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751. Come To Us, O Lord!

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let the faithful come together and call upon the name of the Lord! People: God be with us in all that we do and let our lives glorify the Lord Leader: For we serve the Lord of the air, the sea and the mountains. People: Truly the Lord is the Creator God of the entire universe! Leader: Then let us seek God's presence and lift our voices in praise! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You have the power to make the mountains ...

752. Thanksgiving

Joel 2:18-27, Matthew 6:25-34, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

First Lesson: Joel 2:21-27 Theme: Thanksgiving for the Lord our great provider Call To Worship Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful blessings of God! People: For the Lord provided for our food, the sunshine, and the air. Leader: The Lord has provided for our families and for our children. People: The Lord our God is great and wonderful and worthy of our praise. Leader: Then let our hearts be joined in praise and thanksgiving to God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, ...

753. Thanksgiving For The Lord Our Great Provider

Joel 2:18-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful blessings of God! People: For the Lord provided for our food, the sunshine, and the air. Leader: The Lord has provided for our families and for our children. People: The Lord our God is great and wonderful and worthy of our praise. Leader: Then let our hearts be joined in praise and thanksgiving to God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, ...

754. Show Us The Father

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... friends and disciples. "We had ridden into town on Sunday with such great expectations. Jerusalem was getting ready to celebrate Passover and was full of people. The crowd had been so welcoming. It seemed as though everyone was there. Shouts of 'Hosanna' filled the air. We were greeted like visiting royalty. It was heady stuff for our first day in the capital city. "And then, there had been that confrontation at the Temple. Jesus had thrown the money changers out. I'd never seen him so angry. With that ...

755. Fourth Sunday In Advent - Joy!

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... to be praised; People: God is to be revered above all gods. Leader: We light the fourth Advent candle as a symbol of joy. People: Thanks be to God! (Leader lights four candles.) HYMNS "Angels We Have Heard on High" "There's a Song in the Air" "Angels from the Realms of Glory" CHILDREN'S MESSAGE GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERING OFFERTORY ANTHEM "The Manger Medley" PRAYER OF CONFESSION Gracious and forgiving God, in this Advent Season we are called upon to set aside time to worship you and make new commitments ...

756. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... to breaking. If you kept it around until the heat of the summer, the needles would fall off just by touching them. When the Christmas tree or evergreen branch is freshly cut, it smells wonderful. The aroma of the evergreen fills the air and reminds us of an old-fashioned, traditional Christmas celebration. Fresh-cut trees always take a lot of water, sometimes several quarts a day. They thirstily drink to provide moisture and nutrition for the cells in the trunk, bark, branches, and needles. Starting ...

757. The Resurrection

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... sky begins to show signs of dawn. It is still very dark down here. There are a number of low olive trees and some bushes I can't identify. It is chilly, as is usual before dawn in this city in these southern hills. There is no dampness in the air, only the dark and the silence. (Mary Magdalene comes down the center aisle from the back of the church.) Field Announcer: I hear something. It sounds like someone walking down the path I just came down. Yes, I can see someone now, a woman. Let me see if she is ...

758. Crossing the Desert and Finding Sand

Luke 18:18-30

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... ? Horseback? Travis: (Mysteriously) Neither. Bartender: You gotta Jeep out there? (Points outside) Travis: Yep. Bartender: Really! Travis: It's mine. Bartender: Came in that? And you're thirsty? Travis: Yep. Now whatchya got to drink? Bartender: (Still talking about the Jeep) Air conditioned? Travis: Yep. What's in that jug? (Points) Bartender: (Puzzled) Don't see any sand on it. None on yer clothes. Travis: Jeep's airtight. Four-wheel drive. Cell phone. Passenger TV. Got it all. Bartender: Whoa -- you got ...

759. Number One Mother

Genesis 2:4-25

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... noises -- when I tried to sleep. Eve and the new creature were inseparable, however. Mostly it just annoyed me. As time went on, I thought it was a kangaroo. Its front legs were shorter than its rear ones, and it traveled about on all fours with its rump in the air. So I named it "Caingaroo" -- Cain for short. Eve loved it. I hadn't seen her so happy since we'd been evicted from the garden. She claimed it was a human. She even said it looked like me. I wouldn't know. I couldn't see myself. As it ...

760. Poolside Blessing: Monologue of a Paralytic

John 5:2-16

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... thou hast made him little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor. Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!

761. I Am Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... , after they completed their desert wanderings. This beautiful garden of paradise was later given to Cleopatra by Anthony. I suppose you know that, too. When I was growing up, I used to pass the palace of Archalaus, Herod's son. His rose gardens perfumed the air. That was in marked contrast with the stench of the squatters' huts, where I grew up. I made a vow. Someday -- someday, I would work for Caesar -- the one who made it all possible for Herod and Archalaus. I, too, would be rich and powerful. That ...

762. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... ."3 The teaching here then is that God does not operate with "a degree of detachment" from us. God is not, as the popular song says, "watching us from a distance." No, instead, God our loving Father is right here among us. He is closer to us than the air we breathe. God is within us, loving us, feeling our pain, and desiring that we be made whole and happy and healthy people. Likewise, God wants us as his created children to care for one another as he cares for us. God does not desire that we live our ...

763. Two Are Better Than One

Ecclesiastes 4:1-12

Sermon

Sandra Herrmann

... to be trying to occupy the exact space yours happens to be, and the first five people you talked to snapped at you, and halfway through an important meeting you discovered that the one piece of information you had to have seems to have disappeared. You're tired, the air conditioning in the car is apparently on strike, and when you go to freshen up you find the shower rod is strung with pantyhose. It's moments like these that strain the vows you are about to take. In fact, it's these moments that are more ...

