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26. Can't Stay Away

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Scott Bryte

... . He had to return and give thanks. He just had to. He couldn't keep away. That's what faith is. Faith is being unable to stay away from Jesus. To have faith in Jesus is to be in love with Jesus. Jesus loves you no matter what. Jesus heals you, he puts ... a bored nod of the head blandly acknowledging what Jesus has done for us. To be made well, to live well, is to always stay by Jesus. Christian life is a constant returning in praise and in thanks, in humility and in service, in gentleness and in mercy, ...

27. Stay on the Road

Matthew 7:13-14

Illustration

Mickey Anders

... reason. He has paid dearly to learn faithfulness to the path laid out in God’s word. As he clears a high hill, he sees two large lions waiting on the road ahead. He moves forward down the road, repeating to himself, “Stay on the road, stay on the road,” even as he wonders what he should do. As he stays on the road and draws closer to the lions, he discovers the way of escape. He sees that the lions are actually beside the road and chained so that if he walks in the middle of the road he will be safe ...

28. Stay—Tuned

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... change when it is more painful to remain as they are than to change. Perhaps you are in a job that makes you miserable. You cannot imagine being in that job for the rest of your life. So, you make a change. Why? Because it is more painful to stay where you are than to change. A second reason for change, according to Dr. Harris, is finding yourself at the point of despair. Perhaps we suddenly come to the realization that we are about to lose our marriage, our family, our health. At that point we may change ...

29. Stay Close

John 10:22-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of God that Jesus represents in this scripture today! He is creator! He is deliverer! He is provider! He is nurturer! He is protector! He is leader! He is Jesus! He and the Father are ONE! All we need to do is listen for Jesus’ voice and follow him. Just stay close in his presence, and our lives will be safe and sound in God’s loving hands. Why? Because Jesus is our divine Nurturer, our most beloved “person.” He knows us. He knows who we are. He sees into the reaches of our hearts, and he knows the ...

30. Staying Focused--Traveling Light

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... standing ovation. In view of his injury and having no chance of winning a medal, someone asked him why he had not quit. He replied, "My country did not send me 7,000 miles to start the race. They sent me 7,000 miles to finish it." He stayed focused on his goal, which was to run the race and finish. For you and me, the determination to continue comes from the knowledge that God has set the course for us. Today''s problems, tomorrow''s circumstances, and yesterday''s troubles are all a part of the pilgrimage ...

31. Just Stay in the Race

Mark 13:1-8

Illustration

King Duncan

... reported to DeMille. "I think I can drive the chariot all right, Cecil," said Heston, "but I'm not at all sure I can actually win the race." Smiling slightly, DeMille said, "Heston, you just stay in the race, and I'll make sure you win." Those are the words of God to everyone through a time of tumultuous change: "John, Mary, Heather, you just stay in the race, and I'll make sure you win." Look for God's hand. If you cannot see it in the event itself, look for it in the aftermath when you are putting your ...

32. Stay!

Humor Illustration

... on a rather steep slope close to his church. His little cairn terrier was lying on the rear seat and could not be seen by anyone outside the vehicle. Father Foster got out of the car and turned to lock the door with his usual parting command to the dog. "Stay!" he ordered loudly, to an apparently empty car. "Stay!" An elderly man was watching the performance with amused interest. Grinning, he suggested, "Why don't you just try putting on the emergency brake?"

33. Stay Ready!

Mark 13:24-37

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , there came a major storm that roared through his property and flattened his barn. When he came out of the storm cellar, he looked at all the damage and then he looked up at the sky and said, "Now that's more like it!" That man was ready. And he stayed ready. He didn't know WHEN the storm was going to come, he just knew it was going to come. So, he was ready. We don't know WHEN Jesus is coming back, He didn't tell his disciples, He didn't even know the time Himself, that was in ...

34. Come In or Stay Out

Humor

A little boy caught in mischief was asked by his mother, "How do you expect to get into heaven acting like that?" He thought for a moment and then said, "Well, I'll just run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until somebody says, 'For heaven's sake, come in or stay out.' Then I'll stay in."

