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Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... it and to live it meaningfully. Continue to nurture our souls, we pray, that we may grow in grace and knowledge, and do your will more perfectly. Grant that we may ever remember that we were made in your image, and should do all possible to retain its sacred design. These things we pray in the name of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 139:13-15 (NRSV) It was you who formed my inward parts;you knit me together in my mother's womb.I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made ...

827. Managing Disappointment

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... 5. Disappointments rising out of misunderstood circumstances may turn out to be blessings in disguise, because they afford an excuse to learn from each other, and arrive at the truth. Let us always remember that when we trust in God, and leave the thread of life's design to his guidance, the pattern of life turns out much better than we expected. It is needful that we seek to be prayerful, forgiving, and ever willing to accept that which comes to pass as a result of love and trust in God, and in our fellow ...

828. Prayers for Advent 4

Luke 1:46-56, Psalm 89:1-52, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:26-38

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B. David Hostetter

... love, O God, forever. We will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. You declare your true love in covenants made with humble nations. You reassure the lowly person of your gracious favor. You call young and old alike to serve your purposes and complete your loving designs. We celebrate the motherhood of young Mary and old Elizabeth. We mark again with great joy the birth of the Son of God, the son of David, the son of Mary, Jesus of Nazareth, known as Joseph's son. We worship you, God the sender ...

829. Proper 10

Ephesians 1:1-14, Psalm 24:1-10

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B. David Hostetter

... your direction. All glory be given to you, O God. Amen. PRAYER OF DEDICATION Purposeful God, you honor us by including us in your plans for the universe. Receive our offerings and our promised willingness to fit into the place you have for us in the completion of your grand design in Jesus Christ. Amen. PSALM 24:1-10 The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it,the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD ...

830. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Larry Powell

... ? The security of knowing that God is in control, a Counselor is ever near, and in ways which we cannot imagine, the Spirit is leading. Worry and fear are an insult to the Spirit because they indicate a certain lack of confidence in what the Spirit is designed to do in the first place. Worry and fear then, are sure evidence that the presence of the Holy Spirit is being ignored and the power of the Holy Spirit is being discounted. To reject the presence and power of the Spirit is to reject the peace which ...

831. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... prophet, and humanity would still be lost in sin. According to a recent book, The Agony of Deceit, published by Moody Bible Institute, the doctrine of the incarnation is distorted into heresy by some televangelists. One claims, "I am a little god." Another preaches, "Man was designed or created by God to be the god of this world." A third says, "You don't have a god in you. You are one!" Still another, "You are as much an incarnation of God as is Jesus of Nazareth." Years ago the truth of the incarnation ...

832. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

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W. Robert McClelland

... flash of insight. It unfolds over a period of time; year by year, experience after experience. There is no hurrying the process. We have to wait. Jesus' words, however, are reassuring because they remind us that waiting is not only acceptable to God but intended by divine design. Rather than something to be regarded as a waste of time or a tolerated evil, waiting is a normative part of the life of faith. The kingdom comes to those who are willing to wait. We may ask why is this so? What is the hidden wisdom ...

833. Alone

Genesis 2:4-25

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George Paul Mocko

... and keep the garden, it is our human function and place to join God and ourselves to engage in this process of creation, to tame and nurture, to mold and form and give shape, to guide the growth of creation so that it will be in accord with his design. That care and completing of creation is our human task and destiny. So Genesis tells us. And when God is described as speaking to us and touching and walking in the garden, it is primitive in its visual imagery, to be sure. But, what that is saying is that ...

834. Right When the World is Wrong

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... must be held responsible. But that person has also come to church with a fundamental misunderstanding about what goes on here. If you come primarily to "get something," you are perhaps better advised to go to a Bible class or one of those classes designed for "seekers" and "explorers." Our worship is not merely a religious lecture introduced with invocation and concluded with benediction nor is the Lord's Supper the mere ingestion of a bit of bread and wine. We come to church and worship to "give praise ...

835. Elijah and the Widow of Zarapheth

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... the gods. But they wouldn't think about wasting their time writing about old widows struggling against a famine. The gods, you see, would not be concerned for the likes of her. The gods and their poets were concerned with kings, heroes, grand designs and great events. Only the Hebrews wrote of and recorded things about ordinary people such as a struggling widow in Zarepheth. In Palestine today, in the Orthodox churches especially, you see old widows like that lighting candles, bowing, their lips moving and ...

836. Confusion Over a Questioned Book

Daniel 7:1-14

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George Paul Mocko

... Don't feel bad. You are in good company. Daniel has been confusing people ever since it was written. It confused those rabbis who in the year 90 met in the coastal town of Jamnia to cast their votes on which of the historical writings were to be designated "sacred scripture." Daniel made it into the Bible by a majority vote, but many of those rabbis felt it should not have. It confused early Christians, many of whom were as unsure of its value as were the rabbis. Luther, who translated the Bible so that it ...

837. Extra Special People

2 Corinthians 5:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A telescope. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to look up in the sky at night and watch the stars? (Let them answer.) Aren't they beautiful? They form all kinds of designs in the sky. Has anyone seen the Big Dipper? (Let them answer.) Could you find the Little Dipper? (Let them answer.) Stars are really a wonderful part of God's creation. When you see a star, what does it look like to you? (Let them answer.) I wish you could ...

