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3351. At All Times

Proverbs 17:17

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... : A Bible. Lesson: Friends love each other no matter what happens. Here in the Bible, it says that "a friend loves at all times." What is a friend? (Let them answer.) A friend is someone to play with. Someone to talk to. Someone to get mad at. Someone to stop being mad at. Have you sometimes said to a friend, "I’m not going to play with you anymore"? If you ever said, "I won’t play with you anymore," you were probably mad at your friend. Then what would happen if you wouldn’t play with your friend ...

3352. Quiet, Please

Lamentations 3:25-27

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... -up people, such as your dad or mom, need to talk to each other about things that they’ve been doing or are going to do. If you’re talking, too, it’s hard for them to think about what they want to say, so they may ask you to stop talking for awhile. What can you do if someone wants you to be quiet? Take a nap? Play with toys? Look at books? Play outside? When you play quietly in the house or go outside to play, then your mom and dad can talk to each other. They need to ...

3353. The Green Light

Jude 1:1-16

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... to cross the street and you saw a real traffic light that’s red like this one, what would you do? When the light turned green, as on this pretend traffic light, what would you do? Before you cross the street, would you look to see if the cars had stopped? That’s important to do. Sometimes instead of a green light, we may see the word "WALK" lighted up. That also means it’s all right to walk across the street, just like when the light is green. We need to walk with the green light or when the sign ...

3354. Feeling Good

Philippians 4:2-9

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... remember the not-so-good things that sometimes happen to you. I want you to think about the good times you’ve had with a friend or your dad, your mom, or other people you know. We’ll always have not-so-good things happen to us, but let’s stop thinking about them as soon as we can and instead think of the good things. That makes living more fun.

3355. The Pinwheel Spins

Genesis 2:4-25

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... blow out a candle, we take a big breath and then we let it out fast. Now, take a deep breath and blow out the candle. That’s one time when we especially think about breathing. Another time we notice our breathing is when we’ve been running. When we stop running, we notice that we’re breathing hard, like this. (Demonstrate) The next time you think about your breathing, you could say to God, "Thank you, God, for my lungs."

3356. When Someone Dies

Romans 6:1-14

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... is when someone they love dies. Who are some people you love? Mom, Dad, sisters, brothers, grandmas, grandpas, cousins. One person I loved died not very long ago. That was my mother. She was very sick and couldn’t get better again, and so one summer morning she stopped breathing and died. When that happened, I felt very sad and I cried, just as you cry when something sad happens to you. Do you think it’s okay to cry when someone you love dies? Yes, it certainly is okay. I hope you’ll always remember ...

3357. The Beginning of the New

Psalm 90:6

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: Calendars for the old and new years; a watch with an alarm. Lesson: We can make a new attempt to do our work better and love our family and friends more at the beginning of each day. A few days ago we started a new year. We stopped using our [20_] calendars and began using our [20_] calendars. Without calendars we can hardly tell when an old year ends and a new year begins. Do you like new things? What new things do you like? (Let them answer.) Toys, clothes. What new things don’t you like? Food ...

3358. What Would We Do Without Friends?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... despite of, and not because of the help of, the crowd, which, tragically so often represents the church. Tony Compolo wrote about an experience he had while at a convention in Hawaii. Having Jet lag he went for a walk at two in the morning. Having stopped at a greasy spoon he over heard the conversation of some ladies of the evening [prostitutes]. One of them stated that tomorrow would be her birthday. When they left Compolo worked an agreement with the owner and cook of the diner to throw a birthday party ...

3359. Return to Glory

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Richard Patt

... photograph was to show how the beautiful, glorious waters of Lake Michigan will eventually be ruined if this kind of invasion is allowed to continue. The accompanying story suggested that somebody must begin to act now, so that such an ecological breakdown is stopped, and the waters can be rehabilitated to their original glory. To me this newspaper account was a parable about another seepage going on. I’m talking about the spiritual breakdown that has invaded our entire human society. It has caused a loss ...

3360. Worthwhile Arguments

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Richard Patt

... worthwhile ones. Remember that the word "argue" can also mean "to reason, to make clear, to give evidence of, to indicate." Those are good things to do whenever we’re engaged in talk with someone. The answer to gaps between people is not to stop talking. Often the answer is precisely to talk - to communicate, to reason, to make clear, to indicate (that is, to give direction and guidance). Oh yes, perhaps even worse than some of our arguing is the silence that frequently develops between people. Persons in ...

3361. What Do You Mean 'Born Again?'

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... experience" as an end in itself and nowhere do they insist that anyone else become a Christian precisely as they did. As a matter of fact, Peter, James, and John had a gradual, three-year turn toward God characterized by hundreds of stops and starts, highs and lows, virtues and sins. All four of these apostles were Christian witnesses of the highest caliber, but their experiences of the Christ were distinctly different. At its best, "religious experience" can and frequently does lay on the transformed ...

3362. Going The Wrong Way On A One Way Street

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... on yourself, your ideas, your narrow theology, your little world." God is there to be worshiped. The neighbor is there to be served. The sabbath was made for that discovery. I made a wrong turn. I suddenly discovered that I was faced by onrushing traffic - all pointed at me! I stopped, pulled over to the side of the road, turned around and headed in the right way. Along the right way, I found God and my neighbor. I also found that I was going home.

3363. Let Us Cross To The Other Side

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... God raised his questions with Job instead of just listening to the questions and accusations of Job? The reversal came. With it came healing and wholeness. That same reversal happened to the followers of Jesus when Jesus stood up and commanded the wind and waves to stop. Job lost sight of God because of what was happening around him and to him. Job lost sight of God when his own questions became doubts and his doubts began to harden into cynicism. Job lost sight of God when he listened to his friends and ...

