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951. How’s Your Appetite?

Matthew 5:6 · Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... is like a father, standing at the door every day, waiting for you to come to him. And when you do come, he treats you like royalty." This may well be the best-memorized story in all Christendom. There is one parable he told that has always fascinated me. I guess the reason is that the hero of the story is a rascal. This story pops in and out of my mind as I think about the fourth Beatitude. The main character has been given a lot of titles. He is known as the unrighteous steward, the dishonest steward, the ...

952. Listen To Jesus

Matthew 17:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Many voices via for our attention. It is important to listen primarily to Christ. Props: A new twenty-dollar bill. Lesson: Good morning! (response) Guess what I found? When I got out of the car, sitting right there on the ground was a show the bill twenty-dollar bill—a crisp brand new twenty-dollar bill. That’s a lot of money isn’t it? (response) I don’t know what I’m going to ...

953. GOD’S CURE FOR LONELINESS

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... will think you are bragging. There is the loneliness of standing up for what you believe is right and finding that you are only a majority of one. There is the extreme loneliness of not feeling loved. Everyone seems to have friends but you, and you would guess that even your death would not cause anyone to break stride. Confronting all of these feelings of loneliness is the shrill cry of the Newborn from Bethlehem. And as we listen to the God-Babe now born, we discover that he is the Father’s cure for ...

954. NO OBITUARIES IN HEAVEN

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... , the drifting snows, the frost on the window pane. The little girl had an operation on her eyes, and she could see. When her mother came into the room, she said, "Mother, why didn’t you tell me it was so beautiful?" Her mother answered, "Honey, I tried, but I guess my words just weren’t up to it." When we lose someone close to us there are really no brilliant words which can do justice to the occasion. Our words just aren’t up to it. As we mourn our loss, it is difficult for us to see beyond the ...

955. PRACTICING THE PRESENCE OF GOD

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John H. Krahn

... must be conscious of that presence. Even more, we should seek to intermingle our presence with his presence. In other words, we need to practice the presence of God in our lives, showing by the way we live that he dwells in us. When we are feeling far from God, guess who’s moved? God certainly didn’t.

956. Faith Opens the Door

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... her thirtieth birthday (quoted by Sidney Harris): "My God, what will become of me? I have no desire but to die. There isn’t a night that I do not lie down on my bed, wishing that I may leave it no more. Unconsciousness is all I desire." You cannot guess who she was. This was Florence Nightingale in despair, because, as she was seeking a place of healing in the life of her day, she had been refused, rejected, turned down because she was a woman. Sixty years later at the age of ninety she died. It was said ...

957. "I Don’t Want to Be Perfect - Or Do I?"

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... ." I do want to have the spirit of Christ. I am hungry to have his love. I am yearning after perfection of inner life and attitude. Why didn’t God just make us the way he wants us to be and save himself and us a lot of trouble? I guess he wants us in on the process, and himself in on the process; both of us working together in fellowship with the problems of living. To become a person fit for God is my reason for being. We have tried everything else as a goal in life, and we die ...

958. A Liturgical Drama For Advent

Drama

Tom Eberle

... done to the destitute and downtrodden, you ought to rescue the weak and the poor, and save them from the clutches of wicked men. But you know nothing, you understand nothing, you walk in the dark while earth’s foundations are giving way." [Psalms 82:2-5] One: I guess I do worry about the day the kids will be grown and leave home. It seems like they are one of the few lights left for me. Two: Being a kid isn’t easy. It’s like somebody dumped us in this gigantic room by ourselves, turned the lights ...

959. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR LENT

Drama

Tom Eberle

... Son: I don’t like this place. Mother: [turns toward her son from where she is searching] This church? Son: No. I mean what I am sitting on. I don’t like this spot right here. Mother: You mean the communion railing. Why would you dislike that? Son: I guess it scares me. Mother: You accuse me of talking in circles, but you are making quite a few loops yourself. Son: It scares me that people come here to kneel: grown men and women. Mother: Why should that be so frightening? Son: You don’t see grown-ups ...

960. A SERMON-DRAMA FOR EASTER

Drama

Tom Eberle

... over the choice I must now make. I hear them singing a favorite hymn. Let us join them. [They move toward the front of the congregation and stand to one side.] Narrator: Here we are almost 1,700 years away from home. Perhaps you have guessed by now that this vigil awaiting the resurrection was the time for baptism. Throughout the season of Lent the catechumens have undergone their training. Now they have nervously been gathered together with the rest of the congregation so that at the first light of dawn ...

961. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’

Drama

Tom Eberle

... What do you mean by that? Box: We’ve all heard the blesseds are this, for they shall be that. It makes for nice reading, but they ask the impossible of us. Minister: And Doris Day is the only one around who still believes in the impossible? Box: You guessed it. Minister: Will you at least hear me out? Box: I will as long as you give me a chance to cross-examine. Minister: O.K. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Box: I object. Irrelevant and immaterial. Who the heck knows ...

962. Joseph

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... he was speaking of God the Father, yet the term was father, a word dear to our Savior. O Joseph, of the holy family least, A just man art thou called, and all the rest Of flaw and virtue in thy homely life Is left unnamed, to be inferred or guessed. But who can doubt thy warmth of heart, thy grace Of spirit wise, or who shall think it odd To hold thee great? When Jesus spoke to heaven, "My Father" was the name he gave to God.2 We are grateful that our’s is the blessed privilege of saying ...

