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776. Demonized

Matthew 15:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... that's why Debbie is whole again. DR. WILLIS: I think you'd be wise, Mrs. King, to bring Debbie in to see me and to continue my treatments. MRS. KING: She's in the waiting room. You can see that she's well. DR. WILLIS: All right, we'll see. MRS. KING ... , Doctor, what do you think? You can see she is well now. DR. WILLIS: Hmmm. This certainly is an unusual development. I'd like to continue my treatment to make sure she's stabilized. MRS. KING: She's gone back to school and is doing fine. She knows now to test ...

777. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 11:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... silence, with no further comment.) Now, any comments? (Pause.) Are we now ready to celebrate our discovering God's will for our lives, and for the life of this congregation? (Pause.) P: We continue our search for God's will. We continue by singing praises to God, to our King. M: Despite our confusion, our reluctance, our fear, we continue the search. God is the King of all the earth. We sing praises with thanksgiving. All: Amen and amen! Response "A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing" "The Agincourt Song" Prayer of ...

778. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 4:35-41

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... Congregation and Receiving the Invitation God invites, calls, urges us to grapple courageously, to cooperate creatively, to venture cooperatively, for the sake of the way, the truth, and the life. Hymn of Commitment "Kahm Kahm hahn Bom Sanaoon" Charge to the Congregation The storms will continue to rage. Some of those storms you and I initiate every day of our lives, by what we say or fail to say, by what we do or fail to do. In the midst of our next storm, stop and listen carefully, intensely, obediently ...

779. Meaning of Advent

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... taught him to do something like this, I'd like to know more about it. So, I asked if I might accompany him to his church this Sunday, then I could go back to my own the following week. I went with the fellow to his church and I continued to attend there. I never went back to my own. Four years later, I decided that law was not for me. Instead, I entered Drew Theological Seminary, was eventually ordained a Methodist minister and was appointed to a church in the Philippines. My name is Valencius; I am Bishop ...

780. Just In Time

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... with sheriff escort, the engines were warm and ready to taxi onto the runway. The controller held air traffic as the two-engine craft sped down the runway and lifted into the air. But now the weather: Will she be able to complete her route? "Continue ahead," comes the report, "but landing may be a problem." An hour and a half passes, more bad weather. The controller at the receiving airport decides to bring her in with the caution, "Low visibility, some icing on the runway." A bumpy but uneventful landing ...

781. The Divine Advocacy

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... Spirit which witnesses to our worth as total human beings, rather than just as sex objects controlled by eros. It is this Spirit which releases us from the grip of hedonism and the suffocation of narcissism. As on Pentecost, so today, the Spirit of God continues to bring judgment upon the world in its corruption. And it judges us in our inward corruption, to save us from destruction and death. Consider also the Spirit's power to lead into all truth. On the day of Pentecost Peter preached to the assembled ...

782. Grapes Of Wrath Or Grace?

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... does not (in this life) so much punish us for our sins as allows us to be punished by our sins. A serious word of warning: If sin no longer troubles you, then you are in far more grave danger than you can imagine. You can stifle your conscience by continuing in wrong-doing until it no longer bothers you, and that cold, empty vacuum is a frightening thing to live with. Sin is never worth the price you have to pay for it. It will indeed take you farther than you want to go and keep you longer than you ...

783. Whispering The Lyrics

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Thomas Long

... nursing home, whose severe neurological disorder had left him with a profound and permanent amnesia. He simply had no memory of anything from 1945 on. Having no ability to retrieve the past and no ability to construct a meaningful present, Jimmie lacked the continuity that makes for a sense of the self. He was, wrote Sacks, a person who "wore a look of infinite sadness and resignation." However, when Sacks asked the Sisters who ran the nursing home whether Jimmie had lost his soul, the Sisters were outraged ...

