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John 10:14

Children's Sermon

... . Is there anyone here who can make the sound of a dog growling? (Ask for a volunteer to do it first, and then ask everyone to join the volunteer in growling.) That sounds great. As a matter of fact, it sounds kind of scary. I don't think I would want to come in your house if I heard that kind of noise on the other side of the door. Does a watchdog do this - make that growling noise - to everyone? (Let them answer.) Does your dog make that noise when he knows that you are coming home or if your parents ...

3452. Who's In Charge?

John 18:36

Children's Sermon

... them and ate with them. How could he do all of that and not be their king. He was a king, he said, but a different kind of king. They already had kings of their countries. Jesus was a king because the Father in Heaven made him the king over all the ... forever with him in heaven. Jesus knew that men would need a king who did not love some people and hate other people. That was the kind of king that Jesus would be. Jesus did not want people to fight for him, and fight against other people. Jesus was the king of ...

3453. Our Splintered World

Luke 12:49-53

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... a member somewhere "back home" but he wasn’t sure. Then he added "My wife is the churchgoer in our family." I asked him as kindly as I could, "As far as Christianity is concerned, whose side are you on?" He laughed and said, "I guess I’m not on anybody ... is not to condemn, but to invite - to tell in words and show in deeds what Jesus means to us; to tell and show with kindly conviction the strengthening power of our prayer and Bible study, and let the Holy Spirit use it as he will. A man came to church ...

3454. The Collateral Damage of Our Attitudes

Luke 16:19-31

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Brett Blair

... his house almost every day. He went out the gate, which tells us he led a somewhat secluded, protected life. Outside that gate the rich man saw a beggar. The rich man would have felt very comfortable living in our present time. He was a 21st Century kind of a guy: Self-reliant, self-confidant, and self-assured. He was a connoisseur, a lover of the arts, one who knows and appreciates fine living, four-star restaurants. We are told in vs. 19 that he habitually dressed in purple. Purple was known as the color ...

3455. Eating at the King’s Table

2 Samuel 9:1-13

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Various Authors

... into the king’s court, expecting to hear the death sentence. But instead he heard: "Mephibosheth, you shall live here with me as one of my sons, and eat at my table." Mephibosheth couldn’t believe what he heard. "You are going to be kind to me?" he asked the king. "Should a king show kindness to a dead dog like me?" "Yes," answered King David. "You shall sit at my table." And Mephibosheth did. "From that time on, he ate regularly with the king, as though he were one of his sons." (2 Samuel 9:1-11) I ...

3456. The Rite of Remembrance

Luke 22:7-38

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Edward Chinn

... . When I cloud the sky over the earth, the bow shall be seen in the cloud. Then I will remember the covenant which I have made between myself and you and living things of every kind ... The bow shall be in the cloud; when I see it, it will remind me of the everlasting covenant between God and living things on earth of every kind." (Genesis 9:12-16, NEB) The rainbow was to remind God of the covenant. Again, in the Book of Numbers, are these words: "When you go into battle against an invader and you are hard ...

3457. More Real Than Food

John 6:25-59

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Carl Jech

... body, but the wine is described as "the cup of the new covenant in my blood." This earliest written version of the words of institution does not suggest the drinking of blood and is, therefore, very much in keeping with the Jewish Kosher tradition which forbids any kind of eating or drinking of blood! If we follow this tradition today, we present the cup to one another by saying simply "the cup of the new covenant" or "the cup of blessing." In Luke’s account of the Last Supper the cup is simply referred ...

3458. The Ministry of Refreshing

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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Various Authors

... to write with disappointment of the many fair-weather friends who deserted him in time of trouble. Often Paul had to warn against enemies who were out to burn him and other Christians. But other times Paul could write of those persons who did him great kindnesses. One of these is Onesiphorus. This is what Paul, in chains in a Roman prison, writes to Timothy about Onesiphorus: You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, and among them Phygelus and Herogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the ...

