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476. There's A Man Going Around Taking Names

John 1:19-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

... a courtroom, and a trial is underway. A somber judge is presiding; the jury is listening intently; the prosecuting attorney is laying out the case. Suddenly the rear doors of the courtroom swing open and a frantic, emotionally-distressed man enters. He looks wildly around, and then blurts out a tearful confession, admitting to the astonished court that he, and not the defendant, is the guilty party. A dramatic and startled silence fills the room. The only problem is that the crime to which he has confessed ...

477. Shepherds And Bathrobes

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Thomas Long

... Adidas sneakers. Suddenly a gauzily angelic version of the little girl from next door will burst onto the scene, lisping the good news through the gap where her next tooth will eventually grow. Other angels will soon join her, their foil-wrapped wings bouncing wildly to the beat of "Gloria in Excelsis." When the angels have fluttered to stage right, the shepherds will lumber left to Bethlehem to find a fawn-eyed Mary and a sheepish Joseph, whose steady downward gaze is fixed upon the blanket-wrapped doll in ...

478. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... who will experience his deliverance. Context of Related Scriptures Psalm 80:8-19 -- God transplants a vine from Egypt to plant it and tend it elsewhere. Isaiah 5:1-7 -- A love song concerning the vineyard. Jeremiah 2:21 -- A lament that the good transplanted vine became a wild one. Ezekiel 15:1-6 -- A judgment on the dead vine in the midst of the woods. Ezekiel 19:10-14 -- The image of a vine that has been subjected to fire. Hosea 10:1 -- Israel is compared to a luxuriant vine. Matthew 21:28-41 -- Two ...

479. Stilling The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... us when waves threaten to swamp the boat or when the pressure of responsibilities pitches us nearly overboard. God might not be obvious in the chaos; however, as our trust that God is with us grows, we find God present with us in the chaos. Part of the wildness is our own rocking of the boat. God enters the turmoil as the still voice encouraging us to quiet down. God is a stable, calming force within a world filled with instability. We must approach God, that is, catch the attention of God so God knows we ...

480. Proper 12

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... opening ourselves to the strengthening presence of God's Spirit. Love is the ground of our being (v. 17). God is love and love is the ground of our being. It is this spiritual soil that gives stability and strength to our lives. Many young people have grown wild, like a weed, because they have not been rooted and grounded in love during their formative years. The infinity of love (vv. 18-19). Paul was so overwhelmed with the magnitude of God's love that he could hardly express it. In reality, he seems to be ...

481. Advent 1

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... curse of tragedy as well as the blessing of salvation. We must recognize that God is not the cause of all that happens; he may permit things but that is not the same as causation. We live in an era when blaming others for our problems and misfortunes is wildly popular. Playing the blame game may be a way to cope with frustration but not a good way. He prayed for a power play. The prophet prays that God would rip the heavens apart and make his power felt on earth, giving hope to his own and instilling fear ...

482. Advent 2

2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:1-8

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... to the basic meaning of Christmas. We have obscured the reason for the season with a plethora of shopping and partying that leaves us exhausted. John the Baptist was a back-to-basics individual. Simple apparel (camel's skin clothing). Simple diet (locusts and wild honey). Down-to-earth housing (the wilderness). John's was a simple message: repent! Get right with God! Live new lives! In our day of wrapping religion in the latest psychological or entertainment fad, isn't it about time we got back to basics ...

483. Advent 3

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, John 1:19-28, John 1:1-18

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... (v. 20). Third, as a word of favor (grace). These three points can be the outline for your sermon. The Lord still liberates people from bondage. Take the case of Allen Underwood, a drug addict and dealer who spent years of his youth running on the wild side. In 1985 he landed in prison for his drug activities, where he and his wife came to the sober realization that they must radically transform their lives or it was curtains for them. They both became disciples of Christ, who transformed their lives. When ...

484. Epiphany 6

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Leviticus 13:1-46, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... sports which he undoubtedly witnessed in the Greek games, running and boxing. He urges believers to run the race of the Christian life with vigor, straining for the prize, eternal life. In the boxing analogy he makes the point that he doesn't just swing wildly, beating the air; he makes every punch count. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:31--11:1 The believers are enjoined to make everything they do count for Christ and guard against actions which would give offense and thus hinder the spread of the gospel. Paul ...

485. Epiphany 7

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, Isaiah 43:14-28, Mark 2:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that becomes stale but God doesn't; he shows forgiveness and grace. 4. God has time and again done a new thing (v. 19) to restore his relationship with his people. What new thing does God want for you in your relationships? The River Wild illustrates that new things are possible in our stale and ineffectual relationships. Gail, a former river rafting guide finds herself in a dysfunctional marriage. Her husband Tom doesn't seem to have time for his family. Tom has lost the respect of his son, Roark ...

486. Connected To God

Sermon

Lee Griess

In his book On a Wild and Windy Mountain, Dean of the Chapel at Duke University William Willimon tells of being in New Haven, Connecticut, as a student in 1970, during the famous Black Panther trial. Perhaps you remember those days the 1970s? It was a turbulent time for our country a time of strife, discord, ...

