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526. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... a world. We struggle to fulfill a thousand impossible expectations - I'm supposed to be competitive but gentle; I'm supposed to be ruthless and get things done at the office but tender toward my wife and children; I'm supposed to be efficient but sensual and sexy, to take care of the opposite sex but treat them as equals. And so are you. Small wonder we are angry or sad. And when we get angry or sad we take it out on the young ones or the old folks. We resort to anger and violence because we feel impotent ...

527. “You Did That for Me!”

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... workings go on in our souls when there is no way to pay back for a favor or say thank you enough. We feel out of control, and we human beings are extremely uncomfortable when we are out of control. When we are older, past adolescence we are extremely careful of those whom we trust. Even when a gift is given for the best of reasons our dignity can be wounded. We look for subtle ways to “one-up” the giver. We sometimes want to prove that we deserve the gift. Accepting the gift innocently makes us feel as ...

528. Baptized in the Spirit

Mark 1:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... for Christmas. This baby helps little girls and boys to understand how important babies are and how wonderful they are to hold and love. If you take good care of a doll baby, then we hope that someday you will also learn how important it is to take care of a real baby like the one that I am holding right now. The doll baby is important and it teaches us a lot about care and love but of course the real baby is so important that we need to give her all of our attention when we are holding her. John the ...

529. Enough!

Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon

John Jamison

... do not get depressed. They get even. There are some here who have decided that good and bad aren't worth worrying about anymore. "Take care of yourself" is their motto. They go for the gusto, and reach for the mountains, and plan on only going around once, so they ... of danger in the nick of time, and we stand and cry with the 30 who never had a chance. In plain words, we care. Loving people and caring for them, isn't enough to change the way the world works overnight. It isn't enough to spare the life of the ...

530. What Will He Find ... When He Comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... The problems were obvious. Surely God is not to be compared to the judge who neither feared God nor regarded man. There is nothing here to commend this judge to us as an example of Christian behavior, nor as an example of the ways in which God looks upon, cares for, or responds to the needs and concerns of the faithful. A similar problem surrounds the widow's prayers. God is not a "slot machine in which one needs only to insert the coin of persistent prayer."[3] to get what is needed. Neither God's will nor ...

531. Here Comes the Judge!

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ’t be too promising, would it? I mean, there’s only one outcome that we would like, and a whole bunch that we wouldn’t care for too much. Thanks be to God that Jesus is not like us. I mean, when you and I have doubts about something, we usually ... the ailing church member, the food taken to the home where a family member is ill or has died, the little everyday acts of care and compassion that often go unrecognized - that we have done in the name of Jesus will count on the final exam. And every time we ...

532. The Women

John 20:1-9

Drama

William Grimbol

... away. Love is all there is. Don't be greedy. Don't worship worldly things. Is that his miraculous message? PATTI: I know it has been heard that he preaches a very basic Still, I feel it is the Truth. KAREN: So do I. I don't care how many times we hear about caring for those who are without, those who are lonely, those who are suffering or hurting for whatever reason ... that is what life is all about. We become better people by our loving. That is what the Torah tells us, too. CAROL: The Torah tells us, but ...

533. The Sound of Weeping

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... that I know. Too often our concept of God is limited to the Old Testament, which portrays God as judge and record keeper, ready to zap us info torment if we stray. Jesus shows us God as the forgiving and yearning parent, loving us with such deep concern and care that his heart is heavy when that love is refused, spurned, rejected. It is no wonder the prophet Jeremiah said, "There is no sorrow like unto his sorrow." Jesus had the best to offer and if was refused. He still has the best to offer and still it ...

534. The Household Leader

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... have ever stayed with a babysitter? When your parents go out for the evening, they don't want to leave you all alone, so they get someone to come to stay with you. They want a good babysitter, one whom they can trust to be good to you and take care of you. Now, just before your parents leave the house, what kinds of things do they tell the babysitter? ... the kind of food you should eat;... what sort of books to read to you;... what TV programs you may watch, or games you may play;... what time you should ...

