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Mark 14:43-52, Psalm 55:1-23

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... hard way. It was a home in which there was more law than gospel, certainly more law than love. As the little boy grew up, the influence of his father faded away. And he was brought up by his young mother and an uncle. The uncle became his idol. He imitated his uncle in every possible way. The uncle was his friend. It was to his uncle he ran when he was hurt or frightened or when he had a secret to share. No little boy ever loved an uncle as he came to love this wonderful man. One day, a ...

202. Everyone Is Searching

Mark 1:35-39

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Clement E. Lewis

... kingdom's good. People felt a need for him because he had a passion for souls, and practiced compassion for persons of every status level. He instilled in others a sense of their own need for a deep personal faith. We know that as Christians, in imitation of the Master, it becomes our privilege to share a vital message, to maintain and utilize the power and authority of faith; and to demonstrate that confidence and devotional pattern that declares to the world, "This is it. We have found the Master, and the ...

203. Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 118:1-29, Philippians 2:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, John 2:12-25, Psalm 31:1-24, Mark 15:21-32

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... we see, that we can be indifferent to what is too painful to acknowledge, that we can push aside what intrudes on our personal comfort. Forgive such self-centeredness, our lack of compassion, our lack of involvement. Pardon our reluctant and partial imitation of the suffering servanthood of Jesus Christ. Amen. DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS Hear the Good News! Jesus is the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. DECLARATION OF ...

204. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

... this were so, Satan's kingdom would be divided and could not stand. Jesus' miracles were the result of God's power - a positive, pure and holy power used only for good. F. Miracles are examples of humanitarianism. The miracles are not examples necessarily to be imitated. They are not models of doing good or helping the hurting. Christians render aid to the sick and needy out of love for God as seen in Jesus. 2. What to preach: A. The miracles are authentic. They really happened. They are neither myths nor ...

205. Remember the Good Signs

Galatians 5:25-6:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , THANKSGIVING, SELFISHNESS. [Check to make sure that they are all holding their arms right.] Now I want the rest of the boys and girls to see what you have done. You see, you sowed your seed in the field and now look what you have grown. [Have the members imitate what their row leader is doing.] Where there is HATE there is more hate, and where there is JOY, there is more joy. We have whole rows of SELFISHNESS, SADNESS, WAR, and HATE. Isn't that awful? We are all sorry for such things but that is what ...

206. A Follower has a Mark

Philippians 3:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... like that, because it helps us to be better people. St. Paul wrote to some of his friends and reminded them to be like he had taught them, so that other people would notice the way they lived and try to be like them. St. Paul wanted the Christians to imitate him and be such good examples that other people would want to be Christians also. Let me show you what I mean. I am going to hum a note, and when I do, I want you to listen to it very carefully and try to hum the same note that ...

207. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

208. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... on the Sea of Galilee. They try to explain it away. One view is that he walked on submerged rocks. Some hold that Jesus appeared to be walking when he was standing on a floating timber. According to Matthew's account, Peter tried to walk on water in imitation of Jesus. He failed when he lost his faith. Jesus asked him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" In his hymn, "O For A Faith That Will Not Shrink," William Bathurst writes: "A faith that whines more bright and clear / When tempests rage without ...

209. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... day? No matter how far along we are in life, it is never too late to find ourselves by losing ourselves in Christ. If it is at all within our power - if, physically and mentally, we are at all able to do it - it is always best to live by imitating Him. Then we can look back on all the years, count up all the bumps and bruises we've picked up along the way and measure our triumphs and joys against all our disappointments, yet still say with Paul: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race ...

210. A Letter From Paul

Sermon

Erskine White

... creation" (2 Corinthians 5:17), a new society of people bound together and imbued with "the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16). "Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people ... a chosen race ... a holy nation" (1 Peter 2:9). You are "imitators of God" (Ephesians 5:1), and as such, you must "lead lives worthy of your calling" (Ephesians 4:1). "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them" (Ephesians 5:11), as I have done for you here. Brothers and sisters in America ...

211. Wedding: The Foundation of Faithfulness

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John M. Braaten

... he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever. O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures for ever." Psalm 136:1-3 Our love, at its best, imitates God's love - strong and steadfast. There's a story which illustrates what I've been trying to say. We all recall the famous ship, Titanic, and how it sank, killing hundreds of people. Among the people aboard the Titanic were a Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus. When ...

212. Signs of Christmas

Mark 1:1-8

Children's Sermon

... construction paper Teachers: The children's message today discusses signs like ROAD WORK AHEAD while examining the verses from Isaiah about making the road straight. You will need some posterboard or heavy construction paper folded in half so it will stand up to imitate road signs. The size you use isn't important. You may want to letter the signs yourself. Make thick letters and draw the outline of the letters only and let the children color them in solidly or draw designs inside the outlines. You could ...

213. Like Parent, Like Child

Ephesians 5:1

Children's Sermon

... . Jesus is. He shows us how to live. The Bible reminds us to try to be like Jesus every way we can. The Bible tells us that, since we are God's own children, we need to try to learn how to be like God, just as we try to imitate our parents.

214. Proper 9

Galatians 6:11-18, Galatians 6:1-10, 1 Kings 21:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Psalm 66:1-20, Luke 10:1-24

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George Bass

... manner, Paul appends a personal note to the end of his letter to the Galatians, exhorting them to be faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is their peace and their only hope. He rejects any inclination they may have to imitate Judaism and circumcision, reminding them that crucifixion (along with baptism into Jesus' death) has replaced circumcision. In mortality and ethics, they should be Christ-like, reproving sinners with "gentleness," teaching the word to each other, and doing "good" to all people ...

215. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... need, that the Christians dare not delay in going to their assistance, regardless of the cost. Our regard and attitude and actions toward other people are measures of our love for God. 3. Jesus' mandate to his disciples is, "Go and do likewise" that is, imitate and expand upon the actions of the Samaritan in his story. He might have been a difficult man to deal with, from a Jewish perspective - a hard-headed business person, a shrewd politician, or maybe a priest himself! Whatever he was - and Jews and ...

216. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

... omits verses 3-5 and assigns verses 6-9 as the major part of the responsory psalm. Psalm Prayer (37 - LBW) - "Lord Jesus, you bless the poor with the kingdom of heaven. Teach us to put our trust in the Father and to seek his kingdom rather than to imitate the powerful or envy the rich; so may we serve you now and forever." The psalm prayer for Psalm 95 has a similar theme, but with something of the exodus context (LBW) - "Almighty God, neither let us go astray as did those who murmured in the desert, nor ...

217. The Call To Ministry

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

Robert Allen

... , petty crimes, and anything else that children of the ghetto could get involved in. Like many young black boys in the San Francisco area, Orenthal had a hero. His hero was Willie Mays, the star center fielder of the San Francisco Giants. Orenthal became interested in sports. He imitated the way Mays caught the ball. He even knocked his hat off when he ran the way Willie Mays did when he ran. But it looked like life in the ghetto had too strong a hold on this young boy. One evening when he came home, the ...

218. Soul Food

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... and all-you-can-eat salad bars, we are today offered a different food, the Bread of Life. It is food for a hungry soul. It is eternal food which, when you eat it, satisfies the craving of your heart and opens your eyes to see that all else is imitation and second rate. The pictures flash before us again in rapid succession across our imaginary screen: a loaf of bread, a dinner spread, a cruciform Christ. Now do you get it? Can you see it?

219. Rejoice In The Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... to rest in Westminster Abbey. Evidently, Livingstone must have known the end was near. Only the day before, he had written these words in his journal: "I am a missionary, heart and soul. God had just one Son, and he, too, was a missionary. I have tried to be an imitation of him, though, I fear, a poor one. Looking back, I see few results for my labors, but God called me here, and I place no value on anything I have done except in relation to his kingdom which he is building and in which Jam thankful to have ...

220. On The Night He Was Betrayed

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... hear them said tonight, because they contain an important lesson for faith. Tonight, Jesus is telling us to "take" what He is giving us. On other occasions and elsewhere in the gospels, He has told us to "follow" Him, and surely the Christian life involves our effort to imitate Him and follow in His ways as best we can. But before we can do that, we first have to receive. We have to receive His love and His mercy as a gift - not as something we earn. The message is there in our communion words:"Take this ...

221. Athanasius Faithful Teacher

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... , was in his home along the seashore. Looking out the window he saw some children playing on the beach. And it appeared to the Bishop that these children were “playing church” -- one of them was baptizing the others. Thinking that perhaps the imitation had gone too far, he had the children brought to him and he questioned them. Bishop Alexander discovered that everything had been done in good order, and he decided that the baptisms were official. The name of the young baptizer was Athanasius. Reader ...

222. Rag Doll #37

Drama

Edward Long

... Golly, she might throw it back at us ... I'm sorry, Mrs. McKenzie, but you know what I mean ... (MRS. Mc smiles and nods). MR. McKENZIE: Well, if'n I don't change my mind, we'll take it to her after we close tomorrow - Christmas Eve. GERALD: (Imitates John Wayne). Ya can count on me. Howdy, Miz Hibbing, Ma'am. Ya don't know me yet, but ya will. (Lights down). NARRATOR: All day December 24, as customers file through the Quality Grocery for last-minute items, Mr. McKenzie ponders. Evening finds Gerald and Mr ...

223. And Who is my Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

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Johnny Dean

... man--they all were in too big of a hurry to get to class lest they be penalized for being late. You watch something so faithfully and laugh at it long enough you begin to take on its characteristics. Seinfeld may have been saying, People please don’t imitate what you have seen on this show its just TV. But maybe the damage has already been done—as the Apostle Paul says, "Bad company corrupts good morals." Or a friend of mine use to say, "You can’t run with dogs and not catch flees." Societies tend ...

224. The Youth

Drama

William Grimbol

... Got me. PAUL: His friends must really believe he is, though. CURT: They must. They sure stick close to him. PAUL: They seem normal, don't they? CURT: Until they open their mouths. PAUL: They sound bizarre. CURT: Cults are supposed to. PAUL: (Starts to do a mocking imitation) Who do they say I am? CURT: (Plays along with the satire) They say you are Elijah or John the Baptist, and some say a prophet from long ago. PAUL: Who do you say I am? CURT: Good question. Who the heck are you? (Both laugh) Scene Three ...

225. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

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Johnny Dean

... one who was born blind learns to walk in the light, while those who were gifted with normal sight choose to remain in darkness. When we consider our own calling to "walk as children of light," it’s easy to recognize which character in the story we ought to imitate. Like the man born blind, we too have been restored by our encounter with Jesus. We too have been saved by God’s free grace, and our eyes have been opened to see the world in a new, counter-cultural way. The challenge before us is how do we ...

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