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426. Liberty and Civility - Sermon Starter

Galatians 5:1-15

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Brett Blair

The United States of America is nearly 250 years old today. That's a long time for a nation to remain free. But, when you look at our history in the context of world history America is just a CHILD among the nations. Egypt, China, Japan, Rome, Greece all make America's history seem so short. Consider what a brief time we've really been here as a nation: When Thomas Jefferson died, Abraham Lincoln ...

427. Life Beyond Bread

Matthew 4:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Life does not consist in bread alone. Prop: A loaf of bread, a folded shirt, and a toy model house. Lesson: I have three things with me this morning. What are they? (response) These three things are each very important. Hold up the food. Why is food important? (response) What would happen if we didn't have food? (response) Clothes are also important. What would happen if we didn't ...

428. Lift Up Your Heads!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston, Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired, "Son, where did you get those birds?" The boy replied, "I trapped them out in the field." "What are you going to do with them?" "I'm going to play with them, and then I gues...

429. Lift Up Your Heads! - Sermon Starter

Luke 21:5-38

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Brett Blair

430. Like All the Others

Luke 20:27-38

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Brett Blair

Many of you know Charles de Gaulle as the famous French WWII soldier, statesman, author. What you probably did not know was that Charles and Evonne deGaulle were the parents of a very mentally disabled child. She was a treasure and a great concern to them both. No matter how bad things were in France, Charles would always make time for he and his wife to have time with their daughter. Almost every...

431. Lip Service

Mark 7:1-23

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Brett Blair

According to the story, Queen Victoria was once at a diplomatic reception in London. The guest of honor was an African chieftain. All went well during the meal until, at the end, finger bowls were served. The guest of honor had never seen a British finger bowl, and no one had thought to brief him beforehand about its purpose. So he took the finger bowl in his two hands, lifted it to his mouth, and...

432. Listen Slowly

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Brett Blair

I would hate to have a hard count of how many times I have interrupt people in conversation and how many times I jumped ahead with my thoughts expressing the wrong conclusion to someone else's words. We miss so much in life because we will not listen. Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. "I was snapping at my wif...

433. Listen To Jesus

Matthew 17:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Many voices via for our attention. It is important to listen primarily to Christ. Props: A new twenty-dollar bill. Lesson: Good morning! (response) Guess what I found? When I got out of the car, sitting right there on the ground was a show the bill twenty-dollar bill—a crisp brand new twenty-dollar bill. That’s a lot of money isn’t it? (response) I don’t know what I’m going to ge...

434. Listen Up!

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Teaching the importance of listening carefully. Props: Anything that is white. Lesson: Good morning. (response) I have a question for you and the congregation this morning. Hold up the white object and point at it. I am going to ask you first. What color is this? (white) What color is this? (white) What color is this? (white) Louder, what color is this? (white) Louder, what color i...

435. Little Big Man

Luke 19:1-10

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: How to be big in God's eyes. Props: Measuring tape. Lesson: Good morning! (response) I have a question for you this morning. How many of you are short? (response) Why do you feel short? (response) I wonder who is the shortest. Hold out the tape measure. What is this? (tape measure) Let's find out who is the shortest. Everybody stand up. Here are two ways to proceed: 1. Measure each...

436. Living Water for a Thirst Soul - Sermon Starter

John 4:1-42

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Brett Blair

One of the commencement traditions at Harvard University is Senior Class Chapel. On the morning of their graduation, seniors gather in Memorial Church to hear the minister offer words of solace and encouragement as they leave "the Yard" to take their places in the world. The 1998 senior class heard the unvarnished truth from the Rev. Peter Gomes, minister at Harvard and the author of several book...

437. Living Water for a Thirsty Soul

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

One of the commencement traditions at Harvard University is Senior Class Chapel. On the morning of graduation, seniors gather in Memorial Church to hear the minister offer words of solace and encouragement as they leave “the Yard” to take their places in the world. The 1998 senior class heard the unvarnished truth from the Rev. Peter Gomes, minister at Harvard and the author of several books on t...

438. Look, He's Moving!

John 11:1-57

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Brett Blair

Three friends were discussing death and one of them asked: "What would you like people to say about you at your funeral?" The first of the friends said: "I would like them to say, he was a great humanitarian, who cared about his community." The second said: He was a great husband and father, who was an example for many to follow," said another. The third friend said, I would like them to say, "...

439. Looking at the World through the Eyes of God

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

I can’t think of a greater condemnation to be levied against a people than this: They loved darkness instead of light. I would never want that to be said of me. But that is the way God sees the world. You and I see the world as it is right now. Most of the people around us try and do the right thing and when we are wrong hopefully we apologize. So we tend to think well of most people. But look out...

440. Looking at the World through the Eyes of God - Sermon Starter

John 3:1-21

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Brett Blair

I can't think of a greater condemnation to be levied against a people than this: They loved darkness instead of light. I would never want that to be said of me. But that is the way God sees the world. You and I see the world as it is right now. Most of the people around us try and do the right thing and when we are wrong hopefully we apologize. So we tend to think well of most people. But look out...