963. THE WITCH OF ENDOR

Drama

Marcia Miller

... woman. ENDORA: Let me prepare some food for you. LUCAS: Yes, Saul, let’s stay. You can’t go on without eating. ENDORA: I risked my life for you earlier. Now, do as I say. LEUMAS: Maybe she’s right. LUCAS: Do as she says, Saul. SAUL: Yes, I guess I am tired. Food might help. ENDORA: Girls, girls, bring the food. [The GIRL WITCHES appear with platters of food. SAUL and his AIDES sit down and begin to eat. The GIRLS move to a single acting area; perhaps, the same one used for the opening segment.] DARCY ...

964. THE GOOD SAMARITAN

Drama

Marcia Miller

... to keep on going until I get to Jericho. [He sees the JEW.] What’s this? A man! And he’s been hurt. Here, let me give you some of my water. [The JEW moans.] At least you aren’t dead. I wish I had some clean bandages, but I guess my handkerchief is better than nothing. [There is no answer, only another moan.] He looks like a Jew. I hope he doesn’t mind the help of a Samaritan. I’ll take him into town with me. [He wipes the man’s face with a wet handkerchief.] Surely there will ...

965. Can We Really Get Along?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... God who had met the Savior of the world. Let me add a footnote. Later, perhaps a year and a half later, following Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, a period of persecution of Christians broke out in Jerusalem. Many Christians had to flee the city. Guess where many of them fled to. ...that's right, Samaria. There was a place that their Jewish persecutors were not eager to go. Acts 8 tells us that a revival broke out in Samaria. Why were Christian Jews welcome there? Because one day Jesus had ...

966. Lazarus Rising

John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Sermon

... no escaping that there is agony in her words. Of that we can be sure. Even so she still holds out hope. She says: “Even now Lord, whatsoever you ask of God it will be done.” Faith or wishful thinking? It depends upon your perspective I guess. Jesus replied: “Your brother shall rise again.” Like the disciples, Martha does not catch it. “Oh,” she says, “I know that he will be raised in the final resurrection.” Now what Martha is referring to here is the rather vague Jewish belief, at least a ...

967. A New Life

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... am talking about is a special little gift that I have for you. Do you remember what I said about this egg? It is now empty, and it is cracked open. Well, what do you think was inside this egg before it cracked open? That's right, some of you guessed. A baby chicken. I am going to bring a couple out to show you right now what happened to the egg that died, and then after the service if your parents agree, I will give everyone a baby chick. Do you see what happened? The egg had to first die ...

968. God Doesn't Change

James 1:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to forget things like that, so you sing and pray them over and over. Does God change? Is God different today than He was yesterday? I have a picture here of a very good-looking boy. Do any of you know who this strong, handsome young man is? [Let them guess.] You probably won't believe it, but that young man is me when I was a boy. Isn't is amazing how people change? Have you ever looked at pictures of yourself as a baby and then looked in a mirror to see how much you've changed? How about ...

969. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... !" He explained, "It takes only one to be a hitter." He threw the ball into the air a third time and again he missed. "Strike three - you’re out!" he shouted. Just then mother called them for dinner. As they headed for the house, he said, "Well, Dad, I guess that proved it. I really am a terrific pitcher!" With this self-applause we can get to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think. A sixteen-year-old girl wrote to Ann Landers, "What troubles me is that I have no problems ... I am a pretty ...

970. Swept Up Together

Luke 11:14-28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... back to them every time and give them another chance, but they just keep staying away. Look at that gum wrapper. It reminds me of Pete. Watch what Jesus is going to do with Pete. He didn’t get him the first time, but watch when Jesus tries again. You guessed it, Jesus did not miss Pete the second time. That is also the way it is with us. Sometimes a boy or girl comes to Jesus the very first time that Jesus asks him to come, and some of us wait for the second or third time before we ever ...

971. A Tough Job

Mark 16:1-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... are trying, I want you to imagine that you just love pickles, and that you love them so much that you have been waiting for three days to have one. [Let them try to open the jar.] It seems impossible. For some people who do not have great strength I guess that it IS impossible. But wait, I have a second jar with some pickles in it. Now maybe you will understand what happened on Easter. This jar does not have a lid. You can have a pickle if you want to since the jar lid is off and you can ...

972. Beware of Dog

John 15:18--16:4

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... bite anyone it doesn’t know. That is a warning. Jesus gave some warnings to his disciples that they remembered and wrote down. These were warnings about what was going to happen to them after he went back to heaven to live with his Father. I guess the warnings that he gave were a little different from this sign because Jesus knew that there was no way for the disciples to keep certain things from happening. Jesus warned the disciples so that they would have courage. The disciples had to preach and teach ...

973. 2 + 3 = 4?

Luke 16:1-15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... cheat because they think that they can make friends by cheating. I want to show you some things that a teacher gave me that she took away from some of the people in her class. Do you know what these things are? [Show them the notes and let them guess.] These notes have answers on them. [Show them the inside of the note.] The person cheating was giving the answers away to other people with the hope that these people would be his friends. This person thought that the other boys and girls would like him if he ...

974. The Win-Win Philosophy of Life

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... problem but the church’s problem as a whole. Another option for me would be to avoid a direct encounter and simply pick up the telephone. I could then call all the deacons, my buddies, my neighbors, and anyone else who would listen to me. "Hey, guess what? The secretary types while I’m trying to concentrate!" Needless to say, we could really get a hectic situation out of a very simple incident. When someone tries to create a loser, extreme conflict results. By a series of "I" statements, one can move to ...

975. When Yes Means No and No Means Yes

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... work, but it is a lousy self-image maker. We all know if the things we do match the things we say. We know if we are "phony" or sincere in the practice of the Christian faith. Even if we keep it a secret from everyone else and no one guesses, we know. We are going to think much better about ourselves and thus be better people if we practice what we preach and know it. From Australia a few years ago came amazing stories of a kindly nurse who was doing wonderful things to enable children, who had been ...

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