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1776. A Whale Of A Tale

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

... doesn't accept his offer; instead, they row harder, trying to escape the storm. Surely, the people of ancient Israel noticed this when they first heard the story of Jonah: a crew of foreigners is risking their lives for a Jew. One of the nice, subtle touches in this story is that the villains - the foreigners - have virtues. But after exhausting themselves trying to save Jonah, they finally do throw him into the sea. That's where the "whale" comes in and from the belly of the great fish, Jonah says one of ...

1777. The Strength To Wait

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... 1:4). We all have lived long enough to know that sometimes in life, all we can do is wait. The Bible also makes it clear that waiting can be a natural part of our spiritual life as well. Do you think you must always be instantly and intimately in touch with God whenever you call upon Him and anything less means that your faith is weak? Well, listen to the Psalmist's words, "For God alone my soul waits in silence" (62:1), and "for Thee I wait all the day long" (25:5). Listen to what Isaiah wrote, "I ...

1778. What About The Holy Spirit?

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Erskine White

... Christians. That's another message in our text, as Jesus speaks to His disciples, preparing to leave them and go to heaven. Have you ever said to yourself, "I wish I had lived in Jesus' time, so I could see Him in the flesh, hear His voice and feel the touch of His hand. I wish I had lived in Jesus' time so that He would be even more real to me than He is today." That's pretty much how the disciples felt - they didn't want Jesus to go away. But Jesus said to them, "It is to your ...

1779. How To Deal With Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Erskine White

... , grace and faith, just as Jesus learned. If you think about it, we learn by suffering all our lives. One of my young children learned to believe his parents when they told him the stove was hot. He learned by burning his finger and now he never touches the stove without asking, "Is it hot?" You can imagine how he learned not to run down the stairs! Even as children, we can learn something from our suffering. As we get older, the things we learn from suffering are more fundamental, more subtle and more ...

1780. Joseph's Story

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... , even with the stench and straw in that cold, crude cave, it truly was a silent, holy night. The stars were shining brightly, bathing the world in love's pure light. It was a night for the ages. I hope I've conveyed that to you. I hope I've touched your imaginations today and given you at least some sense of that first Noel - the way it was, in all its humble majesty. When you leave here this morning, and if you have a creche at home, take a close look at it. Take your figure of Joseph out from ...

1781. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... live in the fullness of health and grace. "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" I am a slave to lusts and passions of the flesh which keep my mind from thinking of You, my eyes from seeing You, my feet from running to You and my hands from touching You, which keep my spirit from resting in You. Daily I sink deeper under the relentless weight of my degrading habits. I trade the promises of eternity for the pleasures of the moment. I hate myself as I do it, but I do it anyway, again and again. Jesus, Son ...

1782. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Erskine White

... system is in place and our heart is beating. At four weeks, our eyes, ears and nose have begun to form. At six weeks, our brain activity can be measured by EEG. At eight weeks, our fingers and toes are well formed. At ten weeks, we are very sensitive to touch and pain and we try to suck our thumb. By the end of the third month, all our basic structures are completely formed. We need the next six months of gestation simply to grow and mature until we are ready for birth. Deep down, I think most people know ...

1783. The Message In The Means

Sermon

Erskine White

... did it. Amen Pastoral Prayer O God, who was great and powerful enough to be born in a humble stable amid the cattle and the straw, we pray tonight that we may be uplifted and enlightened by the message of Christmas. Let your examples of poverty, humility and love touch our hearts and change our lives. Help us to grow in new ways towards that life of faith which is the reason we live on earth and the reward we seek in heaven. Help us to be like candles shining brightly on this silent, holy night: each of us ...

1784. Marked For God

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , or labels us, in such a good way that we can never forget it. You may not be able to see God's brand, like my name, on your forehead or on the back of your shirt, but that is because God's brand is in your heart. Once God touches you and you belong to him, then you have all of these wonderful gifts that we talk about, like love and forgiveness and trust and faith. These are the best gifts that anyone can give and they come from God. The next time you see a label with someone's ...

1785. Water Ways

Acts 19:5b

Children's Sermon

... First there's sprinkling. What do you think of when I say sprinkling? (Let them respond.) You might think of sprinkling a lawn with a hose or a sprinkler. But in baptism, sprinkling means the minister dips his or her hand into the water and their wet hand touches the person's head. Then there's pouring. What do you think pouring is? (Let them respond.) Pouring is almost like pouring a glass of water. I brought this pitcher of water to remind us of this special day. The minister pours a tiny amount out of a ...

1786. The Long Wait

2 Peter 3:9

Children's Sermon

... hands.) Did you know that there are male or boy pine cones and female or girl pine cones? The male kind of pine cones have a special powder in them that the wind blows into the female pine cone. Those kinds have tiny, tiny eggs in them. When the powder touches the egg, then a seed will be formed. The wind blows the seeds to the ground and all that's left is the pine cone. Sometimes the seeds on the ground get planted and sometimes the birds or small animals eat them. How many of you have watched a pine ...

1787. The Best Friend

2 Corinthians 4:9

Children's Sermon

... them answer.) That's right. Jesus died for us. Only the best friend in the whole world would ever do a thing like that. Let's thank God that he gave us the one friend who is all we really need. And let's remember, every day, to keep in touch with our good friend, Jesus, by talking to him when we pray. Good friends like to have their friends share things with them. Can we do that? Good.

1788. The Lord Who Heals and Saves Us

Mark 7:24-37

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us come together all who would seek God's voice today! People: But the noise of the world is so loud and our hearing is so faint. Leader: Yet the Lord opened the ears of those who sought the word of God. People: May God touch our hearts this day that we also might hear God's word. Leader: And let our hearts proclaim God's love for all the world to hear! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God of mercy and love, You have always been our healing and sustaining ...

