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Gal 5:22-23 · Mt 5:13

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... want in your life. Let me suggest a few of these qualities that the Bible says are important for us to have: Patience, kindness, love and self-control are some of the inner characteristics that everyone needs to live as God intended us to live. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: At the breakfast table (especially on New Year's Day). When looking upon a winter scene and recalling other things that are white. When making bread.

1277. Earphones

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... things with others. Learning when to share and when to be alone is very important, for we all need time together and time apart. It is something we all need to work at. I hope you will remember that whenever you see or use earphones. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When a child is spending too much time alone. When your child is not willing to let other members of the household have any time alone. When a child has difficulty sharing.

1278. Through Others Too Far Away

Matthew 7:12

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... , affect the people who are around them. See how important it is to be careful about what you say and do. If kindness and gentle words go forth from your life, you will be an influence for good in far away places. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When your child comes home and is upset by what someone else has done to them. Your child's unhappiness affects the whole family. When the family together encounters a person who is unhappy and that person did not treat you in a very pleasant ...

1279. Even Children Can Be Good Samaritans

Luke 10:25-37

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... you are and if you see a person in need of help, and you think you can help them, check it out and see what you can do. Even children can be good Samaritans. It is part of what it means to be a Christian. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When your child needs a boost in self-confidence. When you are trying to help your child understand when and when not to talk to strangers. You might turn the exercise around and ask your child what he or she would do if they were lost like ...

1280. Silence

Matthew 10:42

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... yourself. Now, I think I would like to show my love for you today. So, I think I will give you all a little gift. It is a gift that I have made myself, just for you. I hope you will enjoy these homemade cookies. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When a child needs to be encouraged to take the initiative to do something good for other people. When you have made cookies at home. When your child seldom lives in an environment of silence.

1281. Easter Is Colorful

John 20:1-18

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... and beautiful life. We have so much to be thankful for because of Jesus. This morning I would like to give each one of you a little reminder of what Easter means. This day should fill us all with great happiness. (Give colored candy eggs.) Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: On Easter or any time during the spring. When a child needs to be reminded of the beauty of the Christian faith.

1282. Seed Time

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... death and yet in tenderness Set wide the door and passed Himself before As He had promised -- to prepare a place. We know not what we shall be -- only this That we shall be made like Him, as He is." Author -- John Oxenham (16th Century) Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: To help a child understand death. In the spring, when flowers are blooming, to plant the seed of understanding for that time when death may enter the family circle through the death of a friend or loved one.

1283. The Light Of The World

John 8:12

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... can see a reflection of him in our life if we try to live as he would have us live. What we have received we are to share with others. In other words, we are to send out the light that has come to us. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When an older brother or sister does not set a good example. When using a mirror, as in the bathroom or when getting dressed.

1284. Let Your Light Shine

Matthew 5:16

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... for being. I hope you boys and girls will always be willing to share what you have with others. In that way, your light in life will shine brightly, to the glory of God who gave you your life for a purpose. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: At the dinner table, when candles are part of the setting. When the children of the family have been unwilling to share things with others. During a time of electrical power failure, when candlelight becomes essential to the living of life at night.

1285. The Do-It-Yourself Kit

2 Timothy 1:7

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... sense which we are to use to help solve the problems of life. He has put these powers within us just as the flame was put into the bottle. We all need to use these special powers that God has given each one of us. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: At a party or some other time when you wish to entertain a group of children with a trick. (You should speak to your child about the lesson after the party is over.) At a time when your child is having difficulty solving a personal problem, to ...

1286. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... even get on the trail of the program, much less stay on the trail toward productive response. The only exhibition of tenacity related to a commitment in this instance was the stubborn insistence to maintain our own feeding schedule. The nature of true commitment was illustrated well enough, but the object was in contradiction to the lesson. Who is that walking yonder in the shadows? It looks like - yes, it is Nicodemus. He discovers the trail, it mingles in his senses, it stirs him to want to go on. He is ...

1287. A Continuing Presence

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... suffered a heart attack and died five years later. Recently, I preached a sermon to the congregation I serve in Little Rock and referred to Herb in much the same way I have here. His marvelous spirit seemed appropriate for whatever it was I was attempting to illustrate. Following the service, I stood at the front door of the church greeting people as they made their way out. A man paused to comment, "I used to know a fellow just like the man you described and his name was Herb too. He was a produce salesman ...

1288. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Larry Powell

... note affecting an inanimate object, tuned to that particular note! Fascinating. I passed this information along to the music director of our church and asked her to explain it to me. "Oh, that is the overtone series," she smiled. She then proceeded to illustrate the principle on a piano by asking me to place my hand lightly upon certain keys. She would strike a particular key elsewhere on the keyboard and those beneath my hand vibrated in response. Keys were being activated because they had been tuned ...

1289. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the reasons, the Christmas services will be program but not worship. The incarnation means - A. God is one of us - "She was found to be with child" - v. 18 B. God is with us - "Emmanuel" - v. 23 C. God is for us - "Save his people" - v. 21 Illustration The Wonders of Christmas. "There are three wonders here: one, that God should become a man; another, that a virgin should bear a child; and the third, that Mary believed. And the greatest of these is that Mary believed." - Martin Luther God is Here! There was ...

