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3051. God, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... nearly had a riot. In fact, the leader of that demonstration was arrested and put on trial and put to death. We don't want anything like that again. Our fair city cannot tolerate such problems. Field Announcer: Did you hear the sermon by the man named Peter? ... time is about up. I'll try for one more interview. (Miss/Sir), will you talk with me for a moment? Youth: Sure. What do you want? Field Announcer: I saw you when I first got here so I know you have watched all of this. You were close to me on several ...

3052. Can Anybody Really Hear Me?

Luke 8:1-15

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... marry Harry? He says he loves me and I love him, too, but ... Or should I get some more knowledge and go to college? Folks want me to. They said they'd help me anyway they could. Dollars for scholars. Or should I take that job at Sears? You know it ... so? Harpie: Sure -- I've got eighteen clarinets this year. We're going to Chicago and then New Orleans for the National Band Festival. Want to chaperone? Mary D: Wow, that's great. No, I don't think so. (Pause) Ah, Mr. Harpie, I was wondering ... Harpie: Get your ...

3053. Counting The Cost - Sacrifice

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... the urban poor was to live among them, just as Jesus did. And so for the next 15 years Grigg helped to start churches in some of the most squalid cities on earth, including Manila, Calcutta and San Paulo. Viv Grigg says this about the search for God. "Most people want the power of God but are not willing to walk the way of the cross. Knowledge of his power and the Holy Spirit is a very quiet thing that creeps up on those who work with the poor as God works with them. Work with the poor grants us the ...

3054. The Arrow Of Friendship

1 Samuel 20:1-42

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... would do so on sight. So Jonathan used his arrow to send his friend, David, away to safety. Friendship is one of the most valuable things we have. When you have a true friend, you should do all you can to help that friend. Jonathan helped David, not because he wanted to gain something for himself, but because he was his friend and he was in a position to help him. In the family, all of us can help one another. In the family we can see clearly each other's needs. If we cannot be friends with the people in ...

3055. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... our own feeding schedule. The nature of true commitment was illustrated well enough, but the object was in contradiction to the lesson. Who is that walking yonder in the shadows? It looks like - yes, it is Nicodemus. He discovers the trail, it mingles in his senses, it stirs him to want to go on. He is on the trail. No, now he is off. He crosses it again but he is not after the prize. He is only curious about the nature of the trail. He is not committed to the trail, much less him to whom the trail leads ...

3056. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... could inspire such words: "Only believe, only believe. All things are possible, only believe." God can if we believe God can. (2) God can if we will let him. It is not so much a matter of giving God permission as it is getting out of God's way. We want to be in front, call the plays, take charge, and manage our own affairs. That is not surprising, especially since our generation has been raised on the attitude of "You can if you believe you can." It is a good thought except it is limited on every side by ...

3057. Eric Eraser

Luke 9:24

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... special promise made to us by Jesus. Jesus promises us that when we use up this life by living it the way that he teaches us to live, he will give us a new life that is even better than the one that we have now. That is why I want all of you to be like Eric. He is not all used up yet, just like many Christians are not used up yet, but when he is used up, he will be happy. You will be happy, too, if you live for Jesus and share your life in love with ...

3058. Grow Like a Fruit Tree

Matthew 3:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... for. There is no sense letting a fruit tree that is not making good fruit stand and take up space where another fruit tree could grow. That sounds right and I am sure that all of us agree with Jesus. But Jesus told that story with a teaching because he wanted us to learn something about ourselves and the way that we belong to God. We are like fruit trees, Jesus said, and that means that we are supposed to grow fruit like trees do. Of course, we can't actually grow fruit. Do you know anyone who grows apples ...

3059. A Big Problem

Luke 12:49-53

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... God tells us that he loves all of us? That is a big problem, but an old problem. I have a big problem, too, and I want to figure it out, so I have brought along my blackboard, my chalk, and my problem. This is my problem. I can clean about four ... there are about thirty-two rooms in the whole church. Some of the rooms are much bigger than others, but some are also much smaller. I want to know how many people it will take to clean the church. Can you figure that problem out for me? (Let them answer, but go over ...

3060. It Costs to Follow Jesus

Luke 14:25-35

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... where they can borrow money. I brought along a bank book that tells me how much money I have saved at this bank. It tells me how much I can spend if I want to build a new house, or buy a house or a car, or anything else that I think that I need to use my money for. That is very important because you do not want to spend more money than you have in the bank. This little book tells me exactly how much I can spend. Just think how awful it would be if you decided to build ...

3061. Black And White

1 John 1:9

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... fill in that picture. Color up and down, sideways, every way you can so that most of that paper is filled up with coloring. All right. Now show us what you did. Hey, that is great! Good circle ... good filling in between the lines. You did everything I wanted you to do. Now I want you to do just one more thing. Erase everything you just did on that paper so that it is as clean as when you started. You can't do that, can you? None of us can do that because even if we could get some of that ...

3062. Fishers Of Men

Matthew 4:18-20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... learn very quickly when you go fishing is that you have to use different kinds of equipment, depending on the type of fish you want to catch. If I wanted to go fishing today and all I had was this stick with a string and hook on the end, do you think I would ... successful? I might do okay in a small pond trying to catch those sunfish, but that is about the best I could do. So if I wanted to go after the big ones, what would I have to do? Right! I would need a better fishing pole, and the right kind of lures ...

