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3126. In My Father's House

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... I don't know what it means. (SHE CRIES) JEREMY: Hey, Mom, don't worry your pretty little head about it. Think positive. Don't concern yourself with something no one can understand. Look, I brought you a card and look at these balloons. That should cheer you up. (MOM LEAVES CRYING. JEREMY FOLLOWS)

3127. Everyman And Woman

John 17:6-19, John 17:1-5

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... fix it. CONFESSION: Let's go back a bit to where you kneel to Confession and say ... EVERYMAN: Boy, oh boy. You're getting a kick out of this, aren't you? CONFESSION: Getting a kick out of what? CONSCIENCE: You're going to get a kick out of me leaving. EVERYMAN: Out of me kneeling to you. CONFESSION: It's in the script. EVERYMAN: I know that, but you enjoy a man kneeling in front of you, don't you? CONFESSION: Get off it. It's in the script. I'm Confession, you're Everyman. Let's get on with ...

3128. A Drink Of Water

John 4:39-42, John 4:27-38, John 4:1-26

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... drink? WOMAN: You've got your own places. What are you coming in here for? STRANGER: I was nearby and I was thirsty. WOMAN: If Max were here he'd throw you out. STRANGER: Are you going to throw me out? WOMAN: No, but you'd better leave. Max is due back anytime. STRANGER: Well, you'd better hurry and give me that drink, then. WOMAN: Listen ... oh, all right, but don't sit down. STRANGER: I wouldn't think of it. WOMAN: (BRINGING WATER) There. STRANGER: (DRINKING) Whew. Thanks. WOMAN: Well? STRANGER: I said ...

3129. The Lord, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the Holy Spirit and then they left. From that very hour there came a great hunger in my soul. I really felt that I did not want to live if I could not have this power for service. Then, later that same year I was in New York, preparing to leave for England, when suddenly, as I was walking up Wall Street, in the midst of bustling crowds, my prayers were answered; the power of God fell on me so overwhelmingly that I knew I must get off the street. I saw a house I recognized and knocked on the door ...

3130. House On Sand

Matthew 7:24-29, Matthew 7:15-23

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ) "It's chicken." We had chicken last night. We had chicken at school today. I'm up to here with chicken. MOTHER: Well, the Lord giveth. FATHER: Well, the Lord can take that away. (LOOKS IN CUPBOARD) Where's the scotch? MOTHER: You don't need any scotch. FATHER: Just leave me alone. All I want to do is relax with a little drink and watch some TV. And I don't want to be bothered. MOTHER: Sure, that's your answer to everything -- get a little drink and watch TV. FATHER: Bug off! (FATHER IS NOSE TO NOSE WITH ...

3131. The Bible Study

Matthew 10:1-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... believes in Me in his or her own mind, I also will trust or believe in My mind before My Father who is in heaven." BRUCE: What do you think? That other part, the part about Jesus denying us -- I don't think it's biblical. MAGGIE: We'll just leave that part out. REGGIE; We can't do that. This is holy scripture. WENDY: Well, we could change it, just a little teensy weensy bit, couldn't we? MARK: Sure, we could. To make it more like Jesus. ILKA: How about something like the "turn the other cheek" passage ...

3132. On The Job Training

Matthew 10:1-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... 's what this training does. It substitutes the power of man for the power of God. JOE: I think you're way off base. ED: If people rely only on that power within themselves and not God, then who are they answerable to? JOE: Themselves, of course. ED: That kinda leaves God out, doesn't it? JOE: It sure does, but I'll tell you again, we're not here to promote God or the Bible. ED: You don't have to tell me. You're promoting yourself and that's contrary to God's will. JOE: The training personnel are ...

3133. Showdown

Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... you better get off the street, too. DOC: I can still shoot a gun. I'll bet I get a few buttons off the vests of them Badlanders. MAYBELLE: Chris is right, Doc. You'd better get home. We're going to need you to patch up after the Badlanders leave. BILLY: What are we going to do, Chris? CHRIS: Well, Billy, I'm going to warn those Badlanders to be peaceable or move on. BILLY: Mondo, Carney and Diablo? You're goin' to just warn 'em? MAYBELLE: Chris, you got to do more than just warn those desparadoes. CHRIS: I ...

