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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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1001. When?

Revelation 21:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that he is going to be right there where it happens. He isn’t going to send someone else with a bunch of orders about how to make the world. No, sir, God is going to come and be right in the middle of it and make things happen. I guess we would all like to know when that kind of thing is going to take place, and I wish I could tell you, but I can’t. No one knows when it will happen. I don’t know any secrets that I am keeping from you either. Only God knows ...

1002. Warm

Romans 15:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: An afghan, a fur muff, and some fire logs. Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever been cold? I mean, have you ever been so cold that your teeth chattered and your whole body shivered? [Let them answer.] That’s cold, and I guess that all of us have felt that way at least once in our lives. It is an awful feeling, and one that none of us likes. What do you think about when you are that cold? [Let them answer.] I think about warm things so that I con get my ...

1003. THE RECEPTIONIST

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... how we keep from crying every waking minute of our lives. We start out that way, you know, like little lost angels trying to get used to a nightmare. Only it changes so fast we never do quite get used to it. All things, this too will pass away. I guess that helps us to laugh. And between the two, the tears and the laughter, there’s your brother, that meat-hungry old vulture with the plastic heart. SETH And the artificial arm. GRACE That’s what I mean - do you have to learn about that, do you have to get ...

1004. SURVIVAL IN THE RAT RACE

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... lady customer: "Well, it looks like 7D to me." And the lady says: "It must be somebody else’s foot, I have always worn 4 triple A." Clerk: "Well, it’s growing on the end of your leg, so it must be your foot!" These - if you haven’t already guessed - are Exedrin Headaches No. 39 and No. 45. There are thousands of them. They all end up with somebody taking a couple of tablets. But, no matter how many extra ingredients Exedrin has, they never solve the problem. In the face of all this, do we ever stop to ...

1005. Why Should I Go On Living?

Matthew 12:38-45

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... with an army deserter, trying to persuade him to return voluntarily to his base. He told me that he was looking for something, and he wasn’t going back until he found it. "What do you want?" I asked. "I don’t know," he replied. "The answers, I guess, the answers." But the answers, you see, are always somebody else’s answers. We have our little daily problems cut up into little easy pieces, like our mother used to cut up our meat so we could chew it. We borrow our standards, our tastes, our values, our ...

1006. Hungry for Anything?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... zoo. She was very distressed when they came to the monkey cage and found that all of the monkeys were completely out of sight. None of them was in the outdoor cage. Finally she asked the keeper where the monkeys were. He said: "Well, madame, I guess they’re back in the houses making love." She said: "We have some peanuts. Would they come out for them?" He replied: "Well, I don’t know, madame, would you?" It’s a relevant question! The most determined characteristic of human behavior is a certain deep ...

1007. Well, What Did You Expect?

Acts 12:1-19a

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... you read the New York Times this morning?" I’m not talking about the man whom I visited in the hospital and asked whether he would like to have me offer prayer, and he said: "Well, they’ve tried out everything else on me, and it hasn’t helped. I guess a prayer can’t do any harm." I’m not talking about the marine who said to me in combat: "You know, Padre, I wanted to pray last night, but the only prayer I could remember was the one my mother taught me to say at bed time: ‘Now I ...

1008. We Are All Brothers in Christ

John 20:10-18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . You have the same mother and father. Let's see your mother and father stand up and then we'll all know that they belong to you. That's fine. Now, you have something else that belongs to your braother. Do you know what it is? (Let them try to guess) Your name - that's right - you both have the same name. I want to show you one thing more. If Jesus says that the disciples are his brothers, and if you are disciples, then you must be brothers. Right? Who was Jesus Christ’s Father? God. That’s right, so ...

1009. Jesus Is Here Today!

John 16:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you think you could make an apple pie with sugar? Could you make your pie with butter or could you make one with apples? No, you need all of the things here to make one pie. Then all of us can eat the pie when we put everything together. I guess we found out something pretty important. We found out that we needed everthing put together to make one whole pie. When Jesus lived here on earth, the disciples wanted him to stay here just with them. But Jesus said something like you just learned. He said he had to ...

1010. God Is Like a Circle

Luke 10:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... an end but I have something here this morning that doesn’t begin or end and it’s very important for us to know about it because it’s going to tell us about something even more important. Do you know something that doesn’t begin or end? (Let them guess - some may even say a circle) You don’t know? How about a circle? (Show them a big circle cut out of bright colored paper) Can you find the beginning? You can’t? Can you find the end? No. A good circle doesn’t have a beginning or an end ...

1011. BELONGING TO GOD

Luke 12:22-34

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... hope that we have helped you become evangelists during the last couple of weeks. Today I want to introduce you to this special book. It doesn't look special, does it? It has a cover, some pages and a story, but it is special for one reason. Can anyone guess what makes this book special from other books? (Open the cover to the back and show them the pocket with the card in it.) That's right, it's a library book. There is something special about a library book that makes it different from other books. You can ...

1012. We Must Always Be Ready for Jesus

Matthew 22:11-12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... catcher’s mask. (With each place that you go, pick up the article mentioned and put it on, or use it in the case of the hockey stick) You don’t think I got that right, do you? What would a bride wear to a wedding? A bridal veil. I guess you’re right. What should a hockey player play with in a game? A hockey stick, that’s right. Where would you go with this catcher’s mask? To a baseball game and how about the fireman’s hat? To a fire. Well, that’s good, and besides being very ...

1013. I Belong to God!

Matthew 22:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... label on an article of clothing or a sign designating name and position such as Mr. Jones, Vice President in Charge of Sales Good morning, boys and girls. How are you today? Look what I have here. Do you know what it is? (Hold up car title and let them guess what it means. Try to get them if possible in a few seconds to say that you own it) The title to my car. All right, how about this little tag? Where do you put it? (Hold up name tag) What does it mean if the tag is in your ...

