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151. I Heard My Brother Crying

Mark 10:46-52

Illustration

James W. Moore

Some years ago in a small village in the Midwest, a little twelve-year old girl named Terri was babysitting her little brother. Terri walked outside to check the mail. As she turned back from the mailbox, she couldn't believe her eyes. The house was on fire. So very quickly the little house was enveloped in flames. Terri ran as fast as she could into the flaming house only to find her baby brother trapped by a burning rafter which had fallen and pinned him to the floor. Hurriedly, Terri worked to free her ...

152. From Russia With Love

Acts 3:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

I'm told that they used to tell a story in Russia that Adam and Eve were Russians and they came at that from very logical deduction. They were improperly clothed, they had only one apple between them and everybody was always telling them that they lived in a paradise. Today you can't tell that joke in Russia. No one, not even the most ardent, die hard, hanging on, Communist dreamer. No one would even begin to hint at the possibility that the people in Russia and in the Union of Independent States are ...

153. Mandatum

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

Today is Maundy Thursday and the end of Lent that began on Ash Wednesday forty days ago. These forty days were intended to be a time of self-reflection and spiritual renewal as one prepares himself or herself for Good Friday and Easter Sunday. In the early church, on Ash Wednesday, if you recall from my sermon on that day, those Christians who committed grave faults were forced to wear sackcloth and be sprinkled with ashes. They were turned out of the Christian community the same as when Adam and Eve were ...

154. A Tale Of Two Brothers

Matthew 21:28-32

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A broom Good morning, boys and girls. I brought this broom to remind us of what we call household chores. Hopefully all of us help around the house with sweeping, clearing the table, filling the dishwasher, etc. Jesus told about two brothers who were asked by their father to do some chores. One of them said, "Sure," but he never got around to doing them. The other put up a big fuss, but later he realized that he really ought to help around the house and went ahead and did what he was supposed to do ...

155. Leading as Loving

Sermon

Robert Noblett

Leadership is constantly being sought. The issue is neither academic nor boring because leadership is almost always pivotal. For this reason, schools, families, corporations, service clubs, governmental bodies are all perpetually in a search for capable leadership. So is the church. Every year nominating committees in churches sit down and attempt to identify and enlist potential leaders. And that is a crucial task. The decisions they make can mean dynamic movement or inertia. I have been in churches where ...

156. Lost in Wonder, Love and Praise

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

John E. Harnish

It seems my little jaunt into English grammar, and especially the proper placement of prepositions, produced more response than almost anything I have written in Steeple Notes. I suppose that, in itself, is amazing. Several of you sent me Winston Churchill's famous quotation: "This is a situation with which I will not put up." But the best one came from a couple of my Wednesday morning Arbon Dennis buddies. It's the story of the little girl, already in bed, who berated her father when he came to read to ...

157. I Forgive You, Brother!

Luke 17:5-10

Illustration

Donald Deffner

Corrie ten Boom graphically illustrates in Tramp for the Lord how after the war she met a guard who had been her captor in the Ravensbruck concentration camp where her sister had died. He came forward after she spoke at a church in Munich, and (though he did not recognize her) said he had been one of her guards, and reached out his hand to her, asking for her forgiveness. For a moment, says Corrie, she hesitated, recalling his cruelty to her sister and those around her. Then, knowing God's warning to ...

158. It Felt Good

Matthew 21:12-17

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: None Expressing anger in non-destructive ways can help us feel better. One day a mom and a dad were planning to take their four children to the zoo to see the monkeys and the elephants. When the day came to go to the zoo, it was raining hard, so the mom and dad told the children, "We can’t go to the zoo today, as we were planning to, because of the rain." What do you think the children did when they heard that? They cried. They said, "Oh, please let’s go anyway. The rain won’t hurt us." Here’s what ...

159. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. (verse 1) A gong has always impressed me as an almost unnecessary instrument. Each time a musician slams into one with a mallet to achieve the dull, disconcerting clash, I fully expect a secret passage to appear, or an oriental servant to fawn onto the stage. Cymbals provide slightly more flexible, functional accents of emphasis. However, both the gong and the cymbal produce but a single monotonous tone ...

160. Living In The Spirit Of Love

Galatians 5:22-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." "When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared they won't love you anymore. But then you get ...

161. Hanging the Law on Love

Mark 12:28-34

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Cathy A. Ammlung

Compared to some of the pericopes from Mark's Gospel, this one seems a piece of cake. "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength ... You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (vv. 29-31). That's straightforward enough! In fact, we might stumble over only four little words: Love. God. Neighbor. Self. Love God with your whole self. Love your neighbor as yourself. Words ...

162. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

Pastor Phil was sitting quietly in his office going over some last minute notes on his Sunday sermon when his wife, Connie, appeared in the doorway and stated, "We have to talk!" Phil, knowing his wife was usually a very calm person, sensed that something disturbing had happened, and so asked his wife to come in and close the door. Connie, looking deeply concerned, came into the office, closed the door and sat down. "We have a problem," she sighed, and then handed a crumpled up piece of note paper across ...

163. Furnishing It with Love

1 John 4:7-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

There’s a popular song which says: I’d like to build the world a home and furnish it with love, Grow apple trees and honey bees, and snow white turtle doves. I’d like to see the world for once all standing hand in hand, And hear them echo through the hills for peace throughout the land. Well, why not? Why not a life furnished with love? Over the last 30 days, nearly a thousand of you have been trying to build a life that really matters. You are earnestly seeking to put God first, to love others well, to ...

164. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

You can learn things being around children. Here are some truths one father learned: There is no such thing as child-proofing your house. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long ways. Glass windows (even double pane) don't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. If you use a waterbed as a home plate while wearing baseball shoes, it does not leak. It explodes. A king-size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2,000 sq. ft. house almost 4 inches ...

165. Known By Our Love

John 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

Jesus and the apostles were celebrating that last supper together. Because Jesus was aware Judas was going to betray him, the Lord confronted him. It is an especially uncomfortable conversation that Jesus concluded by telling Judas, “Do quickly what you must do” (13:27). After the apostle of betrayal slithered out of the room, Jesus turned his attention to those who remained. After a few preliminary remarks, Jesus delivered one of his more familiar teachings. “I give you a new commandment, that you love ...

166. So, You Want To Know About Love?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

(Mother's Day) Have you ever noticed that, across time and space, mothers everywhere share certain similarities? Someone compiled a list of possible sayings of Biblical mothers. See if any of these sound familiar: DAVID! I told you not to play in the house with that sling! Go practice your harp. We pay good money for those lessons! ABRAHAM! Stop wandering around the countryside and get home for supper! SHADRACH, MESHACH AND ABEDNEGO! Leave those clothes outside, you smell like a furnace! CAIN! Get off your ...

167. Love Walked Across the Field

Luke 4:14-21

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

The ministry of Jesus was on a roll. After his baptism and time in the wilderness, he went forth to proclaim God's gospel of love. Following his preaching in Galilee, he entered his hometown. Although born in Bethlehem, his parents had fled to Egypt to protect their son from the wrath of King Herod. When Joseph heard of Herod's death, he brought his family back to live in Nazareth. As a young boy, Jesus attended the synagogue with his father where he participated in community worship regularly. Attentively ...

168. I Love You, Man!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

Bob Wallace was always a loving child. Once, when Bob was ten, he used one finger to laboriously type this message for his mother, Joanne: "Thankyou Mother. Thankyou Mother For Loving Me; Thankyou Mother For Caring for Me; Thankyou Mother For Your Care & Kindness, Even When You [Are Busy]; I Love You!" Needless to stay, Joanne still has that beautiful compliment tucked away in her memory book. After he was about fourteen, Bob stopped telling Joanne he loved her. Instead he would say, "Oh, Mom, you sure ...

169. To Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

The Jewish “shema” is the most sacred commandment God gives to God’s people through the Torah (the Holy Scriptures). It is their confession of faith: Hear O Israel, The Lord is our God. The Lord is One. Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might. And it shall be that these words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and you shall ...

170. Loving God with Our Whole Being

Mark 12:28-34

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting (The congregational response is the hymn "God of the Sparrow, God of the Whale") Leader: Children of God and disciples of Christ, listen. "The Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." People: (Sing verses 1 through 3.) Leader: The second greatest commandment is this, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." People: (Sing verses 4 through 6.) Prayer Let us bow in prayer before ...

171. Garden of Love

John 20:10-18, Song of Songs 4:1-16, Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

The lure of a beautiful song is a mystery. You hear those first notes, and the music draws you in. It’s that song that you listen to over and over and over again. It is the song that in some way stirs your heart, makes you cry, softens your face, touches your soul. For you, it is the “song of songs.” When you are down, when you are out, when you are in doubt, when life seems dark, or dreary, you can put on that song, and you are transported to another place, where life feels like a beautiful dream. Soon, ...

172. And the Word Is...Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

Moses Mendelson tells the story of a woman who came to a great teacher and asked him: "Teacher, how do I know which religion is the right one?" The teacher replied with a story of a great and wise King with three sons. This King had a precious gift--a magic ring that gave him great compassion, generosity, and a spirit of kindness. As he was dying, each of his sons went to him and asked the father for the ring after his death. And he promised to each of the sons that he would give him the ring. Now how ...

173. I Love My Church

1 Chronicles 29:3

Sermon

James Merritt

Recently someone sent me a list entitled, "Satan's Beatitudes." They said if the devil were to write his Beatitudes they would probably go something like this: Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians—they are my best workers. Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked, and expect to be thanked—I can use them. Blessed are the touchy. With a bit of luck they may stop going to church— they are my missionaries. Blessed are ...

174. If I Have Not Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

Thomas S. Kepler was a New Testament professor at Oberlein College in Ohio. He was a gifted writer, scholar, and teacher. It was through his book, Journey With The Saints, that I was introduced to the richness of spiritual biography and the resources for spiritual formation in the cloud of witnesses sense of New Testament days -- a cloud of witnesses who have marched the Christian way for us. Through most of his teaching career he was also Pastor of a little rural church in Northern Medina County in Ohio. ...

175. April Love

Sermon

Stan Purdum

It's a bit odd that the lectionary committee placed this reading from the Song of Solomon in late summer, for it seems like a springtime text. Springtime, according to the poet Tennyson, is that time when "a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,"1 but I guess summer love is pretty exciting, too. Some recent research, however, suggests that what actually may be going on in the young man may have more to do chemical molecules than with seasonal madness. The researchers recruited a bunch of ...

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