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1876. Hard Hats and God

Romans 8:28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Hard hats. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we want to talk about how God knows best and always does what is good for us even though we may not think so at the time. That is a long sentence but I think I can show you what I mean with this object. A couple of years ago people who work in factories or outside, where they do a lot of building, were told that they had to start wearing hats like these. (Show them some hard hats.) They are not really comfortable and they don't look really sharp, but ...

1877. Anger Doesn't Work!

James 1:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A pitcher of water, a strainer, and an empty bucket. Good morning, boys and girls. Today I have a small experiment for you, and I hope that by doing it, we will learn something about the ways of God and the ways of people. I brought along with me this pitcher of water and an empty bucket. I need to get the water from this place where the pitcher is, to the empty bucket, without moving either the pitcher or the bucket. I also brought along this thing that we call a strainer to help me get the water ...

1878. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" (Luke 21:28) The town of Jericho was already 8,000 years old by the time Jesus and John the Baptist walked its streets. Think of it! Here in America, we were all excited a few years ago about our nation's bicentennial, our two hundredth birthday. Jericho was already 8,000 years old by the time of Jesus Christ. It remains today the oldest continually-inhabited city in the world. Jericho was built by the Canaanites as a fortified city ...

1879. Are You Born Again?

John 3:1-15

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

It was late, almost bedtime, when the Jewish leader came to Jesus' residence. Into Jesus' presence came Nicodemus, one of the best-known Jewish professors in all of Israel (a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin). Nicodemus finally reached the short ruddy-faced leader of the disciples, and he said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him (John 3:2)." However, Jesus then said something very strange. It really amounted to a put- ...

1880. Wounded Glory

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Erskine White

When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. (John 20:20) Have you ever wondered what Jesus really looked like? The Bible is no help whatsoever in telling us, since it doesn't say a thing about the physical appearance of Jesus. Not a single word. We don't know if He was tall or short, skinny or fat. We don't know if He had a straight nose, crooked teeth, long hair or a beard. Everyone has a portrait of Jesus somewhere in their home, but no one knows what He looked like in the flesh. Have ...

1881. Lovers Never Ask, 'What's the Least I Can Do?'

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Alvin Rueter

I saw a cartoon once showing a man sweating and grunting, carrying a whole church on his back. Can you identify with that? It seems as though the demands of church membership are pretty heavy, aren’t they? Always asking us for money - if not to repair the roof, then for missions or for hunger. If we complain we don’t have anything to spare, then we’re told we should eat a bit less and give the difference. On top of asking for our money, the church also wants our time - for committees, for teaching, for ...

1882. Why I Can’t Sleep in Church

Ezekiel 33:1-20

Sermon

"If he had taken warning, he would have saved his life." (v. 5) Prayer: You are here with us, O Lord, and we sense your presence. Speak a helpful word to us today, and give us something to take home, to think about, and to put into action. Amen There are many reasons why people sleep in church. Some are better reasons than others, but here are some. You be the judge. People sleep in church because: a. They are tired after working all week. b. They stayed up too late the night before. c. They know more than ...

1883. I'm Sorry

Luke 3:3

Children's Sermon

Object: A big paddle that you can use for spanking. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever done something that you feel really bad about? (Let them answer.) Are you sorry? (Let them answer.) Would you like to say that you are so sorry that you will never do it again? (Let them answer.) Have you ever done something so bad that you knew when you did it you would be spanked by your mom or dad if they found out about it? (Let them answer.) I brought along something to show you. I am ready to ...

1884. The Miracle Comes at the Breaking

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Various Authors

Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. (v. 35) After his resurrection, Jesus promised that he would be with us everywhere. We can be assured and conscious of his presence in the private place of prayer, but also the rush of daily routines, including a classroom or a crowded restaurant; or even in the midst of a rabid crowd at a sports event. But without a doubt there are circumstances and settings where we are more likely to meet our Lord, ...

1885. "Good Friday People In An Easter World"

Mark 15:37-47, Mark 16:1-6

Sermon

Call To Worship Adapted In Part From 1 Corinthians 15 and Colossians 3 L: Christ is risen! R: The Lord is risen indeed! L: Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. R: For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. L: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above. R: When Christ who is our life appears, then we also will appear with him in glory. Prayer Of Confession We praise you, O God, for those who have not ...

1886. Out of the Darkness

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

"... I am the light of the world." - John 9:5 St. Augustine wrote of our lesson: "This blind man stands for the human race ... if the blindness is infidelity, then the illumination is faith." Surely we need the illumination of Christian faith today. Ours is one of those epochs of which it may be said, as Shakespeare said of Romeo, "affliction is enamoured of thy parts ... and thou art wedded to calamity." Worse still, we seem bereft of a vision to sustain us. "Without a vision, the people perish," declares ...

1887. Lying Makes It Easy

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

CAST: Elise, 15, her Mother and Father, and her friend Sandra, also 15. STAGING: Table and chair left, chair right - any chairs will do. PROPS: Small weekend case. Phone on the table rigged to ring. ELISE enters right, goes to imaginary door left, admits Sandra, who is carrying a weekend case. SANDRA: [excited, gushing] Oh, Elise, I can never thank you enough! Here are my things. Just put them in your bedroom, there’s a doll! I have to phone Carl I can make it. ELISE: [unhappily] I still don’t feel right ...