535. Never Cry Uncle - Malchus

Matthew 26:47-56

Drama

Thomas Blowers

... enough to populate a small city." Could have been that many, too, counting everybody: men, women, and children. We cleaned, cooked, took care of the stables, guarded the Palace -- in fact, we did just about everything nobody really likes to do anyway unless he has ... subscribe to what either side was saying. Not that I was leaving my options open, that wasn't it at all, I simply didn't care one way or the other. Besides, my job wasn't to think, but to obey. I had learned long ago that the less thinking I ...

536. No One is Exempt From Doubt

John 20:19-23

Illustration

Brett Blair

... over the country. Most were letters of encouragement. Some were looking for answers to life's questions. They had seen him keep his faith, and they wanted to know how he had done it. But one day he received this letter: Dear Mr. Dravecky, If there is a God who cares so much about you, why did he allow you to have the surgery in the first place? I have lived 41 years in this old world and have yet to see any piece of genuine evidence that there is anything real about any of those religious beliefs you talk ...

537. Children of the Light

Ephesians 5:7-8

Children's Sermon

... do too, because paint always makes everything look bright and clean. Let me show you. (Take a board and paint it a bright red or blue). That’s pretty, isn’t it? It makes the old board look brand new and clean. Now watch what happens when we are not careful where we put the board. (Lay it in a pan of dirt or dust sufficient to pick up and mess up the paint job). Oh, that’s too bad. It looks awful, doesn’t it? and what are we going to do? You see, that’s what happens when we ...

538. What Shall We Do With This Baby?

Drama

... : What of its future? Q2: How can this be? A baby alone.... Q1: Is there no one in the whole world to love and care for this child? Narrator: What shall we do with this baby? This is the question that has echoed through time. Nothing is more helpless and ... the world should go on, and just think, it puts the responsibility right on us. Q1: I was getting to that. Yes, a baby needs love, caring, joy at his or her birth, people to be supportive, but then what? God's Son was born in a stable, with a manger for a ...

539. Easter 4

John 10:1-10, Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25

Bulletin Aid

... O God, for your church. Within its fellowship we are nurtured in faith. But also within its fellowship we manifest our human nature, and wound the spirits of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Forgive us when we deny our divine nature, and ignore your call to care for one another. Help us to be a church within these walls, and around the world, which will be a true refuge where love and concern is obvious and genuine. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord" "Blest Be the Tie ...

540. Communion Is Relief

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

... the salesgirl to show her some of the nicest cookie jars. At a counter where a large number of them were displayed, the youngster carefully lifted and replaced each lid. She looked rather disappointed as she came to the last one and said, "Maam, don't you have ... heavy ladened and I will give you rest." So when you come to the Lord's Table this morning I want you to place all your cares and troubles into the hands of the Lord and leave them there. Don't pick them back up again - leave them in his hands. He'll ...

541. To Touch The Untouchable

Luke 5:12-16

Sermon

... Atlas complex." This usually refers to an individual who seems to have an exaggerated sense of his or her own importance. Or it may refer to the person who feels that he or she is the only one who can do a certain job, make important decisions, take care of themselves or other people. It is helpful for us to remember the Greek legend of Atlas. Atlas is the man who got himself into trouble when he went to war against Zeus, the presiding God of the Greek pantheon, the ruler of the heavens and father of other ...

542. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

... and six others "to serve tables") was developed so that the Word might be given its due by releasing the disciples for missionary work in the world. The church desperately needs to do something like this today. 4. The church pleases God when its members have the caring heart of Jesus, the prayerful spirit of the psalmist, and the evangelical zeal of Paul (this could be a sermon plan by itself). A second sermon on the First Lesson, Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 - "Stones Break Bones - and Kill." My son, daughter ...

