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276. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... prayer: Dear Jesus, Help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go. Flood our souls with your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of yours. Shine through usand be so in usthat every soul we come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul. Let them look up and see no longer usbut only Jesus. Stay with usand then we shall begin to shine as you shine,so to shine as to be light to others. The light, O Jesus, will be all from you ...

277. The Church

Acts 6:8-15, Acts 6:1-7

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... of the church. The need for next year could be easily explained by the canvasser and easily understood by the members of the congregation. PETE: What about the cost? JIM: I think the really important part of my suggestion is not the cost but the personal contact that the church member has through the canvasser. JOHN: I know Jim has been interested in this sort of extended campaign for some time. JIM: I sure have. Ever since last year when I was the chairman of the campaign. I know how many thousands we ...

278. Job Placement

John 1:29-34

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... job for you. When can I expect to hear from you? JESUS: Thank you, Mr. Boardman. I'll let you know. LYLE: In a week? When will you be filling the position? JESUS: I'll be in touch. LYLE: Oh, well, then. Okay, well, uh, I'll contact your organization in a week just to see how the recruitment is progressing. (SHAKING JESUS' HAND) I have some other possibilities but I think I could really do something for your organization. Good-bye, then. (CROSSES TO WAITING AREA) ELAINE: You're next, Miss Wilton. JANICE: Oh ...

279. The Parable Of Big Business

Matthew 25:14-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... present Cast: BOSS CELIA -- his secretary BANNON KRASKY WHITE BOSS: (IS SEATED CENTER STAGE. CELIA STANDS NEARBY) Are all the accounts paid up? CELIA: Yes, Sir. Every one of them. BOSS: Good. That's good. Is my car ready? CELIA: It has arrived, Sir. BOSS: Did you contact Bannon, Krusky, and White? CELIA: I certainly did. They're outside waiting for you. BOSS: Good. Send them in. I'll be with you in a moment. (CELIA EXITS. BANNON, KRUSKY AND WHITE ENTER) BOSS: All right, boys, you know I'm leaving, so I'm ...

280. A Matter Of Trust

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... walks along the path, tense and anxious. She looks for a name. When she finds it, there are tears. She slowly makes her way to the face of the wall and with her fingers caresses the name, letter by letter -- as if to touch it establishes some contact with the one for whom the name stands. She reaches in her pocket, finds a scrap of paper, and makes a simple pencil tracing, until each indentation takes shape and the name is transferred to the paper. This child Herod sought to kill -- this pretender to the ...

281. Be Patient

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... patient with us as we patiently wait for You. 1. Steven Covey, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989), p. 154. 2. The complete quiz can be found on the Wichita, Kansas, Marriage Encounter web site, E-mail address: texan@southwind.net. For more information contact World Wide Marriage Encounter at 1- 800-795-5683. 3. This is an adaptation of a story found on Dell Doughty's Internet Story Page (February 1997). Address: www.huntcol.edu/~ddoughty/fabula.html.

282. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Jerusalem: What Word Would You

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... advanced intelligence] would give them enough insight to avoid triggering a social calamity when one of them gets on a talk show...." George Carlin, the comedian, answered: "Get out! Save yourselves! You don't know what you're getting into. Prolonged contact with our species can only degrade your present standards, whatever they are." Brereton C. Jones, Kentucky governor, said, "I would want to give them two items ... The U.S. Constitution and a copy of the Bible. The Constitution is the compilation of ...

283. When Life Seems Out Of Control

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... his partner was arrested and David was afraid that he too would be arrested and sent to prison. He was scared. It was at this point that his life seemed terribly out of control. He needed to speak with his family, but he was afraid that if he made any contact the phone call would be traced and the authorities would find him. He was scared and had no one to turn to. Being on the run for eight months was beginning to take its toll on David. He was a mess. One night when he was unable to sleep, he ...

