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3126. A House Or A Home?

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... play in the yard or in the house, and then the host mother would have some refreshments for us. All except one mother, hosted us. Tommy's mother would never let us come into her house - it had always "just been cleaned," she said, "and she didn't want us making a mess." Tommy told us not to feel badly because his mother told him that, too. He laughed and said, "She thinks more of the house than she does of me." Interestingly enough, Tommy ran away from home a number of times and explained to his parents ...

3127. Discipline Hurts But Helps

Matthew 18:15-20

Children's Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... medicine into your body and help you get well. So, even though the doctor hurts you, he helps you! You know, it's sort of like that with your parents. They will do things which hurt you in order to help you know right from wrong. As much as you want to always do what's right, sometimes you do wrong! There are times when your actions get sick. Sometimes you disobey your parents, say mean things to a friend, or be nasty to a brother or sister. When Mom and Dad see that your actions are sick, they will give ...

3128. Encounters With Christ II: Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and then ran around the room hugging and kissing everybody in sight. Meanwhile, Bill waited… and when she was through he said quietly: “I want to thank you also!” But that is not the end of the story. Betty turned on Bill. She got mad at him… and ... up like Betty is. He can’t act like her, can’t respond that way. If he did, it would be fake, artificial, embarrassing. You want to say: “Betty, Betty, leave him alone. Don’t force your way on him. Let him do it his way. Let him be Bill!”Now, I ...

3129. Encounters With Christ VII (Easter): Jesus & Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... will win! God will ultimately win! And, through faith in Him, the victory can be ours as well. If that doesn’t encourage you, I don’t know what will. That’s the joy of Easter and that’s the encouragement of Easter. III. THIRD AND FINALLY, THE RISEN LORD WANTS TO SHARE WITH US THE FORGIVENESS OF EASTER. On Good Friday, Jesus died on the cross for our sins and then on Easter morning He arose to assure us that we are forgiven. Let me tell you a true story that happened some time ago: A young boy’s ...

3130. Temples of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... is a sanctuary for the Holy Spirit. Say that with me. Our body . . . is a sanctuary . . . for the Holy Spirit. That means that the Holy Spirit dwells in us. And just as we would not pollute this church because it is the house of God, so we do not want to act in ways that will hurt our bodies or our souls. When we do bad things, it's like taking drink cans and trash inside of our bodies and throwing them everywhere. When we sin, it pollutes the place where the Holy Spirit dwells, and where is that? (Response ...

3131. A Created Purpose

Ephesians 2:10

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... speak rudely to our parents or teachers, or if we see someone that needs help and we don't help them, are we doing what we were created to do? (response) Again, the answer is no. And so today and tomorrow and next week and every day after that, God wants us to find ways to do good things in the name of Jesus. Holding up one of the items Remember that just as things have a purpose, so do you. Let us pray: Thank you, God, that you have created us for the purpose of doing good works so that ...

3132. Storms of Life

Mark 5:21-43

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... . Hold on to those two quarters for me. What all can we buy with those two quarters? (response) Now, I happen to know that in envelope number two up there is one of two things. There is either a piece of paper worth almost nothing or two dollars. Do we want to give up our two quarters with which we can buy candy or a coke and see what's in envelope number two? (response) If they say "no" convince them to proceed by saying your pretty sure that there are two dollars inside. Get the envelope. Give me the two ...

3133. Monologue: Naomi And Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... loved her. I always listened and watched Naomi, especially when she was in pain or was grieving. Naomi was a servant to others at all times. She never gave up on the sovereignty or reality of her God no matter how badly she hurt or what her circumstances were. She wanted the best for Orpah and me when our husbands died in spite of what she needed herself. I could not possibly part from her. I would never know her God if she left without me and besides I loved Naomi. I felt I had to be with her no matter ...

3134. A Poisonous Tongue

James 3:1-12

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... out their tongues and hold them with their fingers. Ready, go! Stick out your tongue with the rest of the children and hold it. Okay, now you can let go. Do you know why I made you hold your tongue? Because that is the other poisonous thing that I wanted to show you. Application: The Bible tells us that the tongue can be poisonous. Do you know how? When we speak evil of someone -- by calling them a name, or talking behind their back, or shouting at them -- our words can be very harmful. Has anyone ever hurt ...

3135. Drawing Nearer

James 4:8

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... up the comb. Now I'll just comb my hair real good, and that will make static in the comb. Carefully begin to pour a small, steady stream into the bowl. Bring the comb close to the water, and the water’s stream will bend towards the comb. You will want to practice this a few times at home before doing it for the children. Wow! Look at that! I told you that water and static were friends. When one gets near, the other one gets near. Application: Did you know that the Bible says the same thing about God? It ...

3136. Who's the Greatest?

Mark 10:35-45

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Can you hold them all? (response) I thought you could. If you only have a few kids count out four or five quarters for each. You want the child to have to give away all the quarters and be left only with the penny in the end. You will have to count the ... else is the greatest? (response) You are the greatest? (response) Why are you the greatest? (response) Stand up. Since you are the greatest I want you to go around to everyone and pat them on the back and give them a “That’ a boy” or a That’ a girl ...

3137. As We Take Our Rest

Matthew 26:17-30

Drama

Joe Barone

... beginning. "You will all fall away because of me this night," Jesus said: "For it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'" We had gone with him when he healed Peter's mother. Then later we had asked him if we wanted us to call down fire on his enemies, and he had told us that we just didn't understand. And finally we had asked for special places next to the throne when he came in glory. You remember that. We sent our mother. She knelt before him and asked that ...