1888. Making a Name for Ourselves

Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

Last week during a vacation trip to South Carolina, Gloria and I stood by my parents’ grave. Their horizontal gravestone offers a brief, but important testimony about these two people. Concerning my father it says, “Pastor, Chaplain, World War II.” Under mother’s name it says, “Devoted wife and teacher.” Then it says, “Loving parents of…” and their four children’ are listed. At the bottom is that great final verse of I Corinthians 13, “Now abide these three – faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these ...

1889. What Is Caesar's and What Is God's?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Brett Blair

A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go to church every Sunday?" Again, her answer was "Yes!" He then asked: "Do you read your Bible and pray everyday?" Again she said, "Yes!" By now her curiosity was very much aroused. The little lad sighed with relief and said, "Will you ...

1890. Advent 2: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Promise of Christmas

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

This sermon is based on Matthew 1:18-25: Perhaps you have heard the one about the attractive young woman who boarded a plane in Los Angeles heading toward New York. The young woman was tired. She knew it would be a long flight, so immediately she asked the flight attendant for a pillow and a blanket. She hoped to be able to sleep most of the way to New York. Her head had just nestled into the pillow when an obnoxious man with a loud, booming voice boarded the plane… and sat down beside her. He tapped her ...

1891. Search for The Treasure

John 17:6-19

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: There is an ancient treasure that wise people have longed for -- communication with God. Jesus made that available to all people. The word of God is truth. The truth will last for all Time. That is a treasure when people find it. Summary: Two archeologists are digging for treasure in the ruins of an ancient city. They find a rock that tells of a Time when God and man communicated. Playing Time: 5 minutes Setting: The site of an ancient city Props: Archeologist's tools Map Stone tablet Costumes: ...

1892. Called to Be Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you." (v. 12) Who is a saint? The historic definition is one whose life is worthy of imitation by all of Christendom. Some add that a sense of humor is a prerequisite, along with having performed miracles. "She is a saint," we say. What do we mean? We usually have in mind a person whose goodness, unselfishness, love, is unmistakable. Ah, but ask that one, "Are you a saint?" The answer: "Of course ...

1893. Tough Love

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

A little boy was sitting at the table in the kitchen looking gloomy and sour: he had just been punished. Suddenly, he asked his mother, "God can do anything He wants, can't He?" To which the mother replied, "Of course." Then the boy asked rhetorically "God doesn't have any parents, does He?" Have you ever felt that way? Probably. At some time or another, we have all felt terribly hemmed in and beaten down by our supposedly loving parents. For those of us who have had children of our own and are concerned ...

1894. God's Plan For Empowerment

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

Did you know that there was once a sit-down strike in space? It's true. This strike occurred on the Skylab 4 flight in December 1973. Ground control in Houston was trying to make this final space mission as profitable as possible. They scheduled the astronauts' days so tightly that they were even forbidden to participate in their favorite pastime ” watching the sun and the earth. Houston daily "sent up about six feet of instructions to the astronauts' teleprinter." The civilian physicist on board begged ...

1895. This Is Not What You Expected

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

Jim French and a friend stopped for dinner at a Chinese restaurant. The meal was delicious, and French asked the waiter if he could have the recipe. The waiter was quick to oblige. A few minutes later, he returned from the kitchen with a piece of paper. All parties were satisfied. Until Jim French unfolded the paper. The recipe was written in Chinese. (1) This is not what Jim expected. That's like a "Peanuts" cartoon from years ago. In the first panel Charlie Brown says, "I learned something in school ...

1896. What Do You Really Know?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

Kay Strom was teaching third grade in a large elementary school. One morning all of the teachers were called to the teachers' room for an emergency meeting, and they hurried over, leaving their classes unsupervised. Everyone was worried, but none as much as Mrs. Whiting, because her class of first graders was especially mischievous and unruly. When they got to the teachers' room, Mrs. Whiting said, "I think I had better listen in and find out what's going on in my classroom." She turned on the intercom, ...

1897. Winners Every One

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

The coaching staff at Central High School in Clermont, Florida, was having a little problem. The football players were stealing the jerseys used in football practice. The coaches thought they could solve the problem by printing on the jerseys the words, "Stolen from Central High School." Do I need to say to you that this did not lessen the popularity of the jerseys? The thefts continued. But then the coach had a brainstorm. He ordered new practice jerseys printed with the words, "Central High School 4th ...

1898. Casting Aside His Garment

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

Blind Bartimaeus sat begging by the roadside. There were no welfare programs for him to count on, and no food stamps to supplement his income. He was totally at the mercy of passers by for sustenance. That's a tragic situation for anyone, to be begging at the side of the road, hoping someone will notice and offer to help. Have you ever been in such a situation? Some of you have been there, particularly if you've ever been young and unsure of yourself. I can imagine a young woman alone at the edge of a ...

1899. On Talking to Oneself

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

Henri Nouwen, in his book “Reaching Out,” says: “While visiting the University of Notre Dame, where I had been a teacher for a few years, I met an older experienced professor who had spent most of his life there. And while we strolled over the beautiful campus, he said with a certain melancholy in his voice, ‘You know....my whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.’” (Henri J.M. Nouwen, Reaching Out, Garden City., N.Y ...

1900. Biblical Insights for Being a Christian Father

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Sermon

Eric Ritz

Bill Cosby has suggested that Father's Day is almost as exciting as Ground Hog Day. Among the many problems that he discloses about this observance is the issue of buying a present for Dad. Among the dumbest gifts that Cosby has received on this day of obligatory recognition is soap-on-a-rope-- a remembrance which ranks slightly higher than the time he received a thousand yards of dental floss. There have been other thoughtful gifts, such as a sweater in June (it was on sale), the hedge cutters, weed ...

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