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2876. Be Reconciled — To Christ and Others

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... with his brother for his wayward actions. He is even more incensed, however, by his father who has not only forgiven the younger boy's transgressions but has celebrated his return with food and dance. We learn about the need to forgive others in the character of the older son. Since this young man cannot forgive, the process of reconciliation is stunted. As when the weak link in the chain snaps and destroys the usefulness of the whole, so too, if either of the first two active aspects of reconciliation are ...

2877. Itchy Ears

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... actually Christ's path to the cross which Inana is following? He, too, is stripped of everything only to come out victorious. How does he have the victory? Not by his earthly roles or upperworld distinctions, but by the power and grace of God. I hope these various characters are beginning to show you something about us. You see, in Peru, to be a shaman is to expect to be dismembered on your way. Here, many of us think we can get out clean and whole. Ancient myths and Saint Paul join forces to say that isn ...

2878. Four Questions for Church Membership

Mark 10:17-31

Illustration

William G. Carter

... one time seminary professor of Christian ethics at Duke University, Stanley Hauerwas had a novel idea about how churches should receive new members. He has written about the church's need for honesty and has called us to tell the truth as a "community of character." To this end, he has a modest proposal. Whenever people join the church, Hauerwas thinks they should stand and answer four questions: Who is your Lord and Savior? The response: "Jesus Christ." Do you trust in him and seek to be his disciple? "I ...

2879. Let It Crawl, Reverend!

Mark 10:17-31

Illustration

Mickey Anders

Flip Wilson had a weekly TV comedy show back in the 70s, and one of his favorite characters to portray was Brother Leroy. In one skit, Brother Leroy was leading services Sunday morning. It wasn't going very well. People weren't very responsive. It came time to receive the offering and so Brother Leroy passed the collection plates. They came back empty. So he passed them again. ...

2880. Preparing the Way

Malachi 3:1-4

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... well include several different individuals and span many years, but we usually can pinpoint one or two special individuals who have touched our lives, making the path easier to travel. Those who have prepared the way for our faith walk may include the biblical characters whose stories we identify with, as well as the saints throughout history who have built and reformed the church on earth. Those who raised the funds and built this house of worship are included, as well as those who made sure we attended ...

2881. Called by a New Name

Isaiah 62:1-5

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... have to change and be changed at the very heart of who we are. And for faithful people, that change does not happen all at once. Faithful people will be called on to change over and over. In Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Shipping News, the central character is named Quoyle. Although it is spelled with a Q-U, it is pronounced the same as a coil of rope. The author defines "quoyle" as a coil of rope, a spiral coil of only one layer that is made on a ship's deck and can be walked on ...

2882. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... on his two-part history of Jesus and the action of the Holy Spirit. That first part of the work - the Gospel of Luke - told what Jesus did during his earthly ministry, and ended with the Ascension. The Acts of the Apostles, however, had no one central character. Neither Peter nor James nor Paul nor anyone else seems to be the hero of the story. Actually, Luke was writing a history of the Holy Spirit, not of any one person, and that Holy Spirit is active among many different people, and the Holy Spirit is ...

2883. The Smell of Bread

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... from 1972-1983. If you didn't see it when it was originally on network television, you've probably seen it in reruns on cable stations. The show was about life in a mobile Army surgical hospital during the Korean War, and the reoccurring characters included the surgeons. One of those surgeons, named Charles Emerson Winchester III, was a pompous, upper-class doctor from Boston who had been drafted into the medical corps. He felt that his fellow doctors were beneath him in breeding and sophistication, and he ...

2884. Have We Been "Slicked"?

Jeremiah 2:4-13

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... to be treasured more than the finest china. But at the time the family had a different attitude. "You got 'slicked,' " they would say. "Snookered" is the expression used by others. The phrase was a local one derived from one of those town characters found in nearly every community. People called this particular gentleman "Slick" or "Slicky," because he'd developed a reputation as a wheeler-dealer who nearly always got the better end of the bargain he offered. He just had a way of talking people into ...

2885. Listening for the "Ching-ching"

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... added to the lineup with others on the storyboard. Predictably, each series has its own website where fans can log-in for the latest script details and chat about their favorite detectives and lawyers. No doubt we will one day see these characters in the SmithsonianMuseum. Part of the appeal of this series is undoubtedly the fact that these "dedicated police officers and district attorneys" always find the culprit and almost always are successful in putting the "bad guy" (or girl) behind bars. Even when ...

2886. Living the Vision

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... not say. But, Habakkuk is confident that the answer will come, that God will make the answer plain, and God did. The prophet is told to take tablets and write on those tablets the contents of the vision he is about to receive. Further, he is instructed to write in characters so large that anyone passing by will be able to read even if they are in a hurry, "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it" (2:2b). In today's terms, he is asked to up the font from twelve to fifty ...

2887. Small Towns

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... possessions. Maybe your family will gather around the television this Christmas season to watch one more time the classic motion picture It’s a Wonderful Life. Actor Jimmy Stewart, who starred in the film, offered this reflection on its meaning, “The character I played was George Bailey, an ordinary kind of fella who thinks he’s never accomplished anything in life. His dreams of becoming a famous architect, of traveling the world and living adventurously, have not been fulfilled. Instead he feels ...

