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3026. Wedding: Grounds for Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... great goals of life. You have merely established the direction your lives are taking. You are joining forces to run the gamut of life together and to do it within the context of a new family. But the love which you feel at this moment needs to mature and deepen. I say again, this love is not an emotion, for feelings can be momentary; they fluctuate at a moment's notice; they rise and fall, flash and fade. Love is not an emotion because you cannot be in love one day and out of love the next. True love has an ...

3027. How Refreshing!

1 Corinthians 10:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you ever told a story to someone that had been told to you about something wonderful that happened a long time ago? Maybe it was a pioneer story, or about some children from another land. But the story was exciting, and it made you feel good the first time you heard it, and it made you feel even better when you could tell it to someone else for the first time. St. Paul was a man who told stories. He had heard stories about people who lived a long time before he did. These stories were often about God and ...

3028. A Special Kind of Kiss

2 Corinthians 13:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... at the times that I have mentioned? [Let them answer.] I might shake their hand or put my arm around them to show them how I feel about them, or I might kiss them on the cheek or forehead. That is the very special gift that I was talking about this morning. ... love. I hope that you won't mind if I show you what kind of a kiss that was. [Take one of the children whom you feel will not be embarrassed and kiss him/her gently on the cheek.] This is the way that Christians in the early church greeted each other. It ...

3029. Doing What We Say

1 John 3:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... matter of fact, God thinks that the only people whom we love, sometimes, are the ones who love us. That's not good enough. God says that we need to show our love and not just talk about it. We know that love is not just a feeling. It is more than just a feeling, because love is also doing things for other people. It means caring for people when they are sick, visiting them when they are lonely, and helping them when they need help. It may mean that we have to share some of our food so that other people ...

3030. I'm Really Sorry

Mark 6:7-13

Children's Sermon

... us, children don't always understand this concept. Perhaps making a list of things we frequently do is something the family can do together. Make sure it doesn't turn into accusations of each other's wrongdoings. When your list is done, tell each other how it feels to say you're sorry and really mean it. Teachers: You may want to draw "I'm sorry" pictures. Let the children each pick something in that day or the day before that they did wrong. Divide the paper in two parts. The first half of the paper ...

3031. Sing And Give Thanks

Ephesians 5:19-20

Children's Sermon

... grandmother tucked him in and helped him with his prayer. Then his grandmother prayed. When she prayed she thanked God for all the things that happened that day. All the things that the grandmother did during the weekend - the humming of hymns and the praying - made the boy feel good. I want you to know that this boy's grandmother's life was filled with God's love. She thanked God for everything that happened to her. When she sang and hummed she was also thanking God for God's love and grace. The next time ...

3032. Better Than Slaves or Servants

John 1:12

Children's Sermon

... servant, would she be relaxing and enjoying herself with the woman? No, probably not. Why not? (Talk about it.) That's right. We don't feel comfortable with somebody when they are our boss or our owner. In fact, we have a hard time trusting them. We never know what they ... any time they wanted to. And if they were my boss, they could be kind to me or cruel to me, depending how they were feeling. And if I needed to keep my job because I needed the money, I would have to let them treat me that way and not ...

3033. What's In The Cards?

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Children's Sermon

... ." Now what if you came to school one day and you found that on the wall of the classroom the teacher had put up a big chart and all the students' names were on the chart. Right under your name was this card, that says "Hard Worker." How would you feel about that? (Let them answer.) I would really like to see a card like that underneath my name. Let's try some more cards. Here's one that says "Wastes Time." I really wouldn't like to see that card underneath my name. But sometimes I think that card belongs ...

3034. God's Glory

2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 4:4b

Children's Sermon

... things to different people. But I think in these verses, glory means something more beautiful than anything you've ever seen. When you see something really beautiful, it makes you feel special and sort of peaceful. When some people see something beautiful they say, "Ah!" or "Oh!" Maybe that's how hearing stories of Jesus is supposed to make us feel. Maybe that's what the word "glory" means in these verses. Glory can also mean something very bright like this flashlight would be if it were very dark out. It ...

