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4351. Love Those Who Pick On You

Luke 6:27-36

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ) Pretend like I am one of the kids in school or one of the kids in your neighborhood and here is the first thing I want you to do. I want you to call me a name. What are some names that kids are calling one another? (response) That’s good. Go ahead now and call ... . We are going to do this one more time but now we are going to get rough. To a small kid sitting next to you: John I want you to hit me in the arm. Go ahead. Just give me a good old shot in the arm. (response) Ouch, that hurt! You hit me. To ...

4352. Paul Meets a Celebrity

Acts 25:23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the Son of God would do when He was born into the world. It was a wonderful sermon. Agrippa was overwhelmed. He knew that Paul expected him to believe. He could hardly keep up with Paul's enthusiasm. Finally he broke in and told Paul to stop. Agrippa said, "You want to make me a Christian in a few moments." Paul told him that he wished that everyone could be as happy as he was except for the chains and being a prisoner. Paul felt that Jesus is the answer for everyone. It does not make any difference if you ...

4353. Giving Away the Store

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:1-17

Sermon

Carl Jech

... clarify what it means to be dependent upon God's grace. Frazer's view of religion emphasizes and focuses upon power. God is seen as having the power and human beings must scrape and bow in order to wheedle and coax God into giving them what they need or want. But the view that develops in the New Testament is that our dependence on God is not a matter of power. It is a matter of relationships! It is a matter of a mutually loving relationship. "We love because God first loved us." "A new commandment I give ...

4354. God is About to Strike

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... significant that, when our Lord identified himself to Paul, he used his earthly and human name - "Jesus." It is as if our Lord wanted it to be perfectly clear to Paul, that the one who spoke to him was the baby born at Bethlehem, the boy- ... Word, until that Word makes contact and becomes active in our lives. The Word of God is like lightning. It does not strike when we want it to. We cannot, by any power of our own will or self-determination, cause lightning to occur. Lightning strikes when the conditions are ...

4355. When Faith Rejects Redemption

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... a barricade to your redeeming love in Christ. Forgive us for taking the faith you have given us, and making it a religion that keeps us out of your reach. We want to be holy, but only as you make us holy, not by deeds of our own. We want to be redeemed, but only by your love, not by any righteousness of ours. We are your children, and we want to be gathered under your protective arms. By faith, we ask for your forgiveness. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns “I Am Thine, O Lord” “My Faith Looks Up to ...

4356. The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Brett Blair

... story as Jesus told it. There was a certain landowner who had two sons. As these boys grew up they began to show the difference in their styles. The older brother was hard working, industrious, dedicated to the daily task. The younger son was a little rebellious. He wanted to have his own way and speak his own piece. Why does life turn out this way? Two sons raised in the same family, presumably shown the same amount of love, yet they are as different as different can be. I have a brother who lives here in ...

4357. A New Thing

Isaiah 43:14-28

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... idea go draw the sun. The kids draw. Now we have one more color. What color is left? (blue) What are we going to use blue for? (sky) Go do it! The kids draw. Application: Take the drawing off the easel and hold it up for all to see. I want you to look at this picture. This is a brand new drawing. It’s never been seen before. And it’s a picture of a brand new day. I love days like this: sunny, green grass, a beautiful sky. There are days when I get up in the morning and ...

4358. Benjamin: The Little Peoples Friend

Luke 19:28-38

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... people would think that our friend Benjamin had it "made in the shade". But not Benjamin. No sir, he was tired of being a colt. He wanted to do a really big job. If God would only hurry up and make him grow up so that he was as big as his father ... house where the boy lived and was tied up, there came a couple of men looking for him. There wasn't any doubt that they wanted him, for they came straight toward him and began untying him. The boy ran from the house and asked them where they were taking his colt ...

4359. The Lion Who Learned About God

Dan 6:21-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... when the lions fought over the man. It never lasted very long since the lions were hungry and the men usually died from fright. The man that they threw in the den were always so scared and they would scream and cry until the lions would do what the soldiers wanted them to do with this man, It was awful. I guess Rehoboam was thinking about this because they hadn't eaten for awhile and he just knew that before long he would hear shouting and screaming and then the trap door would open and you could see with a ...

4360. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Rev. Donald R. Shank

... are concerned; I know I would, but the question we must face then is 'What is most important in our lives? What is the symbol out of which we operate? The goal that directs our lives?' II. This brings us to part two, DOLLAR SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND YOUR FAITH. We want to relate dollar signs and life symbols to our personal faith, with a view to determining how we can break the hold wealth has over us - how can we break the idolatry of it? One way is to face realistically the battle in our lives. Jesus said it's ...

4361. Talk! Talk! Talk!

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... and listen to our own inane, superficial, and pointless chatter. In all of this process of talk, talk, talk, we have developed a terrible kind of cynicism and skepticism and resistance to it. A man climbs into a barber chair, and the barber asks him how he wants his hair cut, and he replies, "In absolute silence." A doctor tells a wife that her husband must have complete rest for a while, and she says, "But, Doctor, he won't listen to me." "That will be a wonderful start," says the doctor. A politician asks ...

4362. Take Up Your Cross

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... have failed to tell others about him, the presence of Christ is no longer real to them. But the way to help him become real to us is to share him with others. The way to keep him alive for us is to give him away! Right now Jesus Christ wants you to risk failure and ridicule by seeking to share him with others. He is calling you to take up your cross and follow him along that narrow path through some personal Samaria. How will you respond? Will you say, "Yes, Lord, I'll go with you all the way ...