2888. Mary and Joseph: His Obedient Servants

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that Joseph’s heart was torn in two. Mary had been the woman of all women for him. “She had been in his eyes the lily among thorns. And now to have to treat her like a poisonous weed – the thought of it drove him mad.” (Alexander White, Bible Characters, page 14). Now, let’s look at these persons in the illumination of God’s Word, in the shining light of God’s providential design for the salvation of the world. What big ideas are wrapped in these persons? What do we see for ourselves as we see ...

2889. A Brain, A Heart, A Home, The Nerve

Mark 12:28-34

Illustration

Mickey Anders

... One of my favorite songs in that delightful musical is the one where the scarecrow, the tin man and the lion take turns singing, "If I Only Had…" It's a game that many of us still play today. "If I Only Had…" In the movie, each character had a different need. The scarecrow wanted a brain; the tin man wanted a heart; the lion wanted courage. And through it all Dorothy was looking for a home. Like us, they were not complete persons. Each one needed something to balance out their personality or their lives ...

2890. Love Finds a Way

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Singer 1 Singer 2: Franz Gruber/Guitar Player Singer 3: Austrian Choir Member 1 Singer 4: Austrian Choir Member 2 Singer 5: Austrian Choir Member 3 Assistant Choir Director Choir Director Joseph Mohr Franz Gruber / Guitar Player Austrian Choir Member 1 Austrian Choir Member 2 Austrian ...

2891. Journey To The Heart Of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Narrator Miriam Hamid David Aaron Joy Harmony Gloria Mary Joseph Mark Jordana Ruth Faith Props Name tags Lectern Chairs Logs, piled up to simulate a fire Large, fancy bottle Tied-up bundle filled with clothes and a blanket Small notebook Pen/pencil Three pairs of dark ...

2892. The Greatest News Of All

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Narrator Bureau Chief Reporter (Ace) Shepherd 1 Shepherd 2 Shepherd 3 Shepherd 4 Other Shepherds (nonspeaking) Angel 1 Angel 2 Angel 3 Angel Choir Maid Rachel Innkeeper’s Wife Stable Boy Mary Joseph Props Desk Chair Phone Fake computer Notebook Pencil Cardboard door Bowl Spoon Makeshift ...

2893. Christmas: Before And After

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Narrator Elizabeth Mary Samuel Joseph King 1 King 2 King 3 Props Two chairs Small table Medium sized piece of black cloth, plain on one side, stars painted or pinned to other side Two glasses “Logs” for fire Three crowns Small piece of rope or cord ...

2894. “Unto Us A Child Is Born... Next, On Omar”

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Jacob Omar Looseandfree Applause Child (nonspeaking) Shepherd 1 Shepherd 2 Shepherd 3 Lead Angel 2nd Angel Angel Choir Audience Member 1 Wise Man 1 Wise Man 2 Wise Man 3 Servant (nonspeaking) Mary Joseph Audience Member 2 Audience Member 3 Stage Manager Stagehands (nonspeaking) Props Four ...

2895. The Word Made Flesh

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Father (Aaron) Benjamin Esther Mother Rebecca Ruth Joseph Mary Innkeeper (Daniel) Innkeeper’s Wife Leah Innkeeper’s Child 1 Innkeeper’s Child 2 First Shepherd Second Shepherd Third Shepherd Props Two tables Four chairs Door Scrolls Broom Pitcher of water Glasses Tray with food and bowls ...

2896. Miracles? No Problem!

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Elizabeth Mary Gabriel King 1 King 2 King 3 Mary’s Mother Joseph Mary 2 Shepherd 1 Shepherd 2 Shepherd 3 2nd Angel 3rd Angel Angel Choir Props Stool/chair Bowl Star Broom Sack Carrots and veggies Knife Handkerchief Bundle Notes This play puts the viewer ...

2897. Home By Another Way

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Narrator Wise Man 1 Wise Man 2 Wise Man 3 Servant 1 Servant 2 Servant 3 Merchant Caravan Shepherd 1 Shepherd 2 Angel Angel Choir Mary Joseph Merchant Dream Narrator Props Campfire Table Two chairs Star Three gifts Bundle Tambourines Notes This play uses the journey ...

2898. Christmas Eve at Angel School

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters Teacher Angel Lead Shepherd 1st Angel 2nd Angel 3rd Angel 4th Angel 5th Angel Joseph Mary Angel Choir Shepherd Shepherd 1 Shepherd 2 Shepherd 3 1st Child 2nd Child 3rd Child 4th Child 5th Child Props Chairs Blackboard with “Junior Angel Training” written on it Lectern or music stand Christmas ...

2899. Room at the Inn

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Narrator Innkeeper Innkeeper’s Wife Angel 1 Mary Angel 2 Joseph Angel 3 Shepherd 1 Innkeeper’s Daughter Shepherd 2 Other Shepherds (nonspeaking) Props Chair Brush Lantern Manger Baby doll Notes With only eleven speaking parts, many of the roles are only a line or two ...

2900. Because God Said So, That’s Why!

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

Characters (in order of appearance) Narrator David (or Rachel) Esther Shepherd 1 Shepherd 2 Shepherd 3 Shepherd 4 Shepherd 5 Lead Angel Angel 2 Angel 3 Angel 4 Angel Choir King Caspar King Balthazar King Melchior Mary Joseph Props Lectern or podium Chair Bundle with jar inside Bundle with blanket inside ...

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