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126. Like Iron Sharpens Iron

Proverbs 27:17

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... it.) In Proverbs 27:17, he wrote, “Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.” Iron is a sturdy metal that is used to make beams for buildings, tools, furniture, and more. An iron worker might heat the metal to make it softer or use one piece of metal to sharpen another piece to make an axe or a blade for a plow. In this verse, Solomon is comparing the way two pieces of ironwork together to the way two people influence each other. Proverbs 27:17 is an amazing verse because it’s ...

127. "Remember Me!"

Luke 24:13-35

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: I did not use one; a picture of a dog, cat, or some other animal which might be a pet would work. Lesson: Friendship; communion. "Raise your hand if you have a pet!" Immediately almost every child present shoots an arm into the air. "What kind of pet do you have?" I ask a boy ...

128. Breaking The Negative Cycle

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ensnarled in a negative cycle. On every level of life, it is easy to surrender to the negative forces that sap our energy and drag us down. At a conference for ministers, groups were organized into small units for dialogue. They were to begin by using one word to describe the world as they saw it today or as they responded to it. The words came in torrents—stagnated, alienated, frustrated, broken, estranged, unfocused. Every word a negative word. One minister in the group was marching out of step, his one ...

129. I Don't Do Windows

Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28

Sermon

Tony Everett

... , you clean the inside and notice all the streaks and missed spots on the outside. You try soap and water, spray cleaners and chamois, even vinegar and newspapers. Nothing seems to work. Streaks and smudges and scratches abound; even when you use one of those expensive squeegees. Well, members of the property committee finally had to clean the windows themselves. When Easter Sunday arrived, each property committee member greeted parishioners by saying: "Christ is risen! Don't look too closely at the windows ...

130. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

John 3:1-21

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... a misunderstanding or a rejection of the Trinity. If you do not agree with the theology of this hymn, it's okay not to sing." "We All Believe in One True God." Prayer of Praise Study the Trinity Sunday hymns in your hymnbook and use one of them as the prayer. Let the congregation know what you are doing. Hymn of Praise "Creating God, Your Fingers Trace" CELEBRATION THROUGH CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Introduction to the Act of Confession Have you ever considered confusion as one of your sins, one that ...

131. Was It Really Necessary?

John 19:17-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ethiopia. Merielik II wished to modernize his country. In one unusual move, he ordered three electric chairs from New York. When they arrived he realized that they would not work without electricity. In those days Abyssinia had no electricity. Not one to waste things, Merielik used one of the electric chairs as his throne. (1) An electric chair seems like an odd device to serve as a throne, but is it any odder than deploying a cross as a center of worship? A cross was the means of executing criminals. It ...

132. Prayer: Our Crosses into Victories

Mark 8:31--9:1

Bulletin Aid

... to share a story with you about how this is so: that as we offer up our crosses to Christ, He changes them into victories. It involves a woman who was a housemother at a small southeastern college. The woman was crippled, and had all she could do to use one hand. And each morning, one of the girls had to come in to help dress her. And one day, one of the girls put this question to her: "Isn't it hard for you to have to undergo this suffering?" And what the housemother replied is pretty significant. "Years ...

133. A List of Murphy's Laws

Illustration

Staff

... Ettorre's observation: The other line moves faster. This applies to all lines bank, supermarket, toll booth, customs. If you change lines, then the other line the one you were in originally will move faster. Osborn's Law. Variables won't, constants aren't. Never use one word when a dozen will suffice. If it can be understood, it is not finished yet. Never do anything for the first time. Marshall's generalized iceberg theorem: Seven-eighths of everything can't be seen. Runyon's Law: The race is not always to ...

134. My Colors Will Be Clear

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the faith questions, and be baptized. You could offer a three-minute lay witness in a worship service, talking about what God is doing in your life. You could call our lay ministry office and say, "I want to find out what my spiritual gifts are. I want to use one of them in ministry." You could dare to say a blessing at your next business luncheon. You could put a little fish symbol on your car or a WWJD bracelet on your arm. You could tithe. When you do, that's like lobbing a hand grenade into the devil ...

135. 1 Samuel 16:14-23

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... , however, posits evil as a form of fallen good. Evil exists. But it has no unique identity shaping and defining it, it is only the embodiment of choices for the not-good over the good. Two plots run through the text from Mark for this week. Using one of his favorite story forms, Mark brackets one story on either side of a central, different story. In this case the conflict between Jesus and members of his family stands on either side of the accusations made by the scribes. While there are two separate ...

136. Measure of Success

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... , the cousin; Mr. Magnate as a boy, Phillip; his Mother. Look in old family albums or junk stores for old photographs of the 1910-1915 vintage, as suggested in the script. Show with an opaque projector. However, if you wish to make the scenes visible, use one end of the playing area for the interview and the other end for the scenes. Alternate a spot light between the two areas. A slide projector makes a good spotlight. REPORTER: My paper thanks you for this interview, Mr. Magnate. MAGNATE: Aren’t you ...

137. Don't Run Away!

Jonah 1:1-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: I did not use one. However, most children's Bibles contain a picture of Johah and the great fish. Lesson: Avoidance; discipleship; God's will; problem solving. Text: "Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 'Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for ...

138. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Mark 8:27-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... What letter does superman wear on his chest? C, S, M, or P. (response) Is that you final answer? (response) You are right “S” it is! 2. Which Gospel is the last of the four Gospels? Mark, Luke, John, or Matthew? (response) Do you want to use one of your lifelines? (response) You can either phone a mom or ask the congregation. (response) You want to ask the congregation. Ok. Alright congregation Suzy needs your help. I need a show of hands. Which of the four gospels is the last? Is it Mark? (congregation ...

139. John 9:1-41

John 9:1-41

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... disorder. With his words in verses 3-5, Jesus clearly sets the parameters for this entire story. He declares himself to be the "light of the world" sent to illumine the darkness. The actual healing miracle takes place simply and quickly in verses 6-7. Using one of the most contemptible and insulting substances of his day, spit, Jesus creates a mud-mask for the blind man's eyes. He then commands him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam, whereupon the man instantly receives his sight. Just as immediately ...

140. Connection with the Past

Exodus 1:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Pharaoh commands the Hebrew midwives to kill newborn boys when they observe them literally “on the stones” (1:16), possibly referring to two stones positioned for the actual birth process. This expression, however, may have a further level of meaning. It is used one other time in the Hebrew Bible (Jer. 18:3) in conjunction with pottery. In Egyptian religious art the potter’s wheel was associated with the god of creation, Khnum, who would shape each person at conception on his stone wheel. Perhaps the ...

141. Many Members

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Children's Sermon

Object: A skeleton from a doctor's office or school, or simply use one of the children as an example. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along a friend with me this morning, someone who needs a little help. As you can see he has lost a lot of weight. He is nothing but bones. (Show them the skeleton.) Do you know what ...

142. Easter 3

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon Aid

... . Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration If you haven't done this, try it: Ask three people to simulate the Emmaus Road experience as worship begins. Give them ample notice, but to put the experience in their own words. Perhaps they will want to use one of their contemporary situations in which they recognize Christ in their daily walk. Following the drama, ask for response from the congregation. Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life Follow the call to worship with this: Ask the people to ...

143. Glued to Our Faults

Illustration

King Duncan

James S. Hewett once gave an apt example of people not getting the respect they deserve. Especially young people. He tells about his son, who was using one of those super-adhesive glues on a model airplane he was building. "In less than three minutes," says James Hewett, "his right index finger was bonded to a shiny blue wing of his DC-10. He tried to free it. He tugged it, pulled it, waved it frantically, but he ...

144. Hold the Candy

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Mary Austin

... where two people promise their lives to each other. At the beginning of their lives together, it can be heard as a hope more than an accomplishment, a promise more than a reality. It’s also often read at funerals, celebrating a life fully lived in using one’s gifts for others. It has special resonance in those settings, but it also belongs to the whole community of faith. Paul continues to instruct the church at Corinth about how to live together as people of faith. He reminds us that if we speak with ...

145. Peace! Be Still

Mark 4:35-41

Children's Sermon

... lives. As a second activity, give your child two sheets of paper. On the first, have your child take many different colors and scribble them onto the paper. There should be no pattern to the paper. This represents the storms in our life. On the next sheet have your child use one color at a time to draw a rainbow. This represents Jesus' calming the storm.

146. John the Baptist

John 1:19-28

Children's Sermon

... kinds of food. But we don't remember him for how he dressed or what he had to eat. No, we remember John because of the things that he did for and said about Jesus. It would be easier for me to tell you about John the Baptist if I used one of my very good friends, Sally Salt. Now Sally does a lot of things for a lot of people like Molly Meat, Clete Celery and Lonnie Lettuce, but by herself she is almost nothing. For instance, if you went and asked Sally Salt what she could do on her own ...

147. Thanksgiving Eve/Day

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon Aid

... experience, as well as from history. Stewardship Challenge Suggestion: How will you offer thanks this week, both with your words and with your actions? How would you respond if the English language had no word for thanks? Charge to the Congregation Consider using one or all of these quotes: 1. "A Christian is one who majors in appreciation." (John Versteeg) 2. "... The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you." (John Southard) 3. "Poverty does not prohibit gratitude ...

148. Would We Be Ready?

Matthew 25:1-13

Illustration

Michael L. Sherer

... and wake up in the dark, or find myself hoofing it down to K-Mart for an oil-flask-refill, trying to hedge my bets, while the host arrived and closed the door without me. The pastor of one Florida congregation, who has made an outreach program famous, uses one question which offends some people by its tone. He asks: "If you should die tonight, why should God let you into his heaven?" The question is worth asking. For those of us who live in the grace of God, who celebrate his "Yes!" to us each day we ...

149. Back To The Fifties

Humor Illustration

... 1950s: I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20. Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long when $5000 will only buy a used one. If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous. Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter? The Government is wanting to get its hands on everything. Pretty soon it's going ...

150. Give Thanks--For You!

Luke 19:11-27

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... you? You are unique. You are a marvel. Today's lesson from the Bible is about a king who gave His servants some money to see what they would do with it. This lesson is really a parable about the gifts God has given us-- gifts He expects us to use. One thing you might give God thanks for this Thursday is yourself--your body, your mind, your personality. He has made you to be something wonderful. Why? Because He loves you.

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