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101. David's Turn From Wisdom

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... on an arresting and intriguing sight, a beautiful woman who is bathing. And David says to himself, "Mmm-Muhh" or words to that effect. Well, David makes a few quick inquiries and finds that she is Bath-Sheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. But spring is in the air. Uriah is away at battle. David is king and invites Bath-Sheba over and one thing leads to another, and that leads to a note that says, "Dear David, I am having a baby. Yours, Bath-Sheba." Now I think you can see how this development could simply ...

102. Listening To The Whistle

James 2:14-17

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... , no matter how hard I blew. This shows us an important basic rule for the Christian life. God has given us many wonderful things. For example, we can study about Jesus and the things he taught. These truths pass into our life and make it better. But, like the air passing through the whistle, we must allow these teachings to pass through our life and be seen and heard by others if what we have received is to bring about the purpose for which God placed them within us. Let me show you what I mean. What good ...

103. What Color Is Your Balloon?

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... them answer.] That's right, they all speak different languages. It is hard to understand them if you do not know the language. One thing that we must do is fill these balloons with something called air. Do you know where the air is going to come from? [Let them answer.] That's right, we are going to blow them up with our own air [Let them blow them up as much as possible.] Very good. Now I want to tell you the reason that I am giving you balloons this morning. A long time ago, shortly after Jesus died and ...

104. Is It Too Late? ... Continued

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... happening, even the little changes, we need to affirm and appreciate. I am really encouraged to see how young people are becoming activists in their concern for the future of the created world. A friend of mine said his daughter won't let him turn the air conditioner on in their car anymore. Here's another sign of hope. I've received several phone calls and comments this past week about my sermon last Sunday. Almost all were positive. Because people heard that I was going to continue the sermon next Sunday ...

105. Is It Too Late?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... forest - covered with trees, and 33 percent is wasteland, desert or paved over or built on. Friends, we are losing ground. We are losing topsoil, that precious commodity that puts food on our table. The potential output from the land is being lowered because of air pollution and acid rain. The pressure for more food, more profits, more exports, has caused the loss of billions of tons of topsoil every year. The Soviet Union loses 1.5 billion tons of topsoil every year. The United States loses 5 billion tons ...

106. The Creation Story

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth." 2: ... with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." 3: ...

107. The Call To Victory

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Sims Robert

... and at the top, turned and in true Rocky fashion, jumping up and down waving his arms, he thrust the torch in the air as high as it would go. As the spectacle unfolded, one word came to mind -- victory. Victory -- they had already won it! Before ... , before the games of life ever begin, we have already won the victory. Victory is what All Saints’ Sunday is all about. Victory is in the air this morning, it is in our faces, it is in our voices, and in truth it is in our hearts. We have already won. Our loved ...

108. God Is a Mystery

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

... their composure, they cried out to Jesus to make sure that he knew the nature of the beast he was befriending. Thinking he may have been momentarily confused, they reminded him again that this man was a sinner. Their words seemed to come apart in the air, and they had no effect on Jesus. The disappointed people watched as their hero went off to have lunch with their enemy. Their dream for vengeance became a nightmare. Some of them stood around in small groups looking down at their feet and making designs in ...

109. If the Son Makes You Free

John 8:31-41

Sermon

... unnatural. Butterflies fly! That’s the way the Maker made us. That’s our role, our function, our gift: to dance on the wings of the air; to play tag with dandelion seeds; to soar; to dart; to float; to light on a single blade of grass to the delight of all who ... take some effort. He soared and darted, floated, paused for a moment to light on a wildflower, and took off again while the air was dead still, to prove to his tree-hugging friend that he was not merely being "blown about by the wind." His friend ...

110. Life in The Meantime

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

D. Wayne Burkette

... the talk of the luncheon tables, and almost all agreed that the event would be, or at least could be, the highlight of the afternoon. So we gathered on the hilltop. Ladened with cameras, binoculars, and even a few folding chairs, we waited for the renowned supersonic air ship to break through the cloud cover. Time passed. At two-twenty, a few became bored and went into town shopping; at two-thirty, others found the ocean breeze a bit chilly and went to fetch a sweater; by two-forty-five, only a handful of ...

111. Ascension Sunday

Matthew 28:16-20, Luke 24:50-53

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... water, and held him under until he almost drowned. When the man got his breath back enough to speak, the holy man asked what he wished for most when he thought he were drowning. "Air, of course, only air!" "Exactly," replied the holy man, "and when you want God as much as you then wanted air, you'll discover God, but not before." In your explanation, avoid the legalism, and concentrate on one's commitment. (author unknown) Proclamation of the Word Consider these ideas: Into all the world ... I. Sometimes ...

112. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... view the mighty mountains, the wide seas, the deep jungles and fertile plains and fields of growing grain. We may let our gaze sweep the earth and behold the marvels of man’s creative genius, the great structures and machines, the ships that sail the sea and air and go even where the air is not. Yes, it’s out there - the wonderful world we live in. We may travel to see it, reach to touch it. But there is another world, the world within, the world of what we are, the world of the inner heart. It is the ...

113. Advertised Goodness

Matthew 6:1-2, Matthew 6:5-6

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... stick about four feet long. He approached the geese with a proposition: "If two of you will take the two ends of this stick in your mouths, I will clamp my strong jaws onto the middle of the stick. Then I will just hold on while you deliver me by air to that pond two miles to the east. Then on the following day when you retrieve me, I will reward you with a quart of corn. The geese agreed. So the goose taxi began operation. All went well at first. But about half way to the destination, an inquisitive horse ...

