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4176. Witnesses

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... of the faith. Let's not forget Mary, from whom Jesus had cast out seven demons, who gospel writers Mark and John report was the first to see the risen Jesus. Jesus is let loose in the world. Witnesses, observe! It is one thing to appear to believers who want to believe. It only took a gentle conversation in the morning mist of a garden to convince Mary that Jesus was "let loose." It's another thing to appear to one's enemy and win him over. Saul encountered the risen Jesus in a blinding light on the road ...

4177. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... a computer, including turning the heat on and off and doing my checking account on it. What they never seem to hear is this: all I want to do is write and have a good filing system for all I write. I will turn the heat on with my hand! We get lost ... a novel I spent time with by Morris West, titled The Clowns of God. In one place the main character lifts up how we all want order in our lives. He says that God comes in disorder, chaos, emptiness, and vulnerability. This is why the coming of Jesus is a healing ...

4178. The Conference

Mark 1:9-13

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... 2: (To counselor) Yesterday he was a kangaroo. Counselor: (Incredulously) A kangaroo? (At the mention of "kangaroo" Dirk jumps down from his chair perch and begins to hop around like a kangaroo.) Parent 1: (Groans) We ignore him when he's like this. I suppose he wants something from us. We give him everything he needs. Counselor: Maybe he's trying to get your ... ah ... attention. Parent 2: Attention? We feed him. We buy him clothes. We send him on vacations. We gave him his own cell phone, TV in his room ...

4179. I Am Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... yes -- you have noticed, and that's why you had the nerve to close the door on me. You don't want my gift? You don't think of me as a friend? You don't want to have anything to do with me? I can't say that I blame you. You have every right to feel ... those very murmurers. My values have been reversed. Whereas I coveted the outward things, I now crave the inward. I wanted the material -- now, I want the spiritual. I treated people like things for my own gratification -- now, I see them as persons. Formerly, I ...

4180. Feeding Of The Five Thousand

John 6:1-24

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... . Help us to have the courage and strength to follow You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, how often do we seek Your help and caring only to serve our own designs or do we seek to use You only to try to meet our own wants? Or how often do we limit our vision seeing only the little worlds we would create for ourselves and not seeing the lives and needs of others or even seeing Your will for us? Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns Sing Praise To God Who Reigns Above ...

4181. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... tomb is our assurance that God stands in and behind our world, and that God is there to strengthen and uphold anything that is good. The truth of the matter is that God in his great love and concern for us does not give us signs, miracles if you want to call them that. God gives us signs of his presence and work in the ordinary events of our everyday lives. Think of the birth of a child; reflect upon a Sunday school teacher's commitment and enthusiasm for sharing the gospel. Think about the joy one feels ...

4182. Wedding Sermon - The Solid Rock On Which We Stand!

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... be God's love which will follow you from this place, and continue to abide with you both in all places that you shall enjoy and experience together. Today the two of you begin building a new life as husband and wife; but before you actually get started, I want to take a moment and invite you to consider the days ahead. I realize, of course, that that's not always the easiest thing to do. The great baseball pundit Yogi Berra, when asked by a reporter about his team's chances for a pennant, once quipped, "I ...

4183. What Shall We Say To This?

Romans 6:1-14

Eulogy

Bob Kaul

... , and all of our pain, and bring them to holy scripture this afternoon. Here we are likely to find at least some answers, less confusion, and some balm for the hurt we feel. Let's be just as honest as we can be about our questions and our pain. I want you to think about that passage I read from Romans chapter 8 just a few moments ago. I'll tell you what, folks, as far as I'm concerned this is one of the most powerful passages that we can find in all of scripture. Paul really has a way ...

4184. The Things Which Remain When All Is Lost

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Eulogy

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... other he knew the child had died. He asked them if it were so and they answered yes. King David got up, washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes. Then he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped him. He then went home and asked for food. The servants wanted to know why this sudden change. He answered, "While the child was still alive I fasted and wept, for I said, 'Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious?' But, now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back? I shall go to him; but, he ...

4185. "The Bitterness Of Betrayal"

Mark 14:43-52, Psalm 55:1-23

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... in this account of the arrest of Jesus Mark warned his readers against a confession of faith that comes too easily. Too easily that is, unless they understood the consequences of what it was they were claiming to be. In the midst of their common sufferings he wanted them to see that even within the first circle of disciples there was betrayal and defection in the face of danger. When Jesus is betrayed it is always his followers who do it. No one else can betray him, because no one else has ever given him ...

4186. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... the basket so that a large piece of bread stuck out from under the cloth. It kind of gave the impression that everything was okay, except that the end of the large piece had been broken off. "What do you mean, you 'don't want to start there?' " "I met the Messiah today." "Blasphemer, young man, I never want to hear you say that again. Do you understand me?" "I mean I guess he was. I don't know ... all I know is that he talked about God and loving and caring and all the pain I've held inside came out ...

4187. I Am The Bread Of Life

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... events in the Bible revolve around the subject of bread. The most important event in the Old Testament of course, was the Exodus event--the trip from Egypt to the Promised Land. But what caused the Hebrews to be in Egypt in the first place? It was for want of bread you will recall. The wheat crop had failed due to draught, and the Hebrews had migrated to the land of the Pharaoh because there was a surplus in storage there. It was bread, or the lack of it, that initiated this whole chain of events. Later ...

4188. Your Name Is Important

Matthew 1:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... came and spoke to Joseph, and told him that Mary, the woman he loved, was going to have a baby boy? (Let them answer.) The angel also told Joseph what God wanted Joseph and Mary to name the baby. Did you remember that also? (Let them answer.) The angel told Joseph that God wanted this baby to be called Jesus. Do you know why God wanted them to call him Jesus? (Let them answer.) Because, the name Jesus means "to save God's people from their sins." That is what the name Jesus means. Your name means something ...

