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2776. Don't Blow Your Own Horn

Matthew 6:1-4

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... important or because we want to impress someone. Often it works just the other way around and it makes people think we are trying to make ourselves better than others. You know what really makes people feel good about you and respect you? It is when they find out something nice about you without your telling them. Sometimes people do good deeds because they want to have others applaud them. Jesus taught people that when good deeds are done for that purpose, then that is the reward. ...

2777. From A Distance

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... and loves all created beings today. Deism teaches that, at best, God is watching us, at a distance. This is not the present, loving God whom we come to know in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. It describes our feelings of God's absence at times, for sure, but how we feel at our worst moments is not the foundation on which we build our whole understanding of God. In fact, you see, the "success" of Moses and Joshua on Mount Sinai, and Peter, James and John with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration ...

2778. Great Africans Of The Bible: The Shulamite

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... much I love to hear you talk like this, but we have to be practical. We have a problem; how will we solve it? SOLOMON: It's easy. I am the king. The people will do as I say. And I say they will welcome you warmly. BELOVED: I would feel better if your decision were based on more than simply your power and kingly authority. SOLOMON: On more than that? What more is there? BELOVED: You are also the representative of the Lord of Hosts. SOLOMON: That's true, but how does that help? BELOVED: Well, what does the ...

2779. Better Than A Shadow

Romans 8:38-39

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... with us. If we are having a bad day, the love of God is right there having a bad day with us. If we don't feel well, or have to go to the doctor, the love of God goes right along with us. If we are happy because it is our birthday, God's love is happy ... with us, and if we are sad, God is there to help us feel better. The love of God is just like my shadow here. It will never leave us. I could probably tell God to go away if I decided I didn' ...

2780. What Do You Do When You Are Lost?

Luke 19:10

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To help children understand that they should seek help when they feel the need for such support. Material: A large bandanna to use as a blindfold. Lesson: I would like ... you or to tell you what to do. Now, that person could mislead you. So, the one you receive help from must be someone you can trust. If the time ever comes that you feel lost, turn to someone you trust for help. You should be able to find such a person at home or in your church home or in a teacher at school. Possible Times To Use ...

2781. Discrimination

Galatians 3:28

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... who wears white socks is bad. Sorry. You have on white socks. You can't have a gift. Some of you don't look too happy about all of this. What's the matter? How did it feel to be skipped over or left out just because you have blonde hair or because you wore white socks this morning? (Allow children to share their feelings.) So you don't think it's fair that some people got a special gift and others didn't just because they looked different? You know what? You are exactly right. It is not fair for people ...

2782. Trouble

Psalm 34:14

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... . Sometimes we have to sit in timeout, or we get grounded. Maybe we lose our allowance, cannot talk on the phone, or have our favorite toy taken away. There is usually some kind of consequence for getting in trouble. Does it feel better to be in trouble or not in trouble? (Children respond.) Of course, it feels better not to be in trouble. How can we stay out of trouble? (Children respond.) We can stay out of trouble by doing what we are supposed to do and by not doing what we are not supposed to do. Sounds ...

2783. Giving What You've Got

Luke 2:1-7

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... the stable with the animals. It wasn't much, but it was the only place available in Bethlehem that night. The innkeeper didn't have a lot to give, but he gave what he had. There are times when all of us feel that we have nothing to give Jesus or his church. We don't have much money, we feel that our talents are not as important as someone else's, or we think that Jesus couldn't possibly need anything we have to give. But the truth is Jesus wants us to give what we have. If I can care ...

2784. Play The Fool

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... past four years. It has been a wonderful escape from his books, files and statistics. Then he concludes, "Some authors can be single-minded scholars. This one cannot; but I feel much the better, and much refreshed, for having been coach as well as professor during the writing of this work."4 How much more should all Christian disciples feel the need for a balanced life between the rational and the emotional, between work and play, between seriousness and the carefree spirit! Let us not be so proud in our ...

2785. The Fifth Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

... with a desire to please them and to do what they would like. Our genuine love and concern for our guests' feelings are more important than the externals of the room.When we are at table with Jesus, it is even more important, not that the externals ... are right or wrong, but that they come from inner feelings that are right. What matters is our love for Christ, our inward desire for his forgiveness, our intention to strive for his holiness, ...

2786. Empowered By A Vision

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... desolation and loneliness, Jacob encountered the living God and experienced God's unconditional love for him. From that day forward, he was empowered by that vision. Whenever things started going poorly, Jacob remembered, "Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. I can feel his mighty presence. The Holy is not distant. The traffic between heaven and earth is as heavy as the shopping center parking lot on sale day. Listen, I can hear the brush of angel's wings. Surely the presence of the Lord is in ...

2787. A Law We Can Live With

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... . From time to time, he would go there to fast and study Scripture. No one ever talked to him, but whenever he appeared, the word quickly passed from monk to monk: "The rabbi walks again in the woods." And, for as long as he resided there, they would feel sustained by his presence. One day the abbot decided to visit the rabbi and open his heart to him. As he approached the tiny hut, the abbot was surprised to see the old man already standing in the doorway, his arms outstretched in welcome. Although the two ...

2788. Veiled Glimpses of God's Glory

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... stage! Granted, there are occasions when we are shown signs of the Divine Presence: the peace we encounter, for example, in an early morning walk on some secluded beach as the waves quietly stitch a ribbon of shells into the sand, or the overwhelming awe we feel holding a newborn child -- the tiny arms wrestling with the air, as if trying to grasp the very world which has awakened so suddenly around them. Times like these are a chorus of praise proclaiming the glory of God. In fact, if one looks carefully ...

