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1676. Property of ... God!

Ephesians 1:4

Children's Sermon

... shirts to wear and that's what they say on them when we buy them. Why do you suppose people like to wear shirts that say "Property of ..." on them? (Talk about it.) I think sometimes people like to do that because it makes them feel important. If the shirt says "Property of Ohio State University Athletic Department" it makes them feel as though they're good enough, or important enough, to go to Ohio State University and be part of the sports program there - even if they aren't good enough. All of us want to ...

1677. Stilling The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... and make the choice to become church members, they are not ending or completing their learning. It is easy to have faith in theory. Confirmands are just beginning to ask the important questions. It is then their faith truly begins to grow. They must not feel our dismissal now that they have come through the rite of passage. We must offer them the support and encouragement that accompany being within the fold. Asker: Let us return to this story for one final question. What did you mean later at the end ...

1678. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... words to the crowd that the child is not dead, Matthew relates that Jesus told the crowd, "Go away" (Matthew 9:24). Mark's version is more of a suggestion: "Why do you make a commotion and weep?" (Mark 5:39) Luke's even gentler report has more feeling for the crowd when Jesus says, "Do not weep" (Luke 8:52). In Luke, the representative from Jairus' house speaks more directly than in Mark. Both report that Jairus' daughter is dead. In Luke, he commands, "Do not trouble the teacher any longer" (Luke 8:49). In ...

1679. Passion Sunday

Mk 14:1 - 15:47 · Isa 50:4-9 · Phil 2:5-11 · Ps 31:9-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... single close friend. He may have plenty of companions or acquaintances but there are few, if any, with whom he can share his fears or failings. Maybe it's because society seems to tell men they must always be in control, always on top. Many men don't feel they can afford the luxury of being vulnerable. That's a really lonely spot to be in. Women are, on average, less lonely than men. They have not been given the message by society that they must dominate and always be in control. Women are traditionally the ...

1680. Proper 7

Mk 4:35-41 (5:1-20) · 2 Cor 5:14-21; 6:1-13 · 1 Sam 1:32-49 · Job 38:1-11, 16-18 · Ps 9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... ?" (v. 26). David's words reach Saul and the shepherd boy is brought into the king's presence. David boasts that he has killed bear and lion in his duties as shepherd; he could do the same to Goliath. Saul agrees and has David don his armor but David feels awkward and clumsy. Taking his sling, he slays the giant with a deft shot to the temple and gains fame and recognition for his prowess. Old Testament: Job 38:1-11, 16-18 The arguments of Job's four friends come to a conclusion and God himself answers from ...

1681. The Day Of Thanksgiving

Mt 6:25-33 · 1 Tim 2:1-7 · Joel 2:21-27 · Ps 126

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . Volunteers have donated $54,000 in cash, in addition to meat and hard labor. The effort resulted in 15,000 to 16,000 two-pound cans of beef chunks and two-pound cans of broth. These Mennonites have discovered that gratitude is not just what you feel but tangible thanks that you give to God through others. Illustration: A Money magazine article told of the life of a woman who saved eighty percent of everything that she earned, investing it all in the stock market, and turned it into a $22 million fortune ...

1682. Made New By 180 Degrees

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... hard reality being shouted by John. Annie Dillard gives me help and hope. In her book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, she said this: "I cannot cause light, the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam." We cannot alleviate the tension that we feel; we can't really do a good job at changing what John says needs changing, and most of us cannot rejoice like Paul. The most we can do is allow ourselves to be made new, because we can't do it ourselves. We let ourselves be made new by 180 ...

1683. God, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... United Methodist Church in Milwaukee. The third in the series on the Trinity is this use of the "You Are There" format. After feeling successful using it two years earlier for the Tower of Babel story, the story that is the Old Testament antecedent to the story ... . You heard what the others have been saying. You are one of the sons upon whom God may pour out his Spirit. How do you feel about that? Youth: I think that's neat. No one pays that much attention to us. They like having us around, if we are quiet ...

1684. Number One Mother

Genesis 2:4-25

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... . "I don't know, but I don't like the way you're looking at me," she snipped. "What do you mean?" I asked. "I mean I feel naked," she said, "and I don't like it. It's embarrassing!" I had to admit it was. I felt like covering up, too, after I ate ... Him. He liked to be "cool. "He didn't like to make much of His omnipotence and omniscience, and all that -- didn't want to make us feel inferior. He liked to think of Himself as almost human -- one of us. Come to think of it, He finally did become one of us, didn't ...

1685. I Am Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... me as a friend? You don't want to have anything to do with me? I can't say that I blame you. You have every right to feel that way. What's the trick? No trick. See -- nothing up my sleeve. I've come to offer an apology. No! No! -- Now hear me out. You ... a cutthroat, a brothel-keeper. The more they did so, the heavier I made their taxes. I got even -- after a fashion -- I did feel lonely at times, but, I loved the power. I started out as a small-time tax collector. I outbid everyone else, particularly those ...

1686. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... heaven. There is no question that it is not easy to forgive those who have wronged us. Some may have been cheated financially. But usually the offense is more personal. The anger we feel is rooted in our feelings of being humiliated, or having been used or taken advantage of in a careless and insensitive way. Often we feel that our pride has been wounded. Perhaps the offense is having had something that we love very dearly taken away from us. Beulah Mae McDonald is a black woman who has earned a reputation ...

1687. Surprised By Grace

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... all around us. We can be "surprised by grace" in our homes, at work, and especially in this church where so many good things are happening every week. All that we need are eyes to see the good, voices to praise and thank the Lord, and hearts in which to feel the peace of Christ and the presence of God. God in Christ will always be there for you if you let him. Why not give him your all this day? Because this inaugurated is the way that God intends for us to live in the new age by the life ...

