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Showing 701 to 725 of 1964 results

701. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... out the fellowship and support of the Moravian congregation meeting at Fetter Lane. In the course of time he would experience new purpose and direction for his life, culminating at a study group meeting at Aldersgate when his heart was "strangely warmed." The young Englishman was John Wesley, of course, and from the work of his mind and hands and the inspiration of his heart came the great churches of the Wesleyan tradition, including the United Methodist Church. Wesley’s experience with the Moravians ...

702. Worship in the Pioneer Spirit

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... at the same time they laid up their log cabins and their sod huts. In these they worshiped: they carried their rifles for protection as they made their way to church; in winter as they came they gathered and carried wood to provide the fires to keep themselves warm; and during the services one or two stood guard while the others sang and prayed and preached. It was hard in those days. Yet the people came. And why did they come - those people forty years ago, or 1,800 years ago, or 200 years ago? What did ...

703. The Pauline Salutation

Philippians 1:1-11

Illustration

... . I suppose each of us has some wish for the well-being of all the others, and of all the wishes we may wish for one another, perhaps none is more fitting than this one - the wish for the grace and peace of God. So today I would borrow that warm and personal word of the Apostle, and by means of it greet you and welcome you to the experience we share in this hour: "Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ." Nothing can better express what we hope will result from ...

704. The World's Best Kept Secret

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... Avenue, by the William James Psychology Building. The cameramen went way down the street with their telescopic lense and boom mike. The weather was frigid. Kathryn Mackin and I stood there shivering, trying to drink coffee and jump up and down to keep warm. Dozens of people, nicely dressed students and natty professors walked past us on their way to classes. "Not yet, not yet," yelled the director. Finally, a high school class from a nearby suburb finished their tour of the Science Museum and poured out ...

705. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... an illuminated cat to scare away mice. There was a device to prevent snoring which consisted of a trumpet reaching from the mouth to the ear. One person designed a tube to reach from his mouth to his feet so that his breath would keep his feet warm as he slept. There was an adjustable pulpit which could be raised or lowered. You could hit a button and make the pulpit descend or ascend to dramatically illustrate a point. Obviously, at one time somebody had high hopes for each of those designs which did not ...

706. The Christian Life Faith and Deeds

James 2:14-26

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Call to Worship Leader: What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Suppose someone you care about needs food and clothing. Will it help to say, "I wish you well; may you keep warm and be well fed?" Congregation: We believe that God supplies all our needs. What good is this belief if we refuse to provide the needs of our friends, our neighbors, our church? Leader: Show me your faith without deeds and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You ...

707. Sound Asleep

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

... every once in a while, it can be pretty boring. Have you ever been fishing in a boat? (Let them answer.) That seems like a lot more fun, doesn't it? Even if you can't catch fish, you can always have a nice ride while you sit in the warm sunshine, and let your hands skim through the cool water. The disciples and Jesus used to take a lot of boat rides. They didn't have cars or buses, so it was one of the ways that they chose to get from place to place. They often rode in a ...

708. Managing Our Memories

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Leonard W. Mann

... , he probably will. But if he remembers his mother’s prayers and the misery of his last hangover, he probably won’t. Driving along the public road, we are likely to be more cautious if we can remember the last grisly auto accident we saw. Simon Peter, warming himself by the fire, vehemently denied his Lord. Then, says the Scripture, he "remembered the word of Jesus and he wept." He could have spared himself a lot of agony if he had remembered sooner. In the old days of the American camp meeting, a man ...

709. The Gathering, The Scattering

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Various Authors

... the streets and freeways we must travel. • They’re where we buy our groceries, pay our rent, or pump our gas. • They’re hidden from our view until we look for them. They’re children of the Heavenly Father. They are those who need a hug, a warm embrace, the nourishment that only those first strengthened at the table, or refreshed at God’s pool party, can impart. Lord, gather us. Unite us. Feed us and refresh us. Then, Lord, scatter us, to share with all whom we know and meet the wonders of your ...

710. Responding to What We Hear and See

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Joe Pennel

... having this dinner. It is hard for us to be away from home. Our loved ones are so far away. Often, we are so lonely that we cry at night. But, when we come to Elizabeth Duncan's English class and when we come here for these dinners, we feel warm and strong." In her face and in her words, I saw the face and heard the words of the One who is to come. Because of people like Dot, Elizabeth, and Gordon, this woman has been given the power to do what she has to do. In the life of ...

