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4101. Job Placement

John 1:29-34

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ! JESUS: And I have decided to fill the position with a person other than yourself. LYLE: What? Are you serious? Not that girl in there. Okay, okay. May I tell you something? I think you're making a mistake. (EXITS. TO ELAINE) I really didn't want that job anyway. JESUS: Would you send in Miss Wilton. ELAINE: Miss Wilton, would you go in, please. (JANICE CROSSES TO JESUS) JANICE: Sir? JESUS: I have decided to offer you the position of Spiritual Life Director. JANICE: Well, I ... JESUS: I think you can do ...

4102. On The Job Training

Matthew 10:1-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... my time at work. JOE: This training goes right along with those Christian principles that you've learned. ED: No, it doesn't. I just couldn't go along with the training. It was all intended to convince me that I have the power within myself to do anything I want. JOE: We do have the power within us. ED: We do. JOE: There, you see. ED: We only have that power because God gives us that power. JOE: Right. There is a God-given power within us. ED: But you and I are talking about two different things. JOE: No ...

4103. No Honeymoon

Matthew 25:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... have some details, please? SANDRA: We were going to get married. REV. ANTON: And what stopped you? RALPH: We decided not to. SANDRA: We wanted to live together first. RALPH: No one buys a new pair of shoes until they try them on. You know what I mean? REV ... we should ... RALPH: I've got to go. Besides, I have nothing more to say. Someone's waiting for me. SANDRA: Oh, let him go. He wants to leave me. Let him go. Let him go to his new love. (RALPH EXITS WITHOUT A BACKWARD GLANCE) REV. ANTON: I'm sorry. He has ...

4104. The Parable Of Big Business

Matthew 25:14-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... to be late, so take care. I'll see you later. (BOSS EXITS) WHITE: Okay. (SITS IN BOSS' CHAIR) KRUSKY: (ENTERS. ON PHONE) Thanks, Mason. Get back to me on that, will you? CELIA: (ENTERS) Mr. Krusky, here are those files you wanted on the copper mining deal. KRUSKY: Thanks, Celia. Oh, by the way, did the Boss mention anything about buying into soft drinks? CELIA: Soft drinks? No, he didn't. (KRUSKY AND CELIA CROSS TO ANOTHER AREA. KRUSKY TALKS ON PHONE) BANNON: (ENTERS. AS HE DOES, CELIA CROSSES TO HIM) Celia ...

4105. The Season Of Renewal

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... from the worship committee, though I can assure you that you will create more excitement if you tell no one ahead of time. On Ash Wednesday, leave the sanctuary open all day, and all night, if possible. Invite the people to come, to stay as long as they want, to sit in silence, and to write down their thoughts. Encourage the people to read the Gospel slowly and deliberately. Print in the bulletin this question: What does this scripture say to you as you sit in the sanctuary? And what will it mean to you as ...

4106. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 11:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... areas is Christ not the King of my life? (Write them down.) As you write down these areas, ask yourself if you really want Christ to control your life at these points. If you do not, why not? What would need to change? (Two minutes of silence.) ... ways that we allowed him to be King. We know when we blow it. We know, also, that he is ready to forgive us, if we want forgiveness. I encourage us not to get bogged down in our sin, but rather, to center on his Kingship. Meditation "If we accept the Kingship of ...

4107. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 10:46-52

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... re setting ourselves up to disobey God, with our favorite justification, excuse. When we are tempted, we have a choice: we can do what we want, which the Bible calls "sin," or we can seek the energizing, forgiving power of Christ's Spirit, which causes us to see and to respond ... game is to stop it. P: Jesus the Christ makes it possible for us to see. M: Thank you, Lord. Give us the courage to want to see when we are tempted to remain blind. P: Jesus the Christ promises to give us the courage to rise up as new ...

4108. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... that God put you and me here in this life to do something important, and by that I'm not necessarily referring to success as the world measures things. I'm speaking of a worthy life, one in which we maximize our abilities and opportunities in becoming the people God wants us to be, in doing what we are here to do. I'm suggesting that every one of us has capabilities of mind, body, and spirit which we often fail to use because we don't have faith in ourselves, and we don't have faith that Jesus Christ can ...

