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2076. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... you in faith and receive the cure of our spiritual and physical maladies so that we may live at peace and in freedom from what troubles us, through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God of mystery, many of the things that you do are quite beyond any explanation. Other events move us to joy and dancing with music and many instruments. Let our music also express our questions as well as our affirmations that we may rejoice in all things whether in a minor or a major key. Give us joy also ...

2077. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... filled the auditorium to listen to staggering statistics about the effects of world hunger and view frame after frame of a slide presentation showing under-nourished, skeletal-like figures covered with insects. The program was graphic, emotional, and presented quite effectively. Unfortunately, the presentation ran a little longer than expected and, about ten minutes past noon, the motion was made that we adjourn for lunch. People were hungry. Further proceedings of the hunger rally were scheduled around the ...

2078. So Close ... But Yet So Far

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... and I seen their numbers. One of 'em was wearing a six and the other one was wearing a seven, so I just added them numbers together and got fourteen and called number fourteen." The coach hesitated a moment and said, "But son, six and seven make 13." The boy, quite unmoved by the correction, said, "You know what coach? If I was as smart as you, we would have lost the game." Things do not always add up the way they are supposed to, do they? See in your mind's eye a young lad, armed only with a slingshot ...

2079. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... there were no miracles. Today I am certain that miracles abound. This change in my consciousness has been the result of two factors working hand in hand. One factor is a whole variety of experiences I have had as a psychiatrist which initially seemed quite commonplace but which, when I thought about them more deeply, seemed to indicate that my work with patients toward their growth was being remarkably assisted in ways for which I had no logical explanation - that is, ways that were miraculous." In light of ...

2080. A Dog Named Sport

Luke 7:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: An invisible dog named Sport. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along with me this morning a friend who is invisible. Sport just loves to come to church, and being an invisible dog, he comes quite often. But he is kind of shy, and I only use him in children's sermons once in a while. Sport is a beautiful dog. What color would you say he is? (Let them answer, and whatever color they give, he can be. They can also describe him as a ...

2081. More Important Than We Thought

Luke 20:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... did not think it was very special either. After I bought it, took it home, and cleaned it up, I found that it was really very special. A lot of people would really like to have this picture, because it is painted by a very famous artist and is quite valuable. Here I have something that no one thought was important, and now I find it is very important. That is the way that it is with Jesus. When Jesus was alive and teaching, there were some people who thought that he was just another man and nothing special ...

2082. Jesus' Job Description

Matthew 11:4-5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that your mother does, and then we can all see how busy she is. You tell me what your mother does for you and I will make a list on the chalkboard. (Invite some responses and prod where necessary with some things that they may not think about.) That is quite a list. And we have forgotten a lot of the things that a mother does every day. I know this, if I showed this list of things to someone who was not here this morning they would guess right away that we were talking about a mother's job. Now ...

2083. Combination Locks and Freedom

John 8:31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... truth, then you are free from worry. The truth is that Jesus forgives sins. If you are worried about your sins, like the time that you told a lie to your mother or brother, and you ask Jesus to forgive you for the sin, and he does, then you can quit worrying about the sin. The truth makes you free. You do not have to worry or fuss about something when you know the truth. Jesus says that he is the truth. There is nothing about Jesus that is a lie. Whatever he does or says is the truth. That is ...

2084. Know What Time It Is!

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... scoundrel in the story. The problem is that we don't like to think of ourselves as scoundrels. Fair enough! But how about sinners? The church calls us "sinners" all the time and we don't seem to mind. Indeed, we own the label quite readily and confess ourselves to be such every Sunday. One of the basic doctrines of traditional Christianity is that of the atonement. Rooted in the Old Testament sacrificial system, the doctrine holds that God, being holy and perfect, cannot tolerate our sinfulness. Hence we ...

2085. Planting Seeds

Matthew 13:1-23

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... would have the flowers we want! That is exactly what Jesus was talking about one day when he told the parable of the farmer who went out to sow his seeds. The seeds were all ready to produce the crop that farmer needed. However the other conditions were not quite right in most cases. Some seed fell on the roadway, and others in the thorn bushes, and still others in soil that started to grow but were stopped by other plants growing there. Only part of the seeds were in good soil! Our faith works the same way ...

2086. Puzzles

Ephesians 2:19

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... enough pieces to be put together in only a minute. However, the pieces are to be mixed so that several from the wrong puzzle are in with the correct pieces Do you enjoy doing puzzles? I can remember when I was young we used to get puzzles for presents quite often. Some of them were very easy and could be put together in only a few minutes. Others were much more difficult and would require us to work on them for hours until they were done. The key to good puzzle construction is to work together. You have to ...

2087. What A Change!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... amazed. There are spices, and packages of ingredients, and cans of soups, and other things. All of them can be mixed together to make the great food that your parents prepare for you. If you stay in the kitchen you will notice that sometimes you don't have to work quite that hard all the time to make something good. Sometimes all you have to do is to add water to something and it becomes a food that we enjoy eating. In fact, today I brought along a number of samples of those kinds of foods. I want you to ...

