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John 12:35

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... light," several children answer. "That's right," I continue. "But it's not dark in here this morning, is it?" "No, we have the lights," someone points out. "And there's light from the sun coming in the windows," another child replies. Immediately I switch the subject with the question, "Have any of you ever been camping?" Many of the children nod. "Everyone who has been camping, please raise your hand." All but two of them do so. "Have any of you ever gotten up in the middle of the night when you were ...

902. Freedom

Acts 22:27-28

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... ," I reply. "So you're saying the Fourth of July has something to do with our country. And you're right, of course. It is a day we celebrate something called 'freedom.' "Over 200 years ago, the people who had settled here in America were subjects of the King of England. The English passed some tax laws that the people in America didn't think were fair. So, the Americans declared their independence, their freedom from England. "Now, the interesting thing about freedom is that it is never just from something ...

903. Attitudes

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... measure days, weeks, months ..." "With calendars!" several children simultaneously respond before I ever get to "years." Now I begin pulling calendars out of my bag -- wall calendars, desk calendars, pocket calendars. "These come in many different shapes and sizes and can be found with subjects from sports to angels, cartoons to quotations," I tell the children. "We seem to be very conscious of time in our lives, don't we? Just look at all these things we have to help us keep track of time. It's almost as ...

904. Getting Ready

Luke 3:4-5

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... ," comes a virtually unanimous reply. "Ah, yes, a vacuum cleaner ... that would be a better tool to use on a carpet than a broom." "We are presently in a season of the church year which we call 'Advent,'" I continue, again with an abrupt change of subject to keep their attention from wandering. "You may be asking yourselves, 'What has Advent got to do with sweeping the floor?' My answer to that would be that both of them have to do with preparation. Who knows what it means to prepare?" Jason answers, "To ...

905. "Remember Me!"

Luke 24:13-35

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... that happened?" I ask. "Pretty bad," says one boy. "Awful!" sighs another. "Afraid ..." "Alone ..." "Hurt ..." I want the children to remember their feelings and share them, but at the same time I do not want them to dwell on such feelings too long, so I change the subject. "I need another show of hands," I announce. "How many of you have a 'best' friend?" As a number of children raise their hands, from the back row I again hear the plaintive voice of the little girl who doesn't have a pet. "I don't have a ...

906. The Persecuted

John 15:18-27

Sermon

John A. Terry

... . For that's the way they treated men of conscience in the past." (Jordon) "Happy are those who are ridiculed for living their lives on a high spiritual plane. They are approved by God. Happy are those who are criticized and ridiculed and the subject of gossip because of their attempt to be Christlike. That ridicule has been heaped on others. Do not be disturbed about it, because God will give you a great reward." (The Pulpit 12/54) "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs ...

907. The Adventure Of The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... face was grave, careworn, and there was as little life in his eyes as there was light in the room. He said nothing. "Thank you for allowing me this interview, Your Grace," Holmes greeted him. We took seats next to his desk and Holmes went right to his subject. "I was there, too," he said. "Holmes, you what?" I fairly shouted. "You never left that infernal machine!" "Watson, Watson, it is a time machine, and it was set to return me barely a moment after I left. I was there for the better part of twenty hours ...

908. Called To Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... 's God like to Benjamin? Barnabas: Oooo, now I'm getting it. To him, God is pretty vengeful. God is hovering over Benjamin's shoulder watching to see if he is dotting every "i" and crossing every "t." Paul: If the law is so important, even God becomes subject to the law and the law becomes God. Barnabas: You lost me there. Paul: Forget it. Just remember Abraham's faith was in "Abba" -- Father. Jesus' faith was in "Abba" -- Father. Yours is, too. If God is that way toward us, forgiving, giving us a chance to ...

909. The Servant of All's Second Prediction

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:33-37

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... is the greatest. "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all" (Mark 9:35). Jesus goes on to say to them that the kingdom of God is about welcoming children. In ancient culture, children had no status. They were subject to the authority of their fathers, viewed as little more than property. Membership within the community of the faithful will involve giving status to those who have none ... Hospitality, a major aspect of life in the ancient world, is to be extended to the most unlikely ...

910. October 2-8

Mark 10:1-12

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... good, for God's steadfast love endures forever! Left: "This is my commandment," Jesus said, "that you love one another as I have loved you." Right: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends." Left: Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. Right: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Left: Love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Right: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown ...

911. Mission Ready!

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... I note that Saint Mark uses the word “immediately, or “straightway, at least eight times in his short Gospel. To me that says: You have no time to waste. Do not hesitate. Do not mess around with the recalcitrant. Do not get bogged down with non-essentials. The subject of time seems to inspire some preachers to conjure up all kinds of apocalyptic scenes, predicting a near end-of-time, in their anxiety that we be saved before it is too late. Is that valuable to you? Personally, it is not to me. I say that ...

912. Bread For The Journey (Bread of Life III)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... to, have to be planned well in advance; some happen on the spur of the moment; some are planned for us. “Bread for the Journey” is my theme today, based on another part of St. John’s narrative about the “Bread of Life.” This whole subject of “Bread of Life” began with the feeding of the Five Thousand. It continues to develop as Jesus and the Twelve make their journeys through the various towns, to the lake and mountainside, responding to the crowds. As we noted last week, these short scenarios ...

913. What’s Inside Comes Out!

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

My subject is, “What is Inside You Has to Come Out!” Human behavior is very much like the natural order. We sow seeds, set plants, fertilize and attend our gardens. We enroll our children in school to educate their minds. Every day we learn morality, form habits, build character. At our tables ...

