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2726. LORD, I BELIEVE

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... things which I say." Do you remember how old Ebenezer Scrooge awoke to this dire fact on Christmas Eve when there appeared unto him the ghost of things past, when his old business partner appeared, driven by a restlessness that would not allow him to stay in any place very long? "But you were always a good man in business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply the story of the ghost to himself. "Business!" cried the ghost, wringing his hands. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my ...

2727. The Crisis of Commitment

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... in Britain, the first thing that they did struck fear to the hearts of the natives who watched them. They burned their boats on the beach - a symbol for all to see that living and conquering or defeated and dying in the attempt, they were in Britain to stay. That’s commitment - and that’s the kind of commitment our Lord demands. Someone asked Charles Spurgeon how he had been converted. He put it quite simple: "I met Jesus Christ. I looked at Him and He looked at me, and I was His, forever." We meet Him ...

2728. Peter

Luke 22:54-62

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... had run away in the darkness when the soldiers took Jesus out of the garden where he was praying. I followed at a safe distance to see what was going to happen. I was so angry with Judas for betraying Jesus I did not know what to do, but I stayed close enought to see the soldiers take our Master into the high priest’s house. It was dark, but there were some people waiting around in the front yard and I joined them. I didn’t want anyone to know who I was so I kept quiet and listened to ...

2729. Governor Pilate

Luke 22:66--23:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... here. They are always talking about being free. Most of the time, I live outside of Jerusalem in my palace at Caesarea. It is close to the sea and I dream of the day that I will sail across to my beloved Rome. Only during the Jewish holidays do I stay in my Jerusalem house so that I can keep watch on all of the religious radicals who come to the temple. You never know when they might start a revolution. You say that I am famous. I am famous because of one thing, and it almost cost me my job ...

2730. Mary, the Mother of Jesus

John 19:17-27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a greater plan. God’s son was Jesus and he wanted to show the world how much he loved everyone in it. He wanted to show men that death was not the end of life. He wanted people to know that they could live forever. Jesus did not die and stay dead. We all know that now, but I was afraid that I would never see Jesus again. He died but he lived again. Maybe you can imagine how sad I felt when I saw Jesus hanging on that cross with the nails through his hands and feet. I did not ...

2731. Palm Sunday - The Crowd That Loved Him

Matthew 21:1-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... word hosanna means when we say it. It means save us now. Let’s line up and pretend we are watching the parade and I will tell you a little about what is happening. [Have the children stand in two lines facing each other.] Jesus was staying with some friends in a little village not far from Jerusalem called Bethany. He had come to Jerusalem to celebrate the great Jewish festival of Passover with his disciples. All of the Jewish people observed the Passover and if they lived within twenty miles of Jerusalem ...

2732. The Crowd That Mocked Him

Matthew 27:27-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... because they have trusted the people who were in command. You are a crowd of soldiers today. You are not all on duty. As a matter of fact this crowd of soldiers is back away from the people in an area where they lived. There are almost 600 of you staying there, which is a lot of soldiers. Let’s pretend that you were resting on your bed when some friends came in with a man who had been beaten with a whip that had little pieces of stone in it. Remember, as a soldier you have seen a lot of ...

2733. The Crowd That Followed Him

Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... before yesterday. He is carrying that awful cross that they are going to nail him to when he gets to the top of the hill. There is a soldier standing on each corner surrounding him and one behind him. There are other soldiers walking beside the crowds to make them stay back out of the way. And there is a soldier walking in the front of everyone with a sign. Can you read the sign? It says, "This is the King of the Jews." Pilate had that sign made for soldiers to carry so that the Jews would know that he ...

2734. Toward Health With Confidence

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... in death,’ he said, ‘only sleeping.’ And he turned to Jairus and said, ‘Show thy faith and she will be well again.’ " "All the while they journeyed to the house of Jairus. Three of the disciples and the parents of the little girl went into the house. Everyone else stayed outside at the bidding of Jesus. And in a few minutes she was awake and walking. "Mind you - I am telling you this as I heard it. I do not know what great power this was. But it is said that Jairus is now a follower of Jesus - and ...

2735. The Very Nearness Of Holy Week

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... his voice I heard, though I am not sure. But some voice above me said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." Believe me, this is one trip to Jerusalem that I shall not forget. We were to have started for home that Friday. But we stayed until the Sabbath was over ... until very early on the first day of the week. This is all a make-believe story, isn’t it! Told, hopefully, to convey to your mind and heart the very nearness of the people and events of Holy Week. There were the crowds ...

2736. Recognizing The Hidden

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... for Mike! Big brother pointed to a discarded candy wrapper that floated on the pool surface. "See that piece of paper? It is covering just a little bit of the water. It would be impossible for it to cover all the surface. It isn’t that big, and won’t stay afloat long enough. Well, just like that, we’ll never know all about life what it means, and is going to be, what we are to do with it, or in it. The great minds of every age have tried to find the answer. And all they have come up ...

2737. Focused Light

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... . In the old Genesis story God asks, "Cain, where is your brother?" It’s the ageless question, the timeless dilemma. Shall I be my brother’s keeper? Even more to the point, shall I be my brother’s brother? Shall I reach out or draw in? Stay in my shell or get involved? How could a devout Jew, Simon Peter, possibly minister the intimacy of holy baptism to an uncircumsized Gentile, even a centurion of the Roman occupation army, like Cornelius? It wasn’t easy. The Christian Mission almost never is. The ...

