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4251. What's a Good God Doing In a World Like This?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

James Weekley

... that nothing else can match. God's goodness is vastly larger than our little planet in the upper end of the milky way galaxy. His radiating power comes to scatter our mists of discouragement. His hopeful goodness comes to redirect our potentials, to fire our gifts toward a common good. Believe that! God's goods are always on a roll. Too frequently we associate Pentecost with God as Actor ... we as spectator. With or without us, his greatest show on earth will go on. Take heart because God has heart. He ...

4252. Who Short-Circuited the Good News?

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

James Weekley

... 't the gutsy type to fish all day as did James. Neither did he retain the poetic imagination of John. He wasn't particularly bright. He would have never made a bishop. He was young, hopeful, and energetic - but even those did not qualify him for that special gift Jesus recognized. What enamored him to the heart of Jesus was, in John's words, "Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him, 'We have found him ... Jesus of Nazareth.' " (1:45) As with any human institution, it is the sales agent who gets the job done ...

4253. Liquid Hope

John 7:25-44

Sermon

James Weekley

... . Neither was God the "absent" Father. His love erupted forth greater than the macho grip of Rome and the starched showmanship of the Pharisees. God was saying, "I do not come to trim you to size. I'm here showing you how life should be lived. Accept the gift of my caring love and get on with living!" The laser truth for us is that his cross had to be. Without it, love could not have met an ultimate, diabolical test of sadistic torture. When love cracks that, the world drops its teeth and takes a double ...

4254. Redemption Near And Dear

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Erskine White

... sweet. Finally, I think of all of us who must cope with the general stress and strain of this busiest time of the year. We’ve got too much cooking, baking and present-making to do, and too little time in which to do it. We’ve got too many gifts to buy and too little money to buy them with. We’ve got to preserve what is spiritual about Christmas amid all that is commercial. Christmas can wear us out even before it has the chance to lift us up! So, for all of us, there can be signs of ...

4255. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... speaking in tongues, so he might be telling women in Corinth to be silent because they have taken over the worship services with their unintelligible utterances. Paul prefers clear, understandable preaching (cf. 14:lff), so perhaps he is speaking against women whose gift of tongues is preventing the church from hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Similarly, Paul might tell women in 1 Timothy not to teach or have authority because there are women in that church who are teaching false doctrine. Perhaps they ...

4256. How To Become What You Are

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Erskine White

... they place on the altar of Christian commerce, the more they think they are demonstrating their devotion to God. Of course, this is not the way to become more Christian. As Peter told Simon, a man who wanted to buy his way to faith: you cannot "obtain the gift of God with money" (Acts 8:20). Even in this marketplace culture of ours (which thinks that everything is for sale), true faith in God and Jesus Christ is one thing which cannot be bought in any store for any price. Some people try to become more ...

4257. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... , too, with Jesus: if He is preserved, safe and secure, He will remain alone. But if He is crucified, dead and buried, then He can rise to bear much fruit, drawing all people to Himself. The Son of God must die if He is to bring to the world the gift of eternal life. Then Jesus applies the same message to the rest of us. He says that we, too, must die in order to live. This is no easy, pre-packaged "cake mix" religion - Jesus says that if we want to be a Christian, we have to die. He literally ...

4258. The Kindergarten Kingdom

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Erskine White

... help my son with his more immediate problem, which was taking that enormous step on the ladder of life from kindergarten to first grade. Don't kid yourself: kids worry! Do we learn from children how not to be so competitive - how to be happy with our own gifts and achievements and not to be so obsessed with what the next person has? Well, consider the plight of poor Charlie Brown (in Peanuts), who is walking with his friends on the way to school one morning. It is "show and tell day," and Lucy is asking ...

4259. A Chosen Race?

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

Erskine White

... session and we happened to be discussing the very same passage from John which is the text for this sermon. Do not misunderstand me. I do not consider myself superior in any way to the ministers I will tell you about. For all I know, they may have gifts and skills far beyond my own - I am utterly sincere in saying that. But I will let stand what I have called them: "the scribes and Pharisees of our day." My fellow ministers had three objections to this passage from John. First, they objected to Jesus using ...

4260. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... own advantage and more concerned with the disadvantaged. Nations would overcome the threat of an enemy by making that enemy a friend. They would take seriously the ethics of Jesus and make them social, showing a desperate world that peace and goodwill are the gifts Christ brings, to people and nations alike. Preachers are always called naive and simple-minded when they talk like this, so maybe it would help to hear a "hard headed" military man with the same message. General Omar Bradley was one of the most ...

4261. How To Deal With Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Erskine White

... which treat suffering only as something to be gotten rid of - right away. The message in these churches is that suffering must be healed, and if you aren't healed, there is something wrong with your faith. Now, let me make clear that I believe in the gift of healing. I believe in physical as well as spiritual healing. But I also know that many healers are frauds and even sincere healers can give the wrong message to Christian people. I remember a time when I was living in a small downtown apartment next ...

4262. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... beggars too, that we may never let our pride stand between us and You. Make us more eager to wait by the side of the road, calling out our plea and confessing our need for You. Make us patient for Your reply, that we may gratefully receive Your many good gifts when our faith has made us well. Most Righteous Lord and Judge, who loves justice and practices mercy, and who expects us to do the same, open our eyes anew to the beggars in our world today, the ones who have too little to eat, too little to wear ...

