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2376. Daily Reminders

Illustration

Charles White

... a blessing can also renew a parent's heart. Take short walks. Get outside to God's world as much as possible. You can identify trees, capture bugs and look at scenery. Let creation declare the glory of God. Purchase Scripture cards from your Christian bookstore and leave them on the kitchen table. Reading from God's Word as part of the mealtime prayer is a great way to remind the family of God's presence. Display your child's Sunday school lesson. Letting a youngster's efforts die a painful death on the car ...

2377. Loose Connections

Illustration

Ernest B. Beevers

... . He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and had them push his car off. As he made his rounds, he would either park on a hill or leave the engine running. He used this ingenious procedure for two years. Ill health forced the Jackson family to leave, and a new missionary came to that station. When Jackson proudly began to explain his arrangement for getting the car started, the new man began looking under the hood. Before the explanation was complete, the new ...

2378. The Setting of the Sun

Illustration

Margaret Sangster

It isn't the thing you do; It's the thing you leave undone, Which gives you a bit of heartache At the setting of the sun. The tender word forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flower you might have sent, Are your haunting ghosts tonight. The ... troubles enough of your own. The little acts of kindness So easily out of mind; Those chances to be helpful Which everyone may find. No, it's not the things you do, It's the thing you leave undone Which gives you the bit of heartache At the setting of the sun.

2379. A Three-Month Observation

Illustration

Leslie B. Flynn

... national who was employed as her houseboy. After three months he asked the baroness to give him a letter of reference to a friendly sheikh some miles away. The baroness, not wishing the houseboy to leave just when he had learned the routine of the household, offered to increase his pay. The lad replied that he was not leaving for higher pay. Rather, he had decided he would become either a Christian or a Muslim. This was why he had come to work for the baroness for three months. He had wished to see how ...

2380. Being Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... that had been dry-docked had to be made sea-worthy, but listen, the specialists who had been looking after them knew what they were doing. When senior staff boarded the Iowa, they said it was as if the ship’s crew had merely gone on weekend leave. Duty schedules, posted twenty‑five years earlier, had not even yellowed in the dark, cool air.” (7) The ships were ready to go about their business. Are you that prepared for both the challenges and the opportunities that life will send you? Are you ready ...

2381. Your Car's A Lemon

Humor Illustration

... a list of ways to tell that your new car may not be all you dreamed it would be: As you leave the used car lot, you see the owner rush out with a gigantic smile and high-five the salesman. A Moe' ... "Good Luck" card from the previous owner. As you drive up to a service station for gas, the mechanic opens the big door and waves you in. When you leave for work the next morning, you notice a tow truck parked about a block from your driveway. As you go by, it silently falls in behind you. The little "Service Engine" ...

2382. Dear Santa

Humor Illustration

Bill Adler wrote a book once that consisted of children's letters to Santa Claus. Here are some of the letters: "Dear Santa: Last year you didn't leave me anything good. The year before last year, you didn't leave me anything good. This year is your last chance. Alfred Dear Santa: My baby brother would like a cowboy suit. Do you have one with diapers? Andy Dear Santa: In my house there are three boys. Richard is two. Jeffrey is four. Norman is seven. Richard is good sometimes. Jeffrey ...

2383. The Secret of "Shmily"

Illustration

Staff

... " in Grandmother's sock drawer. Grandmother would trace the word "Shmily" in the steam on the bathroom mirror so Grandfather would see it when he took his morning shower. Over the years, they competed to see who could find the most creative way to leave a "Shmily" note for the other. And when Grandmother lost her ten-year fight against cancer, her casket was wreathed with a huge bouquet of flowers. And on the yellow ribbon around the bouquet was that one word, "Shmily." The thing that held her grandparents ...

2384. One Minute Flight

Humor Illustration

... , Illinois. He didn't realize that Indianapolis is on Eastern Standard Time and Chicago is on Central Standard Time. He inquired at the Indianapolis airport about a plane to Chicago. "The next flight leaves at 1:00 p.m.," a ticket agent said, "and arrives in Chicago at 1:01 p.m." "Would you repeat that, please?" the startled traveler asked. "The next flight leaves at 1:00 p.m.," the ticket agent repeated, "and arrives in Chicago at 1:01 p.m. Do you want a reservation?" "No," said the man, "But I think I'll ...

2385. The Four Sacred Chords of Home

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... far above our home start and home-made status. Some of us fill in the field, home field, rich and full. Some of us never get established and languish even at home. But whatever roots our “home-made” give us positive or negative — we never really leave the “home-made” behind. Whatever we do. Wherever we go. We bring our “home-madeness” with us. It is as if we are pre-programmed with a certain “set” of home-made abilities. But don’t think that means you have strict limitations on where and ...

2386. Looking for Rainbows

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... and so he insisted on finishing high school. He worked his way through Wake Forest University then went on to Southern Seminary, the first of his family to get a higher education. He writes in his book how difficult it was to leave that mill town and how much the peer pressure was to stay, not to leave. People were saying, “So you think you’re too good to work in the mill, huh? Think you’re better than we are, do you? Just don’t want to have anything to do with hard working folks like us, is that ...

2387. The Simplex Faith of 3:16

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Or in the words of any old ditty about the caterpillar: A caterpillar in the sun Was happy, till a toad begun To ask, ‘Which leg comes after which?’ And left her wallowing in a ditch Considering how to run. No one should take delight in leaving anyone in the ditch, laughing when their legs wave helplessly in the air. We must help people move beyond complexity to rediscover the simplicity of faith that trusts in God while never ceasing to explore the complexities of truth in a theology that grows richer ...

