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626. The Burglar's Christmas

Luke 15:22-24

Drama

Matthew Powell

... on the stool in center stage) Narrator 2: He sank into the depths of the big leather chair with the lions' heads on the arms, where he had sat so often in the days when his feet did not touch the floor. He felt Will: (To audience) a sudden yearning tenderness for the happy little boy who sat there and dreamed of the big world, so long ago. Alas, he has been dead many a summer, that little boy! Narrator 1: He sat looking up at the magnificent woman beside him. Then, in the deep red coals of the grate, he ...

627. In the Darkness of Fear, There Is the Light of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... missed Sunday school too much and did not want to go up, but she was called up to put the angel in place. In telling of this event, in that service, Frank Deford writes, “She beamed, popped right up, marched smartly to the crèche, took the angel, and tenderly placed it so it could look down protectively over the whole scene.” Then she came back and they knew it was her last Christmas, but they talked later of her being their angel.7 May we all have such faith. Would you accept the gift of Christmas joy ...

628. Christmas 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Colossians 3:1-17, Colossians 3:18-4:1, Galatians 3:15-25, Hebrews 2:5-18, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... when we suffer. When Yahweh called Moses, he said that he heard the cries of his enslaved people in Egypt. No one ever suffers alone, no one ever walks alone, no one ever dies alone. "In all their afflictions he was afflicted." 3. Carried (v. 9). This is a tender picture of God's care of his children. Every parent can identify with this. What child has not cried out to a parent, "Carry me"? When the child gets tired of walking, "Carry me." When the going gets rough with a creek to cross or a ravine to jump ...

629. Trinity

John 3:22-36, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Exodus 34:1-28, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of the eternal Trinity and, in the power of your divine majesty, to worship the unity. Keep us steadfast in that faith and worship and bring us at last to see you in your eternal glory, one God, now and forever." Hymn of the Day: "Father, Most Holy, Merciful And Tender" Theme of the Day: You And The Trinity Lesson 1 - You were created by God the Father - Genesis 1:1-2:4a Gospel - You were baptized in the name of the Trinity - Matthew 28:16-20 Lesson 2 - You were blessed by the persons of the Trinity - 2 ...

630. All Saints Day

Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... are those who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Who then gets to heaven? The criterion is not knowledge, power, or wealth. The way to heaven is acceptance of Jesus as Savior by faith. 3. Wipe (v. 17). Here is one of the most tender and compassionate verses of the Bible. None other than Almighty God dries the tears of those who have suffered on earth. In love, God wipes away tears as a dear mother comforts her weeping child. And it is not some tears, but "every" tear is wiped away. Sorrow ...

631. Road Rage

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... Truth, and the Life is Jesus. And what a way it is - this journey straight through and with and in Christ. This Jesus is the mighty one who topples the proud and the powerful. But he is also the gentle one who cradles his lambs and tenderly carries us home. This Jesus is the angry prophet who turns over tables of greed. But he is also the Savior, who unconditionally forgives the prodigal son and the prostitute daughter. This Jesus is the demanding teacher who confronts us with our hatreds and our prejudices ...

632. Wondering Wonder

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , encouragement, smiles and hugs. The entire cast, as if in one motion, gathered him up in their love and sent him back to his place with more confidence and conviction than when he had stepped to the front with such unwarranted bravado. And in that singular act of compassion and tenderness, a love that transcends a universe of unceasing flubs and gratuitous bluster, I saw the star of Bethlehem shine as bright as 2000 years ago. The wonder of it all.

633. Lost and Found

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... pious Pharisees feared that they themselves may have been exposed to some form of impurity. Kind of like when you get salmonella from the salad bar at The Sizzler because the kid who cut up the cantaloupe forgot that the raw steak had just been tenderized on that same cutting board. The laws of ritual impurity depended upon a strict pecking order of who and what was acceptable, a pecking order Jesus was seriously messing up. Furthermore, the message of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son, was far too ...

