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2276. A Rainbow Church

1 Corinthians 12:12

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... sunshine comes out, very often we can see something very pretty in the sky? What is it? (response---rainbow) O the pretty rainbow! Who likes rainbows? Guess what I have on this poster board? Show the outline It is an outline of something. But it doesn't quite look like a rainbow without what? (response---colors) Yes it needs colors! I want you to help me color it in. Will you do that? Quickly give each child a crayon, instructing them to color within the correct areas (After the children finish) Now let's ...

2277. A House Or A Home?

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... ! Keep Pressures Out Third, let your home be a place where undesirable pressures of work and school are kept out. Now I'm not suggesting that you establish a rule that no outside problems or frustations are to be discussed at home. That would be quite unhealthy and unrealistic. Home is where we should be able to find understanding ears and strong shoulders upon which we can unburden our hearts and seek guidance in an atmosphere of love. But what I am suggesting is that you not be so emotionally distracted ...

2278. When a Member of the Family Dies

John 11:17-37

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... the Catechism so they will be prepared to make their profession of faith in Christ on the day of Confirmation. As as pastor, I require at least four counseling sessions with engaged couples in order to help prepare them for the joys and struggles of married life. Quite a lot of time and energy goes into preparing Christians for these major events in life. But I fear that one area has been somewhat neglected. I am afraid that we seldom do enough to prepare each other for one of the most traumatic events in ...

2279. The Household Leader

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... book of Proverbs. It has an often repeated refrain running through it which says, "Children, listen to the instruction of your father. He is the Voice of God speaking to you!" Dad, the Bible says you are the Voice of God for your children. That's quite a position of responsibility that God has placed us in, wouldn't you say? We are to be his spokesmen to our families. In Deuteronomy 6:1-9, after reading God's commandments to the Israelites, Moses passed along some important instructions to the fathers. He ...

2280. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... . "Don't preach at me!" the daughter yells at her mother. "Take your missionary attitude and shove it in your ear!" the man yells in exasperation at the friend who has been pressuring him to take up jogging and vegetarianism. Now, of course, it would be quite easy for me to defend sermons, preachers, and missionaries. It is easy to give a lot of flimsy excuses why we don't like sermons, preachers or missionaries, and just as easy to expose the way in which we use these excuses to remain in our comfortable ...

2281. Watching for Christ

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... them to crush the leaves in a bag. If they are still moist and colorful allow them to take them home. Lesson: This morning I went out side and tore this branch off a tree. I think that this branch is trying to tell us something but I am not quite sure what it is. Bring the branch over the children's heads. What do you think it is trying to tell us? (winter is coming) How do you know that it is telling us that winter is on it's way? (response) I want everyone to stand up and slowly ...

2282. Encounters With Christ I: Jesus & the Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ! The neighbors are amazed. They can’t believe it. They ask him how this happened and he says the man called Jesus healed me. He gave me my sight. And there is great joy in the city and they all live happily ever after?… No, not quite! The Pharisees, the watchdogs of religion, get wind of this… and they come out fuming … upset about the whole thing… because for one thing they are suspicious of everything Jesus does… and on top of that, it happened on the Sabbath Day… a blatant violation of ...

2283. Encounters With Christ III: Jesus and Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

James W. Moore

... of the Bible, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.” Some years ago, the great boxer, Mohammed Ali, was asked by a ghetto youth how he could quit school and start a boxing career since he had bad grades. Ali smiled at the young man and said in his poetic fashion: “Stay in college and get the knowledge, -And stay there! Til you’re through -Cause if God can make penicillin out of moldy bread, -He can ...

2284. Encounters With Christ IV: Jesus and the Woman at the Well

Sermon

James W. Moore

... together at the altar in the chapel. One day, Tom had an unforgettable experience in the communion service. As he was moving down the altar serving communion, he came to a man kneeling there who looked like he had been out on the streets for quite some time. The man looked up at Tom and whispered: “Skip me.” “What? Pardon me?” Tom said. In a louder whisper, the man said again, “Skip me.” “Why?” Tom asked. “Because,” the man said, “I’m not worthy.” Tom said: “Neither am I.” Then ...

2285. A Shepherd Returns

Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... our eyes had seen and our ears had heard! "I remember Luke, the physician, seeking out several of us a few years later to get an eye-witness account of what took place that night, We all agreed that what he wrote in his gospel said it quite accurately. I have memorized his words, so beautifully, so accurately written: 'In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them ...

2286. The Last Days

Luke 21:5-38

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... you panicking? 3RD WOMAN: Oh, do the scriptures say we should panic? Or that we will panic? PREACHER: We should panic. That's how I read them. 3RD WOMAN: I see. Well, I hope you don't mind too much if I don't. I believe I can stand up quite nicely for the Son of Man at home. PREACHER: But that's not right. The scripture says ... 3RD WOMAN: (Interrupting) What about you? How are you planning to wait for Jesus' return? PREACHER: Wait? There's no time to wait! I have things to do, people to see. There are ...

2287. Watered-down Versions of the Faith

Mark 16:1-20

Illustration

William A. Ritter

... to the finest of feasts and serving up watered-down versions of the faith ... omitting the most difficult ingredients altogether ... and then delivering the finished product half-heartedly, as if apologizing for the meager portion of truth we are bringing to the table. What am I saying? I am saying (quite frankly) that a great deal of Easter preaching is insipid, tentative and utterly lacking in confidence.

