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Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

It is hard for us to understand Jesus' delay in his coming. God's time clock is certainly out of sync with ours as Little Jimmy learned one day as he was laying on a hill in the middle of a meadow on a warm spring day. Puffy white clouds rolled by and he pondered their shape. Soon, he began to think about God. "God? Are you really there?" Jimmy said out loud. To his astonishment a voice came fro...

277. Getting Rid of the Bah Humbugs

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Brett Blair

Many years ago the Puritans thought that they were ruining Christmas with all their pagan rituals. They especially objected to the fact that the holiday usually came on a week day, therefore distracting people, they thought, from the Lord's Day of Sunday. But they did more than annually complain about it as we do. They took action and got rid of Christmas altogether. In Puritan settlements across ...

278. Gifts of Talent

Matthew 25:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Talents and gifts are from God and are to be used in service to the church. Props: A item which represents a skill or talent; e.g., a guitar or paint brush. Lesson: Good Morning. I have a question to ask you this morning. What if God gave me something and told me to use it and I took it and hid it? (response) Why would I be in trouble? (response) Cause I didn’t do what God told me ...

279. Gippsland Gurgling Earthworm

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Brett Blair

In Gippsland Australia, the coal mines were the biggest source of industry in the small town of Korumburra (pop. 3,600), but now they had shut down and the people did not know what to do. Other than the coal mines, Korumburra is only known for one thing: its great Gippsland gurgling earthworm. These worms can reach 12 feet long and they make a deep gurgling noise. The citizens turned to this natur...

280. Give Him Your All

Mark 12:28-34

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Our love for God should not be reserved. Prop: One to four volunteers. Lesson: Good morning. (response) I need four volunteers. Who will help me? (response) Ok, I want all of you to stand up and face the congregation. Now, I want you to listen to something that Jesus said. He said, "Love God with all you heart, mind, soul, and strength." That's what we are going to do right now. I ...

281. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

Robert Fulghum, who wrote All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, says that he placed alongside the mirror in his bathroom a picture of a woman who is not his wife. That's risky business! Every morning as he stood there shaving, he looked at the picture of that woman. The picture? The picture is of a small humped-over woman wearing sandals and a blue eastern robe and head dress (sari...

282. Giving - Sermon Starter

Mark 12:41-44

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Brett Blair

There was a man who called at the church and asked if he could speak to the Head Hog at the trough. The secretary said, "Who?" Then she gathered herself and said "Sir, if you mean our pastor you will have to treat him with a little more respect than that and ask for the ‘Reverend' or ‘The Pastor.' But certainly you cannot refer to him as the Head Hog at the Trough." The man said, "I understand. I ...

283. Giving Everything: The Widow's Might

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

Other Possible Title: The Widow's Mite - The Temple's Weakness There was a man who called at the church and asked if he could speak to the Head Hog at the trough. The secretary said, “Who?” Then she gathered herself and said “Sir, if you mean our pastor you will have to treat him with a little more respect than that and ask for the ‘Reverend’ or ‘The Pastor.' But certainly you cannot refer to him...

284. Giving It All

Matthew 21:33-46

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Brett Blair

Once upon a time at a church meeting a wealthy member of the church rose to tell the rest of those present about his Christian faith. "I'm a millionaire," he said, "and I attribute my wealth to the blessings of God in my life." He went on to recall the turning point in his relationship with God. As a young man, he had just earned his first dollar and he went to a church meeting that night. The sp...

285. Giving Thanks Before Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

Greg Anderson, in Living Life on Purpose tells a story about a man whose wife had left him. He was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God--he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a small neighborhood restaurant for breakfast. Although several people were at the diner, no one was speaking to anyone else. Our miserable friend hunched over th...

286. Go With Positive

John 2:1-11

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Brett Blair

In his second year at college, Martin Short lived at home, helping to care for his sick father. Listen to what he says about this tragic moment: "When my dad died at the end of my sophomore year, I stopped and took stock of my life. There was this real sense that my childhood was officially over. I decided that I wanted to be an actor. I knew I was loved as a kid. The thing you can always rely on,...

287. Gobble, Gobble, Gone

Luke 12:13-21

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: A lesson of sharing. Props: M&M's. You will need: 1) A small package for you to eat. If you cannot eat the whole bag in a single sitting, then slightly open the bag, empty the bag, and place what you can't eat back in. But it needs to be proportioned to the number of children so that it looks as though you could have shared. If you are preaching afterwards, you'll need some water a...

288. God? Are You Really There?

Matthew 24:36-51

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Brett Blair

God's time clock is certainly out of sync with ours as Little Jimmy learned one day as he was laying on a hill in the middle of a meadow on a warm spring day. Puffy white clouds rolled by and he pondered their shape. Soon, he began to think about God. "God? Are you really there?" Jimmy said out loud. To his astonishment a voice came from the clouds. "Yes, Jimmy? What can I do for you?" Seizing ...

289. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach the incarnation. Props: Fingers and Toes. Lesson: Good morning! Hey, do you know what's going to happen in a few days? (response) I will give you a hint: Happy New Year! Now do you know what will happen? (response) It will be a new year! What year will it be? (response) You know what that means; we're all getting a little older. How old are you now? (response) Let's see .....

290. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach the incarnation. Props: Fingers and congregation participation Lesson: Good morning! Hey, do you know what happened the other day? (response) If they don't know: What if I was to say Happy New Year! Now do you know what happened? (response) It's a new year! What year is it? (response) You know what that means; we're all getting a little older. How old are you now? (respons...

