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Antonyms: deficient, imperfect
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126. Compassion
Luke 10:25-37
Sermon
Harold Warlick
... . They say you're old enough to drink alcoholic beverages when you're 21 and to vote when you're 18. Margery Williams gave a classic answer in a book, The Velveteen Rabbit. It is the story of a little boy's nursery. The nursery was full of toy animals. One day a new toy rabbit came to live there. The rabbit wanted to know the secret of becoming real. He asked the skin horse, who was so old his brown coat was rubbing off, how to become real. The old horse responded, "Real isn't how you're made, Rabbit. It ...
Drama
... me!" Old Year person: "What are you going to bring me?" New Year person: "I will bring you - and everyone - God's good grace and love." (You can add other questions and answers as appropriate in your situation.) (Gather all the children back together and put aside the toy telephones.) This has been fun, boys and girls, and we have heard lots of good news. Here at ______ Church we believe that the greatest good news is that God loves us - and all people. The Bible tells us that when it says: For God so loved ...
128. Death Is Damned!
Acts 10:23b-48
Sermon
Barbara Brokhoff
... No, that’s wrong, and you’ll have to go below," said Peter. Next came a United Methodist, asking to enter heaven. St. Peter asked him, "What’s Easter?" The United Methodist replied, "Oh, that’s the day that big, fat, jolly man with a big bag of toys comes around." "No, you’re wrong," said Peter. "You can’t come inside." Then a Lutheran came and he almost made it. He wanted to get into heaven also, and when Peter asked him, "What’s Easter?" he said, "Easter? Isn’t that the story about the man ...
Sermon
Leonard Mann
... doesn’t matter so much any more! At forty one may have a mammoth money interest, but when within three days of dying from cancer, money doesn’t matter nearly as much as it once did. For the child it’s the bright toy to hold and manipulate and cuddle and use. But time passes, and the toy is put on the shelf, or packed in an old trunk, or thrown out with the rubbish. And then it’s bright clothes, the exciting date, the fast car, the latest pop singer, school. But time passes, and school is over, the ...
Drama
Sarah Walton Miller
... making fun of statement by VOICE; holds up statuette] Behold! This is your God! ALL: [bowing in mockery] This is our God! MALE 2: [holding up small tree branch] Behold! THIS is your God! ALL: [laughing and bowing again in mockery] This is our God! MALE 2: [holding up animal toy] Behold! This is your God! ALL: [except FEMALE 3] This is our God! FEMALE 3: Stop it! He’ll hear us! You know those aren’t gods! MALE 3: Of course we know it! We’re just doing what a lot of people do - making gods out of things ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... the youngsters saying, "What can I do? I don’t have anything to do." How many of you have said that and have heard your mother say that to you? Almost everyone. You can’t find anything to do, but you are living in the middle of games, toys, newspapers, radios, balls, and books. Everywhere you look there is something. The only way to really enjoy something is to have only one thing at a time. Let us suppose that you put everything away except one thing and then worked or played with that one thing. You ...
Sermon
Erskine White
... and all of these people had to be involved before the baby Jesus could be born. "When is the baby coming?" In their own way, today’s parents still prepare for the coming of a child during the long months of pregnancy. Perhaps they buy a crib and some toys, and fix up the baby’s room. If you are like my wife, you do all of that within thirty minutes after you’ve learned you are pregnant, and then you spend nine months buying every piece of clothing the child will need from birth through high school. If ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... there. He had drifted off! Hugh Litchfield began to frantically search for his son. He called out to him; he rushed through the crowd looking for him everywhere, but no luck. He could not find him. He moved quickly to the candy counter and then to the toy department. Surely, he would be there… but no, he wasn’t anywhere to be found. Just as Hugh Litchfield was about to go into a panic, suddenly he heard this announcement over the department store loudspeaker: “We have a lost boy here! If you have lost ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
Lamar Hunt, the man who started the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was walking through his home and came across one of his daughter's toys. The toy was called a “Super Ball.” In that moment he was given the inspiration for the name of the championship game between his upstart AFL and the old guard National Football League. "Why not," he wondered, "call our championship game the Super Bowl?" The name caught on quickly and thus, an ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... of the village. Why don’t we go there in the morning and take some Christmas joy to those children?” The others liked the idea and the more they talked about it, the more excited they became. So they went out and bought all kinds of toys and candy and clothing, food and books and games, and early the next morning, they showed up at the front door of the orphanage with wonderful Christmas presents for all the children. The orphanage director was pleased and all the children were delighted as they opened ...
Sermon
Harry N. Huxhold
... the terrible plight of humanity. He moans that he has found man “doomed to die in everlasting fear of death: the foolish toy of time, the darling of decay.” The remarkable confession Eric Crozier, the poet for the Britten cantata, placed on the lips ... decay.” If they fail to recognize the brutal facts about themselves and the world in which they live, they are the “foolish toys of time.” For the moment in which he lived, the prophet meant the people who operated without the revelation which God is ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... day of the year. Celebrating love doesn't mean we have to give gifts, or cards or candy. How else can we show people that we love them? (Let them answer.) That's right. There are many ways to show people how much we care about them. Sharing your toys with a friend shows him that you love him. Helping around the house, like mowing the lawn or washing the dishes, shows your parents how much you love them. We can show people that we love them by sharing Jesus with them. We can invite our friends to church ...
