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351. Love And Friendship

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... can't." Arleen spoke in a softer tone now. "What are you saying, Arleen?" Edgar asked with an edge of hope in his voice. "I'm saying that if my marriage vows mean anything to me, I will stay with you through this. If my faith means anything to me, I will stay with you through this. If God's promises are true, God will stay with us through this. That's what I'm saying, Edgar. It's not easy to say right now, but I know it is the right thing to say -- to believe." Arleen put her hand against the ...

352. Sermon In A Word

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

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... the hillside near the cross. His friendship and the women's courage brought him all the way out to where he might be recognized and arrested. Second Person: I doubt that John was very proud of himself. After settling Mary into a room at the house where he stayed, he probably went back to the upper room. That would be the last place the Romans would look for Jesus' followers. First Person: I imagine that is where he found Peter. In his shame for denying Jesus, Peter had to go someplace to shed his tears of ...

353. A Bucket Of Water

Matthew 7:7

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... a circle. The water in the bucket wants to fly out from the center as I spin it around in a circle. This force goes against the force of gravity when the bucket is over my head. Since the centrifugal force is greater than the pull of gravity, the water stays in the bucket and does not come down upon me. There is a lesson here for us all. Life is continually subject to change. If we do not continue to grow, if we do not keep on moving forward; then we can easily lose what we have. During the summer ...

354. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... changed by those words. Your voice is not changed by the microphone. We use those words so that when we mention God's name we will remember that it is special. When you use the microphone you help people to hear you, but you do not help your voice. God stays the same no matter what you call Him. When we hallow God's Name we are helping to make Him special for us. We always want God to be special for us since He is such a wonderful God. God is already the biggest, smartest, happiest and most loving Person ...

355. GARBAGE BAGS AND SIN

1 Peter 2:24a

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... garbage. No one likes them but everyone has them. Sins are awful, they even make some people sick. We must get rid of our sins, but where do we take them? What can we do with them? If you don't get rid of a sin it will just stay and stay and stay. We must get rid of them. I know someone who will take them and get rid of them forever. Jesus will take your sins, no matter how awful they are. You can ask him to take all or one of your sins and he will do it. There isn ...

356. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... in health, till death do us part?" That's what I'm wondering, and that's what I'm praying for as I'm up there performing the wedding service. I'm praying that the young couple standing before me with their nervous smiles and trembling hands will have staying power. We worry too much about how we start and not enough about how we finish. Sometimes, mind you, the course we run isn't smooth at all, in marriage or in life. Sometimes it seems more like a marathon race run all uphill, with obstacles put before us ...

357. Sing A New Song

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Erskine White

... the Joneses" down the street. And most of us can think of something we wish we could change about our personality or our appearance. So, it's not that we're against all change in and of itself. It's just that we'd like certain areas of life to stay the same, like religion. When it comes to religion and the church, a lot of people are too quick to dig in their heels and utter those seven deadly words: "We've never done it that way before." Just yesterday, I read a letter in the newspaper from someone who ...

358. Home Again

Luke 2:39

Children's Sermon

... show of hands.) Where did you go? (Let as many as possible share their holiday visits.) Where did you sleep? (Let as many as possible respond.) Some of you slept on a couch or a cot or maybe even in a sleeping bag on the floor. It's fun to stay overnight at someone else's house, maybe your grandma's and grandpa's or your aunt's or uncle's or at a friend's house for a few days. What kinds of things are different when you sleep somewhere else? (Let them respond.) The place you sleep, your bedtime ...

359. Mountains and Valleys

Mark 9:2-13

Children's Sermon

... up on the mountain. So they came down. Why do you think they had to come down from the top of the mountain? (Let them respond.) I think it was because they had work to do down in the valley. If they stayed up on the mountain none of them could get any work done. Their work was to tell people about God's love. Have you ever been very excited? Maybe you're getting ready for a trip, or it's almost vacation time, or there's been a big snowfall and ...

360. Let's Get to Work!

Philippians 2:8

Children's Sermon

... home" too. God could have said, "The world is full of people who are in a lot of trouble. They need somebody to come and help and love and rescue them. But it's not my fault. I didn't make them sinful. I'll just stay home in heaven and leave them alone." Instead God put on his work gloves and he came right into the world to help us. He sent Jesus to live with us. Jeus had work gloves on the whole time he was here. He was healing people, forgiving people, teaching people, ...

361. Lent 4

Luke 15:1-7, Joshua 5:1-12, Isaiah 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... to this parable, one on verses 1-24 about the prodigal and the father and the other on verses 25-32 about the son who stayed home faithfully serving his father. If we were to separate the parable in two, and if we were to be faithful to the three-year ... the younger brother ("for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God") and that too many of us are like the older, stay-at-home brother, and look down our spiritual noses at those we think do not deserve God's forgiveness. 3. And maybe it is better ...

362. Easter Sunday

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

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... popular song says, "It's a Barnum and Bailey world, it's as phony as it can be." And so are we. We know that far better than our critics, who also are phonies. And that's why we're here. And to our critics, we ask, why do you stay away? II. The Release from our Phoniness. Despite our play-acting, God releases us from our phoniness. Someone has said, "God loves us Christians, not because we are perfect; God loves us because we are God's. Conclude with words similar to these: "... daily Christ calls us to new ...

