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776. Time's Up

Matthew 24:36-51

Illustration

John Jamison

... way too early, and some evenings kept sawing way too late. And it was cute how his wife kept yelling at him about how she knew he was going to fall off the ladder and break every bone in his body. And it was kind of fun to try and guess just what it was that he was hammering and sawing on. First, it was a deck for the yard, then a greenhouse for the roses, then a garage. By now they were betting on a very BIG greenhouse, but thought there really should be more windows. And no one could ...

777. On Being Salty

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

John Jamison

... he met a woman at the Rod and Gun. She was a woman from the city who wasn't too impressed with some questionable looking character who lived on the river. Did I tell you Uncle Peacock lived in a houseboat? It was a homemade kind of thing, and I guess looked as homemade as it was, but it floated well enough to give him a place to sleep when he could find his way to it. Somehow Uncle Peacock had to earn this woman's affections, and he came upon the perfect plan to do just that. Uncle Peacock decided ...

778. Enough!

Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon

John Jamison

... us have thrown our hands up in surrender and quit. Some have decided that they simply can't decide anymore. Life is nothing more than getting up in the morning and taking your chances. No matter what you do, you lose, so why try? Evil has won. As you might guess, this group is a lot of fun at parties. This group is also missing out on a lot of good out there. This isn't the answer. Some do not get depressed. They get even. There are some here who have decided that good and bad aren't worth worrying ...

779. Peter · A Leader

Matthew 16:15-19

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... things in his lifetime. Let's see if we can think of some of them. First of all he was a good fisherman. He was a brother of Andrew, another of Jesus' apostles. He was a good follower of Jesus. As a matter of fact, when other people were only guessing Peter told Jesus when he asked him that "He was the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Peter was also leader of both men and the disciples of Jesus. He was such a leader that one time Jesus said to Peter that he was going to give him the ...

780. Under The Wings Of The Almighty

Ruth 2:1-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... to kill 12 people. He said that on that day he walked into the mall and stood before the escalator, planning to shoot the people as they came down. Something happened, however, something changed his mind and he put the gun away and left. My guess is that the people on the escalator that day never knew their lives were in danger. They rode down the escalator laughing and talking among themselves. They thought ahead to the gifts they would buy or the shops they would enter. They went home, fixed dinner ...

781. What Will He Find ... When He Comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... inability to bring about, influence, or even believe that a desired event or goal might ever come to be. "Well, I hope so" has in its whimsical sound the same negation of the words that we hear in the sarcastic "Sure it will!" or "Well, I guess!" Hope, as we understand it, is not a word of excitement and expectation. It speaks of resignation and helplessness. "Well, I hope so ..." How then can we understand the New Testament's strong use of the word? Repeatedly Paul writes about hope. To the Thessalonians ...

782. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... . But Jesus had always been kind and friendly to me; He especially loved the children. I had never seen Him like this before. Three times, Jesus came back to His disciples and found them fast asleep. I could hear Him clearly now, because He was really upset. I guess it's hard when your friends disappoint you the one time you ask them for help. I heard Him say, "Can't you stay awake with Me even for one hour? You'd better wake up and pray for yourselves, that you don't enter into temptation, because ...

783. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... except for a brief period when President Teddy Roosevelt tried to ban it. Teddy Roosevelt felt that this slogan was blasphemy, that we cheapen God's name when we use it on our money. He ordered new coins to be minted without the slogan, and guess what happened? All hell broke loose! The religious lobby - the defenders of national piety - preachers all over America attacked the President. "How dare he remove the Lord from our money! Doesn't he believe in God?" Fortunately, Congress came to God's rescue, and ...

784. Death Where Divorce Has Intruded

Matthew 1:1-17

Eulogy

Arthur H. Kolsti

... brother Esau, Joseph and his envious brothers, David and his sons. Also in the record are uncles, aunts, and cousins galore. When Matthew sat down to write his story of Jesus, the first thing he did was to compose a genealogy that covers twenty-eight generations. My guess is that most folk who start to read this Gospel skip right over the first chapter. It is a list of names. Some of those names evade proper pronunciation. Let me give you a taste of it: (Insert here a brief section of Matthew's genealogy of ...

785. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Helen Keller

... Michelangelo's inspiring and heroic Moses; I have sensed the power of Rodin; I have been awed by the devoted spirit of Gothic wood carving. These arts which can be touched have meaning for me, but even they were meant to be seen rather than felt, and I can only guess at the beauty which remains hidden from me. I can admire the simple lines of a Greek vase, but its figured decorations are lost to me. So on this, my second day of sight, I should try to probe into the soul of man through his art. The things I ...

786. Stairways Of Heaven

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

... the escalator. If I want to go up I make my way past cosmetics and the men’s department and finally arrive at the escalator entrance. Of course, when I make it to the entrance, the steps are going down, not up. And, as you might have guessed, the up escalator is on the other side of the store, past ladies’ lingerie and housewares. This has happened to me so many times that I have become suspicious the escalators are engineered so that they can be rotated half a turn and that someone, who hates either ...

787. The Promise Of "I Am"

Exodus 4:1-17

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... again, several times a year, and each time they have found God's blessing and God's comfort. And so do I. "I am the Resurrection and the Life ...," Jesus says, and that alone is comforting enough, but for me there's something even more comforting in those words. I guess we all know most of the "I am ..." statements of the Master. "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am," Jesus says in John 8:58. "I am the Bread of Life," Jesus says in John 6:35, "he who comes to me shall not hunger, and ...