711. The Bodily Glorification of God

John 1:29-34

Sermon

... glorify God with the body? Saint Paul said we glorify God with the body by shunning immorality. In Corinth, there was a big temple that had as many as five hundred prostitutes. The men of Corinth and the sailors who came across the isthmus often warmed themselves with booze and slid under the covers with a prostitute. This was not unlawful, but according to Saint Paul, this was immoral. So, Saint Paul said that we glorify God with the body by shunning immorality. To "shun" immorality means don't flirt with ...

712. Pentecost 23

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Ruth 2:1-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, Psalm 1:1-6

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... owner would be kind enough to allow her to follow the reapers. By chance, she made her way into the fields of Boaz, a relative of her late father-in-law, Elimelech, who asked his foreman about her identity and, when he had learned who she was, gave her a warm greeting, told her to stay in his fields, and warned his male servants not to harm her. In answer to her question about his goodness toward her, he told her that he knew what she had done for Naomi, and invited her to have "bread and wine" with him ...

713. An Inventory of Blessings

Luke 17:11-19

Illustration

... make out a list. On one side of the list he wrote down all his problems. On the other side of the list he wrote down all of his blessings. On one side he wrote: I do not have any clothes. On the other side he wrote: But it's warm and I don't really need any. On one side he wrote: All of the provisions were lost. On the other side he wrote: But there's plenty of fresh fruit and water on the island. And on down the list he went. In this fashion he discovered that for ...

714. Giving Thanks Before Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

... make out a list. On one side of the list he wrote down all his problems. On the other side of the list he wrote down all of his blessings. On one side he wrote: I do not have any clothes. On the other side he wrote: But it’s warm and I don’t really need any. On one side he wrote: All of the provisions were lost. On the other side he wrote: But there’s plenty of fresh fruit and water on the island. And on down the list he went. In this fashion he discovered that for ...

715. White, The color of purity, holiness

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

... in relative comfort in spite of the weather. We have learned how to conquer, if not control, the environment. So this Christmas, though perhaps one of the coldest ever, can be one of the warmest because of the conveniences of our modern world. We are warm and comfortable in here, [and those who could not get to church this morning need only listen to their radio and we will bring the Christmas Day service of St. Martin’s Lutheran Church right lnto their homes.] * (* Adapt for local use.) The "good old ...

716. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

... ! His words point beyond the romantic manger scene to the Cross. He looks beyond Bethlehem to Calvary. A lot of people walking the streets of Jerusalem that day must have stopped to admire the baby Jesus, to stroke His chin and call Him cute. Babies are so warm and appealing, so unassuming and vulnerable. They can’t challenge us; they only depend on us and respond to our love. It’s easy to love a baby, and it’s easy to worship Jesus Christ as a newborn child. But how many people, like Simeon, would ...

717. Advent 1

Romans 13:8-14

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... , Christians, and behold the new day! People: FOR, THOUGH YET SURROUNDED BY NIGHT, WE MAY NOW LIVE IN THE GLOW OF THE RISING SON! Collect Radiant God, you sent Jesus to illumine a world darkened by evil and sin. Point us toward his Light: that, our faces warmed and brightened by the dawn he brings, we may live redeemed lives of purity and love, even though we still can feel the cold darkness of the passing evil age on our backs. Yearning for the coming of your Light we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God ...

718. The Day of Pentecost

John 20:19-23

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... merciful God, we know and admit that as a rule, despite our claims, we are as bereft of your Spirit as empty balloons are of air, and that our souls are deflated and our lives small and earthbound as a result. Forgive us, we pray, and fill us with your warm and buoyant Breath, which raised Adam to life from the clay of the earth, and can lift us to new life from all the worldly cares, concerns, and claims that would pull us and keep us down. In the inspiring name of Jesus we pray. Amen

719. Epiphany 8

Matthew 5:21-26, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48

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... tell me that worry doesn't do any good. Everything I worry about doesn't happen." Charge to the Congregation Suggestion: One unknown author has said, "One secret act of self-denial, one sacrifice of inclination to duty, is worth all the mere good thoughts, warm feelings, passionate prayers in which idle people indulge themselves." "No one can serve two masters" (Matthew 6:24, R.S.V.) - no one during Jesus' day, no one during our day. How will you serve one master this week? Planning for Your Congregation I ...

