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2201. Call Waiting

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... That call comes to us in the subtle urgings we glean from things we read or see, in the beauty and wonder of creation. It comes in the simple words and lives of people who point beyond themselves to show us the way to God as John did for his disciples. What a wonderful and awesome concept it is that if we listen God can call us to our own destiny through common people like ourselves, and by that same token can call others through us. We’ve all had the experience of being put on hold. Perhaps that is where ...

2202. Mary - Weeping Woman or Bold Believer

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... of my heart and life, all seven of them! How happy and thankful I was to join the company of those whom he had healed or helped in some special way. From that time on, I had followed Jesus, and did all that I could to support him and his disciples, wherever he went. Has Jesus touched your life in some special way? He wants to be your special friend even as he became mine. He knows when you hurt inside, or are angry. He understands what it means to feel alone, and to have people laugh at you or mock ...

2203. A Man Who Lost His Head

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... at the hands of King Herod. John was a great prophet, far greater than we usually realize; Jesus himself said, "There hath not risen a prophet greater than John the Baptizer" (Matthew 11:11). Remember the story? John was in prison. From his cell, he sent two of his disciples to Jesus to ask, "Are you really the Messiah? Tell me for sure." It appears that, for a time at least, John must have had some doubts. Why? I do not know. Perhaps just the fact that he was in prison was reason enough to make him wonder ...

2204. Easter 6

Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 5:1-12, John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... that love, which means keeping the Father’s commandments or (what amounts to the same thing) his own single commandment to love one another in a self-sacrificing, Christ-like manner, as the "friends" on whose behalf Christ lovingly gave his life. Call to Worship Leader: Disciples of Christ: we have been told by our Master to love one another, just as God loved him and he loved us. People: CHRIST CALLED US HIS FRIENDS, AND COMMANDED US TO LOVE EACH OTHER. Leader: Jesus also said that to love him is to obey ...

2205. Proper 7

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 2 Samuel 5:6-16, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Mark 4:35-41

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... may again reflect your action and presence in our lives. In Christ we pray. Amen Gospel: Mark 4:35-41 Theme: The puzzling identity of Jesus Exegetical Note Mark constructs his narrative of this storm-stilling incident so as to climax in the disciples’ perplexed questioning of Jesus’ identity. The passage gives no direct answer, but to the extent that the present action recalls God’s authority over the unformed waters of creation in Genesis, Jesus is the very power of God; insofar as the event reminds ...

2206. Proper 10

2 Samuel 7:18-29, Ephesians 1:1-14, Mark 6:7-13

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... like our predecessors, we may serve you and your Kingdom faithfully and effectively after the example of your Son and our Master, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we frequently forget our true mission as disciples of Christ, and involve ourselves instead with religious "busywork" and self-serving projects. Forgive us, we pray. Teach us not to depreciate the faith with meaningless tasks, but to model our work upon the ministry of Jesus himself and the charge that ...

2207. Proper 25

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, Mark 10:46-52

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... , who can remove from us every infirmity, open our eyes to the true Gospel of Jesus Christ; that with our spiritual vision restored, we may know the truth of the Master and his message, and may follow the Way that both attracted and confounded even his first disciples. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Redeeming God, we confess not only that we are blind to your Kingdom, its values, and its goals, but also that we sometimes ignore and avoid Christ’s way even when we see it clearly. Forgive us ...

2208. Let Me Use My Leftovers

Luke 9:10-17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... for their leftovers for as long as they want to share them with all of the hungry people in the world. Jesus asked his twelve disciples to do what they did and they could hardly believe that there would be enough bread and fish to feed 5,000, but there was ... of you would like to try with me and all the people here to do it with our leftovers? (Let them answer.) Jesus told the disciples when he saw all the hungry people, "You give them something to eat." They didn’t know if they could, but they did it. You ...

2209. John the Baptist

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... sin as well! From that day when I proclaimed Him to be "the Lamb of God" I never saw Him again. Jesus entered the land of Judea to begin His ministry. I moved into Aenon, near Salim. As is human nature, my disciples became jealous. You may recall from your scriptures the argument Christ’s disciples had over which of them was to be the greatest in heaven. Mine were no different. They asked, "How can Christ do what you do?" I told them, "A man can do nothing except it is given him from heaven ... further ...

2210. Feed My Sheep

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... nets on shore. They were not only famished but their families would go hungry that day. There was day-by-day dependence on the catch. Under the direction of Jesus, their net yielded 153 fish, and "large" ones at that. When the catch was ashore the disciples saw "a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread." Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Seldom in all the centuries of Christian church life has a command of the Master struck such a responsive chord around the world. It sinks into ...

2211. Peter

Luke 22:54-62

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a lot. The man behind the mask is Peter. [Raise the mask to your face.] I knew Jesus almost as long as any of the disciples. Only my brother, Andrew, has known him longer. My name used to be Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter, which means "rock." Jesus ... let everyone know how I feel. You always know what I am thinking, and I am really loyal to all of my friends. The other disciples depended on me to lead them and also to ask questions of Jesus when there were things that we did not understand. I loved ...

2212. Toward Health With Confidence

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... pain and trouble and given new life. And the whole town changed that day. As if - in the miracle - the Nazarene had taught that every life has meaning to God. He taught in that act of healing that nothing is hopeless. That was what changed the town. I am a disciple now. I travel with him, and have met Jairus and even his daughter. This day we head for Jerusalem. It will be a great feast of Passover, and Jesus will be welcomed as a hero and prophet. I pray that he will be given a great place of honor. We ...

