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3876. Looking for the Child of Bethlehem

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... kind of survey. Asher: Thank you. Was the baby really the Messiah, and did his birth make a difference to the world? Shopper 1: I’m sorry. I just don’t have time for this. Shopper 2: They really ought to screen you survey people more carefully. And look at that outfit! What next? (Shoppers exit.) Asher: My next encounter was with a singing group. I heard them referred to as carolers. (Carolers enter singing “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.”) Asher: Excuse me. I enjoyed your song very much. Tell me ...

3877. Where's Dad?

Matthew 2:13-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... college pressures were on his mind but ... I’ve got an ache inside as big as a Mack truck. (points to heart and wipes tear from his eye) Stranger: I see you desperately wanted to be noticed and loved. Like all of us, you want to be cared for and cared about. It’s natural for any child. Adults, too. I still want attention and affirmation, and I’m 53. Your turn. Let’s see you get a strike. Brad: (bowls) Gutter ball! Typical! My luck. Stranger: Well, take a deep breath and concentrate. Try again. Focus ...

3878. Stable Talk

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... : I know. Joseph: First delivery can be hard — and with no help. Mary: It was kinda tough. But look, Joseph dear, at this beautiful baby the Lord has brought to us. Joseph: Oh yes — let me hold him — Mary: Careful! Joseph: Yes, I will be careful — he’s only hours old ... so ruddy ... you little prune ... (makes doting father noises) Mary: I can hardly believe the incredible events that have happened these past weeks. Joseph: Which specifically, Mary? Mary: Well, when that “presence” came and ...

3879. The Rabbi's Gift

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... monks Door Table Chairs Large Bible Monks habits (optional) Approximate time: 10-12 minutes Sexton: Good day. My name is Abelard. I am the sexton here at St. Dominic’s monastery. My job is to take care of things. What things, you ask? Why, things like tolling the tower bell, tending to the candlewicks in the chapel, and caring for the details of the cemetery like the burials and the grave diggings. I’ve been a sexton here in this place for almost eighty years now. It’s my job and it’s also my ...

3880. God Makes All Things New

Isaiah 61:10—62:3

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... described, God was disappointed with the Hebrews. As we hear today in our lesson, it is a new day. God says to the prophet that he will clothe the community with "the garments of salvation ... a robe of righteousness." God will care for Israel as a bride and groom care for each other on their wedding day. The nation will be adorned with flowers and jewels as if preparing to marry the Lord. Isaiah speaks in metaphorical language that God will cause righteousness and peace to spring up as a garden ...

3881. You Are in Good Hands with God

Isaiah 40:21-31

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... took off his shoes, and pointed them in the new direction toward which he was going. Unknown to him, however, a jokester came during a night while he was asleep and turned his shoes around. When the man awoke the next morning he carefully stepped into his shoes and continued onto the Magical City. After a few days, he arrived at his destination. It was not quite as large as he imagined, in fact it looked somewhat familiar. He found a familiar street, knocked at a familiar door, and met a familiar family ...

3882. The Renewal of Life

Isaiah 43:18-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the flaw in the tree forced the artist to be more inventive than usual if he had worked with perfect materials. The tree really did not care. All he knew was that he had been renewed, reborn as a dancer, and he danced away to the delight of all who passed by. ... ahead. With respect to our health this might mean to eat better, sleep a bit more, and exercise more regularly. In short, it means taking care of the body that God gave to us and to be stewards of our health. We need to do the best with what God has ...

3883. Salvation Has A Name!

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... was the fulfillment of the law. God's love and mercy were revealed in a new way. God was, in fact, in Jesus. An American pastor served a German congregation for half a year. He celebrated holy communion one Sunday for the first time. He was carefully instructed by the other pastors and by the choir director in the nuances of the liturgy. Everything went well until he tried to dismiss the first table of communicants gathered standing in a half circle around the altar. They had received the bread and the wine ...

3884. Samuel Was the Search Committee

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... ?" While Jesse is showing Samuel the family trophy case and photographs of their latest achievements, Samuel is checking them out carefully and looking each one right in the eye since the eyes really are the windows of the soul. Initially Samuel ... or achievement; the Lord looks on the heart. "You've got to have heart to play on this team, boy," says Bear Bryant. "I don't care how big you are." "Is this all your sons?" he asks the Alabama mother. "Well, no" she replies. "There's the little one in the barn. ...

