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26. A Glass Full of Worry

Illustration

Brett Blair

... fog. We include this illustrations as an example to be careful when using illustrations sites: I have been told that a dense fog that covers a seven-city-block area one hundred feet deep is composed of less than one glass of water divided into sixty thousand million drops. Not much is there but it can cripple an entire city. Worry and anxiety are like that. Just a glass full can cripple your life. At the moment when Martha needed most to stop and put down her cares and concerns she did not. She missed the ...

27. When You Want to Run Away

Psalm 11:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for us. How we need to hang on to that. Not our righteous deeds but God’s righteous deeds are the theme of this psalm. God loves to deliver, to rescue, to save, to redeem those who look to Him. That’s an unbeatable assurance when we are tempted to drop out. II That leads to the second counsel of the Psalmist. Count on the power of God. Part of what the psalmist learned in the temple was the terrible judgment of God - that it would fall on those who did not pledge allegiance to the one true God. On the ...

28. Where Is Your Pebble?

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... others, “If I ever quit going, I’m afraid I’ll die.” So she was there for every service. Miss Fuss’ pastor stood up one Sunday morning and preached a sermon on the idea that each of us has a ministry that each of us has a pebble we can drop in. Miss Fuss went up to him after the service and said, “Pastor, what can I do?” Her pastor looked down at this little severely handicapped lady who could barely get down the aisle of the church each Sunday, and he had to admit that he was stumped. He said ...

29. Easter 3

Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). Jesus provides and prepares an early breakfast for his friends. We can see Jesus' purpose in going to the disciples: a. To recover them for his cause.Led by Peter, they went back to fishing, their former livelihood. Apparently they dropped out of the cause of Christ and intended to take up where they left off. Jesus had to re-enlist them as disciples and leaders of the future kingdom. If he had not done this, his cause would have been lost and his mission in vain ...

30. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... time that one plus one does not equal two? (Give them time to think and respond.) No? Let me show you something. (On the piece of cardboard, put one drop of water, and then add another at the appropriate time.) What about when you have one drop of water and you add another drop of water to it? How many drops of water do you have? (Let them respond.) One larger drop, that's right! In this example, one plus one equals one, doesn't it? The Bible tells us that there is another time when one plus one equals one ...

31. Easter 3

Acts 9:1-19a, Revelation 5:1-14, John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

... disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). Jesus provides and prepares an early breakfast for his friends. We can see Jesus' purpose in going to the disciples: a. To recover them for his cause Led by Peter, they went back to fishing, their former livelihood. Apparently they dropped out of the cause of Christ and intended to take up where they left off. Jesus had to re-enlist them as disciples and leaders of the future kingdom. If he had not done this, his cause would have been lost and his mission in vain ...

32. Born One Of Us

Drama

... the drape and looks out surreptitiously toward the soldier.) Miriam: Do you see the light? Abner: (Casually, as he keeps peering) A full moon, I guess. Miriam: Mother said - (Stops) Abner: Mother said what? Miriam: If I told you, you’d know as much as me. Abner: (Dropping the drape) That wouldn’t be hard. Miriam: (Sticks out her tongue at him. She looks toward her father to make sure he is still sleeping.) You want to hear a riddle Ruth told me? Abner: No. Miriam: Well, I’ll tell Father what you said ...

33. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... order to prepare for his daughter's surgery. He began exercising and eating a low-fat diet. Friends at work cheered him on, and even brought in their old clothes for Randy when his clothes became too big for him. Within eight months, Randy Leamer had dropped to 194 lbs. Meagan's kidney surgery was performed on December 12, 1997. Both Randy and Meagan have recovered fully from the surgery. (6) Because of his love for his daughter, Randy Leamer took a needed action that may in the long run give him a longer ...

34. Disillusioned Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... I will not believe it.” But still he went to be with the other disciples. He still went to church. I see it happen all the time. A person goes through a difficult time when they feel God has let them down and the first thing they do is drop out of the fellowship. They miss one Sunday, then a second, and before very long, going to church takes far more effort than staying home. Friends, that’s always a mistake. This is where the people are who care about you. A Presbyterian pastor once told Tony Campolo ...