1789. Who's the Boss?

1 John 4:18

Children's Sermon

... think of.) It's only natural to be afraid sometimes. God gave us the ability to be afraid sometimes so that we can protect ourselves. If we were not afraid of things we learn can hurt us, we would keep doing them until we really got hurt badly. If we touch a hot stove and burn our finger, we will be afraid of burning it again the next time. That will help us to stay away from a hot stove and we will not get hurt. But sometimes we get afraid of things that we should not be afraid of. When ...

1790. Climbing Up a Mountain

Luke 24:50-53

Children's Sermon

... mountains in the Bible. This activity is not meant to be an in depth study, but rather an introduction to some of the names of mountains in the Bible that children will hear often as their knowledge grows. Use the relief map for them to touch while you are telling about mountains, not to identify the particular mountains. Jesus ascended from an un-named mountain somewhere around the vicinity of Jerusalem. You could begin by discussing this and relating it to the children's message. You might ask if any of ...

1791. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 15:1-21, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 24:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... back into an upright position. That's impossible. But Jesus? He was raised to a new level of existence and that's beyond the realm of scientific inquiry. It belongs to the field of faith. 5. So, listen to the message, ponder it, and allow the spirit of God to touch your heart and mind until you can say with all of your heart, soul, and mind, "It may not make scientific sense, but I believe the witnesses and the word. He does not lie among the dead! He is risen! He is risen, indeed!"

1792. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 63:1-11, Zechariah 12:1-9, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... teachings are beautiful, but so impractical. Savior? Hardly that." 4. So, Christians who believe that Jesus is the risen Lord must tell the story of Jesus Christ to the world, to unbelievers and those who have a lukewarm faith, in the hope that the Word and the Spirit can touch the hearts and minds of people so that they may answer the question that was put to Peter and the disciples: "But who do you say that I am?" with, "You are the Christ of God" and give him control of our lives and destinies. He is the ...

1793. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... she had wanted to go to seminary right after her husband had died, but his business and the education of her children - two were in college when he had a fatal heart attack - and other responsibilities had prevented her from attending seminary at that time. There was a touch of "not yet, Lord," in what she said, something of the Elisha "delay" in her reason for postponing her answer to Jesus' call. Many of us are like that, I'm afraid, when he calls us to serve him. 1. Jesus, now as then, is eager to enlist ...

1794. Proper 15

Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:54-59, Luke 12:49-53, Psalm 82:1-8, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 38:1-13

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... thing you have in this life. 4. Renounce sin, and live for the Lord. Live the life of those who have been redeemed by Christ and live forever! (Ray Bradbury tells about an experience he had when he was 12 years old and, at a carnival, was touched on the shoulders by a man, Mr. Electrico, with a "flaming sword," who said, "Live forever!" Bradbury writes, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard." See the introduction to his 100 Best Short Stories for the full story of this experience when he ...

1795. Proper 16

Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain") - the resurrection is essential to the gospel; without the Easter experience and its weekly renewal there is no hope whatsoever. But without the cross, on the other hand, the gospel loses touch with reality, with the pain and suffering of human beings which Jesus took upon himself in order to deliver people from sin and death. Without the cross there is no atonement, no reconciliation with God, and no release from the sentence of death that ...

1796. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... .) Habakkuk 1:1-6 (7-11) 12-17 (E); 1:1-3; 2:1-4 (L); 1:6-8, 13-14 (RC) - "The Righteous And Their Faith." 1. Righteous people, that is, people of faith, may well be tempted when God seems to be distant and out of touch, unable or unwilling to do anything about the trouble in their lives. 2. One real problem is that the righteous may easily become self-righteous, because they believe that they have earned God's attention and response to their plight. People of faith often believe, unmistakenly, that they ...

1797. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 121:1-8, Exodus 17:8-16, Genesis 32:22-32, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... him for help - or the other readings. Genesis 32:3-8; 22-30 (E); 32:22-30 (L) Here is the familiar story of the all-night wrestling match that took place at the Jabbok between Jacob and "a man." When the "man" failed to overcome Jacob, he had to touch his thigh and dislocate his leg, but he still did not win. At dawn, he told Jacob that because he had not been able to overcome him, his name from then on would be Israel. Jacob asked his name, but did not get it, so he named the place Peniel ...

1798. The Season of the Resurrection

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

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... Suggestion: Ask the children about some doubts they have about anything. Maybe they would put their doubts in the form of a question. Even Jesus from the Cross seemed to express some doubt about his being there; and Thomas wouldn't believe unless he touched Jesus. Give the children permission to doubt, and to ask questions, and not to have all of the answers. Presentation of the Word Suggestion: Topic: "Having the Right Kind of Doubts" or, "On Being a Christian Agnostic" Robert McAfee Brown, in his book ...

1799. Advent 3 - Witnessing

John 1:19-28, John 1:1-18

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... Christ has made us partners in liberating, freeing the world from its brokenness. People: We come to receive a plan for significant living, a purpose to lift up our vision, and a power to change that which needs changing, beginning with ourselves and the people who touch our lives. Pastor: We are a new breed of persons set free to be the Master's persons. I invite us to worship with thankful praise and joyous lives. Christ is here! Let us celebrate! People: We shall! So be it! The Act of Confession Consider ...

1800. The Problem With Miracles In Our Time

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

William J. Carl

... or we try to explain them rationally and in so doing, try to fit them into the world as we know it, but the explanations are often more ludicrous than the miracles themselves. Of course, biblical literalists want us to believe that God had a magical touch in biblical days and some believe with healings that it still happens today. After all, the Israelites had it right with their view of the human being as a “psychosomatic unity, an indivisible amalgam of body and soul” whereby if either goes wrong, the ...

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