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251. Epiphany 4

1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22, Mark 1:21-28

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... entrance. However, once the demonic gets hold of us, there is no way to dislodge it except through the power of Christ. The movie agrees with the gospel account of Jesus' exorcism; demons will not leave willingly. Only superior spiritual force compels them to vacate, and then, kicking and screaming. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 111 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (v. 10); Psalm 94 Prayer Of The Day: Great God, you have empowered your Son with your Holy Spirit and empowered ...

252. Proper 4

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a lawbreaker. What they didn't realize, and what Jesus was not able to put across, was God's intent for the sabbath. "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (v. 27). The sabbath was not a prison but a brief vacation from work and the cares of ordinary living, so that the people could focus on eternal things. Jesus' accusers, not Jesus, had sabotaged the sabbath with their narrow, judgmental viewpoints. Christians do not observe the sabbath but we do observe the Lord's day. Some Christian ...

253. Is It Better To Catch Or Be Caught?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... Then I gave you the gift of each other." What has to happen for us to see each other as a gift? Susan Lawley was a vice president at Goldman Sachs, with a salary in six figures, a fine husband, a delightful eleven-year-old son, two houses, and vacations each year in Europe. She was driving home late one night, which was the usual routine. She was driving in the dark. We don't know why, but sometimes we can see more clearly when it is dark. Susan began to cry uncontrollably, and finally she stopped along the ...

254. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... and favorable, are now not nearly as enticing. Is there any alternative to following this roller coaster of highs and lows? How do we maintain a "greenness" that is fresh, vital, and life-enhancing? How do we move beyond living for the weekends, the next vacation, the next holiday? How do we live a life that is saturated with and sustained by joy? Jesus, speaking in the Gospel of John chapter fifteen, gives us some useful instruction in this regard. As a teacher Jesus used all kinds of object lessons and ...

255. The Conference

Mark 1:9-13

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... ) We ignore him when he's like this. I suppose he wants something from us. We give him everything he needs. Counselor: Maybe he's trying to get your ... ah ... attention. Parent 2: Attention? We feed him. We buy him clothes. We send him on vacations. We gave him his own cell phone, TV in his room, boom box, CDs, swimming pool in our back yard -- generous allowance, his new sports car ... What more can we give this parasite? Counselor: (Astonished) Parasite? You call him a parasite? Dirk: (Breaks kangaroo ...

256. A Monolgue from Peter

Mark 8:27-30

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... again, but fail to believe, to comprehend it -- to even experience it and still not comprehend. It's a matter of focus -- selective perception. Let me explain it this way. While I speak to you, some of you are daydreaming -- about an upcoming vacation, about a meeting with a friend or family member, or even your boss. Others of you are carrying burdens -- grief, physical discomfort, disappointment, or anxiety. Still others will at times whisper to a friend and miss part of what I say -- Indeed, everyone ...

257. The Wind Sock

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... through our lives, they will become limp and lack direction, like this wind sock when no wind is flowing into it. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: In the spring, when the March winds are blowing. In the summer, when your children think they should take a vacation from the worship of God. After a visit to an airport.

258. Symbols Of Thanksgiving -- Stone And Rope

Psalm 16:5-6

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... fortune. We live in pleasant places. God has given us so much. We too must learn to be willing to say "Thank you" to God for all that he has given to us. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When planting a garden. During or after a vacation trip when you have seen the beauty of America. At the Thanksgiving season. After a visit to a farm.

259. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... Christmas preparations to think spiritually and theologically. The fever of commercialization is at its highest. For commercial people, Christmas is a sellabration, for the majority of the year's sales take place in the pre-Christmas season. Others find Christmas to be party or vacation time. In the midst of the rush-rush, a preacher is challenged to give the spiritual significance of Christ's birth. 2. For two Sundays we deal with the subject of birth. On Advent 4 we try to understand the meaning of the ...

260. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... delight and her excitement and zest for life is contagious. Jesus wants us to be specific in our requests. In effect he says, "Know what you want and go for it." God, of course, is always free to say, "No!" just as I did with my daughter's request to vacation in Hawaii. Prayer is not like rubbing a magic bottle to make the genie appear. God is not a bellhop who runs our errands or grants our every wish. But it is clear that the issues of life are open to discussion. Look again at how the writers of the ...

261. Sharing Shalom

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... say, "We have enough." Nevertheless, our society has moved beyond the production of basic human needs to become a "consumer society" whose vitality and growth is maintained by convincing us that we need everything: a second car, an electric toothbrush, a new boat, a vacation home, a closet full of new clothes every time the fashions change. Government officials take great pride in pointing to an expanding economy, but it expands only by selling us goods and services that we do not need. We are a nation of ...

262. A Faith That Burns

Luke 12:49-53

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W. Robert McClelland

... say to the Christ who had nowhere to lay his head that it is more important for you to live in a $100,000 house than it is to provide public housing, and therefore, you will vote against a tax increase because its passage would mean cutting back on your vacation this year. In a world where we, who must diet to reduce our overweight while three-quarters of its population goes to bed hungry at night - how do we say to the Bread of Life, "I can't afford to tithe?" To take on the name of Christ as a ...

263. Old And New

Matthew 25:6-7

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... New school supplies (pens, pencils, erasers); similar supplies that are old and have seen better days. Don't you love the first day of school! To me that was always an exciting day - not only because of entering a new grade and seeing all my friends again after summer vacation, but also because that was the time of year when we received a new set of school supplies. Just look at all this stuff! It's brand new and shiny and makes you feel proud to have it! We would always compare our new supplies to see what ...

