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1076. Paul of Tarsus

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... the fit he suffered on the Damascus Road. It would appear that a rational person would have given up and quit by now. Any of our listeners who wish to make predictions on just when the young fanatic will throw in the towel are invited to jot down their guess on a postcard and send it to us here at the station. We’ll see whether we can cook up a suitable prize (chuckling). Let’s pause, now, for this message ... LECTOR: Dear Timothy - It was good to get acquainted with you while I was travelling in Asia ...

1077. Luther of Wittenberg

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... God’s work. But once you burn your bridges, you have to keep going. ANTAGONIST: Maybe he should have burned the 95 theses instead. PROTAGONIST: And let the church go on believing God was a destroying, wrathful monster? ANTAGONIST: (Considering it thoughtfully) No. No, I guess he couldn’t. Sometimes maybe you do have to burn your bridges. LECTOR: Dear Karl - Don’t faint. I know you won’t believe this, but I’m getting married. Honestly. I tried my best to find a husband for Kathryn, but she was ...

1078. King of Atlanta

Romans 8:28-39

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... their behavior under control. It’s sort of like raising little children to be responsible adults. First they do what you ask them to because they’re afraid not to. But later they obey because they love their parents. ANTAGONIST: Well ... I guess that’s true. ANNOUNCER: Martin Luther King, Jr., has been arrested. The freedom-fighter who presently lives in Atlanta was demonstrating at a lunch counter in a local department store, protesting segregated facilities. King has been supporting the black sit-in ...

1079. How Tall Are You?

Ephesians 4:1-16

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... differently, when we’re children. Some grow faster than others. That doesn’t mean that fast growers are better or that slow growers are better. It just means that children grow differently. To show you that children grow differently, I’ve brought this tall piece of cardboard. Can you guess what I’m going to do with this cardboard? I’m going to measure you on it. I have a felt-tip pen to make a line on the cardboard to show how tall you are. Next to the line that shows how tall you are, I’m going ...

1080. What’s Your Name?

Genesis 2:4-25

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... to say your names in a normal tone of voice. Are you ready? (Drop your hand.) Now, I’m going to write your name on these name tags. After you put it on, everybody will be sure to know who you are. (Give each one their tag.) And I’d guess you all like being called your name by other people. I think you’d rather have me say, "Hi, Jeff," instead of saying, "Hi, what’s-your-face," or even saying just plain, "Hi." If you like having your friends say, "Hi, Jeff," tell them that you like it, and ...

1081. Cheerful, Not Grumbling

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... give. Maybe you think the only kind of Christmas presents to give your mom or dad are things that are wrapped up in pretty Christmas wrapping paper, like this. I’m thinking of some presents you can give that you don’t wrap. Can you guess what I’m thinking of? Helping with housekeeping jobs. During these days before Christmas your moms and dads are probably very busy. Have you noticed that? What do you think they’re busy doing? Buying presents and making presents, such as sewing clothes or building ...

1082. Presents

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... unwrap presents every day, and yet every day we receive presents. The presents I’m thinking of aren’t wrapped in Christmas paper. It’s very important that we have these presents. Without them we’d be very unhappy. In fact, we’d get sick without them. Can you guess what I’m thinking of? Right. Food. Food is something we all need every day. We can say "Thank you" to God for our food because God has planned for plants and meat that we can eat. Chicken is good for us to eat. The potato comes from a ...

1083. The Kingdom And The Seed

Mark 4:4-20; 30-32

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... farmer goes about his work day by day. The day comes when the grain is ripe. Then comes the harvest. We must live with a knowledge that for each of us there will be a harvest day, a time of death, and a time of astounding change. Who would guess the wonders of heaven having seen the original seed of life? The third parable about soil is the parable of the mustard seed (4:30-32). The Kingdom of God, like the mustard seed, starts small, but grows into a large shrub with many branches. These parables of the ...