487. Playboy Or Plowboy -- Let The Party Begin

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Lee Griess

... a long lost SON also meant that he had received a long lost BROTHER. And so the father had to explain, saying, "We had to celebrate and rejoice because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life." Two siblings -- one who wasted his inheritance on wild and destructive living -- and the other who could not welcome his brother back. Two people who were both wrong: the younger who turned his back on his father and the elder who turned his back on his brother. And neither is worse than the other. Let me ...

488. Forgiven!

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Lee Griess

... that this young woman practically gushed with joy as she spoke. "I can't express," she said, "the sense of gratitude that I feel that God has changed my life." The talk show hostess knew where she was coming from -- for she, too, had walked on life's wild side before coming to Jesus. She said, "I know what you mean. Every day I thank God for saving me!" And then she added a very profound statement: "You know what I've noticed though? People who have always been in the church, people who always do what ...

489. A Scholar · Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... , too?" Caiaphas snarled. "Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." (John 7:52) There was no mistaking Caiaphas' meaning. Galilee had long since been a hotbed of rebellion. Had not Herod been repeatedly forced to quell the wild mountaineers there as they tried to drive their rulers into the sea? Let Nicodemus beware lest he, too, suffer Rome's vengeance. At the same time, however, neither was there any mistaking the high priest's distrust of the protesting scholar standing Jesus ...

490. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

He came from the sea, a brawny, boisterous man, who loved nothing better than the spray in his face as he pitted his little craft against a gale, his calloused hands locked on the tiller, a defiant cry on his lips. And when the wild trick was over how he must have boasted of his feat to friends sharing his hearth! He was an impulsive man, quick to make decisions and equally quick to make mistakes. Yet he never let either stop him. Instead, he plunged straight on, rushing from one concern to another, always ...

491. A Patriot · Dysmas

Mt 27:38 · Mk 15:27 · Lk 23:32

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... establishments not unlike the motels dotting our contemporary superhighways. The inns of biblical times, however, were little more than walled campsites adjacent to caravan routes. Set up as hollow squares, they had a single gate, barred at night against the wild animals. Occasionally there was a cloister just inside the square and, where this existed, there were usually two or three rooms to afford protection from cold and inclement weather. Very likely it was one of these cloisters in which there ...

492. Lent 1

Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... he and Miriam usually did in the warm summer, but he could not go to sleep. It was not the sweet smelling light breeze winding its way through the mountain passes on Mount Carmel bringing with them the full and rich smell of the blossoming trees and wild flowers that kept him awake. Nor was it the glorious sight of what seemed to be a million stars dotting God's blue blanket of heaven with the moon illuminating the small puffs of clouds arranged in shapes creating a backdrop for fantastic stories that kept ...

493. Prayer for Lent 2

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Richard F. Bansemer

... to the excitement and experience of meeting you in strange places, doing wonderful things? I feel that lure of adventure to go with you into a new and deeper relationship, even as I caution myself, saying, "Careful, this could be uncomfortable. This could be dangerous ... wild." Lord, I see you drawing back your whip that scattered the temple animals, and I wonder if I am only one of them, marked for sacrifice, too frightened and dumb to know that you would free me from certain death. I see the plentiful ...

494. Lent 1

Mark 1:9-15

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... hinge" between it and the divine pronouncement of Sonship at Jesus' baptism that precedes it; for the idea that one blessed with heavenly approval might be "driven" at once by God's Spirit into a wilderness (or desert) inhabited by a tempting Satan and wild beasts (and some helpful angels, to be sure) might well shatter any notion that the Christian calling is an easy path. Liturgical Color Purple Suggested Hymns Who Trusts In God, A Strong Abode Rise, O Children Of Salvation In Thee Is Gladness Lord, Thee ...

495. For the Baptism of Our Lord

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory ...

496. Holy Trinity Sunday

John 3:1-21, Psalm 29:1-11

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... , the LORD, over mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory ...

497. Prayers for Christmas 1

Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, Psalm 148:1-14, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Luke 2:21-40

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... established them forever and ever; he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed. Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and women alike, old and young together! Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is ...

498. Alone

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... girl filled me in. "She'll be back again once, maybe twice, before the week is out. There is a barn behind her house where literally hundreds of cats live and breed." I caught the newspaper notice of her death a couple years later. The cats - wild and disease-ridden - were destroyed. We Americans catch, process, and feed to our house cats a quantity of fish so great that, if it could be diverted, it could satisfy the minimal protein requirements of all the world's hungry. There is in our attraction to ...

499. Confusion Over a Questioned Book

Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... a large amount of material, very similar to Daniel. The Persians wrote similarly. It turns out that writing such as Daniel was a highly popular, widespread form of literature around the first century. All kinds of writers were cranking out descriptions of these wild visions, of beasts and battles; as a form of literature, it was very common. So also were the major themes. The basic message of these visionary writings tends to be quite the same and has three major emphases. Books such as Daniel were usually ...

500. The Family of God

1 John 5:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... are part of a letter or a book. Now we love God a lot. He has done many wonderful things for us. But the Bible also teaches us that if we love God, then we must also love one another. My "y" loves my "e" and my "I" is just wild about my "b." Each of the letters in my typewriter love each other because they know that they all belong to one another and it takes all of them to make words. You love God, and because you love God, you must also love all the children of God who ...

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