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701. Advent 4

Mt 1:18-25 · Rom 1:1-7 · Isa 7:10-17 · Ps 80

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... spiritual vision and heeded the voice of God, despite great obstacles. Contrast the above with fallen television evangelist, Robert Tilton, who was caught trying to fleece the sheep rather than obey the voice of the Good Shepherd. Tilton spent 84 percent of his air time on promotion and fund raising. He did not blink at asking listeners to send in $1,000 and send it immediately. The television program, Prime Time Live, exposed Tilton's avarice along with allegations of wrongdoing, which led to his ministry ...

702. Adam And Eve And God

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

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... . God touches a small four-legged crouching figure. It springs to life, a green reptilian leaper. "How about 'frog' for that one?" Adam asks. "Why not?" God replies. As God touches each of His new creations and it comes to life, Adam pulls a name out of the air. One creature is quite large and gray. Heavy, too. Its legs are as big around as Adam's whole body. Its tail is tiny. So are its ears. Its huge barrel-shaped body looks monstrous. God leads it over into a pond where its heaviness no longer causes ...

703. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... of him, we will live forever. This tells us that faith is not something external to our being but that which we incorporate into our bodies. Christian faith cannot keep Christ at arm's length; his word and spirit must be as much a part of us as the air that we suck into our lungs. It is not enough to receive Christ into our hearts at some point in time. We must daily take him into our vital centers like bread. It was too much to swallow. Jesus announced that if his disciples wanted to inherit eternal life ...

704. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... 2: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) Unsolved mystery. Most people love to read or view a mystery story to see if they can figure out who the villain is. The television show, Unsolved Mysteries, which features real life mysteries, has been on the air for years and is extremely popular. It seems that when confronted with the ultimate mystery, the mystery of God and of being, however, we desire the curtain of transcendence to be drawn aside. In the New Testament, the word mysterion can be interpreted to mean ...

705. Proper 14

Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Matthew 14:22-36, Romans 9:1-5; 10:5-15

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... my last words." And so, when the car was opened they found him dead, even though the temperature in the car was 56 degrees. The cooling coils in the car were inoperable. There was no physical reason why this poor soul should have died. The temperature was bearable and the air supply was ample. His fear was fatal. This is the true story of some dear friends of ours. Ed, a childhood friend of my dad's, is married to a woman by the name of Marie. Marie is a sweet gal but a little on the nervous side. Marie was ...

706. Proper 18

Romans 13:8-14, Romans 13:1-7, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Exodus 12:1-30, Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... from a third perspective. This is similar to the role of an intermediary or counselor. If this step is ineffective, then we have no recourse but to bring it to the attention of the congregation. This does not mean that the offense should be aired at a congregational assembly. A deliberating body would do. This is based on the premise that the Holy Spirit offers guidance and effects healing when the whole people of God seek his will. If the whole church cannot bring about repentance or forgiveness, verse ...

707. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... it? What did He say? Noah: Oh, the people were violent. There were wars allover the place. People were beating their children and eachother. People were beating up on their own bodies withoverwork, with booze, with drugs. They were tearing up God'shills, spoiling God's air, and gouging God's seabeds. Ellie: So He had you gather up a pair of every kind ofanimal. Peter: Seven pairs of all the clean animals! Josh: There wouldn't have been enough room! Noah: Did I tell it that many different ways? Oh, my!God ...

708. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... did He say? Noah: Oh, the people were violent. There were wars all over the place. People were beating their children and each other. People were beating up on their own bodies with overwork, with booze, with drugs. They were tearing up God's hills, spoiling God's air, and gouging God's seabeds. Ellie: So He had you gather up a pair of every kind of animal. Peter: Seven pairs of all the clean animals! Josh: There wouldn't have been enough room! Noah: Did I tell it that many different ways? Oh, my! God was ...

