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3076. The Prodigal Nation

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... country," just as people can. The Bible makes it clear, in Old Testament prophets and in Jesus Himself - nations also suffer when they stray very far from the laws and love of God. Do you think we are a prodigal nation today? On this Fourth of July Sunday, when God wants us to reflect on our national condition with a Biblical mind, do you see any signs of a prodigal nation in our midst? By God's Word, are there any ways in which we as a nation have lost ourselves and our values in a far-off land? There was ...

3077. A Thankful Heart

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Erskine White

... from this merciless disease and thanked Him face to face. We like to be thanked for the things we do for other people. Even Jesus Himself wanted to be thanked! He said to the one leper who did return: "There were ten men who were healed; where are the other nine? Why ... ," the letter said, "You can imagine how thrilled I was to receive a letter from a student I taught sixty-two years ago! He wanted to thank me for staying after school to teach him how to tell time when he was in the second grade. Abby, I am ...

3078. Together In Christ

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Erskine White

... have our joys and sorrows, our mountains and valleys in life and we all need an active, living faith which believes in "God and me." Let me also say that you can find this faith of "God and me" in the Scriptures: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want ... The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? ... I know my Redeemer lives." It's all right to say, "Jesus loves me, this I know" because we have a Savior who died for each one of us and rose again and we have a God who ...

3079. Let Your Light Shine

2 Corinthians 4:6

Children's Sermon

Object: a flashlight Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a flashlight with me this morning. What do you do with a flashlight? (Let them answer.) Have you ever been in the dark and needed a flashlight to see where you were? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you a story about some children your age who needed a flashlight. Once there were some friends who decided to go on a hike out in the country. Before they went on their hike they made certain that they had all the things they needed. They took snacks ...

3080. Lead A Worthy Life

Ephesians 4:1-3

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 ...

3081. Put On God's Armor

Ephesians 6:17

Children's Sermon

Object: a baseball cap 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. Each of ...

3082. How To Be a Lover

1 John 5:3

Children's Sermon

... I just don't have time to sweep the garage, but maybe you could do it." That may make you feel like you don't want to do it. When somebody tells us we should do something, we sometimes resent it. But let's think differently about this problem. Suppose ... table one day. It is entitled "How to love your Parents." This is what is on the list. (Read the "hard" list.) You might want to surprise your parents by doing those things. But what is the problem? (Let them answer.) Right. They are all too hard. Let's ...

3083. Here Comes The Sun

Hebrews 4:13

Children's Sermon

... the street into a dark part of the neighborhood, it could be dangerous. It's too bad that there are people in our world who want to do things to hurt other people, but there always seem to be people like that around. And they often like to do their ... s bright light of truth and love is very much like that. God chases away the darkness and shows us the truth about ourselves. God wants us to remember, when we see the sun shining, that we cannot hide anything from God. He knows the truth about everything. He is ...

3084. Help Us to See

Mark 10:51

Children's Sermon

... went blind. Since he knew what it was like to see before he lost his eyesight, he was really eager to get it back again, just the way you may feel right now. That's why when Jesus talked to him about being healed, the blind man said, "Teacher, I want to see again." He knew what he was missing. And he knew Jesus could give him back his eyesight. Before you open your eyes, and before I take the blindfold off our volunteer, let's have a short prayer together: Father, thank you for the gift of our eyes. Help ...

3085. 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

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... of your grace and mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen." (Note: Pastors in churches which might permit the substitution of rewritten or newly-composed "prayers for the day," might want to consider the preparation of such collects for some of the Sundays of the year when the themes of the collects do not harmonize with the gospel theme/story for the Sunday.) The Psalm Of The Day Psalm 32 (L) - This is one of the ...

3086. Epiphany 6

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... some painful feelings. Give five minutes of silence for the people. Follow the silence with your prayer for healing of the past. Take your time; pray slowly and deliberately. Bring in the Scripture of Jesus' touching the leper, of others who touch AIDS victims. You may want to use this prayer as a basis for your prayer: Because, God, we can hide nothing, including ourselves and our past from You, we have faced our pain. We may need more than this moment to receive healing. Grant that we may seek persons who ...

3087. The Transfiguration

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... a lodge in the mountain where people take vacations. Ask if the children have ever had a vacation in the mountains. Some probably have. Invite them to describe their appreciation of getting away from it all. The disciples had a similar experience, and they wanted to stay forever. "Let's build a motel, sauna, restaurant, or tennis courts. " (loose translation.) Mountains are to be visited, not lived on. Jesus tells us, along with the disciples, to return to school, to our homes and communities to do his work ...

3088. Easter Sunday

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

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... of worship, ask the adult choir to sing "Crucify That Man," by Geoffrey Ainger, arranged by Paul Abels. Following the song, have three full minutes of silence, asking the people to reflect on Jesus' death, and our ongoing part in his death. After the silence, you may want to say something similar to this: In honor of Jesus' decision to go to Jerusalem and to face the music, what kinds of decisions are you facing today - for which you would like others to pray? Or, if that's too difficult, what do you think ...

