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951. On Sacrificing Others - Dramatic Monologue

Genesis 22:1-19

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... strange that happened this past week. Early Sunday morning, Abraham, his son Isaac who is about seven now, and two young men from his camp stopped here. Abraham asked me to look in on Sarah while he was gone. She hasn't been feeling too well lately. He has plenty ... me? He said he almost did it. He'd even tied up the boy and put him on the sticks for the fire. He said his God stopped him. "You have not kept back anything from me," his God said. And his crazy God even had a ram stuck in the underbrush near the ...

952. Jacob And The Night Wrestler

Genesis 32:22-32

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... 's gods and taken her and them back to him, but no, you had to run. Jacob: This guy was in my face. He wouldn't stop. God: You keep asking God to keep His promises and you haven't kept yours. What a mess you are! Jacob: I turned my back and ... so silly I broke out in uncontrollable laughter, so uncontrollable that I couldn't fight. The stranger also got to laughing so hard he stopped fighting, too. It took a long time, but finally we began to get our breath back. We just lay exhausted on the ground, watching ...

953. The Wisemen

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... You mean they are still here in town?" "Yah. They moved over to that house across the way after their baby was born." "Baby? Which house is that again?" they asked excitedly. "That one, under the bright star to the east." They hurried across the square, stopped, and went back to their gear to get some things out of their packs. Then, composing themselves, they walked over to the house. There was a light visible through the window, so they knocked quietly at the door. The young man who answered was a little ...

954. Prayer And Bumblebees

2 Corinthians 4:18

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... the wilderness to pray (Luke 5:16). Jesus talked with God a lot. "When you talk with someone, especially if you ask a question, do you expect the other person to answer?" The children nod affirmatively. "But unless you stop talking yourself, the other person won't be able to speak. You have to stop talking and listen if you are going to hear the other person's part of your conversation, don't you?" The children again nod their agreement. "I think sometimes we forget that part of prayer needs to be listening ...

955. Lost And Found - God Finds Us

Luke 15:4

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... want to go to the manager and hear the announcement: 'Would Mr. Fannin please come to the office. We have your wife!' "While I was looking for my husband, it occurred to me that he was probably looking for me too. Therefore, it would make more sense if I just stopped where I was and waited for him to find me. I did; he did. "I think sometimes our relationship with God is like my experience in the store. Something catches our attention and we wander away; often we don't know how to find our way back. But we ...

956. The Righteous

Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon

John A. Terry

... the virtue they need." That is like telling students they have learned all they need to know. They will stop studying. Jesus was concerned that we are personally righteous. Our behavior and attitudes are important. Righteous living is ... it over and pray and meditate and see if God does not give you some direction." A week later, Spike met the pastor on the street, stopped him, and said, "Reverend, I took your advice and prayed and meditated and finally God sent me word. He said I should not bother any more ...

957. God, The Son

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... religious bit, but you're still scared. You can't live with your doubts. You can't live with your bad acts. You don't stop long enough to think what good you are supposed to be doing. Quit running scared. Do all the good you can. Cut out the bad ... : Those of us who knew Jesus had no problem with that. That man had integrity that was incredible, and he had compassion that didn't stop. He was scripture-smart, but better than that, he lived it. He was God on the hoof, just like God wants all His children to ...

958. Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... parents say 'no,' you stomp your feet and wave your arms. If they don't give in, then you cry and scream like you will never stop until you die. That always gets them," he told me. Well, I decided to try it on my dad. I don't even remember what I ... . When I slowed down, he slowed down. When I speeded up, so did he. So I tried crying and screaming like I was never going to stop. He picked me up, carried me to my room, and said to practice crying for another hour because it was good for my lungs! The bad ...