3885. Having a Good Name

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... become a dear friend. On the day I met her at a business lunch, I had vowed not to make any new friends until I took better care of the ones I had. I had just received an angry letter from a friend about why I had not responded to her phone calls. As ... my cultural and religious forebears. Creeds give us a good name. From them, we define ourselves and know what we are protecting when we take care of our good name. I love the way the Massai people in East Nigeria rewrote the "Gem Na" creed in 1960 at their own ...

3886. The Place beyond Revenge

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... best off paying attention to what is close by. He names, The love Onieta and I have shared for over sixty years.The love Onieta and I have shared for over sixty years. The love and caring the Convalescent Center staff shows toward my helpless wife and many others in the same condition.The love and caring the Convalescent Center staff shows toward my helpless wife and many others in the same condition. The power of music and art to lift our sights beyond ourselves and point to something we are only beginning ...

3887. Your God Shall Be My God

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... church conforms to this trend, it becomes just one more venue for a pleasant experience or a spiritual escape. "I guess I am a Christian," we say, "but I am not a fanatic about it!" That usually means, if you stopped going to church, no one would notice or care. The church is just a random collection of people who happen to make the same choice that Sunday. Not much is expected of you. The church is not a voluntary organization, which needs to mimic the world in order to get and keep members. It is the body ...

3888. Loving Ourselves

Matthew 22:34-40

Illustration

James McCormick

... believed that rejection of the self was the only way to God! That's why her religious convictions led her to the brink of suicide. During the counseling session there in the hotel room, Dr. Trobisch led her to a mirror where he asked her to look carefully at her image. She turned away, unable to look at herself. He held her head gently but firmly and made her look into her own eyes. Obviously the experience was painful for her emotionally. Dr. Trobisch asked her to repeat after him: “I am a beautiful girl ...

3889. What Didn't Happen That Night

Illustration

Jerry Jenkins

... woman should be asked to face the preacher in their presence. Two nights later she showed up with her parents at a private board meeting. The pastor asked if she would care to speak about her charges against the preacher. "She has already said all she has to say, "her father said sternly, her mother nodding and glaring at the accused. "Would you, son care to share your version of what happened in that room the other night?" "No, sir," the evangelist said. "I see no future in that. Only she and I know the ...

3890. It's How You Finish

Illustration

G. Campbell Morgan

An English preacher of the last generation used to say that he cared very little what he said the first half hour, but he cared a very great deal what he said the last fifteen minutes. I remember reading many years ago an address published to students by Henry Ward Beecher, in which he gave a very striking account of a sermon by Jonathan Edwards. Beecher says that in the elaborated doctrinal part of Jonathan ...

3891. How To Criticize Constructively

Illustration

Staff

... decision if it isn't necessary, or if there is still substantial disagreement. Ask them to think it over. Tell them you will too. Later, if you still believe in the changes you want to make, get together with them again. Explain that you've thought it over carefully and still believe the idea is worth a try. Tell them you feel an obligation to give it a fair chance, and you're counting on them to do the same. One other important point; when you have to criticize or question someone's actions or ideas ...

3892. Warning: Preaching Fake Stories

Illustration

Brett Blair

... financial profits simply because they were willing to sacrifice the lives of thousands of children. Note: This story was actually published in the following book by none other than Multnomah Press. So even resources from reputable outfits are to be carefully scrutinized. The story was used in: Steve Farrar, Family Survival in the American Jungle, 1991, Multnomah Press, pp. 60- 61. Most apocryphal stories can be utilized by introducing them as legends but sometimes the subject matter is so egregious that ...

3893. Grammar Fumblerules

Illustration

William Safire

... you once, I've told you a thousand times: Resist hyperbole. Avoid commas, that are not necessary. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Writing carefully, dangling participles should not be used. Kill all exclamation points!!! Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. Take the bull by the hand, and don't mix metaphors. Don't verb nouns. Never, ever use repetitive redundancies. Last but not least, avoid ...

3894. When the Bells Ring

Illustration

James Dobson

... things that aren't there. He is hallucinating because of the sickness." The mother pulled her son closer to her chest, smiled and said, "No, Miss Schaeffler. He is not hallucinating. I told him when he was frightened when he couldn't breathe if he would listen carefully, he could hear the bells of heaven ringing for him. That is what he's been talking about all day." That precious child died on his mother's lap later that evening, and he was still talking about the bells of heaven when the angels came to ...

