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851. Empty Prisons Without Walls

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... . There is also a tremendous housing shortage in Poland so that we could say that the walls for many more houses need to be built. And yet at the same time the Poles are more busy building church walls - constructing churches - because (we can only guess) the church in Poland has come to symbolize something even more important than the so-called necessities of life like food, clothing and shelter! The church has come to be the ultimate symbol for freedom and life itself. (We might do well to ask ourselves ...

852. Laughing in Church

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Jech

... , scarcely able to control his horror. "Oh," said St. Peter. "Well, you see your friend was far from perfect in his life on earth and this is his punisnment." A little further on the man saw another friend with an even more hideous blob attached to his leg. "I guess Leo did quite a few bad things in his life too, eh?" "I'm afraid so," St. Peter responded. Going on the man suddenly recognized Bishop Anderson, who also had a chain attached to his leg. But at the other end of the chain was Dolly Parton! "My ...

853. Love Those Who Pick On You

Luke 6:27-36

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... John’s arm and holding up your fist say to him: They said it was ok for me to hit you back. Are you alright with that? (response) To the other children: He says he is not ok with that. Are you sure this is right? (response) Application: Can anyone guess what Jesus said? If someone hits you what does Jesus tell us to do? (response) As you say the following turn your face to the appropriate side and point to the appropriate sides of the face. He said, if someone hits you don’t hit back. Try to find some ...

854. Teaching Trust

Acts 16:28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... kind of people. There is a great story about trust in the Bible concerning Paul and some of his friends. It all started when a woman who was a slave to some evil men followed Paul around a town called Philippi making fun of Paul's preaching. As you might guess, Paul was very serious about teaching others to love and follow Jesus. Having this woman, who was a fortune teller, laugh about it did not make Paul happy. Paul knew that there must be something evil in her to make fun of Jesus, so one day when he had ...

855. Will the Real Jesus Christ Arise?

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Carl Jech

... person. A famous painting of "the laughing Jesus" has become quite popular, and it may well be a good antidote to the many overly-serious portraits which artists have imagined. Jesus has also been described as a "religious genius," and, as you might guess, this image of Jesus was put forward by an academically-oriented person. We have also seen of late a popular tendency to identify Jesus with Buddha or other great religious figures, as if Jesus and Buddha and Confucius, for example, are all just different ...

856. Names, Not Numbers

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... ." The dog sat. "Now, lie down." The dog obediently settled down on the floor beside his master. The man turned to his friend, "Well, as you can see for yourself, this is a good old dog. He is faithful, obedient, and affectionate. I'm fond of this old dog. I guess you could say that I love Lucky as much as any person can love a pet. But, look out there in the kitchen. There is my baby girl Susan. She is just about a year old. She wakes me up at all hours of the night demanding attention. She is ...

857. The Ultimate Question

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... are split." And I said, "What are you looking for?" He said, "We don't know. That depends on what we shall find." I said, "Tell me, do you think all of this will someday be used for the good of mankind?" And he replied, "Well, Reverend, I guess that depends on your religionists." Oh, no, you don't, Doctor! You don't sneak out of it that way. You don't divest yourself of that responsibility in that simple way. When a culture divorces its inventions from its intentions, then that culture is doomed, because it ...

858. Talk! Talk! Talk!

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... him. One day, he finally came, and eventually he united with the congregation. Some time later, I had the occasion to ask him why? Who said the right thing to him? Who had finally convinced him? "No one," he answered. "It was my wife. She never said anything, but, I guess, over the years, she kind of lived me into it." Let every man be slow to speak. Let your actions speak of your love for your Lord and your fellow man, and may the Lord say to us, as he did to Jeremiah, "Whatever I command you, you shall ...

859. Peter. Rock. Follower of Jesus.

Matthew 16:13-20

Drama

Thomas Blowers

... George "Brains" too, because he sure had them. And used them. An "A" student, first in the class - that was young George. Brains. Me? Well I got by as best I could with what I had. Not that I was a poor student. I wasn't. Just average I guess. But young George, he was something else. Brains all the way. He became a lawyer, I think. And would you believe it? People still called him that name: Brains. Well, it's a wonder my nickname ever stuck: Peter. Rock. Altogether there were twelve of us, myself included ...

860. A Father Looks at His Son - Joseph and Jesus

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Thomas Blowers

... least in Nazareth and surrounding towns, dreamed of the day his son would follow in his footsteps he, dreamed of the day when he would retire, and his eldest son would take over where he left off. But such was not to be. Such was not to be and I guess I really knew it for a long time, ever since Jesus was twelve, ever since as a family we had gone to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. When time came for us to leave with the rest of the caravan heading north, Jesus went off with one of the other ...

861. Never Cry Uncle - Malchus

Matthew 26:47-56

Drama

Thomas Blowers

Dramatic Monologue My name is Malchus and I'm but one of the many slaves owned by the high priest. Someone once asked me how many of us there were all told and I couldn't even make a guess, so I answered "Oh about enough to populate a small city." Could have been that many, too, counting everybody: men, women, and children. We cleaned, cooked, took care of the stables, guarded the Palace -- in fact, we did just about everything nobody really likes to do anyway unless he has ...

862. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... congregation in Eastern North Carolina. At one point I became frustrated by their apathy and launched a series of "hell-fire" type sermons. I really blistered their ears! I told them that they were all sinners bound for hell, and they all agreed with me. But, guess what? They didn't change - and I couldn't understand why. Something was wrong with my approach. It didn't get any results. Why? Because I was offering those people their sins instead of the Savior. I was condemning them to hell instead of calling ...

