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4126. Forever and Ever

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to say how much that kindness had meant to her across the years. She had never had the chance to tell him how much that single act of kindness had meant to her and influenced her to try to do the same for others. The good influence of a small gift went on forever and ever. Like the widow of Zarephath, we, too, can bring lasting blessing to others. Emily Dickinson expressed it nobly: If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can cease one heart the aching, Or cool one pain, Or ...

4127. King By Force

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... also. So he would often ask his followers to tell no one about the miracles he had done. The point is that Jesus already knew himself to be the Son of the living God. He did not have to prove anything. When he healed people he was genuinely giving gifts; giving of himself. There were no angels as far as he was concerned. He simply desired the people to know who he really was. He wanted them to know that he was not just some physical healer among many, but Jesus, the Christ, the humble servant revealer of ...

4128. The Banquet Bowl

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... , that said that God's banquet isn't effective when held in another church. Some didn't receive the banquet meal because they didn't believe in any of that kind of "hocus pocus" magic stuff about forgiveness and nurture and nourishment being really present through the gift of a piece of bread and a cup of wine. And some went forward to receive the Lord's banquet because they were members of that particular church and were told that if they didn't attend the Lord's banquet enough times they would be out ...

4129. Learning The Basics

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... feeling" of love returns once again. Real marital love is being committed, investing in the marital relationship, knowing that the romantic feeling of love will always return. Unfortunately, many married couples invest time and money in everything but their most valuable possession. Our marriage. Our life together. The most valuable gift we can give to our children is a loving and stable marriage. Marriage deserves this kind of commitment. Marriage needs the commitment of love to hold it together.

4130. The Robe

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... stuff. We need to boldly walk into the darkness of human existence. There we face our sin and self-centeredness. In our darkness we meet the suffering God who bears the sin of the world. This God does not crush us. Rather, Josh, he forgives us and gives us the gift of salvation. A new direction. We join the crucified Christ in his unity with the pain of the world. So do you see why that robe is so important to me, Josh?" "Yes, I'm really beginning to. I would really like to hear more, David. I can't believe ...

4131. Gunda

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... was bad and very scarce. The only light he had in his cell came from a hole near the ceiling. "In his misery he had only one comfort. That was a little prayer book that the guards had allowed Captain Conolly to keep. He had received it as a farewell gift from his sister when he left for India. The prayers and songs comforted him; he felt the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in his cell. "The prayer book did something else. Conolly was able to persuade the guards to give him a pen and something like ink to ...

4132. The Spiritual Organ Of Corti

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... . My friend got exactly what he asked for. Yes, he had lots of faults, but he was a man of his word. He was a man of integrity. So he was challenged, by God, to keep his promise, not for salvation's sake but in response to God's gracious gift of physical life. That was 20 years ago. My friend is still active in the same church where he became a member in response to God's intervention in his recovery. He continues, to this day, to serve gladly and diligently. He tells me that the Lord God gave him ...

4133. God's Math:Lose Life = Save It

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... it. It is my mother-in-law who helped me understand the above equation. On June 6, 1970, the day I was married to her only daughter, she said to me: "I have been so blessed by God! If I were to die today I would have received the greatest gifts that anyone could have received: a gracious and loving family and caring friends and a God who has redeemed me." The irony of this (not so ironic when you consider it from God's perspective: lose life = save life) is that she was the one who was always giving. She ...

4134. Esther: Wise Woman Of Strength

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... the 15th day, year by year, as the day on which the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow to gladness, from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days of sending gifts of food to one another and presents to the poor." Amen.

4135. The Compassionate Highway

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... is once again pushed aside in order that the task of caring take place. That is the message of verses 30-34. The lectionary text for this day jumps over two major events in Jesus' ministry, as recorded in Mark's sixth chapter. Next is the little boy's gift of five loaves and two fish that feed the multitude (Mark 6:35-44) and then is the story of Jesus' solitude in prayer that ended with his meeting the disciples, "walking on the sea." (Mark 6:45-52) These two texts are proposed for later study, so that ...

4136. Have You Confronted Christ?

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... so caught in pride and self-interest that it labeled what was divine as satanic! That was the sin. The religious ones were so tied up in their sense of religious rules that even great good to human life, taught by Jesus as God's good gift, could be seen only as the act of evil. That, said Jesus, in that moment of confrontation, was unpardonable! But I find another message in this confrontation. In the sharpness of the words exchanged on that ancient day we may overlook a wonderful spiritual forest because ...

4137. The Presence Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Charles Curley

... as I am, I often pause to listen for a few minutes to what is being said on this network, hoping to find some additional insights which will help me understand better the elusive presence of God's Spirit among us. But, invariably, rather than a celebration of the gifts of the spirit poured out on all, what I hear is a rather narrow-minded celebration of spiritual provincialism - "We have the spirit and you don't!" It makes me sad that claims of the presence of the spirit of God should be made the exclusive ...

4138. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

Sermon

Charles Curley

... of the human spirit. Expand our perceptions, and give us a greater appreciation for the persons we encounter in this life. You have made human beings in varied shapes and forms, nationalities and races. Grant to us a new awareness of the wonderful diversity of human life, which is your gift to us. Amen.