788. A Real Test Of Faith

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... living God. No matter who we are, we cannot save ourselves. "... [S]ince all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus," Paul says. We know that in our hearts, I guess. We know, as Paul says, that "God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us," but still we want to think we can earn our own salvation. The issue isn't what we've done. None of us deserves God's grace ...

789. Recollections of Mary -- Dramatic Monologue

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... . Your grandfather responded just as kindly as he could, but he told the man there was no place in our inn for even one more person. The man - later we learned his name was Joseph - turned to the girl on the donkey, and said, "I'm sorry, Mary, but I guess we'll have to keep looking. The innkeeper says there's no room for us here." At that point, we began to realize that the man, Joseph, was the husband of the girl, Mary - and, of course, I took even more interest in the girl when I realized that her ...

790. Changing The Rules

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... be. I'll be back in 15 minutes. You can just wait right here, I won't be long." The 15 minutes seemed like a lifetime to Billy, forcing him to deal with his crime once again. "Boy, I wish I could replay the tape on this one, but I guess I can't. I'll just have to take the medicine and live and learn. I'm never, ever going to get involved in anything like this again." The sound of a door slamming against a door jamb snapped Billy back into the courtroom once again. Judge Green's formal ...

791. Wonder Bread

Luke 4:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Bread is food, and we need food for energy. What else do we need in order to live? (response) Possible answers are water, clothes, etc. Try to draw these ideas out of them, and talk to them about why these are important. If one of the children guesses early where you are headed, then use that thought for the following discussion. As important as food and water and clothes and houses are, we need more than this to live. Can someone tell me what else we need besides food, water, clothes, and a home? (response ...

792. A Great Party

John 12:1-8

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ? He raised somebody from the dead! I mean, this guy -- his name was Lazarus -- this guy had been dead for four days and he had already been buried. And Jesus went to the place where he was buried and said, "Lazarus come out of that grave!" And guess what happened? (response) That's right. He came back to life. That's great, isn't it? (response) Now who do you think was throwing this party for Lazarus? (response) It was Lazarus' sister, Martha. She was so happy that Jesus had raised her brother from the ...

793. I Doubt It!

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Thomas, and Thomas couldn't believe it. Everybody tried to tell Thomas that 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 ...

794. Adopted Love

Romans 8:1-17

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: Help children understand that they are part of God's family. Props: A live puppy or kitten would be best, but a stuffed animal will do. Lesson: I have brought something to show you today. Would you like to guess what is in this big box? (response) It's a puppy dog. If it is a live puppy, explain to all of the children not to pet it yet, but just to look. Who here has a puppy? (response) When you got your puppy, was it living somewhere else, and ...

795. Trinity

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... . You see, this is water, but it's another form of water. It's frozen water. So we have two forms of water: liquid and ice. Did you know that water comes in another form? (response) Can anyone tell me what the third form is? (response) If they don't guess it: This form doesn't run like liquid and it's not hard like ice. Sometimes you can't even see it. Does anyone know? (response) When water gets really hot what happens? (steam) Water can get so hot that it floats up into the air. You can't drink ...

796. Open Access

Romans 5:1-11

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... bring out the lock. What is this? (response) Right, it is a lock. Who here believes they can open it? Let a couple of them try. You can't do it, can you? (response) Is there any way that we can get into this lock? One of them probably will guess that a key is needed. At this point, bring out the key, and select one person to come and unlock the lock. How come she was able to unlock the lock? (response) Right! I gave her access by giving her the key. Application: It's the same way with God ...

797. Written in the Heavens

Luke 10:1-24

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... all very close to all day long. (ground) Even closer than the ground. (home, trees, parents are possible answers) Those are all good answers, but they're not what I am thinking of. All day long we are closer to this than we are to anything else. Can you guess what it is? (response) It is so close to us, it touches our skin. (clothes) When they give the right answer bring out the t-shirt. What do I have with me this morning? (response) They are very close to us. They cover our shoulders, our chest, and our ...

798. Beginnings and Endings

Galatians 6:7-8

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... an elephant come out of an egg like this? (response) Oh, I see. A chicken will come from an egg. Well, let's try another one. Hold up the Cheerios. Now if this is the beginning, and I plant this in the ground, what would be the end? Let them guess for a moment, then hold up the doughnut. If you plant Cheerios in the ground, won't they become doughnuts? (no) Oh, dear, I'm really messing up, aren't I? Let me try one more. Hold up the little flower seeds. If I plant these flower seeds, what would ...

799. Washed By Water: The Jordan

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... lunch without even washing our hands. We thought nothing of it. It's not so bad to eat with dirty hands. It's different, though, when you're filthy. I remember my dad telling me a filthy story. It goes back to outhouse days in south Minneapolis, I'd guess around 1915. One of the common Halloween pranks in those days was to take a stout ten foot pole, wedge it under the ridge in the back of an outhouse, and then, by pushing forward and upward, you could topple that little building frontward on its door. That ...

800. Step Four - Courage

Mt 26:69-75 · Acts 9:1-9 · Ps 139:1-6

Sermon

John A. Terry

... , the reaction is often that I did not understand what they were explaining. This was not, I am sometimes told, a religious experience. Their entire life changed, but they did not see God in charge. Paul could have done that. He could have analyzed what happened. "I guess I have a phobia with lightning and I lost my senses." "It is just hysterical blindness." "It was just exhaustion. The trip wore me out." "I have been under too much stress." No. What happened was God spoke to him and he listened and he let ...

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