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301. The Mouse Christmas

Drama

Frank Ramirez

... the wood That gathers in shavings. It sure does taste good. I make a nest for the mouselings to nestle, So they can stay warm and grow up, strong to wrestle With all that the world throws against a poor mouse. I’ll be the carpenter. I’ll build ... be the Lord’s chosen But not when you’re so far from home and you’re frozen. I’ll hold the baby and keep him so warm And just like a mother protect him from harm. From now in the present to days from of old, So many children have suffered from cold. Hope ...

302. When Did This Start? — Part 1

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... each of us a personal thank-you note. The show wasn't all that great. So, it took five hours to work us into a state of frenzy. The part of John the Baptist to Dave Letterman was played by more than one person, from the spunky interns to the warm-up comedian to the band introductions, all this to say, "Here's Dave." Compare that to Mark's incredible economy of phrase: John the Baptist appeared; and people from all over went out to him to be baptized; and he said, "One who is more powerful than I is coming ...

303. Job Is for Real

Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... of the island on which we now live float away. We will sit at the edge of the city and see our money gone, our children threatened, and pick at innumerable scabs and scores. There we will wonder why we did not wake up sooner to global warming. We will wonder why we accepted the conventional wisdom in the face of unconventional facts. We will have to ask ourselves why we assumed, with our culture and our government that "something" would happen to reverse the trend. A new technology perhaps? A bit of good ...

304. Twisters of the Tongue

Illustration

Frederick John

... . You've probably heard a couple of these but I bet you haven't heard them all: Ezio Pinza's (singer at the Metropolitan Opera) favorite was, "Three gray geese in the green grass grazing; gray were the geese, and green was the grazing." Actor Laurence Olivier often warmed up with this one before going onstage: "Betty Botter bought a bit of butter, 'But," she said, 'this butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my batter better.' So Betty ...

305. When the Spectacular Becomes Familiar

Illustration

Steven Molin

... stale conversations about weather and sports and Oprah may be safe but they are not life-changing. That may not be true in all churches, but I fear it is common in much of Christendom. Like rock bands that always employ "warm up groups" so does the church, only in the church's case, Jesus is the warm up group: the main event is the building, or the liturgy, or the anthem, or the preacher's sermon about recycling, or the donuts after worship. Ho-hum, Jesus. We are no longer impressed by what you have done to ...

306. Christmas Grass and Easter Tinsel

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... ; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). Terri smiled with pride as she placed her nephew's birth announcement on her refrigerator. Dressed in a blue sleeper with puppies on it, lay Maksim John upon a warm flannel blanket adorned with paw prints. The picture card announced the birth of a son to Nick and Sara. Birth date: November 18, 2009. Place of birth: their town, USA. The first line said, "Mommy can't wait to share the joys; Daddy can't wait ...

307. Forgive Us

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

... truth is the truth. And where better to tell the truth but in church? My life, much of the time, is all tucked in nice and warm. My doors are bolted shut. My children are sound asleep. The worries and cares of the day are well behind me. Each of my children has ... and try ... try, at least, to be civil and kind. This is just barely a metaphor. For instance, I am in my nice, warm office working on the sermon of the century that is certain to bring rave reviews from my congregation, when the phone rings. I let ...

308. They Are Biting

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the boy responded, "Roo raf roo reep ra rums rarrm." "Look," said the old man, "I can't understand a word you're saying." The boy leaned over, brought his hand to his mouth and spat out a mess of bait. He said again, "You have to keep the worms warm!" Our text is the source of that "fisher of men" designation we learned to sing about in Sunday school. It too is a "fish story" of sorts. It starts out with Jesus being pursued by the curious crowd, folks who have heard about this amazing young man: his healing ...

309. Easter 7

Psalm 97:1-12, John 17:20-26, Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... citizens to make items to sell elsewhere. Which ones actually put food on the table and a roof overhead? Which ones do not add to city garbage dumps? How does Paul’s concern for “salvation” translate to a global economy and to global warming? It’s fascinating that Paul is vocal about his citizenship and refuses to allow the violence perpetrated against him to go away silently! Contemporary Affirmation Jesus of Nazareth had the courage to challenge the institutions of his day. He had the strength and ...

310. Re-thinking Our Mission

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... his family. He says that one of his favorite parts of camping is sitting by the camp fire late into the evening. Its circle of light provides a wonderful setting for quiet conversation and warm fellowship. “Most of the other campers have their fires, too,” he notes. “They sit and have quiet conversation and warm fellowship in their own private circles of light. Rarely do the campers leave their circles of light and venture out into the darkness. And almost never do they venture from their own circles ...

311. The Best Gift of All

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... that her family did not have the experience she had as a teen, a father ill in the hospital over Christmas. It was then Rose says that she discovered the really important thing about Christmas is people, “and that reaching out to them in love and caring warms the heart and nourishes the spirit. When that happens,” she claims, “Christmas is the best it can be.”[1] In striving to be like Jesus we see human need through his eyes and we respond as Jesus would. We come tonight to once again receive the ...

312. Remember the Rooster

John 18:25-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... a question: “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” Peter replied, “I am not.” That’s once. John tells us the night was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself. They asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” Peter denied it, saying, “I am not.” That’s twice. One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged ...

313. The Two Faces of Thanksgiving

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Thanksgiving? Are you thankful that you get a four-day weekend off from school or work? Are you thankful that you have a warm home and a lovely meal to sit down to and enjoy with friends and family? Thanksgiving is a strangely laser-focused yet loosey-goosey ... is left up to us. When family members and friends work hard all day to create a wonderful feast — great food, warm place to gather — that is something to be truly thankful for. But the real “thankfulness” that Thanksgiving should bring out in ...

