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4651. In The Beginning

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

June 20, 1982 Comment: "Why don't you do sermons as stories?" mywife suggested. "You tell stories well and people seem tolike them. Besides, you won't end up criticizing us asoften!" My wife has a way about her. That was all I needed to try it out. Who wants to bepreached at? I surely didn't! The first time I tried the following sermon in itscurrent format, I served a church which had a lay person whohad taken university level courses in Old Testament. How doyou preach to someone with that kind of ...

4652. David and the Devil

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

We can be thankful that the Bible is brutally honest about the people whose stories it tells. Because of this, we are able to see the power of God at work in the lives of very human people. What’s more, if this were not the case and instead the Bible whitewashed its personalities, we would begin to wonder whether it seriously addressed the very real brokenness and moral failures that can mark all our lives. No question about it, the story of David and Bathsheba is an exceedingly human story. It easily ...

4653. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Jesus is the Bread from heaven that truly satisfies us. COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 David's son, Absalom, rebels against his father to gain the crown for himself. David splits his army into three parts and surprises Absalom's troops near a wooded area. The rebellious army is put into panic and Absalom flees into the woods on his donkey where his hair is caught in the thicket of a tree. He is left hanging there but is still alive. David had charged his men prior to battle not ...

4654. The Victory Of Faith

1 John 5:1-12

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

Planes drop out of the sky, killing all passengers. Mini-dictators initiate programs of genocide against neighbors. Forces of nature storm across the landscape, leaving devastation in their path. Bizarre individual behavior leaves heads shaking, "How can anyone do such things?" Accidents at home and on the highway steal loved ones away. All this gives credence to the sardonic line of a poem, which begins, "It's a wonderful world to be born into, if you don't mind a touch of hell now and then." How do we ...

4655. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

Introduction to this Service Everyone is to bring an evergreen branch to worship. Extra boughs may be brought by church members and handed out to those who do not have any. The evergreen is a useful symbol for the Christian life. The focus of the message is to consider how we can remain "ever-green" and fruitful as people of faith. During enjoyable holiday periods, most of us are like the fresh-cut evergreen. The sweet aroma of our lives is readily lavished on everyone. After these periods of celebration, ...

4656. The Politics Of The Saints

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

During the last presidential election, you may have seen the comic strip "Frank and Earnest" where Frank is sitting on an airplane with a worried look on his face, and he asks the stewardess, "Are there any air bags on this plane?" She replies, "There are a couple of congressmen up in first class." By the time the presidential election campaign wound down to its final hours, most of us were eagerly looking forward to a little relief from listening to the air bags. All those speeches that said nothing. All ...

4657. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

Let us pray: Gracious and eternal Father, today we come seeking to understand your purpose and your will for our lives. Help us to know that although we seek you, you have sought us first in love. Lord, grant us wisdom in these moments. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. One of the most common complaints that I hear about the medical profession is that many doctors are too detached from their patients. People tell me that doctors don't have time to listen to them because they are so anxious to get on to the ...

4658. When The Boat Keeps Rocking

Psalm 46:1-11

Eulogy

Robert Noblett

Congregation Experiencing Several Deaths In A Brief Period On a fourth of July weekend when I was a fairly young man, a friend of my father's invited a friend of mine and me to go on a boat ride with him on Conesus Lake, one of the so-called Finger Lakes in central New York state. Even as a young man I recognized this person to be one who trafficked with what is dicey, but for some reason we capitulated to pressure and got into the boat. To make short a long story, it was a frightening experience. The man ...

4659. Know What Time It Is!

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

While reading the Bible, Mark Twain once quipped, "It is not the parts of the Scripture that I don't understand that bother me. It's the parts that I do understand." There are plenty of passages of Scripture that speak to us and trouble us. But, alas! for me, this is not one of them. Bernard Anderson referred to the Bible as a special delivery letter with our address on it. That may be true, but this particular bit of Scripture had best be marked, "return to Sender; no one at this address!" This is simply ...

4660. We All Belong To Jesus

1 Corinthians 1:11-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A loaf of bread that is sliced. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along something that many of you had this morning for breakfast. (Hold up the loaf of bread.) Did any of you have toast this morning? (Let them answer.) I love toast with melted butter on it. I can't think of anything that tastes better. But that isn't the reason that I brought it with me this morning. I brought it to show you or teach you something very important about the Christian church. When you have a loaf like this, it ...

4661. The Jesus Key

Romans 5:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A padlock and a key. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever played with a lock and key? (Let them answer.) Good, almost all of you. Have any of you ever been locked up so that you could not get out? (Let them answer.) I hope not, because that is very frightening. Today we are going to pretend that we are locked up so that we cannot leave where we are, and we will think about how awful it is. I want you to come close together in a bunch and pretend that you are in a small room. Now ...

4662. The Problem With A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

You have all made promises; and kept them, but some you have broken. Maybe you didn't intend to break it, but when the time came to fulfill it, it simply wasn't in your power to keep it. Or, upon re-thinking it, you decided it wasn't a good promise, so you reneged upon it.And, you've had promises made to you; and they've been kept - some of them, but who has not been hurt by having a promise made, and then broken? What parents have not heard their child exclaim at some point, "But you promised me!" ...

