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Acts 1:1-11

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

... 80. Mr. Ring was a service station operator and worker for over sixty years. Our assignment today, to celebrate the long and good life of Eck Ring, is one we attempt with ease and joy. If there is anything good that a minister can think to say about a kind and gentle person, Eck did it. His greatest happiness in life came from seeing other people, especially his children, do well. He was always more interested in how other people were doing than in how he was doing. Consequently, Eck always possessed the ...

3252. For a Cancer Victim

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Eulogy

James W. Robinson

... God! they say. Thank you for strengthening us in tribulation! Thank you for blessing us when we were ridiculed for standing up for what we believed! Thank you for standing by us when we were reviled and persecuted for righteousness' sake, when men uttered all kinds of evil against us falsely on your account! Thank you for comforting us when we mourned, and for giving us such happiness and bliss now! It was worth going through all that torture, imprisonment and death for your sake. We remember all that, but ...

3253. Death of an Alzheimer's Victim

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

John M. Braaten

... by Paul becomes the focus of our attention as we gather in grateful praise for the life of C_ B_. And we are grateful. Decorating the borders of our sorrow are feelings of gratefulness for having known her, for having experienced her kindness, her warmth and her openness. C_ was a special person, the kind you want as a relative, or would choose as a friend. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we are here to embrace the B_ family as they mourn her death. But we have also come with them to listen to the Gospel ...

3254. Ludwig Nommensen Missionary To The Bataks

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... to dominate the coastal areas. Nor had Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims made any inroads among the Batak people. With that kind of isolation from the world, the Bataks had their own very well developed society: a system of laws, social customs and ... to earth but decided that the problems of the middle world were too difficult and so he left, never to return! A very different kind of morality resulted from this religious worldview. To enter the kingdom of the dead, a Batak would be asked how many heads he had ...

3255. Blessed To Be A Blessing

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Justin Tull

... was willing to believe God and so set out on a journey to an unknown land, without the security of country and kindred but only the promise that God would take care of him. How many of you at age 75 or even 35 would make that kind of journey, that kind of commitment? At first it seems like a rosy future: a great nation, a new land, blessings promised to those whom Abram blesses, and curses on ones whom Abram curses. What could Abram have to lose? Several things come to my mind: a sense of stability, worldly ...

3256. Recollections of Enoch, A Jewish Captive In Babylon

Isaiah 12:1-6

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... ? We used to think that we could be sure of finding him nowhere if not in the temple in Jerusalem, and now, not only are we far, far from Jerusalem, but there is no longer a temple there. We know that we're being punished for unfaithfulnesses of so many kinds. What we do not know is whether the punishment will ever end. We do not know if Yahweh hears our cries, our prayers. We do not know if Yahweh sees our tears or understands our broken hearts. "Can we really sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" That ...

3257. Recollections of Mary -- Dramatic Monologue

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... for him to make a living, he starts asking questions about where there are fewer, where there might be better opportunities for his kind of work. And I suppose that's how it was generations ago for someone in the family of Joseph. His ancestors had come ... all full, or whether he was so far out of money that he could not have paid for a room anyway. Your grandfather responded just as kindly as he could, but he told the man there was no place in our inn for even one more person. The man - later we learned ...

3258. Trinity

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... hot that it floats up into the air. You can't drink it or hold it. Most of the time you can't even see it. This kind of water is called a vapor. Optional: At this point demonstrate the thermos and mirror or allow them to hold their hands over the thermos to feel ... : So water exists in three forms. What's the first? (liquid) What's the second? (ice) And what's the third? (steam) Three kinds of water. Today is a special day in the church. It is Trinity Sunday. We are celebrating God as Trinity. Does anyone know ...

3259. Saved From Water: The Storm

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... you are asking is this: "What was Jesus really like?" What he was like, at least what he seemed like to us disciples, was like the kind of friend you always wanted to be doing things for. We did do a lot of things for Jesus too, things he asked us to do ... did. The trouble was the ones who wouldn't move that day were some young mothers carrying children. We were shouting at them and kind of pushing them back just when Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me." When you people read that story it makes us ...

