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726. Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?

Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... person was a mere boy. What possible good could a young boy make in the kingdom of God? The pastor judged his life a failure, but the God who is our sole and sufficient resource used that pastor's ministry to touch the heart of the young David Livingstone, who in turn, touched the lives of thousands for Jesus Christ! As Paul so aptly wrote to the Corinthian church, "We have this treasure in earthen vessels to show that the transcendent power belongs to God." Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Isaiah and ...

727. Christmas Preparations We Often Forget

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... . It changes the pattern of life from dull routine to excited anticipation. And of course, it changes things like our bank balance and perhaps even our waistlines! Sometimes it even changes our attitudes just a bit. For at least a few weeks, there seems to be a touch of goodwill that is not felt in other seasons of the year. Now these exciting changes are fine as far as they go, but the exciting changes Isaiah foretold run much deeper. They are changes that strike at the very roots of life, and changes that ...

728. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... the qualities that made Peter Peter or Paul Paul. Peter's impetuosity and Paul's imperturbable drive were still there after Christ had touched them, but you would have to look twice to be sure it was the same life. So every generation testifies to the transforming ... self-sacrificing servant of the needy and warm-hearted lover of nature. In our own times it has been Emmanuel's touch upon people like singer Ethel Waters, atomic scientist William Pollard, onetime agnostic C. S. Lewis and writer Dorothy Day that ...

729. Ooo Boy!

Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

John Jamison

... and it is done. But I say to you, that whoever, anyone, who divorces his wife, except on the grounds of unchastity, makes her an adultress." Ooo boy! Now, the question. Is he serious? This is difficult preaching here. There are people in every congregation that this touches. Is he really saying what I think he's saying? We might be better off to just skip this passage, and many times we have done just that. Other times we have used this passage as a club to pound people over the head with guilt. Most ...

730. The Shepherd King

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Sims Robert

... their income to Christ and to the work of his church. Among those in the congregation was a man who fit the description of a yuppie. He was young, bright and successful. He had an excellent job which provided a substantial income. He owned a beautiful new Mercedes. He was touched by the sermon and wanted to take the pastor seriously. Following the service, he went to the pastor and said, “I really want to tithe, I want to give 10 percent of what I have to the church, but if I do I will not be able to make ...

731. Death of a Twenty-nine-year-old Athlete

Ephesians 6:1-4

Eulogy

Palmer L. Gedde

... today exemplify the fact that much could be said, much could be written, about him. Somehow, some way, he touched all of your lives. Therefore, it is good for us to remember that it is not necessarily the number of years that one lives, but the quality of those years ... and the number of lives touched by them. From that point of view, he lived a lifetime. I also want you to know that I will pray for you so ...

732. For a Nineteen-year-old Who Died of Cancer

Mark 15:1-15

Eulogy

Arthur H. Kolsti

... . In your words we could hear him, see him, recognize him, and say "Amen." There is a common thread running through your words. Whether one knew Scott for a long time, a short time, in either an intimate or casual way, he had a way of touching your life. He was a remarkable person that way. He had a unique facility in his approach to others - adults, children, any age. Rapport was instantaneous. Far-ranging interests certainly were a part of that. Scott wanted to know about things of importance and interest ...

733. Teenage Death Due to Drinking and Driving

Job 3:1-26

Eulogy

Carl B. Rife

... in the very human question of the moment. "My God, my God, Why?" The question of agony comes from the lips of the Son of God on the Cross, into the hearts and minds of all. My God, why was this life cut short? Why was this family touched with tragedy? Why did the accident happen? So we come together today needing desperately to reaffirm our faith somehow. We need reaffirmation because there is nothing which tests our faith more deeply than a death like this. No doubt you remember a man named Job. He's the ...

734. Death of the Unchurched For a Recovering Alcoholic

Eulogy

Alan Bacon Bond

... are not used to being together under these circumstances, and most of us are not used to being in this place. It is all the more our prayer that you, O God, will unite us in heart and mind and spirit for this little while that our lives might be touched by the promise of your life as it has been revealed to us through Jesus Christ. If emotion wells up in us, accept our tears as tokens of our love for Bill, and with those tears release from us a burdensome grief, until at last we might truly celebrate his ...

735. At Hand

Philippians 4:4

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... that are near enough to be reached by your hand. Have the children call out "far" or "near" depending on each thing. How did you know what was near to me? (response) Did you notice that I can reach out and touch with my hand everything that was near? [Demonstrate by quickly reaching out and touching the things that were called out as near.] These things are near because they are close to my hand. We have a phrase that means "near." The phrase is, "At hand," because things that are near are at our hands ...

736. I Doubt It!

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Jesus was alive, but he wouldn't believe. He said, "Unless I see it with my own two eyes and touch him with my own hands, I am not going to believe." And guess what? (response) Jesus appeared again to the disciples and this time Thomas was ... there. Thomas saw Jesus with his own two eyes and touched him with his own two hands and then Thomas believed. Then Jesus said something wonderful. He said, "Thomas, you have believed because you ...

737. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... that was yesterday. What has he done for me today?" It is well to remember that the lust for the security of the brick yards of Egypt can all too readily quickly outweigh the promise of the wilderness. Grace does not lose its touch, but we can all too readily lose our touch with grace and find ourselves back in the days before Jeremiah's brilliant vision, clinging to the days of rules and regulations rather than a heart that has been renewed, a heart that no longer needs to be taught. The festival of the ...

738. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... is nearly over, I have been sent down by Medial Scooter to investigate the sender of these signals ... LEE: But you ... you look just like one of us earth folk ... Pleased to meet you. (Extends his hand.) VISITOR: (Pulls back in fear.) No, don't try to touch me. I am quite different in body-type and appearance than you. Under this "Cloaking Disguise" I can speak and understand you and your people by engaging a trans-terpreter box. My "skin," as you call it, and yours would not feel good to either of us ...