3138. Do You Love Me?

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Robert Allen

... theme song of the North throughout the Civil War. But Lincoln crossed them up. He stood there and said: "The band will now play the theme song of the people we have called our enemy. They are not our enemies any more! We are one people again. I want the band to play 'Dixie.' " Historians say there was a long, awkward pause. The band didn't have the music to "Dixie," but they finally got together and played, "Dixie." Lincoln knew that the South was not only hurting because of the horrors of the war, but also ...

3139. Some Illusions (Symbols) Are Better Than Others

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Carl Jech

... life? It's easy to imagine people getting in over their heads and needing to be saved from their "success." Paul and Barnabas were successful in helping a lame man to walk, but in one sense they immediately regretted this success. The people of Lystra wanted to worship them, whereas their goal had been to get the people to worship the living God. Ironically, success was getting in the way of the gospel. In the case of the lame man himself, it was his faith that impressed Paul. Throughout the New Testament ...

3140. Monologues: Disciples Redeemed

John 20:10-18, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Drama

Raymond I. Keffer

... I wrote of how He fulfilled the scriptures of old, and how God has offered salvation through His Son, Jesus. What more honor would one want in a lifetime than to write such a book? "I was further blessed by being able to witness to my fellow men in many ... my soul and free me from this suffering. He did. I now share eternity with Jesus." Simon, The Zealot "I am Simon the Zealot, a zealot who wanted the world to be good and perfect, but who did not know how to make it so. I became a follower of Jesus at an age ...

3141. Love Over Logic

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Carl Jech

... that if I am saved it is all God's doing and if I am lost it is all my own fault. Typically, this attempt to explain how grace is both totally free but at the same time not totally free, is combined with the observation that while God may want to save/redeem everyone, God is not able to do so because some folks are just beyond redemption. The Orthodox (Greek and Russian) churches frequently state their solution to the problem this way: "God does 99% of the work and humans do 1% of the work by accepting the ...

3142. Counterfeit Faith

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... God's revelation are not based on "horse sense" as much as they are an expression of our "bullheadedness." We hear only what we want to hear. We believe only what agrees with what we already believe. We accept only what fits our Cinderella slippers. As a result, we ... when we hear it. God will create people who honestly desire to hear what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. God is still God, and our personal salvation still ultimately depends not on our faith - true or counterfeit. Our ...

3143. Ebeneezer: The Satisfied Pig

Luke 15:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... drank and bought all sorts of rich clothes and spent everything that he had. He didn't sit and talk or listen to anybody. He just wanted to have fun. Pretty soon they told Ebeneezer he had spent all of his money and he was a long way from home. Besides, the ... look the same. I suppose you know, boys and girls, that this was a favorite story of Jesus. He used to tell it to people who wanted to be greedy or who didn't think that God could forgive a man who had done something wrong. Jesus said that even when a ...

3144. Confessional Services

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Bulletin Aid

G. William Genszler

... , deliver me from error! Minister: I see my face in the face of Pilate -- I refuse to take a stand for that which I know is right. Congregation: O Lord, I do confess that again and again I try to wash my hands of all responsibility because I do not want to get involved. Leader: Lord, let me see the folly of my ways. Minister: I see my face in the face of King Herod -- ready to brutalize life for the pleasures of the moment. Congregation: I confess that even though my spirit is willing, and my flesh is weak ...

3145. The Ultimate Question

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... a big man on the campus who had or was finishing a course in premedicine. As they sat out there in the boat fishing, the Professor began to question him: Why had he chosen medicine as a career. "Because medicine looks most lucrative right now." What did he want to do as a doctor? "Get into a speciality that has the shortest hours and the biggest fees." Didn't he think that a physician owed something to the community besides earning a living for himself and his family? "No, I'm just like everyone else," said ...

3146. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... the needs of his listeners. He gave the outright sinners the good news that God loved them, He shared with them hope and renewed self-respect. To the woman caught in the act of adultery he said, "Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more." The religious leaders wanted to condemn her to death for her sin. But Jesus looked beyond her sin and gave her hope for a new life, as a woman who could indeed "go and sin no more." He called the Scribes and Pharisees a "bunch of snakes," but at least he didn't allow ...

3147. Speak From Personal Experience

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... of the local church is not the radical fundamentalist or the radical social activist. We probably don't have enough of either one of these to stir us up as much as we ought to be stitied up. The real problem is the great majority of laity and clergy who want to 'play it safe; to go to church and not be the church.' The same pastors who object to the Lay Witness Mission program are also afraid of getting their people involved in social action. If you are in the mniistry to play it safe, then for God's sake ...

3148. Is It Well With Your Family? (Mother's Day)

2 Kings 4:8-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... American household today are the words: go watch television. If not now, when? Later. But later never comes for many and the parent fails to communicate at the very earliest of ages. We give her designer clothes and computer toys, but we do not give her what she wants the most, which is our time. Now, she is fifteen and has a glassy look in her eyes. Honey, do we need to sit down and talk? Too late. Love has passed by. The person who wrote these words was Robert Keeshan, better known to America as Captain ...

3149. What Jesus Saw In Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

3150. Our Three Deepest Needs

Luke 11:1-13

Illustration

Richard Patt

... about the three deepest needs we have as persons. What would you imagine those to be? The first need we have, the speaker said, is to know someone who will listen to us. We all have a story to tell, a need to verbalize our feelings. We want someone who will listen to that. Secondly, he claimed, we want the person listening to believe what we are saying. We want someone who will trust our story. Finally, the television speaker said that when we have found such a person who listens to us and trusts us, we ...

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