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326. Evergreen Wreath And Faded Leaf

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... God is that of digging ourselves in to God. It means going through a period of our lives trying to adjust ourselves to the truth of God which we know. Waiting requires strength. It is an expression of confidence in the one who, despite the faded leaves of human response, will do something new and surprising and startling, just as has been done before. The evergreen wreath and the faded leaf stand for the paradox of God's involvement with humankind. From the ranks of the poor, the faded, and the disinherited ...

327. We All Sin So What?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) Today’s society is marinated with sin, for it pervades every segment and level of society. It is human to err and we are all humans. So, why get concerned or excited about sin? Why is it so important that God would leave his throne to come to earth and discuss the problem with sinners? The Bad News of Sin When God comes to talk about our sins, at once we think of bad news in terms of guilt, accountability and judgment. No wonder Adam and Eve were afraid to confront God and ...

328. Let's Have A Fruitful Christmas Season

Drama

May Dembowski

... raising her children. MAY: A maternal figure (fifties or so) with lots to say, exuberant. Let's Have A Fruitful Christmas Season Scene Opens JANE, CAROL, and MARCY are seated at Jane's table. Carol's and Marcy's coats are on the side chair. One leaves her handbag on the chair, while one keeps her handbag by her feet. JANE is pouring coffee and CAROL and MARCY are helping themselves to "fixin's" and chattering happily about how good it is to be together, weather, whatever ... all talking at once. MAY enters ...

329. The Good, The Bad, And The Justified

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... sin, for a time. Ah, but here the third truth comes into play. God knows who we are; he accepts us as we are; but he never leaves us as we are. When God justifies us on the basis of our faith in him, he also transforms us and makes us better than we ... and purifying within us is sanctification. God starts with us just where he find us, whether in the palace or the pig sty, but he never leaves us there. For God's purpose is not just to rescue us from hell but to get us ready for heaven. So he's in the ...

330. The Resurrection

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... Jews. Field Announcer: Or the Son of God. Officer 1: Or the Son of God! By the way, dead men don't ask questions either. I'm leaving now. When I get back you better not be here. I'm going to remember you. And if we don't find that body, I will find ... in there? Field Announcer: I was so frightened I can't be sure. Mary Magdalene: I ran back to town and saw some of our friends leaving for Emmaus. They didn't believe me. I hunted for Peter and John. I told them. Then I just had to come back. (Mary Magdalene then ...

331. Jesus Rejected

Mark 15:1-15

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... and misunderstood by those on whose behalf he was put to death. This gospel passage reminds us that right from the beginning there were disciples who abandoned Jesus under pressures of all sorts. Leaving him alone. There were leaders in the church, as in the synagogue, who from the outset denied a commitment to Jesus. Leaving him alone. These verses remind us that those who welcomed him to their city soon rejected him and "the ways of God.” They chose in his place someone who symbolized violence and ...

332. Easter Sunday

Luke 24:33-41 · Psalm 23 · Acts 4:33-36

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... give thanks and praise to God. PRAYERS FOR BREAD AND CUP THE DISTRIBUTION Dismissal L: Keep us on the search, O God, as we leave this place. Renew us with thy Holy Spirit. Make us disciples. P: Let us seek other disciples, that we may strengthen one another along ... week. As he sat in an inn waiting, Joseph heard tales of a parade of entrance into Jerusalem by a Rabbi and his followers. Leaving his luggage in the care of the innkeeper, he went back to Bethany, sold the property to the lawyer and made it back ...

333. The TV Audience

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... of the congregation. With the television generation the age of the one-hour sermon is past. Even the traditional 20-minute length is longer than today's average sermon. Many sermons I hear are too long and would improve with pruning. Very seldom do I leave church wishing the preacher would have said more about the topic. The answer to sermon length is: Deliver your message as well as possible, then sit down! Sermon length isn't the real issue. The crucial question is: Are there elements in the sermon which ...