543. Proper 13 & Pentecost 11

Matthew 14:13-21, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Exodus 12:1-30, Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon Aid

... creative cooking - we turned our home into a soup kitchen and fed as many people as we could. For her, the miracle of the loaves and fishes had been repeated - in a different time and in a different way. She writes: There is a sense of camaraderie - caring and sharing on this seminary campus that we have never experienced before. We all help each other, share what we have and the one loaf of bread becomes many! She indicates that they are living a miracle: "I am sure that beautiful flowers will bloom out of ...

544. Pentecost 23

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Ruth 2:1-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, Psalm 1:1-6

Sermon Aid

... know that "we love, because he first loved us," and that is what, finally, makes true love possible. Exodus 22:20-26 (R); 22:21-27 (E) - "The Other Side of the Law." 1. God has decreed that his people must love one another, as well as love him. 2. Care of strangers, widows, orphans, and the poor is a demonstration of God-like love. It reminded the Israelites - and us, as well - that they were "strangers" in a foreign land, "widowed and orphaned," and really poor, at one time. 3. Godly people will love and ...

545. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Medical School explains why church attendance is healthy. People who go to church have strong networks of friends who care about them when they are ill. Religious people are less likely to smoke, drink, and have other unhealthy habits. Furthermore ... day. He is always bicycling up the sidewalks of my mind. God’s four miracle medications have kept us going. We have faith that God is taking care of our son. We have a firm hope that we will see him again. We know that God loves our son and us more than we can ...

546. Bezaleel

Exodus 35:30--36:7

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... ... that a clear spring of joy has not been tapped, and ... it must break through, muddily, on its own."2 Life can go only so far without beauty. Existence continues, but humankind - not made for existence only - was created for life. Obviously, a pig or an ox does not care about the color scheme of pen or barn. But why are so many barns painted bright red? I have never been told by a sociologist or artist, but I think red barns give a lift to the eye and soul of a tired farmer. Red breaks the dullness of ...

547. The Deeper Meanings of The Christian Faith by Dr. Bryant M. Kirkland

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... of living in what seems to be a shrinking world. The young have their problems too, and the rest of us know the problems we have. Everyone has problems, but in the midst of these problems there is hope because the Bible affirms that God loves and cares. It was about this caring God that St. Paul preached to the Athenians. He said, "You have an altar TO THE UNKOWN GOD. I reveal and declare to you that this God, whom you do not know except in part, says that in all things he works for your good, especially to ...

548. God Is No Gentleman

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... in order to show his identity with mankind. God is no gentleman. As George Buttrick said, "He had to cross the street and get his hands in the whole dirty business." This he did in Christ Jesus, to give light to those who sit in darkness. God cared and still cares. He cares in and through Christ who is at once Son of God and Savior, too. This is not always what we seem to want ... a savior. Too often the world wants some kind of a gentleman image. It wants an adviser, an orator, a scholar, a philosopher, a ...

549. To Be Perfectly One

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... in the dark." There is no electricity in the village ... so I took a flashlight, such as it was, and set out. I shall never forget that walk as long as I live. Heavy rain continued to fall, shrouded by the most penetrating black darkness imaginable. Carefully, short step-by-step, I made my way along by feel ... knowing there were no guard rails at the precipitous hairpin turns. I was soaked, uncomfortable, and frightenend, as I groped on by flickering and feeble light. In my mind, I said, "What am I doing ...

550. The Little Miracle Before The Big One

Luke 22:47-53

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... to be so impressed with the individual attention of God that they claimed each blade of grass had its own guardian angel. God really does care about us, we DO matter to him! Don’t you see that a God who heals the ear of an enemy, who counts hairs, who ... even to this day I hear better from it than I do from the other ear." And Malchus continues: "Son, don’t ever forget that Jesus cares for you, too. Remember, when you grow up to be a man, even if you are a slave, nothing, nothing can ever happen to you that ...

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