1688. Marriage: Endearing And Enduring

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... which cuts through the barriers and conflicts that can occur in such an intimate bonding. Another ingredient for a healthy marriage involves how to keep the individuality that makes you who you are. Some conclude that once they are married all they need is each other. Sounds good. Feels good for a while. "Variety is the spice of life," though. We assume you will do a variety of things together. What I am going to say may sound strange, but just for a moment. I ask you to think of a boxing ring. I am sure ...

1689. Which Ones Were Lost?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Merle G. Franke

... , and I don't know where I'll be or what my learning might be whenever this congregation's present pastor retires." In retrospect I have to admit that wasn't entirely straight. In those brief moments just walking around in that half-darkened church I had the strange feeling that this might be the place where I would be serving some day. Weird. Sure I was in some strange way interested. But in those days it wasn't polite to say so. So I gave my standard response. I was polite. Three years later I was back in ...

1690. Lent 1

Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... friend ..." "Before he moved to Capernaum, I used to go over to his shop and watch him work with the wood. He could make anything. When we went there he used to give us sweet gums and talk to me and the other boys. He would make us laugh, and feel good and tell us the stories of the kings and prophets and the fathers. When he told them, the stories came alive, and he taught us so much more about the Law than the Rabbi in school did. You felt like ..." "Joshua, you have to go to sleep." "And those ...

1691. Palm Sunday

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... : Christ has entered into our hearts and lives, waiting for us to recognize his Lordship over us. Hymn "All Glory Laud And Honor" Prayer Of Confession (Unison) Our hearts break, O Lord, as we watch the poverty and loneliness that confront us on the street and in the news: we feel powerless to respond. We are not certain of what to do. We cry out, but words do not form in our mouths. Free us to act in thy name, O Lord. Free us to respond to your world in need. Let us be assured that the acts of searching for ...

1692. For Goodness Sake

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... Luke, to read, "Why do you ask me about what is good?" In this story there arises the matter of sinlessness of both the inquirer and Jesus. The response of Jesus points to obedience to the Law as the primary requirement for human goodness. The seeker feels that though he has been obedient, something is still missing, so he asks, "What else is necessary?" The answer is, "Total commitment." Jesus was aware, even as he gave counsel, that he too must come to terms with total commitment, which would not be easy ...

1693. The Full Measure Of Life

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... 9 oz.Length: 20 inches It was the measure of a child who was to become a man; but there was no way to measure what the parents were feeling in their hearts. They had planned for the coming of a child, but there was no way to anticipate what the child was to become in the course ... now than at the beginning." Many of us have been deeply committed Christians most of our lives. We know how we feel about our Lord and our beliefs, and that the assurance of our faith blesses and comforts us each day, and especially ...

1694. On Using Problems

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... presence as we run into the problems of life. Remember also that our faith can help us to know how to respond to our problems. Your parents learned a long time ago to not only look at you but to listen to you as well. They can tell how you feel by the way you sound. And the same thing is true for you. If you listen to your friends or your brother or sister, or even your parents, you can tell when they are unhappy or having a problem and if you try, maybe you can help them ...

1695. Easter 2

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... risen Lord and he had missed out!The thought of what could have been was too painful for him to consider! Resentment and anger overwhelmed him. He reacted poorly. Lord, you know what we are like when we feel like we have missed out on something really important. You know how cornered we feel when we are pressed on all sides by conflicting interests and clashing personalities. Sometimes, we permit our doubts to override our faith. We tend to overreact and we cut ourselves off from you and from those we love ...

1696. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Larry Powell

... a strange place, insisting that if you drive around long enough, you will eventually find what you are looking for. Having been made to feel stupid so many times for doing that very thing, I reasoned after 10 or 15 minutes to stop the car and ask the first person ... he asked. The sign was in clear view. I wished I had not asked. I felt, well, stupid, which was what I was trying to avoid feeling in the first place. The "Are-you-blind-fellow?" expression on the man's face didn't do a great deal to remove any of ...

1697. Yummy Good Spinach

Luke 10:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of you like vinegar? Suppose I invited you to my house and I served you spinach on your plate, and I just expected you to eat it. What would you do? (Let them answer.) Would you make faces and not eat it if you knew that it would hurt my feelings? (Let them answer.) I had to ask you these questions because Jesus told his disciples a lot of things when he sent them out to teach others about Christianity, and one of the things that he told them was to eat whatever the people offered them in their homes. Jesus ...

1698. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... of the evidence seems to point to the contrary and there is no reason on earth to assume that we will ever by any different, or our world changed - when it seems we are plagued by the same old temper and jealousies, troubled by the familiar feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, living in a world of obstinate greed and injustice - precisely at that point we are to trust the promise made by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, not to mention Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel, and the God of our Lord Jesus Christ ...

1699. Large Or Small

Matthew 6:25-34

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... so small I can hardly read it and I'm standing right next to it! Let's see if a magnifying glass would help out. There, now we can read it. Did you know that a lot of people in the world feel that they must be this small in the eyes of God? (Refer to the smallest print.) They feel that their lives are so unimportant, or that they have done so many wrong things in life, that God just cannot be interested in them. However, the Bible tells us a much different story! God loves each of us so much ...

1700. Tears

Revelation 21:3-4

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... fallen down and hurt yourself and then cried for someone to help you? Have you ever cried because someone was being a bully and took something away from you? How many of you have ever been hit or pushed by an older brother or sister and then cried because your feelings had been hurt? When you are growing up there are a lot of things that hurt and end up making us cry. And even though I would like to tell you that changes when you became a grown-up, I can't do that. There are also a lot of ...

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