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2201. Beware Of Imitations

Matthew 7:14

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... like, but we must be careful not to think that the imitation is the real thing. Here is a picture of Jesus, but that is not Jesus. Its only purpose is to remind us of him. One of our goals in life is to find the real life that God wants us to live. That requires hard work and a lot of learning. There are no shortcuts to the real thing. Anything less than the real life God desires for us is an imitation. So, remember that one of the reasons you come to church and study the Bible is because ...

2202. Recalling, Remembering, And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... in the right place? Who's got the ring? Is he talking to me? What was the question? I think I'm going to faint! In a word, I was a wreck -- absolutely clueless as to the magnitude of the commitment that I was making. "In plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live," I whispered with naive certainty. And I have spent the last seven years recalling what I promised that day, and appreciating more with each passing one, what is actually entailed in those ...

2203. The Lamb's Book Of Life

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... of life." No evil will be allowed to exist in the kingdom of heaven. As a teenager I learned a song about heaven. The words went like this: "Heaven is a wonderful place, filled with glory and grace. I want to see my Savior's face. Heaven is a wonderful place. I wanna go there." And I do want to go there. We all want to go there. But Saint John writes that nothing unclean shall enter heaven and only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will go there. How can we know if our names are ...

2204. Two-and-a-Half Cheers For Hypocrites

Matthew 6:1-2, Matthew 6:5-6, Matthew 6:16

Sermon

Thomas Long

... intersections during rush hour; and on fast days they put on a melancholy public face that makes them look for all the world like they have the flu. In short, they parade their deeds with a flourish before the admiring eyes of others. That's what they want, and that's what they get -- indeed, the problem is that the adoration of the crowd is all they get. "Truly I tell you," Jesus says, "they have received their reward." So Jesus does not tolerate hypocrites, and neither do we. So much for hypocrisy. Next ...

2205. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... . God created the first light of this world. Jesus' task by his words and his life was to open the eyes of people of all times. Then they might know that the light shines in the darkness. Darkness did not, does not, and will not overcome it. Jesus wanted us to see through the open eyes of belief. Asker: Then this is not a "back then" story? Disciple: Hardly. Look at the questions: Does the light of God still open your closed-up world? What darkness of your world does God light? What blindness of spirit do ...

2206. Troubled By A Talking Whirlwind

Job 38:1-7 · Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... by coming home two hours after curfew on that particular night. A friend at the office had told Ed to keep his antenna up and tuned in to his teenager. When Bart got home at two o'clock that morning, Ed remembered those words and told his son he wanted to hear him, and they would talk tomorrow. Bart went to bed. A few minutes later Ed went upstairs and heard music coming from Bart's room. He pushed open the door and heard a song, something about "a new world coming, coming in peace, coming in joy, coming ...

2207. Responsibility And Motivation

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... . Of all the characters who play a role of any significance in the book of Ruth, this kinsman, actually a closer relative than Boaz, is the only one who is not named. I have always felt the narrator is thereby telling us that this man, who did not want to shoulder the responsibility that was rightfully his, is not worth remembering. Do I even need to ask what his short-sighted and selfish motivations were? Unlike Ruth, he does not seem to have caught the vision of the God of Israel; nor, like Boaz, did he ...

2208. Take Dead Aim

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... a target and going for it. Harvey Penick was famous for saying, "Take dead aim!" He wrote: Instead of worrying about making a fool of yourself in front of a crowd of 4 or 40,000, forget about how your swing may look and concentrate instead on where you want the ball to go. Pretty is as pretty does ... Take dead aim at a spot on the fairway or the green, refuse to allow any negative thought to enter your head, and swing away. A high handicapper will be surprised at how often the mind will make the muscles ...