914. God’s Kind of King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... Ñ a child of the King, a person of worth. The Ruler-King In our text God says through Jeremiah concerning the Christ, the Messiah: “that king will rule wisely and do what is right and just throughout the land.” (v. 5) Naturally a king is a ruler. His subjects are expected to obey his laws. Christ the King is a ruler also, a ruler chosen by God. As King he rules over his people, the church. St. Paul refers to Jesus as “the head of the body, the church.” The head rules the body and the body responds ...

915. Read the Directions

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... A bountiful eye” is a delightful phrase for a person who sees the needs of the poor and shares generously with them. In Charlotte, North Carolina, a seventh grade school girl won a computer from a manufacturer because she had written the best essay on an assigned subject. She urgently wanted a computer, but she had read in the newspaper about a boy her age who had been hurt in an accident and who was fighting for his life in a hospital. This boy wanted to become a computer programmer like his dad, but now ...

916. Adam’s Prime Rib

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... of women through history! Some have acted toward women as though woman came from man’s foot bone and therefore was an object to be kicked around. Others have acted as though woman came from man’s knee bone and therefore was meant to kneel in subjection to him. Still others have acted as if woman came from man’s tailbone and therefore should always be behind the man in compensation and position in the business world. And there are many who act as though woman came from man’s “funny bone” and ...

917. Changing The Rules

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... in the church cemetery. The pastor asked the others if they knew if their dead friend had been baptized. They said that they did not know. The others explained to the pastor that they had talked a lot about life and death and God, but one subject they had not broached was if and when their comrade was baptized. "Well then," explained the pastor, "if you do not know if your friend was baptized I must inform you that church ecciesiology does not permit you to bury your dead friend in this cemetery." Saddened ...

918. The Dream For Wisdom

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... besides, I only got to the throne by the skin of my teeth. I only got to the throne because all of the other brothers knocked each other off and I was the only one left standing (except Adonijah, who was exalted but not for long). Then there is the subject of my mother, Bath-Sheba. She is rather infamous (not always admired). And there is the matter of the people of Israel you have chosen for me to lead. There are so many of them they cannot be counted. Who, who could govern them? Help! God! I am so scared ...

919. Investing God's Gift

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... with its emphasis on the "wideness in God's mercy" is a point which cannot be overemphasized. But even more telling is what follows it. For what follows is not the account of a king who received royal power and lords it over his subjects, brutally suppressing dissent and slaughtering his opponents. Rather, Jesus' journey into Jerusalem, the place where he is to receive royal power, or so his disciples presume, culminates in his own slaughter. Far from being the kind of king who acts as kings have always ...

920. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... A love song concerning the vineyard. Jeremiah 2:21 -- A lament that the good transplanted vine became a wild one. Ezekiel 15:1-6 -- A judgment on the dead vine in the midst of the woods. Ezekiel 19:10-14 -- The image of a vine that has been subjected to fire. Hosea 10:1 -- Israel is compared to a luxuriant vine. Matthew 21:28-41 -- Two parables about the vineyard. Galatians 5:22 -- The fruits of the Spirit. CONTENT Precis (John 15:1-8) Jesus identifies himself as the vine and the vinegrower as the Father ...

921. Lessons for Lent 3

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... God through knowledge of his laws. 3. The Greeks thought they could know God through philosophy. 4. The gospel informs us that we can only know God through the foolishness of the cross. __________ At the notorious Re-Imagining conference, the cross of Christ was subjected to derision. One of the speakers, who attempted to empty the cross of its meaning and centrality for the Christian faith, was Beverly Williams, who declared: "I don't think we need a theory of atonement at all. I don't think we need folks ...

922. Advent 1

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the proclivity of God's people to continue in sin. In light of the extreme seriousness of sin, he questions how they can ever be saved (64:5). Even their righteous acts have become polluted with sin (v. 6). Like clay, God's people are earthly and subject to decay. Though we cannot change ourselves, God can refashion us. He is the potter and we are the clay (v. 8). Lesson 2: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Sermon Title: Active Waiting. Sermon Angle: Paul notes that the Corinthians were not lacking in spiritual gifts as ...

923. 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

... extols a God who is able and a God who enables his own to win the victory of life. Outline: 1. Many sermons deal with the love of God but few consider the power of God. 2. I can't really tell you everything you want to know about the subject but our text informs our thinking. 3. The power of God is power for us guided by grace and love (v. 19). 4. The power of God is power in Christ (v. 20) who is risen, ascended and possesses all authority. 5. The resurrection and Ascension reveal a dynamite God ...

924. Easter 4

John 10:1-21, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... defines love as the willingness to lay down one's life for another. Christ gave his life for us (v. 16). We are to give our lives to one another (vv. 17-18). 5. We find our true love in Christ (as the objects of love and as the subjects of love). 2. Sermon Title: The New Commandments. Sermon Angle: John reduces the Christian life into two imperatives. We are to believe (trust) in God's Son and love one another (v. 23). The Jewish religion had become entangled in a morass of rules and restrictions. John cuts ...

925. Good Friday

John 19:28-37, Hebrews 10:1-18, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, John 18:1-11, John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... punished for our sins (53:5-6). 4. He died in our place (53:8-9). 5. He made us righteous (53:11). In the late '70s a powerful movie was produced called The Deer Hunter. A group of American G.I.'s is captured by the Viet Cong and subjected to cruel torture. One of the men, Nick, cannot free himself from the horror of having to play Russian roulette. After their release, Nick stays in Saigon and continues to play the same deadly game for the entertainment of a group of sadistic gamblers who meet in a smoke ...

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