3260. Seek Good, Not Evil (That You May Live)

Amos 5:1-17

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... expense of the poor, the unfortunate, the oppressed, and the dispossessed, the lonely and the exiled. What has contributed in part to the kind of public debauch at the expense of the poor in Amos' day and in ours is that relation to God is often felt ... to be a passion. We are to be burned up with the desire and will that good will reign. We are to be consumed by the same kind of passion that consumed our Lord. The purpose of the text and of this sermon is not the development of a new program in niceness. It ...

3261. Mercy and Understanding

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... the hospital, not because she was dying, although that was a part of it. The real difficulty was in the suffering she was enduring. There seemed to be too many tubes and too many chemicals. There were too many X-rays and too many surgeons. Those are the kinds of thoughts that race and rage through the mind when we reflect upon her experience in the hospitals.Instead of all of this pain, it is better for us to see beyond the physical in order to see her spirit. Her spirit jerked her physical body upright in ...

3262. Making the Move

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... on the family this way." Easier on you and easier on me to know that if medicine and doctors could keep her alive, so be it, but that she was quite ready for it to turn out this way.Where does the strength come for this kind of living and this kind of dying? Ask yourself that, if you will. How did ____________ reach her strong and hard convictions? How did she hold on to them, despite the terrible suffering? Ask yourself another question and you'll answer the first. Where has she been for a lifetime, every ...

3263. Christmas Eve at the Candy Cane Inn

Drama

Edward Long

... : (Bounces on one of the beds.) Just like a trampoline ... wow, I'll take this one ... FREDA: Suzy, don't wreck that lovely bed. Help me unpack. (They unpack and explore the place.) JOHNNY: A super-neat place, Dad, but don't you think Mr. Nick is kind of weird?(Mocks Lon Chaney.) Your rrooms are rrready ... bleh. (Gets a disapproving look from FREDA.) FREDA: Just like out of a dream ... almost too good to be true ... HENRY: Yup, first nice thing that's happened to us today; more than that, in a long time ...

3264. Step Four - Courage

Mt 26:69-75 · Acts 9:1-9 · Ps 139:1-6

Sermon

John A. Terry

... difference in their betrayal is a matter of degree, just as each of us to some degree betrays our calling. But the difference in how Judas and Peter responded to their awareness of what they had done wrong, was not a difference of degree, but difference of kind. Both men did wrong. Both men became painfully aware they had done wrong. You recall Judas throwing the money back at those who gave it to him. God knew what Peter and Judas did. God did not destroy either of them. But Judas destroyed himself. Peter ...

3265. Step Five - Integrity

Jn 4:16-24 · 1 Jo 1:5-10 · Is 6:1-8

Sermon

John A. Terry

... , "Everybody does it." Isaiah first had to say, "I am unclean." Then he had to say my world, my peers, are unclean. "Everybody does it" does not give anything moral approval. In the church there are two basic kinds of confession: general confession and personal confession. That is because we need to do both kinds of confession. To confess the exact nature of our wrongs - I kicked my dog yesterday - we run the risk of ignoring the weightier nature of our sin - I never kicked my neighbor, but I hate him. To ...

3266. Jesus Is Made Known in the Breaking of the Bread

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Steven Burt

... the party and the cake for this beloved old member of the church and the women’s group. I’m sure Christ was present there in the sharing of the bread (or cake, in this case). It happens all the time. In the early church there were two kinds of Communion meals that have worked their way together into our current ritual. There was the Passover meal, a ritual meal celebrating the deliverance from Egypt by way of the Red Sea. It was celebrated with a sprig of parsley, some matzoh, and a bit of salt water ...

