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1901. Set Free for Life

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Lee Griess

... . At the crusade, Shirley Lansing spoke to the crowds about the death of her son. "I come here with a story about my son, Warrant Officer John Morgan." Shirley told the crowd that her son, Jack, had been baptized as a child and had grown up in the church. "I guess he always believed in God but it didn't seem like a big deal until recently. A few weeks ago, two officers came to our door to inform us that he had been killed when his helicopter was shot down by enemy fire." The most moving moment of Shirley's ...

1902. What Were You Thinking?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Tony Everett

... a man of your status in the community be so stupid that he crashes into a police car?" With fear and trembling, Pastor Bill began to justify his actions. He explained about the birth of his son. He described in detail his growth plans for his congregation. "I guess I wasn't thinking, your Honor," replied Pastor Bill. "Of course, you weren't, sir," responded the Judge. "Pay your fine on the way out. And by the way, as long as you're not thinking, don't even think about teaching your son how to drive." Poor ...

1903. What Did The Turkey Say? (Or Contentious Communities)

Isaiah 58:3-9a (9b-12)

Sermon

Tony Everett

... ; putting on an outward appearance of goodness as if we were just as righteous on the inside. Like the parrot, we are all guilty. What do you think the most common accusation of church members might be? You are absolutely correct if you guessed "hypocrisy." This hypocritical attitude and behavior is not new for God's people. Isaiah addresses it in our Old Testament text. Just before our lesson begins, God accuses the people of being contentious and rebellious in their actions while putting on a good ...

1904. Sleeping through the Alarm

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... . I'd nod to the robot, roll over, and go back to sleep. That's why the clock radio doesn't really work for me. It's just too nice. A little Mozart in the morning doesn't wake me, it merely accompanies me as I continue to sleep. I guess I have to just deal with the fact that I need the sound of the trumpet blowing. I need the alarm telling me that it's time to get up and get going. It's time to make the coffee and the family breakfast. It's time to begin the ...

1905. Being a Witness

Acts 2:14, 22-32

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... when all of a sudden, out of the blue, this car went whizzing by me on the right. The car was going about 65 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone. Just as he whipped by me, another car pulled out on my right just ahead of me. You guessed it. Wham! I was fortunate to be able to steer away from the mess and not get cracked up myself. As soon as I stopped, though, I jumped out of my car and went to check on the two drivers to be sure that everyone was unhurt. By God's ...

1906. Martyrdom Chic

Acts 7:55-60

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... about taking this faith life and living it fully. My own suspicion is that this is what got Stephen into trouble. Sure, he was a bit of a loud mouth. It's likely that they couldn't get him to keep quiet about this Jesus thing he had found. My guess is he was a bit "over the top" at times, but my own sense of things tells me that for him, his faith was utterly central to his life. This, sisters and brothers, is what it all comes down to in the end. Whether we are Stephen in scripture or ...

1907. Dare to Be Different

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... mine receives fundraising letters from two different ministries serving the same small midwestern campus and periodically contributes to both. He once mentioned that he thought it was sad that each newsletter is so narrow in its focus that you would never guess there were any Christians outside that group or programs other than theirs. He's right; it is sad; but sadly typical. For over five centuries, Protestants have often found it easier to create new congregations and new denominations than to tolerate ...

1908. The Armor of Light

Romans 13:8-14

Drama

Larry Lange

... is done for. The disciples also thought the cross was the end of everything: the end of Jesus, the end of the family he'd gathered. But the cross was the beginning, Harry, the beginning of the church that's now two billion people strong. Harry: I guess you're right, Margaret. (throws the binoculars in the box) Margaret: It was all in the sermon last week, Harry. So I suggest you pack up your evil-smiting equipment and ship it back, because, by the way, Jesus is already here. Harry: (frightened; hides behind ...

1909. Reasons for Rejoicing

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... . If Syntyche does the same thing, grumbling to others about Euodia, the church at Philippi soon will have two warring factions with the potential of polarizing the congregation. Pastor Paul would advise us to go to the throne, not to the phone. We can only guess at what this disagreement is about, but a quarrel between two church leaders can potentially split a church right down the middle. People begin to take sides with one or the other, and draw their lines in the sand. It’s obvious that Paul is ...

1910. The Longest Line

Lk 14:1-14

Illustration

King Duncan

... heard, once they were all together in the group, the nine were not to vote for the longest line, but rather vote for the next to the longest line. This left the tenth student being the only one who would be voting for the longest line. Guess what happened. Time after time, this tenth student would glance around, frown in confusion at the way the others were voting, and slip his hand up with the group. The instructions were repeated and the next card was raised. Each time, the self-conscious stooge would ...

1911. A Careful Separation

Luke 14:1-14; Phil 2:5-7

Illustration

Julie Riley

... horrified that the girl had mistaken her for one of them. She loved and cared for those girls, but in her mind there had always been a careful separation between them and her. She could love and support them, but she could not be one of them. That, I guess is the difference between God's hospitality and ours. God chose to be us. "Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human ...

1912. David And The Giant

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... about them in 2 Samuel 21:15-20 and 1 Chronicles 20:4-7. (Flip the card stock over to the other side.) The Bible calls one of them Goliath’s brother and says that all four were descendants of Rapha. Since Goliath was a descendant of Rapha, we can guess that the other giants were cousins or distant cousins. And all four were part of the Philistine army! When David went out to fight Goliath, he didn’t know if the other four giants were in the camp or not. But David had so much faith in God, he believed ...

1913. Fiction Or Nonfiction?

2 Timothy 3:16

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... that nonfiction books are true. I have some books with me. Let’s see if we can tell which ones are fiction and which are nonfiction. (Hold up the first book. Read the title and then give a brief description to the children. Let the children guess whether the book is fiction or nonfiction. Tell the children the correct answer and tell why the book fits into its proper category. Repeat for each book. Finally, hold up the Bible. Ask the children whether it is fiction or nonfiction. When the children say that ...

