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3401. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Larry Powell

... for hours over one of the injured bandits, summoning all his medical skills in an effort to save the man's life. Finally, when it was apparent that the man would survive, the exhausted doctor carefully wrapped the patient's head wounds and took his leave. Mrs. Graham relates that three hours after her father had returned home, she passed beneath the city gate. Hanging from the gate was the head of the bandit her father had labored to save, bandages and all! Of that horrible moment, she says, "My faith ...

3402. So Close ... But Yet So Far

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... game was in progress, the score was tied, the home team had the ball, and the clock was ticking down. An opposing player broke through the line of scrimmage and slammed the star quarterback to the ground with such force that the signal-caller had to leave the game. Time was running out. The coach had no choice but to put in the back-up. The substitute trotted onto the field, huddled the team, and strode up to the line of scrimmage. Surveying the opposing team, and much to everyone's surprise, he ...

3403. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... upon the seashore for a multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the seashore for a multitude (7:12)." Gideon divided the 300 into three companies of 100. It does not require a military genius to determine that this would leave one side unprotected, even if the modest handfuls could cover the other three. This was the battle plan: the 300 would carry no weapons in their hands and engage in no hand-to-hand conflict with the Midianites. Each soldier carried a trumpet in his ...

3404. Call in the Clowns!

Luke 15:24

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... how glad God is when we change our minds, and come back to tell him how sorry we are for our sins. God is so happy to have us back that it is almost like a party in heaven. God loves us a lot, and he misses us when we leave him to go off in another direction. But God is so happy when we come back, that it is like a very happy and wonderful party. It isn't easy to come back to God. Sometimes we are afraid, or we think that God doesn't want us when we ...

3405. Ten Broken Pencils

Luke 17:17-18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to the laundry. There was another on my workbench, one in the garage, and a couple behind the cushions of the couch. Every one of them was broken, and they looked sad in their terrible condition. A pencil is meant to have a sharp point and to write; to leave them in this kind of condition was awful. So I decided to do what I thought should be done. I got out my special pencil sharpener and went right to work. Soon each pencil I sharpened looked happy and relieved to be back at work again. I could hardly ...

3406. You Can't Hide the Light

John 1:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... box. The box is like a world full of sin. We don't think that we will ever get rid of sin, but the Bible teaches us that when Jesus came into the world, he was like a light, and wherever he went he made the darkness, or the sin, leave so that people could live without living in sin. Maybe you want to make your own box when you go home. Then you can remember how glad we are to have Jesus in our lives so that we don't live in the dark, but rather in the light. God ...

3407. It's Not on Any Map

John 16:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... he asked them a question and I think that it is a good one to ask you also. He said to them that he keeps telling them that he is going away, but that not one of them asked him, "Where are you going?" When you hear that Jesus is leaving, do you ever think about asking him where he is going? I brought along a map today to ask you if you know where Jesus went when he left the disciples? (Let them answer.) Do you think you could find on the map the place where Jesus went after he ...

3408. It's Tempting

Luke 4:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... 't do what we should, we have problems. When we do right and share our lives in the right way, we have right things happen to us. Maybe the next time you decide to watch TV instead of doing your homework, you will remember how Jesus told the Devil to leave when he tried to get Jesus to tempt God. Then you will turn off the TV and do what is expected of you. The TV can be good, or it can be a temptation for you. Only you know when it is right and when it is wrong. Use it ...

3409. Living The Alternatives

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... dust had settled, the resurrection story claims: those powers had been dismantled. Walter Cronkite used to conclude his summary of the evening news by saying, "And that's the way it is." Political, industrial and religious bureaucrats echo the words, and usually add, "Take it or leave it!" The definers of worldly reality assume they have the right to say how it is, and how it will be. They know who is in charge and everyone else had better know it, too, because that's the way it is. Unless, of course, you ...

3410. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God (Romans 8:18, 19)." Even the Most High has to wait. We may wonder why Jesus was not sent a hundred years sooner. Why so long a wait? What was so special about that time? Those days? The gospel writers leave the speculations to our imagination. They simply say God had to wait for the "fullness of time (e.g., Mark 1:15 and Ephesians 1:10)." Even then, the Most High had to wait on the pregnancy of Mary. Nine long months had to be endured before God could bring ...

3411. Growing Up

Ephesians 3:17-19

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... this year? I remember when I was growing up there were a number of times each year when we might get new clothes. Sometimes that would be on our birthdays, at Easter time, maybe at Christmas, and almost always at the beginning of the new school year. But that leaves me with a question: Why do we need anything new? Can't we just wear the same clothes year after year? Maybe I could do that as a grown up, but you could never do that because you are still growing. In fact, your parents probably say you are ...

3412. Many Parts - One Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-13

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... people. The same thing is true in the life of a Christian! The Bible says we are members of the Body of Christ. That means we do not come here simply as individual people - saying my faith is my own business, or too personal to talk about - and then leave again having worshipped God. No, instead we are called to be a team of people who are working together for Jesus! He wants us to reach out to each other and really be concerned about how the other people around us are growing and developing in their faith ...

3413. Planting Seeds

Matthew 13:1-23

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... to sow his seed." (vs 3) Do any of you ever help your parents when they are out working in the yard? There is always a lot of work to do to keep your yard looking great. You have to mow and trim the lawn. You have to rake up leaves in the fall. In the spring, when everything is coming to life again after the winter, you have to plant seeds in the garden to produce the flowers and vegetables we will enjoy all summer. We have flowers up here at the altar every Sunday. We have a local flower ...

