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2226. God, The Son

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... ! Jerry: Uh, Marshall, that's fairly vague. Marshall: No, it's not. A typical sermon would be like this: Hey, you dummies, what do you want? To stay out of hell? Is that why you came? What are you scared of? You believe in God, right? You show that off once ... had compassion that didn't stop. He was scripture-smart, but better than that, he lived it. He was God on the hoof, just like God wants all His children to be. Jerry: Now wait a minute. If Jesus was God's Son, how can we be God's children? Marshall: It' ...

2227. Children

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... silly grin, someone will ask me if I plan to be married. Sometimes I think they don't think I like women and sometimes I think they want to pawn off a grouchy sister or daughter on me. Why don't they just treat me normally? Why do they have to think they have ... had ever heard of a child doing. I was glad Birdie was too little to understand what they were talking about. And I wasn't sure I wanted to even have her hear their tone of voice. But the crowd was so thick I really had no place to go to get away from ...

2228. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

Drama

Jerry Eckert

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

2229. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... whoever, wherever. If the blessing fits our circumstances, welcome to the kingdom! If it doesn't fit, we can put ourselves in a position to receive the blessing. If we desire a happy life, we must get out into the world and be poor in spirit. If we want to be blessed, we must become peacemakers. This is a good interpretation of the beatitudes. The problem is it doesn't work like a scientific formula. There is no assurance that anybody who tries to live out the beatitudes will turn out to be happy or blessed ...

2230. Moses's New Job

Exodus 4:18-31

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... the Hebrews for years. Please do not go any 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 up running away and ... only see the strange bush. The voice came from it again. "You and I make a majority. I'm not talking to someone else. If I wanted someone else, do you think I'd be wasting my time here? You are the one. I WILL BE WITH YOU," the voice said. "Where ...

2231. Don't Run Away!

Jonah 1:1-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... the fish, he had lots of time to think about God and what had happened when he had tried to run away from the task God wanted him to do. When he finally got out of the fish, Jonah knew there was no place on earth where he could run completely away ... had asked him to do in the first place. "Sometimes our parents or teachers or friends ask us to do things we really don't want to do. We can refuse, disobey, even run away. But eventually, like Jonah, we have to come back and the task is still waiting. Running ...

2232. God, The Son

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Jerry Eckert

2233. Called To Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... the same thing if they were in your shoes. So you have acted in ways that sustain your trusting relationship with your parents. Barnabas: But that reminds me. You haven't talked about your anger and the way it messed up your relationships with the Galatians. Paul: I don't want to talk about it. Barnabas: God cares what you do and if you don't get hold of yourself on that ... Paul: Good-bye. Barnabas: Paul? Paul? Well, you don't need to be that angry! Paul? Guess he'd rather talk to the cat.[1] I'll call him ...

2234. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

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 ...

2235. MAY 29-JUNE 4

Mark 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... 's resurrection!Cng: Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Leader 2: Yes, this is Sunday, the Christians' sabbath. So, don't nag us with stories of hungry people. Leader 3: And don't pester us with offerings for food pantries; this is our sabbath and we want to rest. Leader 1: Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? Congregation: David went into the house of God. He ate the bread of the Presence, and he gave some to his companions. Leader 2: "Remember the sabbath day, and keep ...

2236. Mission Ready!

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... the people as you can in this short time. And finally, it is a learning experience, for you and for me. Whatever information you bring back we will use to plan our missions in the future. If you are welcomed, that will be a positive sign that we likely will want to return to spend more time there. If you are not welcomed, then I will know either to avoid those parts or, at best, to be cautious in them. Does this really apply to you and me? Think about it: Avoid the excess take only the bare essentials. When ...

2237. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of a medicine dropper, carefully measured. They are barely above the surface. I will never forget a long-time communicant. She had at least a dozen cats. I knew no one who was allowed to enter her house. When she came to church, she acted as if she didn’t want to be visible. She went through the liturgy, made her way to the altar rail in a kind of sneaking manner, and then escaped. What does all this have to do with healing? After all, you and I are not reading X-rays or EKGs or blood profiles. You may ...

2238. King By Force

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... No conditions. No angels. So when Jesus asked Philip, "Where can we buy enough food to feed all these people?" quite naturally, Jesus was simply testing Philip because he already knew what he would do. Of course he knew what he would do. He was God. Jesus wanted to see if Philip trusted his kingship, his sovereignty. And then Andrew said, "There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two fish. But they will certainly not be enough for all these people." And a little child fed them! There were ...

2239. A Formula For Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... in the image of God. This means understanding our community, our activity, our economics, our managing the household, our work as a gift of responsibility given to us by God. "Who is the greatest?" Those who are responsible stewards of God. "Who is the greatest?" "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all." Jesus points out that greatness is an elusive gift. This is because when we think we are great we are not, but the reciprocal of this axiom does provide for the ...