4189. Jesus in the News

Luke 4:23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . They knew him as the son of Mary and Joseph, and not as the Son of God. They did not have faith or believe that God wanted to make them well. Because the people did not believe Jesus, he could not cure them. He could not cure someone who did not believe that ... , or talking about him, doesn't make him the Savior. Believing in him does, and that is what the people of Nazareth did not do. We want to believe in Jesus and believe that he can do what he says, so we must have faith that Jesus is the Son of God with ...

4190. Strange Fishing

Luke 5:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the disciples to learn as much as they could from him so that, when they began teaching the people about God, those people would also become disciples of Jesus. That is what Jesus meant when he talked about catching men. He didn't want to catch people in a net. He wanted to make them disciples. But he knew that Peter and John would understand him better if he told them that they were going to stop catching fish and instead start "catching" people. Jesus would like to make you fishers of people also. He ...

4191. A Dog Named Sport

Luke 7:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , but he wasn't a general either. This soldier had a man who worked for him who was very sick. The soldier loved this man and wanted him to be well more than almost anything else. He heard about Jesus, and he sent some friends to ask Jesus if he would come and ... healed, he would be healed. This is a great lesson for all of us to learn. It is called "faith." The soldier knew that if Jesus wanted to heal the man, he would and could heal him. All Jesus had to do was to ask his Father in heaven to do it and ...

4192. Learning to Forgive a Lot

Luke 7:47

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... bigger sack? (Let them answer.) I think that this has something to do with it. I think that this is what Jesus was trying to tell the people that day. The woman knew that she had sinned a lot. She was so glad for the forgiveness of Jesus that she wanted to do something to show it. The others felt that they had not done much wrong, and therefore they did not appreciate what Jesus did for them. It is a hard lesson to learn, but an important one to know that the forgiveness of Jesus is the most precious gift ...

4193. You Need All the Pieces

Luke 10:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the pieces to make the whole puzzle. If one of the pieces is missing, the puzzle is ruined, and you cannot have a whole picture. I want you to know that there is one piece of the puzzle missing. Isn't that awful? (Let them answer.) This is the way Jesus felt about ... to God, then you are really happy. Give all of your love to God and you will know why Jesus taught us to do what he wanted us to do. The word "all" is a very important word, and, if you do not believe me, then hide one piece of the next puzzle ...

4194. Bearing Fruit for God

Luke 13:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . Fertilizer helps plants to grow strong so that they will produce fruit, flowers, or whatever they are supposed to produce. If you want a strong plant, one that grows and grows, you must fertilize it. Fertilizer is very important for plants and trees. Jesus told ... and you will get rid of your sin. When you do not have the sin, then you can grow strong and be the way that God wanted you to be. The next time you see someone feeding a plant some fertilizer to help it grow strong, I hope you will remember how ...

4195. Do You Believe What He Said?

John 14:29

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of Jesus. Then they would think, "Jesus told us it was going to happen and now we know that he was right." I have an experiment that I want to share with you this morning that you are going to love. I have some beans with me that I am going to give you to take ... cup with some cotton. Now you don't have to put them in water, plant them in the ground, or anything like you usually do. All I want you to do is to put them inside the wet cotton in the cup, and then come back and tell me next week if they did what ...

4196. Save the Good Part

Luke 3:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... heaven. The ones who are wrong, have hate in their hearts, and are unforgiving, are done away with about the same way that you get rid of a banana peeling. There is no place for them in heaven. I don't want to scare you. You should not be scared, but instead, you should be pleased to know that God wants to share his life with you. People who love God, and there are many, are going to have a wonderful life on earth and forever after with God in his heaven. That is what the Bible teaches, and it is what ...

4197. Two Doors; One Choice

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... waits the tiger of divine wrath. Behind the other door stands the fair maiden of grace. The parable is offered in response to the worried question, near to the heart of every believer, "Is it true, that only a few will be saved?" Jesus admits that many want to enter the kingdom and be saved. He envisions a crowd, clamoring at the entrance to get in. But the door will be closed and locked to them. Grace will not be granted to the multitudes battering the gates of heaven. Nevertheless, Jesus offers a hint for ...

4198. We Belong To God

1 John 3:1

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... each item and have the children guess ownership. They should be very obvious items such as a rattle for a young child or a football for an older boy.) You are really good at that! Every one of your answers was perfect! However, there is one more thing that I wanted to ask you today about belonging. If these items belong to me and the members of my family, then who do you think we belong to? That's right, we belong to God. The Bible declares that He made us to be who we are. It says that He watches ...

4199. What Do You See?

Matthew 9:36

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... not a very exciting looking car to me. This next one is missing a wheel. And this one looks like it was probably in an accident of some type. In fact, only one of these looks good at all. The rest should probably just be thrown away. Who would ever want to play with them? Did you know that sometimes people look at other people just the way we looked at these cars? Someone may not be very pretty or handsome. They may not dress just as we would like them to. Perhaps they may speak differently than we do. That ...

4200. Do The Dishes?

1 Peter 4:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... world. Not everyone loves Jesus - and some people even hate him. The people who do wrong against Jesus often also do wrong to you. They hate you, hurt you, and tell lies about you because you love Jesus. That isn't any fun. You may even wonder sometimes if you want to be a Christian. But Jesus tells us that when we share in his suffering, then we also will share in the praise and the glory. That means that there will be a time when Jesus will share with us all of the wonderful things that can only happen to ...

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