784. Speak For Yourself!

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... to live with them. God will be present as we begin to heal bit by bit. God will be the fellow traveler as we rise and continue the journey. If you don't have anything in your past that is bad, if there isn't anything that you need to work through, ... come back. To experience that welcome, at home or church or work or among friends, prompts tears of joy. But then hear how that line continues. "There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good." Those of us who think we are on the right track are the ...

785. Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany

Sermon

Russell F. Anderson

... at Gandhi's bedside to plead with him to end his fast. The emancipator of India has pledged to keep on fasting until the fighting between the Hindus and the Moslems came to an end. The Hindu leader was angered by Gandhi's resolve to continue his fast and vowed to continue the fight against the Muslims. To justify his behavior he related how his enemy took his young son and bashed his head against a wall. To seek revenge he captured a Moslem child and did the same thing to him. Then he paused and added ...

786. Proper 27

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Hosea 11:1-11, Joshua 24:1-27, Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... return of Christ, has provided a burning hope. The content of these symbols may differ, the images will vary but we cannot live without this hope. Paul was wrong about how that hope was to be fulfilled (in his lifetime) but we believe that his underlying conviction continues to be true. That's why Paul's admonition is as valid today as it was then. We should not grieve as those who are without hope. For we have experienced the crucified yet resurrected Christ in our lives. If God raised Jesus, will he not ...

787. Religious Load-Management

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... blow a fuse at a low ethical level. What a load manager is the tie between Moses and Jesus. Authentic religion is always rooted in redemption. Exodus and Cross are symbols of a new aliveness in our own experience. They serve as part of a predictable, continuing force, which keeps on happening to people who find new birth out of the darkness of bondage and death. Even we Christians have to manage our load! So be it. 1. This illustration can be found in Harold C. Warlick, Jr., Homeward Bound (Lima, Ohio: CSS ...

788. Written On The Heart

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... usual wages to his wife and children, and that his job was available once more. "We can start afresh," the employer said. Perhaps God's forgiveness is like that. There are consequences to our misdeeds, but they take place within the province of God's continuing love. The Bible seems to say that at least some of those consequences are exacted in this life. Reputation. Recall the words of Shakespeare's Othello: "Who steals my purse steals trash ... But he that filches from me my good name ... makes me poor ...

789. Lasting Impressions

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... we do something wrong eventually it will come out into the open, and in the process other people will suffer or be hurt as a result of our actions. We erroneously think that no one will ever know of our indiscretion, so we might be tempted to continue. Even if no other person ever finds out what we have done, God knows. "Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity." It's that simple. In contrast to the person living out of harmony with God is the person seeking to pursue a life of integrity by being generous ...

790. The Final Questions

John 6:60-71

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... the day of Jesus Christ." "Do you wish to go away?" We answer that question with a firm, "No! I do not wish to go away." Now, quote it to yourself: "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." Get on your horse and faithfully "continue in his word," continue in "the apostles' teaching and fellowship" and "in breaking of bread and the prayers" (Acts 2:42). The issue here is really what this exam was all about. Some no longer went about with him because they said the teaching of Jesus was difficult. We ...

791. Learning to Live Without Jesus

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

William G. Carter

... are you handling the news of Garcia's death?" she asked. "Jerry's music lives on, man! His spirit will always be with us." To which the interviewer added, "Like, wow, man! Right on!" To translate: we may never get rid of the sixties. Some of that decade's values continue to fill the air like a thick green smoke. Inside the church, we find it hard to talk about the Spirit of Jesus. It's easy to say, "Jesus has left us and his Spirit is here," but that doesn't necessarily mean we hold his values or extend his ...

792. Can Christians Dance?

Sermon

William G. Carter

... The tomb was found empty. Ever since, Jesus has danced a Resurrection Two-Step, inviting us to join in the dance as we are able. The hymn continues, They cut me down and I leapt up high; I am the life that will never, never die;I'll live in you if you live ... Or did we go in a futile attempt to unplug the music? Whatever the case, the daring dance of Jesus and his kingdom continues, with us or without us. So which shall it be?6 ____________ 1. Sydney Carter, "I Danced in the Morning," The Presbyterian Hymnal ( ...

