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1476. The Babel Disaster -- You Are There

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

July 25, 1982 Comment: Up to this time, I had tried to handle thestory sermons myself. With the encouragement shown for mydramatic efforts of the earlier weeks that summer, I decidedto try to involve the congregation in a more direct way. That year, a large hotel in a major U. S. city hadcollapsed, killing scores and injuring hundreds. I saw thestory in a periodical which, unfortunately, I did not keep.The first interview in the script, the woman's experience,comes from that. With a few bits remembered ...

1477. Jacob And The Night Wrestler

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

August 22, 1982 Comment: A good story can be done a number of ways. Astory about Jacob lent itself as a short story when I didit. Since then, I have come to see it as a radio drama, notunlike those frequently heard in the '40s and '50s in whichthe hero narrates and has some dialogue with a limitednumber of other characters. Sound effects would be nice andcould be handled by a creative team working on this story. Those who study the biblical story closely will realizeI have taken some liberties, as most ...

1478. Pilate's Sign

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

Comment: Before I got started telling story sermons and dramatizing Bible stories at the church I was serving, I was invited to take part in a Good Friday ecumenical service. Instead of the Seven Last Words, we were asked to preach on the "Seven Other Words." I was assigned "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." At the time, our city had a rash of police brutality incidents. One in particular had caused a great uproar in the city. A young African-American man stopped to see if he could help at the scene of ...

1479. The Babel Disaster - You Are There

Genesis 11:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

Comment: Up to this time, I had tried to handle the story sermons myself. With the encouragement shown for my dramatic efforts of the earlier weeks that summer, I decided to try to involve the congregation in a more direct way. That year, a large hotel in a major U. S. city had collapsed, killing scores and injuring hundreds. I saw the story in a periodical which, unfortunately, I did not keep. The first interview in the script, the woman's experience, comes from that. With a few bits remembered from that ...

1480. Moses's New Job

Exodus 4:18-31

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

September 5, 1982 Comment: It was Labor Day weekend and it was also a time when I found myself involved in a bit of a confrontation with some leaders in my Annual Conference. That led to a strange com-bination. But knowing the story of Moses and realizing that he undertook the mission to free his people, I found myself putting together the few bits of data about Moses' wife in all that and came up with a fictitious correspondence. It was easy to find a reader for the Zipporah part because the church had a ...

1481. Pilate's Sign

Drama

Jerry Eckert

1482. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

Once again Jesus gives a curious, cryptic teaching that leaves us wondering. “I have come into the world to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.” These remarks are hard to interpret. Yet, as with all he says, we are inclined to believe they hold great value for us. Not long ago in a study group a man asked me if Jesus were “ordinary.” The question was unusual. On the spur of the moment I replied, “Of course, Jesus is ordinary.” His reply, “Jesus is the ultimate ordinary ...

1483. Giants In Your Way

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Charles Curley

The hand of the Philistines was heavy upon Israel. The Philistines were an overwhelming, oppressive, intrusive presence in the land. They threatened to take away everything the people of Israel held dear. They threatened life itself, for death followed in their wake as they ravaged the land. Just when Saul and his armies were poised to drive the Philistines out of the land, Goliath appeared - a giant standing in their way. Faced with the Philistines and their giant, Goliath, Saul and his people were ...

1484. Proper 9

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Mark 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: God gives us the authority to bring in his kingdom through our strengths and our weaknesses. COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 David first serves as king of Judah, with his capital at Hebron, for a period of seven years. The leaders of the northern tribes of Israel come to him at Hebron and they agree to make him king over the northern tribes. David's army captures the city of Jerusalem from its inhabitants and it becomes the capital of the united kingdom. David reigns as king of Israel ...

1485. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

For those of you who have come here feeling lost, I have good news for you. For those of you who have come here willing to get lost, I have even better news. The good news is "fear not." The God we worship specializes in finding lost people. The God we worship gives life the moment we lose ours for the sake of heavenly causes. Our text has two words that become backdrops for the entire season of Advent. Those words are "wilderness" and "about face." John comes out of the wilderness, the necessary passage ...

1486. Reuben: I'm Not A Sandwich

Genesis 37:12-36

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

THEME: Reuben is one of the forgotten characters of the Bible -- the one who, by normal processes, should have received the birthright as the firstborn son of Israel. He tells of the common experience of feeling like a second-class son, because Israel favored Joseph. He shares family events, as well as his inner soul. SETTING FOR THE SERMON MONOLOGUE: Most persons have heard the story of Joseph and his brothers. Many people have heard the story over and over. They have rarely, if ever, heard the ...

1487. Put It to the Test

1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A lot of mall and a wastebasket. Good morning, boys and girls. Today is just eight days away from Christmas and that makes all of us feel good. How many of you are looking forward to Christmas? (Let them answer.) I am, too. But before we get to Christmas, there are a lot of things to do and this is a really good part of the season, too. I love to decorate the house and church, smell the food that is being made - like the special cookies and cakes - and I really like the beautiful music that is ...

1488. A Word Of Encouragement!

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

There are a lot of folks around these days who seem to be ready to unload a bit of their discouragement and depression upon you. A man tells that it seemed every time he walked in the door, as he came home from work, his wife would pounce on him with long tales of woe about the day's calamities and problems. Finally, he sat down and talked about it with her. He said that, after some discussion, she agreed that before she hit him with the day's disasters, she would at least let him first sit down and eat ...