3035. Quiet Time With God

Mark 6:31

Children's Sermon

... the picture.) Does your father like to hunt ducks? Some fathers like hunting a lot. Some dads don't like to hunt. But we might like to be where this duck is even if we don't like hunting. How does the picture make you feel? (Let them give some answers.) The picture makes me feel peaceful. The duck certainly looks peaceful! It is quiet and there is nothing troubling the water. If I could be sitting beside this pond or lake, or in a boat floating quietly on top of the water, I would be able to relax and just ...

3036. The Miracle of Sharing

John 6:12

Children's Sermon

... was in somebody else's lunchbox. Sometimes we even trade things out of our lunch for things in other people's lunches. But how would you feel if you got to school and I had a lunch (show them the lunch box) and you didn't have one? Maybe you forgot to bring ... pack for you, and you came without any food. Now it is lunchtime. I have a lunch and you don't have one. How would you feel about that? (Talk about it.) That's what happened one time when Jesus was teaching a big crowd. It was lunch time, but only one boy ...

3037. From Enemies to Friends

2 Corinthians 5:20

Children's Sermon

... I need to do? (They'll tell you quickly.) Of course. I have to open my fist up and let you have my hand to hold onto. Now let's do it right. (Do it right.) How did it feel when I stuck my fist out toward you? Did anybody get frightened? Did any of you get mad? A fist can make you feel that way. Because what do fists remind us of? (Talk about it.) Right. Fists make us think of fighting and being angry and being enemies. When Jesus was on earth, he hardly ever showed his fists to people ...

3038. How to be a Tough Guy

1 Corinthians 1:25

Children's Sermon

... else around. God is not a tough guy. God is strong enough to be one. But God knows a secret all the tough guys don't. God knows that suffereing for somebody is really tougher than shoving people around. Because when we suffer for somebody, we help them to feel better. We help them to feel how strong real love is. Suffering seems weak at first, but it is really tough. Using your muscles seems strong at first, but it is really weak. If we remember that secret, we will be the strongest people in the world!

3039. Searchlights

John 3:1-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , or even your recent past.) What led your students to the conclusion that they "got away with" their misdeeds? (They will probably offer the absence of immediate punishment, or lack of adult awareness of the incident as proof.) How do they feel about the incident? Do they feel guilty? Can they speculate on what, or who, their conscience really is? (You should try to lead them to the realization that their conscience is really God's voice telling them that he knows of the "crime" and is displeased.) Now ...

3040. Who's the Boss?

1 John 4:18

Children's Sermon

... a lot of trouble for us afterwards. Pretty soon we begin to wonder if we should have done the right thing after all. It makes us feel afraid to do the right thing the next time. Again, our fear becomes the boss and keeps us from doing the right thing. Jesus has ... stop Jesus from helping people. They told him that he would get in trouble if he did God's work. They tried to make Jesus feel as if fear was the boss. But Jesus kept on doing what he knew was right. Then Jesus' enemies killed him on the cross. But ...

3041. God Never Forgets About Us

John 17:15

Children's Sermon

... parents it can be a little bit scary sometimes letting our children go off on their own. We worry that something could happen to them. We worry they might get hurt and we wouldn't be right there to help them. How do you suppose God feels about you and me? I'll bet God feels the same way. God lets us go exploring in this wonderful big universe, but God worries about us sometimes. He wonders what we will do next. He hopes we won't get hurt. He hopes we will remember to come home to him when we pray ...

3042. Remain On The Vine

John 15:1-17

Children's Sermon

... grapes. They just set on the ground and never make any fruit. Jesus says we need to stay attached to him like the branches on the vine and then we will "bear fruit." Do you know what bear fruit means? (Let them respond.) Bear fruit means that we feel good about ourselves. When we feel good and full of love then we can be friendly to everyone and tell others about Jesus. But look at the dried up old raisin. It can't be friendly and loving. That's what happens to us when we don't come to church and church ...

