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651. The Man Who Brought People to Jesus

1 Corinthians 9:22

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... could cut wood, screw screws, take out corks, eat beans out of a can and I suppose help yourself with a hundred other things. This is quite a knife. It is about the best kind of knife I have ever seen. There isn't anything that you can't do with a knife ... . He could speak many languages so that almost everyone could understand him. He knew how to live with the rich and the poor. St. Paul was quite a man and he did all the things that he did for one reason. How many of you know why St. Paul was the kind of ...

652. Breakfast Miracle

John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... was their livelihood. They left this work to follow Jesus full time. Apparently they thought the cause was ended, even though Jesus rose from the dead. Probably he would be going to heaven and they were out of a leader and a job. They decided to quit fishing for "men" and fish for fish. Children (v. 5) - This translation does not seem to be appropriate. It signifies a parental relationship, but Jesus was addressing grown men. Moreover, at this time the man who said this was an unknown stranger on the beach ...

653. Jesus, The Mad Man

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... in one big city movie theater every day for twelve years. The film is called "The King of Hearts," and it has to do with an insane asylum caught up in the middle of World War I. The patients in this asylum all have child-like minds. They are quite harmless, but they see the world through the eyes of a child. They romp and play with each other, giggling and laughing all day long. They have no sense of maturity or responsibility; it's clear that they just couldn't function in the "real world." Meanwhile, out ...

654. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... says we have to lose our life! The cost of faith is too high. If we are to receive the ultimate joy, we must be willing to pay the ultimate price. At this point, many of us are quite willing to back away. "No thanks," we say, "it’s too expensive. I love my life too much to lose it and I’m not quite ready to die as yet. I think I’ll find something to believe in which is a little less demanding." Or, "I think I’ll wait for the clearance sale after Easter, I’ll wait until the ...

655. No Need For Weeping Anymore

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... and turns along the way. But because we have read the final chapter, we already know how the book turns out. We already know that in the end, we will all "live happily ever after," so even the tears we shed in the middle of the book aren't quite so bitter or hopeless as they surely would have been otherwise. This is what Easter has done for us and what a difference this makes in life! What a difference it makes to bring to our present problems the perspective of eternity! "Woman, why are you weeping? Why do ...

656. The Prodigal Nation

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... have lost ourselves and our values in a far-off land? There was once a time when people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Once, we were called "the last, best hope of humankind." Now, they demonstrate against us by the millions. I've travelled quite a bit in my life and seen this for myself, but you don't have to travel - just look at the evening news on any given night and see how many people around the world are passionately anti-American. In Europe, millions of people who have been ...

657. Joseph's Story

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... there) had pretty Christmas carols written about them, but not me! I truly am the forgotten person in the story. My name is Joseph; I am the father of Jesus. Well, not exactly, I'm more like His stepfather, since Jesus wasn't conceived in the usual way, which took quite some getting used to on my part, not to mention Mary's! But more on that in a minute. First, let me tell you a bit about my family. Families were terribly important in my culture; I hope they still are in yours. My father's name was Jacob ...

658. The Vanities Of Work

Ecc 2:1-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... to introduce you to someone you may not know very well: the Preacher who. wrote Ecclesiastes. We ought to find him quite interesting; he is one of the most modern personalities in all the Bible. In fact, here is someone very much like ... altogether. He has the whole world in His hands! If you don't trust and believe in that, all your good work will be in vain. You will quit or be defeated and you will end up muttering with the Preacher, "What do we gain from our labors under the sun?" This is just what the ...

659. The Key To Confident Living

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Erskine White

... they really spoke their minds, so they kept quiet and failed to solve the problem between them. We all need the confidence not to quit, at every stage of our lives, if we are to live up to the potential God gives us. When we were preparing for our ... we prepare to make that unknown journey, which no one else can make for us, we can do it with fear or with grace. We can quit living and merely exist in anticipation of our death, or we can live fully each day we are given. Live at any time without confidence and ...

660. Unpredictable

1 John 1:4b

Children's Sermon

... people told lots of people and those people told lots of people until 2,000 years later. That's now! Look how many people have heard the story about Jesus! The Good News of Jesus is unpredictable just like the balloons. We never quite knew where those balloons were going to fly and we never quite know when we tell someone about Jesus who else they will tell and how many places the story of Jesus will spread. Our job is to tell the story just like my job was to blow up the balloons. Keep telling the story ...

661. Advent 3

Zephaniah 3:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 12:1-6

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... faithful disciples of Jesus Christ (See Dietrich Bonhoeffer on The Cost Of Discipleship), Zephaniah 3:14-18a (RC, L); 3:14-20 (E, C), and Philippians 4:4-7 (RC); 4:4-7 (8, 9) (E, L); 4:4-13 (C) - "The Presence." (Note: These two lessons combine quite well into a single sermon when one focuses on the common theme - rejoicing - from the perspective of the presence of the Lord.) 1. Jews and Christians alike are joyful people; they believe God is the same God, a God who delivers and saves them.2. God is always ...

662. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, Psalm 113:1-9, Psalm 130:1-8, Amos 8:1-14, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... , is obvious. "Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus ..." is the beginning of the Sunday prayers in the worship book (LBW) of my church. We do that rather faithfully and quite well in most congregations. 2. We are also to pray "for all people according to their needs." And we have become quite adept at voicing our concerns and imploring God's blessing upon those who may not have anything to do with the Christian church. 3. We have begun to pray effectively for the state, asking God to ...

