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926. For the Love of Children

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to be blessed. Jesus’ disciples view this as a huge breach of decorum and begin not only to protest but to speak sternly to them. The word in Greek means to rebuke, to reprimand, to reprove, to instruct with a harsh disciplinary tone. In response, Jesus is “indignant.” He is angry, incensed. He’s just spent all afternoon trying to teach his disciples lessons about the treatment of others and their role as kind and uplifting leaders, and now this! Have they learned nothing? No wonder Jesus becomes ...

927. The Art Of Transition

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... easily or gently. It is not something that we eagerly embrace; it is forced upon us. We go into it kicking and screaming. We age. Our bodies change. People we know and care about move away. We change jobs and have to learn new skills and face new responsibilities. Our doctor tells us we have to change our eating and exercise habits. Even the changes we seek cause us distress and discomfort. That new baby we wanted so much keeps us up at night with feedings and worry and continues to do so for the rest of ...

928. Whom Shall We Obey?

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... of least resistance? It could not have been a safe course of action for the disciples to persist in preaching for Christ. But they did persist and in their persistence, they provided a model for us to follow. In fact, the disciples were so persistent, Peter's response to the questioning of the Sanhedrin included a mini-sermon. Peter and his colleagues were accused of breaking the law by preaching, so what did he do? He broke out in a sermon. Would we have the courage and the commitment to do that? When you ...

929. From Singleness To Solidarity

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die -- there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you! vv. 16-17 So Naomi and Ruth returned to Bethlehem together. In response to the word of God that food was available in Bethlehem, they organized their singleness. Instead of saying "to each her own," they pooled their resources and got them all together in the name of God. Thus, they became one of the first single women's support groups in ...

930. The Blind Guiding The Blind

Psalm 92:1-15, Luke 6:46-49, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, Isaiah 55:1-13, Luke 6:37-42

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... day by day than on the life-forming choices that may confront them daily. Jesus calls his disciples to choose continually to bring their life and conduct into unity if they are to follow him. They also need to make such decisions if they are to be responsible as leaders and teachers. Point to Ponder When is it hypocrisy to speak far better than we often do? Someone has suggested that it is not hypocrisy to talk about your highest ideals. In so doing you help to support your efforts to live according to your ...

931. Weather Signs

Luke 12:49-53

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William E. Keeney

... in terms of shalom. B. Commitment to Christ. Do not submit to peace at any price since that is not true peace. C. Opposition to Faith. If you are true to the reality of the kingdom, the burden for breaking peace is on others. D. Responsibility for Peace. You are responsible for your own wholeness (shalom). If others are offended by it, seek reconciliation but not at the price of the integrity of your Christian faith. 3. Reading the Winds. (v. 54) Note that the word for spirit and wind or breath is the same ...

932. Proper 25

Psalm 65:1-13, Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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William E. Keeney

... do we stand with them, so identified that we take part in their sin and failures? Do we stand with them so ready to share their suffering and pain that we feel it as much as they do? Do we stand with them so that we feel responsible to help meet their needs or relieve their sufferings as much as our resources, including our spiritual strength, our wealth, and our material goods, make possible? Do we stand in judgment over human weakness, stumbling, and sin? Do we stand apart so that we are not contaminated ...

933. The Tale Of Three Women

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... Although her name means "sweetness," she does not come across as sweet. After the death of her husband and sons she blames God for the emptiness she feels. She feels the loss of her family is the result of divine judgment. She suggests that possibly God is responsible for their deaths. Naomi feels that she left Judah with a husband, two sons, and a promising future, and because of the Lord's doing she is returning empty-handed. But she has a right to be bitter and angry -- after all she has lost her husband ...

934. Thankful Living

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... the pastures will turn green, and the vines and the trees will again bear their yield. God will again give the usual "early" rain in October and November and the "later" rains in March and April, as God has always done before. Joel declares that Judah's response to all of this is to "praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you" (v. 26b). In other words, practice thankful living. Our thanksgiving and gratitude should be seen by the manner of our everyday living, how we respond to ...