3043. Something Special From God

James 1:17

Children's Sermon

... special things. But God did. Why do you suppose God did that? (Let them offer some answers.) I think God gave us the beautiful things in our world because he loves us so much he just can't help himself. It's a little bit like the way you probably feel when your mom or dad is having a birthday. You love them and want to do something special for them. You don't really have to do something special. They would still be your mom or dad if you didn't, and they would still love you. But because you ...

3044. Everything is Fixed

Romans 3:22

Children's Sermon

... a time when somebody you wanted to have as your friend got really angry at you? (Talk about this.) How does it feel when that happens? (Let them answer.) It can really be hard on us when somebody we want to like us is angry ... go ahead and be angry, then. I really don't care if you're my friend or not." But that would not be the truth. And we might still feel bad afterwards. There was once a young man named Martin Luther. He felt that way about God. He thought God was angry at him. So Martin Luther tried ...

3045. King Worth Having

John 18:36

Children's Sermon

Object: a paper crown sized for your own head. Good morning, boys and girls. I'm wearing a crown today. I wanted to know how it feels to be a king. Actually, it feels pretty good. The trouble is, I'm not really the king of anything. You don't see a lot of kings around today, do you. In the old days almost every country had a king. Now we have presidents and prime ministers and general secretaries instead. Actually, all of us ...

3046. Lent 4

Luke 15:1-7, Joshua 5:1-12, Isaiah 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:11-32

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George Bass

... faithful and as good as his word. That's enough for us, isn't it? And he feeds us, too, with word, bread and wine. Isaiah 12:1-6 (L) - "A New Song." Note: When one reads and studies the two Old Testament readings for this Sunday, one has the feeling that both ought to be read, and in the above order. One might be tempted to delete the second reading from First or Second Corinthians in favor of reading both Joshua 5 and Isaiah 12. The Isaiah text almost begs to be combined into the above sermon, at least as ...

3047. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... of "not yet, Lord," in what she said, something of the Elisha "delay" in her reason for postponing her answer to Jesus' call. Many of us are like that, I'm afraid, when he calls us to serve him. 1. Jesus, now as then, is eager to enlist ministers who feel called and are qualified to become pastors/preachers/leaders of the church. This is one of the crucial problems of the church in this day, as well as in Jesus' day. How can the church obtain enough pastors to do the work of Jesus Christ in the world? 2 ...

3048. Epiphany 3

Mark 1:14-20

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Wayne B. Keller

... living for God and others. How will you do that this coming week? Proclamation of the Word Suggestion: Make clear what Jesus meant by repentance and conversion. It doesn't begin with the belief, "I am a worm and not a person." (Psalm 22:6) It doesn't mean feeling pity or sorrow for, primarily. It means to come to our senses. It's not so much looking at the past and saying, "I'm sorry," an idea developed from the Latin, (not Greek) interpretation of the world. Some of us make a religion out of always being ...

3049. The Preaching Ministry

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

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Wayne B. Keller

... the idea of expectation. Ask, did you get what you expected for Christmas? If you didn't, what did you think and feel? What did you do about it? Complain? Pout? Scream? Demand. Develop the idea further as necessary. At the beginning of Jesus' ministry, he ... whole, he came to tell us about the love of God for the world. He asks us to do the same, even when we don't feel like it, or get our own way. Proclamation of the Word Suggestion: Put the emphasis, not so much on the healing miracles, but rather on verse ...

3050. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

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Wayne B. Keller

... the statement, "Keep alive the rumor that God is not dead!" Read the resurrection gospel from Mark, after which have the choir sing a version of "Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!" Then, with instruments playing in the background, have a good reader read, with much feeling, a poem which is printed on page fifty of a book titled, Celebration, by Clarence Joseph Rivers, published by Herder and Herder, New York; or a poem which deals with death-life issues. Have the choir sing the "Alleluia" theme again. Pastor ...

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