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676. You Are Chosen

Mark 8:31--9:1

Children's Sermon

... about rejection. Begin your discussion by sharing a time when you were left out and how you felt. Ask each of the children to share a time when either they were left out or they saw someone else being left out. Focus on the feelings that being rejected causes. The feelings are real and need to be acknowledged. Talk about how lucky we are that God chooses all of us no matter how many times other people reject us. You may want to make a special tiny card for each child that says something like "I CHOOSE ...

677. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... by the sound of a mother's heartbeat. So it is with the Christian. Amid the struggles, great and small, which we face every day, we need to stop our frantic activity and take time to let our Lord embrace us through the Holy Spirit. Through faith we feel the heartbeat of God's love and rest secure, knowing that all things belong to God. Then a wonderful thing happens. As we surrender our burdens to God, they are replaced with a gift, the farewell gift that Jesus left with his disciples. While it is a gift ...

678. Through the Valley of the Shadow

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Carl B. Rife

... And thus, with an assurance rooted in the God we know in Jesus Christ we can be comforted by the knowledge that she indeed is in God's loving care. But the difficult thing is that Aunt _______ not only passed through the Valley of Death, for which we feel a loss and seek assurance, she also passed through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, marked by suffering, pain, and the fear of unknown aspects of death. The last few weeks were a difficult time for her. And it was difficult for her family and friends as ...

679. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... means seizing the initiative and creatively expressing love and concern for someone who may be hurting or hungry or lost. It is reaching out to touch those no one else bothers to touch. To be the church means we must be the ones who are moved to action by the feeling of another’s pain at the depths of our being. Who among us has not been affected by the stories and pictures of Mother Teresa, acting with compassion and the touch of love on behalf of those who are left to die on the streets? But how many of ...

680. Give Me A Break!

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... their own agendas that no one paid any attention to him, his Word, nor the word of grace offered. We know what it feels like to be ignored, overlooked and treated as if what we said and who we were did not matter in the least. Everyone ... were always designed for two. And our yoke-partner is none other than Christ himself. When I begin to envision what that yoke looks like and feels like, I come to realize that Jesus in this invitation has cut through to the very heart of the problem for most of us. We are ...

681. Every Person’s Great Possessions

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... can ponder the result if we prefer walking in our own shoes. When we are self-willed, we must win if we are to feel justified before life. But Christ, whether to the world we win or lose, justifies the deep needs of our spirits. With Christ, we always ... we must always be at the core of things, constantly bolstering egos that, in spite of much success and great possessions, persist in feeling fragile and needy. But, if we choose Christ, since Christ is center-stage in God’s world, we too share the center ...

682. Where Does That Leave Us?

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... out of your affection? To teach them a lesson? Perhaps a child? When they try to be affectionate you turn them aside and go your way. You appear too busy to be bothered. You may think “I’m really teaching that youngster a lesson she won’t forget.” Your feelings are hurt, and you are determined to show her. The child goes through the day or the week in bitter distress, wearing in the soul a load of sand with no way to wash it out. 5. Failing to show up for a group responsibility, leaving it for the ...

683. The Doctor for Sin

Matthew 9:12-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... right down to my toes. I don't know which are worse, the days or the nights. Have any of you been sick this week? (Let them answer.) I just feel awful and I feel doubly bad because it is so nice outside with the beautiful sunshine. You don't feel so badly when the weather is bad outside and you are sick, but when the weather is good and you feel badly, then you feel twice as bad. I don't seem to be getting any better. Can you think of anything else that I can do besides take my temperature and use the ...

684. For One Who Worked With Disturbed Children

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Eulogy

William Luoma

... say, sincerely want you to know that we care. We care about Jackie, about you, and your son, Bryan. We share your sorrow and keenly feel your loss. I have not known Jackie for as long or nearly as well as most of you. But I've known her well enough ... what is too deep for words, and he understands and weeps with us. He hears the frustration, the anger, and the despair that you feel. He hears the agonized questions, and the inevitable "Why?" You know, as do I, how important it is to have someone listen; to ...

685. Life Always Springs New!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... to Ezekiel, "Mortal man, the people of Israel are like these bones. They say that they are dried up, without any hope and with no future." Though we may not have the same vision of dried bones, we have our own experiences in the valley of despair. We have the feeling that we are caught in a burning building and see only a flashing light that reads, "No Exit"! We have that emotion rise up in us as we go through personal tragedy, or as we see the results of a war, or as we view the photographs of the early ...

686. Walking the Valley of the Lost

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... part of grieving. Grief is experienced alone. Is there any way out of this valley of the lost? It may seem not. But, for those of you who are walking there now, be assured that the valley does end. Never accept the way you feel now as being the way you will always feel. That feeling will change. You will love your home again. You will enjoy doing the things you used to do. Spring flowers will grow in the valley. Remember not only the friend you lost, but the friends who are still with you. Tell them how you ...

687. The Tinsel Time Machine

Drama

Edward Long

... those drooping branches are trying to cover the hard, bare facts. MR. RANDALL: Tom! Tina! (He drops his newspaper to his lap and gives them a glare which indicates disapproval). TINA AND TOM: (After looking down in shame). We're sorry! MR. RANDALL: I know what you're feeling. When I was a boy there was one Christmas, when our farm was quarantined because Sis had smallpox. All I got that year was a pair of socks and some lead pencils for school. You see, they wouldn't let us sell our milk or eggs. In fact ...

688. Bold Talk Of Faith

Job 23:1--24:25

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... me or behind me, on my left or on my right." But Job wouldn't settle for that. Despite appearances to the contrary, despite feeling as though God had left him alone in deep darkness, Job believed that God was there; Job was confident that God was approachable. God ... he didn't dare. He obviously was angry with God; he did want to know why. But he didn't believe he was allowed to feel that way, and his hidden anger and confusion ate up his soul like acid. Job didn't have such scruples about giving God a piece ...