2209. King Ahaz,Idolater

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... the house of slavery and we've stumbled right back into slavery again. But, I suppose that's how we felt secure -- as slaves; slaves to superstition, good luck, the petty whims of local gods who can be bribed, palm readers who would tell us what we wanted to hear, horoscopes telling us the cosmos made sense in a way that pleased our sense of order ... Other: So, now what? Ahaz: So, now this I guess. Other: Our whole existence boils down to an eternity of, "I guess?" Ahaz: I guess. I once had the certainty ...

2210. This Is Athletics -- Check Your Christianity At The Door

Drama

Karren Boehr

... do that for? CLAIRE: I was afraid of what you were going to say. ANN: You mean, "you dumb ..." (CLAIRE quickly puts her hands over Ann's mouth again) ANN: (Angrily) Stop it, will you! CLAIRE: (Backs off) Okay ... okay ... Don't get so huffy. I just didn't want you to make a fool of yourself, that's all. ANN: (Very heatedly) Excuse me! This is a volleyball game, not church. That line judge is blinder than a bat! He's actually throwing the game, and you are making your business to muzzle me like a nanny goat ...

2211. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

... very much to be by your side as you walk a path as yet traveled by no one. No, I have no concept of what it might cost us both, but our Savior deserves the best home the world can offer to grow up in, don't you think? I want to be there. (Tenderly) I love you. Now, get some sleep. (Hangs up) (Stands center stage) Joseph, do you realize what you have just done? You've literally thrown your life away! You have agreed to help raise God's very own Son. (Pauses, shakes head) And how does one ...

2212. Everyman And Woman

John 17:6-19, John 17:1-5

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... anyway, Conscience? Why don't you just butt out. CONFESSION: Now don't talk to her that way. You know she's helped you with your lines. EVERYMAN: You're always insulting my intelligence. Don't you think I know what I'm doing? CONSCIENCE: I don't think you want an honest answer to that. EVERYMAN: I wouldn't get it from you anyway. CONSCIENCE: You're an actor. You can't recognize honesty when you see it. You live in a world of fantasy. EVERYMAN: Listen, who do you think you are, the director? I don't need you ...

2213. Gifts of Lent IV: Simon Gives His Strength

Mark 15:1-15

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... at the time, although I do now. At the time, I considered it both an inconvenience and an insult. It was the last thing I wanted to have happen on my pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a trip I might make only once in my lifetime. I don't believe I've introduced ... leaders. Be careful whom you associate with," he warned. I needed no warning. Cyrene had suffered plenty from such foolishness. All I wanted was to join my brethren in Jerusalem and keep the feast. Once before God had delivered my people from slavery to the ...

2214. Life Insurance Available -- Free, But Not Cheap

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... And all the time, in the back of our minds we're thinking, "Why is she doing this? Why am I getting this gift? What does he want from me? I'd better be careful, there's got to be a string attached here somewhere. If I take this, then I'm going to ... or not. It was not a question asked in honest sincerity or truth. He had been showing them all along and they still came and wanted more proof before they could accept it. And Jesus answered them: "I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in ...

2215. The Better Part

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

John G. Lynch

... about how he or she had a great-aunt in London, about how well the war was going. They all had plenty to say. Suzanne was running around fractiously trying to serve everybody and greet everybody, and make sure everybody had a place to sit, and did they want more of this -- in general, were they having a good time. Finally the British Consul sat down. For a split second he was actually by himself. The hostess had left to get him a drink; all the other guests momentarily turned away. Danny saw his chance. He ...

2216. Hard Questions!

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... there it was!" All of us are experts at claiming to trust God, but we cop out when it comes to obedience. We want what we want, when we want it! So the hard question after "Whom do you trust?" is, "Will you obey God?" Will you do as he asks? It might ... s no one to catch us? What if? What if? What if? The unnamed Widow of Zarephath must have felt the same way: nervous, trembling, wanting to trust, and yet afraid. The words of Elijah came to her, "Do not fear, don't worry." His powerful pledge of assurance that ...