4663. Be Imitators of the Best

Ephesians 5:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Different brands of colas - Coke, Pepsi, Royal Crown, etc. Good morning, boys and girls. Today I brought with me something that all of you probably like a lot. I brought different kinds of cola. I have Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Royal Crown Cola, and they are all favorites of mine. One of them was made first. I think it was Coca Cola and people liked it so much that soon someone made another kind and called it Pepsi Cola and pretty soon there was another and then another and then another. We will call ...

4664. Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36 · Matthew 17:1-8 · Mark 9:2-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they awakened they saw his glory and the two men who ...

4665. A Letter From Paul

Sermon

Erskine White

So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) The sermon which follows is an imaginary letter received from the apostle Paul, written to the church in America. It seeks to put a much-loved and all-too-familiar text into a new (though thoroughly Biblical) context. If the language of this letter falls short of the inspiration and glory of the original, please blame the preacher who stands before you and not the apostle in whose name he writes. The letter ...

4666. The Lion, The Lamb And Herod’s Rage

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children.(Matthew 2:18) The text I read to you from Matthew’s gospel is surely the least known part of the Christmas story. It’s the part most people forget about or would rather overlook. In fact, in all my years of growing up in the church, I never heard anyone preach an Advent sermon on this "Slaughter of the Innocents" in Bethlehem, even though it is as much a part of the Christmas story as shepherds and wise men and stars ...

4667. How Do You Know?

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: You will be holding hands during the message. Good morning, boys and girls. This morning I have a very important question for you. I want you to think really hard about your answer. I'm going to ask quite a few of you your answer, so listen carefully. Are you ready? (Let them respond.) How do you know you're alive? Give them a chance to think and then repeat the questions.) How do you know you're alive? Let's start here. (Pick a child to answer. Repeat each of their answers. Us as many as time ...

4668. Gifts for God

Mark 12:41-44

Children's Sermon

Object: A Sunday offering envelope. Lesson: This poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others Good morning, boys and girls. Today let's talk about offerings. Some of our parents bring their offerings to church in an envelope like this one. You see, you can write your name on it. And there is a place to write down how much money you are putting in. And there is a number on the envelope, which only belongs to the person who was given these envelopes. That way the church treasurer can tell who ...

4669. Epiphany 3

Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Wayne B. Keller

Liturgical Color: Green Theme: Jesus' preaching commands/demands change - Repentance Call to Worship One pastor did this: Begin with a contemporary call to repentance, using the method of the Old Testament prophets. You may want to read, The Prophets on Main Street, by J. Elliott Corbett, published by John Knox Press, Richmond, Virginia. You may want to conclude with the words ascribed to Jesus by Mark in chapter 1 , verse 15. Then, continue with the following, or a similar, litany: Pastor: We have heard ...

4670. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

Sermon

John M. Braaten

I have never liked saying "goodbye," it always elicits feelings of finality. So I say other things like, "See you!" or "Hope to see you sometime." Most of the time I like quick goodbyes. However, when a loved one leaves there are no formalities. We embrace, sometimes through tears. It is not uncommon to cast out cliches, often with a bit of humor, to lighten the atmosphere. But in the end the word "goodbye" is bound to be spoken. It's a comforting thought really, because it is a shortened form of "God be ...

4671. Into The Whirlwind

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Robert Allen

Certain events, no matter how long ago they happened, are forever etched in your mind. One such event that I shall always remember happened when I was in the third grade. It was late April, but it was not a beautiful spring day. Instead, it was a day marked by spring rains. It was a day that was dark and dreary. It was a day packed full of tornado warnings. Finally, late in the afternoon, the school bells rang at an unscheduled time. The teachers led all of the children into the hallways and told us to ...

4672. The Temptations Of Christ And Our Temptations

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil ... And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to becomes loaves of bread (Matthew 4:1-3)." Some of the worst temptations seem to come when you are alone, do they not? Of course we are tempted by individuals and sometimes by the crowd. But even in those instances the struggle that their temptations occasion happen in us. Consequently even on those occasions we face the temptation ...

4673. Don’t Be Alarmed

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

In the Des Moines Register was a story titled, “Man, Believed Killed by Log, Sits on It.” “It happened in Hamburg, Wisconsin. William Bartelt, 71, of Hamburg, was recovering in a Wausau hospital Saturday after friends gave him up for dead after a log struck him on the head. Bartelt was hit by a limb cut down by his hired hand at his central Wisconsin farm, officials said. The limb knocked him out and the hired hand, Gerhardt Stueber, determined that Bartelt was not breathing and called relatives to the ...

4674. For One Who Came to Faith While Dying

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Palmer L. Gedde

Claiming the Promise Preached on the occasion of the death of a sixty-seven-year-old man who died of cancer, who had never had anything to do with the church during his life, but who came in a sincere and genuine faith during his terminal illness. Dearly beloved in the Lord, grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus. You are well aware of the fact that __________ had a long battle with cancer. But regardless of how it comes, when death does come to one whom we have ...

4675. For a Ninety-three-year-old Widow

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Eulogy

Walter A. Schmidt

Celebrate Life This funeral sermon is for a ninety-three-year-old widow who lived a full, meaningful life and died in her sleep, to the end still able to live in her own home. I chose this text from 2 Timothy especially for Edna because it fits her so well. She has lived a good long life, she has kept the faith, and she will wear that crown of righteousness. Now please do not think me flippant or lacking in empathy, and I ask the family's indulgence if I offend you, but I find it difficult to be sorrowful ...

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