3459. Running for Jesus

Romans 5:3-4

Children's Sermon

... worked pretty hard this morning. What did we learn? That's what we want to know. Are we in good shape? Do we need a lot of practice if we are going to get a lot stronger? (Let them answer.) The answer is yes. Saint Paul knew all about this kind of thing. Saint Paul even suffered, and said that suffering a little more each day meant that we were stronger people and able to take a lot, which meant that we would always be able to look forward to something better. The same thing is true with being Christian. If ...

3460. Changing Bad to Good

Romans 12:21

Children's Sermon

... not sleep. I had to sit up all night in a chair. I not only felt bad that night, but the next day I was so tired that I could not keep my eyes open. My chest hurt so badly that it felt like it was broken. That kind of cough is the kind that you never forget. Now of course I didn't keep that cough. I got rid of it, and do you know how I got rid of it? (Let them answer.) That's right, I took some cough syrup. The old cough gave up when I took this ...

3461. An Appointment With God

Romans 13:11

Children's Sermon

... in the morning and live all day like we were expecting to meet him at any moment. When we live like we had an appointment with God at 10:30 (Move the hands.) or at 12:00 (Move the hands.) or at 4:00 this afternoon, then we live the kind of lives that God wants us to live. Maybe when you ask what time it is so that you will not miss your favorite TV show, you will remember that you should live like you have an appointment with God, and that will help you make sure you are living ...

3462. Who Lives In You?

Galatians 2:20

Children's Sermon

... him didn't really know the truth about him. They knew how tall or short he was and what color of hair and eyes he had. They also knew how strong his arms were and what kind of clothes he wore. But if that was all they knew, Paul said that they did not know him very well. At one time Paul was about the same kind of person on the inside that everyone else was. He could be angry or tired or sad or glad. On the inside he was changing all the time. But Paul says that he is not ...

3463. Learn To Be Patient

1 Timothy 1:16

Children's Sermon

... learned. I brought along a puzzle with me this morning. How many of you like to work puzzles? (Let them answer.) This is not a regular kind of puzzle. I want you to know that this is one of the hardest puzzles I have ever seen. I may never be able to ... finishing them quickly makes us feel smart. But hard puzzles that do not have easy answers make us nervous, and even unhappy. Those kinds of puzzles are like problems that we have in living. We don't like big problems because when we do not have easy answers ...

3464. Bringing Us Together

1 Timothy 2:5

Children's Sermon

... a couple pieces of paper. We are going to call the one piece of paper "God" and the other piece of paper "people." Now both God and the people want to be together. God really loves the people and he does all kinds of things to bring the people close to him. The people love God, but they have all kinds of problems. We call these problems "sin." Sin keeps them away from God. If you put the two pieces of paper together and let go, the pieces of paper fall away from each other and they both go their own way ...

3465. Repentance

Matthew 3:1-12

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... . Instead, in Matthew's Gospel, repentance means to turn toward the One who is yet to come. John the Baptizer wanted his audience to turn their lives toward the Messiah who was just around the corner. This kind of repentance is not negative, dour, and longfaced. It is not the kind of repentance that causes one to put on sackcloth and ashes. Rather, this understanding of repentance turns one toward a new reality which is about to break into the present reality where death and oppression reign. John ...

3466. When God's Mind is Spoken

Judges 1:1-36

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... . If Jesus is the best picture we have of God, then what implications does that have for your life." In his own unorthodox way my history teacher invited me to listen anew to the Word made flesh. This listening is not a once-and-for-all kind of listening. It is the kind of listening that must take place over and over again, day in and day out, if we are to continue to hear the shaping Word of God in our midst. A group of college students had a faith discussion. They said, among other things, "We think that ...

3467. A House for God

Matthew 7:24-29

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Gary W. Houston

... your house in order. Why not build a house for God? Your entire life can be like a glorious temple, not a sand castle, for God. Charles Swindoll in his book Living on the Ragged Edge speaks of the unwise when he says: Fools make all kinds of promises but they don’t follow through. Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks. Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything. Up above there are sagging rafters and a leaky roof ...

