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2901. Joseph's Pit

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... an arrow at him without first hitting one of them. When Joseph saw his brothers he nearly fell apart. The make-up covered up his feelings, but I could tell. He asked me to take them to his house for dinner and he left the room hurriedly. At dinner, he sat ... the first time in years, Joseph sat up awake and, surprisingly, unsure of himself. "I couldn't string it out. I wanted them to feel guilty. I wanted them to hate themselves for hurting me. I wanted them to know the fear of that pit that they left me in ...

2902. Living Water

John 4:10

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... from the rain, or the water several blocks from here that flows in the Missouri River. It isn't like the water you get out of a faucet. You can't see it, or touch it, or taste it, but you can feel it, at times of great joy or sadness, and at very quiet times. It is the feeling that brings tears, which you could think of as 'rain,' and laughter, which you could think of as the rainbow that follows the rain. It is spirit 'stuff' and it comes to us from God, through God's son, Jesus. And the ...

2903. Listening and Paying Attention

Matthew 13:1-23

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... go up in response. "Who has said that to you in the past?" I ask, suspecting I know the answer. "My parents," comes the unanimous reply. "And have you ever said that to them?" Some of the children look shocked at this suggestion, but others nod agreement. "How do you feel when someone doesn't listen to what you're trying to say to them?" The children agree they don't like it. "It's important to pay attention when someone wants us to listen, just as we want people to pay attention to us when we want them to ...

2904. Alone

Matthew 28:19-20

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... Jesus is with every one of you. Because you are never really alone; you're 'all' plus...." I pause for the children's response, which comes immediately: "ONE!" they announce in chorus. "That's right. And Jesus is the 'One,' " I reiterate one more time. "So, the next time you feel like you are alone, I hope you'll remember what we talked about today. Then you need never, ever ...

2905. God Was A Child Too

Luke 2:41-52

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... you have gotten in trouble for doing something you really shouldn't have (like not listening when someone else is talking), it's important for you to be able to talk with your parents about it and know that they will probably understand how you feel. They'll even understand if you have difficulty telling them about your problem, because they remember how hard it was sometimes for them to tell their parents about things. "There's someone else who understands too -- God. God came down to earth in Jesus Christ ...

2906. God And Groundhogs

Psalm 56:1-13

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... the next time you are afraid, I hope you'll remember you always have someplace to go with that fear, whether it's to your parents, grandparents, a friend, or God -- who will be your friend too if you will let him. "Sometimes when we are afraid, we feel like we just want to run away from everything and everyone. Then it's especially important to remember that God is our friend. We can tell God all about what is bothering us. God always understands and never, ever leaves us to face our fears by ourselves, if ...

2907. Snow Angels

Luke 2:8-20

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... !" the children answer, with eagerness that gives a special energy and urgency to their voices. "Yes, we're waiting for Jesus. This is December, it's Advent, and we're waiting for Jesus. But it doesn't feel like December, does it?" The children shake their heads negatively. "It's gotten so warm the last two days it feels like spring," I suggest. "Yet, just last Monday, didn't we have snow and ice?" All the children nod to indicate "Yes." "And, on Tuesday it was so cold it was hard to go outside even with ...

2908. Lost And Found - God Finds Us

Luke 15:4

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... about these ideas and she said, 'But God DOES have store managers, lots of them!' She pointed out that every time any one of us knows of a friend who is hurting and feeling alone and we ask God in our prayers to be with that person, we are, in effect, doing the same thing the store manager would have done. We are saying, 'God, my friend is feeling lost and needing you right now. Won't you please come be with my friend?' "Well, eventually I did get lost in a store -- but it was only a couple of years ago ...

2909. When Hope Is Gone

Luke 7:11-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... it ..." "It means I don't have any other toys, if it's my only toy," Jennifer interrupts. "That's right, Jennifer," I answer. "Now, if this were your only toy, and I took it away from you, how would you feel?" "Very sad," Jennifer replies. "I'd be angry," Justin mutters. "Probably you'd feel both sad and angry," I suggest. "And the reason I brought up these two words, 'widow' and 'only,' was to help us understand today's scripture. It is a story about a widow -- someone whose husband had died. She lived in ...

2910. The Poor In Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

John A. Terry

... ." The tragedy came not because he was wealthy. Wealth is ethically neutral. It was tragic because he was enslaved by the love of money. Instead of the way of the world which glorifies the lifestyles of the rich and famous, God singles out the ones who feel like losers, and showers grace upon them. Christ came to lift up the lowly, to claim them as God's beloved children and to transform them into God's faithful servants. The poor in spirit have a teachable spirit. They are receptive people who know they ...

2911. The Pure In Heart

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

John A. Terry

... what to others was a horrible distortion. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. This is a wonderful promise, but it may also seem like the least accessible one of the beatitudes. We can be poor in spirit without wanting to be. We often mourn and feel meek. We can hunger and thirst for things to be right. We can act mercifully. But how do we go about being pure in heart? One pastor said that his reaction to this beatitude was not very positive. He said, "To tell me to be pure in heart seems ...

2912. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

John A. Terry

... years ago when the war in Vietnam was raging, to talk about peace in the church inevitably led to conflict. In other days when we find our soldiers in battle, it will again be difficult for those in the church to work for peace. We often feel uncomfortable with the divisions peacemaking appears to cause. We are uncomfortable with charges of disloyalty to our nation as we try to speak on behalf of peace. The result is the cause of peace can suffer. We may become content with simply the absence of conflict ...

2913. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... speak in tongues become addicted because it is the only thing that they have going for them. And sometimes they make a big deal out of how much the Spirit gives them. And they can go on an ego trip. New Christians may come in looking for a place to feel important and so they buy into the ego trip. Do you follow me? Daughter: They can't make it at school or work so they try to become big in the church? Rabbi: The Church should always have room for strugglers, but the elders say the Spirit gives many gifts ...

