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976. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... mediator for Christ. Not only that. It had likewise awakened him to the realization he had a wide open field in which to exercise the capacity. For he moved freely among Gentiles to whom he was at liberty to present the Master's claims. Nor did he stop with the presentation. Instead, he took a step farther and led them into the fellowship of the church. (Acts 11:1-18) It was a major step forward for the faith. Hitherto converts to the Master were primarily Jewish, and understandably so. Had not the prophets ...

977. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... be to eat today and tomorrow. Having made his purchases, Levi walked down the dirt road toward home humming the song that had come alive within him. As Levi paced along the path, he looked up against the hillside into the azure sky. He saw him. He stopped humming. He stopped walking. He put the basket down and watched for the longest time. Up the hill family after family, one man after another, a few women here and a few women there; all walking after him. Levi was not sure who he was so he asked a man ...

978. Lent 4

Luke 13:18-22 · Joel 2:12-19

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Jack Brownlee

... eating with hands unclean, both bring the response of condemnation from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The scripture teaches and confirms: we must be pure." "He is in our town now!" a voice burst into the synagogue. "He is just off the square. We must stop him from blaspheming in front of our wives and children." It was as if King David himself called for an army to fend off the Philistines. As if with one body the men arose. As if with one voice they cried, "death to the blasphemer." Gideon, seeking ...

979. Palm Sunday

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... street. They entered John's house and slammed the door. "Mother, Father." No one was home. They were safe. I guess. Later that night the family sat after dinner to discuss the day. Father told about his day and about a most incredible event at the temple. He had stopped by to offer a sacrifice. He had money today, and later in the week he hoped he would be hosting a Seder and be unable to get away. "Well, said Father, "I was waiting at a change table to get shekels and this guy comes in yelling about 'The ...

980. The Best Surprises

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... be either sung or read.) Scripture: Matthew 2:9-12 and 4:9-11 (NRSV) When they had heard the king, they set out; and there ahead of them went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house they knelt down and paid him homage. Then opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return ...

981. The Full Measure Of Life

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Clement E. Lewis

... spoke about, "building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ." It is so easy for us, as we become older in years, to stop growing intellectually and spiritually, imagining that we have arrived. That is a terrible fallacy, and we ought not to fall into its trap. Life is not measured by calendar days only. It is also measured by the quality of life we live, by the degree of joy we offer ...

982. Let Your Light Shine

Matthew 5:16

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... purpose in life. You are to live with God and with one another. You are to share your life with the world around you by doing good to others; by being kind and showing concern. In this way, you let your light shine. As soon as you stop living for others, as soon as you stop sharing what you can do and what you have with others, then you lose the purpose of life. As I said before, this candle is like a person's life. When the wick is lighted, it gives off the light and warmth for which the candle ...

983. Combination Locks and Freedom

John 8:31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , we work with it and get the right answers to whatever problem we have. For instance, when we know the truth about Jesus and that he is the Savior of the world, then we know a truth that is very important. It means that we can stop worrying about a lot of things. We can stop worrying about dying. How many of you ever have worried about dying? (Let them answer.) That is a big worry to a lot of people who do not know that Jesus promises us a much longer life in his new world than in this world. Once ...

984. Your Lifetime Teeth

Romans 9:1-29

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... got mixed up. Instead of listening to what God taught, some of the leaders began to make up their own rules that they thought would be a help to God, and it certainly would help them. Pretty soon they were making more rules than God was making. They stopped listening and before long they lost their place with God. That is what Paul was talking about in the lesson for today. They lost their closeness with God just like you will lose your baby teeth. Things are really different when you lose your teeth. It is ...

985. Are You A Basket Case?

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... seems to do it, it still will not quit burning. Every now and then a puff of smoke will seep through the surface and no one can forget that the fire is still burning down there. That's just how active and persistent sin is in us. The devil never stops trying to get at us. We are not self-sufficient, we are not independent, we cannot make it on our own. Again and again God reminded his people - and us - "Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 9:7 ...

986. Look to the Lord

2 Corinthians 12:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ? (Let them respond.) Well, then you know just how this lady looked and sounded. However, she sent her husband to the drug store for something very special. She knew that there was a kind of medicine which would stop her sneezing, take away her sore throat, clear up her head so she could breathe, stop her coughing, and help her to sleep. Did you ever hear of a medicine like that? (Let them respond.) Well, I guess this medicine really worked - at least on television, because after she took it, the lady was ...

987. It Takes Time

Ephesians 5:15-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... one else believed. It takes a lot of time to tell a lie. God teaches us to avoid the sins and to be careful how we walk. See how fast you can walk through the obstacle course if you do not stop at all of the sins. Let's go back and walk through this time being very careful not to stop and read any of the sins, and see how much faster it goes. Just think what we will be able to do with all of the extra time. We will be able to share ourselves with others and be happy ...

988. Proper 15

Mt 15:21-28 · Ex 16:2-15 · Rom 11:13-16, 29-32 · Ps 78

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John R. Brokhoff

... it a virtue or a fault? The disciples saw the woman's persistence as aggravating nagging - "Send her away (v. 23)." Her persistence won the day. She refused to take no for an answer. His refusal to answer would not stop her cry for help. His excuse for not helping her would not stop her shouting for mercy. No insult, no opposition from the disciples, no nothing would keep her from getting help for her daughter. Her persistence resulted from her faith. 7. Faith is the Key. Faith will do it every time! Jesus ...

989. Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... Preaching, p. 343.) Approval. At his baptism God assured Jesus of his approval: "in whom I am well pleased." Some have a fear of not being approved. A pastor once called on a family which had not been to church for a long time. He asked them why they had stopped coming. The lady explained, "If you really knew us, Pastor, I don't know how you could love us." No Repentance. In May, 1989, a group of six teenagers, ages 14-17, raped and brutally beat a 28-year-old girl who was jogging in Central Park, New York ...

990. Hope Against Hope

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... seeking out His people. If you are frustrated because you can’t feel close to God, maybe you are going about it in the wrong way. Maybe you are assuming too much for yourself, thinking that by your own effort, you can draw near to the Almighty. Maybe you should stop and realize that God is the One who is drawing near to you. Finally, the third aspect of God’s covenant with Abraham is the heart of what I want to say this morning: that the whole basis of Abraham’s hope did not rest in himself; his hope ...

991. Pie in The Sky

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... , we need a faith which offers an encounter with the world and not an escape from the world. "Why are you standing around looking at heaven?" That's the question the disciples were asked and Jesus was very plain as He spoke to them. He said, in effect: "Stop looking up into the heavens! Stop waiting for what you think I will do in the sweet bye and bye - you've got work to do! You are going to receive the power of the Holy Spirit and then you are going to be My witnesses to every corner of the world! You ...

992. Sharing Good Times

Mark 2:27

Children's Sermon

... work is OPEN? Do you have to spend time together only on Sunday? (Let them respond.) No, we don't have any rules about which day to spend time together. In fact, it's good to spend some time together every day! Many of those people who told Jesus to stop picking grain in the field on their worship day had so many rules that they forgot to share fun times with their families. This week try to think of all the fun things you can do with your families, on Sundays or any other day you are together. Remember ...

993. Where's Jesus?

Mark 6:32

Children's Sermon

... want to tell you a story that happened to Jesus. In this story Jesus and his disciples were somewhat like Waldo. They didn't want people to see them. They were working pretty hard teaching and healing people. They worked so hard that they didn't have time to stop to eat lunch or supper. They needed a short vacation from people. They needed to get away from everyone and get some rest. Jesus told his disciples to get in a boat and sail across the Sea of Galilee to a quiet, lonely place. There they could rest ...

994. Watch the Clock?

2 Peter 3:8

Children's Sermon

... clock, like the one in this picture, we could say, "Well, the hands on the clock just keep going round and round so time never really runs out." But we need to be careful not to think like that, because time does run out. And sometimes the clock will even stop. Then there is no more time. God has a lot of time, but we don't. The Bible says "for God, one day and a thousand years are the same thing." But for you and me, the clock is running down. God wants us to use our time carefully. Some ...

995. Who's the Boss?

1 John 4:18

Children's Sermon

... boss. The real boss is God's love. It is so strong that it can knock fear right down flat. Jesus showed us how that worked when he was living in our world. A lot of people tried to stop Jesus from helping people. They told him that he would get in trouble if he did God's work. They tried to make Jesus feel as if fear was the boss. But Jesus kept on doing what he ... is the real boss. God asks us to remember to live as Jesus did, trusting love to rule our hearts. Fear will never be strong enough to stop us.

996. How Do You Know?

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the way he would know Jesus was alive was only by touching him. So when Jesus came into the room Thomas looked at him and still couldn't believe his eyes. Seeing Jesus with his eyes wasn't enough for Thomas. He wanted to touch Jesus. Jesus told him, "Stop your doubting and believe!" Then when Thomas heard Jesus say that somehow he knew it was Jesus. What if Thomas was blind? Touching Jesus would have been a way for Thomas to tell if Jesus was there. Close your eyes. Now touch someone next to you. (Let them ...

997. A Fine And Beautiful Thing

Mark 14:6

Children's Sermon

... clothing to poor people. (Let them respond.) No, I don't think it means that either. I think that we get so busy doing the things we do every day that we forget to do nice things for each other. This woman stopped to do something nice for Jesus. When you have company over, you probably stop doing regular things and think of special things to do with the company. You eat special food and maybe you do special things you don't normally do, like clean your room better and get out your good dishes. I think Jesus ...

998. Proper 6

Galatians 2:11-21, 1 Kings 19:1-8, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Psalm 32:1-11, Luke 7:36-50

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... us to love others and to do all that we can to help them in whatever state we encounter them. So, as the church marches on in its pilgrimage to the "throne of the Lamb," continuing to await the coming of the Lord, there will be many stops to help people and detours to be followed to relieve suffering, pain, and injustice. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for this Sunday reads: "O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply ...

999. Who’s Keeping Score?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

William J. Carl

... of its own sin on Calvary. As they taunted him and crucified him, I’m sure the disciples and others wondered why Jesus didn’t retaliate. Whatever happened to good old divine retribution? Instead he hung there and took it. Why? Because long ago he figured out that God had stopped keeping score. If God has stopped keeping score on us, why are we still keeping score on those around us? Father, forgive us, for we know not what we do.

1000. Is It Too Late? ... Continued

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... there is a concern for the soil in that part of the world. Letter writing is a political act. It involves a decision which is part of following the great commission God gave us when it says in Genesis "till and keep the soil." Little will happen to stop the trend toward environmental destruction until we take political action. To not get involved is to bury the talent God has given us. 7. Pray For Healing. We must pray for those who care for the earth and those who are destroying it. Our litanies, our songs ...

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