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3026. Peter's Confession, Christ's Prediction

Mark 8:27-30

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Richard A. Jensen

... They do not understand. They have eyes but they do not see. They move on to Capernaum and their minds are on glory, not cross! After arriving in Capernaum Jesus asks his disciples what they were arguing about along the way. They are silent. They don't want to admit that they were talking about which of them was the greatest. They have ears to hear but they do not hear! Jesus speaks of cross; they speak of glory. Once more, this time approaching Jerusalem, Jesus reveals his identity. "... The Son of Man will ...

3027. John the Baptist Beheaded

Mark 6:14-29

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Richard A. Jensen

... Herod gave a great birthday banquet. The daughter of Herodias danced. Herod was so overcome with the power of her dance that he offered to give her up to half of his kingdom! That's not what Herodias had in mind, however. She had John the Baptist in mind. "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter" (6:25). The king was deeply grieved at this request for the head of his spiritual counselor. He was exceedingly sorry. Herod was in a tough spot. He was deeply perplexed. But he sold ...

3028. Holy Friendship

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... world's general breakdown and the ravages of the home front through violence, drugs, pornography, and dog-eat-dog lifestyles. Like these, will you and I also go away? More pointedly, should the question be put: to whom can we go? Is there really anyone else we want in exchange for Jesus? Can anyone suggest someone better to whom to turn? Jesus' offer still stands after twenty centuries. And we know from those who have stayed with him, those for whom he has been the bread of life, that there is no one they ...

3029. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... the people “could not stomach” Jesus’ talk about “eating” his flesh and “drinking” his blood. They did what we all do when we can’t “stomach” something or somebody, they voted with their feet. And Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Do you also want to leave me?” Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Your words are words of eternal life. We have faith, and we know you are the Holy One of God.” Three points. Point one: Commitment begins with a decision, a choice here and a ...

3030. Jesus: An Extension Cord

John 20:19-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... same teachings with other people. Those people shared it with others until someone shared it with us. Now I am sharing it with you. As each one of us learn to share the teachings of Jesus, we are like small extension cords. We reach out in the world where God wants us to be, and as we reach out we take the words of the Father with us. The next time you see an extension cord, you will think of Jesus and how he reached the disciples with the teachings of God the Father in Heaven. You will also remember that ...

3031. Swansong as Themesong

2 Samuel 23:1-7

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Robert Noblett

... option. Victor Frankl, in his celebrated book Man”s Search For Meaning, tells of a fellow concentration camp prisoner who related one of his dreams. In the dream this man was told that he could have answered any question he wished. He reported to Frankl: “I wanted to know when we, when our camp, would be liberated and our sufferings come to an end.” (p. 119) The prisoner had the dream in February, 1945. Frankl asked him when the dream told him his sufferings would come to an end, and he furtively and ...

3032. Gunda

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... Whom are you bringing?" he asked the men as they lowered the stretcher in front of him. The men shrugged their shoulders. "We don't know. We found the man lying by the side of the road. He is seriously wounded. Do you have room for him, Sahib?" We want to leave him here and continue on our way." The doctor bent over the man on the stretcher. He could tell that the patient was an Afghan, a member of the Patau tribe which was always at war with the surrounding population. "Bring him in," said the doctor. "For ...

3033. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

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Charles Curley

... why I say that we, in the modern world, are far more like Saul than like David? We have a constant dilemma with listening; we are bombarded with a multiplicity of voices pulling us from one side to another of any given issue. We yearn to understand clearly what God wants and there is no Samuel to tell us. Since we don't know how to listen for the word of God in our time, the whole concept of obedience has become foreign to us. Chapter 16 does not solve our dilemma (they, after all, had Samuel; we do not ...

