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51. Passion Sunday

Mk 14:1 - 15:47 · Isa 50:4-9 · Phil 2:5-11 · Ps 31:9-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... hand at the last minute. The sheriff's wife tries to convince him to quit the conflict; the town isn't worth the effort. The sheriff does manage to destroy the band of desperados and he becomes a hero. However, the cowardice of the town's folk so disgusts him that he takes off his badge and rides into the sunset. To the casual observer of Isaiah's servant, it would appear that he was left alone to battle the enemy. However, the servant is able to act bravely because he knows that he is never alone. "Behold ...

52. A Shepherd To Lead Us

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Lee Griess

... spit on the cross. They refused. The lieutenant became indignant and shouted at them that unless they spat on the cross they would be killed. Finally the elder in the group came forward, spat on the cross and left. One by one they followed, doing the same disgusting thing until only the thirteen-year-old remained. She refused to do what the others had done. "I cannot and I will not," she replied. Then she told the lieutenant the depth of her faith and said that she was willing to die for it. Remarkably the ...

53. I Just Need To Talk To A Real Person

John 15:1-17

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... 6 to 6. That's 24 hours for your shopping convenience. Super Duper Store offers free carts, abundant credit and today -- cantaloupes are on sale. Welcome, shoppers. (Hattie can spice up the following recorded message by her facial expressions as she is bewildered, amazed, surprised, disgusted, and a bit confused.) Voice: If you know the extension number you are trying to reach or if you know the last five digits of the store employee who will help you, enter that now. If you would like to talk to the Meat ...

54. Expect Great Things To Happen!

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... , at some time, had the experience of feeling, that in spite of all that we have done, nothing of great importance is going to come of it. When that is the case, we often blame others, God, or ourselves as failures, and become apathetic, disgusted, or depressed. Some even have tantrums because they feel so frustrated. It is no small wonder that Abram was disquieted. Often when a man had no direct descendant, the chief servant became the overseer of his estate. He was concerned that Ishmael, his young child ...

55. The King Who Came To Die

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... rabble-rouser. With an air of superiority he leaned forward, glared at Jesus and began the interrogation, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus responded with a question of his own, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?" In disgust Pilate said, "Who do you think I am? Your own people turned you over to me; what have you done?" Then Jesus began to reveal who he was, "Don't worry, Pilate, my kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world my servants would ...

56. Overcoming The Blues

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Robert Allen

... Overcome The Blues When You Align Your Life With The Power And Greatness Of God. There is a story about a man who paid $50 for an old broken-down sway-backed horse. This horse looked like it was only one step from the glue factory. It was the most disgusting excuse for a horse that ever walked on this earth. However, the new owner took this horse and entered him in the Kentucky Derby. He was a 5,000 to one shot and those odds were too low. The horse came in dead last! He was barely out of the ...

57. The Other Side Of The Fence

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... their boat is. I want a new boat. One that can go as fast as theirs. Oh, and look at his new wife. Wow, is she thin! She must work out every day. That miniskirt sure is short. Penelope: (Grabbing the binoculars) Let me see this. Why that's disgusting, running around like that in broad daylight. How old is she? Twenty? Peter: She is pretty young. Well, old Jonesie sure knows how to pick them. Penelope: Honey, what kind of car is that? I want one too. Peter: (Grabbing the binoculars) It can't be. That is the ...

58. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... roller coaster. They saw Him confront the religious establishment, raise people from the dead, and love people as none had before. Then it all turned to despair. Bethlehem's child, the hope of the world, was crudely crucified. They fled the scene in disgust and desolation. Then when they were on the bottom with their emotions, He came back and started speaking again. Their emotions went right back to the top. They were singing and laughing and applauding. One writer said they stayed in the church singing ...

