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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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326. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

In the movie The Truman Show, Truman Burbank believes his life is no different from anyone else's. He has one life to live, just like the rest of us. But one day he begins to notice peculiar things happening. For example he notices things that happen exactly the same way every day. This causes him to get suspicious that something strange is going on. What he doesn't realize is that every second of his life from the day he was born has been telecast live to the entire planet. He is the star of The Truman ...

327. Life's Four Big 'Ds' and One Bigger 'D'

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Here are the catalogues that came to our house this past week. (Save in a box or basket all the catalogues that arrive at your home for one week, and empty them out in front of the congregation.) Order anything from any catalog and you immediately get on the mailing list for hundreds of others. Depending upon your attitude, these catalogs can either be a delightful escapist fantasy, or a miserable consumeristic experience in "wannabe-ness." Here are some exclusive, high-end catalogs. These are especially ...

328. The Wise Use Of Time

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

Object: Plastic toy watches Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you can tell time? Well, most of you can, and some of you younger ones are learning by looking at clocks and watching Sesame Street, aren't you? How many of you have a watch? Hold them up for me! My, there are so many different kinds and colors. Why do you suppose we need to tell time anyway? (Responses -- Varied; some may be quite useable in developing your theme.) We are people who are very oriented to time, aren't we? We need to know ...

329. Use Your Eyes

John 1:35-42

Children's Sermon

SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME AT SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL Object: magazines, index cards, paper punch, yarn Teachers: You will need a supply of magazines, five large blank index cards for each child, a paper punch and yarn. The children will cut out pictures of eyes from the magazines and glue them on one card. This card is the cover of a little book. Help the children label it "COME AND SEE" or "USE YOUR EYES". Put it on top of the other four cards. Punch a couple of holes and tie with yarn on the side. As ...

330. Only One Superpower

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

America is on a roll following her 221st birthday! She is the only national superpower. Though the Middle East is always fragile and Saddam Hussein bears watching, no war clouds can be seen on the horizon. The soaring stock market sets a new record every week or so, while inflation and unemployment remain low. New millionaires are being created at a breath-taking rate; one can only hope that some of them are Methodist tithers. Some responsible experts are predicting that we may actually see a balanced ...

331. Two for the Price of One

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

No one would accuse me of being a baseball fan. I am a World Series fan. My time investment in the game is compressed into about eight or ten days when the national championship is determined by seven games. I’m always happy when it’s played out to the most dramatic possible end - one team winning four, the other, three. But there are other baseball times when my attention is caught by the drama of some record in the making. Such was my interest in Willie Mays, that phenomenal hitter who caused all America ...

332. Judgment and Comfort: Part One

Isaiah 1:1-31

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

1:1–12:6 Review · Prophecies against Judah: The first twelve chapters of Isaiah may be compared to a painting with three panels (a triptych). Isaiah’s call to be a prophet (chap. 6) is at the center, while the other two parts of the triptych concern judgment and hope. The first section (chaps. 1–5) is in the form of a covenantal lawsuit, and the third section (chaps. 7–12) presents God’s word of judgment and hope in the historical situation of the growing Assyrian Empire. A holistic approach to these ...

333. A Vexing Vision

Acts 9:1-6 (7-20)

Sermon

Charley Reeb

Have you have heard the expression, “Something got lost in the translation?” On the Internet there are programs which will translate an English document into several different languages. All you do is type in a phrase or a word and the program translates it into French, Spanish, German, or whatever language you desire. Sound helpful? It is, especially if you are learning a foreign language. But how do you know if these programs create an accurate translation? A linguist had the same question and decided to ...

334. A Knife of Many Uses

Matthew 22:34-40

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A knife with many blades that includes a screwdriver, bottle opener, corkscrew, and some may even have a spoon. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever seen a knife like this? [Hold it up.] A lot of you. Can you tell me what I can do with this knife? [Let them answer.] That’s right, I can cut rope, take the skin off an apple or orange, and sharpen a stick. But what else can I do with this knife? [Let them answer.] Did you know that I can open a can, fix a loose screw, pull a cork ...

335. Who's The Blind One Around Here?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

While he was a missionary in Africa in 1968, William Pruitt had an unusual experience. After a long, exhausting day he returned to a little hideaway house he'd built years before. He was exhausted when he reached the house and turned in for a good night's sleep. The next morning he awoke and "thanked God for another day of life." He prayed that God would watch over him. Then he checked a small engine he had in the storage room. He hadn't been to the hideaway for some time and wanted to see if the engine ...

336. One Body With Many Parts

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Come, let us worship God our Creator. People: He has given each of us a body with many parts. Leader: Together we are the Church, the Body of Christ. People: We all have special functions, but we are one Body. All: Praise be to God, our Creator! Collect Lord, we come together to worship you. Keep us ever mindful that we are your Body on earth. May there be no divisions among us. Strengthen our concern for one another so that if one part suffers, we all may suffer with it; and if one ...

337. Love without Limits

John 13:31-38

Sermon

John K. Bergland

The eloquent preacher Tom Long tells the story of a small church-related college that held an annual event called Christian Emphasis Week. It was the task of the Christian club on campus to invite a speaker who would come and lead a college revival. This particular year they invited a preacher who had come highly recommended. They were told of his dynamism and his unique way of communicating the gospel. The first night of the revival the chapel was filled with the faithful. There were no "animal house" ...

