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151. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... of God. The Spirit can take even simple offerings and transform them into experiences which can shape and color and warm the lives of others. Let me illustrate. Douglas Maurer, 15, of Creve Coeur, Missouri, had been feeling bad for several ... by being willing to go with what her heart told her to do - gave Douglas hope and the will to carry on.1 Wonderful and heart-warming as that story is, the disciples were commissioned to do more than lift up people’s spirits. Their mission was a message, a message which ...

152. The Story Of The Scandalized Neighbors

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... my neighbor. His punk kid ran off with a wad of money last year. A couple of days ago he came back looking like death warmed over and what are they doing? They're throwing a party for him. From what I've heard they are going to spend a bundle ... heart and sick of soul, he began to think. Being a smart boy, it eventually dawned on him that his father's servants were warm while he was cold, they were feasting on food while he was starving to death. They enjoyed the sweetness of fellowship on the family ...

153. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... Bible and eleven of those occurrences are in these private letters. We are encouraged to train ourselves to be godly. We are urged to pursue godliness. What in the world is godliness? Godliness is not just a warm, emotional feeling about God. It certainly gives us a warm feeling when we sing some grand old hynm like "Amazing Grace," but that isn't godliness. Private Bible study groups are very inspiring, but that alone isn't godliness. Neither is godliness necessarily evidenced by conversations liberally ...

154. Cold Water and Kindness

Matthew 10:1-42

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... and rewarded people for their love that they shared with each other. Let me show you the example that Jesus used. Water is very precious to people in the country where he lived. There is not a lot of water but most of it is warm because the rocks that the water passes over are also warm from the hot sun. They just did not give water away or waste it. You must know how important water is to people who live there. Jesus said that when a person gives cold water to a child then God remembers that giving, and ...

155. The Road To Capernaum

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... Well, preacher today you were lousy." I have gone home feeling that way at times, but no one has ever said that to me. I did have one member who used to say, "Preacher, that was a warm sermon you preached today." I would always thank him for that. It made me feel good. But, one day he told me, "A warm sermon is one that is not so hot!" When Jesus left Nazareth where he had not been well received, he went on the road for a three-year tour of preaching, teaching, healing, helping, judging, forgiving, enabling ...

156. The True Story of The Magi (Old Title: Just The Facts)

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

John Jamison

... it fell from the sky and dropped down into the city well of Bethlehem. According to some legend, that star is there to this day, and can sometimes still be seen by those whose hearts are pure and clean. It's a pretty story. It kind of makes you feel warm inside. There are other legends about this story of the wise men from the east. For instance, how many wise men were there? In the old days in the east, they believed that there were 12 men who made the journey, but now most everyone agrees there were three ...

157. Recollections of Mary -- Dramatic Monologue

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... off your hands and come here. Take this couple out to the stable and see what you can do about getting them a little settled there. I'll finish up the bread and get it into the oven: then I'll bring out a little warm supper. This poor girl looks as if she's had no warm food for a week!" I wiped my hands and went to the door, where I could see the couple clearly, though by now the sun had nearly set. Father was helping the man Joseph with the donkey. Mary had slid off, and was leaning ...

158. Life From Water: The Ark

Genesis 6:11-22

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... 's what lets spiders walk on water and what makes rain fall in drops. It's also what makes your blood and mine work - blood which is ninety percent water, blood which navigates all those miles of capillaries and keeps our muscles fed and our skin warm. Surface tension and capillary action also allow water to move through membranes and glands in our bodies - and climb up through dirt and even sand to evaporate and feed the clouds, to water the roots of plants, and then to flow up through the thinnest tubes ...

159. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... . That old loft gets cold at night ... (LEE exits.) MR. T.: Yes, Martha, we spent our first Christmas there after we were married until the folks moved to Florida, and we moved in here. We had our love to keep us warm, and perhaps we shall again ... (They look at each other warmly.) (Lights down.) NARRATOR: The Loft is an apartment over the garage and breezeway, which Lee has taken over for his study room and hobby area. A TV is on in the corner; the walls are full of sports equipment, memorabilia, posters ...

160. The Benefit of the Doubt

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... about these folks. And so have you. Come on, be honest! Confession is good for the soul! But I also have to confess that I have a warm place in my heart for those folks who only show up for church once in a year. I had a good friend back in Memphis years ago ... one Sunday when we celebrate what is for Christians the central event in the history of the world, the resurrection of Jesus. The warm spot I have on Easter for those folks who make their annual appearance at church that day, maybe out of curiosity, or ...

161. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... Gull or Don Lee or some other camping spot. The sound of water is a very distinctive sound. Have you ever settled in a warm bed, and just as you were about to drift off to sleep, heard the unmistakable sound of water dripping from a faucet? The more you try to ... ignore it, the louder it becomes. There is only one thing to do: get out of the warm bed and give the tap a hard twist. If you are riding along in your automobile with the radio on, you are aware that sound effects ...

162. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... that is always preaching about the evil of this life, the end of the world, and "dying in the Lord," is not going to warm up to an attitude that not only justifies life but rejoices in it. If you should be sitting by waiting, preoccupied by the end ... job, was not doing it. One thing is certain. People who are busily engaged in a project, doing the best they can, ordinarily do not warm up to advice just when they are in the middle of the whole business. We moved into a parsonage once which had, let us say, ...

163. Maundy Thursday Service

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Bulletin Aid

Howard Eshbaugh

... naked. And they led Jesus to the high priest; and all the high priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled. And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, and warming himself at the fire. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus, to put him to death; but they found none. For many bore false witness against him, and their witnesses did not agree. And some stood up and bore false witness ...

