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Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... The scene is your home; the time is just before Christmas. There is a gay tree, a jolly Santa, and holly and pine and mistletoe and light. The days pass, and then it’s Christmas Day. The children are out of their beds early; there are toys and goodies and new things. Then everybody comes - grandpa and grandma, uncles and aunts, and cousins from all around. The house is filled with the fragrance of good cooking, and with laughter and excitement. Then all sit at the great table, filled with all good things ...

377. Something That Will Last Forever

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... gave Charles a dime, the first dime the boy had ever had. His father told him he could spend it any way he liked. What a time Charles had in Cleveland with a whole dime! He shopped long and hard. What a difficult choice he faced! He could buy a toy, or lots of red-striped candy, or a big red tablecloth with the Constitution of the United States printed on it. In those days a dime would buy a lot. Charles saw oranges for the first time. He could have bought several of them. Time was running out. Charles was ...

378. A Mother Who Could Let Go

1 Samuel 9:1--10:8

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... verse 28: "I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord." There are some persons who consider themselves model parents. They provide their children with the best in food, clothing, and medical care. They give them the latest toys. They attend their recitals and little league ball games. But those children never hear their parents call their names in prayer. Those parents never read to them from the Bible. Church has no part in their life style. One day God is going to demand an ...

379. Christmas Is Coming

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

James Bjorge

... weary and people perish. At this time of the year we know full well the strength that comes from anticipation. We look forward to family get-togethers, festive parties, worship celebrations, and yes ... the gifts also. The children are primarily concerned with the toys stuffed in stockings or the fancily wrapped parcels under the tree. The days skip merrily by, so quickly and so happily compared to the bulk of the year. Simply because the soul is being fed with the bread of anticipation, strength and joy ...

380. God Is a Giver

Sermon

James Bjorge

... as he came to give us redemption and life. He gives us everything that we don’t deserve. He does it purely out of Fatherly love with no strings attached. He wants to woo us but never manipulate us. So Christmas becomes more than Tiny Tim or a toy in a stocking, or the tinkle of bells, or steaming plum pudding. It is something about the universe. The greatest gift of all was wrapped up in a man: Emmanuel - God with us. But there remains one thing more. We must receive it. And we sometimes have problems ...

381. A Gospel that Fills the Glove

Sermon

James Bjorge

... the verbalization of "God loves you, Jesus died for you, you are important," is backed by the flesh and blood actions ... then man starts responding, for the church has now become relevant. This, then, is the full gospel of Christmas. It is not God jamming a festive toy into the human stocking. It is rather God filling the glove of my whole life, with its many needs, with his hand so that my life will come alive in him. My witness to this miracle of new life must communicate this glorious fact to all men ...

382. God Stood Up

Sermon

James Bjorge

... , dress him ... Help bring Christ back into the world. For boys and girls of all ages." Send to ... It is true that the Manger Child was a "sweet, little Jesus boy," as the spiritual attests. But we can never reduce him to an impotent babe, a mere toy, an object of commercial interest. Too often we have toned down his messages and sugar coated his speech and stripped away his masculinity. And all we have left is an emaciated Christ and then we wonder - why we are teddy bear Christians. One person has said ...

383. No Withdrawal

Sermon

James Bjorge

... wake of this high celebration. God doesn’t want it that way. He did not invade the earth for a few brief days in order to spread around some goodies and say "hello" only to retreat back to heaven. God is no Santa Claus who empties his bag of toys and then goes back to the North Pole to get ready for next year. God came to stay. He wants his birthday party extended around the calendar. He wants the Christmas style to become a life-style. Lots of love, thinking of others, expressing it with gifts, family ...

384. Jesus Our Parachute

Colossians 1:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of cloth with some strings attached to it. What do you call this? [Let them answer.] That’s right, a parachute. People who fly planes have parachutes, and if something is wrong with the plane and it is going to crash, then they use the parachute. It isn’t a toy it is a big help if we need to be rescued. Well, that is kind of the way that Jesus is for all of us. He is like our parachute. We were all headed for a big crash when he came along. Without Jesus, the Bible tells us, we would ...

385. Chapter III

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... Bible says about God it is that he is compassionate to the core. Even in the midst of these absolutes he is not a God who seeks to destroy, but who wants to rescue and perfect the men he created. God is not a senseless, pitiless, cosmic imbecile, toying with our destinies like a child banging around a rag doll. He is not capricious. He is involved with us in love, even when he has to deal with us in the midst of our disobedience and stupidity. In the Old Testament, for instance, the word often translated ...

386. Forgiveness that Never Ends

Matthew 18:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: "Go out candle" - this is a brand name - it is a candle that, once lit, will continue to relight itself every time it’s blown out; toy punching bag that returns to its standing position Good morning to you and let me wish somebody here a happy birthday. Is there anyone who’s going to have a birthday tomorrow? (If there are very young children present - one of them is bound to have a birthday on one ...

387. Getting Ready for Jesus

John 1:23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... comes over to the house? What does she do? (Wait until someone says "clean the house." You may have to hint, but probably not) Clean the house! (Go into an exaggerated cleaning or have some of them do it) Right, we have to dust the furniture, pick up the toys, wash the windows, sweep the floor, wash the dishes, whew! And all of them as fast as we can. It seems like we never have enough time. And just as we finish, the door bell rings and sometimes we don’t even have our company clothes on. Right? Well ...

388. POTTER

Jer. 18:4; Rom. 9:21

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... the piece with shells, pebbles, or a tool. The pottery making centers were at the edge of town, near an open field, where vessels could be dried. And, in many cities, the potter’s field became the burial ground. The objects which they made included jars, cooking pots, buttons, bottles, toys, writing material, statuettes, and ceramic tile, many of which the pottery maker or ceramics maker of today also manufactures, in much the same way.

