7

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... calls us “children.” We are part of God’s own family! Every one of our families is important. Belonging to God’s family and being known as God’s child is especially important. That is how God shows love for us. God not only takes care of providing us with air to breathe, water to drink, and food to eat, God also gives us that special ingredient of love. Prayer: Dearest God, thank you for showing your love for us by calling us your children. Amen.

2715. You're In the Army Now

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... have an increasing number of arguments over which television programs to allow the children to watch, what to do about materialism, which values to affirm, how to form a lifestyle which is something more than merely selfish. The principalities and powers are the air we breathe, the commercials on television, the heroes we admire, the country we love, the things we want. The hosts of wickedness become as innocent as the quick glance of disapproval from your friends when you have stepped out of line with the ...

2716. Where's God?

John 16:12-15

Sermon

David Coffin

... Union’s abuse and exploitation of its workers and farm laborers. Some even suggested that the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin murdered and abused far more of his citizens than Adolf Hitler had. Human sin remains the culprit! Finally, Niebuhr threw his hands up in the air and realized that higher education, technology, and material gain would not solve the spiritual problem of inner emptiness as a result of sin. It is all a matter of faith in a God who cannot be controlled or manipulated. As soon as we find ...

2717. Family Ties And Unties

Mark 3:20-35

Sermon

David Coffin

... to do with Jesus here in Mark 3. More positive examples of athletic competition include when a particular team is hurt or has lost loved ones. The 1970 movie We Are Marshall was about Marshall University’s football team and coaches getting killed in an air disaster, and the new coach who tried to rebuild the football team in West Virginia. After efforts to hire a coach and organize a new football team, the rival football team coach in West Virginia allowed the newly formed Marshall coaching staff to view ...

2718. Kingdom Mystery

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

David Coffin

... seed, “It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade” Mark 4:31-32 (RSV). The good news of the kingdom of God arrives in a mysterious way despite our efforts. This is both God’s grace and the nature of how seeds die and new life grows in their place. Historically, I would ...

2719. Which Kingdom Do We Serve?

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

David Coffin

... company because workers realize it was “who you know, not what you know” to get ahead in the company. The seasoned worker who trained for the job did not back down nor apologize for making these arguments. There was tension and friction in the air for the rest of the afternoon. On Monday morning, this same person was prevented from entering the front door of the company. They were asked to surrender their company ID badge. Their job was terminated! The boss’ daughter and her fiancée peeked outside ...

2720. Wait. Trust Me.

Exodus 20:12 · Ephesians 6:1-12 · Proverbs 22:6

Illustration

Paul Batura

A friend earlier today called my attention to some counsel and perspective served up on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show titled, “Opie’s Hobo Friend.” It originally aired November 13, 1961. [It’s politically incorrect these days to refer to a homeless person as a “hobo” – but that wasn’t the case back when John F. Kennedy was in the White House.] As the storyline goes, a homeless man named David Browne shows up in Mayberry. He swipes ...

2721. The Ominous Invitation

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , guidelines, and cautions to follow, he brushed them aside. He knew others who had taken the trips. And the safari guides were experienced. It was their job to protect the tourists. He could imagine it now. The smells, the scenery. The rides in the open-air jungle jeeps, the photos of wildlife, the rough terrain. This would be the adventure of a lifetime. That was the understatement. For along the way, just as the guide had stopped the vehicle in the grasslands to point to a pride of lions making their ...

2722. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... ’t belong on the throne, but one more powerful and gentle than us does. I’ll never forget a moment when I got a glimpse of my place in the kingdom where Christ rules. I was standing under a starry sky, feeling that I had somehow been lifted into the air because the stars were all around me and I was so tiny. I looked straight up and suddenly realized that though I am a tiny, tiny part of the universe, there was nothing that separated me from God. I could look straight up into heaven and I did, for a ...

2723. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

2724. Night and Light

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... a bit rocky in their marriage. Both were faithful to each other, yet each had begun to resent the time the other was spending on outside interests. Gary was into cars and racing; Allison delighted in clothes, work, and friends. There was a bristling of the air when they talked. Something wasn’t right, and they knew it. Allison’s mom wanted them to talk with me, since she knew that marriage was for life. The two of them were not as convinced about the permanence of marriage, and both hinted that they ...

2725. Creation Reborn

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... moaned and groaned, and the world hung heavy with pain. Willows drooped their branches in empathy, and the wild beasts slunk back into the shadows. Dark clouds covered the sun’s smile, and birds roosted, unable to take flight in the oppressive air. Orpheus moped and wallowed. Consolation fled. Lament took the orchestra’s podium. Reaching for nerves that rejected grief’s cancerous alloy, Orpheus set out on a mission to the undiscovered country. He found the door to the underworld and slid down, down ...

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