959. We Come to Jesus for Rest

Mark 6:30-44

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... rest as the disciples strained at the oars against an opposing wind. Jesus goes to them, walking on the water. The disciples are frightened because they believe Jesus must be a ghost. When he gets into the boat the wind stops. The poor disciples are totally confused and do not understand how the wind stopped or how they managed to feed so many with so little bread. Their hearts are hardened. But there is no time to reflect, because as soon as they land people begin bringing every sick person in the area to ...

960. Teach Fear To Say Its Prayers

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... , cutting off her ability to breathe properly, preparing herself for nightmares. I get her talking and she calms down a bit. She asks me, “Where do you get so much faith that the storm doesn’t scare you?” I tell her I am very cautious about storms. I cannot stop the storm, but I can control the way I feel about the storm. I tell her God is in control. That is my firm belief. Sure, a storm may be dangerous and we may have to take special measures to protect ourselves. By the time we have talked a few ...

961. We All Sin So What?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... desire the death of a sinner; instead, the sinner can turn to God, receive forgiveness and live. Jesus was sent to call sinners to repent and to give abundant life to all who believe. The good news of sin continues in verses 20 and 21. Our First Lesson stops at verse 19, but should continue through verse 21 because of the wonderful good news the verses bring. The good news is that God provides clothes to live in a cold, sinful world. Adam and Eve were about to leave the garden of paradise for a hard, cruel ...

962. Forever and Ever

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... and ever. Like the widow of Zarephath, we, too, can bring lasting blessing to others. Emily Dickinson expressed it nobly: If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can cease one heart the aching, Or cool one pain, Or ... huge army to flight. God’s strength even in little things, people, or amounts lasts forever and ever. Who can empty the sea? Who can stop the sunshine? No one can exhaust the resources of God. They last forever and ever. Among God’s resources is love, for God is ...

963. Absalom, Absalom

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... one of God? Why does it so constantly fall apart? And why does it seem such a downward spiral ... evil and wickedness ... violence and wardeath and destruction ... human grief and human loss? It seems a complicated downward spiral, and there seems no stopping us ... no stopping us until we find ourselves at the angle of the War Memorial. For the writer of the Succession Narrative, it is not complicated. The narrative is set in the context of our responsibility to God. The writer is relentless in the details ...

964. Wisdom In A Proverb

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... really should be considered separately. Someone has said, "To read through the sayings is like trying to have a conversation with someone who always replies with one liners. The first few may serve to amuse, but after a dozen or so, it gets boring." One stops listening. One stops reading. Proverbs is not designed for continuous reading. Even our short text for today is a case in point: A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver and gold.The rich and the poor have ...

965. Where The Lord Dwells

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Charles Curley

... -God or God-on-the-move? There are some important differences. A settled-down-God is an available God, a God predictably present and available whenever David and Nathan need God (or whenever you and I need God, for that matter). God-on-the-move, on the other hand, can stop by and make demands on us at the most inconvenient times, and then can seem to be off somewhere else when we need God most. How convenient it would be to have God tucked away in God's own house, knowing we can always go knock on the door ...

966. Investing God's Gift

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... shocked the city. A well-known beggar had died. He had been part of the landscape of that city for many years. Each day, those who stopped at the food stalls near the bus station would be sure to see this man. He would approach their table, but not too closely to be ... heard, and how shall they hear without someone to proclaim him?" How indeed, unless those to whom the message has been entrusted stop hoarding the gift and begin to invest themselves in the task they've been given. So if this part of Luke's ...

967. What's Coming Out?

Mark 7:20

Children's Sermon

... : It is what comes out of a person that makes him (Or her) unclean. Boys and girls, have you ever stopped to think what a wonderful thing your mouth is? That's right, if it wasn't for your mouth, you ... of a person makes him or her unclean. We can let good and loving words and thoughts come out of us, or we can let ugly, hateful ones come out. God doesn't stop the bad things from coming out of us. He tells us it is up to us to decide which ones we want to let come out. I hope we will remember Jesus' words, ...