2789. Sometimes, You Gotta Get Your Feet Wet First

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... step, wading out into uncharted waters, and getting your feet wet! Or to put it another way, faith is not some abstract truth we learn from a creed or catechism. It's the sort of awareness you discover like you know a smell or a taste, the feeling of belonging to a family, or the personality of a close friend. It's something you have to enter into before you can fully appreciate -- just as watching snowflakes dance across a net of moonlight will show you things you'll never get from merely reading books ...

2790. Be Ready!

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... sense of urgency. She expected that the world would see Jesus in a week, or maybe in a day or an hour. She thought every day about the second coming of Christ. She dreamed about what it would be like, and tried to imagine how it would feel to see Christ, the bridegroom, coming in the clouds from heaven. My friend also told me how she used to share her expectation with her mother. Her mother wasn't as excited about the imminent return of Jesus -- in fact, she seemed a little concerned about her daughter ...

2791. The Lamb's Book Of Life

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... turned them toward the cross. Then Saint Paul saw that Christ died for him, and he knew that that was the only way his name would be written in the Lamb's book of life. So take your eyes off of yourself and focus instead on the cross of Christ. Feel the name of Jesus on your forehead. It was placed there when you were baptized. Respond to the Spirit who is in your heart. God places himself into your very being through the promises of Holy Communion. You are God's child. Nothing and no one can take that away ...

2792. The Truth Will Make You Free

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... sweat. He felt that a heavy load had somehow been lifted off his shoulders. Chris felt free. At first, Chris' overwhelming sense of freedom came from the fact that his confirmation was over. But as the weeks, months and years went by, Chris would experience the feeling of freedom more and more. When Chris answered his confirmation promise with the words, "I do, and I ask God to help and guide me," God heard his prayer. God would spend the rest of Chris' life helping and guiding him. God would show Chris the ...

2793. The Truth Will Make You Free

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

2794. The Seven Last Words Of Pilate

Sermon

Thomas Long

... being stares into the face of Jesus Christ and instinctively knows that "his hope is built on nothing less." Psychologist Paul Pruyser once wrote of the awkwardness that is often felt at the end of a 50-minute therapy session. The counselee feels it; the therapist feels it. There is no good way to end; something is missing. Pruyser suggests that what is missing, perhaps, is the benediction. "Could a nervous giggle, a great hesitancy in parting at termination, or a tendency to drag the hour on beyond its ...

2795. When God Is The Problem

Psalm 13:1-6

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... :1-8) Call to Confession Our God is a God of justice, waiting to be gracious to you, yearning to have pity on you. Blessed are all who wait on the Lord. In penitence and faith, let us confess our sin to Almighty God. Prayer of Confession (Unison) Lord, we feel that we are lost from you in the midst of the changes and challenges facing our church and our own lives. We see dimly ahead of us, due to our lack of faith in you and in ourselves. Forgive us for having wasted yesterday, for failing to make the most ...

2796. Yes, But How?

Sermon

Lee Griess

... , confession is good for the soul, true confession, not the kind of glib admission that says, "Sure I've sinned. Who hasn't?" True confession that begins with a heartfelt remorse, a feeling of failure to live up to God's love and a desire to reform. "Blessed are those who mourn," Jesus said, and part of what he was speaking about is those who feel the pain of a guilty conscience and grieve in the awareness that we have failed to live up to the expectations of God and those around us. Confession is good for ...

2797. The Sure Foundation

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... . When we remember that these words conclude all the exhortations and warnings of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7, we cannot help but feel their heavy weight. We must do the will of God or we will be cast out; we must hear Jesus' words and do them or we ... sound like good news. Yet it is the word of God for us this day and we dare not simply reject it because it makes us feel afraid or guilty. So we must look closely at these words -- in terms of their context, in terms of who said them, and in terms of ...

2798. Standing On The Shore

John 20:1-18 · Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... where there is oppression, love where there is hate, compassion where there is apathy, and hope where there is despair. Do you remember the movie Dead Poets' Society? In it the English teacher in a private boys' school attempted to open their hearts and eyes to feel and think and experience for themselves. He lost his job because of it, but the film closed in triumph. The boys, in recognition of their appreciation for the teacher's efforts, "rose up" to stand on their desks, as he had shown them his way of ...

2799. Let It Go!

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... such a beautiful sound. But whenever the mother whose child had been sacrificed heard it, her heart broke anew. Her neighbors, who knew of her sacrifice and pain, could not hear the beautiful tone without pain either. Only those who understand the sacrifice can feel the pain. Others just enjoy the sound.1 Pain and suffering are with us. Turn on the television, read the newspaper, listen to your neighbor or a member of your family. Suffering is part of authentic living and the greatest courage is the courage ...

2800. All-Surrounding Grace

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... his wife were staying overnight with the widow. In the dream he told his friend how much he missed him and then asked, "Are you really there?" "Of course," his friend replied, plucking a strand of blue wool out of his jersey and tossing it to the dreamer. The feel of the wool was so real the dreamer awoke from the dream. The next morning at breakfast he told the dream. His wife replied that she had seen a strand on the carpet as she was getting dressed that had not been there the night before. The dreamer ...

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