35. The Broken

John 8:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... that spouse who didn’t meet your needs, toward that parent who neglected you who favored your brother or your sister, that boss that unfairly terminated you, or that school that did not admit you, that in-law that acts like an outlaw. It is time for you to drop the rocks. If you are here today and you are broken, guilty, and have never gotten over it; your life was shattered and broken many years ago over something you did and the pieces of your life are still falling on the floor every day. You need to ...

36. She Gave More than Bill Gates

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... put on my shoes and walk all over God’s heaven.” I may be barefoot right now--this may be my last two coins I’m dropping in the temple treasury--but God will provide. This may have been this widow’s way of saying, “I know God will provide for me.” This ... truth of Christ for ourselves. We owe the same to generations to come.” (4) Doubtless, it was with pleasure that this widow dropped in her coins for she knew she was part of something bigger than herself. That is true whether we are giving to ...

37. Proper 16

John 6:25-59, John 6:60-71, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... of three other people -- the boy and his parents. We live because of the grace of the Father who created us and the grace of the Son who redeemed us. The non-politically correct Jesus. Jesus had many more disciples than the twelve. Most of them dropped away because Jesus offended their sensibilities with all this talk of being the bread of life, coming down from heaven and the like. They complained: "This is a hard saying: who can listen to it?" (v. 60). If only Jesus would have known about the gospel ...

38. Shake It Off!

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... forward movement in life. We've all done things that we regret, but we must work hard to see that the memory of the sin or the sin itself does not slither back to fasten on us and hold us back. One way of shaking off the pain of that dropped pop-up was by confessing my error and working hard to make sure the same mistake didn't happen again. Repentance means turning around, changing directions, and starting all over with a clean slate. God wants this for us and has made a way through Christ to make this ...

39. I Can't Believe It

John 20:10-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... did you find? (response) Holding the egg a couple inches from the bottom of the bowl. What would happen if I dropped the egg from here? (response) Hold it a couple of feet above the bowl. What would happen if I dropped it from here? (response) Hold it high above your head. What would happen if I dropped it from here? (response) Stand up and hold the egg above your head. What would happen if I dropped it from here? (response) Everyone scoot up to the bowl. They will probably all jump back. Surprise them by ...

40. Where Do Sins Go?

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... learned that his words were not only unkind, but also untrue. The man asked the pastor what he could do to make amends. The pastor told him, "If you want to profit spiritually, you must fill a bag with goose feathers, then go to every door in the neighborhood and drop a feather on each porch." The man got a bag, filled it with feathers, and did as he had been told. Then he went back to the pastor and asked, "Is that all I need to do?" The pastor replied, "No, that is not all! Now take the bag and ...

41. Advent 3: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Peace of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , go in the spirit of love and fix those broken relationships in your life. If you are alienated or estranged or cut off or at odds with any other person, go in the spirit of Christmas and make peace. Don’t put it off any longer… drop your pride, drop your resentment, drop your grudges, and go set it right. Go… and God will go with you. That’s what mistletoe is really about… and that’s what Christmas is about. God comes to us in the Christ Child so that we might be… set right with God, set ...

42. Mary Ann Was Born Again

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... of one in the city. Mostly, though, the staff was composed of young adults like Mary Ann. Their social life centered on the drop-in center and the interminable staff meetings, rather than on singles bars and those sorts of things. In the midst of this labor ... about these folks. And the spirit was catching. In fact, Mary Ann had caught it. Now the rhythm of life for a drop-in center staffer almost necessarily involved joining with the rest of that church community in Sunday worship. Here, in the Sunday service ...

43. Casting Cares

1 Peter 5:7

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... children, place all of the small objects in your hands and arms and act as though you are having a difficult time carrying them. Good morning. Today I wanted to show you a few things that . . . drop an item on the floor . . . oops. Sorry about that. Bend down to pick up that item, but drop another item. Act as though you don’t notice that is has dropped. Now I have all of my items again . . . (response) What? What’s the matter? (response) I don’t have all of my items? (response) Oh, you’re right. I ...

44. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... . As I stood on top of that mountain peak and looked at that imaginary line crawling beneath my feet, it hit me how two drops of water could seem to start so nearly in the same place, and yet actually wind up oceans apart. That is exactly the way ... this flame." This man had a thirst that could not be satisfied. There is no way you could satisfy a man burning in a flame with a drop of water on the tip of one finger. I think that is just the way that Jesus lets us know that there are no satisfied customers in ...

45. It's Not Fair!

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... This is what he tweeted afterward in capital letters with lots of exclamation points and question marks: I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS IS HOW YOU DO ME!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! I’LL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!! It was just a dropped pass, but Steve Johnson unloaded on God. Johnson, of course, is not alone. In the mid-16th century, a group of 50 Spanish nuns led by Sister Teresa of Avila traveled on foot to a neighboring convent in a rugged storm. Crossing a rickety bridge over a ...

46. THE PLAYER WHO PULLED HIS PANTS DOWN

Amos 1:1-2:5

Illustration

Max Lucado

... be remembered as an above-average player who made it with an average ability. But he won't. He'll be remembered as the player who dropped his pants on July 16, 1990. The White Sox were playing the Tigers in Detroit. Lyons bunted and raced down the first-base line. He knew ... PG-13." Now, I don't know Steve Lyons. I'm not a White Sox fan. Nor am I normally appreciative of men who drop their pants in public. But I think Steve Lyons deserves a salute. I think anybody who dives into first base deserves a salute. ...

47. The Word According to Superman

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... our lives when we have difficulty holding on to God’s promises as well. But God does not fail. We may not see how His plan will unfold, but God will never fail us. “If I delivered you from the burning fire, what makes you think I am going to drop you when I’m carrying you to safety?” “The boat will not sink; the storm will not last forever.” But there is one more statement of faith I would like for you to hold on to. When James Hewett was a small boy growing up in Pennsylvania, his family would ...

48. I Am the Only One Left Who Cares!

1 Kings 19:9-18

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... Niagara Falls or over a dam? Enough water going in the same direction can turn mighty motors that can produce electricity to light great cities. Our lesson from the Bible is about a man named Elijah who forgot two important lessons: You can win great victories if like the drop of water falling on a rock you hang in there and keep trying. Don't give up. The other lesson he forgot is that you can also be victorious if you find other people to help you. Of course Elijah's greatest help came from God. That's ...

49. Too Light A Thing

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... be true, of a man who was so discouraged by his poor health that he decided to end it all by running until he dropped. So, he got his things in order and one day started to run until he dropped. He ran and ran and ran and ran, and, while he got exhausted, he didn't "drop." So he decided he'd do it again the next day, but this time he absolutely wouldn't stop until he dropped. Perhaps you can guess the end of the story. The man ran and ran, pushing himself to his limit instead of pampering himself in ...

50. Ananias And Sapphira, Liars

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... not to be blamed alone for Ananias' lie anyway. Ananias must have planned this on his own pretty well. I asked him, "How is it that you have contrived this in your heart?" Joseph: He didn't even try to defend himself. He didn't say or do anything. Peter: Dropping dead is doing something, but I thought he'd at least try to defend himself. I thought his mouth would start opening and closing like the fish we used to catch in Galilee -- caught out of their element of life. In fact, he was like a fish caught out ...

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26. A Glass Full of Worry

Illustration

Brett Blair

27. When You Want to Run Away

Psalm 11:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

28. Where Is Your Pebble?

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

29. Easter 3

Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

30. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

31. Easter 3

Acts 9:1-19a, Revelation 5:1-14, John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

... disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). Jesus provides and prepares an early breakfast for his friends. We can see Jesus' purpose in going to the disciples: a. To recover them for his cause Led by Peter, they went back to fishing, their former livelihood. Apparently they dropped out of the cause of Christ and intended to take up where they left off. Jesus had to re-enlist them as disciples and leaders of the future kingdom. If he had not done this, his cause would have been lost and his mission in vain ...

32. Born One Of Us

Drama

33. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

34. Disillusioned Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

35. The Broken

John 8:1-11