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2751. "Do This In Remembrance Of Me"

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... Let's remember his gentleness, how he called little children to himself, and how they loved him. Let's remember his joy and enthusiasm for life that seemed to be infectious. Let's remember how he resisted temptation and never gave in to sin. Let's remember his concern for the sick, the needy, the forgotten, and the outcast. Let's remember how he spoke out for what he believed. Let's remember his courage in the face of death. Let's remember how, as he was dying, he prayed for his enemies. Let's remember how ...

2752. Shared Bread

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... have a lot of companionship, a lot of "breading together" here at our church! Consider the calendar for the month of October: October 1, coffee and donuts at the All-Board meeting; October 5, Junior Choir Ice Cream Social; October 12, Social Concerns Committee meets for supper; October 13, Women's Fellowship Program with Tea; October 16, Habitat for Humanity Luncheon; October 23, Pizza Party for the Confirmation Class and their mentors; October 30, Fall Fest (with "goodies"). And every Sunday there are two ...

2753. How Not To Throw A Party

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... in Scripture, Jesus offers us invitations: "Come to me, come to my Banquet Feast, and find yourselves restored, rested, and refreshed. But how seriously have we taken his invitation? Are we living in the Kingdom of God or in the Kingdom of this World? If our primary concern is "Me First" and "Looking Out for Number One," we're still living in the Kingdom of this World. Honestly, I'd have to confess that the Kingdom of this World gets more than its fair share of my allegiance. What about you? Are you living ...

2754. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... you. You are wisdom. You are love. Even in our confusion we can come to you. Hear us as we pray for those on our prayer list. We can imagine you holding each one close to your breast so they will know how deeply you care for them. These concerns we offer you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In the quietness of this place we hush the noisiness of our lives. We set aside the frenzy of our schedules to acknowledge that you are still our God, rather than the manufactured importance of our activities ...

2755. Wedding: Second Marriage With Children

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... lose with my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life! And, if God chooses, I shall but love thee after death. Instrumental Music: "You Light Up My Life" Pastor: (To Congregation) Will you lend your hearts and concerns to this couple and their children, upholding them in prayer and encouraging them in their new life? Congregation: Yes, we will. Pastor: Since you have exchanged vows and rings with each other before this congregation of witnesses, I declare by the authority of ...

2756. Wedding: Eternal Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... already discovered is that eternal love is not easy. Paul wrote his words about love to a group of people who were discovering that it is easier to talk about love than to live it. It wasn't that they hated one another. They each just got so concerned about proving that their way was right that they forgot to give leeway for anyone else's point of view. They needed a reminder of what brought them together in the first place. Not their own opinions, good as they may have seemed. Not just nice feelings about ...

2757. Mind Your Manners

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... , the driver blurts out, "Officer, I don't understand why you stopped us. I was doing exactly the speed limit. Why did you stop us?" Quickly figuring out the problem, the officer chuckles, "Ma'am, I'm not going to give you a ticket. I was just very concerned about your driving so slow on a major road. The nineteen you saw isn't the speed limit. It's the route number. You're on Route 19." Though a little embarrassed, the woman grins and thanks the officer for pointing out her mistake. But before she rolls ...

2758. God Knows!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... know how it goes: "What I do in private is nobody's business ... Keep your nose out of my affairs! ... There's no connection between a person's private life and her or his profession ... What I do on my own time is of no concern of yours ... We're not a reincarnation of the Soviet Union! ... He's doing a good job! So leave him alone! Everybody deserves a private life!" The assumption suggests it's possible to be publicly productive even if privately perverted. Certainly, revelations from Pennsylvania Avenue ...

2759. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... why people settle for less than their very best in all things at all times. He doesn't understand people who wait for other people to do what they should have done already. He doesn't understand egocentric people (i.e., my rights, my needs, my concerns, my feelings). He doesn't understand people who don't pray regularly, give generously, work hard, play harder, and love lavishly. Eric Felack, a golf buddy who helped me lose to my dad and sister on many occasions, once commented after a bitter defeat that ...

2760. Equipped To Play

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... three big tours is increasingly obscene and already unconscionable. And it's getting really, really, really expensive. The costs of equipment and play are escalating quicker than the price of a back-up quarterback in the NFL. However, I'm not too concerned about the costs. They'll come down as the game's popularity mimics the growth and decline graphs of tennis, racketball, jogging, and so on. Indeed, I feel a little sorry for course owners, pro shops, manufacturers, and retailers whose price-gouging makes ...

2761. The Half Pencil Doctor

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

David O. Bales

... , but in truth and action." Join with me in prayer. Let us hold before our loving God those people whom we need to love less with our words and more with our actions ... Let us hold before God those times and places where we need to stop being concerned about ourselves and begin the habit of saving others' lives ... Loving God, you have given us the example of your Son Jesus Christ, who loves us when we are not lovable to others, who loves us perfectly in word and speech and in truth and action. May the ...

2762. Why Do People Suffer?

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

David O. Bales

... It is important to note that although there is truth in all the reasons that people offer for our suffering, and Scripture points to these and other reasons, none of them alone and not all of them together answer enough questions. There is one focus for Christians concerning suffering. Our text this morning is Jesus on the cross, and his last words in the Gospel of Mark are, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' As Christians, this is where we both start and end our reasoning about human suffering: at ...

2763. King Ahaz,Idolater

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... . Ahaz: Do you believe in that omen stuff? I do. Other: So do I. What kind of stuff do you believe in? Ahaz: Well, first of all I don't believe in this "one God" thing. I can't see how one god can handle all of the world's concerns. It seems to me better to have a bunch of gods running around to take care of the local details. That way, each place gets its own god and each bunch of people their own protector. You know who to pay off. Other: That sounds pretty handy. Also, it keeps ...