3134. Water Logged

Matthew 14:22-36

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... 't. RUTH: He didn't? PETER: No, he didn't. No one did. RUTH: Well, what happened to the leftovers? PETER: It's a long story. RUTH: I'm all ears. PETER: Yeah, well, we were just preparing to come home and Jesus made us get in the boat and leave without Him. RUTH: How was He getting home? PETER: I'm getting to that. So, there we were rowing and one of those nasty little storms blows up, you know, and we were getting the worst of it. RUTH: And you had the twelve basketfuls of food? PETER: Don't ...

3135. The One Chosen

Matthew 16:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... never be apart if we are sure of the same mind on what we are to do. We can only trust God and do what seems right to us. MORAH: You are right. You speak truth but it hurts so much. ITZAK: Yes. Now, say good-bye. The sooner I leave the quicker I'll return. (THEY EMBRACE. HE EXITS) MORAH: Good-bye, my husband, my love.

3136. God And The State

Matthew 22:15-22

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... JESUS EXITS) DULL: (SARCASTICALLY) Wow! You really outwitted Him. Oh, that was just great. You really stumped Him that time. I'm so glad I was here to witness that. You really showed Him. DULLER: I don't even get it. What did He mean? LAWYER: Will you leave me alone, you ninny! (HE EXITS) BRIGHT: He said the government of men is authorized by God and therefore should be obeyed as far as it has authority, but God's realm is a spiritual one, and in a clash between the two kingdoms God's realm has precedence ...

3137. No Honeymoon

Matthew 25:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . You take a chance, that's all. Hey, listen, I have to go. (BEGINS TO EXIT) REV. ANTON: (RISING) Ralph. I think we should ... RALPH: I've got to go. Besides, I have nothing more to say. Someone's waiting for me. SANDRA: Oh, let him go. He wants to leave me. Let him go. Let him go to his new love. (RALPH EXITS WITHOUT A BACKWARD GLANCE) REV. ANTON: I'm sorry. He has his mind made up, I'm afraid. SANDRA: (RISING, PACING) I had my wedding dress. I told my mother and father. REV. ANTON: Did Ralph know ...

3138. While This House Lies In Ruins

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... will be the setting for the holy family when Jesus is presented in the Temple. "Now you can let your servant depart in peace," Simeon will say, and Anna will echo, "Amen!" The twelve-year-old Jesus will find his way here while his parents leave home for Nazareth, teaching the teachers, recognizing the work of his Father. And this is the place that Jesus will cleanse, casting out the money changers. Here he will debate the scribes and pharisees. And at this site he will identify the true temple, his body ...

3139. For I Have Chosen You!

Haggai 2:20-23

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... live this long Advent? For one thing, we are to remember God's promise to make Zerubbabel "like a signet ring." In the days before ballpoint pens, signatures were often affixed in hot wax with one-of-a-kind signets. These emblems would be rolled in the wax, leaving behind the official mark of the king or another high official. Whether worn on the hand as a ring, or around the neck on a string, these were as important as credit cards in establishing identity. We are God's signet ring. We are the proof of his ...

3140. Lord Through Adversity

Genesis 37:12-36, Genesis 37:1-11

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... You truly are in control of History and You will have the ultimate victory no matter how bad it looks from where we are. Lord, use us, and give us the faith we need to trust in You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Come, Ye Sinners, Poor And Needy" "Leave It There" "I Want Jesus To Walk With Me"

3141. The Season Of Expectancy

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... ! Introduction to the Act of Receiving New Life (Pastor) Ask the people how God has spoken and is speaking to them at the beginning of this Advent season. You may want to ask three or four before worship to be ready to share; or you may want to leave the sharing up to the Spirit. Give times for people to respond. We become much too uncomfortable with silence. The idea is to get people to slow down and to consider what in the world their life, especially their life in Christ, is all about. Response: "Thanks ...