334. Are You Convinced?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... : "Finney, what are you going to do when you finish this course?" "Put out a shingle and practice law." "Then what?" "Get rich." "Then what?" "Retire." "Then what?" "Die." "Then what?" "The judgment." At that, Finney ran into the woods and began praying, resolving not to leave until he had made his peace with God. In his mind, he saw himself before the judgment bar of God appearing as a vain, selfish hedonist. That evening he emerged from the woods a new person, going on to make his witness in life not as ...

335. Proper 15

Mt 15:21-28 · Ex 16:2-15 · Rom 11:13-16, 29-32 · Ps 78

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of David, have mercy on me." He reacted as though he did not hear her. She was ignored. This did not discourage the mother for she kept on crying for help to the point that the disciples asked Jesus to give her what she wanted so that she would leave them alone. In response to the disciples' request, Jesus says to them, "I was sent only to the Jews, the lost sheep of Israel." Having overheard this, she came to Jesus, fell on her knees, and repeated her plea. "Lord, help me." Now Jesus addresses her for the ...

336. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Jesus saw the large crowd, he felt sorry for them and began to heal their sick ones. When evening came, the disciples suggested to Jesus that he dismiss the crowd to enable them to go to villages to buy food. But Jesus said, "There is no need for them to leave. You give them something to eat." They protested, "But we have only five loaves and two fish." Jesus asked them to bring the food to him. He had the people to sit on the grass. Then he took the food, and looking up to heaven, he thanked God for it ...

337. The Kingdom of God Is Like… a Joke!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Steven Burt

... the “natural order of things” can be changed, that there can be peace in a world of war and violence -- that realization of the possibility of the present Kingdom of God is what Jesus confronts his hearers with. His parable springs it on them, and it leaves some of them with their heads spinning. In the Parable of the good Samaritan, we must realize that the question is asked by a young lawyer, an expert on the religious law. He’s wondering how far his obligation to “love your neighbor as yourself ...

338. A Hand We Can Grasp

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Alan R. Lindberg

... despair and walk with them along the road of this tragic chapter in their lives. One of the things that I wonder each time my sons leave home is will they come back safely? Youth are like that - they like to go and to do. We as parents can't keep them locked ... had walked with Jesus for three years, they had depended upon him, they felt safe with him. But now he tells them that he must leave. "But I go to prepare a place for you." As children of the Heavenly Father, it is good that we have his hand to grasp ...

339. Playing By A Different Set Of Rules

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... listened again to the rhythm and lyrics of one of the parables of Jesus. This story of the wheat and the weeds sang a lesson I was not prepared to hear. But like a melody that lingers long after the record has been played, this one would not leave me. The plot of the parable is simple. An absentee landlord prepares the land and sows the best seed that is available. With the weather cooperating, the land in good condition, and the extra expense for a higher quality of seed, the landlord believes this will be ...

340. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... only had a choice of two or three television stations, four if we were fortunate. Now we must deal with 30 or more channels, competing for our time. Plug in a video cassette player, and the frustration level increases dramatically. I know some folk who leave those little VCR clocks blinking “12:00” because they cannot figure out how to set the time. Not to be left out in the cold, this new/old irritation also happens in churches. A committee or a clergy person tries to introduce new hymns, new liturgies ...

341. Trial-and-Error or Grace

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... did not exist -- because the relationship of love was primary! A father and son were having a hard argument, the kind most fathers and sons encounter sometimes in a growing relationship. They both felt they had reached a point of no return. The son was about to leave and the father almost ready to ask him to. Then the father sat back and reflected: what is it that I want: (1) to win this argument and retain my authority? or (2) to keep relationship with my son? Of course, he concluded, he wanted to keep ...

342. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... is real power in the staff. God told Moses to take in his hand the staff. Like the commercial for the American Express Card, “never leave home without it.” Take the staff of God with you. In other words, you ought to take the word of God with you, everywhere you ... and he did. In a calm way, God said, “Don’t worry, Moses, I will be there standing before you at the rock. I will not leave you alone.” We just heard Jesus say a minute ago that “I will be with you always, to the very end of the age.” ...

343. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... to their religion. He never knew what to say. His preacher said, "I'll tell you what to do. Hang a big American flag over your fireplace, invite them in and make them say the pledge of allegiance. They do not really believe in this and it will make them leave you alone." One afternoon the man looked out and saw a woman coming up to his door. He opened up the door, invited her in, took her into the den, stood her in front of the flag and led her in the pledge of allegiance. Then the lady said, "I ...

344. Wedding: They Became One Flesh

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon Aid

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... can be dealt with successfully and overcome, regardless of how great the handicaps or hardships. And the last principal is: 3. Renew your commitment. The Bible tells us that marriage is a commitment of love. In marrying, a man and a woman “leave and cleave.” They leave their parents* and cleave to each other (Matthew 19:5) to commit themselves to each other for life. This total commitment to each other is the changeless mark of Christian marriage. By renewing this commitment of love (not only in thought ...

345. When Thomas Doubted

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... , where we can have again his forgiving love and his warmth and assurance. How many times the story could be told. Some little thing like not liking the preacher’s spouse or the way the bulletin is printed or we don’t get our way in a meeting -- so we leave. However, that is the time we most need to be with the rest of the believers, so that we might work it through. So we might put earthly things in our lives into a proper perspective. A person loses a child and so ...

346. The Tinsel Time Machine

Drama

Edward Long

... ! (They exit). (The lights go out, flicker, go out again, and the machine shuts off; the Time Machine and chairs are taken away; TOM and TINA are back in bed). MRS. RANDALL: (At the door to each of their bedrooms). Tom, Tina. It's 5 o'clock; we have to leave soon for church. Do you want to go? MR. RANDALL: (Appears next to his wife, as TOM and TINA wake up). We'll take a nice drive through the country. And when we come home I'll make your favorite waffle breakfast ... we'll have the best Christmas we can ...

347. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... , if he'll still go with me. MRS. ROGERS: Thank you so much (She is beaming), for a while I thought our semester's work was all in vain. You have my thanks and best wishes for a happy Christmas. CAROLERS: (Sing We Wish You a Merry Christmas and leave. Lights down.) VISITOR: There in this little spot on earth, in this town you call home, all quiet and covered with snow, there are miracles of love and peace every day. In that pharmacy down there old Mr. Pendergass year after year has gotten out of bed to fill ...

348. No Room In The Inn

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Brett Blair

... , the poor innkeeper has gone down as one of the heavies in the story. In our minds eye, we envision him as a crotchety old man with a night cap on his head sticking his head out a second story window and tersely shouting: Take the stable and leave me alone. But perhaps the innkeeper has received bad press. Preachers over the centuries have had a field day with the poor fellow. But was it his fault that the inn was built with twelve rooms instead of thirteen? Was it his fault that Caesar Augustus had issued ...

349. Repentance - King David and Peter

Luke 22:54-62

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... cover my tracks. But sin breeds sin, and eventually, I sent the woman's husband into battle, encouraged the troops to withdraw, leaving him without support, and he was killed. I murdered the man as surely as if I plunged my sword into him. That ... and he said that we would all fall away from him because of this night. And I very proudly declared, "They may all leave you, Lord, but I will never leave you." There was a great deal of sadness in his face when he looked at me. "Peter," he said, "you will deny me ...

350. The Outsider

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... out and touched a leper. We don't even know the leper's name. This leper from Galilee, as he approached Jesus and the apostles, rang his bell. It was the law that when you were a leper, you rang a bell so people would flee, so people would leave, people would depart. He rang his bell as he approached Jesus, as he had to do by law. They all fled, except Jesus. Peter, James, John cried out, "Jesus, beware, be careful. Jesus, come with us." But Jesus paid them no heed. Then they got demanding, "Jesus, it's ...

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