314. Welcome Home

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... that is the door to the Father’s house. “And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.” (Luke 15:20, ESV) That verse never fails to warm my heart. The son, who had strutted out the front door is now slinking up the dirt road with shoulders stooped, head down, stinking to high heaven and hoping no one would see him, but the father is setting a record for the 100 yard dash in getting to his ...

315. Shockproof

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... him not to tear those leeches out, because they would leave tiny pieces under the skin and infection would set in. He said, “How do you get rid of them?” The guide told him that the best way to rid the body of leeches was to bathe in a warm balsam bath for several minutes. He said this calms the leeches. They would relax and release their hold on the man’s body and then he could just very gently pull them off.[2] When someone has hurt you and you have the leeches of bitterness attached to your heart ...

316. A Voice Calls in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Baptist? They were to repent of their sins. We read concerning John, “He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Repentance is a difficult word to tie to Christmas. After all, Christmas is a warm and fuzzy holy day. At Christmastime we think of God like a jolly old Santa Claus who forgives all and accepts all and would never hold us responsible for how we live our lives. The last thing we want to think about at Christmas is repentance ...

317. What Are You Seeking?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... heated by a woodstove over on one side of the building. The building was cold during the winter. When people first got to church, everyone sat on one side, close to the woodstove. As the service would go on, the woodstove would get very warm, too warm for comfort, and so the congregation developed the practice of moving over to the other side of the church before the hymn before the sermon. And they still did exactly that. Even though the church building had been remodeled several times and the woodstove ...

318. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... Job 33 and in Pliny, Natural History 21, 1. It occurs in Ps. 103:15–16, which, along with Isa. 40:6, might be in James’ mind, and in Matt. 6:30 and Luke 12:28 (although with a different application). Though it is especially suited to Palestine, other warm climates would also find the expression meaningful. Some scholars have seen with scorching heat (kausoni) as indicating the sirocco, or hot desert wind, as in Job 27:21; Jer. 18:17; and Hos. 12:1. In fact, it may well be referred to in Ps. 103:16. But ...

319. The Day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:1-18

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... use of the same verb in v. 9: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand (hēgountai) slowness.” Peter’s reference to our dear (agapētos, beloved by God) brother Paul employs the regular Christian vocabulary to express the warm, harmonious apostleship that Peter and Paul share; the disagreement between the two men over Peter’s inconsistent attitude toward Gentile Christians (Gal. 2:14) was brief. For his part, Paul mentions Peter in two of his letters (1 Cor. 1:12; 3:22; 9:5 ...

320. Jesus and the High Priest

John 18:15-18, John 18:25-27, John 18:19-24

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... 27). The division of the denial into two scenes follows a precedent reflected in Mark (14:54, 66–72) and Matthew (26:58, 69–75; Luke on the other hand, puts the material in one continuous narrative, 22:54–62). As in Mark, the vivid picture of Peter warming himself by the enemy’s fire is the point at which the narrative breaks off (v. 18) and later resumes. But unlike Mark and Matthew, which use the first scene only to set the stage for the three denials, John’s Gospel assigns the first denial to ...

321. Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24:1-67

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... report emphasizes that on seeing the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, Laban went out to the servant and found him with the camels near the spring. It captures Laban’s attraction to the servant’s display of wealth. Greeting the servant warmly, he said, “Come, you who are blessed by Yahweh.” He went on to inform the servant that he had prepared the house for him and a place for the camels. The servant gladly followed him to the house. The camels were unsaddled and fed. Water was ...

322. The Trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin

Mark 14:53-65

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... of verse 50, Peter and John likely turned back a short time after fleeing and began to follow the arresting party discreetly. The night was cool, and this occasioned fires in the courtyard to keep the guards and other bystanders warm. The picture of Peter sitting there warming himself by the fire is in direct contrast with the desperate plight of Jesus inside the building. 14:55 looking for evidence against Jesus. This proves the leaders’ guilt before God. They are not seeking truth; they have already ...

323. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... said, hid in the bottom of the deeps, but rather elevated to an infinite height in the divine knowledge.”7 Greetings to Roman Christians from Paul’s Coworkers in Corinth Big Idea: Paul concludes the greetings section of his letter by sending warm regards from his coworkers in Corinth to the Roman congregations. No doubt some of those coworkers had gathered in Corinth to accompany Paul as he took the collection from Gentiles to the Jerusalem church. Moreover, their greetings to Rome constituted their ...

324. Message to Sardis

Revelation 3:1-6

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... we do not have others helping us move forward, we are like an ice cube in room-temperature water—bound for room temperature. That is why we must reach out and find at least one other person to help us stay awake. (Place an ice cube in slightly warm water at the start of the message, and point out that it is gone by the end of the message). Returning to the historic Christian faith brings great benefit. Bible: Second Chronicles 34 tells the story of King Josiah, the “boy king.” Though young, Josiah led ...

325. Preparations for Worship (Part 2)

Num 8:1-26

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... birds stop singing. The breeze disappears. The air seems to drop several degrees in just a moment. What is it? It is “the silence before the storm.” When weather conditions are right, a massive storm can move across the surface of the earth, eating up warm, moist air around it. Sometimes, such a storm system can actually be felt and sensed before it can be seen. It reaches out ahead of itself and changes the atmosphere in its path. This is what creates that “silence before the storm” effect. If you ...

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