291. God Bless America

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Brett Blair

Gene Simmons of the group KISS visited the Pentagon to promote military service on May 16, 2019 where he talked about his mother, who recently died at the age of 93. She was 14 when she was put in a Nazi concentration camp. As he spoke he had to stop on numerous occasions to gain his composure. This is what he said: "I was born in Israel. I am a proud son of a concentration camp survivor, Nazi Ge...

292. God Does Not Compare His Children

Luke 15:11-32

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Brett Blair

That God does not compare or rank his children seems to be a point almost impossible for us to grasp, because we live in a world which ranks and compares people. People are seen as more intelligent, or less intelligent, more beautiful or less beautiful, more successful or less successful, and we have convinced ourselves that love must do the same. When he hear someone else being praised, it is dif...

293. God Sees Us

John 1:43-51

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To demonstrate how God knows who we are and what we do. Props: Ask two or three parents specific information about something special their child did on Saturday or sometime during the previous week. Lesson: Good morning! (response) Who had a great weekend this weekend? (response) I know that some of you had a very special weekend. In fact I know what you did this weekend. Do you ...

294. God With Us

Matthew 1:18-25

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: How it is that God is "with us" Prop: An empty manger (optional). Place it in front of you. Lesson: Are you excited? (response) Why are you so excited? (response) What happens on Christmas? (response) It is a very exciting time isn't it? I have a question for you this morning. Where is god? (response) Give them time to respond. Don't be afraid of some silence. Hopefully the talk ab...

295. God's In This

Matthew 5:1-12

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Brett Blair

This morning I'd like to do something a little unorthodox and recommend an album (sorry CD....sorry again, a download) to you. So far it has sold more than 4 million copies. It won "Album of the Year" awards from the Country Music Association and the International Bluegrass Music Association, and was nominated for five Grammys. Rolling Stone called it one of the best albums of 2001, and Entertainm...

296. God's Omnipotence

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Brett Blair

On March 5, 1979, what was called “the most powerful burst of energy ever recorded” occurred. It was described as follows: The burst of gamma radiation picked up by the satellites lasted for only two tenths of a second. But in that brief instant it emitted as much energy as the sun does over a period of one thousand years. It was followed by a 100-second reverberation tail. Scientist thought the ...

297. God's Training Wheels

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach that baptism is a foundational event in the life of a Christian. Props: Bicycle training wheels. Lesson: Good morning. (response) What do I have in my hands? (response) How many of you have bicycles? (response) How old were you when you learned to ride? (response) Who taught you how to ride? (response) Before you learned to ride you had to use some special wheels. What wer...

298. God's Training Wheels

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach that baptism is a foundational event in the life of a Christian. Props: Bicycle training wheels. Lesson: Good morning. (response) What do I have in my hands? (response) How many of you have bicycles? (response) How old were you when you learned to ride it? (response) Who taught you how to ride? (response) Before you learned to ride you had to use some special wheels call...

299. God's Training Wheels

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach that baptism is a foundational event in the life of a Christian. Props: Bicycle training wheels. Lesson: Good morning. (response) What do I have in my hands? (response) How many of you have bicycles? (response) How old were you when you learned to ride it? (response) Who taught you how to ride? (response) Before you learned to ride you had to use some special wheels call...

300. God's Verdict Upon The World (Looking At The World Through The Eyes of God)

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

This week has brought to our living rooms the reality of war. It’s reality TV gone berserk. Now we watch as embedded journalists show us marines and soldiers on the front line as they engage the enemy. Is it a surprise to any of us that mankind loves darkness rather than light? I don’t think these images should be shown 24/7, live, at the push of a button, to every household in America. And yet I ...

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276. Getting Ready

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

277. Getting Rid of the Bah Humbugs

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Brett Blair

278. Gifts of Talent

Matthew 25:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

279. Gippsland Gurgling Earthworm

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Brett Blair

280. Give Him Your All

Mark 12:28-34

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

281. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

282. Giving - Sermon Starter

Mark 12:41-44

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Brett Blair

283. Giving Everything: The Widow's Might

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

284. Giving It All

Matthew 21:33-46

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Brett Blair

285. Giving Thanks Before Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

286. Go With Positive

John 2:1-11

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Brett Blair

287. Gobble, Gobble, Gone

Luke 12:13-21

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

288. God? Are You Really There?

Matthew 24:36-51

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Brett Blair

289. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

290. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

291. God Bless America

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Brett Blair

292. God Does Not Compare His Children

Luke 15:11-32

Illustration

Brett Blair

293. God Sees Us

John 1:43-51

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

294. God With Us

Matthew 1:18-25

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

295. God's In This

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

Brett Blair

296. God's Omnipotence

Illustration

Brett Blair

297. God's Training Wheels

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

298. God's Training Wheels

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach that baptism is a foundational event in the life of a Christian. Props: Bicycle training wheels. Lesson: Good morning. (response) What do I have in my hands? (response) How many of you have bicycles? (response) How old were you when you learned to ride it? (response) Who taught you how to ride? (response) Before you learned to ride you had to use some special wheels call...

299. God's Training Wheels

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach that baptism is a foundational event in the life of a Christian. Props: Bicycle training wheels. Lesson: Good morning. (response) What do I have in my hands? (response) How many of you have bicycles? (response) How old were you when you learned to ride it? (response) Who taught you how to ride? (response) Before you learned to ride you had to use some special wheels call...

300. God's Verdict Upon The World (Looking At The World Through The Eyes of God)

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

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