793. Peanuts For Breakfast

Romans 14:1--15:13

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... point out others. I note that their shoes are all different, their hair colors and hair cuts are different. I ask them to look around the congregation and note the differences they see in the people gathered for worship. "We don't all look alike," I suggest as they continue to look around. "We don't all eat alike. We don't all sound alike. We probably don't all think alike. God has created us with differences. And yet we are all God's children. We are all a part of this community we know as church, gathered ...

794. World Communion

1 Corinthians 11:23-25

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... replies, "Because we're all living a life together and we're part of his life." I find myself wanting to sit for the rest of the morning at this child's feet that she might teach me more. But instead, I thank her for her answer and continue. "Jesus thinks we're important because we do share his life; he thinks we're important because he loves us. By sharing this time together, by singing together, praying together, worshiping together, by being here together, we are with Jesus and he is with us. That's what ...

795. Mending

Ephesians 4:1-16

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... minds work, I wonder if anyone will suggest the ever popular mend-everything-better-than-it-was-before stuff commonly known as super-glue. No one does."You can see, when you think about it, that there is more than one way I might put the cloth back together," I continue, "but probably the best way is the first one you suggested, to sew it. That's because cloth is made up of many threads woven together. When we mend it using a needle and thread, we are fixing it with the same stuff it's made of." As I talk ...

796. No Strings Attached

John 3:16

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... clings more tightly to the stuffed cat. "There's a string of rubber bands attached," Marie replies. "A string of rubber bands? Oh, like a leash ... and when I handed you the cat, I didn't let go of the rubber bands, did I?" "No," Marie answers, cringing as I continue to maintain tension on the "leash." "So, I didn't give Cecil to you completely, did I?" "No," Marie acknowledges. "What would I have to do to make it easier for you to hold Cecil? What would I have to do to give him to you freely?" "Let go of ...

797. Costumed Christians

Colossians 3:14

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... created you to be -- yourself! "Still," I wonder out loud, "how would I know you are a Christian if you were just being yourself? If it didn't depend on how you looked or how you were dressed, what would tell me?" As the children's puzzled silence grows, I continue. "Let me give you a hint. There's a song that ends with the words, 'And they'll know we are Christians by our love.' " Eyes light up with understanding. "They'll know by how we act! They'll know by how we treat each other." (Children are so wise ...

798. God And Groundhogs

Psalm 56:1-13

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... children, "how many of you have ever been afraid of anything?" Hands begin to go up, and as some of the shyer children see others admitting they are afraid sometimes, their hands go up too. To the surprise of some, I raise my hand as well. "Yes," I continue, looking around the group, "all of us are afraid sometimes. In fact, not only am I raising my hand with you, but all the people out there in the congregation in front of you could be raising their hands too, because all of us are afraid sometimes. And ...

799. The Light Within Epiphany

Isaiah 60:1-22

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... Most of the others laugh as Jonathan announces: "Well, I get grumpy sometimes." "Ah! An honest man! How wonderful!" I respond. "Well," I continue, "all living things need light to survive. I was out walking in the woods yesterday and came across this acorn. Now I ... , it was split into two pieces when I found it." I separate the pieces and hand them to the children to pass around as I continue. "As you can see, the rock is quite pretty on the inside; it's bright red. Now I never would have bothered to pick it ...

800. The Guy In The Ditch

Luke 10:36-37

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... and what there is to do along the way. It's full of stories, and one of those stories is about some men who were traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. Have any of you ever heard of the Good Samaritan?" About half the children indicate they have. "Okay," I continue. "This is a story some of you already know. It begins with a man who was walking down the road to Jericho. As he walked along, he was attacked by some robbers who beat him up! They stole everything the man had, even his clothes! Then they left him ...

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