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1151. We Have Come To Believe

John 6:60

Children's Sermon

Object: a playing piece from a children's board game Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever played (hold up the playing piece and name the game?) I love to play games like this. What are some of the games that you play at home? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you a story about some friends about your age who were playing this game. The friends enjoyed playing games. They each went to one friend's backyard and decided they would play this game on a summer afternoon like today. This was a ...

1152. The Great Picnic

Matthew 14:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A basketful of pieces of broken bread. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have heard of the time that Jesus fed 5,000 people with just a couple of loaves of bread and some fish that a little boy had in his basket? (Let them answer.) We call that happening a miracle. No one else could have done this, except for Jesus, and he did it several times. We can't explain it and we don't even try to. All we know is that a lot of people were with him one day at supper time and no one had anything ...

1153. There's Only One Right Way

Matthew 24:1-35

Children's Sermon

Object: A maze. Draw a maze with many false paths. The center should be marked GOD. If you wish you may make a copy with the correct path colored in and lettered THE CHRIST. Good morning, boys and girls. It is nice to be at the beginning of some things, don't you think? I like beginnings. I like to begin games and begin to eat and other things like that. But you know, I have to be careful where I begin or sometimes I end up in trouble. Do you know what I mean? Did your mother ever tell you that you should ...

1154. HAVING A REALLY GOOD FIGHT

Illustration

John H. Krahn

I believe it was the Mills Brothers who made popular the song, "You Always Hurt the One You Love." Fighting is one of the realities of married life. Unfortunately, most of us do not handle it well. Fighting is a negative way of communicating some very strong feelings. If we accept the premise that the point of all communication is to get closer to each other, then we might seek more constructive and positive ways of communicating our strong feelings rather than destructive fighting. Although space doesn’t ...

1155. The Next Step

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Harold Warlick

Paul’s letter to the Colossians has a rhythm to it, “put out ... put on.” It’s a rhythm with which we contemporary Christians can resonate. There is a certain throwing away of past practices that eventuates in every productive life. One year I decided to use the time after Christmas to rid myself of my old clothes. With great zeal I threw the old, out-of-style ties, shirts, sweaters, and pants into the trash. Right there, amid the mangled and torn Christmas wrappings, the faded, dry greenery, and the ...

1156. Sheep Just Wanna Have Fun

John 10:1-21, Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Earlier this month in some parks, farms, and yards of the UK, British sheep have been experiencing a new sense of freedom. Even as parks and open spaces are shut down due to coronavirus, and people are secluded in their homes, sheep have taken to roaming about the newly open spaces. But rather than wandering aimlessly through the fields, it seems, sheep have been seeking out children’s playgrounds, and have begun [wait for it] to play! It appears, their favorite activity is to take turns riding the “ ...

1157. How The Mighty Have Fallen!

Luke 9:18-27

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

"How the mighty have fallen." King David of old once spoke those words concerning the death of King Saul. "How the mighty have fallen." These words have transcended the Bible and become the language of popular culture. A newspaper report a few years ago on some pastors who had fallen from grace used this biblical passage as its headline. The article was about two well-known television preachers -- Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker -- whose sins had been publicly exposed. "How the mighty have fallen" the ...

1158. Have You Heard The Good News?

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

John A. Stroman

Have you heard the good news? Mark starts off his gospel with the announcement of the coming of the good news. He reveals to us the content and the nature of that good news. It is "the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." That is what the Advent is all about -- the preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ. This good news is centered in Jesus Christ. This is the mood and feeling that is captured by the African-American spiritual: Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; Go tell it ...

1159. Leaders Have To Make Tough Decisions

John 2:13-22

Illustration

Steve May

Not long ago a friend told me one of his co-workers had been promoted above him. "You wouldn't believe this guy," he said. "Power has gone to his head and he's becoming impossible." "How's that?" I asked. "Well," my friend said, "when I'm late even if it's only 10 minutes he says something about it. And he's always on my back about meeting projections. He used to be great to work with, but now no one wants to be around him." Unfortunately, my friend's attitude reflects the attitude of many people. They don ...

1160. Three Miracles in One Day

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Object: a globe. Lesson: How is it ... that all of us hear the disciples speaking in our own native languages? Boys and girls, today is the Day of Pentecost. This is one of the most exciting days in the year for us Christians. This is a day we remember how God did some amazing things. All of Jesus' faithful followers were in the big city Jerusalem, where Jesus had died and come back to life. They were all in one place, celebrating a day something like Thanksgiving (in their church in those days, they ...

1161. Jesus' Public Opinion Poll

Matthew 16:13-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A public opinion poll. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to pretend that we are very grown up people and that I am a news reporter who is trying to get some very important information. I will ask you some questions and I will then write down your answers for the newspaper. It is very important that you tell me exactly how you feel. Here is my first question. "Do you think that the President of the United States is doing a good job?" (Let them answer yes or no.) Second question, "Do ...

1162. Who Ends Up Happiest?

Matthew 23:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Very pretty ribbon and some plain old string. Lesson: Whoever exalts will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along some friends with me this morning and I know that you will enjoy having them here with us. As you can see they are quite different looking, but they both hang around the same drawer at my house. First of all I would like to introduce you to Randy Ribbon. Randy is a little strange and actually has very few real friends in the ...

1163. Not One is Upright

Jeremiah 5:1-31, Jeremiah 6:1-30

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

So far, statements about Judah’s evil have been only sketches. Now the people (not only Jeremiah) are commanded to investigate the moral situation by means of a citywide poll (5:1–13) to show statistically, so to speak, that the place, like Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 18:23–33), totally lacks persons of integrity. And worse—people are outrightly defying the Lord. The poll gives warrant for God’s severe judgment. Were there even only one who would seek after truth, God would pardon the city! “Doing justice” ( ...