338. Love without Limits

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

339. The Use of Power

Acts 2:1-13

Illustration

Power can be used in at least two ways: it can be unleashed, or it can be harnessed. The energy in ten gallons of gasoline, for instance, can be released explosively by dropping a lighted match into the can. Or it can be channeled through the engine of a Datsun in a controlled burn and used to transport a person 350 miles. Explosions are spectacular, but controlled burns have lasting effect, staying power. The Holy Spirit works both ways. At Pentecost, he exploded on the scene; His presence was like " ...

340. Habit or Getting Used to It

Illustration

Bill Bouknight

Psychologists often use this ‘three dollar’ word: ‘habituation.’ It just means to get used to something. For example, drop a frog in a pot of boiling water and it will immediately hop out. But drop it in comfortable water, and increase the water temperature very slowly. The frog will not jump out. In a little while it will be ‘habituated’ or cooked. There are some things we must not get accustomed to: like one million abortions per year in America - like strip joints in our city exploiting young women and ...

341. Being At Peace With One Another

Matthew 5:38-42

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To encourage children to do their part in building friendships or being at peace with someone else. Material: Two jars and two small candles. Place one candle in a jar. Fasten the other candle to a piece of wood -- in the center -- so that it can float and stand upright, in the jar. (Experiment at home.) You will also need a way to add water to both jars. A baster will work. Matches to light the candles. Lesson: I have a special situation here in these two jars that I want you to look at this ...

342. For All The Saints

Revelation 7:9-17

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

Music: For All The Saints For all the saints, who from their labors rest,who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed. Alleluia, Alleluia! ("For All The Saints," The Hymnal 1982, 287) For All The Saints Today we come together to acknowledge the passing of a saint. I say "saint" because according to the New Testament, the word "saint" is used to describe a person who professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and who was a member of the Christian community. N. was such ...

343. When One Is Better Than Many

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Keith Hammer

Recently I heard a radio commercial by a well-known travel service. In the ad a neighbor asks the man in the family if he is moving when he sees him get in a large flatbed truck with a tow truck on the back. No, the man replies, they are just going on a vacation and his wife is afraid of breakdowns so they are bringing their own tow truck along. Then the neighbor asks whom the uniformed man is standing near the truck. The man says that he is Bill, the security guard, who they are taking along to guard ...

344. Wedding: They Became One Flesh

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon Aid

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him ... Therefore a man leaves father and mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.” Reading: Genesis 3:18, 24 Dear ____ and ____ : I am sure that the wish of all this afternoon, not only yourselves, but also your parents and certainly our Lord, is that you together might begin this day to live lives of fullness and happiness. And what each of us would want to share most with you (even ...

345. TWO CAN BECOME ONE

Drama

Pentecost - and a Wedding Celebration Two people, a man and a woman, stand on opposite sides of the stage from one another. They each speak with dignity and authority. They are stating strongly felt opinions. 1: I speak wisdom! 2: Truth is mine to share! 1: Wisdom is the thought that ... 2: Truth carries its own weight ... 1: In joy, which eventually becomes ... 2: Bombs, which have always been the only way to ... 1: Happiness causes life to ... 2: Lose its meaning in a swamp of ... 1: Affection, which ...

346. The One Thing That Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

An old story comes to us from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire. In that conquest Alexander's soldiers overran the palace of Darius the king. Looking for things to steal, one soldier came upon a leather bag containing the crown jewels of Persia. The stones were worth millions. However, the ignorant soldier dumped them on a rubbish heap, saving only the leather bag. He ran around the camp telling the other men about the marvelous bag he'd found to carry his food. How often in life we ...

347. Still in One Peace

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Every year, it seems, the fireworks of the Fourth kicks off the vacation season. The arrival of July, with its big 4th of July national party, really marks the opening of vacation season. Throughout June kids are still having to go to school. There are graduations and auspicious end-of-the-year occasions that make for mandatory attendance. For the many schools and corporations whose fiscal calendar ends on June 30, it's a month of deadlines, hoped-for-donations, and hold-your-breath budget squeakers. June ...

348. God Has the Last Word

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

It is amazing how sounds will stir the mind and heart. For instance, music has a marvelous way of igniting an array of emotions. Someone can listen to a song, close their eyes, and feel once again the exhilaration of their first kiss or the bittersweet memory of love that was lost. A note or two of music can resonate a deep chord within. Movie makers know this well and use it to their advantage. Ever tried to watch a movie with your television muted? The drama of the movie is removed. The screeches, ...

349. Sleepers, Wake!

Matthew 25:1-13

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

Part 2 Homilies Canticle: Benedictus Dominus DeusMusic: Sleepers, Wake! One of the most powerful hymns I have ever experienced is the Advent hymn, "Sleepers, Wake!" It was written and composed by a pastor in Westphalia during an epidemic rage in which over 1,300 of his parishioners took ill and died. As he stood by his flock, watching them collapse to the epidemic one after the other, he wrote "Sleepers, Wake!" It is nothing short of a wake-up call in the face of death: a summons to prepare for our death, ...

350. Friday -- The Good One

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

A youngster in Sunday School asked the pastor, "If Jesus died on Friday, why do we call it good?" It seems contrary to reason to call this day Good Friday, when congregations around the world remember Jesus' death with black and an empty chancel. Images like these recount the day: forsaken, scorn, thorns, despised, grief, sorrow, wounded, tears, darkness, and death. How can we use a word like good in the same breath? What good can come from Jesus' death on the cross on a day long ago on a hill called "the ...

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