764. Warning! In Case Of Rapture This Car Will Be Unmanned.

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... about, all you have to do is watch Star Trek,when they say, "Beam me up, Scotty." That is a kind of rapture, a transporting up. Paul uses that language in 2 Thessalonians: "We shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." Then there is the whole doctrine of the second coming in which the rapture is a part in at least some people's belief. It is the belief that Christ will physically return to earth at the end of the present age and set everything straight. Now let me ...

765. Lent 1

Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... be a million stars dotting God's blue blanket of heaven with the moon illuminating the small puffs of clouds arranged in shapes creating a backdrop for fantastic stories that kept his eyes open. And neither was it the gentle music that floated through the air from the tavern in Nazareth, bothersome in the sense that it would prevent tired eyes from closing from a busy and exciting day. Joshua could not sleep because of what had happened between the men of the village and his friend Jesus that afternoon. It ...

766. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... hummed his favorite song as he walked toward home from the marketplace. The tune to the psalm matched his mood on this wonderful sunny day. The breeze was warm, but not too warm. The sun was bright, but not so that you needed to squint. The air was scented with the aromas of the marketplace, each step bringing a whiff of date, or bread, or pomegranate, or fish. Each step dodged the sounds of merchants selling cloth or pottery or baskets or gold and silver ornaments. Every corner echoed with the noise of ...

767. An Old Enemy

Colossians 3:1-17

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... a fighter pilot too, in the same area. We quickly compared notes and discovered that we had flown missions over Formosa at the same time. Neither of us said it aloud but I'm sure it occurred to him as it did to me that had we met in the air during the war we would have tried to kill each other. We went on to talk about our work. He was serving on the Economic Council of the United Nations as a representative of Japan. I thought about the great number of people throughout the world that he was able ...

768. What Did You Say?

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... for evaluation of the acts and motives of life; and they provide history for the understanding of humanity and life itself. Correct words, good manners, kindly words of concern are the marks of gentility and ladyhood. All of us do well to remember that politeness is like an air cushion; there doesn't seem to be much in it, but it sure eases the jolts. Self-control in all matters, including speech, sets the tone and quality of our lives. As a boy, if I ever uttered a swear word or a vulgarity, and my mother ...

769. The Lightning And The Current

John 7:46; 14:6

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... An electric lamp and a piece of white paper cut to represent a bolt of lightning. Lesson: These two objects remind us of something that we see and use often. Every time we have a thunderstorm, we see the powerful destructive stabs of lightning ripping through the wet air. Most of the time, we look out upon the storm from a warm, well-lighted house where we are safe from the storm. Now, the lights in our home and the lightning in the storm are charged with the same kind of power, namely, electricity. In one ...

770. The Wind Sock

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... used in a small airport to show in a general way, the force and direction of the wind. With this small make-believe wind sock, we can see how it works. Being inside, we can get the same effect of wind blowing by moving the wind sock around in the air. As I move it around in a circle, you can see the sock changing directions. Now, the stronger the wind, the higher the end will fly up. (For a stronger wind, increase your speed of travel.) Our Christian life is like the wind sock. We can say that the wind ...

771. On Using Problems

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To think about the reason for problems in life. Materials: A large rubber ball, or basketball. Pieces of round candy to give to the children. Lesson: I want you to watch this ball. (Throw it into the air several times.) With your eyes open, you can tell what I am doing. Now, close your eyes and see if you can tell what I am doing. Since you cannot see the ball you must rely on your ears to tell you what is happening. And the only time they ...

772. Christmas Day

John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... Suggested Hymns All Praise To You, Eternal Lord Once Again My Heart Rejoices From Heaven Above From Shepherding Of Stars From East To West Come Rejoicing, Praises Voicing Prayer for Christmas Day Lord God, keeper of every promise, we feel the excitement in the air! Visions of singing angels and kneeling shepherds continue to dance in our minds. The morning light has come. Christmas Day has dawned. We hear the sounds of life stirring all around us as we greet this new day. House by house, street by street ...

773. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Larry Powell

... something more than recollections and convictions. "Show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied," is not an unfamiliar request. (1) Where is God when we experience reverses in our lives? Dr. Leslie Weatherhead recalled a story related to one of the vicious air raids over London during World War II. A father and mother were seated with their two children on the front porch enjoying the twilight. Suddenly, the sirens around the city began to sound in that frightening shrill, loud alarm. The Luftwaffe was ...

774. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... she will disclose the latest episode in her marvelous life adventure. She called the other evening. "Hey, Dad, guess what!" "What?" I said dutifully. "Over spring break all the kids are going to Hawaii. I'd like to go too. Can I? And will you spring for the air fare?" That was simple. I said, "No!" and we went on to other topics of conversation. But what a model for prayer. She knew what she wanted. I heard very clearly her request. And I was able to say "No," just as clearly. How different the conversation ...

775. Sharing Shalom

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... diminish the sacramental function of wealth which is to remind us of the One who hides along our pathway. When we understand money sacramentally we can see that we are directed by our very wealth to trust in the God who feeds the birds of the air and provides fantastic fashions for the flowers of the field. God's provideence is secure; currency is not. It can be devalued, lost or stolen. 3. The much is to be shared. Wealth brings Shalom into our lives and, consequently, is to be shared with others because ...

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