35. Staying Power

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” Playwright Noel Coward said, “Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is, do you have staying power?” Most of us have found it so, what men and women of great accomplishments have pointed out -- that tenacity and persistence are the greatest factors in achieving success in life. If you’re tempted to give up today, remember what J. C. Penney said ...

36. Stay Together

Acts 2:1-13

Illustration

Barbara Brokhoff

... several lanes of relentless Roman traffic. After they were all safely dropped off, the group climbed the steps for a quick tour of the church. Then they spread out to board the bus, which was parked across the street from the church. The frantic guide shouted for the group to stay together. He hollered out to them, "You cross one by one, they hit you one by one. But if you cross together, they think you will hurt the car!" There is always much to be said for unity, particularly the unity of the Spirit.

37. We Do Not Have To Stay The Way We Are!

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... even more disastrous to push God out of our history and our lives and ignore God’s power to change us. God’s love can pull us out of ourselves. God’s love can become our "treasure." In the relationship there is power to change. We do not have to stay the way we are. 1. The Editors, "Forward," Journal for Preachers, (Lent, 1986, p. 1). 2. Robert McAfee Brown, "Jewish Contributions to a Christian Lent: The Impact of Elie Wiesel," Perspectives, (February 1986, p. 4).

38. Should I Go or Should I Stay

Illustration

Verne Arens

... ridiculous reason. Buechner writes, "And for a moment I was horrified to find myself thinking that maybe she was right. Then the next moment I saw more clearly than I ever had before that it is on just such outwardly trivial decisions as this, should I go or should I stay, that human souls are saved or lost."

39. Stay and Shine

Mark 13:24-37

Illustration

Eric Ritz

... be doing in the play?" her mother asked her. "I just stand there and shine," her daughter answered. Sue Monk Kidd says she has never forgotten that response. Jesus' disciples were concerned about the future and their part in it. Jesus wanted them to know that their role was to stay behind and shine. But they would not be alone. He would be with them. He would give them the power to transform their aches into alleluias.

40. Sometimes You Have To Stay Under the Fig Tree

John 1:43-51

Illustration

Brett Blair

... move to the back of the bus." When Andrew found Nathaniel under that fig tree he was there because he was tired and it was hot. He was escaping the heat of the day. But, he got up and he went to see this Jesus. But sometimes you have to stay under the fig tree to answer the call. You have to stand your ground and keep your seat. "No, my feet are tired, and I'm not going to move," she said. And with that Rosa Parks set off the Civil Rights movement. How about you? What is your calling ...

41. Stay Awake! Routine Can Be a Blessing

Luke 12:32-40

Illustration

Wallace H. Kirby

One of the musicians who played many years for Toscanini said that the maestro had the ability to make the orchestra feel it was playing a well-known work for the first time. Each repeated playing of the score was done as if it were the premiere performance. After once recording the Beethoven Ninth Symphony, Toscanini said he had been conducting the Beethoven Ninth for over fifty years. He continued, "Now I think I finally understand it." Routine can yield its blessings if we stay awake.

42. Stay In School

Illustration

... . What could he say to inspire these students, most of whom would drop out of school? He wondered how he could get these predominantly black and Puerto Rican children even to look at him. Scrapping his notes, he decided to speak to them from his heart. "Stay in school," he admonished, "and I'll help pay the college tuition for every one of you." At that moment the lives of these students changed. For the first time they had hope. Said one student, "I had something to look forward to, something waiting for ...

43. No-excuse-to-stay-home Sunday

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... don’t see the importance of regular church attendance. Members of Northend Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Seattle received a special announcement in the mail, listing the many things that would be done for them at church on the following “no-excuse-to-stay-home Sunday.” According to the pastor, cots would be available for those who say Sunday is their only day to sleep. Eye drops would be supplied for those who have red eyes from watching late Saturday-night TV shows. There would be steel helmets ...

44. Stay At Home Moms

Illustration

There are approximately 85.4 million mothers in America, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau estimate. 43.5 million Number of women between the ages of 15 and 50 who have children. 30% of those mothers are stay at home moms.

