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1326. I Am The Alpha And The Omega

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... my hands; then reach out your hand and put it in my side. Stop your doubting, and believe!" Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Do you believe because you see me? How happy are those who believe without seeing me!" In his disciples' presence Jesus performed many other miracles which are not written down in this book. But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life. -- John 20 ...

1327. Something To Do While The World Falls Apart

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... is doing mission. As one scholar notes, "This preaching is more than the poetic eloquence of gifted public speech. This preaching was the eschatological realization, the making immediate, of the kingdom of God."4 In Jesus Christ, God's reign has broken in. The four disciples wanted to know, "When will the kingdom come?" as if it were a distant, glorious age. But the church cannot ponder the arrival of the coming age as if it were a bus running behind schedule. We are given the task of proclaiming what God ...

1328. Bread In Our Baskets

John 6:25-59

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... greater than Moses. He divided the sea for Israel's crossing. I rise above it. I make it my footstool. I walk on it." The disciples wanted him to get into the boat, but the text does not tell us that he did. Instead -- "Immediately the boat reached the land toward ... 's like manna." "Tastes like fish to me." It would have been people like that who clambered aboard the boats to follow the disciples to Capernaum. It would have been to people like that that Jesus had to say sadly, "Very truly, I tell you, you are ...

1329. A Blessing Behind Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... The writer tells us the doors of the house were locked out of fear. Suddenly the Lord appeared to them and said, "Peace be with you." He showed them the nail prints in his hands and feet, the sword wound in his side. With no small joy, the disciples realized the crucified Jesus had become the Risen Lord. Then, for a second time, Christ said, "Peace be with you." Since they had been cowering in a corner, Jesus could have said a number of things that might have been more helpful. He might have said, "Look, it ...

1330. The Storms Of Life

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... think they said to Jesus? (response) That’s right. They said, “Why are you sleeping? Don’t you even care that we are all about to die?” Can anybody tell me why Jesus was asleep? (he wasn’t worried) So, what is wrong with the disciples? Why are they running around screaming? (they were afraid) Should they have been afraid? (response) Why? (response) Application: They should not have been scared. They weren’t going to die because the very Person who made the water and the sea, who made the clouds ...

1331. Let Me See Your Shoes!

John 13:4

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... love one another. "You may not be asked to wash another person's feet, but I expect you'll be asked to help someone in some way this next week. When you help someone out like that, you're being a minister to them, just as Jesus was to the disciples. "Let's see a show of hands now. How many of you wear sneakers at least sometimes?" All the children raise a hand. "And how many of you help out when you're asked to?" All the hands go up again. "Well, that makes you ministers -- ministers who wear sneakers ...

1332. A Dead Girl and A Sick Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... again. We still have the problem, however, that vv. 1-20 are omitted totally from the lectionary readings. It can be argued on a number of premises that these three stories belong together. They belong together, for example, as a threefold response to the question of the disciples: "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" (Mark 4:41). Who is this? This is the One who brings the kingdom near by casting out a legion of demons, healing a woman with a twelve-year flow of blood and raising ...

1333. Feeding The 5000

John 6:1-15, John 6:16-24

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... just five barley loaves and two fish, Jesus fed the crowd of five thousand people. Congregation: O God, feeding five thousand was nothing. Every day Jesus feeds millions with the living bread of his body. Leader: After the five thousand ate, the disciples gathered up more fragments than there were loaves in the beginning. Congregation: O God, every little gift from us, Jesus multiplies and magnifies to meet a world of need, with great abundance. GREETING (The tune for the congregation's response below is ...

1334. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... out of the sinkhole of doubt on to the rock of a solid faith. We all have life experiences that sweep the legs of our faith out from under us. Thank God! We can stand again through the power of his resurrection! Outline: 1. The crucifixion knocked the disciples to the pavement. 2. Fear of death kept them there for a time. 3. The Greek word for "resurrection" can be interpreted "to stand again" and that's what the risen Christ enabled them to do. 4. We might stumble and fall but the risen Christ will raise ...

1335. The Transfiguration

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... conferred with the soon to be crucified and risen Son of God. Do you suppose that they were there to provide encouragement and advice? Jesus did not act alone. Listen. The voice from the cloud of God's glory pronounced Jesus as the Father's beloved Son, instructing the disciples to listen to him. We can't blame Peter for babbling, under these circumstances, but you can't talk and listen at the same time. Jesus was heading toward the cross. The time of crisis would soon arrive. It was imperative for the ...

1336. The Resurrection

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... in building the responses of the readers -- Field Announcer being startled, and so forth. Please practice your readings so you are familiar with them. Bring the scripts to church. Characters: Studio Announcer Field Announcer Mary Magdalene Officer 1 Officer 2 Gardener Disciple John Angel Studio Announcer: March 31st, 29 A.D., Jerusalem, YOU ARE THERE! Today, our journey takes us to the Jerusalem of the first century, a walled city with a great temple, a city set in the hills of southern Judea. Jerusalem ...

1337. The Son Makes Us Free

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... it as the same. So he speaks of continuing in Jesus' word and of Jesus' words abiding in those who hear them. He speaks of abiding in his words and abiding in his love, and we realize that he means the same thing. He speaks of having given his disciples his word and of them keeping his word, and we realize that he is still talking about the same thing. Later in the gospel, we hear Jesus saying, "You are my friends if you do what I command you ... this is my commandment, that you love one another, as ...

1338. Who Was the One Who Died?

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... us with a poignant picture of Jesus;-- betrayed by a man he had called and trusted, -- deserted by all the rest of his disciples,-- falsely accused by his own people, and ridiculed by complete strangers. And now as it was in the Garden of Gethsemane, once again ... the One who died?Who was the One who died as a result of the treachery of Judas,as a consequence of the betrayal of the disciples,as a sequel to the denial by Peter,as a result of the conspiracy of his own people? He was a Jewish son of Galilee.He ...