1164. Have You Confronted Christ?

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

Simon bar Jacob - Simon, son of Jacob - had just finished the pruning of his olive trees, ending with the three old trees farthest from the road. He was pleased with his work and looked at it for some time, complimenting himself with satisfying grunts. "Job well done!" He turned to look out upon the full olive grove of 57 trees. Each one had received his careful work, talents learned through the years and taught to him by Jacob, his father. But as he looked toward the roadside near the orchard his heart ...

1165. The Hard-Boiled Egg Story

John 14:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A hard-boiled egg. Good morning, boys and girls. I have a problem today and I hope you will be able to help me. My problem is that I have a lesson to teach you and I find that it is a hard one to explain. The Bible says that Jesus is in the Father, that you are in Jesus, and that Jesus is in you. In other words, when you believe in God and that his Son Jesus Christ died for your sins, you are together. That is a wonderful thing to know, but how can I show you what it means? You know that you are ...

1166. A Time To Die

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

For everything there is a season,and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die. These opening lines from the book of Ecclesiastes say that there is a season for everything. There is a time to be born. There is a time to die. Such a time it is, for we are in the season of Lent. And if ever there is a time that the Christian faith dwells on death, practices it, even celebrates it, surely it is this time of Lent. Lent began on Ash Wednesday with those solemn words of death: " ...

1167. Role Reversal: Baby and Priest

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

Harold Warlick

The university chaplain was late for a meeting. He roared down the interstate through a sparsely populated area of his state. He was traveling ten miles per hour over the speed limit. As the blue light from the highway patrol car flashed in his rearview mirror, the churning in his stomach was exceeded only by his anger at his foolishness. Putting on his best professional face and a humble demeanor, he gave the officer the requested information and jotted in his date book the time and location of his court ...

1168. Have Mercy!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Have mercy! Some of you know that expression from the sitcom “Full House.” Whenever Uncle Jesse kissed his wife, he would exclaim with delight, “Have mercy!” What he meant was, he was overcome with passion, overwhelmed with desire for his beloved Becky. The phrase has also been used to express frustration. When something doesn’t go your way, and you don’t see a way out, you can shout in aggravation, “Have mercy!” That’s like saying, “You’ve got to be kidding me!” or “Oh, come on!” Whether in delight or ...

1169. Crayon's Crazy Idea

Matthew 16:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A crayon. Lesson: For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Good morning, boys and girls. Today is one of these wonderful days when I feel just great. How do you feel? (Let them answer.) That is super! Everyone feels just great. I think that one of the reasons I feel so good is that I have learned a great lesson from my friend "Crazy" Crayon. That is what everyone calls him but I found out that he is not crazy at all. "Crazy" has a wonderful ...

1170. Truce or Peace?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

Now here’s a Scripture with which we can all identify, especially during the holiday season. Immediately preceding the selected passage, two women are having a quarrel of some consequence in the Philippian church. The disputants are leaders in the church, which shows us that leaders are as capable of being petty as are non-leaders. So, listen friends. Cast aside for a moment the beautiful gospel passage of sweet virgin Mary and her older cousin Elizabeth getting along fabulously together in their time of ...

1171. One Breathwork, Many Bodyworks

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

The world is becoming more global while at the same time more tribal. Pentecost gives us the key to living in a world that is becoming more different and more alike at the same time. We live in a time when our horizons are both expanding and contracting. Never before has it been so easy to be in direct contact with people from all over the globe. Uplinks, downlinks, e-mail, tele-conferences, Internet, bulletin boards all these various electronic pit stops (and sometimes potholes) on the information highway ...

1172. Have You Checked Your Love Levels Recently?

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Before he was a NASA astronaut and commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight, the one that never landed on the moon but miraculously made it back to earth, Jim Lovell had already experienced being “lost in space.” As a Navy pilot out on a routine nighttime flight, his aircraft suddenly lost all of its navigational systems. Miles away from his ship with nothing to guide him back to the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La, Lovell decided to go completely dark. He turned off all of his cockpit lights and peered ...

1173. “You Have Given Me the Heritage of Those Who Fear Your Name”

Psalm 61:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

Big Idea: In prayer we are led to God our Rock, and to a higher plane of faith and trust. Understanding the Text Psalm 61 is an individual lament.1The reader is not informed about the problem, except that it is evidently, like the occasion for Psalms 42–43, related to the psalmist’s “foe” (61:3b). Not generally included in the royal psalms, it nevertheless contains the beautiful prayer on the king’s behalf in verses 6–7, or a prayer prayed by the king. A backward glance at Psalm 60 and a forward glance at ...

1174. He Lights Up Our Life

John 1:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Objects: Some light-bulb packages with the light bulbs. Good morning, boys and girls. Today is a good day for us to continue to understand something about the person of John the Baptizer. We are only a short time away from the day when Jesus will be born again into our world as the Christmas child, but before then we need to get ready, and no one helps us more to get ready than John the Baptizer. John knew who he was. He did not try to kid anyone into thinking that he was the most important person in the ...

1175. Listen to the Top Man

John 1:15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Objects: Some military shoulder patches that show rank. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been in the army? (Let them answer.) How about the navy or the marines? None of you has ever been in the service. Why not? (Let them answer.) You say that you are too young. That's a good excuse. Perhaps you will recognize some things that I brought with me today even if you have not been in the military service. (Take out the patches and see if any of the children can identify the rank that they ...

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