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Children's Sermon

Object: Clothes with parts missing - a pair of pants with one leg missing, one ear muff, shirt with arm or collar missing, etc. Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you on this fine Sunday? We havn’t said much about it lately but isn’t it great to get together on God’s day in God’s house? Sometimes we may not see each other for a whole week or at least six days and then we come back together...

752. Such a Waste!

Children's Sermon

Object: a drinking glass, a pitcher of water, and a pan to set it into. Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you this morning? It is certainly a pleasant day in God's House. How I love to come to the church on Sunday morning and know that I am going to greet you in the name of Jesus. It must be fun to get up and think about being with your friends on the Lord's Day. On the other hand, it is ...

753. The Clock and the Church

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A clock -- an old one preferably that doesn't work and that you can take apart piece by piece [Hands and face]. God bless you, and welcome to God's House of great joy. It is wonderful to be with you this morning, because when you are not here it is just like leaving home without one of my hands or arms or without an ear or nose. Did you know that you were as important to God as an ear or ...

754. God's Will: Don't Leave Home Without It

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James Merritt

It was one of those attention-grabbing headlines that made me stop and read the article. The headline read: "Plane With A Mind Of Its Own Crashes." The story that followed was not only very funny, but illustrated a great truth. Here is the story: Paul Sirks owned a Vintage single-engine plane, a 1946 Aeronca Champ. He had landed the plane at Grimes Field Airport in Urbana, Ohio, because of mechan...

755. The True Olympians

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Leonard Sweet

What image are you going to take away from the Beijing 2008 Olympics? Is it Michael Phelps with his history-breaking breastplate of gold medals draped across his chest? Is it the first-ever gold/silver finish in women’s gymnastics? Is it the pictures of athletes who, unlike me and you with our bellies and bulges and barnacles, represent the peak of human perfectibility? Is it being part of the...

756. The Greatest Place in the World

Sermon

James Merritt

Where do you think is the best place to live in America, and where do you think is the worst place to live in America? You don't have to wonder because we now have the answer from Money magazine. Money magazine recently conducted a poll, using 41 factors ranging from a low crime rate, to future job growth, to clean air and water, and rated the best places in America to live, and the worst places i...

757. Just Do It

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James W. Moore

A well-dressed businessman was walking down the street one morning when all of a sudden, a beggar stopped him and asked him if he had a dollar or two he could spare. The businessman said: “Look, if you are down on your luck, I’ll be glad to help you, but first let me ask you something. You look like you are in pretty, good health… why don’t you get a job?”- The beggar answered: “O, I have a job!...

758. Settling In Celebration

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Billy D. Strayhorn

Today IS a day to Celebrate. We should leave Worship today and every day with the same sort of smiles and the same bounce in our step. Today IS a day to celebrate. You see, whenever we gather to worship we celebrate life and faith. We celebrate the fact that God is still in charge and we can leave the burden of running the world to the One who created the world. Whenever we Worship we celebrate G...

759. Dare To DV8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

In 17th century Italy, in the town of Cremona, there lived a young boy named Antonio. Cremona was was famous for its music. And of all the things in the world that Antonio wanted he wanted to be able to make music. Unfortunately, he couldn't sing or play an instrument. His voice was high and squeaky, so he wasn't welcome in the Boys' Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbors complained so...

760. Body Parts and Pride

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Jeff Wedge

It sometimes happens that small parts of the Bible seem to become dated, especially when they echo particular periods of time. When these small portions are brought up later, they seem out of touch with the modern world. The lesson today might serve as an example of this phenomenon. When we read the lesson it sounds almost as if it should be a part of the '60s. Early on, there is a comment about ...

761. I Wonder about God’s Will for My Life

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Charley Reeb

We have all seen them. As we drive down the road, there as plain as day. I am not sure who the source is, but they are certainly there—those signs from God on the highway. You know, the pitch black background with a white message from God. I saw one just the other day that read: “We need to talk” -God I got to thinking about those signs and asked myself: Wouldn’t it be nice if God really sp...

762. Just Common People?

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

Some years ago in the Letters to the Editor in the Saturday Evening Post, I found one letter by an artist, who was describing the illustrations on the cover of the Post. The term that he used for them was pungent - "Insignificance, U.S.A." Well, most of us, I’m sure, have, in the past, found the Post covers, especially those paintings by Norman Rockwell, delightful. Yet, on the other hand, perhaps...