1339. A Continuing Presence

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... and more to the work of the Spirit. The gospel according to John contains a group of our Lord's sayings about the promised presence of the Holy Spirit (chapters 14-16). In 16:12-15, Jesus spoke with reserve and certainty. He did not tell the disciples everything. He could not. Not because he was unequipped for the occasion, but because they were: "I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now (John 16:12)." No need to explain in future tense when they were experiencing difficulty in ...

1340. It Costs to Follow Jesus

Luke 14:25-35

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... someone does something wrong to you and it makes you angry, you cannot stay angry. You must be ready to forgive the person who hurt you, and show him how much you love him. These are some of the things that you must do if you want to be a disciple of'Jesus and follow him. We call these things "counting the cost." It is like building a house. If you want to build a house, then you must have some money in the bank. If you want to be a follower of Jesus, you must have love and be ready ...

1341. It's Not on Any Map

John 16:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... resurrection. How many of you remember us talking about that time? (Let them answer.) After the resurrection, Jesus walked and talked with his disciples for almost seven weeks. One time he met some of them on a road while they were walking. Another time he met ... place he was going was the most special part of the whole plan of God. Now do you know where Jesus went when he left the disciples? (Let them answer.) That's right, he went back to live with God in heaven, or the place that we call heaven. I don't ...

1342. God's Descending Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... . She shared in the horror of crucifixion hill - and in the empty loss the day after. It was just too much for her to accept. "How could God do this," she sobbed. Now, in the dusk of the first day of a new week she, and the other better known disciples, were learning that God was using even the shameful cross for his purpose. She was learning that by the power of the Spirit-presence there was yet work to do. Rachel's tears of deep grief were becoming others tears - in time, tears of joy. Back during a time ...

1343. The Song in Search of a Voice

John 20:19-23

Sermon

James Weekley

... we will not listen for him, then how can we hope to listen to the cry of others? Holy ears and hearts may seem strange bedfellows, but they do get us onward and upward. Ultimately, peace marches triumphantly when it plants its feet in tolerance. As with the disciples, Jesus wants us to call our truce and make peace with our enemies. He means business. Fear, of course, won't have any of it. Fear is the absence of peace. We fear those who are different from us. Their religion may be different. Their skin tone ...

1344. Here Comes God's Helper

John 16:5-16, John 7:25-44

Children's Sermon

... flames of fire. What did the new friend sound like? That's right. Like a roaring wind. There was one problem with this new friend. She didn't look anything like Jesus. In fact, she didn't have any body to touch or see or feel at all. So the disciples must have wondered if the Comforter [the Helper] was even real. But Jesus once told one of his listeners that the Holy Spirit (the Comforter) was like the wind. You can't touch and catch the Spirit, but you can see and feel wawth the Spirit is doing. It's ...

1345. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Psalm 96:1-13, Psalm 36:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... him, and apparently missed his opportunity to speak with Jesus! That sort of thing happens to us all the time, doesn't it? Don't we often give people credit for various blessings in life when they really come from or are orchestrated by God? But the disciples must have been watching, saw what took place with Jesus and the water, and believed that Jesus really had power that came from God. They "read the sign" as best they could because, at this point, they had no way of knowing that through his broken body ...

1346. Epiphany 6

Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1:1-6, Jeremiah 16:1--17:18, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... second reading from 1 Corinthians 15 suggests the "turn" in the Epiphany season toward the cross where Jesus will be made manifest to the entire world and "draw all people to himself." Luke 6 is a kind of "Jesus and All Saints' Day," from this perspective, warning the disciples of what is to come to them, as well as what God has in store for saints, martyrs, and all faithful believers. SERMON SUGGESTIONS Luke 6:17-26 (E, L, C); 6:17, 20-26 (RC) - "A Sermon Worth Listening To." Recently, my wife and I had a ...

1347. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... gave himself for the sins of all, to make people righteous and deliver them from judgment, death, and damnation. Because he died, rose again, and ascended to heaven, all people have the way to life opened up for them and that's ultimately why it was good for the disciples and us that Jesus went away, returned to his Father, and sent the Spirit, who gives us access to the Mercy-seat and God's loving grace. Genesis 11:1-9 (L, C) and Acts 2:1f. - "Blowing Away The Tower." Note: This reading ought to be part ...

1348. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 63:1-11, Zechariah 12:1-9, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... who could say then and there that Jesus is the Christ of God. The great problem is that many contemporary people are where the disciples were, and where Peter was before his conversion, living a life that must have been rather empty or else why would be believe ... and the Spirit can touch the hearts and minds of people so that they may answer the question that was put to Peter and the disciples: "But who do you say that I am?" with, "You are the Christ of God" and give him control of our lives and destinies. ...

1349. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... heart told her to do - gave Douglas hope and the will to carry on.1 Wonderful and heart-warming as that story is, the disciples were commissioned to do more than lift up people’s spirits. Their mission was a message, a message which needed to be spoken and ... at home. So the third thing we need to remember is that our Lord is with us as powerfully as he was with the first disciples. We are not asked to do more than we can but whatever we offer to God will be blessed, often in ways beyond our understanding. ...

1350. Finding Our Roots

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... possessions. They would have to endure persecution and hardship; they would grow old before their time. How could Jesus ask his disciples to do that sort of thing? To give up everything which formed the foundations of their lives? And if they ... going to discover what life was meant to be, they would have to set their roots in him. And what if that which was true for the disciples is also true for you and me? What if that which we cannot see, things like faith and hope and love, are most important to life? ...

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