634. Dolphin Drops

Isaiah 56:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... helpless infant into their unprepared arms knows intimately what it means to be a poser. Parents pose at knowing what they're doing, knowing what they're talking about, knowing what they should do next, knowing when they should be tough and when they should be tender. We post at parenthood until it too becomes our natural posture. Our kids seem to believe we're real parents, so why shouldn't we? Anyone trying to work their way up, around, through or beyond their career knows about being a poser. You get ...

635. Thanks Be to God

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... in order to free the woodcutter, repaying him for their rescue by his hand so many years earlier. The woodcutter quickly picked up the doves. Their bodies were bruised and broken, but they were alive. He ripped his shirt and wrapped the small creatures tenderly. He stayed with the doves, feeding and nursing them until they were once again healthy. Then one morning he opened the church door and again set the birds free. The woodcutter then returned to his wife and children and all lived happily ever after ...

636. God's Original Seatbelt (Mother's Day)

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... offered the seat belt of stability. · New schools, · new homes, · new challenges, · new ideas, · new lifestyles . . . but always mom. A "no fear" mom raising "no fear" kids. For some mom offered a seat belt of gentleness. A spirit of love, forgiveness, tenderness, always accessible, always welcoming. Arms that wrapped around to provide a time-out, decompression space. Whether your mom was a "rock of Gibralter"-type, or a "Balm in Gilead"-type, she helped create who you are and how you respond to the ...

637. If the Shoe Fits, Wear It

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... us to step out boldly and briskly in the world as we go about our business. Go barefoot anywhere but on the beach or your backyard and you'll realize how much we depend on that protective layer of leather or rubber to cushion and protect our tender tootsies from heat and cold, glass and rock, dirt and debris. Without our shoes we are slowed to a cautious, mincing step. Properly shod we can stride across just about any surface in confidence. Where are your shoes, whatever style they may be, taking you? Today ...

638. Let's Dance

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... God is the Earth Maker, · Jesus is the Pain Bearer, · Holy Spirit is the Life-Giver. But for some in the Christian tradition, even stodgy theologians, the metaphor of the dance was used to celebrate and demonstrate the power and majesty, love and tenderness, presence and movement, of the divine. This divine dance, dubbed perichoresis (using the Greek choreo for the way each person of the godhead was contained or filled by the others) was a moving metaphor. According to theologian Paul S. Fiddes, "In this ...

639. Murphy's Law and Messiah's Law

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , and when he came out again he handed me a toothbrush. 'When you finish cutting the grass,' he said, 'be sure to sweep the sidewalks.'"(Source lost) Can you imagine her reaction? Can you imagine her frustration? She's kind, generous, compassionate, and tender. And what does she get? Is it any wonder that one of our greatest living novelists has written, "It is so much simpler to bury reality than it is to dispose of dreams" (Don DeLillo, Americana, the epigraph to David Mitchell's Number9Dream [Sceptre ...

640. Someone to Watch over Me

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... or her for hours just watching her sleep. Every eyelash, every tiny fingernail, every delicate breath, amazed you, entranced you. You are God's child. God's eternal gaze is fixed on you just like that. · With love-not judgment. · With tenderness-not sternness. · With delight-not dismay. · With pleasure-not disgust. · With anticipation-not disappointment. Throughout Luke's gospel the writer most often refers to God as "Father." The parental image Luke paints is not a stern, distant, condemning patriarch ...

641. The Real Dish Network

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in to the continual presence of God's spirit in their lives. (You might want to hand out mezzuzah's as gifts to everyone.) When Jesus promises the abundant life to those who enter through him, those who receive him as their way to salvation, he tenderly refers to his followers as sheep. Sheep are simple creatures. Okay, you might even say they're pretty stupid. Ask a sheep to figure out some grand logical question or connection and you'll shear enough wool to cover the world before you receive an answer ...

642. Who Put It There? (Mother's Day)

1 Peter 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Relax. Resist the roaring lion, the seething hatred, the evil, the violence, that bombards your life from this world. Relax, for as you stand humbly before an all-powerful love you are safe in the "mighty hand of God." It is that combination of hanging tough, but being tender, that enables Christians to witness the wonder of Christ's love to the world. We can endure more than we might ever dream possible when we do it out of love for Christ, love for this world he died for. We can do more than we might ever ...

