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251. Fallen and Trapped

Luke 23:26-43

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Brett Blair

In October 1987, one year old Jessica McClure of Midland, Texas fell down an abandoned well. She was found on a ledge 22 feet below the surface. There she was, crying for her mother, in the cold darkness of this well. Her plight captured the attention of the entire nation. The people of the town gathered to rescue her. Hour after hour for two and a half days they worked. Federal Express flew down ...

252. Famous Last Words

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Brett Blair

Last words: "Your will be done. Come, Lord Jesus!" Augustine "Our God is the God from whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord by whom we escape death." Martin Luther "Live in Christ, live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death." John Knox "Thou, Lord, bruisest me; but I am abundantly satisfied, since it is from Thy hand." John Calvin "The best of all is, God is with us. Farewell! Farewell!" ...

253. Famous Slow Starters

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Brett Blair

Famous People Who Were Slow Starters: Winston Churchill seemed so dull as a youth that his father thought he might be incapable of earning a living in England. Charles Darwin did so poorly in school that his father once told him, "You will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family. G.K. Chesterton, the English writer, could not read until he was eight. One of his teachers told him, "If we co...

254. Fasting to Death

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Brett Blair

Christy Henrich, you may not know the name, but every time you watch gymnast on television or figure skaters you experience her indirect influence. As a teenager, ranked among America's best gymnasts, but a judge told her that at 95 pounds, spread over a 4-foot-11 frame, she was too fat to make the 1988 Olympic team. So she began starving herself, subsisting some days on an apple or just an apple ...

When I became a father, I could no longer see and think as a child.

Brett Blair

256. Father's Day

Psalm 78:1-72

Sermon

Brett Blair

I once saw an advertisement in a particular magazine for Father's Day. It was an acrostic on the word Father. It read... “F” is for your favorite occupation. (A man is pictured asleep in a chair) “A” is for the anniversaries your blew (mother is shown waiting in vain for father to come home for their anniversary dinner) “T” is for talk and your sparkling conversation (dad is depicted as reading a...

257. Fear

Matthew 14:22-36

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Brett Blair

In the story of creation found in the Book of Genesis, we read where Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit, something which had been specifically denied them. Knowing that God is searching for them, they attempt to hide. It is a scene perhaps reminiscent of many of our childhoods when we had done something that we were not supposed to and we literally hid from our searching parents. Fin...

258. Fear - Sermon Starter

Matthew 14:22-36

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Brett Blair

259. Fertile Soil

Matthew 13:1-23

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Brett Blair

But there is a fourth kind of soil. There is the seed that falls upon the good earth and takes root and grows to maturity. This crop, we are told, is a harvest that will bear fruit a hundred fold. Jesus mentions this last because itis the thrust of the story. True, there are failures, but the good news is that there is also victory. Now, here is the hard part. Our efforts in life are not always m...

260. Finding Financial Freedom

Luke 16:1-15

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Brett Blair

Some of you may have read a remarkable short story sometime during your school years by D. H. Lawrence titled, “The Rocking‑Horse Winner." I wonder if you remember how the story begins? It is a haunting tale about a family living above its means. The mother is considered by friends and neighbors to be the perfect mother, in spite of the fact that deep down she knows she has difficulty loving her ...

261. Finish What You Started

Luke 9:51-56

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Jesus has "set his face to Jerusalem" and is determined to fulfill the will of God. The Disciples are asked to put their hand to the plow and not look back, i.e., to finish what has been started. Props: An ability to sing the ABC song. Lesson: I need your help this morning. Would you teach me the ABC song? (response) For some reason I just can't seem to learn it. How does it start?...

262. Fishers of Men

Luke 5:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: The evangelistic nature of Christianity. Props: A fishing pole or rod with no line. Lesson: [Two volunteers from the congregation to act like caught fish. The chairs of the evangelism committee and the outreach committee would be a good tie in. Otherwise, choose a male and female to represent the fish.] I have a question for you this morning. What do I have in my hand? (a fishing p...

263. Flat Earthers

2 Pet 1:16; 1 John 1:1

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Brett Blair

Forget what you learned in elementary school the earth is flat as a pancake. All that stuff about the earth being round and the sun being the center of the universe is a big joke, insists C.K. Johnson, the one time president of the International Flat Earth Research Society, who died in 2001. The group takes great pleasure in poking fun at "globites." Did you know you were being insulted in that wa...

264. Follow Me

Matthew 9:9-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: What it means to follow Christ. Props: None. Lesson: Good Morning. (response) How is every one? (response) Good! We are going to play follow the leader this morning. I need everyone to stand up. Now, I am going to be the leader. Everybody get in line behind me. Stay in line and as we go each of you has to say and do everything I do, OK? (ok) As you go down one isle and then up an...

