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Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

TREASURES AND TRASH The parables in Matthew 13:44-52 continue the series of eight that are found in this chapter. The previous parables were told in public to a large crowd (see Matthew 13:1-3). Now Jesus moves into a house where the disciples came to him (Matthew 13:36). He first explains the parable about the weeds among the wheat. He then proceeds to tell the three parables in Matthew 13:44-52...

552. Patience In Learning

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To remind children that patience is an essential part of life. Materials: Building blocks, like those used by a small child. Enough small candy bars so that you can give one to each child. Lesson: It probably has been some time since you played with blocks like these, but I imagine you still remember how to use them. I'd like each of you to take a block and let's see how high of a tower...

553. The Downside Of The Practice -- Performance Equation

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God.... -- Romans 8:28 I'm glad I'm a man. As my son was being born 22 years ago, two thoughts came to mind. First, "What a miracle!" Second, "Thank You, Jesus, for making me a man because I could never do that!" It's like Joan Rivers said, "If a man wants to know what it's like to give birth, all he has to do is take his upper lip...

554. Business Leader

Eulogy

Mark P. Zacher

Illustration and Conclusion to a Funeral Sermon: On June the 18th, 1915, 175 years ago to this day, the combined forces of Austria, Russia, Great Britain and Prussia, under the leadership of the British general Arthur Wellesly Wellington, engaged the powerful army of the French Empire, under Napoleon Bonaparte, near a Belgium town named Waterloo. By a pre-arranged agreement, the British army, at t...

555. Victory Over Evil

Sermon

Harold G. Skinner

Violent Death This meditation was given at the funeral service of a thirty-seven-year-old woman who was shot by her estranged husband and before her death, lay in the intensive care unit of the hospital for nearly seven months - most of the time in a coma. It is good to see this large crowd here. It shows your support for the family of __________ . Yet most of you, even as you reach out in support...

556. God's Everlasting Love

Sermon

Stephen Youngdahl

A General Funeral Sermon Each one of us must face the realities of life everyday. Today, however, in a special way, we face the reality of death. Death is truly a strong power. It can separate us from loved ones, it can bring moments of loneliness for those who survive, it can make us call into question all that we believe. Today we are faced with the death of one whom we loved. I'm sure many of y...

557. There Is a Season

Eulogy

Mark P. Zacher

For a Non-member Friend Ecclesiastes 3:1-8Romans 8:31-35, 37-39John 5:24-29 This sermon was preached at the funeral of a woman, sixty years of age, who died very suddenly and unexpectedly. She was not a member of my - or any - congregation, but was the mother of my next-door-neighbor. It seemed that in the last four years or so this family had experienced one tragedy after another. I was asked by ...

558. Death Following Extended illness

Eulogy

Paul Hegele

Nothing Can Separate Us This sermon was preached at the funeral of a radiant and faithful churchman. His death followed a long illness during which he was cared for at home by a loving family. Separation - it's a mournful, frightening word. Separation is the first step in ending a marriage, the dread of every mother taking a small child into a crowd, the heart of loneliness. Separation is the wors...

559. Death of an Alzheimer's Victim

Eulogy

John M. Braaten

Never Separated C_ was an elderly lady, thoroughly delightful and strong of faith. When Alzheimer's disease struck she entered another world but her sweet disposition never left. Who shall separate us from the love of God? As Christians we declare that there is nothing in all creation which will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. That stirring affirmation of fait...

560. Will My Ship Sink or Float?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

For the key verse in this Scripture reading, like best the King James Version: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God." No! Not everything that happens in life is good (much of it is very bad). But when you add all the happenings of life together and look at the whole of life, for the person who has faith in God, for the person who loves God and shares the love o...

561. A Reason For All To Be Thankful

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

One must be very careful with a Thanksgiving sermon. In the first place, not everyone feels thankful; and those who do are not thankful for the same things. In fact, one person's cause for thanksgiving could be another person's cause for gloom. I could illustrate that in the political realm, but I better not. I could illustrate that from the world of sports, but I don't think I need to. Some peopl...

562. More than Conquerors

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

Paul concludes in 8:28–30 by emphasizing that all things that may happen to believers, including the sufferings of the present time, assist their “good” (their salvation). This is a fact because those who love God have been called according to God’s purpose (8:28). Nothing can harm believers; everything helps them on their path to future glory. Believers who love God are the people whom God has ca...

563. More Than Conquerors

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

8:28 Verse 28 is a widely quoted and often misunderstood passage. It is sometimes interpreted to mean that good fortune favors nice people, or that things are not as bad as they seem and that everything “will work out in the end.” But this is to confuse wishful thinking with Christian faith. The first part of verse 28 was in fact an axiom in both Hellenism and Judaism. Plato says in the Republic:...