3895. Employee's Seven Deadly Sins

Illustration

... those who spend more time talking about their achievements than in getting the job done. Absenteeism and lateness. Not following company policy. Failure to follow the rules makes management feel an employee can't be trusted. Whining and complaining. Laziness and lack of commitment and dedication. If you don't care about the firm, they won't ...

3896. Beauty Beyond the Pitfalls

2 Tim 1:5

Illustration

Unknown

... bother with Mothers' Day at all? I'll tell you why - because for all its stumbling blocks, pitfalls and broken dreams, for all the soiled diapers, soiled wallpaper and spoiled plans, we're talking about a beautiful ideal, a natural part of God's creative plan to bring love and caring to light. Motherhood is a constant demand for the gift of love and ...

3897. Wakeup Call

Illustration

Staff

... me. From now on, charge every ground ball. When you get it, fire it as quickly and as hard as you can to first base. Knock Gehrig off the bag if you can. I don't care if you throw wild or not, but throw it fast and make it tough for him." Crosetti demurred and said: "Maybe Lou won't like the idea." "Who cares what Gehrig likes!" McCarthy snapped. "Just do as I tell you." McCarthy then said to the coach: "Now that's the story. What conclusions do you draw from it?" The coach considered the matter for a ...

3898. Unwittingly Brutally Honest

Illustration

Staff

... . I do not wish to have this woman as a member of my department under any circumstances. In any change in policy or procedure, he can be relied upon to produce the improbable, hypothetical situation in which the new policy cannot work. Needs careful watching since he borders on the brilliant. Open to suggestions but never follows them. Is keenly analytical, and his highly developed mentality could best be utilized in research and development. He lacks common sense. Never makes the same mistake twice but it ...

3899. Carved from Ruins

Illustration

Staff

... was beyond repair. But in 1505, a young sculptor by the name of Michelangelo was asked if he thought anything could be done with "The Giant." He measured the block and carefully noted the imperfections caused by the bungling workman of an earlier day. To his mind came the image of the young shepherd boy David. So he carefully made a sketch of that biblical character as he envisioned him. For 3 years he worked steadily, his chisel skillfully shaping the marble. Finally, when one of his students was allowed ...

3900. A Lack of TLC

Illustration

Charles Sell

... affection exists than that compiled by Rene Spitz. In a South American orphanage, Spitz observed and recorded what happened to 97 children who were deprived of emotional and physical contact with others. Because of a lack of funds, there was not enough staff to adequately care for these children, ages 3 months to 3 years old. Nurses changed diapers and fed and bathed the children. But there was little time to hold, cuddle, and talk to them as a mother would. After three months many of them showed signs of ...

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3876. Looking for the Child of Bethlehem

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

3877. Where's Dad?

Matthew 2:13-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

3878. Stable Talk

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

3879. The Rabbi's Gift

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

3880. God Makes All Things New

Isaiah 61:10—62:3

Sermon

Richard Gribble

3881. You Are in Good Hands with God

Isaiah 40:21-31

Sermon

Richard Gribble

3882. The Renewal of Life

Isaiah 43:18-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

3883. Salvation Has A Name!

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

Ken Lentz

3884. Samuel Was the Search Committee

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

3885. Having a Good Name

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Donna Schaper

3886. The Place beyond Revenge

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

Donna Schaper

3887. Your God Shall Be My God

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

3888. Loving Ourselves

Matthew 22:34-40

Illustration

James McCormick

3889. What Didn't Happen That Night

Illustration

Jerry Jenkins

3890. It's How You Finish

Illustration

G. Campbell Morgan

3891. How To Criticize Constructively

Illustration

Staff

3892. Warning: Preaching Fake Stories

Illustration

Brett Blair

3893. Grammar Fumblerules

Illustration

William Safire

3894. When the Bells Ring

Illustration

James Dobson

3895. Employee's Seven Deadly Sins

Illustration

3896. Beauty Beyond the Pitfalls

2 Tim 1:5

Illustration

Unknown

3897. Wakeup Call

Illustration

Staff

3898. Unwittingly Brutally Honest

Illustration

Staff

3899. Carved from Ruins

Illustration

Staff

3900. A Lack of TLC

Illustration

Charles Sell

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