389. SANTA CLAUS OR CHRIST?

Drama

G. William Genszler

... was baking a thousand delights While father on ladder was stringing the lights; The kids pranced around in noisy dismay Like a herd of wild reindeer let loose in the hay. The whole household quivered with tense anxious joy As little hands itched, To unwrap the first toy. Kids: (rise and speak to audience) We are the kiddies who hardly can wait We plan to trap Santa with cookies as bait All the gifts will be ours, he has brought down the road We just want to help him lighten the load. (Then enter Santa ...

390. The Wolf and the Lamb Inside Us

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... attacks. I had to shut up my dog in order to quiet him. My dog was terribly misnamed. He was a big, burly, 100- pounds of muscle, but we called him "Precious." I mean, you expect a "Precious" to be a miniature poodle, or a Pekinese, or a toy terrier, but not a massive creature who just a generation or two from a wolf. Precious attacked cats instinctively. I think in his genetic computer, a cat resembled a rabbit, and therefore was perceived as suitable prey. When I imagine what the world will be like one ...

391. Someone At the Door

Revelation 3:14-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... shudder. After several minutes have passed, tears begin to blur your vision. Almost always, just as you are about to press the panic button and get the police involved, the child comes strolling up. He was just off following a trail of ants or examining a toy or following a dog. He had no idea of the terrors that his absence triggered in the heart of a loving parent. Later, after your blood pressure is nearer normal, you reflect on the incident. During that period when the child was missing, nothing else in ...

392. Legends Of Christmas

Drama

Georgianna Summers

... fire. [She returns to rocker.] When morning came she packed a basket of fruit and cakes and meat. [She gets up from chair, takes the sewing basket and pretends to pack it.] She also put in a shawl for Mary and a silver spoon for Jesus and some toys for him to play with. Then she went out to the stable. [She leaves.] But the stable was empty; so ever since then, Russian children believe that Babushka wanders all over the world from town to town on Christmas Eve looking for the stable with the Christ child ...

393. I Love A Parade

Matthew 21:1-11, John 12:12-19

Sermon

Robert Allen

... part of the activities. My son Jeff was only three years old and he wanted to be in the parade as well. But, he had one serious problem. He didn’t have a bike - not even one with training wheels. However, he did have one of those long green inchworm toys. As he jumped up and down on its back, it would roll down the street. So, we put a couple of streamers on his inchworm, an entry number on Jeff’s back, and he was entered in the parade. All along the parade route, people were pointing out the three ...

394. Easter: The Festival Of Joy

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... our fear of it. We don’t like to talk about unpleasant things so the subject of death is taboo in too many of our churches. It seems that the more affluent and prosperous we become, the more fearful we are of death. Death means the end of all the toys we have accumulated. Others fear death because it may not be the end, but rather the beginning - the beginning of judgment. Others of us may not fear death so much as we do the process of dying. I was a parish pastor for nearly twenty years. I have probably ...

395. Wheel Within The Wheel

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... leadership of the church. Under the lordship of mammon our needs and desires become insatiable. I am discovering that the sins and temptations of the flesh have a way of diminishing in intensity with the advancing years. But not my greed. My fascination with the toys of the world grows stronger with the years. I don’t lust after women, I lust after comfort and things. That is why leaders dare not forget the one they are following. Under Christ, leading and loving go together. There is an excellent text in ...

396. Wants and Needs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ask our question of the men: What do you need? Do you need to go to church or do you need to play golf? (response) Application: What’s the difference between a want and a need? (response) A want is something we would like to have—like a toy. Hold up the Gameboy. A need is something that we have to have—like knowledge. Hold up the book. The difference between being a baby and being grown up is understanding the difference between these two things: Wants and needs. Jesus told a story about some guys who ...

397. Augustine, Defender of the Faith

Children's Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

Object: large lump of modeling clay Good morning, boys and girls. Today I brought this lump of clay to this church service. It comes from the toy box at our house. I’ll bet many of you use clay at your house or at school. What I like to do best with this clay is make something nice like a house, a car, a castle, or some letters. Then I like to take what I made and ...

398. Christmas Gift

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... whispered into the ear of each child, "Christmas gift." I was awake instantly. Visions of delight and prospects of miracles danced in my head. I hopped out of bed, grabbed my stocking, crawled back under the warm covers, and dumped the nuts, hard candy, fruit, and a few toys into a sticky mound on the bed. So it was a mess! It was nevertheless good tidings which I could see with my eyes, feel with my hands, and taste with my tongue. Since we got horns every year the family could even hear the good tidings ...

399. What Do We Do Now That We’re Happy?

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... lives the reality of our two sayings: what do we do now that we’re happy? and, the only thing worse than not getting what we want is getting it. Now that we’re happy - Christmas builds up to such a frenzy that the crush of discarded paper, broken toys, hurt feelings, slighted hopes, and shattered expectations cause the day to slide out from under us just as the earth does to a skier on a steep slope. I remember Christmas after Christmas when I was young, the feeling of being lost when the final gift was ...

400. Christmas International

Drama

Dory Younger

... -half to one inch in diameter. Small wrapped gifts. Cubes of styrofoam about two by two by two inches. About two for each of the seven children. Manger with straw. Shallow basket or wooden crate will do. Doll to represent baby Jesus. Shepherds’ staffs and/or toy lambs for shepherds to carry. Silver star for wise men to follow. Star must be of appropriate size and construction to hang on top of tree. Gifts for wise men to bring. Three gift-wrapped boxes or three objects sprayed with gold and silver paint ...

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