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2226. What Is God Doing In Our Bad Times?

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... that emptiness. Ted knew now that that would never happen. Meanwhile, in another part of town, Karen arrived at Paula's house. Paula was also alone. She was divorced and had no children. At first, Karen just held her friend and let her cry. Eventually Paula stopped crying and the two women went into the kitchen and made some coffee. As they sat at the kitchen table, Paula looked at Karen and said, "Please tell me. What is God doing?" Karen had, of course, attended the same Bible study that evening as her ...

2227. Invest In The Future

Jeremiah 32:1-44

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... Pamela had a very rare eye disease. She was a very successful CPA in her mid-30s and she was going blind. Pamela tried everything. She went from doctor to doctor and they put her on special diets and gave her special treatments, but nothing seemed to stop the steady loss of vision. Finally an eye specialist told Pamela that she had one last option open to her. There was a very complicated surgery that could be performed. If it was successful she would be able to save some of her vision. If unsuccessful, she ...

2228. Too Light A Thing

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... , he got his things in order and one day started to run until he dropped. He ran and ran and ran and ran, and, while he got exhausted, he didn't "drop." So he decided he'd do it again the next day, but this time he absolutely wouldn't stop until he dropped. Perhaps you can guess the end of the story. The man ran and ran, pushing himself to his limit instead of pampering himself in an armchair popping pills, and his body became strong and the man had a new life. There is some truth in the story ...

2229. God Works Wanders

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... one nation and then, in the fullness of time, by the new covenant given in Christ to the whole world. So don't apologize for your modest beginnings. One day this week one of you will begin to belittle your spouse, feeling frustrated with your job, and stop and walk away -- a beginning. In another home a man will reach for a bottle, hesitate, and close the cupboard -- not the last drink, but a beginning. In another home a brother will phone the sister from whom he's been estranged for years, saying, "I want ...

2230. Our Champion Rides Into Battle

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... into the camp and from his pony pacing against the snow-burdened pines, calls, "Who is my enemy? He who killed my brother in the hunting party two days ago. Let him come forth to fight!" The sleek silver car squeals around the corner and skids to a stop at the end of the street. Men under the street lamp turn and reach toward guns and knives hidden in their jackets. Children run behind doors and fences. Windows shut and porch lights are snuffed. A young man steps from the car, armed with an automatic rifle ...

2231. Developing Staying Power

1 Peter 4:12-19

Sermon

Sandra Hefter Herrma

... what was right -- the right to keep the seat they paid for, not to have to give it up to any person who told them to, just because their skin was dark. And they were beaten, and they were thrown to the sidewalk, and they were jailed. So they stopped riding the buses altogether, and started to walk to work and back. Sometimes that meant getting up two hours earlier so they would be at work on time. But they did it. It usually meant they were getting home two hours later at night, too. Eating late. Shorter ...

2232. You Can Be Articulate

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... scoundrel's house; to Mary and Martha in their home in Bethany; to a Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well; to a poor man chained to the tombstones outside The Decapolis; to a grateful leper on the highway; to a handful of children and their moms who stopped Christ on his way to Jerusalem. To be a powerful communicator of truth does not require having to wow great crowds with our words. More often it means winning one person at a time with our faith. I heard a Christian recording artist on the radio recently ...

2233. Share Your Unique Story

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... desire to worship. He was embarrassed at times that he would have a tendency to doze off during the sermon, but he noticed others doing the same so he did not feel quite so badly. Finally, he decided that the service was not for him, and he stopped going. One of the most dynamic leaders of the twentieth century was turned away by a church which had lost its vision. How many churches in our own day are simply going through the motions? They are pretending that something important is happening in their midst ...

2234. Surviving The Present Trials

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Sandra Hefter Herrma

... , accidents never maimed or killed anyone, rape never occurred, weather never devastated, volcanoes never erupted. But if we are to ask God to interfere every time someone conceives an idea to do evil, what kind of a world would we have? The rapist might be stopped, killed at the command of God, but what would God do to me when I screamed for the blood of the killer? When vengeance is uppermost in my mind? Probably none of us would have survived to whatever ripe, old age we are right now! Furthermore ...

2235. Learn To Wait Creatively

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... patient waiting. Of course, saying this is easier than actually doing it. Consider a few practical guidelines. One, it will be helpful if we develop a special time to remind us to cultivate our interior life. I heard of a woman who makes a habit of stopping all her clocks on Saturdays and Sundays so that she will have time to develop inner spaciousness in her own spiritual life. I also heard of a shop in London that had a sign on its front door: "Closed on Saturday and Sunday -- and any other exceptionally ...

2236. Jonah's Disobedience And Restoration

Jonah 1:1-17

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... about that, couldn't I? Well, as disobedient Jonah was running away, a great storm came up and threatened the boat in which he was traveling. It was decided after much debate that the sailors should throw Jonah out of the boat, and when they did the storm stopped. God prepared "a great fish" (we believe it must have been a whale) to swallow Jonah, and then when Jonah was sorry for his disobedience, the fish spit him out on dry land. Wasn't that a terrifying ordeal to have to go through to learn to be ...

2237. Let's Live

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... do what Rotarians say they believe? Rotarians say they believe that life should be lived by "the four-way test of the things we think, say or do." It asks four questions about anything you do: 1. Is it the truth? Simple question. Is it true? If it isn't, stop there. 2. Is it fair to all concerned? Even if it is true, is it fair? Is there some balance in this? If not don't do it! 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Even if it is true and everybody's treated "equally," will it build goodwill ...