739. Sacrifice - Hannah and Mary, the Mother of Christ

Luke 2:41-52

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... glory of God. Hannah: How proud you must have been of your son. Mary: Yes, I was. There were other miracles - miracles of healing and even raising some from the dead. But in addition to the miracles, Jesus offered forgiveness of sins to all those he touched. Hannah: I can't believe what I'm hearing. Could your son, this Jesus, have been the Messiah, the promised one? Mary: Some thought he was, but the things he said and did angered many, and today they crucified him because his teachings and his miracles ...

740. Back to the Basics

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... feel that way is not a mystery. We are FREE! We have free will, and we’re going to exercise it, whether the choice we make is in our best interest or not. We see a sign that says, "DO NOT TOUCH -WET PAINT" and we just can’t help ourselves, nobody can tell us what to do, we have to touch it and see for ourselves. We see a sign that says, "KEEP OFF THE GRASS," and a little voice in our head says, "Now why should I walk ten feet out of my way just to avoid killing a few ...

741. You Can't Start a Car With a Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... old suitcase with her little brown coat draped over it standing in the hall. It slowly dawned on her that the family didn't want her. That happened seven times before she was thirteen. The forty-year-old Alice told this story to her Christian friends who were deeply touched at what she shared. She held up her hand and shook her head slightly to stop her friends from pity. Then she spoke. "Don't," she said with a smile. "I needed my past. You see, it brought me to God." Alice became a new being with new ...

742. Nobody - Simon of Cyrene

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... being defiled by a pagancross? "Why me?" Nobody answered. Nobody. It was the most unusual walk I ever took. Not much was said, but I was able to see the gratitude in his eyes. I was doing him a service and he showed his appreciation by a slight touch and a long look. Those eyes of Jesus were like no others. They looked into my soul. They understood the pain of being black. They pierced through my bitterness and found my hurt. They felt my feeling of being made unclean. The unclean criminal and the unclean ...

743. He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Larry Powell

... am reminded again of Edgar Allen Poe's great masterpiece, "The Raven," in which he broods for his beloved Lenore. The chair in which she had rested, each thing she had touched, the room itself - all called her name to his mind. His heart leaped within his breast at each familiar thing about him which they had touched and shared together. How long, he asked, must his mind be tormented by tender memories, rendering solitude unbearable? When would relief come? Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." No, Carlyle was not ...

744. Life Beyond Bread

Matthew 4:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... are very important. Without these things we wouldn't be able to live. In fact, we would die. These are things we can see and touch. Can you name some invisible things that we need to live? (response) They may need help: There's something that is all around us; ... in? (response) Now, there are some things your parents give to you that money can't buy. Things you can't see or touch. Can you tell me what they are? (love, attention, support) Who cooks the food for you? (response) Why does she/he do all that ...

745. What Children Owe Their Parents

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... the insect and each time Mom or Dad intervened. The child pitched a fit to have the bug. Finally, Dad whispered, "OK, son, if you don't believe me when I say you shouldn't touch the bug go ahead, do what you think is best!" Immediately the child stopped his spoiled rampage and smiled, because he had gotten his way. Mom and Dad sat quietly and watched as the youngster reached out his hand to grab the insect. It was only a few seconds until ...

746. Monologue: Silent Silas

Acts 15:22-35

Drama

Robert F. Scott

... t know, but who has spoken a word that comforted the sorrowing, cheered the sad, gave hope in time of despair, led a child into God's family, encouraged the faltering, or opened the truth to someone seeking it. Each of those lives will touch another, and those in turn will touch still others; so the words of that unknown Christian who started the chain will never be lost. Paul, Silas, Timothy -Yes, and me, Peter -and you -Yes. You. Will you speak a word that lifts someone up in the love of Christ? That word ...

747. The Not So Itsy Bitsy Challenges

Mark 7:31-37

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... 't hear and because he couldn't hear he wasn't able to speak very well. Just like you this morning. You couldn't hear me saying Itsy Bitsy Spider so it was hard for you to say it. Does anyone know what Jesus did for the man? (response) He touched the man's ears and he healed him. This man had a very serious challenge in life and God helped him to overcome it. Now, can anyone tell me what happened to the Itsy Bitsy Spider? (response) What happened when the rain came down? (it washed the spider out) And ...

748. Throw Your Heart at the Sky

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Carl Jech

... in New York, wrote in a 1987 article, "Christ must be named so people can trust God through him." And this is not the kind of trust that makes Jesus into a lucky charm. It is simply childlike trust in the grace of God. One of the most touching expressions of this trust is the wonderful gospel song, "His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me." More than once Jesus is pictured as using the birds of the air to illustrate the experience of warm, personal trust in God. Oscar Hammerstein also captured ...

749. A Covenant Sealed By a Sacrifice

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... the whole landscape of the biblical story. In contrast to the ambitious builders at Babel who aspired to make a name for themselves, God promises that he will make Abraham's name great. The people of Babel attempted to penetrate heaven and to touch God; Abraham knelt down in obedience and was touched by God. Abraham's greatness was not in himself, but in the God who had called and chosen him. It is important for us to note that here we are not only dealing with a biography of a man named Abraham; he is ...

750. Jesus Changes Water into Wine

John 2:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... as inferior to Christian living as water is to wine. People: Perhaps that was what Jesus was suggesting when he changed water into wine. Pastor: That miracle does illustrate the effect of Christ's influence on us when he touches our lives. People: May the miracle of Christ's touch change our lives as we put our faith in him. Collect Almighty God, whose Son changed water into wine, illustrating the excellence of the life he offers: Transform our inferior living into a vital relationship with you, through the ...

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