2914. The Right Side of the Bed

Ephesians 4:3, 17--5:21

Children's Sermon

... ever get crabby? (response) I know I do! Sometimes I get up and all I want to do is yell at everyone for all kinds of little things. My clothes aren't in my closet, I can't find my keys, it's raining, or maybe I just don't feel good or I'm tired. Someone might say, "YOU sure got up on the wrong side of bed today!" I would know just what they meant. Our lesson talks about living in peace and having your spirit renewed. One way to do this is, first of all, to get enough ...

2915. Peace! Be still!

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

... Let them respond.) We don't really know why, but babies need to suck when they're tiny. It makes them feel loved and safe and when we take it away they get frightened and cry. Do you still have a pacifier? (Let them respond.) No, you're older now ... and when you are frightened you can tell someone and they can help you feel safe by holding you or hugging you. Our story today is about some of Jesus' friends and a time when they felt frightened. They were ...

2916. How Does Religious Conduct Work?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... -mute before him, but, as Alexander Maclaren wrote: "The whole weltering sea of sorrow that moans around the world of which here (this man) is just one drop." This the scribes and Pharisees, with all their splitting of legal and theological hairs, could not see nor feel. But Jesus' lifestyle indicated that, in order to heal, one must stoop to the level of those to be healed. As someone said, "We must lower in order to lift." We do no good to cases that see us shrink from them. (Father Damien, on the leper ...

2917. Bread of Another Kind (Bread of Life II)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... dining table, the food you live on; and not only the bread itself, but the butter and bread, meat and potatoes, fruits and vegetables, and desserts. And there’s the other kind of bread. It’s quite different. You don’t eat it. You think it, you feel it, you dream it, you imagine it. You devour it with that mysterious thing you call “you.” Put it this way. Your mind is hungry for ideas, for knowledge, always more and more, never satisfied. Your spirit is hungry for adventure, always trying to open a ...

2918. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... from four to nine, every day” 2). It works in your life and my life like this: why quit smoking? It won’t make that much difference. Shall I talk to my boss about a fellow worker who pushes drugs? Shall I attend City Council meetings and express my feelings about the issues? Or shall I take the route of being uninvolved? Or like this: I overslept this morning, so I can’t say prayers with the family. I’m on vacation. I’ll just skip going to church this week. Omitting my exercise today won’t make ...

2919. What’s Inside Comes Out!

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... in our health. John A. Redhead, in Getting to Know God, tells of a man who went to his doctor with symptoms of serious illness. The doctor examined and found the man organically sound. In two weeks he came back. “Doctor, I am at my wit’s end. I feel very bad. I am nervous and upset. I can’t eat or sleep. I am in great pain. I’m totally miserable.” The doctor did another thorough exam and said, “As far as I can see, there is nothing wrong with you physically. Your body is not functioning normally ...

2920. Celebrating the Marvel of Growth

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... to an eleven-year-old one day, “Say, son, you’re growing up fast, aren’t you?” “Yes, I guess, Father, but not fast enough for me!” was his reply. Isn’t that what we all feel? It isn’t happening fast enough for me! I have heard people say, “If I could only have faith like John (or Elizabeth), I would feel I was a real Christian.” Growth in faith comes one step at a time. Point Two: You can cooperate with growth. You can plant the seed. You can water the soil. You can fertilize the ground ...

2921. David and the Devil

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... way of talking about the presence of evil within human personality, and on that basis, I propose that we bring the Devil into our considerations. Clearly, David capitulated to that evil, to the Devil, when he moved from chance beholding to the acting out of his feelings. And the point is this: he didn’t have to do that. He could have argued and struggled and fought with the Devil, even as Jesus later in the Bible struggles with the Devil. This was a deadly turn because it spelled trouble for all affected ...

2922. Speaking Truth to Power: The Ministry of Nathan

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... The Lord forgives you; you will not die.” (2 Samuel 12:14 TEV) Even autoc_esermonsrats, wherever they are found and whoever they are, can be forgiven. As God sees the matter, it is never too late in the day for the most mean and the most cruel to feel the blessings of grace. Not a cheap grace, mind you, but a grace cognizant of the great wrong that has been done, a grace whose zeal is fueled by sincere penitence, and a grace that can turn the most twisted but willing heart toward the light of the Kingdom ...

2923. In Search of a Leader

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... person as his own. (Bulletin From the Hill, June 1982, p. 3) One cannot speak of Christian vocations without immediately implying the role of God in that process, and arduously struggling with that dimension bestows upon one’s life (and one’s ministry too if one feels that God is indeed doing the calling), a blessed sense of redemptive struggle. Not As We Judge In God’s search for a leader, our story also reminds us that in matters of evaluation, God’s criteria are apt to be different from ours. The ...

2924. OK, God You Win!

Job 42:1-6

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... value God puts on us. How much we are worth is demonstrated on the Cross. God thought we were worth dying for. As a result, we see ourselves as humble, unworthy servants of the King. In 1989 Time magazine carried an interview with Mother Teresa. She was asked, “You feel you have no special qualities?” She answered: I don’t think so. I don’t claim anything of the work. It is His work. I am like a little pencil in His hand. That is all. He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has nothing ...

2925. David's Turn From Wisdom

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... , the world and they who dwell therein?" How do you imagine he felt when he placed the letter to Joab in Uriah's hand? How do you imagine David felt about Uriah, Bath-Sheba, himself, God? Is this command an act of desperation or of royal arrogance? Does David feel confused, guilty, angry, afraid of being found out, all of the above? And too ashamed to share any of this with God, who has been David's strength and shield all along? Can God be trusted at the end as well as at the beginning? Will God be present ...

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