1489. Throw Your Worries to the Lord

Romans 8:28-39

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Some business forms with carbon paper separating each sheet. Good morning, boys and girls. It is time for us to think about some different things. Here we are in church on the first Sunday of a brand new month. Does anyone know what month this is? (Let them answer.) That's right, March, and what does March make you think about? (Let them answer.) I think about the wind and how hard it blows in the month of March. I also think about spring and how soon it will be with us. But today I am thinking ...

1490. An Eraser Means Forgiving

Hebrews 9:13-14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Objects: A piece of paper with a coated finish, a piece of onion skin paper, a pencil, and a good eraser. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to do an experiment that will show you the difference between what Christ can do with your sin and what you or a friend can do with your sin. How many of you like to experiment? A lot of you. How many of you like to sin? (Wait for a reply.) Not many of you like to sin, but all of you do sin. A few. Well, let's try our experiment. First, we must take a ...

1491. Epiphany 2

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

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

Wine Miracle On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4And Jesus said to her, "O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you. 6 Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty ...

1492. When You Can't See The Rainbow for the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

James Weekley

Following the battle of Guadalcanal, Barney Ross recalls himself petitioning a Jewish God. Adkins, in the next foxhole, was praying to a Baptist God. A kid with a hole in his side was praying to a Catholic God. It hit him that there was no difference between himself and his friends beneath a hell of gunfire. He confessed, "I couldn't help but wonder if people have to come that close to death to realize that we are all on the same side and trying to get to the same place." The face of death has bad breath. ...

1493. The Kindergarten Kingdom

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Erskine White

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child shall not enter it. (Mark 10:15) If I had preached on this text just six years ago, I would have extolled the virtues and sung the praises of children. Jesus said that we must be like children to receive the kingdom of God and I would have preached a sermon on how wonderful kids are. I would have waxed eloquent on how Jesus blessed the children and how children bless our lives every day with their innate goodness, charm and ...

1494. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

Examine yourselves, to see whether you are holding to your faith ... Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?" (2 Corinthians 13:5) We all know that having a physical checkup is important for our health and well-being. We're supposed to get one every year. But what about a spiritual checkup? Why shouldn't they be even more important and when was the last time you had one? "Examine yourselves," says Paul, "to see whether you are holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus ...

1495. It's A Gift

Romans 4:25, Romans 5:6

Children's Sermon

Object: a "get out of jail free" card from a Monopoly game. Good morning, boys and girls. Have any of you ever played Monopoly? It can be a lot of fun building a lot of houses and hotels on your property and collecting a lot of money, can't it! But something terrible can happen to you while you're playing Monopoly. Can anybody think of what it is? (Let them tell you.) Right. You can end up going to jail. And if you are in jail, you can't buy and sell any more property or houses or hotels. You can't move ...

1496. The Call To Victory

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Sims Robert

The book of Revelation is a powerful and beautiful book designed to answer one question. The people of the early church were suffering under persecution and many were being martyred. They looked for the second coming of Christ as the grand and glorious answer to their pain. They asked the question, “How long will it be before Christ returns? How long will it be before the victory is final and complete?” The book of Revelation gives a clear and simple answer: “Behold, I am coming soon (Revelation 22:12).” ...

1497. Don’t Be Alarmed

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

In the Des Moines Register was a story titled, “Man, Believed Killed by Log, Sits on It.” “It happened in Hamburg, Wisconsin. William Bartelt, 71, of Hamburg, was recovering in a Wausau hospital Saturday after friends gave him up for dead after a log struck him on the head. Bartelt was hit by a limb cut down by his hired hand at his central Wisconsin farm, officials said. The limb knocked him out and the hired hand, Gerhardt Stueber, determined that Bartelt was not breathing and called relatives to the ...

1498. Just Who Do You Think You Are?

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Johnny Dean

How we read the Bible has a lot to do with what we get out of the Bible. If, for example, we read it as a rule book which governs the playing of the game of life, then what we get out of the Bible is a view of life that says, "Everyone who plays by the rules wins, and everyone who does not play by the rules loses." Based on your personal experience, is that an accurate representation of life? Most of us read the Bible in order to get information that helps us understand our lives in relation to God. We ...

1499. The Role of the Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

What's the difference between Mother's Day and Father's Day? Someone once said that Mother's Day is a much bigger deal because Mothers are more organized. Mothers say to their children: Now here is a list of what I want. Go get the money from your father and you surprise me on Mothers Day. You do that for me. For Father’s Day I give each of my five kids $20 so that they can go out and by me a present--a total of $100. They go to the store and buy two packages of underwear, each of which costs $5 and ...

1500. Nooses or baby Bottles?

1 John 3:18

Children's Sermon

Object: a rope in the form of a noose, and a baby bottle. Good morning, boys and girls. It is a wonderful thought to get up every morning and thank God for all the good things that he has given us and particularly for the wonderful life that we have to live. Of course, the Bible teaches us that living is more than just breathing. Living according to God is loving. Let me show you what I mean. Here is something that I am sure all of you have seen in the movies or on TV. [Hold up the noose.] Who knows what ...

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