3468. Christmas 1

Psalm 111:1-10, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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... happened when Jesus was born, and that the plan he had put into action would succeed, no matter what forces were arrayed against him. It can be argued that the seeming paradox of Jesus' escape and the death of the boys in Bethlehem is a sign of the kind of trouble that his presence arouses in the world. It is also an indication of the manner in which God will use the death of other innocent persons to accomplish his purposes in the world, just as his plan calls for the sacrifice of the innocent one, his ...

3469. Epiphany 3

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Psalm 27:1-14, Isaiah 9:1-7

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... the same things about Jesus Christ!" He had realized, probably for the first time in his life, that we had a basis for unity in the gospel of our Lord. Later that year, he sent a Christmas card to my wife and me, adding after his signature, as a kind of afterthought, "I will remember you both in the Christmas mass." For him, and us, unity had been established in our Lord, Jesus Christ. Paul was saying something like that to the people who belonged to the church at Corinth. 1. The church is one in Christ; it ...

3470. Transfiguration of Our Lord

Matthew 17:1-13, 2 Peter 1:12-21, Exodus 24:1-18, Psalm 2:1-12

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... , and even Jesus needed company when he faced up to what was to happen to him in the near future. 2. When Jesus was transfigured, Peter wanted to hedge his bets; he wanted to make certain that something good and lasting would come out of this experience - some kind of a memorial or marker - so he blurted out, "Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." Before Jesus could reply, God intervened once more - he "overshadowed ...

3471. Easter 5

Acts 17:1-9, Psalm 33:1-22, Acts 17:10-15, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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... , he preached powerfully for three weeks and won many converts with his arguments that Jesus was the Messiah, who died and rose again on the third day. He also aroused considerable hostility, so much so that a gang of men was enlisted to carry out a kind of citizen's arrest; instead, they took Jason, the man who was playing host to Paul and Silas, and some of the "brothers" to the authorities, who compelled them to post a security bond to guarantee that they would not harbor the two "Christian criminals" in ...

3472. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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... easy; they will probably undergo real persecution, not simply ridicule and laughter of the sort Paul experienced in Athens. Christians should not be defensive, when asked about the reasons for their conversion; they should have ready and honest answers, given in a kindly and considerate manner to those who might be attacking them (and even be seeking evidence on which to charge them with heresy or treason). Peter reminds them of Jesus' innocent suffering, and that if they should have to suffer, to accept it ...

3473. Easter 7

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:1-9, 1 Peter 4:12-19, John 17:1-5, John 17:6-19

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... herself/himself in terms of faithful discipleship, stewardship of time, talents, and possessions, and work in - and for - the kingdom of God. Commitment to Christ will inevitably involve suffering in one form or another. Christians can be certain of that. 4. When suffering of any kind comes from the opponents of Christ and the church, Peter's word reminds us to accept such suffering in the spirit of the Lord, who not only reigns over us but is with us on our journey of faith to the very gates of heaven.

3474. Proper 7 & Pentecost 5

Jeremiah 20:7-18, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 91:1-16, Genesis 28:10-22

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... him and his descendants. God is still able to speak for himself - through his everlasting word. 3. Jacob really heard what God had to say! That's why he could acknowledge the presence of God; heaven was really close to the earth when he awakened from that "ceiling zero" kind of dream, and he declared, "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I did not know it." 4. Jesus made "ceiling zero" a reality for all people. Didn't he say, "he that has seen me has seen the Father"? And he has replaced the ladder with a ...

3475. Proper 10 & Pentecost 8

Isaiah 55:1-13, Psalm 65:1-13, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 8:18-27, Exodus 2:11-25, Matthew 13:1-23

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... all you who are thirsty; ... Buy corn without money, and eat, and, at no cost, wine and milk." (Jerusalem Bible) God sows his seed, his Word, freely and abundantly in the world and offers it, at no cost, to all who accept his invitation. Second, there is a kind of postlude provided in verses 12 and 13 for those who have accepted the invitation and have received the Word: "Yes, you will leave with joy and be lead away in safety...." Indeed, the Word of the Lord will bear fruit and feed the hunger and thirst ...

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