2288. Monologue: Naomi And Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... in Moab. After I married her son, I became more and more drawn to her and to her God. In fact, she represented God to me. In Moab, we do not know the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the one true God. We have other gods which are quite convenient, but they never made any difference in my life. I saw that with Naomi, her relationship was a real, true relationship with a living God. I wanted to know her God because I truly respected and loved her. I always listened and watched Naomi, especially when she was ...

2289. Monologue: Silent Silas

Acts 15:22-35

Drama

Robert F. Scott

... , their feet cramped in the stocks, their backs bloody from the beating, what would they do? The other prisoners expected moaning and cursing, but Paul and Silas were singing hymns and praying to God. The other prisoners, awed, were listening. Silas was not a man to whimper, or quit, or lost faith. Would Paul have been as strong without Silas to pray with him, sing with him, support and encourage him? When you build a fire, and you get down to one log, it will go out. But if you have two logs side by side ...

2290. Six Nails of the Cross IV: The Nail of Indecision

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... 's own command issues forth the same call for unequivocal obedience. "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength." The call of discipleship is black and white. It is an either/or situation. When Jesus called his disciples he made it quite plain that there was no room for compromise: he said, follow me, even if it means to turn your back on mother or father. To the young man who wanted to bury his dead relative first, Jesus said, "No, leave the dead to bury the dead." He ...

2291. Six Nails of the Cross V: The Nail of Hatred

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... walking on a large plain. We can see in all directions. If I look around, I see the line of the horizon like a line of a circle. Where does this circle have its center? Answer: Just where I happen to stand! Wherever I view the world I always stand quite naturally in the center. Wherever I go, I take the center with me. Wherever I am, I have always the zenith above me. All the lines from the horizon converge in the individual "I" at the center. It belongs to the nature of the "I" to occupy a central position ...

2292. When Life Closes In

Matthew 26:17-30, Matthew 26:36-46

Sermon

Robert Allen

... hearts and minds is a mess of guilt and shame and it seems like life is closing in on us with a vice-grip. What do we do when this happens? When life closes in, what do we do? Do we fight back? Do we throw up our hands and quit? What do we do when life closes in on us? When we look at Thursday (or the Passion) during the last week for Jesus, life was definitely closing in on him. Today, I want to suggest some steps you can take when life seems to be closing in on you ...

2293. Breakfast in Galilee

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Robert Allen

... your stay here more pleasant, I hope you'll call on me.' Then he asked me where I went to church and I told him I was a Catholic. He said, 'Well, I can tell you where the Catholic church is, but it's not easy to find. It's quite a distance away. Let me make a map.' So he made an outline of the way to the church and left. "When I awakened Sunday morning, it was raining. I thought to myself, I'll just not go to church today. I'll get some more sleep. "Then there was ...

2294. The Butterfly Rock

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Carl Jech

... over evil and we learn how forgiveness makes us overcome judgment and face life with renewed zest. But in this case, the real Easter message is the preacher himself - Peter. He had been given this new name by Jesus (his original name was Simon) but it has taken quite a while and some profound experiences for the meaning of his new name to sink in! The name Peter means "the rock," but for most of his time as a disciple of Jesus, Peter had been anything but a rock. He had been fearful and insecure. When the ...

2295. Empty Prisons Without Walls

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... be as much a slavery as always needing to fit in, to be accepted or to be like other people. 3. Empty Prisons The message of Easter is not only a story of the Empty Tomb. It is also a string of stories about empty prisons. On the quite literal level, as Christians we are concerned about the issues related to crime and punishment. We are concerned to understand the causes of crime and what can be done both to prevent people from becoming criminals in the first place, and to protect society from the violent ...

2296. Quantum Leap

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Carl Jech

... " which relaxes and trusts God is the bottom line for us. Niels Bohr did not consider himself to be a particularly religious man. He once joked about Albert Einstein, who often referred to God in his writing and lectures, with the line: "Albert should quit telling God what to do." Einstein himself liked to say: "Imagination is more important than intelligence." What a gracious, humble sense of humor both of those great scientists had! May we reflect that same gracious humor in our lives. That's what the ...

2297. Some Illusions (Symbols) Are Better Than Others

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Carl Jech

... composer Irving Berlin once said that "the toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success." Success, far from being the gospel, may become a burden to which the gospel is the answer. Early during 1985 there were quite a few lengthy television programs preaching the gospel of success through real estate speculation. The message was hammered home that all you need is the desire to succeed, hard work, and information and "you can be a millionaire!" One testamonial came from a man ...

2298. Prayers for Year A

Bulletin Aid

William S. Carter

... hearts the call to work in your church, for your kingdom; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST · Matthew 10:26-33 Dear Lord, even when we don't quite feel it, you tell us how loved we are; you let us know that we have worth. Help us to care for one another even as you care for us; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within ...

2299. Making Money on God

Acts 19:25-26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... big arena where they were holding his friends. Inside there was nothing but shouting and confusion. "Great is Diana of the Ephesians! Great is Diana of the Ephesian!" they shouted. It looked like the end for the Christians who were held prisoners. But then something quite unexpected happened. The mayor of Ephesus came to the front and stood on a platform. He told the people that none of the Christians had harmed anyone or that they had not stolen anything from the temple of Diana. If they had done something ...

2300. Sleeping in Church

Acts 20:8-9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... 't. The people followed Paul back up the stairs where they had the communion, and then Paul began to preach again. He preached the whole night about the wonders of God and His love. The Bible says that he preached all night and until the sun came up. That is quite a sermon. I don't know where Eutychus sat for the rest of the service, but I am pretty sure it was not in an open window. This is a good story for young people who sometimes fall asleep in church. They get bored because they don't understand ...

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