2217. The More I Understand, The Less I Know

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ’s a newsletter to get out. You really mean to spend more time on the sermon, get to work on it earlier in the week, but all of a sudden it’s Friday or Saturday, and what Fred Craddock said about the "unrelenting regularity of Sunday morning" makes you want to say, "Amen, Fred, Amen." Now there’s nothing for it but to do the best you can and hope the congregation will love you anyway. So you tell the old, old story using old, old stories. You trot out every worn-out cliché you’ve ever heard – tie ...

2218. Bad Timing

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

... examined the man, he found that an attacker had seriously injured his eyes and the man's sight was imperiled. The man was desperate with fear and rage, pleading with the doctor to restore his sight so that he could find his attacker and extract retribution. "I want revenge," he screamed. "I want to kill him. After that I don't care whether I am blind the rest of my life!" The doctor told the man that he was in a Christian hospital, that Jesus had come to show us how to love and forgive others, even to love ...

2219. Pride: The Deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... and that only by the grace of God do I know success of any kind. A martial arts student was meeting with his master and teacher at a table, having tea. The student said to his master, "I've learned all you have to teach me about defending myself. I want to learn one thing more now. Please teach me about the ways of God." The master took the teakettle and starting pouring the student's cup full of tea. Soon the cup was full and began to spill over onto the saucer. But the master continued to pour the tea ...

2220. And Then Came The Angel

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... say that Joseph decided to divorce Mary. And then, then came the angel. The angel said, "Joseph, don't be afraid to do what you really want to do. Don't be afraid to risk your reputation. Don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife because God has a part in ... the table the mother gently pulled the red and white truck magnet out of her pocket and asked, "Now what did you say you wanted for your birthday and for Christmas?" And without batting an eye the daughter said, "Mother, what I would like most of all is ...

2221. Advent 3

James 5:7-12, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... he informs me that I must be as a little child to enter the kingdom of God. I have a mind and there are some questions I want answered first. Christ's teaching that the one who finds the Lord's mercy at the very end of life is going to receive the same reward ... helps assure the survival of the highway. It is also a word play on Michael Landon's television show by that name. If we want to go to Zion, we had better follow the highway God has prepared. Outline: a. God promised a highway for the captive Jews to ...

2222. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... is so dumb that it will not even take care of itself. It must be in a flock or it will die. It needs shepherding, caring, togetherness. A good shepherd meets the needs of his flock -- and even the wants. "I shall not want" is a magnificent testimony to the caring of the Good Shepherd. Not only our needs, but also our wants are met, as long as they are not in conflict with the purposes of our Shepherd. We can be an utterly satisfied flock of God. One of our needs is for rest. "He makes me lie down in green ...

2223. Moses' New Job

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... you are doing right in trying to be the saviorof your people? You're part of us now and you have hadnothing to do with the Hebrews for years. Please do not goany further. We need you here.Sincerely,ZipporahSent by my father's messenger Dearest Zipporah, I don't want to be here. I'm no savior. I'm no hero.God surely knows. After I killed that foreman, I ended uprunning away and hiding. That's when I came to the wellwhere I met you and your sisters. You remember how when I first started out as a shepherdfor ...

2224. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... storm to remind Himself that He would never do a floodagain. Ellie: Does the Lord speak to people and open andclose doors like He did with you during the flood? Noah: He tried that and discovered people made just asmany excuses not to do what He wants as they did when Hewasn't in direct contact with them. I think He figures weshould at least try to talk to each other and help eachother. Narrator: Whoever put the book of Genesis together hada deep respect for the different points of view representedin the ...

2225. Paul, The Great Missionary

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... by living on I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose. I am caught from both sides. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing; but it is much more important, for your sake ... in the Lord. "Euodia and Syntyche, please, I beg you, try to agree as sisters in the Lord. And you, too, my faithful partner, I want you to help these women; for they have worked hard with me to spread the gospel, together with Clement and all my other fellow workers ...

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