2738. Identifying Light

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... never have led the abolition of the slave trade from British Commerce. Often the Christian concern for social liberation involves Christians with politics and economics. This in turn just as often disturbs some church people. "The church ought to stay out of politics and business," they insist. It’s true that social activists sometimes let excessive zeal get out of hand. For that matter, evangelical revivalists sometimes offend our respectabilities. But since the primary identity of Christians is with ...

2739. OUR LORD SMITTEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... the full of the moon the night before. A sense of urgency pressed the centurion, and he shouted to his men to hurry the procession along. He felt nothing else. Just the urgency to be done with it. At best, it was a tedious task and he would have to stay until the condemned were dead. Other times this had taken as long as two or three days, a dreary vigil to keep guarding the living dead who would not die. At last they mounted the top of the rock-strewn hill, where three holes had been dug, large upright ...

2740. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid ..." The women made no reply, not even a sign that they had heard, and the little company moved on through the streets in silence until they came to the place where the disciple John was staying and they all went inside together, closing the door after them, closing it against the crowded city which had shouted hosannas to him who so capriciously was forsaken.

2741. OUR LORD RISEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... when the faithful praised God for the goodness of life, but for Mary they were an eternity of sorrow. The widow Mary of Jerusalem and her young son, John Mark, had urged her to come with them to the temple. "It is not good for you to stay alone and grieve," she had said. "Come with us. The ceremonials for the holy day will bring peace to your mind." But Mary of Magdala had not answered. Instead, she had walked to the window, stared out through vine-covered lattice work that shielded her from the view ...

2742. Christmas: A Family Service

Drama

Ruthanne Cochran

... and sincere in our giving as we should be, but in this Christmas season we bring our gifts in a manner well pleasing to you and pray that they will be accepted. May they be used to bring joy and peace to others and may this spirit stay with us always. Amen. *The Closing Carol Joy to the World (Choir members recess, but enough remain in center aisle to begin passing of the peace.) (During singing of last stanza, the father extinguishes the large candle and members of the family do the same.) *The Christmas ...

2743. THE JOY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING

Galatians 4:21-31

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

... of our sins on the cross, so we should find our joy in bearing one another’s burdens. "Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn, unfilled, to thee again. "O Jesus, ever with us stay; Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o’er the world thy holy light."

2744. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... expensive, flimsy negligees, wearing expensive perfume, with a glass of liquor always in reach. She watches television continually, and what’s worse - once a week when her husband is at work, a strange man with out-of-state license plates drives up, goes in and stays about an hour and leaves. What a pity that such a beautiful Christian can go so suddenly to the devil." Then the pastor continued and said: "She died. Her husband asked me to conduct the funeral service. I told him she was dropped from the ...

2745. Advent 3: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Peace of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ones who drift away from Him. Dr. Hugh Litchfield some years ago told about taking his 5-year-old son Christmas shopping one Saturday morning. It was just a day or so before Christmas… and the store was packed with shoppers. Hugh Litchfield told his son to stay near him, to not wander off because he might so easily get lost in the crowd. After they had shopped together for a while, Hugh was buying something for his wife at one of the department store counters. When he completed the purchase he looked back ...

2746. Back To Basics: The Three R's of Baptism

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... how she had befriended an Iranian student. In the early stages of the revolution, all access to money in the banks was cut off. The young man offered to do some odd jobs for the woman. His financial condition continued to decline so she invited him to stay in her home. She gave him a room and he ate his meals with the family. The woman's neighbors did not approve of this arrangement. Unless the young man was willing to denounce the revolution the neighbors were not willing to accept him. They kept their ...

2747. The Glue of God's Love

Mark 1:21-28

Children's Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... "School Glue." This is the same kind you use in school. As you already know this is really good glue because you can stick anything together with this glue. You can glue paper, plastic, wood, cloth, and just about anything else you can think of and it will stay together. Another good thing about it is that you cannot glue yourself to the floor. I was using some really strong glue one time and I actually glued myself to the floor. But you will not do that with this glue. Also, this glue will wash off your ...

2748. The Boss

Mark 1:1-8

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... , "He must increase, I must decrease." AL: That's tough to do. GUS: It really is. It must have been tough for John the Baptist, too. He had a great many people following him. And he gave it all up. AL: So, like John the Baptist, you're going to stay in this job and be a slave to "Mr. Pompous." GUS: And work as if Jesus were my boss. AL: You know, I'm going to have to try it. GUS: But, I'm your boss. AL: Yeah, well, let's get some coffee. Maybe we can talk about it ...

2749. Past / Future

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... mine. Lord knows I never wanted the kid. I wish I'd never had him. He's been trouble from the moment I laid eyes on him. LEO: No. I'm all right. I'll fix the mistake. MOMMA: I don't care if it takes you all night. You stay in there until you get that mess cleaned up. JOEL: Are you sure? I can have Ed do it. POPPA: That's just like you. Always trying to get out of work. I never saw anyone as lazy as you. Why, if you worked for me I'd fire you ...

2750. When God Is At Work

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Brett Blair

... , he said, "one more of those designs they have on us." A little later he heard more commotion about it and thought it might be true, that Mother Teresa was actually coming to see them. Another guard said, "Don't go into your cells and lock up. Mother Teresa stayed to see you guys." So Michael jogged up to the front in gym shorts and a tattered basketball shirt with the arms ripped out, and on the other side of the security screen was this tiny woman who looked 100 years old. Yes, it was Mother Teresa. This ...

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