863. Getting The Facts

1 Corinthians 15:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that he was raised from the dead on the third day; that Peter and the other disciples saw Jesus after the resurrection; then 500 people saw him at one time; then Jesus talked to James and finally even Paul met him. Paul says that these are facts, not rumors or guesses. So just as you can be sure when you weigh something on the scale, you can also be sure about what Paul says about Jesus. Paul is like a good scale -- he gives us the facts. THE BIG SPLASH! 2 Corinthians 3:4-9, verse 9: If splendor accompanied ...

864. Finishing What We Start

2 Timothy 4:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... can have it back when he finishes it. I think he started this puzzle last Christmas. Oh, and there is one other thing that I brought along that really bothers me. The other night I went to a ball game and after the fourth inning it began to rain and, guess what? That's right, they still haven't finished it. Finishing things is important. St. Paul says that he finished the race of life still a Christian. He doesn't talk about being the first one to finish or the strongest to finish. He is just able to say ...

865. The Drag Net

Matthew 13:47-52

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... want to live here on earth and hear all of the wonderful things about God's world and then miss it because I was too small. There is a place for everyone. It is good to know that God won't forget anyone and that He wants us all. I guess that is what makes a good fisherman, he never misses a catch. That is also what is so good about God. He never misses one of us. I want to give you a piece of net this morning and you can keep it so that you will always remember what ...

866. The Mote and the Beam

Matthew 7:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a funny thing about the goofy kids I used to know. Those goofy kids sometimes thought that I was goofy too. Now you can tell that I wouldn't do things to bug people. I used to tell on other kids only when it was for their own good. I guess maybe I used to brag a little bit but only about the things that I was good at doing. As far as wanting to do the same things that other kids wanted to do at the same time - well, I couldn't always do it because I was busy or ...

867. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... in a fake TV studio down in Hollywood. Many of them would insist that the International Space Station is all a hoax. That may sound absurd, but the truth of the matter is I cannot prove it or disprove it either way and neither can you. In the end, I guess I would have to say: I do believe that a man has walked on the moon, simply because a lot of people have told me about it. We have far more historical proof of the resurrection than we do thousands of pieces of information which we routinely accept as fact ...

868. Is It Well With Your Family? - Sermon Starter

2 Kings 4:8-37

Illustration

Brett Blair

... children. We can lose them by a tragic death. We can lose them due to broken relationships. And, we can lose them by failing to develop the strength of character in them that they will need to resist evil. Elisha did not know what had happened but he guessed something was not right; otherwise, she would not be traveling to find him. Elisha sent his servant out to greet this well-to-do-woman with three questions: Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with your child? On this Mother ...

869. What's Our Purpose?

Acts 2:1-21

Illustration

Brett Blair

... . The Swiss had dominated time keeping. They controlled 90% of all revenues made in their industry. They made the most precise gears and springs in the world. Their watches and clocks were perfect. Then something new happened called the Quartz movement—LCD readout. Guess who invented it. A Swiss man. But because it had no gears or knobs or springs it was rejected. They failed to recognize that they were in the business of helping people tell time not making precision gears. They lost their dominance in ...

870. Partners With the Eternal

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

... are not doomed, after all. Take heart; with the Master, we can do more than we thought we could. Now, perhaps not all the disciples there with Jesus on that occasion understood the full meaning of this episode before the sun went down that evening. But I would guess that many of them understood much of it. To whatever extent they learned, I am confident this is the lesson their Master intended, I suspect it is the lesson he had in mind when he brought them to that place. Yes, I'm sure he had "compassion" on ...

871. The Importance of Believing

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

... us and cause us to do things. Most of the time it is what we believe that directs our choices and controls our actions. Christopher Morley, in the novel Kitty Foyle, has a sentence which says, "Nobody knows what he really believes; you've got to guess at it by how you find yourself acting." This may slightly overstate the matter, but not by much. Whether or not we are conscious of our beliefs, and whether or not our beliefs conform to our confessions, there is a profound relationship between what we believe ...

872. Full Barns and Empty Hearts

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... . Do we ever really reach the point where we quit worrying about economic security - even when the barns are full and overflowing? I have a hunch that the wealthy take as much Sominex as do those on the lower edge of the economic heap. My guess is that they, too, have trouble sleeping because of gnawing anxieties over the security of their barns. Certainly they know that their prosperity doesn’t protect them against sickness, or fate, or death. The full barn doesn’t fill up the heart. Again our poet ...

873. Museum or Mission?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... of ideology. Now among pragmatic, practical-minded Americans, there is a certain distaste and fear of ideology; it seems something reserved for those on the extremes of the right or the left. Nor are Ideologists credited with having everyday usefulness. Perhaps not. My guess is that neither Michael Harrington nor William Buckley, Jr., could tune up my car. But I would define ideology as an inescapable outlook from which we view ourselves and the world. It comes as standard human equipment, and none of us is ...

874. The Freedom To Be Wrong

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

... not to dwell on them. The Gospel is continually giving me a fresh start. Now that I’m a bit more aware of what it means to live completely forgiven for Christ’s sake, if I could live those situations again, I’d do them something like this: Dad, I guess I’m not as careful as I thought I was. Last night I was taking some of the gang home and we were laughing and I wasn't paying attention and as I was backing up in the parking lot, I went too far and I ran into a telephone ...

875. An Encounter With Two Old Friends

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

... the time. We justify ourselves, excuse ourselves, defend ourselves, point up our virtues, cover up our faults. We justify the most obtuse behavior, not in others certainly, but in ourselves. We scan the antics of society and say, "That’s how it is these days, I guess," but no one ever calls out "Stop it! You are in sin." The unacceptable becomes acceptable as we are conditioned from within and from without to love what God hates, or at best to be indifferent. God looks us over, but God does not overlook ...

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