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751. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

Sermon

Charles Curley

I made a big mistake when I began to read and study in preparation for this sermon on 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13. I decided to go back first and read all of Chapter 15, just to see what could possibly have happened to King Saul to bring us to the tragic point in the story of Israel where we read: "Samuel grieved over Saul, and the Lord was sorry that he had made Saul king over Israel." (1 Samuel 15:35) And that was my mistake, reading Chapter 15, because I got hooked on Saul! Instead of finding Saul a tyrant, ...

752. Calming The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

Object: a hug Lesson: He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the seas, "Peace! Be still!" Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been hugged by someone? (Let them answer and as you do, demonstrate a hug to yourself or to one of the children.) Hugs make you feel good, don't they? They make you feel good especially when something is going wrong.I want to tell you a story about a girl about your age who was having a very bad week. You could say that many stormy events were happening to ...

753. God Doesn't Ask A Fig Tree To Produce Bananas

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Lee Griess

A man borrowed a book from an acquaintance. As he read through it, he was intrigued to find parts of the book underlined with the letters YBH written in the margin. When he returned the book to the owner, he asked what the YBH meant. The owner replied that the underlined paragraphs were sections of the book that he basically agreed with. They gave him hints on how to improve himself and pointed out truths that he wished to incorporate into his life. However, the letters YBH stood for "Yes, but how?" Those ...

754. Compassion

Luke 7:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A nurse's cap. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been hurt so badly that you had to go to the hospital to be cared for by the doctors and nurses? (Let them answer.) Some of you have been there. Do you remember how afraid you were? (Let them answer.) First of all, you hurt pretty badly, and second you were not sure what was going to happen to you. That would make anyone afraid. Do you remember how nice the nurses were to you that day and every day that you were in the hospital ...

755. How to be a Tough Guy

1 Corinthians 1:25

Children's Sermon

Object: a cross. Boys and girls, we are in the season of Lent. Do you remember what Lent is all about? (Talk with them about the meaning of the season.) Lent is a time to think about how God suffered for us through his Son, Jesus. Soon we will come to Holy Week, when we will have the story of Jesus dying on the cross. I have a cross with me today. It reminds us of how God loved us. Let's think about that for a few minutes. Do you think it was a wise or a foolish thing for Jesus to do to die on the cross? ( ...

756. The Problem With Finding The Kingdom

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

William J. Carl

I don’t know about you, but when I finished reading these parables of the kingdom, I wasn’t so sure whether I really wanted to find the kingdom, which may be an odd thing for a preacher to say, I admit. But think about it -- everybody always makes such a big deal about finding the kingdom. Even Jesus. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and… all these things shall be added unto you.” Even Peter Marshall’s mother said it when Peter left Scotland for good. “Dinna forget your verse my laddie, seek ye first the ...

757. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

The celebration of Pentecost, with its mighty demonstration of power by the Holy Spirit, is a good time to reflect on some of the mighty deeds of God, because God’s awe-inspiring acts aren’t all locked back there in the memory banks of Bible history buffs; they are still happening all around us. Discovering them is a real adventure because we all, young and old, tend to be impressed by that which is uncommon, unusual or extraordinary. I recall seeing a youngster holding a popcorn kernel in his fingers; he ...

758. Find Your Way Home

Hosea 4:1-19

Sermon

Keith Hammer

It’s 6:15 in the morning. Terry’s alarm clock is screaming its high-pitched, pulsating sounds across the room. Terry, barely opening his eyes, checks his clock. That’s it, 6:15. Terry would like to sleep another half hour, but he knows he has a busy day ahead of him. He tears himself out of bed and lunges across the room to turn off the alarm. What day is it? It’s Tuesday. And today? Today is the day Terry has been “unliving” his life for for the past two years. His stomach turns over and begins to churn. ...

759. Get With The Program

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

Topic: Ambitions, organization, potential, career, budgeting Characters: Husband, wife and computer voice offstage Scene: Home office, computer on a desk Paul: Honey, Penny, Honey. Come in here. I've got to show you the new program I got for the computer and the new sound chip. This thing is so great. Man, this thing will do everything for us. Penny: (Enters from door) What was all that yelling about? Paul: I got this new program and a sound chip to go with it. This thing is so great. This program can help ...

760. Christmas Eve at the Candy Cane Inn

Drama

Edward Long

Drama 2 Cast of Characters NARRATOR: Sets scenes and takes care of transitions. EFFECTS TECHNICIAN: In charge of recorded or live effects. THE APPLE FAMILY: Family stranded by a snowstorm at the Candy Cane Inn; Mr. Apple has been out of work and Mrs. Apple has been ill. HENRY APPLE: An unemployed engineer in his late 30's; normally a confident, happy person, he is in a bad way at this Christmas Eve. FREDA APPLE: A quiet, tense woman who attempts to keep the family functioning in a difficult time for them. ...

761. The Pop Quiz

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

Once there was a rich man who wanted to do something good for someone in his community. He spent a few days just traveling around his neighborhood and the general vicinity. During his travels, he noticed the poor living conditions of a certain carpenter who lived nearby. So the rich man went to the carpenter and hired him to build a house. "Now this isn’t just any old house you’ll be building," the rich man said to the carpenter. "I want you to build this house for a very special person. I want you to use ...