264. What's Important?

Job 1:21

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... to help us carry things! How many of you ladies here today brought a purse with you? How many of you men carried a wallet? What about you children, do you carry a backpack or some type of bag with you to school every day? Even when we go on vacation to get away from it all, we certainly take a lot of things with us. Just look at the size of this suitcase. In our family we take several of these! There is no doubt about it! Wherever we go, we usually end up taking a lot of supplies with ...

265. Exile

1 Peter 1:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , it means that you are living somewhere away from home, but you don't plan to stay there forever. Being in exile is living somewhere that is not your choice, but it is a place where you are going to stay longer than overnight. Being in exile is not a vacation, but somewhere that you must stay until you are allowed to come home. To God, heaven is home. For Christians, heaven is home. We want to live with God. But it is not possible for us to live with God now, and so, the Bible says that we are living ...

266. Really Living!

Romans 14:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... close God is to you. The first thing that I have is a beach ball. How many of you have ever played with a beach ball? (Let them answer.) What do you think about when you see a beach ball? (Let them answer.) Swimming, sand, having fun, and going on vacation are some of the things that I think about when I see a beach ball. I had a friend who told me that a beach ball reminded him of really living. He just loved to swim and play and when he was doing both he called it really living. Now ...

267. Reformation Sunday

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... in that new world God is to create and give to us? Let's see what we can pick up in this heavily poetic and symbolic vision John gives us. Take a couple negatives first. "And there was no longer any sea." Do you like to take your vacations at the shore? Sorry about that. No sea. Actually, don't let it bother you. It's a symbol. The Jews, in all their history were "landlubbers," and never became a sea power. The reason is geography. Unlike Egypt, Greece and the italian peninsula, Palestine has no natural ...

268. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , and this alone, to glorify our Father which is in heaven." So quickly, in our spiritual journey, do we find our motives mixed and our priorities confused. When My Fair Lady was having its long run on Broadway, a couple from Atlanta planned their whole vacation around the availability of tickets for a matinee performance. It was something like eight months in advance they had to secure their tickets. They went to New York City on the proper weekend. They got to the theater in plenty of time, found their ...

269. People Need Other People

Romans 11:33-36

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . [Begin to ask some questions--make them very light and amusing if possible, but you must maintain a serious front.] We are finding out very few things about your mind, but we are finding out a lot about the way you like lunch, TV, and last summer's vacation. It is pretty hard to find out about the mind of another person, isn't it? You can see that a real psychiatrist must be a very talented person to help people when they need help. A lot of people try to find out what other people think. Sometimes ...

270. What's a Good God Doing In a World Like This?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

James Weekley

... My love, check out time from the Grand Eden Hotel is 11:00 tomorrow morning." "But honey, that's bad. How are we going to get the carpet cleaned and buy a new wardrobe on such short notice?" "No, Evie, that's good because we've been on vacation too long, and it's time we earned our keep." "I suppose you're right. There has to be a good world out there brimming with the possibilities of organic gardening, yard sales, and jazzercise." What is the "good," that peaches-and-cream quality philosophers have punted ...

271. Where's Jesus?

Mark 6:32

Children's Sermon

... story Jesus and his disciples were somewhat like Waldo. They didn't want people to see them. They were working pretty hard teaching and healing people. They worked so hard that they didn't have time to stop to eat lunch or supper. They needed a short vacation from people. They needed to get away from everyone and get some rest. Jesus told his disciples to get in a boat and sail across the Sea of Galilee to a quiet, lonely place. There they could rest without anyone around them. After they rested, they would ...

272. Coming Home

Luke 2:41-52

Children's Sermon

Sharing This Week's Gospel Theme at Sunday Church School Teachers: Much of the children's natural conversation today will be focused on what they got for Christmas. You may want to steer it to a discussion of where they went during vacation, where they stayed, where they slept, which will follow along with the children's message. This will give each child a chance to share their own excitement with their classmates. Discuss feelings of coming home. Some may not have really wanted to come home. The change ...

273. Only One God

1 Corinthians 8:6

Children's Sermon

Object: a picture of a very tall building Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a picture of a very tall building. Have you ever seen a very tall building like this? (Let them respond.) Maybe you saw a building on a vacation one time that you thought was the tallest building you had ever seen. Maybe you told a friend that it was the tallest building in the world. But your friends each said that they had seen a taller one. Pretty soon all the friends would be arguing about who had ...

274. Mountains and Valleys

Mark 9:2-13

Children's Sermon

... work to do down in the valley. If they stayed up on the mountain none of them could get any work done. Their work was to tell people about God's love. Have you ever been very excited? Maybe you're getting ready for a trip, or it's almost vacation time, or there's been a big snowfall and you get to use your sled for the first time! When we get really excited our hearts beat faster and it's really hard to think. I think that's how Jesus' friends were - so excited they couldn't think! We ...

275. Traveling Light

Mark 6:8

Children's Sermon

... of you are suggesting we should take, we'd need to take a van or a pick-up truck. And then we wouldn't be walking, would we! Sometimes when you go on a journey the problem is you try to take too much along. Sometimes when we go on vacation we pack so many things we end up just laughing at ourselves. It almost looks like we're taking the whole house along. Jesus sent his friends, the twelve disciples, out on a journey once. He told them not to take anything along with them except for a walking stick ...

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