3034. Investing God's Gift

Luke 19:11-27

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... Judea followed him to lodge their protests against this proposal, since the rule of Herod was so brutal, and they didn't want to take any chances with his son. Though there is no evidence that Archelaus had his opponents slaughtered after successfully gaining ... ; rather the important thing is faithfulness to the mission. This is a message that many modern Christians may not want to hear. Evangelism, witnessing, testifying -- these are not terms frequently heard, at least in "mainline" churches these days. We ...

3035. Lead A Worthy Life

Ephesians 4:2-3

Children's Sermon

... might even have brought some stuffed animals along and some dolls and served them some of the drink. I want to tell you a story about a little boy about your age whose family moved into a new house. Because it was a new neighborhood, the boy didn't ... any of the other children in the neighborhood. Next door to him lived another boy about his age. This boy noticed the new boy. He wanted to meet him and play with him. So, he went to his parents and asked if they would help him meet the new neighbor. His ...

3036. Put On God's Armor

Ephesians 6:17

Children's Sermon

... , which is the word of God. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a baseball cap of my favorite team with me this morning. (Show the cap.) How many of you like this team? (Let them answer.) What are your favorite baseball teams? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you a story about some friends who loved to play baseball. Are any of you in (the name may vary from community to community) T-ball/Pee Wee/Little League this summer? These friends weren't in a league. They just played often in their backyard ...

3037. Slow To Speak , Slow To Anger

James 1:19-20

Children's Sermon

... . Anger does not make us good. God wants us to be good. If I didn't know better, I'd say that (name the comic character who didn't become angry) is doing what God wants. He is not becoming angry, even though he may have a good reason to be. Here's what I want you to remember this week. We all ... angry at something every day. Sometimes we can't help but become angry. It's okay to be angry. God wants us to think before we become angry. Listen to others who may make us angry. Think before you say something in ...

3038. Dirty Hands, Clean Heart

Mark 7:1-23

Children's Sermon

... answer.) How many of you ever made mud pies? (Show the mud pie and let them answer.) (OR,) When you were finished getting dirty, how many of you cleaned yourself up and finished with a rag looking this dirty? (Show the rag and let them answer.) This morning I want to tell you the story about a very old woman. This woman lived alone. She lived on the edge of town, where there were very few other neighbors. Since she lived alone, she didn't take a bath very often and she didn't wash her clothes very often ...

3039. A Book With Answers

Ephesians 5:17b

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... Bible and learn a lot about how a lot of people learned to know God. One special thing the Bible can do for us is tell us how to live our lives. It can give answers to a lot of our questions. It can help us find out what God wants us to do. Now some people don't use the Bible the right way when they try to do that. They may do something like this. (Flip through the pages of the Bible and poke your finger down on some random verse.) They think if they have a question or ...

3040. Pleasing Our Best Friend

2 Corinthians 5:9

Children's Sermon

... sent you this card? (Talk it over.) I always feel really good when somebody sends me a greeting card. It makes me feel as if I am special and cared about. Why do you suppose the people who send greeting cards want to do it? (Talk about it.) That's right. They want to make us feel loved and important. They want to please us. We can do the same thing, can't we. We can start with the best friend in the world. that friend is Jeus, who is God's Son and who loves us very much. But we can't ...

3041. Where's The Treasure?

Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Thomas Long

... the treasure is first proclaimed. For Herod, the news was too bad to be endured. For Zechariah it was news too amazing to be believed. But for Mary, too unimportant to be counted, it was, in Frederick Buechner's phrase, "too good not to be true." Maybe Luke wants us to know that the treasure of the gospel, which will one day fill the earth with its power, must first be planted in those weak and helpless places which yearn for it the most, hunger for it most deeply, and thus can believe and cherish it most ...

3042. Eating Living Bread

John 6:25-59

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William E. Keeney

... John's account shows that the partaking of the life of Jesus is meant for everyone and is not restricted to a select group of disciples. Perhaps by setting the discourse in response to a common meal rather than a more ritual Passover meal John also wants to address the issue of how often the Eucharist is to be celebrated. The early church as reported in Acts 2:46 broke bread in their homes daily. That practice moves the memory from the worship in the temple and makes it part of daily life. Christians ...