114. The Force

Acts 7:1-53

Illustration

Larry Powell

... of the spectrum, the earthworms in an acre of soil can bring to the surface more than eighteen tons of earth. In twenty years, a new layer of topsoil three inches thick will have been created by worms, which also fill the soil with holes, allowing air to circulate freely. On the other end of the spectrum, take into account that the farthest detectable star from earth is ten billion light years away. There are stars beyond that but not within the scope of our instruments. Inasmuch as one light year equals ...

115. You Are All That Matters To God

Psalm 50:7-12

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

... cares so much about His world that He knows everything there is to know about it - He even knows all the birds that fly in the air! No bird, no plant, no animal is too small or too unimportant for God’s concern; He knows what is going on with each and every ... about all this one day and made it more plain. He told a group of people: if God cares this much for each bird of the air and flower of the field, how much more does God care about you? (cf. Matthew 6:26-30). Are not boys and girls who think and ...

116. Wheel Within The Wheel

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... what many feel today about the science of management taking over the church. Remember this old spiritual? Ezekiel saw a wheel Way up in the middle of the air; A wheel in a wheel, Way up in the middle of the air; And the big wheel ran by faith, And the little wheel ran by the grace of God; A wheel in a wheel Way up in the middle of the air.2 The big wheel represents organizational structure and the little wheel stands for the Spirit of God. There is tension between the two - between God’s rule and ...

117. Who Knows?

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... ’t you wish you had ..." No doubt he had once felt secure in managing his own life. What control could he bring to bear inside a whale? Who could imagine there would be a way out? Who knows? In the autumn, Glens Falls, New York, holds a Hot Air Balloon Festival. It is a national event drawing balloonists from around the country. We live five miles south of the launch site. Most years the wind blows from the west, so the balloons drift ever farther away to the north and east. But, this past year the wind ...

118. The Apostles' Creed: Maker of Heaven and Earth

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... heaven and earth." What will that affirmation mean in day to day life? After all, we continue to insist, as we believe, so we behave. The most obvious response is that if this is GOD's creation, we ought not to mess it up. The conscious pollution of air and water are No-No's. They do not belong to us. In fact, the opposite is surely true. The Hebrew word that we translate "have dominion" should be understood in terms of care-giving, even nurturing, not exploitation.(4) We must be careful. One more thing we ...

119. Have You Checked On Your Investments Lately?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... a street swindler and lost all his money. So he got a dish-washing job, and earned enough money so he wouldn't starve. Then, he set out walking toward St. Louis. Often he was able to hitch a ride here or there. At night, he slept in the open air. Some people took pity on him and gave him food. Once in St. Louis, Felix had no place to stay and no way to eat. The American weight-tossing team took him under their wing and found him living quarters and food. As the story of this little Cuban man ...

120. Mustard Seed Faith

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... may be the only one left in the universe who has childlike emotions about work, while all the rest of us have grown old and cynical because of sin. God never tires of what He does. He enjoys it. If you take a fiveyear old child, throw her into the air, catch her, bounce her off your knee, and then set her down on the floor, you can expect her to exclaim, "Do it again!" If you repeat the process a dozen times, the child will not tire of these antics. Lord Chesterton believed that God may be that way about ...

121. The Peace That Christ Gives

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... you are driven by a great purpose. Both are partially right. But a healthy sense of identity and a driving purpose are not enough in themselves. One thing more is needed. It is the in-dwelling Spirit of the living God. Luis Palau tells about an Air Canada flight that ran into trouble one fateful Monday. Passengers were enjoying a movie on a Boeing 767 when the jumbo jet's massive engines abruptly stopped. Only those without earphones noticed at first. Then came a break in the movie. The pilot announced that ...

122. Is Suffering Really Necessary?

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... drives. His wife is following behind them in the other car. Everything went all right until a big semi passed them in the opposite lane doing 50 and the draft caused the boat to lift up off the car. Then the guy is airborne. First he flies up in the air. Then, he lands on the trunk of his buddy's car. Finally he crashes onto the road and his wife runs over him! Fortunately his only injury was a broken foot." (1) Sometimes you just can't win. Other times, the situation is much worse than that: life does all ...

123. On Picking Your Battles

Matthew 18:15-20

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... want to cover your ears for this, okay? (Wait until the children and congregation have covered their ears, then push the little test button on the front of the detector to set off the alarm) Wow, that's loud! That noise lets us know that there is smoke in the air, so we need to check and make sure nothing is on fire. The smoke detector is there to protect us, to let us know about a fire early enough that we can stop it. Don't you wish we had something like a trouble detector in church? Just like a ...

124. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... run give him a longer life. It is amazing how love for our children can help us regain our focus in life. All of us are under pressure to succeed in life. All of us want to be the best we can be. We are all juggling balls in the air. There is nothing wrong with that--as long as we remember which of the balls is rubber and which are glass. "Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls--family, health, friends, and [faith] are made of glass. If you ...

125. God, The Promise Keeper

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... see today that surely God has been at work in our country making us the kind of society we should be, but often we only recognize the hand of God in the rear view mirror. Here's another example. Have you noticed lately that in most major cities our air is cleaner than it used to be? Have you noticed that our lakes and rivers are cleaner? Some bodies of water that seemed almost irredeemable a few decades ago are now full of fish and clean and safe enough for water sports. No one opposes that. Yet when the ...

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