968. Stilling The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... the boat. Several boats accompany them. Second Point Of Action: A storm rises and swamps the boat. Jesus sleeps through it all until the frightened disciples wake him. Third Point Of Action: Jesus speaks to the wind and to the sea. The storm stops. Jesus speaks to the disciples. Fourth Point Of Action: The disciples respond with awe and wonder. CONNECTING POINTS--CONVERSATIONS Interviewing A Witness From Shore Asker: What did you see from shore? Witness: Well, you know how the wind blows at the transition ...

969. Proper 7

Mk 4:35-41 (5:1-20) · 2 Cor 5:14-21; 6:1-13 · 1 Sam 1:32-49 · Job 38:1-11, 16-18 · Ps 9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... early summer, 1995, when Christopher Reeve, who starred as Superman, was thrown off his horse and suffered paralysis from the neck down. It seems so ironic that the person who played the "man of steel," who could leap buildings at a single bound and stop locomotives, has been reduced to a state of utter helplessness. Reeve was interviewed by Barbara Walters on the 20/20 television show some three months after the tragedy to find that Reeve was indeed a "man of steel," not physically but spiritually. Though ...

970. Proper 8

2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... thought she would try Jesus. She reasoned that if only she touched Jesus' garment, she could be healed and Jesus wouldn't even know it. She touched the hem of the Lord's garment and felt immediately that she was healed. Her hope of anonymity was shattered when Jesus stopped and asked who had touched him. Finally she came forward to admit that it was she. Jesus is eager to heal those who reach out to him but he isn't interested in magic; that is, he doesn't want us to tap into his power without acknowledging ...

971. The Resurrection Of Our Lord

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Mark 16:1-20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... dimension of being beyond the earthly. The resurrection of Christ turns our world topsy-turvy because now we have to render an accounting of our lives, now we have to become new creatures in Christ. A young police officer pulls a van over on a routine traffic stop. He's a rookie; he has only been on the Omaha Police Force for a year, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. He's engaged to be married and for him life stretches to the distant horizon. He is young, strong, and committed to ...

972. Out On A Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... others are making when they see this, and the crude attempts at humor that compare Zacchaeus to his ancestors the apes.) When Jesus comes along, he stops beneath the tree and says, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today." And Luke says, "So he hurried down ... a sense of awe and dread that a total stranger should come right to where he was hanging out on a limb and stop and call him by name? Had somebody ratted on him to Jesus to cause trouble for him? We don't know. All this is ...

973. God, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... from the dead, things were pretty strange around here. We continued to meet and Jesus somehow was with us. And he taught us, much like he did before his death. Ten days ago, we were out walking together with him. On one of the hills near the city, we stopped. He called upon us to go into all the world and baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And he told us to wait in Jerusalem. Field Announcer: So you all waited. Mary: We were wondering what would happen. Then this morning, because of ...

974. Can Anybody Really Hear Me?

Luke 8:1-15

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... Truett was around. He seemed to know exactly how I felt and never "preached" at me. Maybe I'll talk to my old boss at the Deli. Sam: Hi, Mary. (Jokingly) You're late or very, very early for work. (Laughs) Mary D: Hi, Sam. (Laughs) No, I'm just stopping by to say "Hi" and ... Sam: Good to see you, Mary. (Continues to work at baking a pastry) Mary D: ... and I just need to talk to someone who will listen to me. Sam: (Interrupts) Thanks for staying over the noon hour yesterday. We sure were rushed and with ...

975. The End of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... pondered a bit, and said, "I think we'd better go down there." So they went down, down, down, down, from God's back porch to the plains of Shinar. When they got down there, they stopped a man with a lunch bucket and said, "Excuse me, could you tell us --" "I'm busy," he snapped."I'm going to work on the tower." They stopped another and said, "Excuse me" -- No one would talk with them. But God was good at solving problems like that, so He said, "Let's follow them." It wasn't long 'til God's friend said ...

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