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1551. Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me

Matthew 16:21-28

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Clement E. Lewis

Meditation Hymn: "Above The Hills Of Time"(May be sung as a solo in preparation for worship) Prayer Of Invocation: We come to worship you, our Lord, knowing that you overcame both the cross and the grave. We realize that except for your endurance of the cross and its cruel death, we would not have known the full magnitude of your love for us. Your having made atonement for our sins, makes us aware that we should live the Christian faith fully, knowing that it is the way, the truth, and the life. Thank you ...

1552. What Is That In Your Hand?

Exodus 4:1-17

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Clement E. Lewis

Instrumental Meditation Words Of Preparation: What is that in your hand? Perhaps your hand is holding nothing just now. For the sake of focusing on our theme, please open your hands, palm upward, and look at them. Each hand is distinctive in its markings, even to the individualization of each fingerprint, which may be copied and recorded for identity purposes. The hand is wonderfully made. No other moving part of the body has so many multiple capabilities or essential functions, such as greeting, holding, ...

1553. Pieces Of Paper

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: Understanding values. Materials: Several pieces of paper of different colors, cut to the size of a dollar bill. A one dollar bill. Lesson: After you have had a chance to look at these pieces of paper, I want you to tell me which one you would like to have. Let's take a vote. If you could have one of these pieces of paper, how many would take this one? (Hold up the dollar bill.) I wonder why all (or most) of you chose the dollar bill? It's just a piece of paper like the others. It may look nicer ...

1554. Compassion

Luke 7:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A nurse's cap. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been hurt so badly that you had to go to the hospital to be cared for by the doctors and nurses? (Let them answer.) Some of you have been there. Do you remember how afraid you were? (Let them answer.) First of all, you hurt pretty badly, and second you were not sure what was going to happen to you. That would make anyone afraid. Do you remember how nice the nurses were to you that day and every day that you were in the hospital ...

1555. What Do You Do with the Left-Over Jelly Beans?

Luke 12:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A large bag of jelly beans. Good morning, boys and girls. I need a volunteer this morning, someone who is really something special. This person must love jelly beans. Is there anyone here who really likes jelly beans? (Let them answer, and pick a child who will participate in an enthusiastic way.) Do you think that you really like jelly beans? (Let the child answer.) I know that you cannot eat all of the jelly beans that I have brought with me, so I am going to give them to you, and you can save ...

1556. What Is Your Treasure?

Luke 12:34

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A pocket knife, a baseball glove, and a doll. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a treasure? (Let them answer.) Very good, a lot of you have some treasure. What kind of treasure do you have? (Let them answer.) I brought along some things that I thought might be a treasure to you. A treasure is something very important to you, something that is worth almost more than anything you can think of, when you think of things that you want or have. When I was a boy, I always thought that my ...

1557. Mary Has Chosen The Good Portion

Luke 10:38-42

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W. Robert McClelland

The Genesis creation narrative tells us that God created the world, and all that is in it, in six short days, a remarkable burst of energy even for God. Understandably, God was tired - an idea which has eluded learned theologians - but the author of the story insists that, "... on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done and he rested on the seventh day from all his work ... So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in ...

1558. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

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W. Robert McClelland

"Fear not!" Jesus says. These are the same words spoken by the angels to the Bethlehem shepherds on the occasion of his first coming. Now they are used to speak of his second coming. The reason why we need not fear is because God's good pleasure is to give us the kingdom. We cannot earn it. We cannot build it. It is a gift of grace. Despite all the evidence to the contrary and all attempts to oppose it, the promise has been made. The kingdom of God is on the way. We are to wait for it and be ready. The ...

1559. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

If I told you that I have a sure-fire, effortless plan whereby you can lose 25 pounds, with no exercise, and no money, would I have your attention? I thought so. You can't pick up a Woman's Day magazine, Good Housekeeping, McCalls, Red-book, Ladies' Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, or even the National Enquirer without finding at least one article on how to lose weight. It's a multi-million dollar business in America. And, if you are overweight, you probably need to lose some fat to be more ...

1560. A Word Of Encouragement!

Acts 13:13-52

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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 ...

1561. Healing For The Past

Joshua 5:1-12

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Barbara Brokhoff

Occasionally I hear a senior citizen complain, "I just can't remember names like I used to," or, "I can't remember a thing anymore." Reminds me of a Peanuts cartoon strip I saw some time ago. Charlie Brown says, "My grandfather loves to sing hymns. He can remember the words to over a hundred hymns." Linus asks, "Does he sing in the choir?" Charlie replies, "No, he can't remember where the church is!" But the problem for many is not that they can't remember, but they can't forget. Psychologists remind us ...

1562. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

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John R. Brokhoff

The Miracle Of Feeding 5,000 A little lad was asked which was his favorite parable. He replied, "I like the one about the loafs and fishing." The kid may be confused whether the story of Jesus' feeding the 5,000 is a parable or a miracle. However, the miracle of multiplying is also a favorite of the gospel writers. This miracle of Jesus is the only one recorded by the four evangelists. In addition, there are two accounts of feeding the 4,000 which New Testament scholars consider to be different versions of ...

1563. Epiphany 2

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

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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 ...