3142. Getting Ready for The Coming Messiah

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... we are and become. John the Baptist paved the way for that meaning to come and to lodge in our lives. Stewardship Stewardship Challenge: How are we continuing our stewardship of preparing for the Christ-event? What form does it take? Do we resemble leaves floating on the river current, going where carried, saying nothing about, having no control over our direction and destiny; or, have we heard John the Baptist's announcement about the Coming One, who makes all things new by his Spirit? To what, to whom ...

3143. Advent 3

John 1:19-28, John 1:1-18

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... Advent preparations? Did you notice the confusion when the two choirs passed each other? The church and the world, when the church is at its best, is always on a collision course with the world. I invite us to remember that symbol when we leave the sanctuary today, and every Sunday. Response to the Invitation Again this week, we will sing, "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry." Listen carefully to the words in the light of today's Gospel reading. THE COMMUNITY REFLECTS Acts of Confession (Before beginning ...

3144. No Longer Servants, but Friends

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... . Six months later, I asked Steve about that event; he recalled nothing about it. I reminded him what happened. And he said, "Oh, we resolved that the next day." We adults have so much to learn from children. Reading of the Gospel Before the children leave, have a layperson who reads well sit with the children and read, slowly and deliberately, the Gospel for today. At the end, ask the whole congregation, "How will you go about loving each other today, and this week? And remember, a true friend is someone ...

3145. Jesus Heals the Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... he did that?" Ask the ones who did not come forward also. (Wait.) Did anyone ever ask you not to tell anyone; and you went right out and told someone? Sometimes we do that because we like the attention. Any other reasons? (Give time to respond.) Leave it at that; the Gospel needs no little moralism tacked on. Dramatize the Scripture Have the action take place in the chancel. After Jesus speaks, have the cleansed leper go out telling the people. Have a reader conclude with the last verse. Proclamation of the ...

3146. Epiphany 8

Mark 2:18-22, Mark 2:13-17

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... as soon as we experience any kind of hunger pang. Let them know about Jesus' response. He had to live with their trying to "nail" him his whole life. (Again, I remind us that we need not "nail down" every message with some kind of a moral; leave it to the Spirit.) Reading of the Scripture This passage is ideal for two easy dramas. For number one, set a table in the chancel. For number two, have another group in another part of the sanctuary. Proclamation of the Good News Follow up with similar ideas ...

3147. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... , symbolizing our active partaking of the body of Christ, and our participating in the whole community of faith of which the loaf is a symbol. No nibbling allowed! 3. The wine. Not the sweet juice of the grape, which is bland, and which is easily swallowed, leaving a mild, pleasant taste. We will use grape juice laced with vinegar. To drink of Jesus' blood means to make his life into our own, "for the blood is life" (Deuteronomy 12:23). Drinking of the blood can never be something pleasant and mild; it jars ...

3148. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 10:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... the game. Call to Pardon Confession is more than mouthing words to God. Confession means that we change our behavior toward those whom we have offended. Write down how you will avoid playing the "If It Weren't For You Game" this coming week. When you leave today, I invite you also to apologize and to seek forgiveness from members of your family with whom you have played the game. During the week, you may want to extend this action to include others with whom you have played the same game. Response "The ...

3149. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 13:1-31

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... the church and families where we can talk about our fears, and give love and support to each other as we grow together in our faith. Response "God Gives His People Strength" Reading the Scripture Dramatize the passage. As "Jesus" prepares to leave the sanctuary, have someone say, "Look, Teacher, what massive stones. What magnificent buildings." Jesus responds (v. 2). Three of his disciples, walking with him, ask (v. 4). "Jesus" then speaks the rest of the passage, both parts if you choose. Proclamation of ...

3150. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... /Sunday observance is; and if we did know, we wouldn't like it." Consider these possibilities: (1) We have no ironclad rules, as did the Older Testament folks. (2) We do need a day of rest, and for worship; weekends often leave us more exhausted than refreshed. (3) God, throughout scripture, takes the Sabbath extremely seriously. Celebration Through Thanksgiving And Intercession Continue to invite people to share their joys and concerns; and encourage them to consider the theme for the day. CELEBRATION ...

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