643. Living Outside the Box

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a lot like those little crocodiles. Given unlimited food, nurturing environment, and a safe place to develop, the growth of our minds and souls is amazing. We've been given the capacity to grow without predetermined limits. There's no point at which your heart becomes too tender, your mind becomes too saturated with wisdom, your soul inhales too deeply of God's love and power. That is, unless we allow ourselves to be stuffed into a box. (You may want to have some boxes here to show and play with. Or if you ...

644. Go Meditate!

Revelation 19:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , love for each other. Family love doesn't always look pretty and perfect. Sometimes it's sloppy and messy. Sometimes it's loud and obnoxious. Sometimes family love sounds more like scolding than sentiment. Sometimes family love feels tough instead of tender. The thing that keeps all families together isn't the right pasta sauce, or lavish Sunday dinners or even complete acceptance and understanding of all that family members say or do. What keeps families together what keeps everyone coming back to the ...

645. Prayer

Matthew 24:36-51

Bulletin Aid

Stephen Brown

... . You are coming to establish your rule He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." Open our ears to hear you. Open our minds to know you. Open our hearts to love you. Teach us to love where we hate. Teach us to be tender where we are loud. Teach us to wait where we charge ahead. Come, Lord Jesus, come now. Come into out hearts and homes Come into our minds and malls Come into our living and dying. Come and seek us Come and know us Come and embrace us. Come, Lord Jesus ...

646. The Christian's Wild Card

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... courage, risk-taking and bravery on our . . . shy, sore, stepped-on, timid . . . dem dry TOE bones. Now hear the word of the Lord: God's Back. Because Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life, he puts the flesh of dancing and foot-stomping joy on our tender, flat, plodding . . . dem dry FOOT bones. Now hear the Word of the Lord: God's Back. Because Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life, he puts the flesh of contentment and trust on our anxious, fretful, rankled . . . dem dry ANKLE bones. Now hear the Word of ...

647. Are You Living the Three Advents?

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... flute in the nativity play that December. Miss Lumbard, however, assigned him a minor speaking part, that of the innkeeper. Wally got caught up in the timeless story unfolding on the stage as he stood, mesmerized, in the wings. When the time came, Joseph tenderly guided Mary to the door of the inn. Joseph knocked hard on the plywood, and Wally the innkeeper was there waiting. Wally tired to sound brusque when Joseph asked for lodging. ‘Seek it elsewhere. The inn is filled,’ said Wally as he stared ...

648. Wherever You Are, You Are Always at Home

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... outburst is a classic example of the wholly divine/wholly human nature of this one who is still the Christ-child. On one hand the first words the young Jesus utters immediately establish the unique intimacy of his relationship with God. Even at the tender age of twelve; even before he was legally considered responsible for keeping ritual observances and the laws of the Torah: Jesus felt the embrace of divine love, the special closeness of God the Father. It is self-evident to this young Jesus that he ...

649. Atlas or Jesus?

1 John 1:1-4

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in jeopardy. We may challenge authority, push the envelope, test all types of tempestuous waters. But with Christ we're never left hanging on our own. The one who loved the world so much that he died for the sake of all creation holds us gently, firmly, tenderly, in the palm of his hand. 1 John's advice to his readers is to walk in the light. But light falls into a tremendous variety of spectrums. The rainbow hues of different light frequencies make each of our journeys unique, illumined by a place on the ...

650. It Is Good News!

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

James McCormick

... , and let earthborn creatures hold Him in their arms.” Or, as Paul Scherer expressed it so beautifully, “God just walked down the staircase of heaven with a baby in His arms.” That tells you something about God, doesn’t it? It tells you about divine tenderness, gentleness, and sensitivity. I remember the story of a mother reading the Bible to her little daughter. She read John 3:16: “For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have ...

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