3364. Heal the Sick; Cast Out the Demons

Matthew 10:5-8

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... stand behind it in importance and ruining many a life. Martin Luther said: "You can’t keep the birds of temptation from flying over your head; but you can keep them from building a nest in your head." When we don’t stop temptations early, they make their home in our minds and become demons. People are subject to the divisive invasion of demons. So are institutions. All institutions - educational, business, political, and religious are subject to the invasion of demons. Depersonalization sets in. Rules ...

3365. You CAN Take It With You

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

... today’s gospel that there is a mutual relationship between healing and proclamation. The repentance and forgiveness we receive from God is the message we carry to others, to all! As a church which is part of Christ’s own body, it is time that we stop talking about our illness and begin taking the evidence of healing to others. That means that we are to begin sharing our scars as signs of wounds that are healed, rather than as symptoms of a disease that persists! For the healing power of forgiveness is ...

3366. My Soul Is Glad - Because of God

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

... situation, to accept it - by faith. Again Daryl Stingley: I lost just about everything I had except my life. Then all of a sudden, it becomes a new way of life. It’s redefining who I am now. Everything that was, was. It can no longer be. When you stop asking why, you start living. Listen to how Mary sings it: My heart magnifies the Lord; my soul is glad because of God my Savior, for he has remembered me - his lowly servant! From now on all people will call me happy, because of the great things the Mighty ...

3367. A Christian's Duty in Time of War

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... would not fulfill the requirements for lifting the U.N. trade embargo. Saddam has killed more Muslims than any other person in modern history. Some four million Iraqis are in exile. This war is also defensive. Our President is convinced that unless Saddam is stopped, he will surely place his weapons of mass destruction in the hands of terrorists who will deliver them to Main Street, USA. Whether you or I agree with President Bush is not vitally important. What matters in regard to war is the decision of ...

3368. Lessons From A Girl In Trouble

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... of our faith. Until we believe it, it’s just something that happened a long, long time ago. The same is true of Jesus’ Baptism, that time long ago when God said from heaven, "This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased." When we confess it, it stops being "just history" and becomes part of God’s good news for every day of our lives. Listen to what John wrote: "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God" (1 John 4:15). God lives in him and he lives ...

3369. Just Follow The Signs

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... the sky, forecasting the weather by the color of the clouds, yet they could not interpret the signs of the times. They could see tomorrow’s weather, but they couldn’t see the Savior standing in their midst today (Matthew 16:3). The problem is that people rarely, if ever, stop to ask, "What is God trying to say to me?" Things happen around us and to us and we go on blissfully unaware of God, acting as if he has nothing to do with what is going on. It’s sad to see this happen. God reaches out to people ...

3370. A God Pleasing Savior and God Pleasing People

Malachi 1:1-5

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... be ours, Jesus was baptized. When Jesus came to John to be baptized by him, John couldn’t understand what in the world was going on. "I need to be baptized by you," he said to Jesus. John knew and confessed that Jesus was mightier than he. John tried to stop Jesus. But the Savior said to him, "Let’s do it this way for now in order to fulfill all righteousness" (Matthew 3:15). Let’s do it this way, Jesus said, so that I can accomplish all that you can’t do for God to be pleased with you ...

3371. The Best Advertising of All

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... the "bait" by which people would be drawn to Jesus and get hooked on him, believe in him. "You shall be my witnesses," Jesus said to them (Acts 1:8). What you hear from me proclaim to everyone around you, Jesus told them. Saint Luke tells us they never stopped telling the good news of Christ our Savior (Acts 5:42). Not only the disciples were called to give word-of-mouth advertising about Jesus, but all who believed in him and followed him were called to do so. One such witness was a man out of whom Jesus ...

3372. All I Need Is A Little Rest!

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... on going that way well into the night. It was a sabbath, so Jesus went to the synagogue to worship. His quiet time in that place was shattered by a demon whom he promptly cast out. The people marveled at his power and after the worship they couldn’t stop talking about what had happened. Jesus and his friends went to Peter’s house for lunch. When they got there, they found Peter’s mother-in-law sick with a fever. Giving us all a beautiful example of how to care for mothers-in-law, Jesus healed her. He ...

3373. Coping with Fear, Worry, and Anxiety

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... his mind would jump to a particular unsolved problem. He couldn’t shake it off and his sales effectiveness suffered. He found his release. He began carrying little white cards in his pocket. Wheenever a worry would begin to conflict with his concentration on work, he would stop a minute and write the problem down on one of his "worry cards," put it in his pocket, and then go on single-mindedly with his business. Every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. he would go to his secretary and say: "Don’t let anyone disturb ...

3374. Lifting the Burden of Guilt

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... can we get? Someone in the fourth century knew the meaning of guilt and wrote a hymn to it: O Felix Culpa (O Happy Guilt) Praise to thee, dear brother Guilt! Strong Son of God’s law and love Who dost not cease thy pricks When we would stop to play with dangerous toys Who goads us from the quicksands of anger and (unconcern,) Who makes our hearts to hunger Beyond new clothes, new chariots, new kitchens, New houses, new spouses, or even a new Nation. I have quarreled with thee, O tenacious Shadow that I ...

3375. Coping When It Seems Impossible

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... with these and other basic human questions which were not answered by her dialectical philosophy. She was comforted to discover that Christianity really dealt with these questions of faith and found deep answers in experience. The old bus reached its destination. The motor was stopped, and in the dangerous silence she could ask no more questions. As she arose to go, she bent over and whispered, "I want to thank you. This has met a deep need in my life." This young woman had found new hope for coping ...

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