1084. Scandal!

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

... seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles." That phrase, "a stumbling block" is a literal translation of the Greek but it’s far too dry because the Greek original is "skandalon" - from which we get, you guessed it: Christ is a scandal! If you think we’re just playing with words, look at the gospel lesson. There it points to several ways Christ scandalizes. First, there’s the scandal of living. Picture the scene. Church has begun. In the back room the ...

1085. No Huggies

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

... !" Perhaps not. But at least initially almost all children want to be obedient; they want to please their parents and other adults. I recall the time when, as a teenager, I jokingly suggested to the three-year-old boy across the street that he bite his brother. Guess what he did? I learned then that a child is eager to obey, eager to serve, including in much more positive ways than biting a brother! In the child Jesus identifies the model of the disciple, the model of the person who wants to follow him. In ...

1086. Strong Faith For Tough Times

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . They performed Chinese songs for us in their native language. Then their teacher who could speak a little English asked us to perform for them. Since the kindergarten was connected to a farm, we sang, “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” When we finished that first line, guess what those Chinese kindergartners did. They shouted back to us, “E-I-E-I-O.” We live in a global village. No question about it. And we need to see other nations and other peoples as neighbors and not enemies. Even though we may not ...

1087. A God Pleasing Savior and God Pleasing People

Malachi 1:1-5

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... he could take care of himself in every way. He didn’t like the idea that he could not make himself good enough for God. In one of our many talks about religion he said, "If I have to believe in Jesus to make it into heaven, I guess I just won’t make it!" This is the difference between Christians and unbelievers. Christians accept the fact that they can please God only through Jesus Christ. Unbelievers try to please God on their own merits. In the process, just like the Pharisees of old, they reject the ...

1088. Butterflies and Jesus

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... and the less we look in all the wrong places, the more good we will find; the more good we will have. Saint James explained why: "Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights ..." (James 1:17). Guess what! The good never ends. The metamorphosis that happened to Jesus is happening to us also. It’s true! In our Epistle lesson we read, "All who reflect the glory of the Lord are being changed into his likeness from one degree to another ..." (2 Corinthians ...

1089. Overcoming Loneliness

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... can we afford to see everyone as a walking irritant? Can we afford to be so sorry for ourselves that we leave no room for anyone else to be sorry for us? We rub shoulders with lonely folk every day. In some we recognize it: in some we would never guess it. I remember one of the most exuberant persons I have ever known. He was on the staff of a well-known prep school where I was teaching and coaching track, I was amazed to discover that his wife had left him, and almost everything in his life was tragic ...

1090. Christ and Healing

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... that," I answered, and left. On my next visit, I noticed that she was a different person. She was radiant, alive, totally different. Soon she was at home, and shortly after that at work again. After going hack to work she came by my study and said, "I guess you would like to know what happened to me." "Yes, very much," I said. "Well," she continued, "after you left the hospital that day. I may have dozed off, I don’t know. But there was Christine standing by my bed, lovely and very much alive. She told ...

1091. The Reality Of The Resurrection

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Brett Blair

... he tries a different tact. “Do you have anything here to eat?” he asked. This raises a pertinent question: Would a ghost invite himself to diner? They give him a piece of broiled fish and he ate it in their presence. Now they are coming around. I guess because they couldn’t see the fish going down his throat they figured he must not be a ghost. Finally he sits down with them and begins to teach them why everything happened as it did. It was to fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. The resurrection is ...

1092. Lost Your Lunch

Mark 6:30-44

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . It was a miracle. There must have been about five thousand men there, I suppose. SHUSHANA: Five thousand. And you fed them with your little lunch? You can do anything. How did you feed all those people? DOV: I didn't. Jesus did. SHUSHANA: Well, tell me. DOV: I guess someone found my lunch and gave it to Jesus. I don't know. All I know is that all those people were there and they were hungry. Me too. I was hungry. And then Jesus' disciples were passing out fish and bread, just like my little lunch. I had ...

