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376. Into the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... song. Another declares, in a wonderful confession of confidence: What God ordains is always right; he guides our joy and sadness. He is our life and blessed light; in him alone is gladness. We see his face, the way of grace; he holds us in his mighty arm and keeps us safe from every harm. (in the public domain) But William Cowper was a troubled soul. He began to slip in and out of depression. He spent a year and a half in what was then called an “insane asylum.” His hymns began to take on a darker color ...

377. A Double Dose

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... confidence. He needed strength. He needed the added time that only a true mentor could give. There are times in this life when we need a second dosage to provide us with strength for the fight. A friend related a story to me about how his mother would keep him in church all day Sunday. This friend had come to loathe church because it took too much of his time. But as he had grown older, he realized the value of the lessons imparted to him as a youngster. "My mother stayed in church all day because she ...

378. How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... on Michal and David barely speak. Most marriages that fail do so not from a blow out, but from a slow leak. We get into marriage with such high expectations. We're in love, choosing to act in one another's best interests. "Forsaking all others I will keep myself only unto you so long as we both shall live." Early marriage is exciting, and we pursue it with verve! Then there is a fight, some disappointment, and resentment settles in. A slow leak. As the poet has written, " 'Twas not love's going hurt my days ...

379. Through The Eye Of The Needle

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... would be economic chaos. No economy could ever survive. No bank could stay open. No one could borrow money. No one could count on a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. Society would disintegrate. It would lead to death and destruction. Jesus' demand is impossible to keep. If this is what it takes to be a disciple, if this is what it takes to be saved, then no one is saved. Then no one is worthy of being a disciple. And that is precisely the point Jesus is trying to make -- to the rich young ruler, to ...

380. Behavior In Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... concentrate on the sermon and some just can't worship God if things are loud. It really is not fair for any of us to keep someone else from being able to worship. What do you think we can do to make sure our church is a place where people really ... the pews or walk around the aisles. We can go to the restroom before the service starts so we will not have to leave. We can keep our hands to ourselves and not fight with our brothers and sisters. It is important that everyone have a chance to hear about God and God ...

381. When God Is The Problem

Psalm 13:1-6

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... it's a gold mine of spiritual strength when we discover it for ourselves. Even when God is the problem, God is also the solution. So keep trusting in God, and count on him to deliver you. Conclusion Our tendency when we're angry at God and believe he has forgotten about us ... absorbed in our troubles. But that's not the helpful way to go. The better way is the way of faith. The better way is to keep our focus on God and not give up on him. For he hasn't really given up on you. He is still the source of your ...

382. Like A Thief

Matthew 24:36-51

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... such fun in heaven with you. You'll be cracking jokes all eternity. All the saints will be rolling in the clouds. I bet you keep the angels in stitches. (SHE EXITS) DAN: (APPEARING FROM BEHIND SCREEN) Boy, oh boy. What a dame. She's driving me crazy. But it's ... hands. DAN: Yeah, you might say that. MINNY: Okay, I'm releasing it all to you, Lord. DAN: Good. Now, just relax and remember to keep your eyes closed. MINNY: Okay. Oh, I get it. You want me to soar through the clouds but you're afraid I might get sick ...

383. What Do You Do When Life Ain't Fair?

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... he hasn't got the rights a citizen might have had. He knows little of the rules, regulations, social customs and mores. No sooner does he arrive than he glimpses his distant cousin Rachel who has probably not yet reached puberty. It's love at first sight. Keep in mind that we know something of Jacob's background and his behavior patterns. In one incident he managed to get his very hungry, slower-witted, elder brother Esau to hand over his rights as firstborn son in exchange for a bowl of soup (Genesis 25:29 ...

384. Paul, The Great Missionary

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... feeling for you all comes from the heart of Christ Jesus himself. "This is my prayer for you: I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment, so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then ... I myself will be raised from death to life. "I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep going on to try to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself. Of course, my brothers and sisters, ...

385. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

Jerry Eckert

386. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... and make a great nation of him; God pledges that he will be the God of Abraham and his descendants, through whom all peoples will be blessed. In a day when people fear commitments, it's wonderful to realize that we have a covenant God who keeps his word. A covenant of grace. The covenant between the Lord and his people was not hammered out through negotiation, nor is it an agreement between equals. Notice that God takes the initiative in making all the promises. "I will confirm my covenant..." (v. 2). "I ...

387. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... stairs. Eventually he lay prostrate, then silent. Lying down symbolizes both sleep and death; maybe that's why we confuse the two. Life and vitality has us standing erect, tall and strong. As we travel through this world, Christ can keep us standing when we are dealt a gut-wrenching blow. Christ keeps us standing after we die as well, through the power of his resurrection. "God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son" (v. 11). Outline: 1. Have you experienced life when you couldn't stand up any ...

388. The Greatest Secret Ever Told

Romans 16:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Fried Chicken, because the secret is kept in a place where they make the batter to put on the chicken. And the people there want to keep it a secret so that no one else can make it. God knew the secret of Jesus, and when he was going to send that ... known for thousands of years. Jesus was saved for just the right moment when everything was according to God's plan. It isn't easy to keep a secret. How many of you know a secret that no one else knows? (Let them answer.) If you have a secret, you usually want to ...

389. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... as a grain of wheat in order to be buried and bear much fruit. He says that like Him, we must lose our life in order to keep it, so ask yourself in the weeks ahead - what have you got to lose? What part of you should die, so that a more faithful part may ... us to count the things we hold most dear as things to be most freely given away. Help us lose those parts in all of us which keep us from finding ourselves in You. Teach us to hate the things You hate and love the things You love, that we may yet be blessed ...

390. Can You Dig It?

Genesis 26:1-35

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... these wells of love and truth in the face of major obstacles? That may be the question we face today, the United Methodist Church faces, the Christian faith faces, but certainly it is the question confronting the African-American community! We must find the resolve to keep on digging! Can You Dig It! As soon as people got wind of Isaac's plans they began to sabotage the process: First, he dug the well in the valley of Gerar which became full of fresh clean water. The herdsmen of Gerar became so infuriated ...

391. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... Buechner40 says that the unwritten law of many families, including the one he grew up in, is this: Don't talk, don't trust, don't feel. Don't talk! Don't trust! Don't feel! In fact, I believe this law somehow gets translated to education and the workplace. Keep your mouth shut (play your hurts close to the vest); don't let the people you are with know your weaknesses. Don't trust (never turn your back on anybody). Don't feel; that way you won't get hurt. We pay a huge price for not talking, not trusting ...

392. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... right back to the top. They were singing and laughing and applauding. One writer said they stayed in the church singing praises to God for three days. Then Jesus talked about leaving and God's being silent again. He told them that if He were to stay and keep talking they would be limited, but if He departed they would be expanded in their gospel. What on earth does that mean? Wouldn't we truly be better off with Jesus around talking or at least placing a few person-to-person telephone calls? James Stuart of ...

393. Lent

Sermon

Betty Lynn Schwab

... . May we be moved more often to give you thanks. May our daily life bear more fruit because of our faith in Christ. Amen. (Bowl of fruit set up with the label: Lent 1 First Fruits) Lent 2 Reader 1: God spoke to Moses saying: "You shall keep the Festival of Shavuot for the Lord your God, contributing a freewill offering in proportion to the blessing that you have received from the Lord." Reader 2: In Jesus' day, the Festival of Shavuot required every male in Israel to travel to the Temple of Jerusalem. There ...

394. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... had walked at least two and a half miles on a cold winter's day in the name of their religion. I admire that, and although I do not believe as they do, I respected their efforts enough to read the material. Our Lord has entrusted the gospel into our keeping. God grant that we do not fail to claim and proclaim him. THEN SINGS MY SOUL A pastor in Arizona, accompanied by about fifty of his disciples, waited in Tucson one spring day to be taken up into heaven. He had announced earlier that he was "1000 per cent ...

395. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Rev. Donald R. Shank

... commodities that money can't buy. Uneasy, perhaps because for some, money is still a dirty word, and shouldn't have anything to do with the church. But we tend to forget that while money is intensely personal, so is religion, and there's no way to keep the two from overlapping. In fact, Jesus spoke more about a man's relationship to his wealth than about any other single topic. We tend to forget that for the Christian, there is no area of his life that is outside the jurisdiction of God - and that includes ...

396. No Appeal

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

... higher court, and if I must, I'll appeal it beyond that!" With those words, he would reduce his friends and neighbors to silence. There is something of that man in every one of us. There is the idea among us that, when life seems decided against us, we can keep going on to a yet higher court until finally we get our own way. Or at least we would surely like that; and perhaps we toy with the idea we would do it, too, if it didn't require so much time and money. Sometimes we even find ourselves complaining ...

397. Epiphany 6

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon Aid

... the Word, Jesus lights up the world, and as teacher of the word, Jesus lights up the hearts and minds of people so that they will understand what they see and hear, especially in their obedience to the word of God. The last phrase recognizes that no one can keep the word of life and live a life pleasing to God - a life of obedience - without the grace and power of God, therefore the prayer concludes with a petition for these gifts of God. The Psalm of the Day (LBW) - Psalm 119:1-16 This psalm was chosen to ...

398. True And False Prophecy

Mark 14:27-31

Drama

... . Let me tell you, I have had to do a lot of rethinking about who I am as a Jew and what I believe. Take the sabbath for example. CAIAPHAS: The sabbath is an example of how important the Torah, the law, is to our identity as a people. Keeping the sabbath holy is one of the marks which separates us from the pagans. The Lord God himself set aside the sabbath for rest, for the quiet and thoughtful reflecting on his words. Only God is the Lord of the sabbath, and this Jesus of Nazareth continuously violated the ...

399. For Freedom!

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

... I had made the universe and had control of it and had a stake in where it went and what resulted in it, I would probably keep strong hooks into it. I’d want the creatures placed there to feel obligation for what they did to my world. In other words, if ... , I probably would not be fit to live with. Fortunately, God is better than we have a right to hope. He could, in fact, keep tight hooks into us, but he does not. We could have been placed here conditionally, that is, permitted to continue only as long as ...

400. Do It For the Joy of It!

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

... love him because he is part of us. That’s how God loves us. Perhaps this all sounds like grim duty. It could be, if we keep ourselves bound to conditional behavior. But if we accept the gift of God’s agape and take the command Jesus outlines for us: "Love (with ... the joy of it. If I must hold you to account for what I do for you, I have a burden on my neck. I’ll need to keep track of the IOUs I’ve tallied against you. I’ll have to hope you make good on what you should be repaying me. But if I can ...

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