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2126. Wedding: Together...Till Death Us Do Part

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John M. Braaten

... first. You have to grow, too. Let others do the sacrificing. Don't make commitments which cannot be easily broken. Last year I read a newspaper article which suggested that men think of marriage like they think of a job. Don't plan on staying married to the same person for the whole of your life. You need variety, so think of several marriages for different stages in your life. The rhetoric of some liberation movements demonstrates a brutal disregard for others, overlooking the possibility of a love which ...

2127. Wedding: The Goal of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... truly become one, as Jesus says, and your marriage becomes an exquisitely beautiful thing which grows more priceless as the years pass. _______ and ________, that's the hope we have for you today. We know it's your desire as well, and it's a worthy goal. May you stay close to our Lord, that he might bless you and fill you with his power and grace, that the hopes and dreams of all of us for your marriage can become a wonderful reality, now and forever. Amen

2128. Wedding: The Joy of New Beginnings

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John M. Braaten

... person will react, or even how we'll react. We really cannot know how things will work out. This insecurity about the future reminds me of a story. A man was filing for divorce. The judge asked him, "Sir, on your wedding day, didn't you promise to stay with your wife, 'for better, for worse'?" "Yeah," the man responded, "but you can't hold me to that." "Why not?" the judge inquired. "Well," replied the man, 'because, before I was married I had no idea how bad 'worse' could be." It's true. Before we make ...

2129. The Most Important Person

John 1:35, 43-51

Children's Sermon

... picture of Jesus.) Do you know anybody who carries one of these? Why would we want to carry a picture of Jesus? That's right, because Jesus is the most important person in our life. We want to keep his picture close to us so that we can remember to stay close to him all the time. Sometimes we forget who the most important person is. We get mixed up and think the pastor is the most important person. Or somebody who gives us money or does nice things for us. Or our parents. All of these people may be ...

2130. Something Special Coming

1 Corinthians 7:31

Children's Sermon

... . The form of the world we live in is changing. Some day it will disappear. We may not like that idea, but God has a good reason. God is planning something even better than our world. It must be something pretty special, don't you think? God wants us to stay close to him and listen carefully for what may be coming. We want to be a part of it. And, while we live in the world the way it is, let's remember always to give thanks to God for giving it to us to use and care for. We ...

2131. God's Number One!

Mark 1:14-15

Children's Sermon

... to miss God's kingdom - he didn't want us to miss all the good things that can happen when God is the most important person for us. If we are forgetting to talk to God every day, and to love and trust him, we need to turn around and stay "I'm not number one - God is!"

2132. Talking to God

Mark 1:35-39

Children's Sermon

... can use just ordinary words, just the way you talk to a good friend. In fact, God likes that kind of talking from us the very best of all. He likes it because it shows him that we really love and trust him and want to be his children and stay close to him. What kinds of times should we talk to God? (Discuss it.) We don't want to talk to God only when we are in trouble, or only when we want a favor. You wouldn't talk to your best friend only when you wanted to get something ...

2133. Mountain Top Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Children's Sermon

... them up a high mountain, apart by themselves. Girls and boys, have you ever been mountain climbing? Sometimes I have gone up mountains, but never right up the side, like you see people do in pictures. When I climb mountains I drive up to the top on the highway, staying in my car. But it doesn't really matter how you get up to the top of the mountain, the view from up there is always wonderful. Here is a picture of a mountain. Does anybody know which mountain this is, or where it is located? (Talk about it ...

2134. We'll Pay For It

Romans 8:34, 1 Peter 3:18

Children's Sermon

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... sin and get into deep trouble. We can't fix what's wrong, but God gives us a credit card. He sends Jesus to die for our sins and pay all the bills we have. Jesus says to his Father, "Let's just pay their bill so they can still stay close to us." That's what happened when Jesus died on the cross. God and Jesus wouldn't have to do it, but they love us so much that they do. That's really good news, isn't it! Do you suppose we can show the same kind of love ...

2135. Right? delete

Romans 8:34b, 1 Peter 3:22a

Children's Sermon

... good friends and neighbors. We try to be fair to other people. We try to forgive others when they do wrong things to us just like God forgives us. Maybe this is what the "right side of God" means. During Lent we spend time thinking about how Jesus helps us stay close to the "right side of God".

2136. Family Obligations

Mark 3:31-35

Children's Sermon

... within themselves rather than to the confusing multitude of voices outside them. Each member of your family should find a spot (inside or outside) where he or she will not be disturbed or interrupted. Once each family member has found a spot, he or she should stay in that place until the morning's quiet time is over. Remind your children that it is only by listening that we will be able to hear God speaking to us. Each family member should be encouraged to keep a notebook recording important insights or ...

2137. Who's the Boss?

1 John 4:18

Children's Sermon

... 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 that happens we sometimes cannot live our lives in a happy way, the way God wanted them to be. Sometimes things that scare us ...

2138. God is Our Friend

Romans 8:15

Children's Sermon

... comes to us in three special ways. Today, on Holy Trinity Sunday, we remember them. One way God comes to us is as a Spirit who comes right inside our hearts and makes us feel warm and safe and full of love. Isn't that great to know that God stays close to us like that? Another way God comes to us is as a person just like you and me. When Jesus lived in our world, he was a friend to all the people who wanted to trust and believe in him. God talked to everybody through Jesus. Jesus could ...

2139. Jesus is Alive

1 Corinthians 15:4, 1 Corinthians 15:20

Children's Sermon

Object: the church building. Happy Easter, everybody! What a great day to come to church! This is an exciting day for us because today we celebrate God's power. Today we remember how Jesus did not stay dead. Instead, he knocked the devil flat and came roaring back, alive and well again. Isn't that exciting? There are a lot of things around the church that can remind us of how God gave Jesus his life back again on Easter. Can you think of any of them? ( ...