935. Miracles Seven and Eight: Healing An Issue Of Blood & Healing The Rulers Daughter

Mark 5:21-43

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Harold H. Lentz

... , with fear and trembling, not knowing whether or not she was to be rebuked for her action. But Jesus did not scold; instead he pronounced a blessing, telling the woman that her faith had made her whole. This whole episode was an interlude in Christ's response to Jairus' request to come to his house and heal his sick daughter. If the delay in doing so, caused by the healing of the woman with the issue of blood, had previously been considered trivial, it now took on enormous proportions. For the news came ...

936. Lighting A Fire In A Cold Room

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... he cried. He saw deep in his soul a self-centeredness that needed to be cleansed. God's smoke filled the entire temple. Uzziah's response to the barrier placed by the human priests in front of his ego was to fly into a rage against them. This rage was ... anything, don't send for me." Then, he entered a dark, cold world of the leprosarium for the rest of his days. By contrast, Isaiah's response to the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" was quite direct. "Here am I. Send me." ...

937. Too Good To Be True

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... people had already received God's law in the first covenant at Sinai. The only real difference between the old covenant and the new is that this time the people will be faithful. "I will be their God, and they shall be my people." God seems to expect that, in response to God's forgiving love to the people, they will begin to obey the law. They will do so not because they are supposed to, but because they want to. It will be written on their hearts. It will be so deeply a part of their consciousness that it ...

938. Opening Your Heart To Jesus

Revelation 3:20

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... they liked especially well -- like a pet. One of the most often printed pictures in Christian art is this picture of Jesus knocking on a door. (A large size copy would be helpful here. Talk a little about the picture.) Why do you suppose Jesus is knocking on that door? (Responses -- He wants to find out if anyone is home, He wants in, and so forth.) Those are probably all good reasons, but the man who painted the picture was trying to give us a visual image of a verse that is in the Bible. Let me read it to ...

939. Our Days Are In His Hands

Proverbs 3:1-2

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... look forward with anticipation of happiness for ourselves and for others as well. Why do we have a New Year's Day holiday? (Responses may vary greatly. Aim for the idea of marking new beginnings, at least in our time accounting system.) We mark the passage of time ... some plans for the new year. Do you know what we call the plans or promises that we make at the start of the year? (Response -- Resolutions.) New Year's resolutions may be a good way to remind us of things we want to change in the days ahead, but ...

940. The Shepherd Cares For His Sheep

Lk 15:6 · Jn 10:11 · Isa 40:11; 53:6 · Heb 13:20 · Ps 100:3

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... great distances to find enough pasture for them to graze. Do you know what a person who tends the sheep is called? (Response.) Yes, a shepherd. Many shepherds spend long days with their sheep, and can even tell them apart, although they all look alike ... to take care of us, to feed us, to find us when we get lost, and to keep us from going astray. Who is our shepherd? (Responses -- God, Jesus, even the pastor may be suggested.) We have lots of word pictures in the Bible that tell us of the special love that ...

941. Christ Comes Into Our Hearts

Mt 5:8 · 1 Sam 16:7 · 1 Ch 28:9 · Ps 44:21; 51:10 · Rom 10:10 · Eph 3:17

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... muscle that is beating in your chest? Let's be quiet for a minute and feel our hearts. (Hands on chest or on pulse.) Do you feel it? When you say you love someone -- like your mother or father, or even your brother or sister -- how do you feel? (Responses -- Something inside, excited, happy, and so forth.) Is it a different feeling inside than you usually have? Well, that's why God tells us that it is important what kind of secrets we have there in the deepest parts of our being. That's why the Bible says ...

