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26. The Wholeness Question: Do You Want To Be Made Well?

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , no wholeness apart from faith. In his first epistle, John wrote, "This is the victory that overcomes the world -- even our faith." Go back to our Scriptural story. Notice the movement that Jesus orchestrated in the life of that man. He asked him first if he wanted to be made whole. He wanted to stir up the man's will. Next He called on the man's faith: "Rise, take up your bed, and walk." It's significant that He didn't give the man's faith any outward assistance. He simply called it forth. He didn't take ...

27. What Do You Want To Be Like When You Are 65?

Proverbs 3:1-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 's snout is a beautiful woman with no sense." I'm simply going to focus on some of the Proverbs that will speak to us where we are, and provide wisdom and practical direction for our daily living. Could we be more practical than asking the question: "What do you want to be like when you are 65?" I know that some of you are already 65 and maybe more -- You may think the question irrelevant. But stay with me. My hunch is there will be something here for you that may serve you well for the rest of your life ...

28. I Know What You Want

1 Corinthians 2:16, Philippians 2:5

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... chocolate." Give different voices to the puppets as they order the ice cream. The next day they went down the street. Retell the story, until the characters go into the ice cream store. 'A' said, "Today, I want raspberry," and 'B' said, "I want chocolate." Tell the story again, until they get into the ice cream store, with 'A' ordering orange sherbet, and 'B' ordering chocolate again. Maybe this time, let the children answer for 'B.' [Once more through the story, with 'A' ordering pistachio, and by now all ...

29. What Form of Church Does God Want for the Furture?

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... better job, she asked him to speak to the boy. The next day the youth told the nurse, "Don’t ever send that man to see me again." "Why not?" she asked. "Didn’t he tell you about God’s love?" He answered, "No, he didn’t. All he wanted to know was whether I would join the choir or attend Sunday school." People do not join or attend a church primarily for social programs, no matter how meritorious they may be. They come to church to have their spiritual needs met, primarily through worship. If a church ...

30. When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough

Ecc 2:1-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Down On It(6), he recounts the following conversation: he spoke with a colleague who was complaining that he had the same stuff in his lunch sack day after day. "So who makes your lunch?" Fulghum asked. "I do," said the friend. Up to us. When all you've ever wanted isn't enough. Someone has said that the typical American success story is the boy who grows up on a farm, moves to the city, works hard, makes lots of money, buys a farm and moves back to it. Perhaps so. As I look back on my life, I have ...

31. When You Want to Run Away

Psalm 11:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , I saw a man literally pull the receiver from the phone and throw it into the trash, because (when he couldn’t get his number), he didn’t get a coin return. Now I see this as just one expression of the frustration that drives us to the point of wanting to throw up our hands in a despairing “what’s the use!” It isn’t just a matter of feeling cheated by a machine that you can’t reason with. That’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back. The problem is far larger, more complex, common, and ...

32. We Want a Hit

Mark 7:31-37

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ballgame when the runner on third base could give your team the one run it needed to win? One hit could bring him home! I have been to a lot of games like that, and the fans watching the game start clapping their hands and chanting, "We want a hit, we want a hit, we want a hit." They keep begging this the whole time their player is at bat. Let me hear all of you chant like this. [Let them say it.] Now clap your hands while you chant the words. [Repeat.] That’s very good. One day people did something like ...

33. Having to Stay When You Want Out

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... an urban metropolis, and wondering if you will have to spend the night in a train station as inclement weather backs up the schedule of an entire corridor of the country. It’s painful to have to stay in a strange place, far from home, when you really want to get out of there at all costs. Who hasn’t waited in a tough place, trying to get home to celebrate Christmas? Not all experiences with travel anxiety are physical. Every pastor knows what it’s like to have to smile, put on a friendly face, and ...

34. Want to Be Happy?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ? As the parents exclaim over the treasure they’ve been offered, the child grins and gleams. That’s true happiness. As we grow up there will be countless times we will fail our parents, and countless times our parents will fail us. But we keep wanting to please those who love us, and those we love, to feel their love and appreciation for our entire lives. That is the primal, and primary, experience of happiness we all crave. In today’s gospel text most scholars find themselves focusing on what Jesus ...

35. That's All I Want

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... what some say is the most beloved Psalm of all, the 23rd Psalm. And while some of the other translations may be closer to the actual literal meaning of the words, the version we know best is the King James Version. [1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. [3] He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will ...

36. The Cross No One Wants To See

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Lee Griess

... cross to be over that fateful Friday. The journey of a lifetime — over in the span of a few hours. It was a cross no one wanted to see. And yet, we must join those faithful women and the disciple John and stand near the cross and see it. For the first thing ... , his compassion for the wretched and the worst of the worst enabled him to endure the cross. He was hung on the cross no one wants to see. And there he saved our lives by giving up his own. He endured the shame. But there is more. The cross was also ...

37. So, You Want to Get Well?

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... of old. They connect with your life and mine. They invite us to step into the middle of the drama and draw from them what God wants to say to us today. Do these ancient healing tales make a difference to you and me? Yes, I believe they do. It may be ... how we are participants in these biblical dramas. The hymn "Just As I Am" is a reminder of how we come before God when we want to be healed. In addition to these two healing stories we have the assurance of the cross and resurrection of Jesus to add to our ...

38. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... not in the day time. And at night, with so much to do, and after husband and wife have worked all day, most people don't want to be bothered with strangers at the door. So, at least in one respect, we live in a different world than the one in which ... Holy Spirit." He said nothing else--the tears were more eloquent than words could have been. (3) Jesus wept over Jerusalem, and Jesus wants us to have a tender concern for all God's children. There are people in our community who are barely keeping their head ...

39. YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? (Alternate to

Drama

Angela Akers

... be broken.'' " Mother: "I think that''s ''Rules were made to be broken,'' hon. Anyway, this isn''t a resolution. I don''t make resolutions anymore. The idea of a New Year is a human concept thought up by a handful of people with incredible self-discipline who wanted to make the rest of us look bad. I''m just going to go on doing what I always do." (Little son comes into the room) Son: "Mommy, will you help me make my New Year''s revolutions." (Daughter starts laughing) Son: "What''s funny?" Mother: "I think ...

40. I Want You All to Get A’s

Matthew 20:1-16

Illustration

Will Willimon

... , "John, excellent. You got the problem right, from what I can see. I'm sure you'll get an A." "Well, er, thanks professor. And I want to apologize for what my roommate said when you knocked on our door last night. See, we've never had a professor in the dorm before ... a math class? You are incensed. "What's the problem?" asks the professor. "Didn't I make clear, at the beginning of this class, that I wanted all of you to make an A. You got an A, the others also got an A. What's the problem?" You look at your A ...

41. How Bad Do You Want It?

Illustration

Brett Blair

... knowledge. He walked up to the philosopher and said, "O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge." Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. So, he led the young man through the streets, to the sea, and chest deep into water. Then he asked, "What do you want?" "Knowledge, O wise Socrates," said the young man with a smile. Socrates put his strong hands on the man's shoulders and pushed him under. Thirty seconds later Socrates let him up. "What do you ...

42. Help Wanted

Exodus 4:1-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... none of you is old enough yet to have gone job hunting," I continue. "But I was looking through the 'Help Wanted' advertisements in the newspaper the other day and decided to circle all the jobs that said, 'Experience required.' "I hold up the ... the Hebrew people said so. "So, Moses said, 'God, I really can't do this for you; I just don't speak well enough to do what you want me to do.' But God told Moses not to worry about having the right words. 'I will be with you and will put the words in your mouth,' ...

43. God Wants All of Me!

Matthew 22:37

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... when I tell you to. For instance, we could sing "Jesus Loves Me." (Sing it to a particular line and then quit before finishing it) When we don’t finish the song, we haven’t done it all. To sing or say a poem or look at a picture, we want to have it all. It just doesn’t seem right to have only part of it. Well, if you feel that way and I feel that way, then it’s only right that we learned it from God. He tells us through many ways that we should do whatever is ...

44. All I Want for Christmas is a Savior

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... us and to turn our lives around. He sent us His heart to show us how much He loves us and to show us how He wants us to love one another. God sent His only Son into the world to be our Savior, but what does He save us from? Of course, ... Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida, and he wrote the book we are using this year for our Advent study, “All I Want For Christmas.” In the book, Jim tells about a member of his staff, Vee Choate, the church’s wedding coordinator. Jim Harnish called Vee ...

45. What Jesus Wants for Christmas (Part 2)

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... gift from each of us each year as we celebrate his birth. Just as God's very being was given at Christmas, we are asked to do the same - to give ourselves to the Christ child, to give the heart of who we are to Jesus. Jesus doesn't want your promise to attend church more regularly starting now, or your presence on more committees or volunteer boards, or your commitment of a certain percentage of your income to the church or other charities, or your full confession of all your wrongs and a promise to do more ...

46. I Want to See God

John 6:35-51

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... girls. I need your help with something today. I'm going to give everybody a piece of paper and a crayon, and I want you to draw something very special. I want you to draw me a picture of God. What does God look like? Now let's see how fast we can draw our pictures ... . The Bible says that if we have seen Jesus, then we have seen God, because they are the same. If we want to know what Jesus is like, then we just have to read our Bibles. In our Bibles, it says that Jesus was honest He told the truth. Jesus was ...

47. Wanting To Be Seen

Matthew 6:5-6

Sermon

David Belgum

... whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward.-- Matthew 6:5 Even in prayer they want to be on center stage (theatron). Then Jesus proceeded to teach them a simple Jewish prayer. We call it the Lord's Prayer. Have you ever wondered if Jesus were contradicting himself? Earlier in this Sermon on the Mount he said this: You are the light of the ...

48. I WANT TO BE NOTICED

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... life. Meaningful life. Abundant life. When you permit Christ in your life, he brings with him the gifts of joy, peace, and happiness. Purpose and direction for living become apparent to you. Saying yes to the Lord is saying yes to yourself and the full life God wants you to have. There is also life after death. During his life, Jesus spoiled every funeral he ever went to ... even his own. After his crucifixion they buried him, but he did not stay buried. He is also willing to spoil your funeral if you will ...

49. Help Wanted, Dad. Ask For Calvin And Hobbes.

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... ! (4) In one of my memories of my childhood, I am about ten years old. My playmates have bicycles, and I want one, too. My father discovers that the Chicago Herald-American is selling Schwinn bicycles to its carriers for nineteen dollars. He ... Mom: OUT! OUT OF THE HOUSE! NOW! Calvin: OK, OK! I'm going! You don't need to push! I can tell when I'm not wanted! Hey! Leggo! Ow! All right, goodbye! (Dad sits with his book in hand, staring into space. Calvin reappears.) Calvin: Hey, Dad, catch the water balloon. ( ...

50. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To Make Sense Out Of My Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... can be found, and that is in Christ. We are a worshiping community seeking to exalt the name of Jesus. There are other fine churches who worship God in a slightly different way. We are seeking to be true to God's call in the way we best understand. We want you to feel at home here, but our most important purpose is to exalt Christ and to remind ourselves that he alone is the bread of life. Even the songs we sing reflect our desire to achieve both essential purposes in worship. Some of the hymns we sing are ...

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