4263. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

... checkup. Free of charge, with no appointment necessary. Are you eating the right spiritual food? Are you taking your vitamins? Are you watching your weight and are you getting enough exercise? "Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?" Jesus Christ is in you! By the gift of the Holy Spirit, His love is in you. By the power of the Holy Spirit, His strength is in you. His joy and peace are in you and sufficient for all your needs. "Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?" In the final analysis ...

4264. Wedding: An Offer from God

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... as we encounter the joys and trials of life, we can have at our disposal a power far greater than our own. From my own experience I can attest to the fact that God is able to reach in to our lives in very special ways through the gift of faith. Nowhere is this more true than in a marriage relationship. If our marriages are offered to God, it increases the chance that our relationship will become a blessing rather than an endurance contest. There are some good reasons for this. First, forgiveness is more apt ...

4265. Wedding: Old Enough to Know

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... life and its blessings for granted. The God who created the world at its beginning is still in the business of creation. To him belongs the glory and honor for home and work, for family and food. It is important that we do not recieve these gifts thoughtlessly. Therefore I encourage you to be wise stewards of any and all blessings which God showers upon you. Frequent attendance at worship can be a continual reminder that Jesus is Lord and you are dependent upon him, not only for your daily material needs ...

4266. Wedding: The Foundation of Faithfulness

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... situation you face in life. You can trust God. He who spared not his own Son, but gave him up for us all, is absolutely reliable. That is why I urge you, as husband and wife, to be faithful in your spiritual lives as well, to nurture the gift of faith God has given you. In constantly re-experiencing the faithfulness of God, and living in the assurance of his mercy and grace, you can confidently live out your lives before him. His presence will supply you with the power to live in ways that are pleasing ...

4267. What Color Is Your Balloon?

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... were afraid, other people thought they were drunk. But Peter knew that something very special was happening that only God could make come true. He knew that all of these people with different languages were being filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a gift of God that brings us all together. That's what the balloons are all about. They stand for all of the people of different languages who came together on a certain day and were filled with the Holy Spirit. You can fill your balloon with another ...

4268. Alive Again!

1 Corinthians 15:24

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... think of that for a change? Usually I bring things for you, but today I want to give something to your parents. I have some beautiful flowers that I know your mother and father will just love to take home and put in a vase. It is a special gift, because really it will be coming from you. You are going to be the person delivering the flowers. The flowers will come from you because you are delivering them to your mother and father. That is a real responsibility to deliver them to the right person. If you don ...

4269. Developing Wisdom

Mark 6:1-6

Children's Sermon

SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME AT HOME Parents: Developing wisdom in your child is a difficult thing to do. Some people think wisdom is just common sense. But it can also be seen as a real gift to see people and things in the world around them in a different way than others might. That's how discoveries in science are made. The facts are all laid out, but the one scientist with wisdom puts the facts together in a different way and comes up with a ...

4270. Jesus, The Bread Of Life

John 6:27

Children's Sermon

... . The boy thought to himself that Jesus is like pizza, only in a different way. I want you to remember that Jesus tells us that the word of God is like food. It's the best food. It can grow in your heart. The word of God comes as a gift from God. We all receive it when we have faith in God. When we have faith in God we are fed by God's love and truth and joy and peace. The next time you enjoy some pizza remember some other very important food. It's a different kind of ...

4271. Watch the Clock?

2 Peter 3:8

Children's Sermon

... certain amount of time. After that it will be all gone and it will be too late to do any more of the things we want to do. We wonder how much time God will give us. Nobody knows except God. We need to remember that time is a special gift to us from God. When we look at a clock, like the one in this picture, we could say, "Well, the hands on the clock just keep going round and round so time never really runs out." But we need to be careful not to think like that, because time ...

4272. A Special Appearance

Matthew 2:2b

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to worship him." The wise men came from different countries than where Jesus was born. So the wise men also remind us that Jesus didn't come for just a small group of people just where he lived. Jesus came for people all over the world. The wise men brought gifts with them and gave them to Jesus. Can you remember the name of the special day it is today? (Let them respond.) It's Epiphany. Can you say it again with me? (Let them say it slowly again.) E-PI-PHA-NY. Remember, Epiphany reminds us that Jesus came ...

4273. Do You Remember Your Baptism?

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

CSS

... . Go to see the baptismal font if possible. Bring symbols of baptism used in your church, perhaps a baptismal candle or a cloth with a cross embroidered on it. Parents: Review your children's baptisms with them. Tell them what you remember about it. Show them what they wore and gifts they received. You might consider a special baptismal anniversary time each year for each child.

4274. Wrap It Up

Titus 3:4-5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to see, would we? We hide it and wrap it in pretty paper and bring it out when it is time to open it. Then we watch the smiles on their faces as they open our presents to them. Another reason we wrap presents is to protect them. Maybe the gift is a special glass ornament or something else that might break. So we put it in a box with lots of soft cotton around it or tissue paper around it to keep it from breaking. Then we put the cover on and wrap it in this pretty paper. Our lesson ...

4275. Bible Cookies

John 6:25-59

Children's Sermon

... . You can make learning Scripture easier and less frightening if you fry presenting your child with a single verse or passage each day. You may wish to ask your child to memorize each day's verse, but your child will probably be more likely to see your daily gifts in a positive light if you do not make any demands regarding them. You will need a healthy supply of fortune cookies, and a small strip of paper for each day. Now you will want to pick out some Bible verses which you think will be meaningful to ...

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