3414. You Are A Part Of A House

1 Peter 2:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the spiritual things Jesus taught us to do. When you live in a spiritual house, you worship God in faith and trust. You forgive the people who have hurt you. You take care of the sick and the people who cannot take care of themselves. You visit people who cannot leave their homes or who are in prisons. You share your food with the hungry and your clothing with those who do not have clothes to keep them warm. You do all of those things and more when you live in a spiritual house. We can't finish our house ...

3415. The Unwilling Woodpile

Philippians 1:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... being a tree. It had great branches and a beautiful trunk. But the tree was old and the wind blew it over. We cut up the tree into little pieces and now it should be burned. If we don't burn it then the wood will rot. Should we just leave the wood alone? Does the wood know that it will rot? Isn't it better for the wood to be used for a beautiful fire than to rot? I think so and I am going to tell the woodpile what I think. People have the same kind of choice. I ...

3416. The Jesus Key

Romans 5:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... key? (Let them answer.) Good, almost all of you. Have any of you ever been locked up so that you could not get out? (Let them answer.) I hope not, because that is very frightening. Today we are going to pretend that we are locked up so that we cannot leave where we are, and we will think about how awful it is. I want you to come close together in a bunch and pretend that you are in a small room. Now I am going to lock you up with this lock so that you cannot get out. The lock ...

3417. Alone

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... here because I can't really think of one that would do all of this justice. And that inability to form this adequately may be a bit of evidence for the feminist case that our language really is inevitably, inescapably sexist. So we'll just leave this particular matter here. The term "helper," overwhelmingly used for God himself, is a highly exalted term and there surely is simply nothing in it to justify the demeaning subordination that is the general impression in the way it is usually translated and used ...

3418. Christ the King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... you managed to sell your house yet?" "Oh, no, God hasn't sent me a buyer yet." So he wants you to continue to make two payments? If that is his will, it is indeed mysterious. Have you thought of changing realtors?" "Your daughter was killed in an accident? Just leave her to God. He had his reasons for taking her." Please don't say that to people in the agony of grief. It's like a knife. You are telling them their grief is illegitimate, and so they won't be able to share it with you. And you are ...

3419. His Suffering Servant

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... 't work. Nobody would understand that. Well, having reduced it to those few bare bones, let's see if we can flesh it out again. The part about sin and God's justice, we don't need to say more about that. That you know about - we can leave it. Let's look more specifically to the redeeming, the healing part of the suffering. Again, what Isaiah tells us is that God works in their suffering to bring healing to his world. Has He? Fact of history: in that holocaust Isaiah and his people suffered in their defeat ...

3420. Right When the World is Wrong

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... . "Lord, let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless not my will, but thine be done." A beautiful prayer. A perfect prayer. But, petition denied. Drink. I rest my case. Not proper prayer technique. That's not what brings grace and deliverance. Grace comes by grace alone - His grace alone. That leaves us here. "God, I cannot ask this because I deserve it. I don't. I can ask it and do because I want it. I can ask it and do because I know you have the power to grant it. I can ask it and do because you are a ...

3421. Elijah and the Widow of Zarapheth

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... all sounds. It seemed to me that, there in the Christmas night darkness, God had said, "World, you must all be quiet now because my Son is being born." Something as ordinary as snow can say that. I've been nursing an orchid plant for four years. Leaves had come and gone, and sometimes it had looked rather scraggly. This year it finally bloomed - two lavender blooms, one of them near perfect, a prize-winner. God can speak and create and give in such ordinary things as the blooming of a flower. I recall ...

3422. Obedience Is An Ugly Word!

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... and obedience. It didn't happen to those early disciples, and it won't happen to us. But wait! An advocate for these men came from an unexpected qurter. Gamaliel, a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, spoke up and addressed the court and said, "I advise you to leave these men alone. Let them go. If their purpose and activity is of human origin it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men, you will only find yourselves fighting against God." Did you get that? Even Gamaliel realized ...

3423. Are You A Basket Case?

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... us! Isn't that wonderful news? The story goes that Arnold Palmer was asked by an oil sheik to come and lay out and supervise the building of a golf course in Kuwait. Palmer went, built a magnificent course, and was paid extremely well for it. As he prepared to leave and return home, the sheik came to him and asked him what he could give him as a gift. "Nothing," Palmer said, "you've already paid me a fortune and I don't need anything at all." But the sheik persisted, "Isn't there anything I could give you ...

3424. A Fireside Chat

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... me. Can I name him, too?" When the father said she could choose what the new pet would be called, the child held it close to her face and said, "I'm going to call him 'Mine.' " The fireside chat between Moses and God is ended for now. Moses leaves the spot called "Holy Ground" and goes to unhallowed places to become the Deliverer God called him to be. But the great I AM who promised to be with him, goes along. For the great I AM is not only beside burning bushes, but in conflict with the enemy, providing ...

3425. Fresh Bread And New Wine

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... the new covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." In these hours before Good Friday, let us come kneeling in true repentance and faith, confessing our sins and unworthiness, and with trembling, trusting hands reach out to receive from our Lord, fresh bread and new wine - and leave this place knowing we have been given sustenance and salvation!

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