3267. Magic Prayers

Luke 11:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... s really nice and I think I'd look really good in it driving around town. And, I'd like some really big muscles. You made me kind of puny and if, well, if you could change that I'd be very happy. Oh, and one last thing. I've noticed something very strange ... right. You know that I'm teasing you, don't you? (response) We really can't pray like that and expect God to answer. What kind of things should we pray for? (response) Give them time to answer. In addition to the children's answers: We can pray for God's ...

3268. All in All

Colossians 3:1-17

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... bowl of plain M&M's. Lesson: Today I want to share with you some of my favorite candy. Show them the candy. What kind is it? (M&M's) Right! M&M's! Let's all say, yea! (response) I'm going to give each of you some ... there are no differences between us. We're neither black nor white, rich nor poor, or even male nor female. It doesn't make a difference to God what kind of shell we have -- the inside is what counts to him. And it shouldn't matter to us either. We should treat everyone the same no matter what color ...

3269. Sign of the Times

Luke 12:54-59

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... , but so is the scriptural text.) Props: A branch with enough green leaves for each child to tear one off. Lesson: As you were coming to church this morning perhaps you noticed the weather. What was the weather like? (response) What kind of things did you see? What kind of sky was there? (response) What was the temperature like? Was it hot, cold, or nice outside? (response) Summarize the weather conditions and then add to the end of your description: But weather can change quickly, can't it? (response) How ...

3270. Building Blocks

2 Timothy 3:16

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... out the almost finished car. What do you think about it? (response) It needs something else but I can't figure out what it is. How can I find out what it needs? Is there something I can look at to tell me what is missing? (response) Is there some kind of book that will help me? (instructions, directions) Oh, an instruction booklet. Well, I have one right here. And here's what I'm building. Show the picture to the children. According to the design, I just need to add one more thing. Can you help me find it ...

3271. So You Want To Go To Bethlehem, Do You?

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... t know about you, but I’m not real anxious to go out there in the desert again. I already know what that weirdo in the camel’s hair shirt is going to say. He says the same thing every year, like a broken record, over and over. What kind of preacher only has one sermon? No wonder he’s out there in the desert. The District Superintendent [Bishop or Regional Minister] probably sent him there because none of the churches would have him! You know what his sermon is, don’t you? "Repent, for the kingdom of ...

3272. No Room In The Inn

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the community. Did they sing praise God from whom all blessings flow? Did they cry out Praise be to Jesus? Did they build a hospital in the community and name it after the Nazarene? No, none of these things. What they did was to send a committee to Jesus and kindly ask him to get out of town. You see, they weren't so concerned about that poor demoniac man. He had been around so many years that he had simply become a part of the landscape. But what really got to them was the fact that Jesus destroyed a herd ...

3273. Dealing with the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... things, but "stupid" is not one of them! Matthew’s story of the temptation of Jesus is a portrayal of the confrontation between Jesus and the force of evil he had been sent to overcome. The writer of Matthew describes, in a most dramatic way, the kinds of temptations Jesus was to face throughout his earthly ministry, the testing that you and I, as followers of Jesus, must also endure. Make no mistake about it: both Matthew’s account and Luke’s shorter version of it, state quite clearly that evil is an ...

3274. See the Light, Be the Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... around in heaven in a style related to the way we lived on earth. After a few minutes, a Lear Jet landed there in front of us. It was one of those fancy corporate models. The door opened and we could see that the plane was equipped with every kind of gadget you could imagine. And there was a full staff of attendants just waiting to serve the lucky occupant. I started to get on board the plane, but Saint Peter said, "Okay, Adele – here’s your ride!" Well, needless to say I was disappointed. But just then ...

3275. Just Who Do You Think You Are?

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... . I have my own little community to minister to – the ones who pay my salary. Somebody else is in charge of doing ministry with YOUR kind of people, not me. That’s not my job." I’ll be honest with you. Every time I read this passage of scripture, the hair ... to folks about whom some might say, "Don’t bother with them. It’s not our job to minister to them. Let their own kind take care of them, and if they don’t, the government will. It’s not our job." Without this gentle nudge, the danger is ...

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