709. Religious Load-Management

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the realm of everyday consumption of energy, most cities now have load-management regulators which are placed on homes. City energy departments give a discount to customers who employ such devices. During peak load periods the load-management device will not allow your air conditioner or hot water heater to kick on. This enables the whole city system to avoid going to pieces when the desires and urges of all its customers might overload that system in extreme weather conditions. For years a certain city had ...

710. Here Is Where It Happens

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... shape and circulated three centuries after the birth of Samuel. It was written up in a day when the institutions of Israel had lost their credibility. The kings, captains, and priests had made a mess of the heritage bequeathed to them. Disenchantment was in the air. This story proclaims the possibilities of God even in the worst of times. The story functions also as a critique. The call of God and his claim upon our hearts, mind, and conscience: these are the essentials for a tomorrow of God's own making ...

711. Whom Shall I Send, and Who Will Go for Us?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... of Israel. So Isaiah's way of dating tells us that this was an ominous time in the nation's history. The leper king was dead and the battalions of the predatory Assyrians were on the march, edging ever closer to Palestine. Fear and foreboding were in the air. The prophet felt the chill of anxiety in his bones. External changes were triggering an inner crisis in Isaiah's life. We can relate to that. We really cannot separate what goes on around us from what goes on within us. It was in such an uncertain time ...

712. Something To Do While The World Falls Apart

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... he is! Jesus is coming again." As a radio preacher once claimed, "The Bible says that when things in the world get to their absolute worst, Christians won't have to suffer through it. The trumpet will sound, and Jesus will gather all of his believers into the air and rescue them from danger. In fact, if you are a Christian who owns a car, you have a responsibility to put a bumper sticker on your car to warn those left behind that, when the trumpet sounds, your Christian car will be going out of control."2 ...

713. Liberating Truth

John 8:31-41

Sermon

William G. Carter

... new adventure. The show was an immediate hit of the 1964 season. Each week, a lot of otherwise thoughtful, intelligent television viewers tuned in to hear the Skipper say, "Gilligan, drop those coconuts!" Schwartz says only six episodes had gone on the air when a commander of the United States Coast Guard marched into his office. The commander handed over a stack of about two dozen telegrams he had received. Each telegram basically said the same thing: "For several weeks now, we have seen American citizens ...

714. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... of how we can live today. All things considered, that, too, is a good interpretation. You may have noticed that Jesus does not address the beatitudes to anybody in particular. As he teaches on the mountain, he releases his blessings into the air. "Blessed are the meek," whoever they are. "Blessed are the merciful," wherever they may be. "Blessed are the peacemakers," whoever, wherever. If the blessing fits our circumstances, welcome to the kingdom! If it doesn't fit, we can put ourselves in a position ...

715. Learning to Live Without Jesus

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

William G. Carter

... news of Garcia's death?" she asked. "Jerry's music lives on, man! His spirit will always be with us." To which the interviewer added, "Like, wow, man! Right on!" To translate: we may never get rid of the sixties. Some of that decade's values continue to fill the air like a thick green smoke. Inside the church, we find it hard to talk about the Spirit of Jesus. It's easy to say, "Jesus has left us and his Spirit is here," but that doesn't necessarily mean we hold his values or extend his impact. Sensing a ...

716. How To Plant An English Garden

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

William G. Carter

... do that. Then there is the mustard seed, proverbially the smallest of all. Perhaps there are smaller seeds, like the alfalfa seed and others. But this little mustard seed in the soil explodes into a bush massive enough to shade the birds of the air. No one hovers over the germination and growth; the seed carries its mysterious future in a way hidden from ordinary human observation. Its potential is beyond all speculation. Left to us, we might want to pursue more aggressive measures. Somebody put up a sign ...

717. Shouting At A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

William G. Carter

... . A storm can explode with rage, and remind us how powerless we are. On May 31, 1985, a tornado system touched down in the northwestern corner of Pennsylvania. The wind whipped at 250 miles-per-hour, tossing trees like matchsticks, throwing automobiles into the air, and killing fifteen people in two counties. What should have been a Friday afternoon of relaxation turned into a weekend of horror. The little town of Cooperstown, Pennsylvania, was in the direct path of a twister. A retired woman by the name of ...

