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1676. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Larry Powell

... need to be." "Show us the Father," my friend could have cried out in remorse. But he already knew the whereabouts of the Father. "Show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied," Phillip asked on behalf of the others. We know all about that kind of request, especially when we experience reverses in our lives, when evil appears to have its way, and when death reaches into our circle of family and friends. II. The Reply Have you ever received an answer in reply which left you feeling incredibly dumb? Recently ...

1677. Fleshing Out The Word

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Larry Powell

... tradition of enjoying an emotional involvement with the song, "Dixie." Many in the South regard it as "our song," or a kind of regional anthem. To sing of cotton and frosty mornings and living and dying for Dixie stirs up emotions which ... urban life. It was refreshing just to be in such a place, and even more uplifting to worship with such wonderful people. You know the kind of little country church I'm talking about. Many of us grew up worshiping in churches like them and most every pastor has served in ...

1678. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Larry Powell

... , long fingernailed ogres who prey upon little children lurked behind every tree. I could not see them but I knew they were there. I also knew that they would come upon me from behind, clutch me with their clammy hands and whisk me away to wherever those kinds of things whisk people away to. It is very difficult to tiptoe four blocks without breathing, looking in all directions at the same time. Too frightened to walk, too afraid to run, my heart pounded against my shirt as if trying to break away and take ...

1679. Getting Stronger

Exodus 15:1-21

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... I will praise him, my Father's God, and I will exalt him. Today we are going to talk about ways we can become even stronger. What types of things should you do if you want to grow up and be strong and healthy? 1. We should eat the right kinds of food and vegetables. (Show items.) 2. We should take our vitamins to help our bodies gain even more of the nutrients we need each day. (Show vitamin bottle.) 3. We should exercise every day to keep our muscles in shape. (Show the exercise equipment.) All of that is ...

1680. Mail

John 10:2-4

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... on the front. These look very official. These are the bills that also come through the mail. You can ask your parents how they feel about this kind of mail. Now I saved the best until last! This is the letter that came to me from a friend of mine who lives a long way ... then. He wants to bring me up to date on what he is doing, and he wants to know what I am doing. This is the best kind of mail. It is personal and interested in me. The Bible tells us that is also the way God speaks to us. When He looks upon us ...

1681. Spread The News

Matthew 28:18-20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... that you would get something to drink. What are your favorite things to drink when you are that hot? How many of you like milk? How many would get a big glass of water with lots of ice in it? How many would rather have a glass of your favorite kind of juice? And how many would probably choose to have soda? My choice would be the soda! I have a bottle of soda here this morning. Before I open it up, I want to ask you a question. Do you know what happens when you shake soda up like this ...

1682. Keys

Revelation 3:20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... doors, bike locks, and so forth.) What would happen to you if you forgot your keys or locked them inside your house or car? That's right; you would be in trouble! You would have to get some help! That means keys are very important. In addition to all those kinds of keys, there is also another type of key that is very important for us. That is the key to our hearts. The Bible says that Jesus is standing outside the door of every person's heart. He is knocking on that door asking to come and live as Lord ...

1683. Trading

Philippians 2:5-11

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... that I have been eating and when there is only one Cheerio left in the bag, I say to you, "Let's trade. I'll give you this Cheerio and you give me that candy bar!" Would that be a good trade? Not for you! You would never make that kind of trade! Let's try another one. What if you have been to the store and bought this big bottle of soda. It is about 90 degrees outside and you just can't wait to get home and enjoy it. Then I come along with this little glass of water ...

1684. Dolly!

Romans 4:19

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Abraham and his wife Sarah. They lived a long time ago, even before Jesus lived on earth, and they believed in God. Abraham was the kind of man who listened quietly and believed that he could hear God speak to him. If God said go, he would go, and if God ... This is why I call the dolly "faith." There are a lot of things that I cannot do by myself, but with faith in God all kind of things happen that would not happen without my faith. Abraham had faith that what God told him was true. He believed that he and ...

1685. Gifts for God

Romans 11:33-36

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... who made it this way. I have thought a lot about what we might do for God, and I cannot decide what would be the best kind of gift. Do any of you have some ideas of what we could give God on this Sunday? (Let them answer.) What would you like to have if someone were ... along to help us think. I have a box of candy. I always like candy and I thought that maybe God would like the same kind that I like. What do you think about giving candy to God? (Let them answer.) You don't like that idea? How about some flowers ...

1686. Obedience Is An Ugly Word!

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... . But give us a chance and we give ourselves permission to do as we please. A television commercial advertising for Burger King encourages the same kind of disobedience by saying, "Sometimes you've gotta break the rules!" After all, rules are made to be broken. The truth is, for many folks, ... and believe and be baptized, and the kingdom would expand - but the bottom line is always obedience. The kind of irrepressible joy which the apostles had has been experienced by others who have known also the commitment ...

1687. Is Jesus a Stumbling Block?

1 Corinthians 1:23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to in a short period of time. I can't fix my car when it doesn't work, and I don't like that kind of a problem. I have the same kind of problem when my radio or TV is broken. I can't make them work. St. Paul had another word for problems that I ... whom Paul knew thought that they were saved when they learned all the great teachings of Jesus and knew how to use them. That kind of learning and understanding is called wisdom. People were saved by law or wisdom. That's what they believed. The idea of Jesus being ...

