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176. Greater Than A Pinky Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... an animal—the bigger the animal the more serious the promise. So God made a promise to Abraham and sacrificed not just one animal but five: a heifer, that’s a cow, a goat, a ram, a turtledove, and a pigeon. What do you think Abraham said? (response) He said, “Wow God you must be serious!” Pinky promises are pretty good but a heifer, goat, ram, turtledove, pigeon promise from God...is even greater. Let’s Pray: God you have made such great promises not only to Abraham but to us as well. Amen.

177. Some Things Money Can Buy, For Everything Else There's Grace

Isaiah 55:1-13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... —leave the toy in the container), a freshly cut tree branch that is budding, and a communion chalice. Optional: A small table to set the objects on while they are being sold. Lesson: Good morning. (response) How much money do you have on you this morning? (response) Everyone dig in your pocket count your money and tell me how much you’ve got. (response) That’s not a lot. Let me give you some more. Give everyone a dime. Ok, I am the store and I brought some things with me to sell but now I don’t know ...

178. We Are His Witnesses

Acts 5:17-42

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... person should stand at the back of the church out of the sight of everyone. See that the children sit with their backs to the clown's location. Lesson: Today I want to teach you what it means to be a witness. Does anyone know what the word "witness" means? (response) Let me demonstrate it to you. Get one volunteer who will stand in front of the children, and thus be able to see the clown when the time comes. If I held up five fingers like this hold up five fingers and showed them to my volunteer, hold them ...

179. God’s Safety Net

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

D. Wayne Burkette

... world, that concern is somehow pitiable if it overlooks the needs of persons in our own backyards, our own cities and neighborhoods and congregations. So, the first step we can take in fashioning God’s safety net is to work on an attitude which is sensitive and responsive to the people who hurt next door and across town. In this small personal world where the effect of our action is fairly direct, there are fat sheep and lean sheep, and there are sheep who try to horn in on the rights of others, and there ...

180. The Called Ones

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

Joe Pennel

... the ministry if God, once upon a time, called me into the ministry?" This pastor is beginning to hear a call which demands a response. It is true that God calls us to journey. But, we do not know what experiences will be found along the path. Don Quixote ... to it is a matter of personal decision. However, there is an inescapable truth in the story of Jesus' call to the fishermen and their response. The truth is that who we worship can and will make a claim on all of our lives. It is impossible to worship the ...

181. Magnify Your Ministry!

Romans 11:11-24

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... giants like Luther and Calvin, but he didn’t. He chose me, a man who has to struggle to preach an intelligible sermon, and he chose you, who have to struggle to stay awake during my preaching. "We have this treasure in earthen vessels," and it is our ministry, our responsibility. No one else will do it for us. If the good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ is to be made known to others, it is up to us to magnify our ministry right here, right now, in our time. The Sunday school song by C. Austin Miles ...

182. Chapter V

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... and watched for that first kick that their baby gave? Even out of sight that developing person becomes a member of the family. And when it is born the world seems to get turned upside-down because of it. Family schedules change, new priorities are given, all in response to the new addition. For a mother, for instance, once a baby is laid in her arms it becomes the center for most of her waking moments. As soon as she comes home from the hospital that little bundle cuts itself in for a giant share of her ...

183. Hungry People

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a familiar note? What then? Good jobs are scarce out there - the bills keep coming in and the kids still have college to be paid for. A worker hungry for the chance to do the right thing says, "Nothing here but five loaves and two fish." It is the response of the spouse who is desperately trying to make a go of a troubled marriage, and who grows weary of being the only partner working at the relationship. No, it is not as bad as Prince Charles and Lady Di. He is still around...some. But not enough. And ...

184. How to Motivate People

Matthew 10:1-42, Matthew 9:18-26

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... caught and not taught. A magnet cannot teach magnetism to a lump of iron. But if the two spend time together, if the magnet rubs up against the iron, very soon you will have two magnets. It's the same with disciple making. Choose a teachable, available, responsible person and spend time with him in Christ for three years, and you've got yourself a disciple. This is where the church is failing today. Many church leaders aren't discipled themselves. If they are, the people won't allow them to do their jobs as ...

185. Filtered Lives

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ) When I get thirsty, I like to drink a cup of water, but I've got a problem. My is dirty. Show the dirty water. I guess I can't drink it, can I? (response) Do you want to drink it? (response) No? Maybe there is something I can do to make the water clean. What can I do? (response) Hold up the filter. Does anyone know what this is? (response) It's a coffee filter. When you make coffee, you put the coffee grounds in this and run the water through it. When the water runs through it, the grounds stay in the ...

186. A Home to Call Your Own

John 14:1-4

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... come back and I am going to take you home so that we can be together." Drive the nail all the way in. Pick up the wood and examine its strength. Try to pull the wood apart. Give the wood to the children. Tell me if that's strong enough? (response) Application: I want you to know something. Our homes are built like that. They are nailed together just like take the wood at this point this piece of wood and they are strong but there is a home that is stronger. Jesus is building a home in the heavens that ...

187. A Great Debt

Romans 8:12

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... to God, but through Christ we are freed. Props: A twenty-dollar bill, a football, a piece of play jewelry, and a sign on which is written “Store.” Lesson: Today I want to play “Going to the Store.” I need a volunteer to be the storekeeper. (response) Choose a mature child to handle the store and set up the sign and merchandise beside them. Whisper to the shopkeeper that each item costs twenty dollars. Okay, there is the store. Who wants to go shopping? Here’s twenty dollars. I’m going to loan ...