689. Step Ten - Perseverance

Lk 12:35-48 · 1 Cor 10:1-13 · Ps 15:1-5

Sermon

John A. Terry

... Even seeing ourselves growing spiritually and emotionally can cause problems. Most of us can look back at our lives and feel good about significant accomplishments we have made along the way. There are certain temptations we have overcome. There are ... bad habits we have corrected. There are emotions we can now at last control. We may feel rightly that we have something about which to feel good. It has been a long, difficult journey, so we are going to coast. If I knew the judgment ...

690. I Hate To Rain On Your Parade, But

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... them to talk. I know that it had to be hard for Jesus to talk about his own death, but he wanted his disciples to understand what was going to happen. Whenever I visit people who are in failing health, due to age or perhaps a terminal illness, I sometimes feel the need to bring up the subject of death. "Do you have any favorite hymns you would like to have played at your funeral? Is there a passage of scripture you would like for me to read at your funeral? Do you have a favorite poem you want someone to ...

691. Monday Morning Faith

Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... how to do a particular dance just by hearing a lecture on modern dance, can you? No! You’ve got to get on the dance floor and feel the beat of the music and let the rhythm take control of your body, don’t you? At least, that’s what I’ve heard. As a ... We love to THINK about sermons, to turn ideas over in our minds, then go out and have a good lunch and forget about them. We THINK, we FEEL, but we see no need to act. No, a good sermon ought to help us LIVE a new way. As a preacher, my task is not to ...

692. That All-Pervasive Snake

Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Joann Hary

... is really wonderful to have some money to do the things that I want to do. Besides that, I like meeting all these people. It feels so good to finally have responsibility for myself. I am surely glad that I spent all that time in college getting ready for this. It ... really does take a lot of time to get them all collected, but now that I have them all in a box and sorted it feels pretty good." ENTER THE SNAKE: "You know, you could just as well not take some of those records with you to the tax-preparer. After ...

693. The Elders

Drama

William Grimbol

... : Maybe when we come back, they will both have run off to join him and his motley crew. RUTH: Oh, just go for your walk. You never listen anyway. DAVID: (Exiting with NATHAN) Not to lies I don't. RUTH: (Now seated next to RACHEL) I do feel guilty. RACHEL: About their leaving? RUTH: No, about my fascination with him. They can walk until their feet bleed. RACHEL: (Laughing) Ruth! You are so stubborn. RUTH: Stubborn? No, just my own person. RACHEL: He does intrigue me, too. RUTH: I've heard him preach twice ...

694. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... . Suddenly, he turns back to go for help for a sick child, because there is no one else to go. Knowing that it will cost him his life, because the penalty for stealing a horse is hanging, the thief says, "It is worth it to get the clean feeling back again." That clean feeling we cannot, by any action of our own, get back once it is lost, but the cross says there is One who can give it back to us. Listen to the sound of dripping water, water that could not wash the feet of the disciples. Listen, and hear ...

695. St. Jim, Your Halo Is Tipped

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... life. I am the only one left, the only true believer, and I am going to die." So, the prophet is fallible after all. So, the strong man of God is weak, just like the rest of us. So, even a man of God can fall into the trap of feeling sorry for himself. So, after great victories, people can be particularly vulnerable to temptations. The scene is set. The tension has peaked. The drama unfolds. The man of God, the only one left, in his opinion, is ready to give up. What will God do? First, Elijah, standing on ...

696. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... auctioned to the highest bidder in a western sale. A professional man in one of our northern cities paid an enormous sum for the skull, took it home, and placed it on a table - where it will be used as an ashtray! We don't all have the same feelings for the same things, do we? Things are valuable or special to us because of the meanings we attach to them. Someone regards an old broach as a precious family heirloom, while someone else considers it a tacky trinket which wouldn't raise an eyebrow at a garage ...

697. Whose Work Is It?

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... the gospel. We need you to be of one mind. EUODIA: Yes, I see how important that is. CLEMENT: Good! Now, Euodia, tell Syntyche what's bothering you. EUODIA: She already knows. SYNTYCHE: (Trying to defend herself) I don't ... EUODIA: She knows that I haven't been feeling very well lately ... SYNTYCHE: I can't ... CLEMENT: Syntyche, let Euodia talk. EUODIA: And yet she keeps asking me to do more and more. I'm so tired. It's not enough that I have to preach at every meeting, she also expects me to arrange the ...

698. The Paradox of the Cross

Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Robert Allen

... hand over the keys this very minute to have my son back home." Then the man looked at the boy and said, "I imagine your father feels pretty much like I do. He can't take back the things he said in the past, but he still cares about you. What I'm ... creation that can separate us from God's love in Jesus Christ. We may be hurting. We may be filled with fear. We may be feeling the breath of death breathing on the back of our necks. But, there is hope beyond our crosses. Jesus said, "He that liveth and believeth ...

699. The Ambiguity of Life, Deciding for Christ

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... at that moment on the quiz show "Let's Make A Deal" when they suddenly realized that they had chosen the wrong door. They could have had a prize worth thousands of dollars but instead they chose the door with the "booby present" behind it. What a sinking feeling to discover that we have put our ultimate trust in something that doesn't last, in something that is not worthy of our ultimate concern! Sadly, the true spirit of what religion is about can also elude us if we are full of anger, rage, and a sense ...

700. Remember That You Are Not Alone

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and cleath."1 It is an inner conviction that goes beyond emotions or feelings, and yet it is often described as such. I have experienced it as the hands of Christ placed upon my shoulders. Some people claim that "speaking in tongues" does it for them. Paul Tillich described it as being "struck by grace." One youth referred to her inner ...

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