4109. On The Cross-Road

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... gives us the freedom to harm his messengers and each other by acts of hatred and violence. And yet, God sent his son in love -- for you and me. What a perfectly illogical, irrational, profound thing to do! So, what is our response? Take that parable apart any way you want to, and we are the tenants in the vineyard. And what are we to do? -- to tend the place, to bear fruit, to care for each other, and to thank the owner with the fruits of our labor. Even though we aren't as faithful as we should be; even ...

4110. Priest Without Peer

Genesis 14:1-24

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... in Israel. In fact, it became a doxology of praise! Interesting, isn't it, that all of the creation of the Creator seems to want to sing his praise! Warbling birds in early dawn seem to proclaim their joy in being a part of God's handiwork. According ... words name God as Creator, they not so much emphasize a concern over how the world came to be, but rather what God, who did create, wants to do for us. It is a "given" that God made everything, but this blessing reminds us that the God who did this is a reality ...

4111. A Homecoming To Remember

1 Kings 8:22-61

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... . When life gets a little rough, when they experience a death in their family, or experience the break up of a marriage, or have difficulties with teenagers or experience health-related problems, many will go to church hoping to feel God's presence in their lives. Some just want to sit in the church while others might be crying. Still others will pray perhaps for the first time in their lives. It's comforting to know there is a place we can go to seek God's presence in our lives. In recent years many people ...

4112. You Can Be Eternal

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... knew that she was accompanied on the journey. She did not recognize her travel guides but was absolutely certain they were caring and benevolent spirits. In her words, she experienced a sense of absolute freedom bordering on exhilaration. In fact, she did not want to return from the journey. Meanwhile, faithful doctors and nurses were working diligently to resuscitate her, which they did. My friend went on to have a satisfying career on stage and in movies. Now she is a wife and mother, a devoted Christian ...

4113. All Saints

Psalm 149:1-9, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14, Luke 6:27-36, Luke 6:17-26, Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the kingdom. Outline: Characteristics of the kingdom a. The sovereignty of God's kingdom - Lesson 1. b. The blessings of God's kingdom - Lesson 2. c. The ethics of God's kingdom - Gospel. Gospel: Luke 6:20-31 1. A Heaven of happiness (6:20-23). Need: Today we want happiness here and now and not "pie in the sky by and by." On this All Saints' Sunday, our attention is focused on those who died for Christ. What is their condition? What can we expect when we die? The Beatitudes list the kinds of people who are ...

4114. Epiphany 7

1 Corinthians 15:35-58, 1 Samuel 26:1-25, Genesis 45:1-28, Luke 6:27-36

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the example of God. Then as we judge not, condemn not, forgive, and give, we will receive in kind. Do to others, therefore, what God wants and you reap the same blessings. Old Testament: Genesis 45:3-11, 15 1. Near (v. 4). After revealing himself to his brothers, Joseph ... 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 God Will Tell You! Need: To whom shall we go when we need the truth? It depends on what we want to know. Don't ask an auto mechanic how to carve a statue! When it comes to moral and spiritual matters, the only one to go ...

4115. Lent 4

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

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... evidence of this fact. Our need is to go back home to God as the Prodigal returned to his father. Outline: Consider this a. God wants us to come back home Gospel. b. God through Christ makes it possible to come back home Lesson 2. c. Coming home to God is ... one with him. This is the reason for today's church to go to the worst, to criminals, to anti-God people. c. Sinners are wanted by God.The gospel story of a waiting father tells us about the heavenly Father who yearns, longs, waits for the sinner to come ...

4116. Proper 27

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Haggai 2:1-9, Luke 20:27-40

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... ). Think of Paul as a man of God and a man of prayer. Yet he asks his congregation to pray for him. What does he want? He wants the Word to spread and triumph. This is his heart's desire. This is why he is living: to proclaim the Word of salvation in ... live? In Jesus' day, the Sadducees used the ridiculous story of a man with seven wives to prove there was no resurrection. In this sermon, we want to show that life after death is not our doing but is God's work. It is based on the truth that God is an ...