2213. Jesus' Visit

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... say it was possible. NANCE: Okay. Let's say it was possible to write the entire Bible as a work of fiction. What about those disciples? They saw Jesus after he was dead and came back to life. That wasn't fiction. CARL: I know they saw him. But what ... have to live this Christian life without seeing Jesus. All on faith. That's tough to do. I could believe as strongly as the disciples if I could touch Jesus. NANCE: You really mean that. What about faith? CARL: Faith? I need some right now. (THE SCENE SWITCHES TO ...

2214. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

... to a Tree - with Jesus hanging dead upon it - and to a Tomb, empty, except for an angel who said, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him as he told you." It happened just as Jesus said it would. And Lent is, at least, one time when we should remember his passion and death - and his resurrection, too! This Lenten text ...

2215. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... he reached Jericho, he was already accompanied by a great crowd (20:29). It is not clear just who composed this crowd. We may suppose that some of them were simply other pilgrims on their own journey to Jerusalem who had fallen in with Jesus and the disciples, while others may have been attracted to Jesus on the strength of his reputation. At any rate, as they went out of Jericho two blind men shouted to Jesus, "Have mercy on us, son of David!" It was then that Matthew says "the crowd rebuked them, telling ...

2216. Jesus Knows Everything! Jesus Is God!

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... . Jesus knew all about the public sins of that woman who washed his feet with her tears. She didn’t try to hide and he forgave her. He knew all about the weaknesses of Peter and James and John and Judas; still he called them to be his disciples. He knew the record of the thief crucified next to him, a record that could no longer be hidden even though the other criminal still tried to hide it. To the one who exposed himself, who confessed, "Lord, remember me when you come to your Kingdom," Jesus promised ...

2217. Change

Mark 6:7-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... talk about the upcoming missions trip and how Jesus limits their dependence on things. Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes Setting: Anywhere disciples meet Props: List Costumes: Contemporary, casual Time: Now Cast: Matthew -- a disciple Thaddeus -- another disciple MATTHEW: (ENTERS ALONG WITH THADDEUS) Did you prepare your missions support newsletter? THADDEUS: I tore it up. MATTHEW: How are you going to go on a missions trip if you don't send out your letter? THADDEUS: Read this. (HANDING MATTHEW A LIST) MATTHEW ...

2218. The Friends of Jesus

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... others viewed him as savior. He made friends, but he also made enemies. There were many, perhaps the majority, who were simply curious about him. What I would like to do is consider the constituency of Jesus, the people that we call his friends. Jesus said to his disciples: “You are my friends if you do what I command you. Greater love hath no man than to lay his life down for his friends. No longer do I call you servants, but I now call you friends.” Who were these friends? What did they have to offer ...

2219. On the Night when He Was Betrayed

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... deep pathos of the sunset hour than the scene in the upper room on "the night when he was betrayed," the night before Good Friday. Before another day is done, a cross would go up on Calvary. But before his earthly life comes to an end, the Lord gathers his disciples around him for an hour of farewell. John, the apostle of love, begins his account of it with the words, "When Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them ...

2220. Easter People

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... , he proceeded at once to say the same things about his followers. He is the light of the world, but so are we. The Father sent him into the world, but so he sends us. He did great works, but greater works shall believers do. The Master and the disciple have the same standards. How is it possible to meet such standards? It cannot be done by any effort of our own. It is possible, says the apostle, when we "are raised with Christ," when "Christ is our life." The living Savior is adequate to all our needs in ...

2221. The Exalted Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... us, whom God has chosen? The judge himself has declared us free from sin. Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ, and Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us!" (Romans 8:33-34, Phillips). When the disciples standing on the hill of the Ascension had their last earthly view of their Lord, they saw him with hands uplifted to bless them. Let that be the church’s lasting impression of her exalted Head. "He is able for all time to save those who draw near ...

2222. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Brett Blair

... But Elisha says, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” The Messiah would come in the spirit of the Prophets of old. That’s what the people had been told. Jesus one day asked his Disciples, “Who do the people say that I am?” They replied, “Some say you are Elijah, some say you are Jeremiah, others say you are one of the prophets.” And so there Jesus stood on the hillside in the shadows of that history and feeds not 100 but 15 ...

2223. The Unexpected Universe

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... why now (in our text for today), John is in the dungeon at the Machaerus Fortress near the Dead Sea -- in prison where Herod had put him, even though in his heart, Herod knew John was a prophet of God. And it is from prison John sends some of his disciples to inquire of Jesus, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?" And who, we might ask, was John looking for? He tells us the one he was looking for was mightier, more powerful than he. He would baptize not so much with water ...

2224. Beyond Our Sight, Within Our Hearing

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

William G. Carter

... the service we render is not necessarily what the world thinks it needs. But the church is not only about meeting my needs but also about rearranging my needs, giving me needs I would never have known had I not come to church.3 With no help from his disciples or us, Jesus was transfigured. We caught a glimpse of his glory, but we could not capture it. We heard an awesome voice but we could not institutionalize it. All we could do is bend our knees, point in awe, and listen for the Voice to speak. The word ...

2225. A Sense of Urgency

Acts 9:32-43

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... him, but he is always on time.” In other words, God tends to our needs quickly and urgently. All situations require a 911 response. Are we on time and in time in the things of God and the church? In hearing of Tabitha’s death, Peter went immediately with the disciples to tend to her needs. He did not waste time. He did not consult his date book to see if he could squeeze the time in to see about the dead woman. He could have reasoned that since she was dead, it was too late to respond urgently. He could ...

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