1093. Cardio-sclerosis

Mark 6:45-56, John 6:1-15

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... church on Sunday mornings could help my heart. (MORE PAIN) Aaugh! DOCTOR: Do you know Jesus? GREEN: I've got pain. It's killing me! DOCTOR: That's what I've been trying to tell you. GREEN: I came to see a doctor and I get a preacher. DOCTOR: I guess you're just blessed. Jesus died so you wouldn't have to go through the pain of death. GREEN: I need some painkillers. DOCTOR: Jesus took the pain of death so you wouldn't have to die. GREEN: Cut out the Jesus stuff. I don't want to hear it ...

1094. Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... nose out of my business. PETER: "Who passed out the most bread and fish when feeding the five thousand: John -- three thousand, two hundred and thirty- one pieces of bread, James -- two thousand, eight hundred and seventeen pieces of fish, Peter -- one thousand twenty-eight." JOHN: I guess that tells the tale, eh, Peter? PETER: Well, I didn't know we were in a contest. I was trying to be kind to people. JOHN: The Master wants rulers in his kingdom who can do miracles, be kind to people, and get the job done ...

1095. Divorce

Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... t make things so miserable that I would ever divorce you. WIFE: We'll see. HUSBAND: Never. WIFE: But I love Bob. HUSBAND: You could love me again. WIFE: Never. Not ever again. I doubt if I ever loved you at all. HUSBAND: You're confused. WIFE: I guess I know my own mind. HUSBAND: You're confused. If you'd just be willing to get some counseling ... WIFE: We tried that, remember? HUSBAND: You weren't willing to try. WIFE: I tried. HUSBAND: You walked out. WIFE: It was useless. HUSBAND: I was willing to change ...

1096. Power

Mark 10:35-45

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... say you want to succeed. TIM: I do. I'll do anything it takes to succeed at this job. CARL: Well, your attitude is right, that's for sure. TIM: I try. CARL: I've seen that in you. But you don't have a servant heart. TIM: No, I guess I don't. I missed that lesson in leadership training. CARL: That's because you've only had the company training. TIM: And what kind of training have you had? CARL: I've had the same company training you had, but I also went to "Servant Training." TIM: Where'd ...

1097. Paul's Thorn In The Flesh

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... What was this thorn? We don't know. It was some very painful, chronic affliction. Sometimes Paul was totally disabled by it. Some cynic has suggested that Paul's thorn in the flesh was his wife, but there is no evidence to support that. The best guesses are that the thorn was epilepsy or migraine headaches or a malarial fever common in the eastern Mediterranean area. Notice that Paul refers to the thorn as a "messenger of Satan." The Bible teaches that all diseases and death came into the world because of ...

1098. Smart, Wise, and Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... about me today." He taught me something that very day, although I have not always been able to learn with grace. Recently, another counselee, with a vocabulary much different from my own, began to experience difficulty in our communication, even as I was. He said: "I guess you’ll have to draw me a picture." He reminded me to speak in common images and analogies from life, rather than in my accustomed jargon. I should have known that. That is precisely why Jesus spoke to the people in parables! It is a ...

1099. In Praise of Feeling Guilty

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... that they could do with impunity what their elders warned against in this area, we saw the testing of the limits in a whole decade of youth. The questioning became widespread - the previously unthinkable became commonplace, - "Everybody does it." So Cathy again: Cathy: "Guess what? Roger is moving in with Judy." Mother: "That’s nice." Cathy: "Dianne and Tom just had a baby and they named it after Dianne’s old boyfriend." Mother: "That’s nice." Cathy: "Claudia’s going on a 5-day canoe trip with ...

1100. A Lack of Feeding in the American Dream

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... all," Treffert said during an interview Tuesday. He said millions of Americans are plagued throughout their lives by a gnawing emptiness or meaninglessness expressed not as a fear of what may happen to them, but rather as a fear that nothing will happen to them. I guess I really don’t have to argue much to make suicide a relevant subject for us. It simply becomes relevant whenever anyone close to us in our family, friends, or old schoolmates is known to have done it. And I believe it becomes relevant in a ...

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