838. Love is Like A Pillow Case

1 Peter 4:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the outside and the inside looks like it was filled with lumps of play dough or mashed bananas. Anyway, it looks pretty bad, doesn't it. Now I want you to look at this pillow case. Isn't it beautiful? Look at all of the fancy sewing and beautiful designs. Besides the color it looks smooth and comfortable. I wonder what would happen if I put this beautiful pillow case over my old lumpy yellow and gray pillow? Let's try it. (Put the pillow case on.) My, what a change! That pillow looks good enough to take a ...

839. Sight And Insight

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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John R. Brokhoff

... . His dream, vision and goal became a reality. Seeing the face of Jesus. A friend of Leonardo da Vinci looked at his painting of the Last Supper. He was entranced by the two silver cups on the table in front of Jesus. He exclaimed at the artistic skill of their design. Leonardo responded by taking a brush and painting them out. He explained, "It is not that I want you to see. It is that Face!"

840. Even God Called Time Out

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

James Weekley

... God wants us to honor him any less, as it is that he wants us to get our act together. The greatest construction project ever undertaken was supervised by the Creator himself. After he had given it a proper christening, even he took a breather. God designed the Sabbath as a safety valve for our mind, body, and spirit. He cares about our brains when the circuitry is overloaded or when our bodies are abused by overwork. In response to the Pharisees, Jesus was making another pitch for his efficient love. It ...

841. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... be inclined to say "no," and we could certainly be excused for having our doubts. Someone has calculated that between 1500 B.C. and 1860 A.D., a period of roughly 3,300 years, more than eight thousand peace treaties have been signed. Eight thousand treaties designed to put an end to war! They lasted an average of two years each. One of those treaties, you may remember, was the conference at Bretton-Woods, where the nations of Europe solemnly pledged not to start any more wars. World War I followed soon ...

842. Wedding: Marriage as Gift-giving

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John M. Braaten

... upon you, and all hearts are beating with yours in the excitement of this much-anticipated event. But in truth. we are all on stage. We are participants in the Service of Worship you have created to honor our Lord, as he comes to bless your new life together. You designed this worship experience to praise God for all he has done for us through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is your response to the good news that God gave his only Son as a free gift to redeem us. It is in this spirit of gift-giving that we listen ...

843. Wedding: One from Two

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John M. Braaten

... Name of God, you will become husband and wife. Your two names will become one. That is important, for names are symbols, and to share the same name illustrates to the world, in a concrete way, the unity of marriage. Your union as husband and wife was designed by God to be permanent. In no sense should marriage ever be looked upon as experimental or temporary. Jesus was veiy clear in stating that no one should ever try to divide a husband and wife. What God joins together, no one must separate. The fact that ...

844. Add That Special Ingredient

John 6:25-59

Children's Sermon

... week you may want to pick a favorite bread recipe (since for several weeks the lessons have been about Jesus as the Bread of Life), and make it together with your children. You might want to experiment with a cracker recipe. Children enjoy poking a design into the cracker with a fork before if is baked. Another suggestion is to find a recipe that has been handed down in your family for generations. Make it together and talk about how the recipe contains love - that special ingredient that is present when ...

845. Born and Raised

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

... of God's family first. Remind them that we are all God's children, and that he is our loving Father. Now, if your class is older, you can pass out the paper and markers, along with a few sample birth certificates. Let them design their own, citing God as their parent. If you are working with younger children you might want to prepare blank "birth certificates" ahead of time, leaving large spaces under "father" and "child." Your students can then color pictures of themselves and God instead of writing ...

846. Signs of Christmas

Mark 1:1-8

Children's Sermon

... in half so it will stand up to imitate road signs. The size you use isn't important. You may want to letter the signs yourself. Make thick letters and draw the outline of the letters only and let the children color them in solidly or draw designs inside the outlines. You could have the letters ready or have the children make up the words. Here are some suggestions: CHRISTMAS AHEAD, JESUS IS BORN, CHRISTMAS IS COMING, PREPARE THE WAY, ADVENT IS HERE. Display the signs in your fellowship hall or on the way ...

847. A Crown of Love

Mark 1:14-20

Children's Sermon

Object: light-weight tagboard Teachers: Use light weight tagboard to make long pieces for crowns. You could have them pre-cut or let the children each design their own crown. The base of the crown needs to be wide enough to print words for God's rule of love on it. You may want to print it before the children arrive or let the children print their own depending on their ages. The words you print could ...

848. I've Got a Secret

Mark 7:36

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 ...

849. It's Really Me!

John 20:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: a scar or birthmark. Boys and girls, do you have any birthmarks? I have one, right here. You see, my skin has a different color and it makes a special design on my (arm). I'm the only person I know who has this mark, so when you see it you know I'm really me. Of course, there are other ways to know I'm really me, aren't there. Let's think of some of them. (Have them help ...

850. Blind Lead the Blind

Mark 7:31-37

Children's Sermon

... discussing their reactions to this week's lesson. Try to make your students understand that some people live their entire lives with these kinds of frustrations. Ask them to remember today's experience every time they read or hear about how Jesus healed the blind and deaf. Parents: You can design a similar activity for use in or about your home. Make sure that all dangers (stairs, roads, etc.) are safely avoided, and supervise your children closely!

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