265. For A D-day Memorial - Sermon Starter

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Brett Blair

On our national Mall now sits 7 acres of bronze, granite, and gardens that memorializes the greatest generation, those who fought and died in WWII. Perhaps you've seen it. There are 56 tall pillars that encircle the memorial stand for the states, and districts, territories of our country. When it was dedicated the speakers ranged from General Kelly, Tom Brokaw, who wrote the book The Greatest Gen...

266. Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

As with so many of the stories of Jesus, the parable of the debtors arose out of a question that was posed to Jesus. Simon Peter said to him: “Master, if my brother sins against me, how many times should I forgive him? Seven times? Even as he asks that question my mind cannot help but think about children and how they will sometimes confess something they do wrong expecting to get praise from a te...

267. Forgive Us Our Debts - Sermon Starter

Matthew 18:21-35

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Brett Blair

As with so many of the stories of Jesus, the parable of the debtors arose out of a question that was posed to Jesus. Simon Peter said to him: "Master, if my brother sins against me, how many times should I forgive him? Seven times? Even as he asks that question my mind cannot help but think about children and how they will sometimes confess something they do wrong expecting to get praise from a te...

268. Four Kinds of Saviors

John 20:1-18

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Brett Blair

The historian Arnold Toynbee in his monumental work “The Study of History” notes that there are four kinds of saviors that have appeared on history’s stage. There is the savior with a scepter who is a politician who has defeated cultural and civic chaos. The savior with a book who is a philosopher who has conquered ignorance. The savior with the sword who is a military leader who has conquered ou...

269. Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To convey the importance of Friendship to our Christian Life. Props: Baseball or any kind of pitching ball (two balls would be best) , Football, and a Jump Rope. Lesson: Good Morning! (response) How was your week? (response) Did you do anything fun? (response) What did you do? I want to do something fun right now. I brought a Baseball with me and I want to play some pitch. Does e...

270. From the Efforts of One Man

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Brett Blair

The thought of trekking 250,000 miles around Britain on horseback is something likely to deter even the most enthusiastic traveler. Add to this task the preaching of 40,000 sermons – mostly in the open-air – often confronting angry protesters as you go, and it's not a job for the faint-hearted. The man who did just this was John Wesley (1703-1791) whose work and that of his brother Charles led di...

271. Genius, On The Spot

Matthew 16:13-20

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Brett Blair

Many say that the Beatles were the greatest band of all time. I won't argue that. But Band On The Run was arguably the greatest album made by either John, Paul, George and Ringo, after their breakup. One of the non-hits on the album has a great story behind it. McCartney was vacationing in Montego Bay, Jamaica where he "snuck" onto the set of the film Papillon where he met Dustin Hoffman and Steve...

272. Get Ready

Matthew 25:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Being a Christian takes preparation. Props: Things used to get ready in the morning: a wrapped bar of soap, toothbrush, an article of clothing, and an egg. Lesson: How many of you have to get ready every morning to go to school? (response) What do you do in the morning to get ready for school? (response) I have a bar of soap. What is soap used for? (response) What would happen in t...

273. Get Ready, Get Set, Wait

Matthew 1:1-17

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Brett Blair

274. Getting Back to Work

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

Rabbi Harold Kushner tells a wonderful story about a bright young man, who was a sophomore Stanford pre-med student To reward him for having done so well in school, his parents gave him a trip to the Far East for the summer vacation before the start of his junior year. While there he met a guru who said to him, "Don't you see how you are poisoning your soul with this success oriented way of life? ...

275. Getting Back To Work

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

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251. Fallen and Trapped

Luke 23:26-43

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Brett Blair

252. Famous Last Words

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Brett Blair

253. Famous Slow Starters

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Brett Blair

254. Fasting to Death

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Brett Blair

When I became a father, I could no longer see and think as a child.

Brett Blair

256. Father's Day

Psalm 78:1-72

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Brett Blair

257. Fear

Matthew 14:22-36

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Brett Blair

258. Fear - Sermon Starter

Matthew 14:22-36

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Brett Blair

259. Fertile Soil

Matthew 13:1-23

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Brett Blair

260. Finding Financial Freedom

Luke 16:1-15

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Brett Blair

261. Finish What You Started

Luke 9:51-56

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

262. Fishers of Men

Luke 5:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

263. Flat Earthers

2 Pet 1:16; 1 John 1:1

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Brett Blair

264. Follow Me

Matthew 9:9-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

265. For A D-day Memorial - Sermon Starter

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Brett Blair

266. Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 18:21-35

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Brett Blair

267. Forgive Us Our Debts - Sermon Starter

Matthew 18:21-35

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Brett Blair

268. Four Kinds of Saviors

John 20:1-18

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Brett Blair

269. Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

270. From the Efforts of One Man

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Brett Blair

271. Genius, On The Spot

Matthew 16:13-20

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Brett Blair

272. Get Ready

Matthew 25:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

273. Get Ready, Get Set, Wait

Matthew 1:1-17

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Brett Blair

274. Getting Back to Work

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

275. Getting Back To Work

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

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