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1176. Crackpots

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... "head." So a "crackpot" is one with a "cracked pot," a crack in the head through which common sense has run out. It's really not a very nice word. It's usually applied by us to people who are more in need of our sympathy and care and our support than a "label," but it's an apt word for today so long as we apply it to ourselves. Because through Jeremiah God says of the people of Israel they are like "cracked pots." "... My people have committed two evils (God says): they have forsaken me the fountain of ...

1177. Mother's Day

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the 2nd chapter of his Gospel. "The mother of Jesus was there." The event that he was specifically referring to was the wedding in Cana of Galilee. Yet, in a real sense, Mary was always there for Jesus. Her love surrounded him, her values influenced him, her trust supported him. And the last thought that Jesus had on the cross, with the sin of the world upon his shoulder, was for his mother. He looked at John the disciple and said: Behold thy mother. And then he looked at Mary and said: Behold thy son. That ...

1178. A Salute to Mothers

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Brett Blair

1179. The Meaning Of Stewardship

Galatians 6:10

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... the stewardship of their money. That means they need to think about how they will use their money for the good of your family and for the good of others. As part of this church, they also need to decide how much they will give to our church to help support our church family. It is a big decision for them to make. It is also very important to our church family. Now, I want you to take this piece of paper towel home and try to be a good steward with it. See what good thing you can do with ...

1180. Make A Choice

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... and our failure to recognize Jesus as the Christ is a church building! The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is built over the traditional site of Calvary and the Garden of Resurrection. It stands today only because some ugly steel scaffolding supports the walls. I found it to be one of the dirtiest and most depressing places in the world! The church is jointly owned by the Abyssinians, the Armenians, the Copts, the Greek Orthodox, the Syrian Orthodox, and the Roman Catholics. The priests of ...

1181. Trust In God

Ps 40:4 · Prov 28:25

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... , but it is more important that we know what the motto means. What do you think our national motto, "In God We Trust," means? (Responses -- Go with these where you can.) Very basically, boys and girls, it means that as a nation we are confident that God will support and sustain us in the principles of justice and freedom in which we believe. Some find it very curious that we print the motto on money because they think that we often trust more in money than we do in God. And maybe there have been times in ...

1182. Our Constant Companion

Hebrews 13:5

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... will never be afraid." We ought to take confidence from the story of "Footprints" to know that even when we feel as though we are alone, Jesus is always there to help us through the bad times of life. (Give copy of poem.) (Prayer of thanksgiving to God for the supporting arms of Jesus.)

1183. What Do You Do When You Are Lost?

Luke 19:10

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To help children understand that they should seek help when they feel the need for such support. Material: A large bandanna to use as a blindfold. Lesson: I would like someone to volunteer to let me put a blindfold on you. (Blindfold a child.) Now, you cannot see, so I do not want you to move, because you could get hurt. Our blindfolded person knows where he ( ...

1184. A Good Deed Is Like A Candle

Proverbs 22:1

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... be experienced by the people around you. Now, if you had a dime, can you think of something good you could do with it for others? ... (Wait for the children to offer answers. If none are offered, share the following with them): Place it in the collection plate to help support your church; buy a package of gum and share it with a friend; put ten cents with it and buy a post card and send a note to a friend or to your grandparents. This envelope contains a dime and I want you to take it and think about doing ...

1185. The Good Soldier

John 20:1-9

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... for a real god ever since I was a kid. I need to know there's more to life than soldiering, more than conquering the world for Rome. More than getting a paycheck every Friday and spending it all on getting drunk Friday nights. Or gambling. Or even working to support a family. There has to be something out there that's bigger than us, more meaningful, more true. There just has to. And if there's any chance at all, I'm going to find it. Even if all the guys in the barracks laugh their heads off. FLAVIUS: That ...

1186. Discern How Things Grow

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... assume his new duties. Then and now he wanted to play down his own role as the savior of the college or the new national church. They both would prosper only by reliance upon God. Witherspoon trusted unequivocally the providence of God.3 Likewise, while we pray for and give support to our church leaders and recognize the rich diversity of gifts they represent, our ultimate dependence for genuine spiritual growth must be in the same providence of God.

1187. The Witness Of Caiaphas The High Priest

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... to take his life. (NIV) The Witness Of Caiaphas My name is Caiaphas. I was the high priest the year Jesus wascrucified. I am an enemy of Jesus of Nazareth! The following ismy testimony. Who could have blamed me for my opposition against Jesus? Ihad the support of the scribes and Pharisees. We knew this Jesusas a troublemaker, a person who walked side by side with sinners.He touched the unclean. He ate with tax collectors. He evenworked on the Sabbath and He did His magic to make the lame walkand the blind ...

1188. Week Three Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... or household names. The attitude that one brings is all important to God. The Pharisee is one who wants others to know that he is important. His acts of fasting and payment of the tithe are good actions. Certainly God is pleased with people who sincerely fast or support the Church so that God's work can be furthered in the world. But if one does not engage in such works, that one is no less acceptable. It's the attitude that one takes which matters. The Pharisee is trying to impress God. God, however, is ...