Drama
Dave Marsh
... the dangers of fatalism - that anything we do ultimately doesn't matter. Cast: Beth: A woman who serves in child care. Dave: A condescending man who’s fatalistic views of the world bring Beth to frustration Props: Some toys Setting: Inside a Sunday school class room. (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE. Toys are scattered about. The last of the kids has just left…) Beth: Okay, so long Jason. See you next Sunday! Dave: (Enters opposite stage) Wow, you certainly have your hands full huh? Beth: You’re not kidding ...
139. A Christmas Envelope
Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7
Sermon
David E. Leininger
... week before Christmas, and on and on. The envelope became the highlight of their Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and the children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents. As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story does not end there. You see, they lost Mike a couple of years ago - cancer. When Christmas ...
Sermon
Dr. Chane M. Hutton
... your opponent's mind. So much of life depends not on what we know but how we think ” particularly how we think about ourselves. That's why I was so happy to read about a new development in the toy industry. It's the "Happy to Be Me" doll. Cathy Meredig of High Self-Esteem Toys Corporation wanted a doll for young girls that would look like a real person. Not that Barbie dolls are not representative of real people. It's just that Barbie is sometimes accused of having an unrealistic shapeliness. The "Happy ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... her baby brother on her lap and tells him the story of Christmas. According to her version: Jesus was born just in time for Christmas up at the North Pole surrounded by eight tiny reindeer and the Virgin Mary. Then Santa Claus showed up with lots of toys and stuff and some swaddling clothes. The three Wise men and elves all sang carols while the Little Drummer Boy and Scrooge helped Joseph trim the tree. In the meantime, Frosty the Snowman saw this star. We can appreciate her confusion. There is a lot to ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... of peace and quiet is a blessed relief. For others it is a real downer. By now most of the presents have been opened. I hope Santa was good to you. I always sympathize with children who are at that transitional age when they receive more gifts of clothing than toys. That is when you really begin growing up. We may be like one young man I heard about whose grandmother sent him a shirt for Christmas. The only trouble was that he had a size 14 neck and the shirt was size 12. When the grandson sent a thank you ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... recommended that we become like little children. A nine-year-old was on his way out the door to get his younger brother a Christmas present when he discovered that that very brother had just broken one of his own favorite toys. He flew into a rage. He vowed that his brother could never play with his toys again and that furthermore not to expect a Christmas present from him this year. A moment later he returned to the kitchen and slipped on his coat. "I'm going, Mom," he said with no hint of his anger of the ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... he would be able to cope. Why? Because he was not alone. Let me tell you about a fascinating scientific study. A twelve-month-old infant sits on a glass table. His mother stands at the opposite end, about ten feet away. Beside her is a beautiful toy ferris wheel. Directly beneath the glass is a red-and-white checkered cloth. The lighting is controlled so that the glass is invisible, thus giving the baby the feeling that the cloth is solid ground. Halfway between the mother's end of the table and the baby ...
145. Keeping Alert For Christmas
Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31
Sermon
King Duncan
... be ready when we see "`The Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory?" Prudence Phillipson of England uses this analogy. When her children were young the floor of their playroom often became messy with games and toys strewn everywhere. Prudence got her children to clean up their toys and games by telling them she was going round the corner to the shop. "When I come back," she warned, "everything should be in its place." She would then give each child a task before she left. The oldest child ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... she helped many families. Some of these grateful parents asked if there was anything they could do for her. "Well," she told them, "if you have any good used clean clothes or toys, I'll take them." John remembers the boxes that mysteriously appeared in the garage. Each year at Christmas John's mother would deliver the toys and clothing to her clients. John remembers the Christmas he was nine years old. One day he passed through the garage and noticed "the most wondrous airplane." The airplane was made of ...
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... or society function. One day the child was particularly unhappy in the midst of all these fine gifts and held desperately onto her mother as her mother gave her a kiss and hug before rushing out to the next engagement. The mother tried to interest her in the newest toy she had brought. Through tears the child cried, "Mommy, I want you!" That is our greatest need, too, isn't it? We want God. We want to know that God lives and that God cares and that God is with us. Immanuel! Mark Connelly in his classic play ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... the street, and most of all, they don't see God. They have eyes and yet are blind. Are you in that category? Am I? During the Christmas season of 1879, a newspaper reporter in Boston saw three little girls standing in front of a store window full of toys. One of them was blind. Coming closer, he heard the other two trying to describe the playthings to their friend. He said he had never thought of how difficult it would be to explain what something looks like to someone who has never been able to see. That ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... what I mean by a grumble monster? Let's say that your mommy or your daddy asks you to clean up your room. But you don't want to, so you grumble and complain. Now you are acting like the grumble monster. Or the teacher asks you to share the toys at school. But you don't want to, so you grumble and whine. Oops, there's the grumble monster again. Or maybe, mommy or daddy tells you to go to bed, but you want to stay up late. So you get all grouchy and grumbly and complaining. That grumble monster ...
150. Future Tense
Luke 12:54-59
Sermon
King Duncan
... Lord. Trend #1. WE ARE MATERIALLY RICH. Wouldn't you agree with that? We are a prosperous people. People have their houses filled with toys of every kind. The stock market has reached new heights. New millionaires are created every day. We personally may not feel very rich, but ... our advances we are anxious. In spite of our vast prosperity, in spite of our attractive homes filled with toys, we have a free floating fear about the future. This fear goes beyond concerns about terrorism, the environment and ...
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