720. Lent 4

John 9:1-12

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... us before we give ourselves. Forgive us, Lord, and free us. Help us to see that the purpose of our existence is to love - you and one another. We open ourselves anew to your Holy Spirit of love, and pray that you will love others through us. Warm our hearts, soften our rigid wills, and bend our false pride, so may loving be our reason for being. Begin the assurance of pardon with these words of William M. Dyal: "How shockingly indiscriminate is the love of God." Then, have the people sing the West Indies ...

721. Proper 6

Matthew 9:35-38

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... us before we give ourselves. Forgive us, Lord, and free us. Help us to know that the purpose of our existence is to love - you and one another. We open ourselves anew to your Holy Spirit of love, and pray that you will love others through us. Warm our hearts; soften our rigid wills; and bend our false pride, so may loving be our reason for being." (author unknown, revised) Continue the assurance of pardon with these words: "The grace of God is the power of God in people; it represents an accession of ...

722. True And False Prophecy

Mark 14:27-31

Drama

... trial. I was so afraid, I didn’t see how I could be able to stand up for Jesus against the power of the elders and chief priests. But it wasn’t the powerful Sanhedrin which frightened me into panic; it was a maid from the courtyard who saw me warming myself by the fire and said to me, "You were with that Nazarene, Jesus, weren’t you?" I told her she was wrong, I didn’t know what she was talking about. I retreated to the gateway and I heard her tell someone else that I was with Jesus. And ...

723. Steadfast and Faithful

Genesis 9:1-17

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... , Krakatoa modified global weather patterns. In the United States, 1883 was the so-called "Year of No Summer." Snow fell in the northern states in July and August. Crop failures were widespread. Could Noah’s Flood have been caused by a volcano, or meteorite, or a warming trend and the melting of the polar ice caps? Speculation will not get us very far. Of one thing we can be sure: the biblical writers had no idea that the earth was a sphere, much less one that had a circumference of some 25,000 miles ...

724. When Old Nick Met Nicodemus

Drama

... MARY MAGDALENE EXTRAS Introduction We are blessed with a professional actor in our church, who loves to play the part of old men. This play was written with him in mind, but any man with a bit of make-up and whitened hair can win your audience with this warm story of an old man on Easter morning. The scenery is very simple ... an old street corner newstand with some magazines and papers hung with clothespins are on one side of the stage and a garden area is on the other side of the platform. Scene: On stage ...

725. A DRAMA OF LOST WORDS

Drama

... need it right now, huh? Do you figure I need all the garbage you’ve been giving me? Woman 2: Oh, right - garbage. You idiot! Man 2: So, now I’m an idiot, too. First, a heartless son of a bitch; then I’m, how did you put it, as warm as an Antarctic computer; now I’m an idiot! Well, I’ve just about had it. I don’t have the slightest idea what you want, and I’m just about ready to give up trying to find out. Woman 2: So, you’re about to give up trying, are ...

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Showing 701 to 725 of 1964 results

701. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

702. Worship in the Pioneer Spirit

Illustration

703. The Pauline Salutation

Philippians 1:1-11

Illustration

704. The World's Best Kept Secret

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Harold Warlick

705. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

706. The Christian Life Faith and Deeds

James 2:14-26

Bulletin Aid

707. Sound Asleep

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

708. Managing Our Memories

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Leonard W. Mann

709. The Gathering, The Scattering

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Various Authors

710. Responding to What We Hear and See

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Joe Pennel

711. The Bodily Glorification of God

John 1:29-34

Sermon

712. Pentecost 23

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Ruth 2:1-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, Psalm 1:1-6

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713. An Inventory of Blessings

Luke 17:11-19

Illustration

714. Giving Thanks Before Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

... make out a list. On one side of the list he wrote down all his problems. On the other side of the list he wrote down all of his blessings. On one side he wrote: I do not have any clothes. On the other side he wrote: But it’s warm and I don’t really need any. On one side he wrote: All of the provisions were lost. On the other side he wrote: But there’s plenty of fresh fruit and water on the island. And on down the list he went. In this fashion he discovered that for ...

715. White, The color of purity, holiness

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

716. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

717. Advent 1

Romans 13:8-14

Bulletin Aid

718. The Day of Pentecost

John 20:19-23

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