1564. A Whale Of A Tale

Jonah 3:1-10

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Erskine White

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, "Arise and go to Nineveh." (Jonah 3:12) I'd be willing to bet a nickel (maybe even a dime) that if ten people were asked what they know about the Jonah story, most of them would say, "the whale." (Of course, the Bible never says that Jonah was swallowed by a whale - all the Bible says is "a great fish" - but everyone calls it a whale, anyway). Everyone remembers the whale, but in point of fact, the whale is the least important part of this ...

1565. Ashamed Of The Gospel

Romans 1:1-17

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Erskine White

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. (Romans 1:16) I want you to step into a time machine with me this morning. We're going to spend a few minutes today back in ancient Rome. We are going to the place they call "the Eternal City." In this year of 54 or 58 A.D., Rome is certainly the most magnificent city this side of China. It is the hub and heartbeat of an empire from Europe to Africa to the edge of Asia. Everything we see in Rome gives the image of power and wealth. First, we see the Roman army, marching ...

1566. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

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Erskine White

For Thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb. (Psalm 139:13) Fathers in earlier generations usually weren't allowed to do this, but I have had the splendid privilege of watching and helping as two of my children were born. The first time, the experience was new and overwhelming. I felt I had witnessed God's hands at work in the world and when our baby was safely delivered, I was left groping for inadequate words to describe what I had seen. The word "awesome" came to ...

1567. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

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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 ...

1568. What a Treasure!

2 Corinthians 4:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A diamond ring in a ring box. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you can think of something that is really valuable? What is one of the most valuable things that you have ever seen? [Let them answer.] Those are all good and valuable things. I like the one that someone said when they mentioned a diamond ring. I thought of a diamond ring when I thought of something valuable and I brought it with me this morning. I want to compare that diamond ring to something that I think is even more ...

1569. Pocket Pal

John 1:35-42

Children's Sermon

SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME AT SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL Object: pieces of vinyl, yarn/thread Teachers: You will have to do a little bit of preparing for this project. Before class, cut twice as many rectangular pieces of vinyl as you have students. They should all be exactly the same size (about 4"x8"). In half of the pieces, cut a slot just big enough to insert a wallet photo viewer (available in most department stores). Then punch a series of holes in all the pieces, about 1/4" from both short and one ...

1570. Lent 5

John 7:45--8:11, Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 43:14-28, Philippians 3:1-11, Luke 20:9-19, John 12:1-11

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George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE The Fifth Sunday in Lent floods the mind with memories of when it was the beginning of the two-week celebration of the Passion of our Lord. Passiontide was the third period in the progression from Septuagesima Sunday to Easter, the Resurrection of our Lord. (The three "gesima" Sundays were the first period, the first four and a half weeks of Lent comprised the second part; Passiontide was the third section of Lent; Holy Week was the fourth part; and the Triduum, which originally was Good ...

1571. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, Psalm 113:1-9, Psalm 130:1-8, Amos 8:1-14, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE The rather indistinct shouts of the resurrection of our Lord - "Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed !" - continue to sound in our ears as we approach mid-October and, depending on the lectionary followed and the calendar year. We have to listen for them to hear them; the celebration of Easter is so far behind us! But the church year reminds us that the "sound" of the resurrection reverberates throughout the entire year and should be repeated every Lord's Day, every Sunday of the year. ...

1572. Living Sacrifices

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

William J. Carl

If we’re really honest we have to admit that Peter speaks for all of us when he rebukes Jesus for saying that he would soon suffer. The main reason Peter does this is that following a God who suffers means we will probably have to suffer, too. Sure enough we were right; for immediately after Jesus puts Peter in his place, he says, “Those who want to be my followers must first deny themselves, take up their crosses and follow me.” What Peter probably figured out right from the beginning was that he would ...

1573. Standing Up To Death

Romans 6:1-14, Psalm 90:1-17

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Robert Noblett

If it has not happened to you yet, you can be sure that sooner or later life is going to acquaint you with death. We can decide whether or not we want to go to Australia; we have the option of eating horsemeat or not eating horsemeat; but we do not have the option of meeting death or not meeting death. We will meet it, perhaps have already met it, of this we can be sure. But meeting it does not mean that we automatically have made our peace with it. Meeting it does not mean that we have accepted it, ...

1574. Teaching About Revenge And About Loving Enemies

Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

Suggestions: Use in ordinary sequence with the scripture reading. Characters: 10 speakers - men and women of all ages (Speakers read from a sitting position in usual places in the pews. If voices do not carry well in your sanctuary, invite speakers to sit near the center aisle and let the minister carry a portable microphone to each in an interviewing manner.) Key: 1-10 = readers 1: "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. ...

1575. Joseph And His Brothers

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

Suggestions: Use as an anthem. 8 readers - 3 women, 2 older men, 2 younger men, 1 youngest man. Let the three women read with the attentive attitude of three persons relating a story. Let the storytellers read the "he saids" in smooth rhythm with the speakers to avoid monotony. To offer contrast, let the storytellers read with engaging voices. Key: 1, 2, 3 = women storytellers, 4 = Israel (Jacob, the dad), 5 = Joseph, 6 = man along the way, 7 = Reuben (Joseph's oldest brother), 8 = Judah (Joseph's older ...

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