2240. Walking Through A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... Jesus to wake up and save us! We physically hurt! The pain, deep inside that comes upon us in the dark of the night, is fraught with worry. Our bodies are not immune to disease nor aging. Each day might bring a diagnosis we do not want to hear. Nor do we want to hear that health care costs rose twenty-two percent last year! That is a deep problem for some folks. Other people know another health worry, for they are part of the 40 million Americans who have no health insurance! The storms swirl around us. And ...

2241. A Secret Hard To Keep

Mark 5:42-43

Children's Sermon

... .) Sometimes when people do that it's really hard for us to keep the secret, isn't it! Can you think of some times when keeping a secret is a really important thing to do? (Let them think about this.) I suppose if we wanted to surprise somebody with a party or a special gift, we would want to be careful to keep a secret so that we would not spoil the surprise. Or maybe somebody tells us a secret and we know that to tell the secret could hurt somebody. That would be a good time to keep quiet about the ...

2242. Proper 13

Ephesians 4:1-16, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... reasons; not all of them are good. We need to ask ourselves, why are we seeking Jesus? Are you mostly interested in what you can gain from him to make this life a little easier? Or are you following Jesus because he is the bread of life and you want him, nothing less? Outline: 1. The crowds were looking for Jesus for the wrong reason for a handout. 2. They did not seek Jesus for salvation, nor see him as the Savior. 3. Why do you seek or follow Jesus? 2. Sermon Title: Locked In A Welfare Mentality. Sermon ...

2243. Epiphany 6

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Leviticus 13:1-46, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... at opposite ends of the continuum. The girl believed that Elisha could and would heal her master, while the king of Israel threw up his hands in frustration (v. 7). He reacted with cynicism and frustration rather than faith. He interpreted that the king of Syria just wanted to pick a fight with him (v. 8). He viewed Elisha not as a resource for making peace but as an obstacle to his ambitions. 3. Sermon Title: There Is More Than One Way To Get Clean. Sermon Angle: This lesson and the Gospel present two ways ...

2244. Proper 16

John 6:25-59, John 6:60-71, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... we make for God are immediately obsolete and inadequate. Lesson 2: Ephesians 6:10-20 The WHOLE armor of God (v. 11). The word is panoply, the complete set of armor as opposed to pieces of it. Some people might like to put on the helmet of salvation but not want to gird on the belt of truth, or be shod with the gospel of peace. Putting on only part of God's armor leaves us vulnerable to the onslaught of the devil. A spiritual warfare (v. 12). "For we are not contending against flesh and blood.but against the ...

2245. Proper 9

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Mark 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... destructive purposes but to move out from the places where the Word was not received (v. 11). Outline: 1. The atomic bomb was a secret weapon used to bring Japan to its knees. 2. Jesus sent his disciples out with a secret weapon (v. 7). 3. Jesus wants to surprise with his gracious power, not destructive power. 4. We have been given the power of the Spirit to overthrow the power of Satan. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 48 "Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise..." (v. 1); Psalm 123; Psalm ...

2246. Prayer Clothes

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... . Well-practiced in prayer, it should come as no surprise that Jesus is the one to whom the disciples turned when they wanted to learn how to pray. To that particular request, Jesus taught them the Lord's Prayer, which has been handed down to us ... God has a will for our lives. Prayer prepares us to receive that will and live according to it. Prayer empowers us to be the people God wants us to be. In prayer we are in the presence of our Heavenly Father. Just as he was with his Son, Jesus, all the way to the ...

2247. Getting The Face We Deserve

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... Aborigines. One day a visitor asked, "What are we going to see once we get up on the mountaintop? I'm not sure if I want to go on this trip. What are we going to see?" And the guide rightly said, "It depends on what God will show you." It ... of his early campaigns was that people made fun of how ugly he was. He would confess, "I don't know why any woman would ever want me." And so he suffered with that. But he was looking in a different direction. His advisor came to him and rightly said, "President Lincoln, ...

2248. Real Solutions To Real Problems

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Lee Griess

... had the tailor measure him. As the tailor took the man's neck size, the dying man noticed him write down "size 16, neck." "Wait a minute," the man said. "I don't wear a 16. I've always worn a size 14 shirt, and that's what I want now." "But if you wear a size 14," the tailor said, "you're apt to experience terrible neck pains, throbbing headaches, and recurring dizzy spells." Without knowing it the tailor had unmasked the man's real problem. And that's the title for the sermon this morning -- Real Solutions ...

2249. Words As Images

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... for Christ's sake, because our redemption is near.25 3 -- The Author of the text laughs in delight, the way that Author has laughed only at creation and at Easter, but laughs again when the sermon carries the day against the prose of the Dark Prince who wants no new poetry in the region he thinks he governs. Where the poetry is sounded, the Prince knows a little of the territory has been lost to its true Ruler.26 My faculty colleague James Nestingen preached a sermon on Matthew 14:22-36, the story of Peter ...

2250. Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... souls of all people. He said, "Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:27) "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, and take up their cross daily, and follow me." (Luke 9:23) "Whoever does not ... more meaningful, under which to serve, as you feel our Lord directs you to do, and follow him. Be unafraid to ask, "What does God want me to be and do now?" And as you discover the answer, take up your cross and follow him, remembering, "There's a cross for ...

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