2238. Crackpots

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... I just knew if I didn't make it now all those other cars were going to catch up -- and I said -- I'm not going to tell you what I said. Let's just say I made an assumption! Just as I said what I said, the other car stopped and waved me on! My blood pressure and my life were based in that moment on my assumption. What are your assumptions about life; and about the people that you have to live it with? I promise you, if you ask that honestly you'll find a few "crackpot" assumptions ...

2239. Week Two Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... can be a harrowing experience. In some places the posted speed limit may say "35 MPH" but if you are not going 50 you are in jeopardy of having someone crawl up your back. The law says that when you see a yellow light you should slow and prepare to stop. In many places, however, a yellow light is the signal to "put the pedal to the metal," as they say, and race so as to make sure you "make that light." If you are a little late and the signal turns red, that is okay. The important thing is to ...

2240. Holy Week

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... looked at the Ragman somewhat with disdain. Yet there was something in what he said or how he said it that attracted her. She took the bandage from her head and replaced it with the fresh one given her. As she placed the bandage on her head, the blood flow stopped. No longer was her face tortured with pain. When the Ragman placed the old bandage on his head, he began to bleed in the same place the woman had been injured. His face took on the look of one in pain. I continued to wonder at what I saw. And ...

2241. Why A Cross?

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... artist has pictured for us her fear-stricken face as she beholds the ominous shadow of a cross. In a dramatic way, the artist is saying that the cross was the only logical outcome of such a life. 2. God's Way Of Dealing With Us But if we stop there, we are merely historians recording the facts of Jesus' life on this earth. At a far deeper level, we need to understand that the cross has always been God's way of dealing with sinful people. Marc Connolly's famous play, Green Pastures,2 pictures God as having ...

2242. God Made My Day

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... as a teenager, learned to be a chef and became the head chef at the Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederick. At 80-some years old, he is bent over with arthritis and having lost his second wife a couple of years ago, he is a very lonely man. We stopped by to see him and were sharing with him that we were on our way to McCurdy Field to see the Frederick Keys play. I am absolutely convinced that it was some kind of inspiration from God because I never thought that he would do it. I said, "Teddy, would ...

2243. Begging For Mercy

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... The 3RD BEGGAR, obviously brain-damaged, sits rocking back and forth. RICH MAN: Why aren't the government social services doing anything for you? Don't you get food stamps, welfare, Medicare? Why are you bothering me? 1ST BEG: I used to get food stamps but they just stopped coming. 2ND BEG: The government won't pay because my husband has a good job. But he won't send me or his children any of his money. RICH MAN: (Indicating 3RD BEGGAR) And what about him? 2ND BEG: His mind hasn't been working too well for ...

2244. Why Do We Want To Learn?

Proverbs 1:2, 5

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... . It is a good color to remind us that we all need to keep on learning and growing. We all need to be adding new things to our store of knowledge. As we do so, year after year, life will change and be better. That is why we should never stop learning new things. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When a child does not want to go to school, or take time to read. When you, as a parent, are learning new things. When using food coloring in the kitchen.

2245. A Friend Indeed

1 Corinthians 1:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... stay in the car and watch to see if anyone was coming. So Billy did, but after waiting quite a while, he decided to go into the store and see what was going on. There he saw the older guys beating up the owner of the store. Billy tried to stop them but it was too late. The man later died. Poor Billy ended up having to go to prison to serve a long sentence. Isn't that a sad story, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) What do you think Billy's parents said to him after he got into ...

2246. The Shepherd's Staff

Luke 15:1-7

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... bushes or out of a hole in the ground, if it should happen to fall in. At night, when the sheep came back to the fold, to the place where they would sleep, the shepherd used the stick to block the doorway into the fold. In that way he could stop each sheep and look it over to see if it had any cuts that needed to be treated. Remembering this, we can say that the shepherd's staff is a symbol for caring, and Christmas is the time when we care for other people and give good gifts to them ...

2247. Harmony

Colossians 3:14

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... keyboard. Lesson: Life is more pleasant and enjoyable when we work and play together without fighting. Music has a lot to teach us about how to get along with one another. We can play one musical note all by itself and it sounds pretty. (Strike "C" and stop.) But if we play that one note over and over, we will get tired of it. (Strike "C" repetitively.) That poor, lonely note needs some company. Suppose we add another note. (Strike "C" and "E" together a few times and hold for a moment.) Hey, that's kind ...

2248. Where Do Our Words Come From?

Matthew 12:34b

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... from dictionaries, typewriters, and computers. I heard someone say words come from books. I also heard that words come from our brain. Those are all good answers, but there is one other place words come from that I want us to think about this morning. Did you ever stop to think that words come from our hearts? Sounds kind of strange, doesn't it, words coming from our hearts? Hearts don't have lips. Hearts can't talk; they don't speak to us. But in many ways, our hearts are responsible for everything we say ...

2249. The Power Source

Acts 1:8

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... , cassette player, cars, trucks, radios, dolls, etc.) Wow, we use batteries in a lot of places, don't we? They give our belongings the power they need to work. What happens when the batteries run down? (Children respond.) If the batteries run down our toy or game just stops. It will not work anymore because it does not have any power. It just sits there, doing nothing. My watch and my camera are not much good if they don't have any power. We can fix our things and give them new power by putting in new ...

2250. Doing What You Were Meant To Do

Jeremiah 29:11

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... let anyone or anything keep you from being the best teacher you can be. God might want others of you to be factory workers, missionaries, librarians, homemakers, preachers, doctors, salesmen, or who knows what, but whatever God has in store for you, you do it, and don't let anything stop you. Remember this marker? (Hold up marker for children to see.) We don't want to be like this. As long as this marker lets the tape keep it from doing what it's supposed to do, it's no good. But if we get rid of the tape ...

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