1189. Week Five Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... someone who has been problematic in the past. Possibly we are being challenged to find a different, more positive attitude toward another. The challenge of God may be in the community as well. Some friends or neighbors may be knocking on our door seeking our support or assistance in some project or community effort. The community that is Church may also be asking for our response. The request may be to consider a more active life in the parish. Our life of prayer might be challenged to expand our horizons ...

1190. Don't Sell Your Inheritance for Cabbage Soup

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... Esau was not able to discipline present wants, he sacrificed future possibilities. Unfortunately, people still do that sort of thing. A minister had a conversation with a fellow in his late 30s who expressed concern about his inability to earn enough money to support his family adequately. "I dropped out of college to get this lousy job. If only I had finished school, my life would be so different. This job has no future." That fellow's lack of present discipline cost him dearly. He sold his birthright ...

1191. A Law We Can Live With

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... situation which might arise, these edicts form the fundamental principles of what is expected from the community by Yahweh, and indeed, what will bind this community to Yahweh. "In function," writes one scholar, "the Ten Commandments can be compared to ten posts supporting the fence separating the viable community of Israel from the marauding beasts of disorder, confusion, and bloodshed howling outside the pale."1 As helpful as it may be to start from this vantage point, however, it doesn't do us much good ...

1192. A Misguided Game of Hide-and-Seek

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... in different ways. However, his relationship with us was never quite the same. The furniture was moved back, but Jonathan's trust would not be as easily restored. I'm told that the only inborn fear humans have is that of falling, of having the supports suddenly withdrawn from beneath us, and the underpinnings removed. Those other fears which tend to crowd the world -- bottlenecking our capacity to enjoy life's fullness, or for that matter, even enter into it -- are all learned. We do not dream them up, we ...

1193. Give To God The Things That Are God's

Matthew 22:15-22

Illustration

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... . God's image shines when you invite and welcome your neighbors to church -- not only those who are like you, but those who bring different perspectives and talents and needs to this body of Christ. I see God's image as this congregation reaches beyond itself to support missionaries and relieve world hunger. Whenever you give of yourself to others, the image of God within you is being revealed. You are the bearers of God's image. Jesus said, "Give to God the things that are God's." You are God's. Jesus says ...

1194. The Lamb's Book Of Life

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... , Jim, Alice, Brenda, as well as many others, including your very own name. People of God, today we celebrate! We celebrate the gift of sainthood that Jesus has given us. We remember those saints who have gone before us to heaven. We thank God for the saints who continue to support us in this life. And we celebrate the fact that we, too, are included in the Lamb's book of life. Together, with all the saints we celebrate and give thanks to God. Amen.

1195. Proper 4

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... around Homestead, some builders took shortcuts. They used shoddy materials. They did not fasten the roofs securely to the superstructures of the houses. They did not use heavy enough materials for the "skin" of the houses. They did not allow sufficient structural support for the roof or the upper levels of the house. When the winds blew, the houses collapsed as though they were houses of cards. Since the hurricane, new codes and stricter inspections have been enforced. They want to assure that any future ...

1196. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Psalm 114:1-8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... in his town the same way and they would probably be glad to live there. 2. A Forgiving Act · During a time of civil unrest in Russia a group of men came at night and began removing the roof of a house that belonged to a family which did not support them. Hearing the commotion, the man of the house looked out and saw what they were doing. He went out and said they must be tired from their work and invited them in for some hot coffee and bread. They came and ate. Then sheepishly they returned to their work ...

1197. Service And Reward

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... professional staff, including associate or assistant pastors, directors of Christian education, youth ministers and choir director(s). The church may even pay members of the choir and Sunday school teachers. Compensating persons for their professional service has New Testament support. Problems may arise, however, when members resent being asked to undertake tasks in the church for which others are paid. They may also come to feel that the church really is the professionals and that the laity has no ...

1198. The King's Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... them for good. A woman who worked for an institution embezzled large sums of money. She never benefited personally from the funds she took. She gave all the money to charitable organizations with whose purposes she had sympathy, but she did not have the resources to support them from her salary. Eventually she was discovered and had to pay the price for misuse of other's money. 4. Doing good for the wrong reason. Now is my way clear, now is the meaning plain. Temptation shall not come in this kind again ...

1199. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... a God of love, mercy and compassion at the foundation of the world. The personal foundation of the world is in the source of life in all of its richness and diversity. It reaches its apex in beings who are conscious, free and have a capacity to support, encourage and sustain life at its personal fullest. 6. I am My Brother and Sister · Cain asked the question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Jesus in this parable goes beyond that query. He says, "I am my brother and sister." A chief characteristic of personal ...

1200. The Intersection Of The Cross

Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... beyond the redeeming grace of God. These "give 'em hell" types he fears the most and pities the most as being yet a long, long way from the kingdom. The pastor wants and needs and is called to speak a clear word, a resounding word in support of lifelong trust, commitment and faithfulness on the part of those who choose to marry. He is called to announce God's will that marriages be permanent, riding out the storms of pride and passion. Brides and grooms promise to remain faithfully committed to each other ...

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