441. Looking For Your Ice-cream Cone?

Luke 10:38-42

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Brett Blair

Urban legend has it [no this is not a true story but it is a good one] that in 1990 a woman entered a Haagen-Dazs in the Kansas City Plaza for an ice-cream cone. While she was ordering another customer entered the store. She placed her order, turned and found herself staring face to face with Paul Newman. He was in town filming Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. His blue eyes made her knees buckle. She finished...

442. Lord, I Want To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

Helen Keller, so brave and inspiring to us in her deafness and blindness, once wrote a magazine article entitled: "Three days to see." In that article she outlined what things she would like to see if she were granted just three days of sight. It was a powerful, thought provoking article. On the first day she said she wanted to see friends. Day two she would spend seeing nature. The third day she ...

443. Lord, I Want to See - Sermon Starter

Mark 10:46-52

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Brett Blair

444. Lord, That I Should Receive My Sight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

445. Losing Sight of Life's Goals

John 17:1-11

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Brett Blair

In Steven Covey's best seller "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," he talks about losing site of our main goals in life. In no other place are the consequences more destructive than in our families: Covey writes: "I value my children. I love them, I want to help them. I value my role as their father. But I don't always see those values. I get caught up in the "thick of thin things." Wh...

446. Lost and Found

Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To convey the joy that occurs when that which was lost is found. Props: Your wristwatch that you will hide somewhere close. Lesson: Good morning! (response) Well, we all made it to church this morning, didn't we? (response) What time did you have to get up in order to make it to church on time? (response) I wonder what time it is right now. Does anyone know how to tell time? (res...

447. Love Everyone

Luke 10:25-37

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: We can not choose who we love we must love all. Props: A pair of glasses, a book or pamphlet in a foreign language, and a prescription bottle. Lesson: Good morning! (response) There is a wonderful story in the Bible about a boy who was walking down the street and some bullies surprised him and beat him up and took his milk money away from him. And then they just left him in the str...

448. Love is...

John 14:15-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Obedience is the most appropriate expression of our love. Props: None Lesson: [With each of these questions allow several children to express their thoughts.] Who knows what love is? (response) Ok, what is love? (response) A little humor for the adults: Now I suppose that your mom's love you...they do don't they? (response) How does your mom love you? What does she do for you? (re...

449. Love Is More than We Can See

Mt 22:34-46; Mk 12:28-34

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Brett Blair

A man once observed a young boy out in a field flying a kite. He noticed that there was something odd about the way the boy was standing and holding on to the string. He walked up to the boy and then learned that the boy was blind. He said, "Do you like flying kites?" The boy said, "I sure do." This piqued the man's curiosity and he asked, "How is that when you cannot see it?" The boy answered,...

450. Love Isn't Love Till You Give It Away

John 21:15-25

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Brett Blair

One night in New York, on Broadway, the great star Mary Martin was preparing to go on stage, as she had a 1000 times before, in Rodger & Hammerstain's South Pacific. Just before she took stage a note was handed her. The letter was signed Oscar Hammerstein who was that evening on his deathbed. The note was short. It simply said: “Dear Mary, A bell’s not a bell until you ring it. A song’s not a song...

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426. Liberty and Civility - Sermon Starter

Galatians 5:1-15

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Brett Blair

427. Life Beyond Bread

Matthew 4:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

428. Lift Up Your Heads!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

429. Lift Up Your Heads! - Sermon Starter

Luke 21:5-38

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Brett Blair

430. Like All the Others

Luke 20:27-38

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Brett Blair

431. Lip Service

Mark 7:1-23

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Brett Blair

432. Listen Slowly

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Brett Blair

433. Listen To Jesus

Matthew 17:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

434. Listen Up!

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

435. Little Big Man

Luke 19:1-10

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

436. Living Water for a Thirst Soul - Sermon Starter

John 4:1-42

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Brett Blair

437. Living Water for a Thirsty Soul

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

438. Look, He's Moving!

John 11:1-57

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Brett Blair

439. Looking at the World through the Eyes of God

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

440. Looking at the World through the Eyes of God - Sermon Starter

John 3:1-21

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Brett Blair

441. Looking For Your Ice-cream Cone?

Luke 10:38-42

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Brett Blair

442. Lord, I Want To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

443. Lord, I Want to See - Sermon Starter

Mark 10:46-52

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Brett Blair

444. Lord, That I Should Receive My Sight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

445. Losing Sight of Life's Goals

John 17:1-11

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Brett Blair

446. Lost and Found

Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

447. Love Everyone

Luke 10:25-37

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

448. Love is...

John 14:15-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

449. Love Is More than We Can See

Mt 22:34-46; Mk 12:28-34

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Brett Blair

450. Love Isn't Love Till You Give It Away

John 21:15-25

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Brett Blair

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