3043. Lent 5

John 12:20-36, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10

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Russell F. Anderson

... drawing people to himself. Some Greeks came to Jesus with the request, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." There is a sign on the inside of the pulpit at my church with these very words. The problem is that most people don't feel free to approach Jesus directly. They want and need to be introduced. That's where we come in. We who have come to experience Jesus' love and grace are called to share him with others. Most people will not be so bold as were the Greeks who came to Philip with the request to meet the Lord ...

3044. Proper 19

James 3:1-12, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:31--9:1, Mark 8:27-30

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Russell F. Anderson

... , and it doesn't end there. Jesus offers a much more important course titled: "How To Save Your Life By Losing It." We save our lives by losing them in the service of Christ, who teaches us to lose ourselves in serving and loving our neighbor. "For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it" (v. 35). Outline: 1. The world offers advice on how to save (extend) and enrich your life. 2. Christ offers his life saving ...

3045. Proper 22

Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:5-18, Job 2:1-10, Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... : Mark 10:2-16 Sermon Title: Passing The Test. Sermon Angle: The Pharisees put Jesus to the test once again (v. 2) on one of the hot topics of his day and of our day too -- divorce. Jesus flunked, according to their standards, and that's what they wanted him to do. Once again, Jesus takes his stand not according to the opinion polls but according to divine truth. Once more, he takes a stand on the side of the weak and defenseless, women, in this case. In Jewish society, women were never the initiators of ...

3046. Edges

Luke 4:14-30

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Richard A. Wing

... love for all people. Jesus is dragged to the edge of a cliff to be put out of the lives of his townspeople because no one wants the margins of daily living to be inclusive of strangers. In a way, Jesus was led to the edge of the cliff for doing the same ... have a pair he can use." This is living on the edge that challenges so deeply the way we have been known to live that we want to edge the source of that way out of our lives forever. I remember the story of Theophane the Monk. He was traveling along a path ...

3047. A Shepherd To Lead Us

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Lee Griess

... image of sheep and shepherd is foreign to our experience, the words of the Gospel this morning hearken for us a truth that our human hearts long to hear. The Old Testament writer put it even more clearly when he wrote, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Jesus says it this morning, "My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me, and I give them eternal life." A new kind of plane was on its first flight. It was full of reporters and journalists. A little while after takeoff, the captain ...

3048. God Doesn't Ask A Fig Tree To Produce Bananas

Luke 13:1-9

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Lee Griess

... 's people throughout the ages. Even Saint Paul found himself trapped. In Romans 7 Paul writes: It seems to be a fact of life that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love to do God's will so far as my new (redeemed Christian) nature is ... is at war with my mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. In my mind, I want to be God's willing servant, but instead I find myself enslaved to sin. So you see how it is; my new life (the redeemed life in ...

3049. Second Sunday In Advent

Sermon

David M. Oliver

... have meant. The challenge is made to begin to be Christ's light in the world as we are and where we are. The Lord Jesus Christ wants each of us to be a light, now. If we will offer Christ ourselves, he will take our offering and transform us into light which brings glory ... week to let them know how much they have meant to you. Tell them how they have been God's light and love to you. I now want to share a secret with you. It is a simple secret. Let Christ use you to be a light where you are. Don't wait to ...

3050. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

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David M. Oliver

... in word and deed, those with a sense of God's purpose and call in their hearts, these persons are the kind God wants to produce. They are warm, winsome, and attractive. You can tell by being around them for only a short time that they have ... be faithful, fruitful, ever-green Christians as we learn to abide in his presence and grace. Amen. Let us pray. Lord Jesus, thank you that you want us to abide in you. What a privilege! What a joy! Praise you that you can and will use people like us to build your glorious ...

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