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3601. Walking the Valley of the Lost

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... tension and pain and suffering. This is a time for you to stretch yourself, to become more than you are. You are a Christian. You have experienced the love and support of God before. Depend on him now! To his grieving disciples, Jesus said, "I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you." (John 14:18) He says the same to you now. To the Romans, the apostle Paul wrote, "For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor ...

3602. Blessed To Be A Blessing

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Justin Tull

... ’s blessings. Abram’s mission was more than to father an heir or to claim a territory. His mission was to set into motion God’s plan of creation, the blessing of every last creature who lives and moves and has being! Now, that is a task worthy of leaving retirement plans behind! That is a task worth the risk! That is a purpose worthy of ultimate commitment! So it is that the people called Hebrews were given a commission. It was and still is more than survival of a family. It is to be the survival and ...

3603. Birthright Blues

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Justin Tull

... self-pity next to hers and feel justified about our moodiness! Tim Hansel said it right when he wrote, “Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional.” The “birthright blues” is a choice. It is not a given! Perhaps some of you are afraid you will leave the service today without a reverent word. You are not a “plain Jane” or a talent waster. You have no “Cinderella” or “Cinderfella” complex. You do not feel short changed, but rather blessed. So where is your example if not Esau or Jacob? You ...

3604. Perfect Strangers

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

Today we leave the book of Genesis to begin the saga of Exodus. First we examine two stories: one about the plight of the Hebrew people following the death of Joseph and the other concerning the birth of Moses. Both are about strangers. One story entails slavery and suffering, the other compassion and ...

3605. The God Of The Past, The Present, And The Future

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... of life," the passage says, "bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ..." That river passes through the center of a city, Scripture tells us, and beside that river is the tree of life, which yields twelve kinds of fruit, a tree with leaves meant for the healing of the nations. "There shall no more be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him," Scripture says. So God is the God, not just of the past and present, not ...

3606. The Bread Of Life

Psalm 121:1-8

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... that * wasn't a good man. Of course he was. It is instead that our goodness is a response to God's salvation. It brings glory, not to us, but to the living Savior." "I lift up my eyes to the hills ...," the psalmist says as he is about to leave the temple on his journey home. The hills were places of danger where the local fertility gods were worshiped, and the issue for the psalmist is in whom he'll put his trust. His choice is clear. "From whence does my help come?" he asks. "My help comes from the ...

3607. In The Valley

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... the Lamb. "For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd," it says in Revelation, "and he will guide them to springs of living water." That promise made to Christian martyrs is a sign of what it means to say God walks with us. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you," the Master said as he too was about to go away; "not as the world gives do I give you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." In the face of such great pain, how can that be ...

3608. Recollections of Reuben, Uncle of a Young Bethlehem Shepherd

Matthew 2:13-18

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... a good group he had brought together. The sheep had never flourished as they did under Nathanael and the others. Perhaps now that you've done your damage, and you're learning it was all for nothing anyway, you'll go back to Jerusalem and Herod, and leave us alone. Then perhaps Nathanael and his friends will return. Word gets around about what's happening, you know. Why else do you suppose he packed up his wife and baby so hurriedly, and fled? Word gets around! You still aren't satisfied, eh? Well, of course ...

3609. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... that way, pastor. I'm not afraid to die. I know God is right now walking with me in the valley of the shadow of death. My faith is everything to me, pastor." Mark got a big lump in his throat, "That's beautiful, Elizabeth." And as Mark took his leave from that faithful home that day he thought, "I came here for a cup of tea and instead I received a banquet. I ate the bread of life."

3610. Erasing Blame

1 Thessalonians 3:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... . Then quickly do another simple problem and allow someone else to write the answer. The thing I remember most about that chalkboard, though, is that it wasn't always used for doing problems. Do you know what else it was used for? (response) Whenever the teacher had to leave the room, she would appoint one of the children in the class to take names of anyone who was talking while she was gone. Does your teacher ever do that? (response) I remember that it was an awful feeling to have one's name put on the ...

3611. God Became Human

John 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... toes and continue the questioning by having them hold up their fingers and then their toes. Observing all the toes and fingers: Look at how many Jesus is. You see, he's older than the stars because he is God and he lived in heaven. But, then he decided to leave heaven and come to earth and live with us. So, you see, Jesus isn't just a little baby. He is God in heaven who was very old and became a baby. He became a little child and he lived as a little child. He knew what it meant to ...

3612. Fellow Heirs

Ephesians 3:6

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... , forgiveness, and eternal life. We are already loved by God, forgiven by God, and given eternal life through Jesus Christ. Show them the new will and have them read it. You are heirs of a very great fortune! Let's Pray: Thank you, God, for making us your heirs and leaving us your love, forgiveness, and eternal life in Christ. Amen.

3613. The Upside Down Cup

Luke 6:17-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... turned it upside down a little bit, don't you? (response) As you speak these next words turn the jar over causing a few coins to strike the tray: I don't think anything will happen -- continue pouring -- oh, no! Pour the coins slowly making as much racket as possible. Leave just a few coins in the jar. Application: [While holding the jar before them say:] Jesus says it would be good for you shake the jar if you are poor, because you will have the kingdom of God. He says it would be good for you to be hungry ...