4117. What Do You Do When Life Ain't Fair?

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... earlier in life, Jacob has kept his eyes on the prize, his true love Rachel. He has done it with diligence and honesty even when everything seemed to be working against him. He faced the fact that life doesn't always give you what you want when you want it. Jacob was like that beaver. He kept at it, branch by branch by branch. In Burlington, Vermont, there's an organization called Vermont Cares, a non-profit volunteer network created to help people with HIV/AIDS and their families and friends to get the ...

4118. Would We Rather Be Comfortable Or Comforted?

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... to know and love one another, but who are afraid. Afraid of giving up control, yet burdened by the perceived demand to stay on top of everything. Afraid of inadequacy, yet wanting to help. Afraid of giving away too much -- of money or of self -- yet wanting to be good stewards. Afraid of mediocrity in ministry, yet reluctant to make the commitments of time, talent and treasure that make excellence achievable. To you -- precisely to you -- in this your affliction, God comes to you. The signs of his coming ...

4119. When Jesus Arrives Late

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... bed? What Jesus did seems to be a violation of basic human compassion not to mention a scorning of the elementary instincts of pastoral care. Why in heaven's name, we ask, was Jesus late? And that, it turns out, is precisely the question the author of John wants us to ask. Why in heaven's name was Jesus late? John knows that if we keep asking that question, we will discover something profound about heaven's name, about Jesus and about God's ways in the world. But what? What good can we possibly find in ...

4120. The Wheat Among The Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... living right next to, surrounded by, noxious weeds that threaten to choke us off. Christians are here portrayed as a minority in a hostile world. So, when we hear the words of Jesus to let both the weeds and the wheat grow together, that's not good news. We want our vindication -- our salvation -- to come sooner. But, how do we even know for sure that we are wheat? Can we be so certain that if the weeds were pulled up, if sinners were to be gathered and thrown away right now, we wouldn't be doomed? In that ...

4121. In The Flesh

John 1:1-18

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... , and we yawn in agreement. Some of the Greeks didn't yawn. They were appalled at such a thought and quickly acted to correct what they thought of as a ludicrous, even sacrilegious thought. It wasn't that God could not have become flesh, but why would God have wanted to become flesh? By their way of thinking, the flesh was bad and the body was evil. If they could have found some way to live outside the body they would have, but they couldn't come up with anything. So, they tolerated the body as a necessary ...

4122. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... as the air that we suck into our lungs. It is not enough to receive Christ into our hearts at some point in time. We must daily take him into our vital centers like bread. It was too much to swallow. Jesus announced that if his disciples wanted to inherit eternal life, they would have to eat his flesh and drink his blood. These words seemed crassly offensive and literal. What could he mean? To this point, Jesus had been quite popular. The signs and healings made him the buzz of the town squares and meeting ...

4123. Epiphany 7

Mt 5:38-48 · 1 Cor 3:10-11, 16-23 · Lev 19:1-2, 9-18 · Ps 119:33-40 · Ps 71 · Ps 62

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a loving womb, from which he was being birthed into a glorious new existence with the saints in light. Grandpa was a mere shadow of his former self, unable to give. Yet he was being loved unconditionally. Grandpa paused in his passage through death's door, not wanting to leave such love behind. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, he was much better, able to sit up, take nourishment and interact with family. The extension of his life was a gift of love. On New Year's Eve his spirit was received into the realm ...

4124. Lent 4

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19, John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, Romans 8:1-17, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, John 9:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the mystery of suffering, we can use it as an opportunity for the Spirit to manifest God's glory. Sermon Title: Open My Eyes Lord, I Want To See Jesus. Sermon Angle: If you employ this theme and title, use the song by the same name before or after the sermon, as ... they too were jockeying for position. Several of them desired one of the top spots in the kingdom of the Christ; these wanted to become the king of the mountain. Jesus sets them straight. Only they will attain the heights who are willing to descend ...

4125. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:1-17, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... new depths of truth. Her body may be nearly dead but her brain (mind) is alive (vv. 8-11). Epistle: Romans 8:11-19 Just deserts. The litany we hear constantly in this present age goes something like this: I demand my rights! Give me what I have coming! They want what they feel they have earned. Paul reminds us of the danger of demanding our rights, insisting on our wages. "The wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (v. 23). Gospel: John 11:1-45 "The one whom ...

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