4139. Song Of Loss Song Of Hope

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Charles Curley

... has put us into relationships of mother and father, sister and brother, husband and wife, friend and neighbor. But David grieves that his relationship with Saul has ended. Life is not ideal. Relationships are not ideal. But relationships are precious and important gifts from God. Sometimes only loss and grief show us just how precious and important others are to us: even those with whom we have some ambivalence, some disagreement, some pain in our relationship, like Saul's relationship with David. God had ...

4140. Giants In Your Way

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Charles Curley

... in himself, Saul didn't quite recognize that spark for what it was, just a little bit of hope growing inside him. Talking helped. Just like talking helps us, when we're depressed, to get our fears sorted out and to get in touch with reality. There is no greater gift anyone can receive than to have a friend who will listen to us when we're depressed, a friend who will talk with us and help us sort out just how big those giants are or are not. Talk about them with a friend and you may find the whole ...

4141. Watch Your Promises

Mark 6:23

Children's Sermon

... keep? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you about a boy your age who made a promise that he was sorry he made. Once there was a boy who had a birthday party. Many of his friends came to the party. This boy collected baseball cards. Some of the gifts he received were baseball cards, which he happily added to his collection. Soon it was time for the birthday cake. Just as the boy was ready to blow out the candles he made a promise. He said his promise out loud. Here is what he said, "I promise to let ...

4142. Christians Help Others

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Children's Sermon

... food, clothing, school supplies and medicine in mission areas of our own church. It is also used in our church. It helps buy Sunday school supplies and many other things. Giving money is one way we can help in the work of our church by sharing our gifts with others. There are many other ways to share our faith. I want to tell you about two people who attended the same church. You tell me which one shared her Christian faith in the correct way. When someone in the church was sick, the first person always ...

4143. A Secret Hard To Keep

Mark 5:42-43

Children's Sermon

... that it's really hard for us to keep the secret, isn't it! Can you think of some times when keeping a secret is a really important thing to do? (Let them think about this.) I suppose if we wanted to surprise somebody with a party or a special gift, we would want to be careful to keep a secret so that we would not spoil the surprise. Or maybe somebody tells us a secret and we know that to tell the secret could hurt somebody. That would be a good time to keep quiet about the secret, wouldn't ...

4144. God's Book Of Life

John 6:68

Children's Sermon

... you from it. In fact, maybe they do already. The Bible has words in it from God to us. It's like God's love letter to everybody. When we read what God says to us in his Word, the Bible, we learn how to live forever. What a special gift that is!

4145. Easter 4

Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of Judaism who only took care of the people as long as they were paid to do the job and were not threatened by adversaries. From this, in part at least, the Quakers did not pay their leaders of meeting a fixed salary but only gave them gifts toward their support, for fear that they would become hirelings. They referred to the state church pastors as hirelings. 4. "Knows me, know the Father." (v. 15) For Jesus, God was not an abstract being or an intellectual concept. The knowledge of each for the other ...

4146. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... to this person?" Homily Hints 1. The Vine and the Branches. (vv. 1-8) The sermon could go one of two directions: the unity of a church despite differences among persons, between congregations, or even between denominations; or it might discuss the variety of gifts needed by the Body of Christ. A. The God of Diversity B. The Contributions of Differences C. The Organic Nature of Our Unity 2. Pruning and Cleansing. (v. 2) The need we have to examine ourselves constantly and to cut away that which is dead ...

4147. The Unclean Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... claiming authority or accepting responsibility for our actions involves recognizing to whom we are accountable. To continue God's acting in the world, Christ entrusted to his followers his own authority to heal and proclaim the coming of the kingdom. Hear the gift of Jesus' authority within the context of the Isaiah hope: For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority ...

4148. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... for us, we sense that healing is the natural direction toward mind/body/spirit wholeness. This circle of creation continues. As a result, an attitude of eagerness burgeons. In one of this Sunday's pericopes, Paul speaks of it: "For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has -- not according to what one does not have ... As it is written, 'The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little' " (from 2 Corinthians 8:7-15). Healing ...

4149. Let's Have A Fruitful Christmas Season

Drama

May Dembowski

... hair done up in rollers, sweatshirts with rolled-up sleeves and jeans, and so forth. Special Options If the occasion for putting on the skit is a festive pre-Christmas function, bright holiday winter wear would be called for. Extra props such as gift-wrapped packages stacked on a chair, a lighted Christmas tree and boxes of decorations, Christmas tablecloth on the table, or bright red mugs would help set the scene. Cast Of CharactersJANE: The hostess (age 40-55), quiet countenance but not mousey, probably ...

4150. Lessons for Lent 3

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... " (v. 7); Psalm 18 Prayer Of The Day: Lord Christ, cleanse our hearts and minds of all impurity just as you cleansed the temple of the money changers and merchants. May our worship of You not stem from any base motive but only from a heart of gratitude for your gift of eternal life. In the pure and precious name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

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