3063. Straight A's - Forever!

1 Peter 1:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... A's.) That very good grade card is the outcome of your hard work, your special effort. Let's think of something else that all of us want. How would you like to live forever with joy in your heart? (Let them answer.) All of us would like to live forever in joy. The ... die. Now we must live in faith just like we must work in school. If we work in school and do the things that we say we want to do, then we will have good grades. If we have faith in God, and that is doing the things that we say we believe in, ...

3064. God's Stepladder

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... going to talk about making each other feel better. How many of you like to feel good? (Let them answer.) Does it make you feel better when someone else tells you that you have done a good job or that you play a game well? (Let them answer.) People always want to tell us when we do bad or act bad, but not very many people tell us when we do something good. St. Paul told his Christian friends that they should tell each other how wonderful they are and how much they appreciate one another. When we feel good ...

3065. Grace Is What Christ Has Done

Acts 15:1-21

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... and neither is your best good enough for God," was the reply of Bishop Smith. Christianity is more than doing one's best, of "helping him out." It is letting God do his best for you, and that took place at the cross. We keep working on externals, but God wants to work on the internal. We try to whitewash ourselves, but only God can wash us white! Grace Is What Christ Has Done Salvation is not what we can do, but what Christ has done. God purifies the heart by faith, so why put on a yoke of circumcision, or ...

3066. Anger Doesn't Work!

James 1:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to tell someone else about God in an angry voice? Suppose I told you (Say this in a very angry and loud voice.) God wants you to worship him every Sunday in this church. Do you hear God speaking, and have you learned something that you will always remember? ... God in an angry way, you can think about the time I tried to carry water in a strainer. It just doesn't work. If you want someone to know about our God and his love, teach it in a quiet and joyful way. Then people are sure to listen, and when they ...

3067. A Bolt, a Nut, and a Washer

Hebrews 7:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... might mean? (Let them answer.) Those were all good tries, but they are not the answers. I said it was a big word and not one that we use very often. I think that I can help you learn what it means in just a minute. First of all, I want to tell you that Jesus is our intercession. That will help us to learn more about what the word means. I brought with me a bolt that you might use when you are building a table, or chair, or almost anything. Sometimes when you are building something, it is necessary ...

3068. Bristle Unity

Ephesians 4:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... keep a number of things together, but if you don't you only have trouble. When everything that is supposed to be together is working together we call that unity. Unity is good, and we need more of it. Let me show you what I mean. The other morning I wanted to brush my teeth and I couldn't find my toothbrush. I hunted everywhere, but I couldn't find it. Someone told me that there were toothbrush bristles in a glass and that I should use them to brush my teeth. After all, they said, it is the bristle that ...

3069. It Takes Time

Ephesians 5:15-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... have set up here this morning. This course is called the course of life. This is the way many people live, and I want to tell you that this is a tough race. I want you all to go back to the starting line and come to the front of the church again, but as you come, I want you to look at the little tags that are placed on the obstacles. Not all of you can read them, so I want the ones who can read them to read the tags out loud. ave the children go to the back again and come ...

3070. Pianos and Whole Christians

Ephesians 6:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . That would be terrible, but I am very glad to say that most of the time you look like you have brought all of you to church. Using all that you have is very important. You need feet to walk, a mouth to talk, and hands to hold. If you want to play baseball, you need a bat, a ball and a glove. Let me show you what I mean. Have you ever listened to someone play the piano? Let's listen to what the piano sounds like when it is played well. (Have someone play the piano.) Suppose the person ...

3071. Welcome!

Romans 15:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you this morning, and I hope that you will always remember how welcome you are in Christ's Church. Jesus came to earth to make sure that everyone understood the promise of God was true and that everyone who believed was welcomed into God's world. Jesus did not want to leave anyone out of the promise that God made, and he showed people how much God loved them by working with them and teaching them about the great promises of God. When you knew Jesus you also knew that you were welcome with others who called ...

3072. Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36 · Matthew 17:1-8 · Mark 9:2-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... he had to say something. He suggested that they put up three booths for each of them so that they could have a place to confer with God. It is a common reaction to a great experience. We ask, "Can't we do something to make this last?" We want to erect a chapel or a library or a memorial. A spiritual experience like the transfiguration cannot be housed or institutionalized. The spiritual cannot be solidified in a building or a monument. If we do, it is not long before the spirit is gone and all that remains ...

3073. Are Half-Painted Rainbows Enough?

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

James Weekley

... newspaper, pull up stakes, leave the friends I have grown up with, and move to a somewhere land which has no name?" God did not even give Abraham an Exxon road atlas and a U-Haul trailer. All that he had to go with was faith. "Now I want to see those inner potentials flex their muscles," God reminded the wandering Aramean. Even more remarkable for Abraham was that he was not in the prime of his life. He was ten years into retirement! He was seventy-five years old! Obviously, his person-to-person call from ...

3074. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... someone say "All you have to do" in relation to Christian faith, all you have to do is walk away as fast as you can! You don’t want to buy a religion where you don’t even have to break an egg, where it’s all pre-mixed for you in the box. That kind ... of us. He says that we, too, must die in order to live. This is no easy, pre-packaged "cake mix" religion - Jesus says that if we want to be a Christian, we have to die. He literally says we have to lose our life! The cost of faith is too high. If we are ...

3075. How A Young Man Fell

Judges 16:1-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... sleep and said, "I will go out as at other times and shake myself free. "And he did not know that the Lord had left him.(Judges 1:20) (I will be speaking directly to the children in church this morning, but the rest of you can listen if you want to.) I imagine some of you like to watch the cartoons on Saturday morning. Am I right? You watch the superheroes, as I did when I was a kid. In my day, it was Superman and Wonder Woman; of course, they're still around, but there are also some new ...

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