4363. Roadblocks to Jesus

2 Corinthians 6:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... finally thought of a way. Do you see that aisle that runs right down the middle of the church and leads up to the altar? Let's suppose for a minute that the aisle is the street and the only way that you can get to Jesus. Now if you want to know God any better, you must follow that street. But suppose we take this old sawhorse and put it right here in front of the steps leading to the altar and hang a sign on it that says, DETOUR -- GO ANOTHER WAY. That means that anybody walking down this ...

4364. Getting The Facts

1 Corinthians 15:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... straight line. We need those kinds of guides to draw and we need other kinds of guides to make sure our lives are lived the way God wants us to live. The Bible is a guide because it tells us how God lived in Jesus and what He said about living in this world. ... that I have selected a friend of yours who is pretty strong and should be able to handle this little assignment that I have for him. We want him to pick up this box that I have here and hold it for a few minutes while I talk to you. [Give him the box.] ...

4365. Jesus' Treasure Chest

Ephesians 3:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to take you on a very special trip this morning because I found in my office a special map marked with a special sign. [XR should be written on it.] If we follow this map we may find a treasure at the place marked on the map. How many want to follow me to see what we can find? I wonder what kind of a treasure you could find in a church. This map is marked with the symbols that mean Christ. [When you have discovered the treasure chest you remark that the chest says Christ's Treasure on the ...

4366. The Magic Formula

John 14:5-14, Luke 11:1-13

Illustration

George Bass

... Holy Scripture,' then surely we can bank on that." He adds a personal story: "I remember, as a boy of 15, banking on it. I wanted to pass an examination. I had had a religious upbringing. I read the words of our text carefully. They seemed too good to be ... included. You had only to add the magic formula 'in the name of Jesus,' and the thing was done!" Weatherhead says, "I very badly wanted to pass that examination, and I had worked hard for it. So, on the night before it began, I reminded God that Christ had ...

4367. Saving A Church

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

... not a great sense of urgency about the letter. When Paul wrote his brief letter to Philemon, he told his friend and former slave, Onesimus, to personally deliver it. It could have gotten there a lot faster if it had gone by the regular mail, but Paul wanted this letter hand delivered. Then there was the letter written to the Hebrews, from which our scripture text for this morning comes. It was a thick letter. Probably took three stamps to mail it. And on the front of that letter I feel sure that the wrote ...

4368. Saving A Church

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

4369. Finding Life!

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

... mind, the late Dr. George A. Buttrick made reference once in a sermon to what is called in America our "high standard of living." Then very forcefully Dr. Buttrick said: "It isn't high, and it isn't a standard, and it isn't living!" There are people, too, who want to be "where the action is," so they say. But the most exciting and most rewarding of action is not always where some people think it is. I suppose you know about the Three Little Monkeys - See-no-Evil, Hear-no-Evil, Speak-no-Evil. See-no-Evil has ...

4370. Full Barns and Empty Hearts

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... : his heart was empty. He wasn’t rich toward God. Of course, it was his prosperity that encouraged and covered his empty heart. He bought into the assumption that economic security is sufficient. He had all necessities for many years. What more could he want? What could possibly cause him any worry or anxiety? Edwin Arlington Robinson’s familiar Richard Cory is a latter-day portrait of our rich man: And he was rich - yes, richer than a king - And admirably schooled in every grace; In fine, we thought ...

4371. The Two Fires

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... do. The second fire does not force itself into our lives. TV signals are all around us and literally pushing at us all the time. But nothing happens until we turn the TV on, select a channel and tune the picture. Christ’s spirit is always surrounding us, wanting to be part of our lives. But until we open ourselves to this second fire, its transforming work will not have a chance at us. It is grace that there is this redeeming force of Christ. It is our God-given capacity to determine that we shall give ...

4372. Museum or Mission?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... museum years. The issue for any congregation is always museum or mission. The tendency is to choose what seems to be the safe, but deadly way - that of becoming a museum. II So now we’re down to mission: that’s all that’s left if we want to survive. Mission means concentrating on persons and structures that have not been touched by the gospel. Jesus called them "the lost sheep" or "the lost coins." The church and its "good news" exist primarily for the sake of these lost persons or lost structures. We ...

4373. Christ Has Set Us Free

John 8:31-41

Sermon

... over the musical map, making up new melodies on the spot. I admire swimming champions who have the freedom to slip through the water with hardly a ripple. I admire the fishermen who have the freedom to flick the wrist and cast the bait in the exact spot they want it to go. But no accomplished musician just sat down and began to play. No expert swimmer just fell out of a boat and began to paddle and breathe with ease. No skilled fisherman just bought the best reel on the market and then went out to lay his ...

4374. Tomb for Sale

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

George Bass

... overcome by an incredible weariness and I realized that I no longer had a dream that had not been beaten and shattered. I was tired of fighting, and I realized that the past just goes on and on ... I wept.2 And there was no one to say, or who wanted to say, "Do not weep," as Jesus said to the woman whose son had died for an unknown reason but with many of the same results. But this time - for once - things were really different; Jesus gave the widow and the mourners reason to cease crying and wailing for ...

4375. The Call of the Cross

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

... at all like the speech of Eleazar’s at Massada, when approximately the same number of people that died at Jonestown - only Jews and Zealots at Massada - took their own lives by their own swords so they would not fall captive to the Romans. Jones once thundered: We want no condescending saviors to come to us with their pity from some judgment hall. That has been pawned off on us too long. I’m here as an example to show you that you can bring yourselves up by your own bootstraps. You can be your own God ...

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