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Mark 5:21-43

Children's Sermon

... THEME AT HOME Parents: Secrets are a great deal of fun for small children, but like the rest of us, they may find them difficult to keep. This week's activity should really begin a week earlier, although you should not discuss the result until the designated week. Without giving any indication that you are "teaching a lesson" or dealing with Scripture, tell your child a secret. (If you have more than one child, tell each a different secret.) It does not matter what the secret is about, but it should be ...

802. The Unclean Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... problems. They believed evil spirits took possession of a person. They attributed insanity to the presence of an unclean spirit or a demon. Evidence of suicidal impulses suggested demonic possession. Demonism, or spirit possession, also was a folk designation for epilepsy. The solution to the problem of demons presented a great difficulty requiring more than physical remedies. Healing came from the spiritual dimension. Jesus regarded disease as one manifestation of evil. A connection lay between casting out ...

803. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

WHAT'S HAPPENING? By interjecting the story of the woman who suffered from hemorrhages into the middle of the story of Jairus' sick daughter, the writers suggest these two miracles are designed to be studied together. First Point Of Action As a crowd gathers around Jesus, who had just crossed the water, Jairus, a synagogue official, comes to Jesus and begs him to save his sick daughter. Jesus goes with him, the crowd following and pressing in on him as he goes. ...

804. A Service Of Light

John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

J. B. Quisenberry

A Celebration Of Christian Brotherhood For The Entire Congregation With An Old-fashioned Christmas Pageant Production Notes This service may be done by either a large or small number of people. It is designed to involve children of all ages as well as adults. Children three years of age and older may be used as angels and shepherds as long as there is an older child to guide them. There may be as few as three angels or a whole "heavenly host." There are ...

805. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... of our Jewish-Christian faith. Actually, the Bible is peppered with covenants. A covenant is an agreement between two parties to enter into a relationship and to fulfill certain duties. Another word for covenant is "testament," from which we derive the designations Old Testament and New Testament. Conquering kings would impose covenants on those they had subjected through force. God's covenant with Abraham is different. It is a covenant of grace. God promises to bless Abraham and make a great nation of ...

806. Lent 4

John 3:1-21, Numbers 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , which takes the power of the engine and transmits it to the wheels. Faith is the transmission that makes God's power and love available to us. A tractor generally pulls something behind it, a planter or disc, to accomplish good works. A tractor is not designed for the purpose of driving around but for accomplishing good works. So too, God created us anew in Christ Jesus for good works (v. 10). Gospel: John 3:14-21 The enthronement of Christ (v. 14). For the synoptic gospels the enthronement of Christ as ...

807. Proper 10

Mark 6:14-29, 2 Samuel 6:1-23, Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Lutheran magazine. The article is called "No Other Gospel." Braaten depicts this truth architecturally by describing the Bahai Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. The Bahai's believe that all religions are equally valid pathways to the One God. This theology is expressed in the design of their temple. The temple has nine porticos, each dedicated to the prophet of one of the world's great religions. The nine spokes all lead to a single central altar, representing the One God to whom all of the religions point. No ...

808. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... web of deceit. He stirred up a rebellion against his father but he became the victim. As he was fleeing David's troops, he was caught by his hair in the limb of a tree. All who practice treachery will eventually fall victim of their own designs. 2. Sermon Title: Know Why You're Running. Sermon Angle: After David's forces defeated the rebels and Absalom was killed, Joab decided that David needed to be informed. Ahimaaz begged to be accorded the task of being herald. Joab knew that this man was not ...

809. Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:1-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... you stand looking up to heaven?) 4. He leads us to encounter him through his Holy Spirit and the gospel. Lesson 2: Ephesians 1:15-23 Sermon Title: The Seal Of The Son. Sermon Angle: Movies such as The Omen make much of the mark of the beast, designating the anti-Christ. This passage speaks of the seal of the Son, which is the Holy Spirit (v. 13). The Spirit is compared to earnest money, the pledge of our inheritance of the kingdom. We were marked with that seal in our baptism. Sermon Title: Everything You ...

810. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... they thought they had seen a ghost. Jesus showed them the marks of crucifixion and he ate some fish to demonstrate that he was real, body and all. There are many Jesus clones, various and sundry representations of the Christ. There's the glitzy Jesus in designer suits and ties, sitting on a couch of gold, selling his latest formula for success. There's the pinched nose Jesus, raising his eyebrows contemptuously to those who do not agree with his concept of God. There's the teddy bear Jesus; he just wants to ...

811. The Epiphany Season

Mt 2:1-12 · Jn 1:43-51 · Mk 1:9-28; 35-45 · Mk 2:1-12; 18-22 · Mk 9:2-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... assumed increasing dominance over Epiphany. Since the latter festival falls on a weekday six years out of seven, most churches neglect even to celebrate the day of Epiphany. Some churches may make reference to it on the Sunday following the Epiphany, which is designated as The Baptism Of Our Lord. The problem here is that there is no opportunity to deal with the significance of the Magi account. The Meaning Of The Name The Greek word for Epiphany can be translated "the manifestation" or "the appearing" or ...

812. Proper 17

James 1:19-27, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... gets too much juice, a circuit breaker does what its name implies, it severs the circuit. This keeps the appliance and possibly the lives of those in the house from getting burned up. After the precipitous stock market crash of 1987, the Federal Trade Commission designed a circuit breaker to stop the program trading when the action got too hot. They feared a meltdown. James enjoins that Christians should be quick to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger (v. 19). What we need is a spiritual circuit ...

813. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the architect and builder. This passage presents creation as God's plan, which was carefully planned and carried out by the architect and builder of the universe. Contrary to some in modern science, this world didn't just happen by chance. There is a grand design. Lesson 2: Hebrews 5:1-10 Earthly and heavenly high priest. The writer contrasts the role of earthly high priest to that of Christ as the heavenly high priest. He points out that the high priest is not self-appointed. The earthly high priest was ...

814. Christmas 2

Jn 1:1-18 · Lk 2:41-51 · Eph 1:3-18 · Jer 31:7-14 · Ps 147

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that the person stepped back into was not the same river as before. Everything was in the process of flux. A person might assume that such a world would soon degenerate into chaos. Not so, says Heraclitus, there is a principle of order, purpose and design. He dubbed it the Logos. In the bullet pace of modern existence we can more easily than Heraclitus' contemporaries comprehend the process of flux and fluidity. More than ever, we can derive comfort from the concept of the Logos because it tells us that ...

815. Life In His Name

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 5:13-21

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... through his death and resurrection. We are now free to live in the power of that victory -- to live over against our own sins, to live over against our own death. The fifty days after Easter, which make up the Easter season of the church year, are designed to help us rejoice in the resurrection. If Lent focuses our attention to the cross of Christ, Easter focuses our attention from his empty tomb. Jesus died, yes; but, he is risen. Yes, indeed! "Do not be afraid," Jesus says. "I am the first and the last ...

816. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... me around those country roads with condos. This Advent is different. We get lost with too many open doors. I learned long ago that children at play are most secure when there are boundaries and clearly marked limits to where they can go. They play in that designated space with confidence and with joy. If you place the same children in an open field and tell them they can play everywhere, you will find them huddling in the middle and playing in a small area. We get lost with too many options as children and ...

817. A Shepherd To Lead Us

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Lee Griess

... an acceptable altitude. As long as you are looking out the right side, you might as well look at the other engine on that side. You will notice that it is glowing, or more precisely one should say, burning. That shouldn't worry you either, since this plane is designed to fly with just two engines if necessary, and we are maintaining an acceptable altitude and speed. As long as we are looking out the plane, those of you on the left side shouldn't worry if you look out your side of the plane and notice that ...

818. A Monolgue from Peter

Mark 8:27-30

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... wrestles with that eventuality in a manner that we Monday morning quarterbacks sometimes can't quite comprehend. Dramatic Monologue In the year 1988, the Democratic Convention opened with a bleached blonde, whose time on terra firma was enough to designate her "numerically challenged," speaking of the then Republican presidential candidate.Her startling introduction began with the words: "Poor George, he cain't help it; he was born with a silver foot in his mouth." That somewhat abrasive statement brought ...

819. Boaz: I Am Blessed!

Ruth 4:13-22, Ruth 3:1-18

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... Naomi, left her family and homeland to settle with her in Israel. That's how I came to know her. It was the time of the barley harvest. In your culture, you talk about the seasons of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter. We were more likely to designate the times of the year with regard to a kind of crop, that is, grain planting time, the time for hoeing flax, the time for the barley harvest, or for tending the vines. Anyway, by some strange "coincidence," she came to glean grain in my fields. I say ...

820. Gabriel: I Was There

Luke 1:5-25

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

Theme: Salvation history is not a series of whimsical happenings. What happens is by design. The Biblical witness suggests not only a loving God, but cosmic evil forces in combat with the Almighty. The archangel Gabriel shares all this from the perspective of an "eyewitness." Setting for the Sermon Monologue [I have used this monologue on two occasions. The first time, I used it in ...

821. Feeding Of The Five Thousand

John 6:1-24

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... us, willing to meet our every need if we will but follow You in faith. Help us to have the courage and strength to follow You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, how often do we seek Your help and caring only to serve our own designs or do we seek to use You only to try to meet our own wants? Or how often do we limit our vision seeing only the little worlds we would create for ourselves and not seeing the lives and needs of others or even seeing Your will for us? Forgive ...

822. A Wilderness Prophet · John The Baptist

Jn 1:6-8 · Mt 3:1-12

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... jealousy. It could have been a vexing moment for any man. But not for John. Instead, he seized the situation to undergird the commitments of his followers by apprising them of his place in God's plan, assuring them that all was going according to a heavenly design. After all, was not John the forerunner sent to prepare the way while Jesus was the Messiah whose advent John was appointed of heaven to announce? Thus, was it not his divine mandate to make ready the way for the Lord's preeminence? And that being ...

823. The Things Which Remain When All Is Lost

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Eulogy

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... have changed any, and will still be just like she is now." He thought a minute and said, "Oh, you know you don't mean that. You would not want her to always be like she is now. The next time you see her she will be the person God designed her to become. She will be perfect in every way -- in love, in knowledge, in hope." And, I say to you, the next time you see ____________ she will be perfect in every way.

824. There Is No Condemnation

Romans 8:18-27

Eulogy

Deborah D. Steed

... much the world needs to hear that good news. Finally, this suffering God of ours can teach us how to live in community. We cannot afford to live for ourselves alone. We are indeed our brothers' and sisters' keepers, just as surely as they are ours. The church is designed to be a place where we are little Christs to one another. Because we are limited, sinful people, we need one another. When life is too dark for me, you can carry the candle of hope. When the burden is too heavy for you, I can share the load ...

825. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... page changed the style of communication drastically from that of the oral storyteller. The language of poetry and color gave way to prose and logic, because the printed page was suited to detailed, sequential, logical development of thought. Figures of speech designed to aid memory gave way to economical, precise prose, where one did not have to repeat words or ideas already stated. The work and influence of great scholars spread across Europe. The work of Augustine, Aquinas, Newton, Kant and other such ...

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