1688. Getting It Together

Ephesians 2:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... they learn that I like best is how to tie knots. How many of you know how to tie a knot? (Let them answer.) There are all kinds of knots. There are special knots for sailors, mountain climbers, and then there are just regular knots for people like you and me. Tell me one kind of knot that you can tie. How many of you know how to tie your shoes? That takes a special kind of knot. Knots are really fun but they also tell us a very special story about the way God helps people like you and me. I brought ...

1689. Growing In Love

Ephesians 4:15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... with other people. You can share your time in love. You can share your money in love. You can share your games and your friends in love. You can even share your mother and dad with other people when you are growing in love. That is a real grown-up kind of love' when you can share it with others. Growing up is so much fun when it is filled with love. It allows you to be free and do what God wants you to do. A measuring tape is one way to find out how big we are getting. Three ...

1690. Try for a Good Life

James 3:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a brick house. I also brought some raisins. I like raisin bread. If the baker uses raisins in his dough and bakes it, then what kind of bread will the baker have when it is finished? (Let them answer.) Right, raisin bread. He won't have rye bread or whole wheat bread ... you must have love and be ready to share the things that are yours. Our world is made up of people like you and me, and the kind of world we get is the same as what we put into it. You can't have raisin bread unless you put the raisins in the ...

1691. We Are the Church

Hebrews 3:6

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... room and that's where everyone slept and ate and lived. Do you think that you would have liked being an Indian? (Let them answer.) What kinds of houses do you suppose the people of Jesus' day lived in? (Let them guess.) Some of them were built right into the side of ... God's house. That is a very wonderful thought, isn't it, boys and girls? That means that we have to be the very best kind of house we can be - a house that is better than all of the lovely churches all over the world. Today as we worship God ...

1692. Thy Will Be Done On Earth, As It Is In Heaven

Matthew 6:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... in heaven. We pray that His way will be our way, and that we will know what He wants to be done here on earth. God is kind of like the umpire except he never makes a mistake. God watches what we do and how we live our life and He loves the way ... heaven. But sometimes we get things a little mixed up, and we try to play and live according to our rules rather than God's. It is kind of like playing ball with your friends and every friend has a different rule. God is not very happy when we mess up the rules. In ...

1693. Love is Like A Pillow Case

1 Peter 4:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... : A beautiful pillow case and a very old lumpy pillow. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have had a good week? Did you get by without too many fights and disappointments? Did you have to tell a lie or break a promise? Some of you did? What kind of trouble did you have? (Let a few of them answer.) Wow, that sounds pretty bad! Are things better today than they were? That's good. How do you get out of trouble when things happen to you or when you cause the trouble to happen? (Let them answer.) Let ...

1694. Sally Sweeper and the Church

1 Corinthians 12:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the house clean when it gets dirty and cluttered? What does she do? [Let them answer.] That sounds like a lot of hard work. What kind of things does she use to help her clean? [Let them name some.] That is very good. I brought one of the things that ... made up of a lot of different parts called people. Jesus thought that it was good to have it made up of so many different kinds. He told us that the Church was like a human body. Arms, legs, hands, fingers, feet, etc ... The church is like Sally Sweeper, too. ...

1695. Patched People

Romans 12:9-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of people. Have you ever seen people who look like they have been used? They are some of God's favorites, and if you want to know how God really loves, stick close to them and you will find out. People with patches, kind of worn out, and without much money are special projects of God and he loves them in a special way, soif you want to know how much God can really love, then find yourself some used people, or some people with patches, and stick with them and you will find ...

1696. Christmas Requests

Philippians 4:4-7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... another thing that has been checked over a lot at our house. It is called our idea book and everyone looks in it to see what kind of ideas he might find to share with other people in the family. Some of the things I check are gifts to give to others, and ... best for us. It also means that we don't have to worry any more about anything that we have asked for from God. It is kind of like your request list that you make out for Christmas. There are a lot of things that you would like and you request them, but ...

1697. God's Descending Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... hundred fifty years ago John Wesley, touched by God's Spirit, worked miracles! And, I believe that about Mother Teresa today. We remember her gentle touch upon the untouchables, upon those persons who would have had only the street curb upon which to die, except for her kindness, her divine caring. God's Holy Spirit came into her life in such ways that community life was sensitized to a great human need. All people of good will see the presence of God's Holy Spirit through her living. But it is not just for ...

1698. Pie in The Sky

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... do anything about the problems facing the world. They'll wait for Jesus to take care of it. They'll wait for the "pie in the sky in the sweet bye and bye." They'll reduce the life of faith to wishful thinking. There is another kind of wishful thinking, another kind of paralysis, another kind of "pie in the sky" - it is a longing for the past. When people can't cope with the present or when they fear the future, they long for the "good old days." It doesn't even matter that the "good old days" weren't really ...

1699. The Nearness Of A Faraway God

Isaiah 40:12-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... knew: a faraway, unfathomable, incomprehensible God. God can't mean very much to those who fancy themselves so familiar with Him. God can't be much of a God if He always serves at our beck and call. The nearness of such a God is empty and shallow. This kind of God is little more than a Cosmic Good Buddy who tells us all His secrets, much as some vacuous Hollywood star tells all his secrets on a television talk show. But when you seek a God whose distant and awesome wonder you cannot begin to imagine, the ...

1700. The President's Religion

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... purposes of God. King David was no exception. He consciously joined Israel's religion to the state by bringing the sacred Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, the seat of political power. He purposely set himself up, not just as a political leader, but as a kind of national high priest as well. But David did some other things while in office which were displeasing to God. In this particular incident, David abused the power of his office by having a man killed because David wanted the man's wife. So, God gave ...

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