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126. Sabotaging The Sabath

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Richard Patt

... so much study and homework that they never quite have time also to learn how to relate pleasingly to their peers; after all, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." There are so many occasions in life when we want things "to turn out well." The trick is to refrain from forcing the issue to the extent that we end up with negative results. There once was a loving couple who had the wife's elderly mother living with them. Their concern was for her security while both of them went away to work each day ...

127. The Results Of Resurrection

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... that God is guiding and empowering you. Conclusion Some modern critics of Christianity have charged that the resurrection was only a decoy to cover up a miserable failure on the part of Jesus. But the New Testament writers picture no such ruse. It was no trick or mistake. One of life's ironies is that when it gets dark enough you can see the stars. The resurrection was a star which shone brightly in the darkness evoked by the crucifixion. The grave could not hold Jesus. He arose, and the resurrection ...

128. Tempted By Good

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... they ever know who you are? This is your chance! Go ahead. Show them." But the problem was that his basic argument was all wrong. Yes, Jesus was God's Son, but no spectacular circus act would win the people. He had come to win the people with love, not trick them with stunts. The temptation was to use his status as the unique son of God and force God into action by jumping off the temple. That is like snake handling in church today. How did Jesus answer? Do not put the Lord your God to the test. There would ...

129. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... , Bethlehem, the house of bread; too large, too busy and too unfriendly for a simple country girl. She and Joseph had ended up in the barn behind the inn -- where the miracle had taken place. Walking on water is little more than a parlor trick compared to bringing forth a new human life. Isn't every birth a miracle after all? There was little time for the rest so precious to a new mother. From the hillsides had come shepherds -- strange first visitors -- who reported that divine messengers had magically ...

130. On Golf, Swimming, Gardening and Lent?

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... again with it. I'll plant some manure, and dig around it. I'll work with it. Give it another year." And the owner agrees. Now, as you hear that story, who is the God-figure? Is it the owner, the gardener, or the tree, itself? Well, it's a trick question in some respects, because, in telling this parable, Jesus seems to have cast two of the characters into the divine role. Who can deny that the owner of the vineyard, in the first place, is not a person to be reckoned with? This parable, by its very nature ...

131. Judgment Day

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Steven E. Albertin

... you trying to get away with around here? I demand a fair trial! Man: No trial. Woman: You mean to sit there and tell me this is Judgment Day and there's no trial? Man: That is correct. Woman: This is outrageous! I demand a hearing! My father pulled a trick like this on me once and I never forgave him. I was in the fifth grade. I skipped school one day. I came home later and he asked me where I'd been. I told him I'd been in school. I lied to him. He said the school had ...

132. How Costly Grace? Or Does Spelling Count?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and walk humbly with your God?(Micah 6:8) Through Jesus Christ this message has been underlined and finalized. There is nothing you have to do to earn God's love. No sacrifice, no ritual, no trick questions to answer will get us into the arms of God or earn us good health or convince God to do something for a loved one. Yes, the grace, the loving, forgiving grace of God is costly, because it demands our whole allegiance, our whole selves. But we ...

133. Daring To Trust The Roots

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... much uncertainty in life that most of us look hard and long for as many "sure things" as we can find. A fisherman goes back again and again to that hole that always produces fish and leaves on his line that special lure that always does the trick. The fishing hole and the lure are sure things. A gardener finds it hard to switch from tried and true varieties of vegetables. Blue Lake or Provider green beans, Silver Queen white corn, Beefsteak tomatoes, Detroit Red beets all have a familiar, solid ring to them ...

134. Learn To Wait Creatively

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... for my shoe I speak to the Lord. I throw it under the bed every night so that in the morning I have to get down on my knees, and once I'm on my knees I thank the Lord for everything He's given." Maybe we will have to trick ourselves with some kind of gimmick too, but any posture will do if it helps us to patiently wait before God. Active Waiting Second, how do we learn active waiting? We said at the outset that creative waiting had two sides: patient waiting and active waiting. Let us see what ...

135. Beware Of Imitations

Matthew 7:14

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... available. Lesson: This morning I want to show you something that I received in the mail (or wherever you might have obtained a cubic zirconia simulated diamond or artificial gemstone). What does it look like? ... (A diamond.) But it is not a diamond and I would be tricked by someone if it was sold to me as a diamond, for diamonds are very expensive, and this cost me nothing. (If you cannot find an imitation gemstone omit this part.) What is this? ... (A rose, or some other kind of flower.) But it is not a ...

136. Week Two Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... when the driver behind you all of a sudden streaks by you on the right! When I observe drivers who seem to be rather reckless, I often wonder what it will take to get them to comply with the law. Will another sign such as "Danger" do the trick? Will it take an accident or some other tragedy for people to be more courteous? Today's Gospel speaks about following the signs which God gives in our lives. Although Luke is not specific, it seems that the rich man, traditionally known as Dives, did not follow the ...

137. Little Red Hat

1 Peter 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... help us to understand what Peter is saying to us today. Peter tells us to watch out for the devil because he is roaming around like a lion or a wolf, just waiting to get us into trouble. He's just like the wolf in today's story -- full of tricks to tempt us into doing what we shouldn't. We are warned by our parents not to sin but often we do so anyway. We disobey God's law and do what the devil suggests to us will make us happy. Thank God for Jesus who rescues us like the ...