1914. Having Or Doing?

Matthew 6:19-24

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... the things he did or the people he spent time with than about the things that he had. Many people remember what they do better than what they have (or had), and they enjoy those memories better. Why do you think that might be? (Let children offer guesses.) Those are great ideas. I think it’s because what you do often involves other people. When you do something, you often share that time with other people. When you have something, you might share it with other people, but that sharing means you’re doing ...

1915. Like A Potato

Ephesians 4:11

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... by giving me nutrition, but it can do that in many different ways. I could bake it, mash it, fry it, and I can cook the potato in other ways, too. There are many different ways the potato can serve me. Potatoes serve people, and people serve God. But guess what? There are many different ways that we can serve God. Who has some ideas? (Let the children suggest ways that people can serve God.) That’s great! You’ve thought of a lot of ways we can serve God. Those ways are all different, but they’re all ...

1916. Science And The Bible

Isaiah 40:1-31

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... 1:24 — herpetology (study of reptiles and amphibians) Genesis 1:26 — anatomy, medicine, psychology Magnifying glasses, inexpensive, one per child (optional) Once upon a time, a young girl sat in her fifth-grade science class. The teacher talked about evolution, a theory (or guess made after studying) of how everything around us came to be. The teacher told the students that rocks and chemicals floating in space exploded and then spread out, and that some of them came to life. After a while, these living ...

1917. Sometimes, God Says, “No”

Matthew 7:7-12

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... money, wouldn’t I be helping those people? So I don’t understand it! I had good plans for that money ... plans that would help other people in ways that I know God wants us to help other people. So why didn’t I get a million dollars? Well, guess what? I don’t know. God does answer our prayers, and sometimes he says, “Yes” to what we ask, but sometimes when we ask for something, God says, “No.” Sometimes we do know why. If you ask for something that you know God doesn’t want you to have ...

1918. Thankful

Ephesians 5:20

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... so that the matches wouldn’t separate and put the pinned-together socks in the basket. “My plan is brilliant,” she thought, “When I’m done sorting, I’ll never have to hunt for socks again. I’ll just reach into the basket and grab a clothespin!” But guess what? She didn’t get to finish the job that day, and do you know why? It was because she had more than fifty pairs of socks. Some of them had holes in the heels. She kept those to wear around the house when her feet were chilly, but ...

1919. How’s Your Spiritual Bank?

Luke 16:1-15

Illustration

King Duncan

... and borrow any amount of money to do whatever I wanted to. Just on my name, Reverend, just on my name! Do you understand? I could borrow it on my name only." The man then leaned forward and put his head in his hands, and said softly through tears, “I guess there are some things you can't buy or borrow." This man's material bank was full to overflowing, but his spiritual bank was empty. Is that your situation? Then you are serving mammon and not God.

1920. Finder's Keepers

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... stink." The entire family gets into the search. Dad is the one who finds him on Amtrak. He's headed back to their old home because it's his one favorite place. Dad find's him and he's not lost anymore. Dad embraces him. And after the long trip, guess who's waiting for him. The entire family. There is reconciliation and laughter and tears. Rejoicing. That's the way God ad the angels in heaven react when any one of us fall away or get lost. Or when any one comes to Christ for the very first time. There ...

1921. Swept Clean

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... out a loan to bring Mohammed to Indianapolis. He already knew a fair amount of English and was soon so fluent that he was interviewed on local TV. He mentioned a friend of his whom he'd last seen lying sick in the street. And guess what? A woman watching in Bloomington, Indiana, turned to her husband and said, "He's my responsibility." Mohammed's friend eventually came to Indiana, too, and later managed his American father's construction company. And not too long ago, Mohammed earned his bachelor's degree ...

1922. Living The Faith For Dummies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... perspective, that attitude is easier to understand, I think, than the attitude of the Levite and priest. II. What's Mine Is Mine, I'll Keep It A. Their attitude was "What's mine is mine, I'll keep it." And they weren't even subtle about it. I guess I should give them a break, it would be professional courtesy. Especially since there have been times that I've been too busy with one task to carry out another. Sometimes you just have to prioritize, right. I mean I wasn't selfish on purpose or because I didn ...

1923. Moving Day

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 's fine, dear, but the trouble is, neither you nor I brought an umbrella to church today!" The next morning his wife reminded her absent minded husband: "Now, don't forget we're moving today. If you come to this house this afternoon it will be empty." You guessed it, the professor forgot until he came home from school to find the house empty. He mumbled to himself, "I wonder where we were moving to?" As he walked back outside, he saw a little girl and asked her, "Did you see a moving van here today?" "Yes ...

1924. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Denied!"

John 13:36-38; 18:12-27

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ever a time he didn't notice? Legend says that the story of Peter's denial spread throughout Jerusalem. And you know how People love stories about other peoples' failure. The legend says that people started imitating the rooster crow whenever Peter walked by. My guess is that the rooster crow devolved into the cackle of a chicken and that's the origin of the whole idea of a coward being called a chicken. Whatever, Peter had the courage and determination to redeem himself and while his faith may have been ...

1925. Oops! I Didn't See You

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the scene. Lazarus was a nobody in the rich man’s world. If he was noticed at all, it was probably as an object of disgust. It’s interesting, though. In Jesus’ parable we know Lazarus’ name. We don’t know the rich man’s name. Guess who counts in God’s reticular activating system? However, there came a time when the rich man did notice Lazarus. “The time came when the beggar died,” said Jesus, “and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side.” The rich man also died, said Jesus, but ...

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