45. Three Day Stay

Humor

Stories about the monumental ego of the late French Premier Charles DeGaulle are legion. My favorite-which could be attributed to any other strong personality as well-has DeGaulle calling the Vatican to inquire about the possibility of being buried in the Holy Sepulchre. "Yes, you can be buried there." replied the Vatican, "but it will cost you one hundred million dollars." DeGaulle replied, "One hundred million dollars-just to stay there for three days?"

46. Staying in the Presence of Christ

Luke 2:41-52

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: If ever we have felt Jesus' presence, it certainly is at Christmas time! People: Amen! We have surely had a wonderful celebration of his birth. Pastor: It would be a shame to wander too far away from the significance of Christmas assuming that Jesus has come with us. People: May God help us not to take for granted the presence of Jesus in our lives. Collect Our Father in heaven, whose Son is your ever present gift of redemption: Walk with us, even in our waywardness; that you may ...

47. Jesus Stays with Us

Matthew 9:18-26

Children's Sermon

Object: Some artificial flowers and/or artificial fruit. Good morning, boys and girls. Isn't it funny how we become so sure of some things that are not always true? For instance, some Sunday mornings, I pass in my car people who are going in the same direction that I am going and I wonder if I have ever seen them in church before. Pretty soon I get to the church and get out of my car and the people in the other car just pass right by and go somewhere else, maybe to another church. Things are not always the ...

48. Staying Close

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

There is a familiar cartoon about an elderly couple on a Sunday afternoon drive in their car. They are driving behind a cuddling young couple who are more interested in each other than they are in the road in front of them. The little old lady looks across at her husband behind the wheel of the car, then looks at the two young people in front of them, and asks her husband, "Why don't we sit together like that anymore?" Quick as a flash the old man answers, "Well, dear, I haven't moved." You have probably ...

49. Staying in Line

Matthew 22:34-40

Illustration

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

At the entrance to the harbor at the Isle of Man there are two lights. One would think that the two signals would confuse the pilot. But the fact is, he has to keep them in line; as long as he keeps them in line, his ship is safe. It is the same with these commands of Jesus: the love of God, love others, and love of self. When we keep them in line, we remain safe and well in the channel of the Christian life.

50. Staying Open to God

Matthew 23:1-39

Illustration

King Duncan

Dr. Carl Jung once said something that ought to cause every believer to reflect very carefully. What he said was this: "One of the main functions of formalized religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God." That hurts but it can happen. Theological and doctrinal pride can be buffers against a real experience of Christ's grace. F. Kefa Sempangi, a Ugandan pastor who barely escaped death under Idi Amin's persecution in the early 1970s, beautifully captures this important truth in his ...

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26. Can't Stay Away

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Scott Bryte

27. Stay on the Road

Matthew 7:13-14

Illustration

Mickey Anders

28. Stay—Tuned

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

29. Stay Close

John 10:22-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

30. Staying Focused--Traveling Light

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

31. Just Stay in the Race

Mark 13:1-8

Illustration

King Duncan

32. Stay!

Humor Illustration

33. Stay Ready!

Mark 13:24-37

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

34. Come In or Stay Out

Humor

35. Staying Power

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

36. Stay Together

Acts 2:1-13

Illustration

Barbara Brokhoff

37. We Do Not Have To Stay The Way We Are!

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

38. Should I Go or Should I Stay

Illustration

Verne Arens

39. Stay and Shine

Mark 13:24-37

Illustration

Eric Ritz

40. Sometimes You Have To Stay Under the Fig Tree

John 1:43-51

Illustration

Brett Blair

41. Stay Awake! Routine Can Be a Blessing

Luke 12:32-40

Illustration

Wallace H. Kirby

42. Stay In School

Illustration

43. No-excuse-to-stay-home Sunday

Illustration

Michael P. Green

44. Stay At Home Moms

Illustration

45. Three Day Stay

Humor

46. Staying in the Presence of Christ

Luke 2:41-52

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

47. Jesus Stays with Us

Matthew 9:18-26

Children's Sermon

48. Staying Close

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

49. Staying in Line

Matthew 22:34-40

Illustration

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

50. Staying Open to God

Matthew 23:1-39

Illustration

King Duncan

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