164. When a Member of the Family Dies

John 11:17-37

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... December, a young newspaper boy, dressed with thin clothes and no shoes, stood shivering in the rain on a city street. He would stand on one bare foot as he pressed the other one against his leg to keep it warm. Every few minutes he would call out: "Morning papers! Morning papers!" A businessman, wearing a warm coat and holding an umbrella over his head, stopped by to purchase a paper. Seeing the young boy soaked and shivering, he said, "This winter weather is pretty rough on you, isn't it? I don't see how ...

165. Prayers for Year A

Bulletin Aid

William S. Carter

... love us; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY · Matthew 5:1-12 Almighty Lord, we seek your warm blessings in our sometimes chilly world. Help us to realize how warm we can become, when we gather together to hear your Word; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY ...

166. The Bridge

John 1:1-18, Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 1:26-38, Genesis 3:1-24

Drama

H. J. Hizer

... to thank God about. I guess I ought to tell her that I love her -- not that I'm sorry, mind you -- just that I love her. Innkeeper: Woman -- you're a trial to me -- but I love you still. Wife: Husand -- your words are gruff -- but your heart is warm. SCENE 7 GOD'S COUNCIL One: I don't understand it -- I just don't understand it! Two: You don't. Why not? One: Remember at the beginning -- remember when the Chief said, "Let there be light"? Two: Sure -- poof -- and there was light. One: Well, why doesn't he ...

167. Counsel for Discouraged Disciples

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

... . The only appropriate generalizing way I have found to describe them is to say that they were victims of unfortunate social circumstances. There was, for example, the lovely young Sunday church school boy more than forty years ago who was snatched from his warm-hearted adoptive home and put in the army to be made a killer for World War II. Though he was not physically injured, he was effectively destroyed. Through all the years since he has been staring vacantly into unknowing nothingness within the walls ...

168. The Third Sunday of Easter

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Kendall McCabe

... and believe. Mrs. Campbell's stories and her stuffed kitten brought a new world into reality for a little child in southern Maryland. The church's story and the bread broken for the world's hungry, whether in body or spirit, the story and bread together, will warm hearts and open eyes to the fact that, by God's grace, we practice what we preach. Victim Divine, thy grace we claim While thus thy precious death we show: Once offered up, a spotless Lamb, In thy great temple here below, Thou didst for all the ...

169. Christ's Passion Portraits

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Paul Hegele

... But I'm also concerned knowing we can never measure up to one of those images, let alone all. Still, we try. Ever since the faithful of St. Paul's Antioch were first derisively called Christians, which literally means "little Christs," we've tried to be just that - wise and warm, strong and loving. But what of the darker side of Christ? The Lord we see in these tragic days of Holy Week is one few want to imitate. He is the Lord of suffering and pain. On this day, he is painted slouched on a too-short donkey ...

170. Parking Lots and Traffic Jams

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Richard L. Thulin

... I wanted to press the horn. I wanted to say, "Good for you! Speak his name for all of us!" I felt very warm toward this unknown woman and her witness. Even before the light changed, though, I found myself resisting the words printed in bright yellow ... common way. All in all, I guess the chartreuse and yellow bumper sticker and I did not do well together. There is no doubt that it warmed me. It openly claimed Jesus and implied his ability to help us in our need. But it kept wanting to turn the good news of God ...

171. The Promise of Redemption

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

... envelops us in glad thoughts of a baby born, whose life is pure gift to us, to put back together all that has been ripped apart. We have, once again, heard the old, old story of God's faithful and steadfast love for us. And who can resist a warm, cuddly baby? Yet we know deep in our guts that the world in which we live is still rocking and rolling in sheer madness. We know the threat of death from terrorists or nuclear disaster or cancer or traffic accident. We know the possibilities of family fractures, of ...

172. The Promise of Light

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

... papers and final exams seemed not so formidable and threatening. The light did shine in the darkness. And in that warm light of the New Haven spring we rejoiced, danced and gave thanks. The returned exiles in Jerusalem would reflect the ... known the brilliant love of our God's glory manifested to us. God in Christ has led us out of darkness into his marvelous light. We are warmed and energized by God's salvation given to us so freely. In the waters of baptism we have been washed clean and now become those who ...

173. Light Shines

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

... . Darkness is frightening, depressing, a specter of Godforsakenness. Our present day and age may be, for a good many of us, something like my having to get up at five o'clock this morning. We fumble and stumble in the present darkness while a nice, warm, inviting bed, like the past when things were much simpler and comfortable, beckons us to crawl in and pull the covers over our head. There were jobs. Money was fairly loose. There were no skyjackings, no threats of terrorists. There was not the dark specter ...

174. And You Thought God Didn't Care!

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

... . She had not had more than a few minutes' sleep at night for the past four or five months. She was a nervous wreck, and emotionally and physically exhausted. She had tried everything; she had gone to doctors, had taken sleeping pills, drank warm milk before retiring, taken warm baths, read books, taken tranquilizers, and was close to the breaking point when she came to me. I had no idea what her problem was, but I suggested, since she had tried everything else, and nothing had worked, maybe there was guilt ...

175. The Christian Life A Cord of Three Strands

Ecclesiastes 4:1-12

Bulletin Aid

... than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Women: If two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Men: One may be overpowered; two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. All: United in Christ we can conquer all enemies, endure adversity and triumph over sin. Individually we come to Christ; together we remain in his steadfast ...

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