2088. Really Living!

Romans 14:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... also remind us of death and dying. How many of us are going to die? (Let them answer.) That's right, all of us are going to die. We don't like to think about dying because we are having so much fun living and we don't want to quit doing what we like so much. But there is a good reason we have the beach ball and the gravestone together today, because we need to learn something very important. The Bible tells us that we belong to the Lord whether we live or whether we die. It doesn't ...

2089. It Really Happened Once Upon A Time

2 Peter 1:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... with him and the things that he says and does." When they heard that voice, they knew that it was the voice of God - and Peter, James, and John fell right on the ground and covered their faces because they were so afraid. Afraid but full of wonder. That was quite a day. If you told someone about a day like this, they would tell you that you were making it up. They would think it was a story that should start "Once upon a time ..." But Peter was there and he saw Jesus do some other things that no one ...

2090. Reformation Sunday

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... new world - that is what John tells us. Can this be, this glorious fulfillment beyond history, beyond this life? Can we really believe such a thing? I ask why not? is not this world with its vastness, incredible complexity and power and beauty, is not this world quite unbelievable? When you survey all that is, it is impossible that it should have come out of nothing. Impossible, yet surely it is here. It has been created by the God of power and might. So if this one obviously has been created out of nothing ...

2091. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... woman gave up crossword puzzles and used that hour a day for more Bible study and prayer. Another woman gave up her soap operas on television and used the time to pray. One gave up gossiping at the office and said she never felt so "clean" since she quit running through the daily garbage of other people's lives. And some gave up one food or another, some gave up certain meals - but it was a great joy, as their pastor, to see how the external actions began to penetrate their hearts, their spirits, and their ...

2092. Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... fury. It finally got his attention when a window pane crashed inward, a tree limb fell against the building, and the wind began tearing shingles off the roof. The old church squeaked, creaked, and groaned in the storm, and a parishioner in the service yelled, "Pastor, quit your preachin' and start prayin' afore we all get blowed to kingdom come!" Finally, the old pastor, now filled with fear himself, changed gears and started to pray. But he hadn't had time to think about his prayer, so he went back to his ...

2093. Liking the New and Improving the Old

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , do you feel that you are very much different since you've become a Christian than what you were before? Martin Marty, one of the liveliest commentators on the American religious scene, reported in an article, "If just the Christians in America would quit their sinning, it would drastically reduce the crime rate in America." It did not look good for us Christians when the newspapers and television reported that someone called "Robin Hud" by the press, who claimed to be a born-again Christian, was accused ...

2094. Sing a Song to Each Other

Ephesians 5:19

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... best friends you will have will be people that you meet in church. By thanking God and saying hello to one another at the same time, we are reminded of how important God is to us and to our friendship. Of course, we don't have to make every greeting quite so long as I did this morning. You could just say, "Good morning Mark, God bless you." (Sing to one of your children or several in this way) I think it is kind of fun, and it certainly does what St Paul wanted it to, doesn't it? It makes ...

2095. Exercise Your Faith in Jesus!

1 Corinthians 9:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... is hard work. I ride that bike until I am really sweating. It makes me use all the muscles in my legs, and my heart has to beat extra fast, and when I am done riding I feel like I have been riding up hill all day long. That is quite a workout. I do it because I want to keep my body and my heart in shape. That way I will live longer and be able to enjoy life better. St. Paul thought this was a good thing to do. St. Paul used to exercise and he knew how important ...

2096. A Follower has a Mark

Philippians 3:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... who are following me and also we will know who is following someone else. (Begin to go around humming your note and listening to all who are humming the same. If you want to, you can use someone from the choir to perform this for you.) We have quite a few stars which means that these people are followers of my way. There are also some people with crosses on their foreheads which means that they are following someone else. You are all marked though, and everyone in church knows if you are my followers or not ...

2097. God's Adopted Family

Galatians 4:4-5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the Spirit of God. God made Jesus in a special way. The Bible says that we are adopted by God. Do you know what it means to be adopted? (Let them answer.) Some people think that being adopted means that you are part of a family but you do not quite belong in the same way that people belong who are not adopted. I want to show you that this is not true. When you are adopted into a family and especially into the family of God, you belong, and I want to prove it. I brought with me this morning ...

2098. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

2099. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... feed our souls -"Come and have breakfast" - v. 12 4. Back to Work (21:1-1 4). The task of building the kingdom, of making disciples of all nations, of turning the kingdoms of the world into the kingdom of God was not finished. Yet the disciples quit Jesus. They forsook him and fled. The leader said three times that he did not even know this Jesus who was arrested. How could the disciples get back with Jesus, to get their relationship restored? Jesus did it by his miracle of fish and serving them breakfast ...

2100. Tilted Haloes

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

James Weekley

... crime, exploitative business ethics, sexual roulette, the drug counterculture all seem to point to the reality of a sinister force. Darth Vader is always a hot item. If that's true, then one must conclude that he is not only alive and kicking, but he's having quite a field day. Dan Bennett tells us that, "The devil does a nice business in such a lousy location." Mark down also the recent revival of demonology and witchcraft. Why are we so fascinated with the devil? Why do we go to great lengths to see how ...

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