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3126. Death Following Extended illness

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

Paul Hegele

Nothing Can Separate Us This sermon was preached at the funeral of a radiant and faithful churchman. His death followed a long illness during which he was cared for at home by a loving family. Separation - it's a mournful, frightening word. Separation is the first step in ending a marriage, the dread of every mother taking a small child into a crowd, the heart of loneliness. Separation is the worst punishment you can mete out on an inmate in prison; the isolation cell is dreaded, for it means separation ...

3127. For a Thirty-three-year-old Cancer Victim

Matthew 13:24-30

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

The Backside of the Mountain John 14:1-7 The following meditation was preached at the funeral of Charles Whitlow, age 33. Mr. Whitlow died after a prolonged battle with cancer. He underwent several painful and experimental last-resort bone marrow transplant attempts in Duke University hospital. His father, grandmother, and grandfather, all charter members of Emerywood Baptist Church, died and were eulogized by Dr. Warlick within the three years preceding Mr. Whitlow's death. He is survived by his wife, age ...

3128. Death in a Hang-glider Accident

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

Eulogy

George Paul Mocko

Norberth, My Son They had come as immigrants from Germany about 1950 - Isa, strikingly beautiful and capable; Horst, a skilled workman, quiet and solid. Their small house was carefully kept inside and out. But the focus of their lives was their only child, Norberth. In every way, Norberth was worthy of their love and work, their pride, their hope and ambition. Three months from his twenty-first birthday, he stood six-foot-two, one hundred seventy-five pounds. With his broad shoulders and narrow hips, he ...

3129. Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

Reader 1: He was called “the world’s greatest living human being.” By the age of 30 he was recognized as a brilliant theologian and acclaimed as an organ virtuoso and interpreter of Bach. But the real greatness of Albert Schweitzer did not lie in any of those accomplishments but rather in his decision to give up those promising careers and become a medical doctor in the jungles of Africa. In 1875, Albert Schweitzer was born in a Lutheran parsonage in Alsace, the territory that bounced back and forth ...

3130. Stairways Of Heaven

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

As I studied in depth this passage of scripture, I learned that I have long carried misconceptions about “Jacob’s ladder.” My first surprising discovery was that all the commentaries I read suggested that Jacob’s vision was not of a ladder as we know it today, but more of a “ramp” or “stair-like pavement.”9 This “ramp” was to handle traffic between heaven and earth.10 Heavenly messengers could approach thereby those dwelling below. After reading about Jacob’s ladder being a ramp-like structure, I decided ...

3131. Jesus is the Lord of Life

John 11:17-37

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us come before the Lord with songs and praise in our hearts! People: For in Christ death has been defeated and threatens us no more. Leader: And life is worth celebrating as we carry the Gospel to all nations. People: For no power in heaven or on earth can strip us from the hand of God. Leader: And the faithful are assured of an eternity with Christ in heaven. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, we are so grateful. You have opened the door for us to be a part of ...

3132. Thanksgiving

Ephesians 1:1

Sermon

Brett Blair

This morning I would like to hold up for you three different scenes. The strange thing about these scenarios is that when you first hear them you will be hard pressed to understand why I selected these stories to exemplify Thanksgiving. On the surface they will seem to be the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Yet, I am convinced that at the heart of these stories is the real Biblical understanding of what it means to be thankful. The first scene comes from the Old Testament. It is the familiar story of Job. Job ...

3133. "How Great Thou Art"

Eulogy

Joe Barone

Isaiah 40:21-31Romans 5:6-11 and Matthew 24:36-44 A Scriptural MeditationOn An Often-used Funeral Hymn The depth and power of some of the great Christian hymns amazes me. I must have heard Stuart Hine's translation of Carl Boberg's "How Great Thou Art" sung at least 500 times, but still it moves me. It's not just that "How Great Thou Art" acknowledges the power of God. It does even more. It contains the message of the gospel. It talks about God the creator in the same way the psalmists or the prophets ...

3134. True Wisdom

Eulogy

Joe Barone

Psalm 111, Proverbs 2:1-81 Corinthians 1:18-25 and John 20:1-18 I have a friend who is a Roman Catholic nun. She's a lady who's a member of what seems to be a dying order, which recently had to move its convent from a small Missouri town to an acreage near Kansas City. "I didn't want to move," she said with a little smile on her gentle face, "but when I got here and when I heard the mockingbirds, I knew I had come where God wanted me to be." That's true wisdom. God is faithful, even in hard times, and true ...

3135. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

The people said, "Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, just as the scripture says, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' " Jesus answered, "What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the real bread from heaven." Jesus is referring to the fact that even when God gave the whole Israelite community manna the people still complained; they were not satisfied. God then gave the Hebrews quail and they continued to be dissatisfied. Later on the whole Israelite community ...

3136. The Robe

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

The people's question concerning "How Jesus said that he came down from heaven" was preconditioned by a particular Jewish mind-set of that day. The majority of the Hebrews, during the time of Jesus, believed that the spiritual world emanated from the physical world. Flesh, blood and race projected one's spiritual aura. So it is natural and normal for the people to grumble when Jesus says that he is the living bread that came down from heaven. But Jesus taught that the physical being emanates from the ...

3137. Saved From Water: The Storm

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Steve Swanson

Jesus performed many miracles during his ministry. These miracles didn't really prove that he was the Son of God, but they certainly did draw crowds. The disciples who have relayed these stories to us through the Gospels were part of those crowds, sometimes as reporters, sometimes as witnesses. The disciples, for instance, didn't really see the water become wine. That happened in an outer hallway. They must have heard the details from the servants or from Mary. Other miracles they saw with their own eyes, ...