663. The Marked Man

Sermon

George Bass

... For he will be handed over to the pagans and will be mocked, maltreated and spat on, and when they have scourged him they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.’ But they could make nothing of this; what he said was quite obscure to them, they had no idea what it means.” Luke 18:31-34 The beginning of Lent marks the start of a journey to Jerusalem. That’s what it really is, although few of us will actually “go up to Jerusalem” to remember and “see” what happened there ...

664. The Interview

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... mouth was an attempted apology for being late, but she was halted in mid-sentence, with a smile and a word of understanding. She had certainly never met any human resources person quite like this. The director walked back to the desk and picked up a stack of papers which she recognized immediately as her own. “Quite an impressive resume,” were the words which broke the silence after what seemed like an eternity. “You’ve been a volunteer in a number of worthy groups, addressing some very difficult ...

665. How’s That Again, Jesus?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... provided the perfect setting for being “scared out of our wits,” as we used to put it. There was nothing quite like being frightened, with disturbed spirits in and around us, only to turn and laugh about how we had acted ... text for this morning is one of those major disturbing, frightening passages. If you have not read it lately, then brace yourself for you may be in for quite a shock. Buckle your seat belt, for this one may throw you for a loop! “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the ...

666. Because It Is There

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... wasn't about to carry that up here. Do you realize how difficult carrying that tent from the car would have been? Sam: The car is only twenty feet away. Harry: Forget it! I'm done. In fact, I'm tired already. Let's just quit. Sam: All right, if that's what you want. We'll quit. (Looks for car) Where's the car? Harry: It's right over there - where did it go? Sam: Didn't you put the emergency brake on? Harry: Was I supposed to? Sam: When you're parked on a mountainside, it's always a good ...

667. Endorsing The Future

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... morning before he left town that he could give it to the bank and they would give him cash for it. The next morning, feeling quite important, he went to the bank and handed the check to a teller. The teller turned it over and nothing happened because nothing was written ... the betrayals and heartaches set in. Having never turned their lives over to Christ or any higher power, they eventually just quit on life since it did not resonate with any of their preconceived notions of what life should be like. Such a ...

668. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... emotions will often resurface as depression, anxiety, or rebellion. And we find ourselves on the outside looking in, when the more service-oriented world of the future rewards relationships more than manufacturing. A Lifestyle For 2000 One of the interesting aspects of education would be quite humorous if it were not so tragic. Here are so many people trying to gain the credentials to get a good job, keep a good job, and improve in a job. We put our heads and minds in focus and try to independently get our ...

669. Illusion Or Reality?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... at fashionable fat farms, and the like. None of the "cures" seemed to last. They'd go off the diets, quit exercising, abandon the principles learned at the fat farm, and balloon up to their old weight. Finally, one of my ... hell. Don Juan assures her that this is the guarantee that she is indeed in hell. He replies, "Hell ... is a place for the wicked. The wicked are quite comfortable in it: it was made for them. You tell me you feel no pain. I conclude you are one of those for whom hell exists ... the truly ...

670. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... person-to-person telephone calls? James Stuart of Edinburgh used to say that Jesus had to leave in order that our religion would be spiritualized. Apparently Jesus wanted a religion that is a matter of experience and not of appearance or language. Jesus' words to His disciples are quite clear. They are recorded in John's gospel: "... you are filled with grief. But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send ...

671. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... to Moses, walk on ahead of the people. I am reminded of the words of a song that says, “When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high and don’t be afraid of the dark -- walk on, walk on.” God said, walk on leaders, never quit, walk on! Then God said, “Take some of the elders with you.” Take some of the experienced people with you. Take those who have been through the storms of life before. Take those who understand, especially what it means to suffer. Take those who have been victimized by ...

672. The Big Chaise Lounge

Matthew 11:25-30

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Were you just worn out with what you had to do? I mean, did you feel as if you had to just lie down and call it quits for a while? (Let them answer.) Sometimes when I have really worked hard and I think that my back will break or my legs will bend ... all of your troubles to Jesus and you can just relax. I know people who take all of their worries to Jesus and then just relax. They quit worrying. You can do that if you want to. Jesus promised us that he would give us rest from all of our problems if we will ...

673. The Empty Tomb

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... be filled, as it is today. I hope that I am wrong, but I prophesy it. Those of us who will be here next Sunday will not feel as good about worship as we do today. We probably will not feel today's joy and peace with quite the same intensity. We will not be quite as certain about God and about our Lord's resurrection - at least some of us may not be. In fact, further down the road, months ahead, perhaps there will be times when the events of life or what we read lead us to doubt God and ...

674. What Happens When We Can't Believe It?

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... a spiritual high. However, what happens to you when you are not on that kind of spiritual high? What happens when God does not seem quite as real - those times when life has got you down in the dumps and you just do not feel its joy? Perhaps some of you ... coming, too - my time and everybody else's who is feeling good. Our time is coming, too - our time when life will not be quite as joyful and when God will not seem very real. Yes, our time is coming, too; there is no escaping spiritual death. Spiritual ...

675. Are You Born Again?

John 3:1-15

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3)." In short, Jesus was really saying: "Nicodemus, unless you have been born again, you do not have the foggiest idea what I am saying. You don't know anything!" Quite a put-down. "Have you been born again, Nicodemus?" It was an early spring/late winter Sunday afternoon, kind of like today. You had been to church in the morning and now were out for a stroll with the family. (Perhaps it happened on a Monday like tomorrow ...

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