2764. Pontius Pilate,Pragmatic

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... ? How else would you find the truth? Paul: I don't think it's appropriate to ask "what" is truth, when "who" is truth asks the question more fully. Pontius: Who? Jesus is the truth? Paul: Yes. Think back. What did Jesus say exactly that made you ask your question concerning truth? Pontius: I couldn't forget that. He said, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." Paul: So, listen to him ...

2765. Judas, The Obscure

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

Judas' problem is that he doesn't have any excuse for the thing he does; he has reasons, but no excuses. Have you ever acted in a way you yourself couldn't understand? Dostoyevski noted: "All self-examination ends up as self-justification." But does it? Concerning Judas' problem: Is he deceiving himself or is he deceiving God? (Please read Matthew 26:14-25;Luke 22:3-6; John 6:57-71 and 10:14-18) Judas (Judas sits alone in a dark corner.) This is a confession and I tell you that from the first Judas ...

2766. A Living Witness

Acts 9:32-43

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... share "good news" with people in need. Second, our knowledge of the nature of God's love will inform our witness and lessen our fears toward reaching out. Third, prayer and our attention to petitioning God for others, brings into focus our responsibility to be concerned about the welfare of our community. What a world this would be if each of us took responsibility for just one person and let them know that they're not alone -- what a powerful living witness. We have many opportunities to invite people into ...

2767. God's Gift Is For All

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... our comfort zones. Recently, while attending a seminar in our local community that addressed the issues of AIDS, drug abuse, and substance abuse, we were given a problem-solving exercise. The challenge: "You have just received $5,000 to address these concerns in your neighborhood. What do you think will be the most effective way to use that money?" Since this was a very diverse gathering the responses were equally diverse. One woman proposed that she would seek other grants and assistance from other ...

2768. Membership Has Its Privileges

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... , government, education and politics that directly influence the lives of others. Sometimes decisions made in boardrooms or committee meetings, on the golf course and even at church meetings are compromised by a profit motive rather than a genuine concern for the spiritual implications and consequences of those decisions. As committed Christian disciples we must always pause and ask, "What would Jesus do faced with these choices and opportunities?" In Luke's unique and skillful manner he also presents ...

2769. What Does God Require?

Drama

Karren Boehr

... altar in deep anguish and prayer, head bowed) (JOHN and JANICE enter from right in light conversation. They stop at the altar, do not notice man on knees. JOHN gets out his checkbook and begins to write a check. JANICE looks over his shoulder. A look of concern crosses her face) JANICE: John, you're not going to give a tenth of your bonus to the Lord, too, are you? Isn't a tenth of your salary enough? Besides, you promised we could get a different car when your bonus came through. JOHN: (Matter-of-factly ...

2770. All Things Hidden Will Be Revealed

Drama

Karren Boehr

... which authority, and you overlooked some very vital points. 1ST SAINT: Not true! GATEKEEPER: (Calmly continues) You both were more interested in the mechanics, in your way of doing things, than you were in the Spirit of God. Shame on you both! You were not concerned about humbleness and being servants. You wanted power, your own way. God said let there be no division among you, but be made complete, in the same mind, in the same judgment. Did you wait eagerly for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ? For ...

2771. A Call To Worship

Drama

Karren Boehr

... . One of us here is in dire need of some Christian compassion and love. If you'll excuse us, I think it's time to put God's church into action. (The three READERS gather around 4TH READER, placing their hands on her shoulder and begin to pray silently. With concern and conviction, they continue to pray as the congregation sings the opening hymn. On the last stanza the four READERS embrace one another, then exit stage)

2772. All Choices Have Consequences

Drama

Karren Boehr

... the wall," and inviting everyone to join me. I was too drunk even to realize my mother was dying! (Breaks down again) You know, I'm going to miss her, more than you will ever know. Her chocolate chip cookies ... my clean football uniform -- she always was concerned about my getting hurt and having enough to eat before a game. (Softly) She loved me; she really did. And I killed her! (Puts head in hands and shakes with grief) MARY: (Walks over and places hand on Rob's shoulder) We'll get through this together ...

2773. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

... is sitting quietly drinking a glass of iced tea. Joseph enters and Mary rises to greet him JOSEPH: You sounded so serious on the phone. (Collapses in nearest chair) Are you all right? MARY: Yes, I'm fine. Want some iced tea? (Sits on footstool) JOSEPH: (Shakes his head, concerned) Mary, I've been worried about you lately. Are you sure you shouldn't take a few days off? Maybe I can get away from the store, and we'll drive down to the coast. We can take a picnic lunch, do a little swimming, relax. I know this ...

2774. The Heralding Of Advent

Drama

Karren Boehr

... center candle from taper candle, blows out taper and lays it on table) 2ND HERALD: (Facing audience, hands outstretched, looks toward heaven and proclaims loudly) "Behold the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days ... I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and he shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth. In those days Judah shall be saved and Jerusalem shall ...

2775. In My Father's House

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... I know? MOM: It's not comforting. Not a bit. I don't know what it means. I'm dying and I'm tired and I don't know what it means. (SHE CRIES) JEREMY: Hey, Mom, don't worry your pretty little head about it. Think positive. Don't concern yourself with something no one can understand. Look, I brought you a card and look at these balloons. That should cheer you up. (MOM LEAVES CRYING. JEREMY FOLLOWS)

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