942. Careful With Those Lips

Mt 15:8 · Ps 119:171; 143:3 · Rom 3:13 · Isa 6:5 · 1 Pet 3:10

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

Object: Lips stickers Good morning, boys and girls. I'm thinking of an external part of the human body that you use all the time, whether you are walking, standing still, sitting down, awake or asleep. Can anyone guess which part of the body I have in mind? (Responses -- Allow eight or ten. If they have not said mouth or lips, you can give them a couple of clues.) I'm using them right now. Eyes? No. (Purse your lips.) That's right. I'm thinking about lips today. Well, what a strange thing that is to think ...

943. Jesus And The Ten Commandments

Ex 20:1-18 · Mt 22:36-40 · Deut 5:16-21; 11:8-9 · Rom 13:10 · Gal 3:24

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... have tried to ignore these and other laws that God has given. Often this is because they don't want to do what God has told them to do. They try to excuse their behavior. Do you know what it means to try to excuse the way you act? (Response -- Encourage examples from the children of what that means.) When Jesus was on earth, people questioned him on which one of the Commandments He thought was the most important. Do you know what He said? (Read Matthew 22:36.) Jesus said that the fulfillment of all the law ...

944. Trust In God

Ps 40:4 · Prov 28:25

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... it on the smallest coin and the largest sized note we print at the U.S. Mint. Now, it's all right to have a motto, but it is more important that we know what the motto means. What do you think our national motto, "In God We Trust," means? (Responses -- Go with these where you can.) Very basically, boys and girls, it means that as a nation we are confident that God will support and sustain us in the principles of justice and freedom in which we believe. Some find it very curious that we print the motto on ...

945. Week Three Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... to humans, the ability to say yes or no. God does not command love from the Hebrews or from any of us; God has total respect for people, his greatest creation. God lays out the options and allows people to choose their response. Certainly there is a response which leads to life, this is the response of love. As Jesus says to the scribe, "You are not far from the reign of God." As the Lenten journey continues and we seek new ways of unifying ourselves with God and others, let us always remember the need to ...

946. The Shepherd And His Flock

John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... animals or persons from entering and leaving freely. A shepherd would sleep across the entrance so that no bandits or wolves would enter easily or the sheep wander out from the security of the sheepfold. 5. "Hear his voice." (v. 3) Often a shepherd would be responsible for many sheep. Shepherds would be hired by owners to care for a few animals when someone did not have enough to make it worth spending full time caring for them. In a mixed flock it would be hard to separate the sheep belonging to different ...

947. Confidence To Spare

Psalm 27:1-6, 13-14

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... newspaper reporter at the party asked her, "Do you have any children?" She responded without any hesitation, "Not yet." That was a cute thing to say in light of the occasion for the question. But I don't put it in quite the same league as Mabel Yark's response. For the 100-year-old woman without children really doesn't have much of a chance of ever giving birth. It's a pipe-dream to think she might. But there was a good chance that Mabel Yark would celebrate her 100th birthday. In fact, she is enjoying good ...

948. Stop Being Afraid

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... have to do? If your grandparents write their will and say that when they die you will get the farm, what do you have to do? Be nice to them? Work really hard? Why? They have already promised you the farm. "What do I have to do?" is the wrong response to a promise. It doesn't make sense. If you find out you are going to inherit something, you say "Hooray! Wonderful! Thank you." Out of the blue you have a retirement plan. Suddenly the future doesn't seem so uncertain. Most of our life is lived not according ...

949. The One Thing That Would Make The Biggest Difference

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift" (Matthew 5:23-24). If you are like me, you don't take responsibility. If someone has hurt you, you will sit and nurse your grudge until hell freezes over. I mean that metaphor literally. You will be damned if you will go to the trouble and take the risk of seeking out someone who has already hurt you in order to ...

950. Prayers for Family Days

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... joy in our successes, their pleasure in our dreams. How reluctant we were to break our childhood ties from them. We thank you for our fathers, even when they failed to meet our needs or care for us as we had hoped. As disappointed and angry as we felt in response to their failure to love and provide for us, we now choose to cling to the good memories of those days. We hold up to you all of us who are fathers. We have need of your wisdom. Let your love move through us to our sons and daughters. How ...

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