138. The Importance Of Giving Thanks

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... that part of being human means giving thanks. Material: A batch of homemade cookies (or some other homemade treat) to share. Lesson: Do any of you have a dog at home? ... Do you do anything special when you feed your dog? ... In our house, we have the dog do a trick, like sitting up, before she is fed. And you know what she does when we put the food down? She eats it right away. And you know what else? She never says, "Thank you." Now, of course, I don't expect her to say thank you, because she is a ...

139. Learning Obedience

Acts 5:32

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Object: No special material is needed. Lesson: To help children understand the purpose of obeying. Do any of you have a dog? ... Does your dog do what it is told to do? ... Can it do any tricks? ... Well, let me tell you what happened one night with a dog named Dana. Dana belonged to a family who lived in Wisconsin. One day, Dana's family decided to take a long trip to Europe. They were to be gone over a month. Dana could not go with them, ...

140. Believing What God Says

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... rich if you sent someone all the money you had? Would you believe that? I hope not. You have to be careful about what you read and hear; not everything is the truth. You can't believe everything you read or hear unless God says it. People might try to trick us or they may even tell us lies, but if God says it, we can believe it. Do you know the story about Noah and the ark? Noah lived in a time when people had become very mean and evil. God was sorry he had made them so he decided ...

141. Rise Again!

Matthew 28:5-6

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: "Trick" (relighting) birthday candles, matches, and a damp paper towel. You will need to practice this to get your timing down, but the results will be worth the effort! Lesson: Jesus arose from the dead, just as he said! I want you to watch my hands as I talk this morning. ...

142. Don't Sell Your Inheritance for Cabbage Soup

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... fishing. He thought putting worms on hooks and skinning rabbits a distasteful labor. Instead, he liked to stay home and help his mother around the tent. Consequently, Jacob was the favorite of his mother, Rebekah. She expressed that favoritism regularly. She even helped Jacob trick Isaac on the old man's death bed and warned him when Esau came looking for revenge. Do you see what I mean when I suggest that we have here the makings of a dysfunctional family? They simply engage in too much undercutting and ...

143. Thistles Among The Wheat

Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Romans 8:12-25

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... this Sunday's parable and its interpretation in verses 36-43. Three additional parables are found in Matthew 13. They will be the Gospel reading for Pentecost 10. Context of the Lectionary Lesson The First Lesson (Genesis 28:10-19a). Jacob is in flight after having tricked his brother Esau into giving him the inheritance in exchange for a mess of pottage. As he sleeps at night he has a dream of God's messengers ascending and descending from heaven. In the dream he gains assurance that he is in the line of ...

144. Wicked Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... maintain is a toleration of diversity when a person is deeply committed to beliefs and loyalties. A fine line separates understanding and accepting persons who seem to transgress values held most dear and embracing the values of those persons as valid. The trick of opposing wickedness perpetrated without taking upon oneself the destruction of the perpetrator requires a disciplined adherence to the respect for the life of every person regardless of his or her actions. It also requires a trust that God is the ...

145. Who Lives In You?

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... be able to fool ourselves (and even those around us) but we can never fool God, for God reads the human heart. God knows who lives in our house. There is a story of a burly, old lineman from a professional football team who thought that he knew all the tricks so he could stay out late and party on road trips despite the team's curfew. Over the years he'd gotten it all down to a science. He'd pile certain things up under the blankets of the bed to make it appear that he was asleep when the ...

146. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... in the king's service all their life: they were also going to provide for their fellow Jews a shining example of the wisdom of the proverb: "When in Babylon, it pays to do as the Babylonians do." Nebuchadnezzar was not going to miss a single trick in educating Daniel and his friends into Babylonian conformity. They were to be given new names, not just because their Jewish names were hard for Babylonians to pronounce but because, in biblical times, a new name signified a new life. That is why Abram changed ...

147. Screaming For A Reason Why

Matthew 26:36-46; 27:45-46 · Job 3:1-26

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... of masters. But Jesus kept hoping and praying that his words, his way of life, his relationships, his openness, his integrity would convince the world of the reality and eternity of God's kingdom. His ash heaps piled up: rejection by his hometown folk, trick questions by the religious authorities, accusations that were unfounded, the uneasy feeling that even his closest friends didn't trust him, and the pain that one of them would witness against him for a measly sum of money. Jesus knew from the beginning ...

148. Shared Bread

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... That's true of Ancient Persia, the Far East, and many other places. It's also true here in the United States. A shared meal is considered a sign of friendship. What is one of the first things a couple does when they start dating? This is not a trick question! They go out to dinner. And how do executives from two firms symbolize a merger? They frequently seal the deal with a meal. One of the functions of a wedding reception, with all its food and drink, is to draw the bride and groom's families together. And ...

149. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... is "a piece of cake." However, there are those times when we are pushed off our smooth track and minor adjustments won't get us back on. Troubled feelings erupt into our consciousness and we become irritable, angry, depressed, or sorrowful. We may try all the tricks we know to get back on automatic pilot, but none of them succeeds. In mounting desperation we turn to family and friends trying to reach a calmer, deeper self. But we don't fully succeed. Then, at last, we come to you, God. Something has gone ...

150. The Insignificant Valentine

Drama

Karren Boehr

... valentines on it. Coming back, she hands the box to 2ND GIRL who walks over to BOBBY sitting on steps. She hesitantly hands him the box and both girls walk off stage. BOBBY takes the box hesitantly. Frowning, expecting it to be some sort of trick, he opens it and takes out the first envelope. Opening it, he studies the valentine, checking out the signature. Turning his hat around, his face becoming more pleasant. He opens and reads another) (Exits when Scene II action begins) Scene II Setting: A twentieth ...

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