1014. He's Coming! He's Coming!

Matthew 21:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... posters and fanfares; with joy and rejoicing. Do you know what season of the Church Year begins today? It’s called Advent and it tells us to stop whatever we have been doing and get ready for someone extremely important. Do you know who is coming? (Let them guess - it may be an uncle, some will say Santa, but wait until you hear Jesus) Who said Jesus? That’s right. Our Savior is going to come. For the next four weeks the trumpet sound of Advent will be heard. Because Advent means "To Come." What’s the ...

1015. SANTA CLAUS OR CHRIST?

Drama

G. William Genszler

... to trap Santa with cookies as bait All the gifts will be ours, he has brought down the road We just want to help him lighten the load. (Then enter Santa wearing mask, Red Stocking Hat, or Santa costume, saying -) Santa: HO HO HO!! I’m sure that you’ll guess it My name’s Santa Claus I get so discouraged I’m ready to pause And speak to the earth To look at the Star That hangs over Bethlehem and shines from afar It speaks to our hearts what real Christmas means The gift of the Christ Child that exceeds ...

1016. The Kingdom of God Is a Party

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... about heaven, let your face light up with a heavenly glory. When you talk about hell, your everyday face will probably do." The truth of that observation hurts. The writer Bill Henderson recalls meeting a man aboard a cruise ship who claimed to be an expert in guessing professions. "See that man over there," he said. "He is a physician." Bill checked and sure enough that was right. "How could you tell?" he asked the man. "Well," he said, "I saw the caring lines on his forehead and could tell he was a person ...

1017. A Risky Lifestyle

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... about one fact that surprised and saddened her. She said, "This happened in broad daylight, about 3:30 in the afternoon. My car was the first one at the traffic light. There were probably 20 cars in two lanes behind me. Not one person did anything to help." You can guess what went through the minds of those other drivers: It could be a domestic dispute; he could have a gun. He could be on drugs. I'm in a hurry and I sure don't need to go picking a fight. Where are the police when you need them? But ...

1018. The Seeds of Social Conflict

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . However, in verses 6 and 7, when the Lord talks with Cain, there is no mention of a problem with his sacrifice. The gift is not flawed. The problem lies with the giver. The problem is in the heart of Cain. Let me make an educated guess. Perhaps the area had suffered a drought. Cain’s farm was not doing well. However, brother Abel, a shepherd, was doing well. His flocks were growing at a wonderful rate. Therefore, he became angry and jealous. Rather than accusing God of unfairness, his anger was diverted ...

1019. The Biggest Blessing of All

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... your mom or dad was happy? Did you feel like this? Show the big picture of the heart. O.k. Now, who has done something to make their parents angry or sad? (response) How did YOU feel? Did your heart feel more like this? Show the small heart. Well, guess what? Your parents ALWAYS feel like this show the big picture of the heart no matter what kind of trouble you might get into. And when you make them happy, your heart gets to feel this big, too. That is a blessing! Application: God always loves us. He ALWAYS ...

1020. My Love Requires A Symbol

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a one-man celebration! You parents, do you remember the feeling? I do. John Saul rushes out of the house and heads downtown to go shopping. He says to himself, “I must find a gift for my wife. I must. Some lovely tangible gift. Why , I’m not sure. I guess its because…my love requires a symbol.” If you know that Jesus died for you, and His grace has changed your life, your love will require a symbol. The Bible points us to a great one. It’s called tithing.

1021. Mary's Revolutionary Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , they deserve to be down near the bottom of the chart. Now, my next question is, 'Where should we put you on the chart? You don't want to be above Mother Teresa, do you?" The man replied, "If Mother Teresa is not good enough to get into heaven, I guess I'm in worse shape than I thought." Then Bill Hybels drew a cross right across the middle of the chart. Underneath that cross he wrote these words from I John 2:2: "But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and ...

1022. Steadfast Love, Every Day

Hosea 6:3

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... us steadfast love and wants steadfast love from us. Props: A globe with your location clearly marked and a flashlight. Lesson: Good morning! response Something happens every day that is so amazing, and yet so routine that we often take it for granted. Can you guess what it is? response – hopefully confused looks. Dawn! The sun comes up! It is mind-boggling to think about! Every day, the sun rises and the sun sets! Just like clockwork! Can you imagine anything more amazing? Here’s how it works. Pick one ...

1023. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... on a diet and start a work-out program. In two months you lose twenty pounds. You look and feel so much better. Your spouse starts making passes at you in all kinds of unusual places. But, if you stop that diet and work-out program, guess what happens? Those twenty unwanted pounds come right back and you are worse off that you were before, because your self-confidence has been reduced. The same principle works in the spiritual life. Self-denial and cross-bearing are not just for Lent, those 46 days before ...

1024. Our Lord's Abundant Table

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the closets. Then he reported to the head teacher that the job was finished. She examined that room like a drill sergeant. She even took a handkerchief and rubbed it across the top of a door. When she could not find a particle of dirt, she said, "I guess you will do to enter this institution." As a 16 year old, Washington could not do many things. But he could clean a room. And he did it gloriously. Extraordinary living begins with ordinary gifts. What gifts and graces do you have that you have not fully ...

1025. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... who are continuing to talk together in a corner.) Don’t bother telling them. They’re too busy not listening. Maria: We mustn’t be too hard on them. There was a time, just a few hours ago, when we wouldn’t have believed it, either. Joanna: I guess not. Magdalena: But didn’t he tell us this was going to happen? Didn’t he say something about ... uh, the third day? Salome: I thought he was talking about the temple. That he was going to rebuild the temple. Maria: But there’s nothing wrong with the ...

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