2388. Be Hatched or Go Bad

Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . Jesus broke the mold. The resurrection was a prison break-out. Jesus made the ultimate “prison break” from hell, from the power of sin and death. The first message from the empty tomb to the women witnesses is to “break out” as well. Leave that place of death. Gather the disciples. Go to Galilee. Expect to meet the resurrected Jesus. Follow him. When given that first directive — here was the first Easter egg — the women at the tomb flinched. Instead of proclaiming, they clammed up. Instead of ...

2389. How Connected Are You?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... there are seniors who have somehow become disconnected. Isn’t it interesting that when God wanted to save the world, God sent a person, Jesus of Nazareth, God’s own Son. Christ says to us, “If you want to find life, be connected to me. I will never leave you or forsake you. Where you and I are connected is the strongest place on the vine.” And so I ask you one last time: how connected are you? 1. Randy Cassingham, www.thisistrue.com. 2. Donald M. Tuttle, http://www.first‑christian‑cc.org/images ...

2390. Laws of Probability

Humor Illustration

... Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena - At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance ...

2391. Outside of Himself

Mark 3:20-30

Illustration

Scott Hoezee

... to get him on home because Jesus was exeste, a word meaning to stand outside of yourself. Even today we may refer to a person who is an emotional wreck as being "beside himself" with grief. The idea is that someone has taken leave of his senses (or his senses have taken leave of him) and so what remains for the time being is a person whose emotions are unchecked and unregulated. This is the family's assessment of Jesus. Apparently all Jesus' talk about invisible kingdoms of God and the casting out of demons ...

2392. Why Are You So Afraid?

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... driving can’t move,” says Walton. “She’s frightened and in shock. Three young black kids run to the scene and you just know what they’re gonna do. They’re gonna reach in that car and grab her purse and run as fast as they can and leave her bleeding inside that wrecked contortion of steel and glass. But no, that isn’t what it’s about at all. One of the kids sends the others for help and starts giving instructions to the driver. ‘Don’t move,’ he says, ‘everything’s gonna be all right ...

2393. Only In America

Humor Illustration

... way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in America....do people order double cheeseburgers,large fries,and a diet coke. Only in America....do banks leave vault doors open but chain the pens to the counters. Only in America.... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. Only in America....do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. Only in America....do ...

2394. The Coat Off Your Back

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... on his back. He could have given them to the man. There were more at home. It's hard to be Thanksgiving or Christmas people — to consider all that one has as gifts from God — blessings from God to be shared with others. God promised his servant Abraham: "Leave all — follow me — and I will make you a blessing to others." Like the young man who could list many excuses not to help the vagrant begging on the streets, Abraham could have listed his excuses not to do as God asked: "My wife won't like being ...

2395. The Ashes of Our Lives

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... in our daily activities. When Jesus came to call the second time, he met the fishermen on their level and helped them in their work. The result? They didn't look back but left their nets and remained with Jesus until his death. We must do the same. Leave the ashes of our past behind and commit our future to Christ. How rewarding that will be. When Ed sold his partnership in the Pimple Shop, as it was affectionately dubbed by the town's people, he had almost approached his dream of making it a million-dollar ...

2396. No ... On

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... of their music, they forget themselves and lose themselves in their craft. That is passion. Throughout this Holy Week as we once again hear those ancient stories of our Lord's suffering, we will see the passion of love, a love that forgets itself, that leaves behind its own needs for the sake of someone else. This love is so passionate that the New Testament virtually invents a new word for it: agape. The Greeks had several words for "love." There was eros, erotic and romantic love. There was philos, love ...

2397. Checked the Ditch Lately?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... places: Jerusalem, the Holy City, and Jericho, a desert oasis. To get from one city to the other is to travel a crooked and dangerous road. As this certain man travels, robbers leap out from the rocks and attack him. The robbers strip him, beat him, and leave him half dead in the ditch. Some of us have had robbers invade and mess up our lives. When thieves break in we feel violated, vulnerable, insecure, and angry. We become less trusting and fearful. One summer Monday morning, I got up to go to work at ...

2398. Where Would You Go to Meet Jesus?

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

... 's step out together. Let's stand alongside our deacon who week after week stands figuratively and sometimes literally at our church door and welcomes the world in and welcomes us out into the world as disciples of Christ. Let us stand with and walk with those who leave this comfortable setting and seek out those whom the world has forgotten. Let us do what Father Don did up until the time of his death, what Jesus did up until and after the time of his death on the cross, and despite the grumbling of ...

2399. How Many of Us Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... . I hate to say it, but it’s the way you do the Communion service.” “The way I do the Communion service? What do you mean?” asked the priest. “Well, it’s not so much what you do as what you leave out,” said the layman. “I don’t think I leave out anything from the Communion service,” the priest answered. “Oh yes, you do,” the layman replied. “Just before our previous rector administered the chalice and wine to the people, he’d always go over and touch the radiator. And, then, he ...

2400. The Judas Gene

John 18:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... can destroy a marriage, a family, a community, or even a church. It is why we are outraged at someone who would choose to fight against his own country in time of war, why we are disgusted with highly paid executives of big corporations that declare bankruptcy leaving their workers holding an empty bag, why we are repulsed at the repeated stories of pedophile priests. We have always been hard on the Judases of this world. We won't even name a dog "Judas." Could it be that the real reason we show betrayers ...

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