284. Epiphany

Matthew 2:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-22, Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... reflect the light: "The Lord will arise upon you" (v. 2). The sermonic value in this is that it, for one thing, makes us realize that we are nothing in ourselves and leads us to humility. But, if we are to let our light shine, we must get in contact with the light of Jesus through personal devotions and public worship. The closer we come to Christ, the more we will reflect the light to those around us. The key to witnessing for Christ and doing good works is in drawing nigh and staying close to Christ, the ...

285. Proper 15

Luke 12:54-59, Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:49-53, Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of worldliness, by smothering the fire by the cares of this life, and by letting it burn out for lack of fuel. c. Use the fire for good. Fire is used to light other fires. Fire is contagious. If a Christian is on fire with God, those who come in contact are set on fire. Christians are spiritual arsonists who deliberately set others on fire with God even as Jesus says in the text, "I have come to set fire to the earth." (NEB) 2. Go in peace or to pieces? 12:51 Need: We usually think of Jesus in terms ...

286. Proper 5

Lk 7:11-17 · Gal 1:11-24 · 1 Ki 17:17-24

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... effect on the young man? Was his new life different? Given in service to Christ? While we do not know the reaction of mother and son, we do have an account of the effect the miracle had upon the people who observed it. Here is the point of contact for us today. The miracle can be observed today through the Word almost as well as it was by the eye-witnesses. It is the reaction that counts. What does this miracle indicate about Jesus? Outline: What we see in this miracle. a. Presence of God in Jesus - "God ...

287. Proper 6

Lk 7:36 - 8:3 · Gal 2:15-21 · 1 Ki 21:1--21 · Ps 5

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... woman who crashed the dinner party was a "sinner," a woman of the streets, a prostitute. The Pharisee had doubt whether Jesus was a prophet when Jesus permitted the woman to anoint his feet. The basis for this attitude was that "good" people will have no contact with "bad" people, for it would approve of their wrongdoing. Apparently, the Pharisee did not consider himself a sinner. The truth is that both were sinners -- the woman's sin of the flesh and the Pharisee's sin of the spirit. Which of the two was ...

288. All Saints' Sunday

Mt 5:1-12 · 1 Jn 3:1-3 · Isa 26:1-21 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:9-11, 22-27; 22:1-5 · Ps 24 · Ps 34 · Ps 149

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... of religion. Karl Marx and other atheists have predicted the death of religion, as a relic of ancient superstitions. That has not come about and never will, on this side of eternity. However, in the kingdom of heaven, religion, human efforts to get in contact with God and understand existence, will cease. John foresees a heavenly Jerusalem without a temple (v. 22). There will be no need for sacrifices or priests. We will all see God face to face. Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed. The word makarios, translated ...

289. In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... order our day. All the things we have put off are piled around us and we hardly know where to start, if we have any energy in the first place. For many of us working people, it can be the loneliest day of the week. We miss the likelihood of contact with the people we see daily. Not all of us have family to fill our lives on a weekend. At least with the mess, there is the possibility of something to do, like clean it up! Whatever that mess was, it was tossing and crashing and twisting and pulling and ...

290. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a strong relationship with the Lord 2. Express that relationship formally in authentic ritual or worship (ritual that expresses your inner relationship with God and your outer relationship with others) 3. Express that relationship informally through loving human contacts. George Gallup discovered that people are less inclined to affiliate with the institutional church today than they were a decade ago, even though more of them confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He theorizes that one important ...

291. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:1-17, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... them to newness of life. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Sermon Title: God Raises The Living Dead. Sermon Angle: Not only does God raise the dead (those who have physically died), he also raises the living-dead (those who have broken contact with God or are without hope). This sermon is directed to those who go through the motions of living but whose spirit is dead. Outline: 1. Ezekiel addressed a people without hope (the living-dead) 2. Many people today are in the same predicament ...

292. Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21, Daniel 7:1-14, Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... to the Supreme Court, it turned out to be a bruising ideological battle. Though confirmed eventually, Thomas shows signs of being wounded by the fray. Friends say that he is different than before and that he tends to shy away from social contacts. How different than the confirmation hearing that our Lord had on the mountain of transfiguration. Those present heard an exceedingly confirming message: "This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased." This hearing gave Jesus the strength he needed ...

293. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

I am the good shepherd. -- John 10:11 (NRSV) These words of Jesus bring us into contact once again with the great I AM. Who is this good shepherd? The one who made heaven and earth, the one from whom we came and the one to whom we go. The Great I AM The situation seemed out of control. The woman was dying of cancer. She had ...

294. Justified By Greed: Biography of a Pharisee

Micah 5:1-4, Zechariah 9:9-13, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 27:45-56, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... to be paid to identify him in a set-up situation. We knew that Judas loved money and had a reputation for stealing from the disciples' treasury box. Our bargain was thirty pieces of silver to identify Jesus in the night. Judas couldn't have been a better contact man, and he molded easily to our desires. After Jesus had celebrated the Passover, he and his group of followers went into the Garden of Gethsemane. We wouldn't have known where to find the man, and Judas knew all the ins and outs of the disciples ...

295. Jesus And The Disciples

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... The way the biblical stories go, it seems like he knew most of them one way or another. So I hypothesized that they may have known each other as children. How, since they were from a number of different towns not that close together, could they have had contact? Having taught a few lab schools, I decided that maybe something like that might have occurred! Since the Sunday for which I was preparing was Rally Day, I wondered what a teacher giving a report on such a lab school would say. What do you think s/he ...

296. Paul, The Great Missionary

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... studies by scholars, it appears that the apostle Paul was put in prison during his ministry in Ephesus. It was during the winter of 54-55 A.D., about a quarter century after the death of Jesus of Nazareth. While in prison, he continued to maintain contact with friends in the churches he helped start. He wrote a number of letters to places all over the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, and up into Turkey, a seaport area, across the Aegean Sea, southeast of Philippi, which is in Greece, about 275 miles ...

297. God, The Father

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... ." "Like what, Sammy?" Jacob asked. "Like the time my mother accidentally spilled milk on our meat. We didn't have much, so Mom washed it off and cooked the meat for supper. My father nearly had a fit. He was convinced the meat was unclean because of the contact with the milk and he wouldn't let us eat it. There was no reasoning with him. At the time, I agreed with my father, but my mother went ahead and ate it anyway." "Sounds like your parents." "But my father was so angry, he yelled, 'I divorce ...

298. The Man Born Blind

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... . Typically, when I preach in a small, flat-floored church, I sit on a kitchen stool (no, it is not a bar stool!). When I do stories, especially with a tight script, I have the text on a music stand, set low enough so I can have as much eye contact with the congregation as I can. My daughter decided it would be smoother if we both read it from the one text. It worked nicely for us in that setting. I introduced myself as the 49-year-old Gamaliel, now a widely respected rabbi in Jerusalem. And my daughter ...

299. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... . Discrimination remains with us. Young people are still full of despair because joblessness is still here and they can't see a place waiting for them when they finish school. Quite often we tend to embellish our suffering condition and become more weary because we lose contact with our human history.[1] We feel cut off and separated. We can't pull back from life and reflect on the power of God. Our dreams become deferred through our failure to recognize the capacity of God to help us turn a minus into a ...

300. A Taste Of Life

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

William G. Carter

... us. In 1984, novelist Reynolds Price discovered he had a malignant tumor in his spine. There came a point in his illness when he felt the need to reconnect with his Methodist roots. Since he was staying with a cousin at the time, he asked her to contact her minister and request the sacrament of communion. The minister arrived on a hot morning. Price sat alone in a chair in his bedroom. He listened as the pastor read the words of institution from the Gospel of Mark -- "This is my body, this is my blood ...

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