1290. Proper 23

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... unsettled, because this one she had considered almost a saint so seemed to want to make her feel guilty, simply because her clothing was warmer than his. I don't want to impugn the reputation of one who probably was a saint, but it surely illustrates the subtlety, complexity and depth of the problem. Even moral leaders can be playing subtle power games with the people they lead. Say! You've heard it in sermons, sermons you have regarded as exceptionally good, sermons which may have left you reeling, sermons ...

1291. Proper 15

Mt 15:21-28 · Ex 16:2-15 · Rom 11:13-16, 29-32 · Ps 78

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... we must have God give what we want. Like the Canaanite, we wrestle with Jesus - A. When he will not answer our cry - vv. 22, 25 B. When he says I am not qualified for help - v. 22 C. When he claims I do not deserve aid - v. 26 Illustration Persistence in Prayer. Monica, St. Augustine's mother, tried to raise her three children in the Christian faith. Augustine was her oldest child. He lived with a mistress for 15 years and had a son. She followed her son's wanderings and continually prayed for him for 30 ...

1292. Sight And Insight

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . Whether Jesus was a sinner - v. 25 B. What he did know - 1. Was blind but could see - v. 25 2. Jesus was from God - v. 33 3. Jesus is the Christ - vv. 35-36 C. What he did about his knowledge - 1. Believed - v. 38 2. Worshiped - v. 38 Illustration The Light of the World. In today's Gospel lesson Jesus said that he was the light of the world. A little girl was scheduled to give her first "piece" in a Sunday School program. She had but one line, "I am the light of the world." When the stage ...

1293. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... not an isolated event. It needs to be seen and experienced in the perspective of Jesus' whole ministry. See the ascension in connection with A. The great commission - Matthew 28:16-20 B. The promise of the Holy Spirit - Luke 24:49 C. The Parousia - Acts 1:11 Illustration Departure with a Song. In his Journal John Wesley tells of his mother's dying request. "From three to four the silver cord was loosing, and the wheel breaking at the cistern; and then the soul was set at liberty. We stood round the bed and ...

1294. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... expressed compassion. It was an essential ingredient of his life. He shows compassion: A. When people are leaderless - Mark 6:34 B. When people are handicapped - Matthew 20:34 C. When people are bereaved - Luke 7:13 D. When people are hungry - Matthew 14:14 Illustration The Significance of Being Fed. A few years ago there was a Broadway play, Driving Miss Daisy, and more recently it was made into a movie which was perhaps the most popular movie of the year. There were only three characters: Daisy, her son ...

1295. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to Christ, to religion, to traditions, to old-fashioned virtues.A. Time to return to daily pray and read the Bible.B. Time to re-introduce family devotions.C. Time to observe Sunday for worship.D. Time to practice old-fashioned virtues: Ten Commandments Illustration How Many Fish? The gospel account says the disciples caught 153 fish. As a wife went through her mail, she asked her husband, "How many fish did you say you caught last Saturday?" He boasted, "I brought home six beauties. Why do you ask?" "Just ...

1296. Star Miracle

Matthew 2:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-22, Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... same type of miracle can happen today to anyone who follows the example of the magi. A. Recognize the Christ in Jesus - v. 2 B. Follow the vision to Christ - v. 9 C. Worship Christ with appropriate gifts - v. 11 D. Change your life to conform to Christ - v. 12 ILLUSTRATIONS 1.) The Light of a Star. The wise men saw a new star, and by the light of the star they came to the Holy Family in Bethlehem. Only when it is dark can we see or need the light. According to Newsweek, a new telescope has been set up ...

1297. Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... a renewed baptismal experience, we need to pray. A. Through prayer we ask for the Spirit - v. 22 B. Through prayer we see the heavens open - v. 21 C. Through prayer we hear the voice of God - v. 22 D. Through prayer we receive the Spirit - v. 22. ILLUSTRATIONS Are You Worth It? In baptism God adopts the sinner into his kingdom and makes the sinner a member of his family. This person can be the worst possible sinner who repents. Is such a person worth it? On the front cover of Time magazine in August, 1989 ...

1298. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of inadequate preparation? Did they underestimate the crowd? Lack of preparation can result in failure, defeat and disappointment. Every person needs to ask: A. Prepared for an opportunity when it comes? B. Prepared to face a crisis? C. Prepared to meet God? ILLUSTRATION Water to Tequila. The traveler was sneaking a half-gallon bottle across the Mexican border when a U.S. Customs official searched him. Upon discovering the bottle, the official asked the man what it contained. "It's just holy water," the ...

1299. Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36 · Matthew 17:1-8 · Mark 9:2-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... meeting held on a mountaintop. Jesus took three of his friends to a prayer meeting. It shows what a prayer meeting can be and do. A. The transforming presence of God - v. 35 B. Fellowship with saints - v. 30 C. Hearing God's voice - v. 35 Illustration Luther's Transfiguration. "Night and day I pondered until I saw the connection between the justice of God and the statement that 'the just shall live by his faith.' Then I grasped that the justice of God is that righteousness by which through grace and sheer ...

1300. Our Own Mountaintop Walk

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... in the acts of forgiveness expressed within families that now allow for the joy of family love to be regained. It is affirmed in the acts of charity and caring that are offered across all sorts of worldly boundaries, and the "walls come tumbling down." As illustration, it is in Bread for the World, a Christian organization seeking to feed the hungry. They report that one of every five children in the world are "at risk of hunger." The affirmation of Easter is in their work, seeking to turn death into life ...

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