363. Ouch! Those Thistles!

Matthew 13:1-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you can help yourself is like I helped my garden. It isn't easy to do, but you must do it if you want a good life. You must pull the weeds and get rid of them if you want a good garden. You must pull out your sins and stay away from the places that cause you to sin so that your life will look as good as my garden does this week. It is not an easy thing to do the first time, but if you ...

364. Everything Except God

Amos 5:1-17

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... not really have much to do about the way we feel in our deepest personal relationships. Being a part of dynamic worship is like that, too. We are drawn together not by infatuation with externals, but by sincere love. We have been overcome by an irresistible love. We cannot stay away from the service. We are on the edge of our seats. We know that we are in the presence of the One who is greater than the sum total of the people present. At the close of the service the living Lord who has called us and bound ...

365. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... they came down the stairs, they thanked my mother for all her help, and then went out into the night. Now, my mother had told me to stay at home, and usually I obey her, but this time I slipped out the front door. I knew from the look in Jesus' eyes and the ... . I guess it's hard when your friends disappoint you the one time you ask them for help. I heard Him say, "Can't you stay awake with Me even for one hour? You'd better wake up and pray for yourselves, that you don't enter into temptation, because your ...

366. Recollections of Abdul, Camel Boy for An Eastern Potentate

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... the journey. That did not mean a camel or two - it meant ten or a dozen, to carry supplies and to carry as well those of us who would be the servants on the journey. Akbar said he was not to go. Being Casper's foreman, he would have to stay at home to look after things here to keep them running. I would be one of two men in charge of Casper's camels. Casper would have two personal servants with him as well, to prepare his meals and to set up his tent. We would be with the other ...

367. A Tempting Offer

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... your mom tells you that you can't do something or you can't have something, you don't know why, but she knows why. She sees things you cannot see. Application: In the same way, God our Father loves us very much and wants us to stay away from temptations. We need to stay away from temptations like being mean to people even when they are mean to us. Or if someone is breaking the rules at school and wants us to join along, we need to do what? (response) Right, we need to walk away and not do that. So ...

368. Life From Water: The Ark

Genesis 6:11-22

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... hot and our nights deathly cold - something like the weather on a desert. This world could not exist without water, and neither could we. Water has some other interesting qualities. Like other liquids, when it gets cold, water gets denser. That's why cold water stays on the bottom of your hot water heater, and that's why, when you dive into a lake, you start out in warm water and go down into colder and colder water. When water is cooled almost to freezing, an amazing, unpredictable, and terribly important ...

369. Saved From Water: The Storm

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... Luke and all those other so-called evangelists were running up the hillside to hide under a tree, that's why. I was the only one who stayed out in the rain to listen. I love rain. I love water. I used to tell that story sometimes in sermons. Great story. I could tell ... aren't any gates at all. But it's nice there. You'll like it. You'll meet lots of your friends again, and your family. We stay busy and it's fun. When your time comes, some of us will be there to meet you and help you across. There aren't any ...

370. Choices

Drama

J. B. Quisenberry

... day! All of us were in a hurry. You see, it was obvious to everyone that it would be difficult to find a place to stay in the City of David. Bethlehem didn't have nearly enough inns to accommodate so many people. Of course I wasn't as worried as ... enter at back of church) By the time Mary and Joseph reached Bethlehem, they were hungry, dusty, tired, and in desperate need of a place to stay. The streets were clogged with people. Vainly, they went from inn to inn in search of a bed and a meal. Mary kept up a ...

371. Mom Taught Me to Share

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... of the Athenians, he lost something vital to his faith. He knew the territory, but he lost his way because he forgot his passion. Paul gave a good, solid sermon that day in Athens. It was well crafted, politically correct, and well delivered. He probably stayed up late Saturday night working on it. Paul shared his faith, but something was missing. He spoke the language of his listeners a little too well, and in the process, Paul left something out. It was something he would return to at his next stop ...

372. Get Underneath!

Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ? Should I have let the cat under the umbrella? (Response--play this way with the children for just a moment until they "convince" you to let the cat underneath) Okay, I did, I let the cat underneath the umbrella, but I let the other person hold it. And we stayed under the umbrella while it rained, so we remained dry and protected. The end. Did you like my story? (response) Well the reason that I told the story is because there is a Bible verse that it reminds me of. The Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 1:10 ...

373. Peace as Shalom

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... they can no longer stand, still let me love - love with Shalom, so I will have the strength of your love to bear the load. Lord, teach me self-discipline. Teach me self-discipline in the little things that I might be strong in the big things. Stay me from temptation, especially the temptation of leaping to the rescue of those who need to work out their own solutions. But Lord, when, by reason of circumstance, I see wrong being done, still let me love, love with Shalom which does not yield to the temptation ...

374. A Pilgrim Recounts

Psalm 107:1-43

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... to do so, we would be imprisoned. Indeed, many of us were. Our religious freedom was basically denied, so we sought another country in which to practice our faith. At first we set up a colony in Holland, but the language became such a barrier that we stayed but a short time. We then determined to sail to the new world. I was a part of the congregation from Scrooby, England, that made up the first group of pilgrims that sailed to America. We left Delft Haven in 1620. I still remember the resonant voice ...

375. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Matthew 6:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

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