3614. A Hearing Problem

Luke 9:37-45

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ,] "Did you say something?" (no) "Oh, okay." Put your fingers back in your ears and ignore them again. Again the five seconds and the fingers out and say, "I'm sorry, did you say something?" As you say the following words, put your fingers back into your ears and leave them there. This time look at the children: I'm sorry, children, but lately I've had trouble hearing. I just can't hear a thing. (response) If a child shouts at you, look directly at him, saying, What did you say? Speak up! I can't hear you ...

3615. Wine from Water: The Wedding

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... . Modern agriculture has always depended on fermentation to process chopped crops in silos and harvestores, but now more and more farmers are trying to use that same process to produce not only feed but gasahol. At its roots, though, fermentation is a very simple process. You leave some grapes, some water, and some sugar in a jar for a while and you'll soon have wine. That is one of nature's simple miracles, one of the many miracles that is built into the fiber and structure of this world of ours. We ...

3616. O Christmas Tree

Gn 1:1-5 · Jn 1:1-5

Children's Sermon

Dale Bringman

... this tree and talk about what that decoration means. Today, let's talk about the tree itself. This Christmas tree is a pine tree with lovely green needles. Can anyone tell us why we don't use maple trees or oaks as Christmas trees? That's right. The leaves of those trees fall off during the winter. Had I brought a small maple tree, we'd have only a trunk and some bare branches. Yet even in very cold places, pine trees stay green in December. We call them evergreens. They are alive and beautiful. Christmas ...

3617. Choices

Drama

J. B. Quisenberry

... but it is clean and warm." Joseph readily agreed. The inn keeper's wife gave them some blankets, and her husband showed Mary and Joseph to the stable. (The Inn Keeper leads Mary and Joseph to the manger which should be situated centrally, near the altar, and then leaves. Joseph should place a blanket around Mary's shoulders as she kneels on one side of the manger, then he should kneel at the other side.) Inn Keeper: That was quite a time! Thanks to Caesar's census, all of Judea was on the move, and in need ...

3618. Time and Timing

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... her that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city! She listens to no voice, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God. Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning. Her prophets are wanton, faithless men, her priests profane what is sacred, they do violence to the law. The Lord within her is righteous, he does no wrong; every morning he shows forth his justice, each dawn he does not fail ...

3619. Affecting Eternity

Romans 12:1-8

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... truth and the life." He predicted and warned us: "I've told you all this beforehand, so that when it does take place, you may know I knew; I go to prepare a place for you. Where I go, you, too, will come."The teacher also said this: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you." And Christ commissioned us with these words: "Go into all the world: preach, teach, baptize all nations, and lo, I am with you always, to the end of time."I could quote the ...

3620. Know the Lord

Exodus 5:22--6:12

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... comest into thy kingdom." In other words, "Do not forget we know each other."__________ knew the Lord. The Lord knows ___________ The Lord knows us all. Like Job and the thief on the cross, he remembers us all in every moment of every day. God will not leave us desolate on a day like this. He reminds us of another cemetery even as we prepare to go to the one nearby. This other cemetery had a tomb sealed with a heavy rock. This other cemetery was guarded by soldiers. It was there that God divided history ...

3621. Delivery Room

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... By the power of the resurrection of Jesus the Christ, nothing can separate her again from the love she knew best in her Christian faith, in her Christian home, or from her Christian friends and family.Do we need to remind each other where persons go after they leave the delivery room? After a day or two, the family goes home.That's what this community was for ____________. It was home, and it is this sacred little spot that was her last goal, her highest hope, her ideal. Like the rest of us, things haven't ...

3622. Temples within the Temple

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... than dawn in the forest. Night sounds begin to fade: crickets make one last chirp; the owl one last hoot; the wildcat one last cry. Night, itself, begins to fade. New light appears, along with new sounds. A squirrel scampers down a tree as a bird stirs in the leaves. Day creatures stretch and yawn and wake from sleep. Try now, to envision God gently shaking ____________'s shoulder: "Wake up. It's over. Don't worry about the body. You're a creature of the day, now. You won't need that here. We've got a new ...

3623. Doing Love

Revelation 21:1-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... everyone else.All of us here have probably survived those early notions of ours about our parents. The thoughts that mom, dad and God were equals, all powerful, and all wise are replaced with reality. We move into an adult world with one another, but sometimes we leave our thoughts and feelings about God ata childish level. Today we can't do that. We are yanked away from innocence by a brutal tragedy. God couldn't fix ___________ He couldn't stop the tragedy. What are we to think about God today?As God's ...

3624. Step Five - Integrity

Jn 4:16-24 · 1 Jo 1:5-10 · Is 6:1-8

Sermon

John A. Terry

... people of unclean lips, it is easy to find someone else being at fault for whatever is wrong in our lives. We admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being, the exact nature of everyone else's wrongs. Our God is a God who is not content to leave us in the dark. There is a story told of a boy from the country who visited relatives in London for the first time. This was in the days when London had streetlights, but they were unknown in the country. That first night in London the boy sat on the ...

3625. Step Seven - Humiltiy

Mt 23:25-36 · 2 Ti 2:20-26 · Ps 51:1-14

Sermon

John A. Terry

... not club people over the head with the truth, nor badger them into repentance. We wait for God to let the person hear. Since we do not know when God is going to do that, we may freely and frequently invite folks to accept a new way of life, but leave them with the free choice to accept or reject this. "God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth, and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will." There is an interesting note at the ...

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