718. When Trouble Comes!

Job 1:1-5

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... House where the slavemaster lived and they said, "Everybody talking 'bout heaven and going there, heaven, heaven, I'm gonna shout all over God's heaven." They also sang another song in which they began by saying, "Over my head I see trouble in the air." But then they concluded, "There must be a God somewhere!" Like Job, even though they did not understand their troubles, they refused to resign their faith and let their troubles separate them from God. Another response option available to Job in the midst of ...

719. When We Feel God Has Moved And Left No Forwarding Address

Job 23:1--24:25

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... making pastoral calls on a lady who was waging a losing battle against cancer. She was the mother of four small children. She was a faithful Christian, both in the profession of her faith and in the manner by which she lived it. The calm, quiet air of assurance which she always maintained had led many of her friends to declare that she possessed that perfect faith in God which results in simple trust. A few days before her death her pastor stood by her bedside. As he made conversation about ordinary things ...

720. With Our Heads In The Clouds

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... lasted for a moment; it was never an end in itself. But Peter responded as most of us would. He wanted to stay and build three condominiums and settle in rather than go back down to a scary world. But Jesus would have none of it. On the mountaintop the air is thin and the trees are small, short and stubby. There is a beauty, but it is a stark beauty, especially above the timberline where it is mainly rock, dirt and very dry. For growth one has to go to the valley where there is an abundance of rain which ...

721. God Is Down To Earth

John 1:1-18

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... are within this text of John 1:14 subtle tones of a sacramental theology that give meaning to this Gospel of the incarnation. The English poet John Betman is helpful to us when he writes: No love that in a family dwells, No caroling in frosty air, Nor all the steeple-shaking bells, Can with this simple Truth compare. That God was Man in Palestine And lives today in bread and wine. When things in this world appear out of control, when disappointment and despair grip your heart, when friends let you down ...

722. The Wisemen

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... could understand what he had done and so they could correct him if possible. They took a breather after several hours of concentration, having found no resolution to their frustrating situation. Melchior commented as they went out the door for some air, "You know, when Herod told us that the Jewish scriptures reported that Bethlehem was the place, I remembered how the others at our university would have scoffed. 'Religious writings are pipe dreams, not scholars' materials!' they'd say. Yet, there was ...

723. Wings

Luke 17:20-21

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... brand-new wings, they were still a bit wet; but spread in the sunlight, they soon dried. "Suddenly Julia remembered how hungry she was, and as if she had known all her life how to use them, lifted her wings to catch the breeze. From the air she spotted a delicious-looking flower and swooped down, landing lightly on a delicate purple petal. She drank her fill of the flower's nectar. Then, her hunger satisfied, she took off again, realizing her dream really had come true. Julia had wings! Julia could fly ...

724. Leaping On The Laundry

Joshua 1:1-18

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... 'll go ahead.' "So, I stood behind him and told him he really could do it if he'd just try. He looked back over his shoulder at me one more time, said, 'Mew?' as if to make sure I meant it, then with a graceful leap, soared into the air and landed gently on the laundry where he made himself quite comfortable, as you can see from the picture. "Roy started purring (he was VERY pleased with himself) and I started thinking about what had just happened. It made me think of all the times my mom (and my dad ...

725. Anger

John 2:12-25

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... with foreign coins. Lesson: Righteous anger; fairness. After the children gather, I shake the small cardboard box I have brought. The distinctive noise that results cannot be mistaken. "What do you suppose I have in this box?" I ask the children. "Money!" they answer with an air of excited anticipation. "Yes, the box contains money," I agree. Then I open it and take out a quarter-sized coin made from copper. I hold it up for everyone to see and ask, "Is this a penny?" "No," the children respond. "But it's ...

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