3138. Herod

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Dale Bringman

Herodus Magnus! By that name, I am known. You call me Herod the Great, but you do so contemptuously. You cast me as the monster in your Bible story. Yet my deeds in reference to your Jesus were not unlike those of many people, some of you among them. It is easy for all of us to see in others the very faults we never notice in ourselves. Mine was a prominent family. From my grandfather, Antipater, and my father, Antipas, to my own seed and their offspring - Archalaeus, Philip, Agrippa, and Felix - our House ...

3139. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

This prophecy does not have the sound and fury of many another. Here is a sweet, gentle breeze, refreshing, invigorating. Jeremiah in his own person is much like the tone of this prophecy. If you've read much of Jeremiah, it may surprise you to learn that he was of a shy, gentle disposition. He wanted people about him. He was affectionate. In this prophecy he is talking about a new law God will write in the heart. Spontaneity of obedience will come from deep inside rather than being imposed from the ...

3140. A Faith, A Farm And A Family

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

John P. Rossing

John Denver wrote a song 20 years ago about wanting to get away from the big city to a place in the country - "somewhere to build me a faith, a farm and a family." The story of Ruth reminds me of that song, because it's about simple people living on the land, and about the strength they draw from faith and family. The story starts by telling us it took place "in the days when the judges ruled." Those were days of dreadful battles between God's people and their enemies, of mighty warriors and great heroes ...

3141. Temples within the Temple

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Death after long illness The meditation text is the words of Jesus found in the Gospel of John: "Let not your hearts be troubled." If you are at all like me you probably like things to start and stop quickly, and on command. If the engine of the car begins to diesel after we've turned off the ignition, we know something is wrong. If we turn off the radio, but can still hear music, we know something is very strange. Yet, if we tell our child to "stop crying," we don't expect instant silence. When an ...

3142. Doing Love

Revelation 21:1-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Accidental Death The meditation text is Revelation 21:3-4: "And I heard a great voice from the throne saying, 'Behold the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.' Do you remember the time, that innocent time of your life, when your mom and dad could do ...

3143. Step Four - Courage

Mt 26:69-75 · Acts 9:1-9 · Ps 139:1-6

Sermon

John A. Terry

Step four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The psalmist talks of the God before whom such a searching and fearless moral inventory is both possible and necessary. Ours is a God who, in traditional language, is omniscience and omnipresent, a God who knows all and is everywhere. This Psalm is sometimes called the Psalm of the unavoidable God. We believe that before our God there are no secret thoughts or actions. All is known by our God. I remember hearing a lecture one time where ...

3144. Step Seven - Humiltiy

Mt 23:25-36 · 2 Ti 2:20-26 · Ps 51:1-14

Sermon

John A. Terry

Step seven: "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." Psalm 51 is basic to the biblical foundation of this step. The introduction to this Psalm sets the context for its writing. Nathan, a prophet of God, went to David, the King of Israel, after David's affair with Bathsheba. David had gained fame and power and wealth. David had not only committed adultery with Bathsheba. When he discovered she was pregnant with his child, David sent her husband, Uriah, into battle, had the troops around him pull back ...

3145. Jesus Is Made Known in the Breaking of the Bread

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Steven Burt

Luke’s narrative here is one of those narratives that we can easily picture. It was late afternoon on the very first Easter day, and two disciples -- apparently not of the original twelve -- but nevertheless, two disciples, were walking along the dry dusty road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They were pretty down-in-the-mouth for they had just lost their messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, the one they had thought would be the Savior of Israel. So they were walking along this dusty country road, and there was no air ...

3146. Sometimes You Gotta Bend the Rules!

Luke 13:10-17

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Rules and laws are good. They tell us how we should live our lives, but sometimes there is a greater good to be served by breaking the rules. Props: Some signs with rules on them. Get some commercially-made signs or just draw them yourself. The contents of the signs are explained below. Lesson: Good morning! (response) I have some signs with me this morning and I want you to read them and tell me who might put up each sign. Hold up the first sign: No Dogs or Pets Allowed. What does this ...

3147. Where the Scary Things Live

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

When I was a child, I had a unique way of positioning myself for sleep. I would lie on my stomach (and it was much easier to do that way back then, when my stomach was flat instead of round, as it is now). And I would make sure that no part of my body – not an arm or a leg or an elbow or a kneecap or a finger or even one little toe – was hanging over the edge of the bed. I did that to make sure that the monster that lived under my bed wouldn’t be able to grab me and pull me under the bed to his lair and ...

3148. Nothing Difficult Is Ever Easy

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

Let’s play a little game of "What If" this morning. What if someone who was visiting Snow Creek Christian Church for the very first time came to you after the worship service and said something like this: "You know, I used to go to church a lot when I was a kid, but I’ve been out of the church for a long time now. It just didn’t seem that important to me, I guess. I couldn’t fit it in to my busy schedule. But now I want to come back. I feel like something is missing in my life, and I think I know what it ...

3149. Don't That Just Beat All?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given us, one of the greatest is friendship. It certainly makes my own personal “Top Ten” list. When we’re going through some emotional or physical trial of life, friends can help to reassure us that God is there with us, and we don’t have to face any obstacle life throws in our path alone. I remember my two best friends from my high school days - Larry and Freddy. We were “The Three Musketeers” in those days. Wherever you saw one of us, the other two were not far ...

3150. The Lantern

John 18:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A lantern Good morning, boys and girls. Over the next couple of weeks I want to share some stories with you about some soldiers and a man whom they hardly knew named Jesus. The stories are exciting because they make us feel sad, afraid, courageous and happy. But remember, the stories that I am telling you really happened. Not one of them is make-believe. Each of these stories can be found in the Bible, and I am going to give you something each week so that you will always remember them. Today's ...

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