59. Prissy Plant

John 9:39

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... night when I was eating dinner I heard Prissy criticizing a plant that sits on the piano about his odd shape. She said that all of her leaves are perfect, each one is the right size and none of them are brown or nicked in any way. That was disgusting. Of course Prissy is perfectly made, but that is the problem. Prissy is artificial. She should be perfect. I finally took Prissy aside this morning and told her that she was coming to church with me and I was going to teach her a lesson. Prissy thinks so much ...

60. An Our Good Works And Generosity

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... 't you? That ugly side of our personalities comes out the clearest when saints like us get angry or feel a bit miffed when the recipients of our benevolence are ungrateful. If our motivation had not been to receive the world's thanks, we would not become so disgusted with ingratitude, would we? Have you not ever felt such feelings? I have, and our Lord's words condemn me. Have you ever come shuffling away from an ingrate saying, "I have done so much for her, and she has forgotten it already. People are so ...

61. Singing Along The Way

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... on the phone for 45 minutes and have gotten no answers." "Hum," went the phone. She had put me on hold for what seemed like the hundredth time. I had a cold which made me even more irritated. I was at the end of my rope - angry, disgusted, and stressed to what I thought was the limit. I was beginning to forget the reason I had phoned. Suddenly out of the background from the "hold" position of the telephone system of this mammoth mortgage corporation came some music. This was the ultimate insult. They were ...

62. Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?

Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... when the waters fail?" Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Martin Luther, certainly no cynic, and surely a believer in God's mercy, nevertheless once cried out in rage, "My God, art thou dead?" Thomas Carlyle looked over the slums of London and groaned in disgust, "God sits in his heaven and does nothing." Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Even the strongest people of faith wonder in those terrible moments when it seems as if God is silent, "Does this God really exist?" There is a story about a long ...

63. The Vine And The Branches

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... attached. The second emphasis in our gospel is Jesus’ encouraging affirmation of his disciples and us as well. Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Gethsemane. It was one of the nastiest moments of their life together. Judas had left the group in disgust; all the dreams they had dreamed about Christ’s glorious future were beginning to crumble. They were nervous, edgy, and about to desert him. He affirmed them! We all need that kind of affirmation from God and from each other. Through the vine we ...

64. Rag Doll #37

Drama

Edward Long

... own turkey ... (Sleepily). I'd like that ... (Goes back to sleep) (After a short time another doll appears, lighted by a single source of light). RAG DOLL #1: Laura, Laura! (LAURA covers her head and moans) Laura, Laura! LAURA: (She sits up, looking both bewildered and disgusted). I suppose you've got a story to tell too. (Sighs). Fire away ... and then, please, please go away ... RAG DOLL #1: I am the first of the dolls. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie were to give me to their daughter on her third Christmas. Mrs ...

65. What Was Seen At Bethlehem

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and the things that they did together, but remarkably Edith doesn't seem to notice how extremely heavy Buck has become. Later, when Edith and Archie and talking, she says in her whiny voices "Archie, ain't Buck a beautiful person." Archie looks at her with a disgusted expression and says: "Your a pip, Edith. You know that. You and I look at the same guy and you see a beautiful person and I see a blimp. Edith gets a puzzled expression on her face and says something unknowingly profound, "Yeah, ain't it too ...

66. Beware of Angels

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and the things that they did together, but remarkably Edith doesn't seem to notice how extremely heavy Buck has become. Later, when Edith and Archie are talking, she says in her whiny voice 'Archie, ain't Buck a beautiful person.' Archie looks at her with a disgusted expression and says: "You're a pip, Edith. You know that. You and I look at the same guy and you see a beautiful person and I see a blimp." Edith gets a puzzled expression on her face and says something unknowingly profound: "Yeah, ain't it ...

67. Making Christmas Last

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... an old disposable razor...trashed the tablecloth. Tried that cranberry thing, frozen cranberries mashed up after I defrosted them in the microwave. Oh, and don't use Fruity Pebbles as a substitute in that Rice Krispie snowball recipe, unless you happen to like a disgusting shade that resembles puke! The smoke alarm is going off, talk to ya’ later. Love, Erma Who here is not guilty of trying to have a Martha Stewart Christmas? None of us. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” who of us has ever roasted ...