2140. The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Children's Sermon

... 't, be a fast river because the sheep would fall in and drown. They lead their sheep. That means to go out ahead of them and show them where the best grass is. They sometimes had a dog to follow the sheep and chase the ones back that didn't stay with the rest of the sheep. What animals do you think liked to eat sheep? (Let them respond.) Wolves and snakes. Sometimes snakes would bite the sheep in their faces when they put their faces down to eat grass. Then the shepherd put something special on the sheep's ...

2141. Remain On The Vine

John 15:1-17

Children's Sermon

... is about grapes. It says that people are like branches on a grape vine and that Jesus is the vine. When the branches are cut off from the vine they don't make grapes. They just set on the ground and never make any fruit. Jesus says we need to stay attached to him like the branches on the vine and then we will "bear fruit." Do you know what bear fruit means? (Let them respond.) Bear fruit means that we feel good about ourselves. When we feel good and full of love then we can be friendly to everyone and ...

2142. How to Get Rich

Mark 10:21

Children's Sermon

... do things like help others who are in trouble, and share God's love with people, and talk to God each day and thank God for the good things in their life (things that money cannot buy). If we want to be really rich, all we need to do is stay as close to God as we can get. SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME IN SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL Teachers: Begin today's lesson with a reading of this week's Gospel. Ask your students to tell you what they think Jesus meant by "riches in heaven." Did he mean that ...

2143. Look In The Mirror

Mark 12:28-34

Children's Sermon

... . Boys and girls, do you have a hard time sometimes being good to other people? Have you noticed that the people we have to live the closest to are sometimes the hardest ones to love? If we have a friend who comes over to visit for the afternoon or to stay overnight, it's pretty easy to love them. But if it's your brother or sister, it can be pretty hard. That's because your friend will go home after a visit, but your brother or sister is always there and you're sort of "stuck" with them. We know ...

2144. On Our level

Hebrews 2:9

Children's Sermon

... could get down on their level, they could understand me better and I could let them tell me how they feel and think and what their probelms are." Unlike you and me, who cannot become a pet like this one, God actually did come down to our level. Instead of staying in heaven, greater than the angels, he came to us in his Son, Jesus. He became lower than the angels. He became a human being. Now God knows exactly how we feel and think and hurt. Isn't that wonderful? God really cares a lot about us to do ...

2145. Epiphany 5

Psalm 138:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Judges 6:1-40, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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George Bass

... , this manifestation of "God with us," they were convinced that this man had been sent by God and that what they had heard him teach was really true. 4. Jesus didn't let them "wiggle off the hook! " But they really didn't try to get away, or to stay behind and go back to fishing on the lake. Imagine! They left everything and followed him and they knew nothing about the cross and the empty tomb at that point nor that following Jesus would cost them their lives. What does that say to you and me? Isaiah 6 ...

2146. Lent 5

John 7:45--8:11, Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 43:14-28, Philippians 3:1-11, Luke 20:9-19, John 12:1-11

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George Bass

... time" television movie, "Burning Bridges," the wife of a college professor, who is also the mother of two young sons, has an affair with her physician. She arranges an overnight rendezvous with her lover, telling her husband that she has to be away on business and will stay at her mother's home. It so happens that her mother picks that very day to make an unannounced visit to her daughter's place, and when the unfaithful young woman finds out, she is virtually "caught in the act," and refusing to lie to her ...

2147. 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

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George Bass

... to her in the garden of the resurrection (verses 11-20). Peter and "the other disciple," who had run to the tomb after Mary Magdalene had reported that the grave had been opened, "went back to their homes" not knowing what to think or believe. Mary stayed - in the ORDO reading - and, in her grief, looked into the tomb and saw two angels, who engaged her in conversation about her weeping. Before the angels could answer her "because they have taken my Lord away, and I don't know where they have laid ...

2148. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

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George Bass

... the council and the full senate. Theirs was a miraculous escape, for a purpose. 3. The disciples got "kid glove" treatment when officers were sent to summon the escaped prisoners to the council. They were told that they must keep silence about Jesus, if they wanted to stay out of jail. They refused, because they had to obey god, not human beings. 4. The miracle in the response of Peter and the apostles is simply that those who were afraid to be near to Jesus at his arrest and trial suddenly were afraid of ...

2149. Easter 3

John 21:1-14, Acts 5:17-42, Acts 9:1-19a, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Revelation 5:1-14, Psalm 33:1-22, Psalm 30:1-12

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George Bass

... only a voice that could be heard. 3. Saul didn't try to make a deal with Jesus, as Luther is reported to have done when he was caught in a terrible storm during his student days; Saul allowed his friends to take him into Damascus, where he stayed without food or drink for three days. He obeyed the voice and waited. 4. A "local disciple," Ananias, heard a voice, and not only carried on a conversation with Jesus, but he raised objections to Jesus' directions to lay hands on Saul and restore his sight. But, he ...

2150. Easter 5

John 13:31-38, Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 19:1-10, Acts 14:8-20, Leviticus 19:1-37, Acts 14:21-28, Psalm 145:1-21

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George Bass

... , stirred up the people and convinced them that Paul was evil, and urged them to stone him; they did, and Paul was dragged outside the city and left for dead. But he wasn't dead; he arose, and went back into the city, stayed there overnight, and then went on to Derbe, where he and his companions had a successful "mission" and made many converts before they began the return journey to Antioch. In each city, they visited the faithful, encouraged them, organized the congregations, appointed and consecrated ...

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