763. Excellence In Living

Sermon

King Duncan

There is a story of a young man who believed that buying his first car would be the epitome of all his dreams. He worked hard and saved his money and finally the day arrived when he was able to purchase his dream machine. It was a van--beautiful, loaded, and luxurious--as good as they come. It was the result of perfect engineering and design. The young man had every right to expect a great deal fr...

764. All In: Calling Your Bluff

Sermon

James Merritt

Financial advisors will tell you that the wisest way to invest money is to be diversified. As the old saying goes, “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” Yet when it comes to the most important investment you will ever make which is your life—God’s strategy is just the opposite. The strategy is not diversification but concentration—taking all of your life and giving it completely to Jesus Chr...

765. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

In September of 1997 there was a groundbreaking service for a Catholic cathedral that is going to be constructed in Los Angeles. The Diocese of Los Angeles commissioned the famous Spanish architect Jose Rafael Moneo to design the building. Their hope is that the cathedral will be completed by the beginning of the millennium. It’s to be a peculiar witness to the glory of God. There were models of ...

766. Generic Christianity Is Not Enough

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

Preaching to you only once a year is not an easy task -- so I spend a great deal of time simply seeking to discern what message God desires to speak through me. In that discernment process -- involving a lot of prayer and reflection -- my memory served me well. The Holy Spirit brought to my mind an experience I had here in Memphis. Since it was an experience worth remembering and since it happened...

767. Curiosity Or Consecration

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Maxie Dunnam

Our reading this morning is the first eight verses of the 12th chapter of Romans. This is that marvelous beginning section of Romans, when Paul, having made his theological statement, having spelled out in a very clear and beautiful way his whole understanding of justification by faith, comes now to offer those practical instructions that we are to receive if we’re going to live the Christian lif...

768. Living In ‘Oddville’ With ‘Peculiar’ People

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

As that little game show opening points out, we have a hard time distinguishing who's a Christian and who isn't. It seems that Christians have developed the ability to blend in so well with the rest of society that it's hard to distinguish us from the rest of the world. In the John 15:19, Jesus says, "If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own....you do not belong to the wo...

769. Do We Live in ‘Why’ or ‘Whynot’

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

(Pursuit of Happiness Clip) If you have seen the movie Pursuit of Happiness, it is based on the true story of Chris Gardner. Chris Gardner's life is falling apart. After a business deal goes bad, he feels that the only way he can make a good life for his family is if he changes careers. So despite all the odds, Gardner enters the chase for a lucrative job as a stockbroker at Dean-Whitter. The onl...

770. God IS In The Ordinary

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

Have you ever noticed how people see things differently? For example, three people, a minister, a geologist and a cowboy, were all getting their very first view of the vastness of the Grand Canyon. As the minister approached the viewing rail he was heard to say, "Whoa, this has to be one of the most beautiful examples of the handiwork and glory of God!" The Geologist was equally as stunned and com...

771. Yet Alive....Are We?

Sermon

John E. Harnish

Two centuries of annual conferences have opened with the hymn which asks the essential question: And are we yet alive…? For the early circuit riders, it was a literal reality, a personal greeting. Not having seen or heard from each other for the past year while traveling their far-flung circuits, there was no way of knowing who had survived the rigors of those difficult days when many of them die...

772. Proper 16

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 124:1-8 First Lesson - The baby Moses is spared the genocide planned by Pharaoh. Exodus 1:8-2:10 Second Lesson - Paul calls the Romans to a more distinctive personal worship. Romans 12:1-8 Gospel - Simon Peter rises to prominence in his confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ. Matthew 16:13-20 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all....

773. Proper 16, Pentecost 14, Ordinary Time 21

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

Prayer Of The Day Leader: Almighty God, fill the church with your power — the power of truth, the power of mercy, the power of love — that your glory might be known in every land, through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Exhortation Omit the Offertory Prayer this morning and use the Romans 12 text as an exhortation preceding communion. Conclude with: Leader: Upon these lives, O Lord, rests the m...

774. Proper 17

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Suffering for righteousness' sake. Both Jeremiah and Peter rebelled against the idea of suffering for the sake of the kingdom of God; both of them had to be reprimanded by God and brought back into a state of obedience. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 3:1-15 Moses observes the mysterious burning bush on Mount Horeb and draws closer for an examination. An angelic presence is seen in the f...

775. Offering

Humor Illustration

Michael P. Green

In a church service one Sunday, the offering plate came to a little girl at the end of a row. She took the plate, put it down on the floor, and stood in it. When the usher asked her what she was doing, she responded, “In Sunday school I learned that I was supposed to give myself to God.” Romans 12:1–2 confirms that she had the right idea.

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