564. Guilt And Grace

Sermon

Alex Gondola

Several years back I clipped out a newspaper article about a group of businessmen in Bellingham, Washington. They were trying to market a new product called "Guilt Away." Guilt Away was supposed to remove guilt. Part of their advertising ran like this: "Hounded by nagging guilt? Get rid of it the modern way, the same way you eliminate limp curls, bad breath or underarm wetness. Spray guilt away wi...

565. The Simplicity of God's Call

Sermon

This sermon is purposely laid out in prose format. The young man looked up from the ground. Tears filled his eyes. The funeral procession had come to a halt, but standing there beside him was a figure of compassion. The young man's voice was choked with tears: "What do I do now," he said. "He's gone." And as if asking a question to which he expected no answer, he said this: "What sense do...

566. If God Is For Us

Sermon

King Duncan

Arthur Gordon once visited a kindergarten class in which the teacher frequently reminded misbehaving children to stop being a WAM. The kids straightened up as soon as their teacher admonished them. What was a WAM? Arthur thought. Why was being a WAM so bad? The teacher explained that WAM stands for "What about me?" She was training the children to be less self-centered. She wanted them to think of...

567. On the Wrong Plane (New)

Sermon

King Duncan

Trudy Rosenfield left England in good spirits, looking forward to landing in sunny San Jose, California, after an all-day flight. Little did Ms. Rosenfield know that her travel agent had made a computer error in booking her flight. The travel agent had accidentally put the seventy-year-old woman on a flight to San Jose, Costa Rica. Ms. Rosenfield fell asleep on the plane, blissfully unaware that ...

568. Cookie Cutter Christian

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: Key verse: 29. Props: Cookie dough or Play-Dough (TM) and two or three different cookie cutters, and enough cookies to give one each to the children. Lesson: Do you know what time it is? Cookie Time! Now usually in church it’s not polite to eat or drink unless we’re having communion. But today we’ll all get a cookie. But first, I want to show you how cookies are made. You take wa...

569. Proper 13

Bulletin Aid

Second Lesson: Romans 8:31-39 Theme: Christ makes us victorious Call to Worship Pastor: God's love is a permanent gift which can never be taken from us. People: Jesus has made that love forever ours through his death on the cross. Pastor: There are still strong powers of evil in our world; but they cannot separate us from God's love. People: We are certain that God gives us victory over all thes...

570. Proper 12

Bulletin Aid

First Lesson: Exodus 3:13-20 Theme: God, the Deliverer Call to Worship Pastor: We worship a God who intervenes in history to deliver his people. People: God did a mighty thing when he called Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egypt. Pastor: The God who revealed himself through Moses is the same God who has revealed himself to us through his Son. People: We praise God for our deliverance from s...

571. The Unassailable Power of God's Love

Bulletin Aid

Call to Worship Leader: May God deliver us from our enemies! People: MAY GOD BE OUR EVER-PRESENT REFUGE! Leader: When we are threatened with destruction and our spirits are faint, People: MAY GOD PRESERVE US WITH STEADFAST LOVE! (based on Psalm 143) Collect Almighty God, you have shown to us the power of your love in the person of Jesus. Continue as our ally: that, fortified by the strength of yo...

572. Proper 13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31 Jacob returns home with his wives, children and flocks but, fearing the wrath of his brother Esau, he sends them on before him, remaining by himself. He wrestles with an angel of God until daybreak. The angel cannot overcome Jacob and asks to be let go. Jacob refuses until he receives a blessing. The heavenly visitor notes that Jacob has striven with God...

573. Proper 13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Genesis 32:22-31 (C) Jacob wrestles with an angel. Jacob, with his family and herds, was on his way back to his parents' home. When he learned that Esau with 400 men were coming to him, Jacob was scared that Esau was coming to kill him. To appease Esau, he sent gifts in advance and then his servants, wives, and children. He remained at the end of the procession. Jacob spent t...

574. Proper 13 & Pentecost 11

Sermon Aid

THEOLOGICAL CLUE With one more Sunday remaining in August, the preacher may find more of a practical preaching clue in the approach of the fall season than a theological theme in the church year. For now, the latter part of August emphasizes a kind of homiletical eschatology; in many congregations, one has been preaching primarily to the faithful few during the summer months, and soon summer will...

575. King of Atlanta

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

"We are more than conquerors through Christ ..." Romans 8:35-39 Characters: Lector Announcer Antagonist Protagonist (Participants enter and take their places in the chancel. As they come forward, the congregation sings the hymn "Beneath the Cross of Jesus." When the hymn is completed, the drama begins.) LECTOR: Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it? Or hardship? Or pers...

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