188. Bad Apples

Matthew 25:31-46

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... . The children should be able to complete the following simple concepts: I was hungry and you? (gave me something to eat.) I was sick and you (looked after me) I was naked and you gave me (something to wear.) But do you know what he will say to the goats? (response) He will say, get away from me. I was thirsty and you gave me nothing? (to drink) I was hungry and you gave me (nothing to eat) I needed clothes and you (did not clothe me) Now, I am convinced that you are all sheep. When you see someone who ...

189. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... something. - Can people tell that you are a Christian? - Do your friends and co-workers know that you are a Christian? - Do you stand out in a crowd because the spirit of Christ is radiant in you? - Or, do you just blend in? As Christians, we have a keen responsibility for our children, for our church and for our friends… to live our faith daily… and help others see the light of Christ in us. You don’t have to wear a sign or get on a soapbox… or preach on a street corner, just live your faith daily ...

190. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... you something. Can people tell that you are a Christian? Do your friends and co-workers know that you are a Christian? Do you stand out in a crowd because the spirit of Christ is radiant in you? Or, do you just blend in? As Christians, we have a keen responsibility for our children, for our church and for our friends… to live our faith daily… and help others see the light of Christ in us. You don't have to wear a sign or get on a soapbox… or preach on a street corner, just live your faith daily and ...

191. The Greatest Ability Is Dependability (Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... accountable to use what God gives you for His glory and pleasure. God has invested talents in us. God has invented tasks for us, and God requires a return on His investment. Do you realize that practically every area of our lives involves the opportunity to take responsibility to be faithful in using our abilities for the glory of God. Let me just share with you some areas in which God demands and expects us to be faithful. We ought to be faithful in our work. Eccl. 9:10 says, "Whatever your hand finds to ...

192. Worthy Is the Lamb Who Was Slain

Revelation 5:1-14

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... , 12, 17; 17:1; 21:9). In 5:8 these shallow bowls are filled with incense, symbolizing the prayers of God’s people (cf. Rev. 6:9–11; 8:3–4; Ps. 141:2). From this we learn that God’s judgments to follow are, at least in part, a response to the prayers of his people. 5:9 And they sang a new song. Throughout the Scriptures, God’s people sing a new song when God does mighty and marvelous things (e.g., Pss. 33:3; 98:1; 144:9). The term “new” (kainos) is used nine times in Revelation ...

193. Jesus Is Coming

Revelation 22:7-21

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... and sends it as true and useful. Yet, John proceeds to tell how, upon receiving the visions from the angel of the Lord (cf. 1:1), he fell down to worship at the feet of the angel (cf. Rev. 19:10). On the one hand, John’s response to his ecstatic experience is logical and even proper: John recognizes the divine source of his visions and worships God in the presence of the angelic mediator. The interpreter should take note that John does not say that he intended to worship the angel; neither is there ...

194. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... the risk of his life (as in NIV). Though he slay me. Verse 15 is perhaps one of the most familiar from the book of Job—and also one of the most hotly contested in recent days. The crucial question is how to read Job’s response to the distinct possibility that his encounter with God might result in his death. He introduces this first phrase with the particle hen, which can be translated either “behold!” or “if.” In the former case, Job would be expressing his resignation that God will terminate ...

195. God’s HS Smart App is Always Watching

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , or worse, letting our anger and our need for control guide our actions and make excuses for our behavior. Most of you work in some kind of workplace or have at one time or another. If you do, you know that the job you do bears a huge responsibility. If you can work with minimal supervision, all the better. It makes it easier on the boss. If you can bring out the best in others, maximize the bottom line for the owner, handle relationships wisely, and make the world a better place, you are one of that ...

196. Proper 20

Psalm 79:1-13, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of it. 4. Faithful in Little Things Many times people will say, "Just trust me." Trust is not something just given. It is earned. Persons who have shown that they can be trusted in small assignments or with little resources will be trusted with increasing responsibilities. The truth of the way in which trust is earned is embodied in the popular saying, "If you want something done, ask the busy person to do it." They have already earned trust by demonstrating that they have used their time well and met their ...

197. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 11:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... what areas is Christ not the King of my life? (Write them down.) As you write down these areas, ask yourself if you really want Christ to control your life at these points. If you do not, why not? What would need to change? (Two minutes of silence.) Response "Have Mercy on Us, Living Lord" Call to Pardon (Pastor and Ministers) God changes us, that is, gives us a new outlook, a new obedience, only when we allow the Holy Spirit into our lives. We can rationalize all we want about our inability to change; we ...

198. The Season Of The Resurrection

John 10:1-21

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... of the Good Shepherd. ACTS OF CONFESSION Introduction to the Act of Confession D. H. Lawrence once said, "it's too bad that we do not have two lives, the first to make our mistakes...." (I will conclude the quote during the act of taking responsibility). The act of confession is to allow God's Spirit into our being for the purpose of cleansing us. This means that we bring our whole self, not only selected portions of our I-centeredness, brokenness, rebellion. Today, I invite us to pray the following hymn ...

199. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 7:24-30

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... is physical, and that it is only for the faithful who "pray hard, or harder." Hymn of Adoration "God Created Heaven and Earth" ACTS OF CONFESSION Introduction to the Act of Confession What blocks you from receiving God's healing? (One minute of silence.) Any response? If not, share some of your own blocks, even though the people expect you to have none. Is it possible that we really do not want God's healing? Perhaps we only want to complain about our distress. Many people get tremendous mileage from being ...

200. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 10:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... study this series over a period of six weeks. If you want to borrow this series from me, please send 25 dollars, with a promise to return it immediately after using it. I have two copies. Marriage and the family will take on a new dimension.) Response "How Happy Is Each Child of God" CELEBRATING OUR OBEDIENCE Stewardship Challenge How will we live out the stewardship of marriage and family by giving up our "If It Weren't For You" game-playing this coming week? Write down three specifics during the offering ...

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