68. The Clanking of Coins

Matthew 27:1-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... dismiss him. In the first chapter, we discovered how the sound of weeping gives us an indication of how Christ feels when we reject him, exclude him, dismiss him from our lives - when we refuse his offer of life. It is not a sound of anger or disgust or resentment, but rather the weeping of a broken heart. There is another distinctive sound of the Passion, a sound that will be forever associated with those events that took place during the last week of Jesus' earthly life. It is the sound of clanking coins ...

69. The Shouting of the Crowd

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... for being so uncooperative. Later that day, he called the teacher to let her know how impressed he was with the class and her teaching, and how much he anticipated getting to know her. She accepted his praise graciously. Just before he hung up, he expressed the disgust he felt for the boy on the front row who didn't participate. "Oh, you mean Billy," was her immediate response. "He participated as best he could. Billy had polio two years ago and is paralyzed. His parents bring him each Sunday and he sits in ...

70. At the Foot of the Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... felt sorry for me. I began to wonder about this man. Who was he? What had he done that was so wrong? I began to listen closely to what the people of the crowd were saying about him. One man wept, saying, "I saw him with the little children." How disgusting! Men shouldn't cry! Another said, "I heard rumors about him, but you know how rumors are. They said that he healed the sick and even raised the dead. Just look at him now. If he could do such great things, why doesn't he help himself now?" I progressed ...

71. I Cried All the Way Home

John 16:17-33

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... physical, mortal body for a spiritual body that is "eternal in the heavens." He is anxious for a spiritual body to enable him to live with Christ in the spiritual realm. In fact, Paul was more anxious to die than to live. It was not that he was tired and disgusted with life on earth but that he wanted to be with the Lord. He wrote, "My desire is to depart and be with Christ for that is far better. For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." What is the "gain"? It is being with and seeing ...

72. The Power To Defy Evil

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... ? Are they also the result of God's will? To this perplexing problem of suffering and evil in our world there is no answer except in the hiddenness of God. There is no neat theological solution. But, before we turn away in disdain and disgust, be cognizant of the evidence of experience that theological solutions and rational answers to evil are of little comfort when we actually face tragedy, sorrow, and suffering. When the circumstances of life really deliver the knock-out blow, it is not answers that we ...

73. The Lion Who Learned About God

Dan 6:21-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that he had with rules. Maybe you know the story as it is told in the Bible, but I wonder if you ever heard it from the lion's point of view, You see, Rehoboam had been captured and put into a den with several other lions. It was a disgusting place for any respecting lion to be since he had to be cooped up in a small hole under the floor. Rehoboam thought of how wonderful it had been when he was free to run on the hard ground or to lay quietly in the warm sunshine. Now he was ...

74. The Prodigal Son or The Merciful Father

Luke 15:1-7

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

... 2: So there was no food. Solo 4: And money was tight. Solo 3: Jobs were scarce. Jesus: Being in want, the son joined himself to one of the citizens of that country who sent him into his fields to feed swine. Solo 2: The dirtiest job around. Solo 4: Disgusting work for a rich man's son! Solo 3: Stinky swine. Jesus: And he would have gladly fed on the pods that the swine ate but no one gave him anything. Solo 1: What hunger! Solo 4: Nothing is more anguishing. Jesus: But when he came to himself he said ...

75. The Friend At Midnight

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... day the New York Times ran an editorial and analyzed what had happened. It said: The good people quit being good before the bad people quit being bad” Isn’t that so often our dilemma? We are not tenacious. We throw up our hands in disgust. In our witnessing if we don’t have instant affirmation then we throw in the towel. The same thing is true with prayer. One evening a record-breaking crowd in Atlanta, Georgia attended a special session of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The audience was literally ...

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