762. When the Tie That Binds is a Slipknot

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above A man named John Fawcett wrote the words to that hymn in 1782. Mr. Fawcett obviously had no way of knowing what the church would be like in the year 2000. Today the "fellowship of kindred minds" is under a great deal of stress. The Methodists are still upset about their newest hymnal, mostly over the exclusion of some old favorite hymns. The average Catholic lay person continues to wage a war of ...

763. No Tears for Me, Please

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills 'Cover us.' For if they do this when the wood is green, what will ...

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

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Larry Powell

There is an old "preacher story" about the traveling evangelist who had a flair for the dramatic. His sermons were flamboyant and intensely theatrical. His ability to turn a phrase and masterfully create "word pictures" captivated his listeners almost to the point of hypnosis. He was a strong portion. After accepting an invitation to preach in a little country church, he went out early one afternoon to familiarize himself with the church and its appointments. Among other things, he observed that the ...

765. One Nation, Under Mercy

Sermon

Days of gratitude have been a long tradition on this continent. A group of settlers who arrived in Maine in 1607 held a service of thanksgiving for a safe journey to these shores. William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony proclaimed a special day of gratitude to the Almighty God when the settlers gathered in a bounteous harvest. The Battle of Saratoga was commemorated, at the orders of the Continental Congress, with a day of thanksgiving, the first time all the colonies observed the day together. Washington ...

766. Proper 4

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

What Abram was told, literally, was to "Go from your land and your birthplace to a land that I will show you." At this time, Abram was seventy-five years old, a successful man, established, respected, with a wife, many kinspeople, and much wealth. Yet, according to Scripture, he was asked to turn his back on all of his affluence and influence, and to plunge into what was, essentially, an unexplored, unknown wilderness land. The modern person reads this and shakes his head. It is hard for us to identify ...

767. Dear Mrs. Day

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them this parable: "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors ...

768. Faith-Filled Living

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." The apostles said to the Lord, " ...

769. I'm Sorry

Luke 3:3

Children's Sermon

Object: A big paddle that you can use for spanking. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever done something that you feel really bad about? (Let them answer.) Are you sorry? (Let them answer.) Would you like to say that you are so sorry that you will never do it again? (Let them answer.) Have you ever done something so bad that you knew when you did it you would be spanked by your mom or dad if they found out about it? (Let them answer.) I brought along something to show you. I am ready to ...

770. He Will Take Care of Us

Luke 21:18-19

Children's Sermon

Object: Some different kinds of hair; like blond, brown, black, red. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been afraid? Good, we have all been afraid at some time or another. Have you ever been so afraid that you felt like running away? (Let them answer.) I know what that feels like also. You think that if you run fast enough, you will be able to get away from whatever the bad thing is that is making you feel afraid. Let me ask you one more question. Have you ever been afraid of something ...

771. Which Jesus? This Jesus!

Acts 17:1-9

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

"... This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ." A conductor said to the Lt. Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, as he was boarding a train, "Go right up the steps, sir, turn left, and take a seat." But the Lt. Governor turned right instead of left and found himself in an empty car. He had just settled himself down when some twenty people, all dressed exactly alike, came in the car. The conductor said, "Sir, I think you’ll want to move into the other car. You see, these people are all from the ...

772. Peter’s Net

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Richard F. Bansemer

The sermon is from the fifth chapter of St. Luke, verses 4 and 5: "... (Jesus) said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’ And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’ " Unless someone here is extremely wealthy, and very lucky, and easily contented, each of us has wanted something in our lives, but could not have it. Usually we can have whatever we wish, if the wish is reasonable and reachable. But there are ...

773. God and the Weather

Matthew 5:45; 16:2-3 · Psalm 18:7-11; 46:1-3, 11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

Imagine for a moment that you are a person who has a great deal of difficulty in sustaining a conversation once you have met a person. After initial introductions, you draw a blank. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit that if in 99% of these situations what you end up talking about is the weather. "Sure is hot today, isn’t it?" "Think it’s going to rain? Sure looks like it." "These weather forecasters, you can never trust them! They said yesterday there was only 10% chance of showers and our picnic was rained on ...

774. Perhaps Next Summer...

Acts 24:1-27

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

The poet said it: "The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year." And suddenly, it came to us this past week that summer was over. Unbelievably, it was the first day of autumn. Actually, we don’t regret the passing of any other season, but, somehow, it is different with the summer. We all look sadly at each other and ask: "Where did it go to?" We all have the frightening feeling that something precious has slipped through our fingers. Somehow, the days went by and we didn’t savor them like we ...

775. Let the Son Shine in

1 John 1:5--2:14

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

Are you a Christian? Now, that’s a ridiculous question from a Christian pulpit to a Christian congregation on a Sunday morning set aside by the Christian Church for Christian worship. Perhaps so. But there is an important question yet to ask. How do you measure your faith? How do you test your relationship with God? If a person who is not a member of the Family asks you to produce the evidence for your claim to be part of the Family, what do you offer? What John gives us in his first letter is a test, a ...

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