3089. Portrait Of A Powerful Servant

John 13:1-17

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... useful practice which is no longer appropriate. Jesus did not deal in mere symbols. He did what needed to be done and did not observe customs and rituals for their own sake. The example Jesus burned into the memories of his disciples was the portrait of a servant. He wanted them to know that the highest calling in life is not to be served but to serve. God called them, as he does us, to minister to the real needs of others. That is the way Jesus used his power and authority and that is the way the disciples ...

3090. Kim's Wish Come True

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Ron Lavin

... words, however, have wider implications in that Kim never fully recovered from that surgery. Since coming into the church by Baptism, she indicated her feelings that she would like her friends and family to become a part of the Christian faith. New Christians are like that. They want to share what they have found with others. We therefore consider Kim's words in the larger context, namely that Kim would like to see us all later before the throne of God. It would be for her a wish come true: "I'll see you ...

3091. The Public Effect Of Private Living

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... room and he went into the casino for a while. Later, when he started to get on the elevator and go up to his room, an attractive young woman stepped in the elevator with him. He punched the button for the 18th floor and asked her which floor she wanted. In a seductive voice she said, “I’ll go to 18 too if you’re looking for a good time.” He politely declined the invitation of this “Lady of the Evening.” As he told the story, he said, “That was an easy choice with my wife waiting upstairs in ...

3092. Overcoming The Blues

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Robert Allen

... . Now, when you are feeling blue, you have two choices. You can give up and go under or, you can grit your teeth and summon up all your courage and try to overcome the blues. Obviously, I believe you ought to fight your way out of the blues. I want to suggest three things that are important in overcoming the blues. I. You Can Overcome The Blues When You Remember That What You Think Is Important. Overcoming the blues doesn’t have anything to do with your size or physical health. It has to do with what you ...

3093. African-American Spirituality: The African's Gift To America

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... don't realize that this preacher is unapologetically helping his people become the best they can be. I don't need to apologize to anybody for making positive statements nor do I need to get permission from anyone to do so. Every other group can do whatever it wants to enhance and empower its community and it presents no problem, but the moment we do something positive to make our people better and not bitter, to make positive strides to help our people be the best that they can be so that America can be the ...

3094. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... allowed a tax collector a special seat in his inner circle, but he also went off to a dinner gathering with the entire lot of them. Eating with tax collectors and sinners! He must be one of them himself. As far as they were concerned, if you want to associate with them, you’re no doubt one of them. Now Jesus makes an interesting response to such charges, and that response is at the heart of the text from these early verses of Matthew’s gospel. Jesus says, in essence, “Go do your homework.” Homework ...

3095. 1-900-MIDLIFE

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... Continue. Caller 2: My job is going nowhere. Even though I'm one of the vice presidents, I feel like this isn't what I really want to do with my life. I need some kind of change. Doctor: Have you tried a sports car? Caller 2: No. Doctor: Go get one! Caller ... just like he did. I also find myself falling asleep in the chair after dinner. Just the other day, I said to my kids, "Do you want a spanking?" Like they'd say, "Yes, Dad, I was meaning to ask for one. Could I have it now, before dinner?" Doctor, I'm ...

3096. The Rich Young Ruler

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... being superior. Yet, this story raises the issue of how God sees true success. Spencer Haywood, a former pro basketball player, once said: They call me a superstar. I’ll tell you who the superstar is. The guy who is raising 4 kids on $150 a week." I don’t want to put words in the mouth of Jesus but if he were to define winning I think he would define it as a despised Samaritan who stops and helps a beaten victim on the Jericho Road, a widow who drops her small coin in a collection box, a despised tax ...

3097. It's Worth Everything!

Matthew 13:45-46

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , he made up his mind that he was going to have it, and so he did the only thing that he could do. He sold everything else. He took all of his money, sold his jewels and all of the furs, and bought the one pearl. He knew what he wanted, and he was willing to give up everything to have it. That is the way we should feel about God's kingdom, says Jesus. The Kingdom of God is so important, so beautiful and is everything that was ever promised. No matter what you have today, it is not worth ...

3098. Crayon's Crazy Idea

Matthew 16:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... from my friend "Crazy" Crayon. That is what everyone calls him but I found out that he is not crazy at all. "Crazy" has a wonderful idea that most people think is really crazy. Crazy likes to be used. He wants to give himself up. How many of you have ever looked for your crayons and the one that you really want to use always seems to be hiding? You can never find the right color because it is always hiding in the cigar box or under some other crayon. Not all of the crayons are hiding, only the one that you ...

3099. Jars of Bad Candy

Matthew 22:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... it would not cost you a dime. It looks good, it tastes good, and a lot of people would eat it. But before you eat it, I want you to know that this candy would be like poison to you if you ate it all. No matter how good it looks, the sugar in this candy ... very fat, but that your teeth would almost fall out of your mouth. Do you remember that we said it looked good, tasted good, but now I want you to know that it would be bad for you. It is a bad trap to rot your teeth. Hypocrites are like a big jar of candy. ...

3100. The Heart Of The Gospel

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... What better credentials could Paul have taken with him as he too came to face the living God? That’s the first thing I guess I’d want to say today. In a strange sort of way, we can take hope in our own grief. If **’s ministry had not been so effective, we’d ... even fully understand. What can I say to you? I can say what I think * would say. He’d say, “I love you, and I want you to remember that love never ends.” Love never ends — that’s what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13. Then I think he’d ...

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