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2401. The Promise Of Belief

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... in our lives when we are confronted with a challenge so overwhelming that we struggle to believe that even God can bring about a positive outcome. We recite scripture verses, think positive thoughts, ask our friends to pray for us, and look for the signs of God's positive intervention. We want to believe, but we still have lingering thoughts of failure. What is there about human nature that allows doubt to creep in and the fear of failure to ruin our faith? This state of unbelief has been called by some ...

2402. Reach Beyond The Break

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... marks of unlimited compassion so that others can come to know restoration. The Passion/Palm Sunday observance points us then to a Christ who is revealed both as Messiah and Suffering Servant. Christ's disciples could not understand why this suffering was necessary. They too thought that all was lost because they missed the message in Christ's suffering. What was that message? "Don't look at my suffering as loss; look at it as God turning an obstacle into an opportunity." The love of God compels us to reach ...

2403. It's Part Of The Plan

Drama

Karren Boehr

... s been many years, but I'd recognize their faces if they were in a multitude of people as many as the sands of sea. I thought I had left that ugly page of my life behind. I had finally made peace with myself ... being sold into slavery by ten jealous brothers who ... years of famine were upon us? (Waving arms) Without this vast storehouse of grain, multitudes would have perished. (Stops pacing, becomes thoughtful) I had to be here. Would I have come willingly? No ... And now, can I destroy my brothers who were ...

2404. The Compelling Call

Drama

Karren Boehr

... PAUL: No, I think not. When a body of believers fasts and prays and ministers to the Lord, one can expect almost anything to happen. (Pauses) And tomorrow we head for Seleucia and then on to Cyprus. Are you as fond of sailing as I am? BARNABAS: (Smiles) I thought you hated ships? PAUL: Not the ship, just the time it takes to get somewhere. But ... the direction of God is clear. So, unless you have a better idea, the ship it is. BARNABAS: (Sighs) If God can take two devout Jews, steeped in the Laws of Moses ...

2405. To Jericho

Drama

Karren Boehr

... , how many times have you told me, Moses, that they are a chosen people. A kingdom of kings and priests for our God. Probably more times than I can count. (Kneels before MOSES) It's the vision that's kept you going, isn't it? I've watched you. MOSES: (Thoughtfully) Yes ... yes, they are a chosen people, and you, Joshua, (Lays a hand on Joshua's shoulder) are the man who will lead them into the land of their inheritance. The task ahead is almost as great as the mass exodus out of Egypt. My son, I don't envy ...

2406. It Used To Be The Two-Bottom Plow

Drama

Karren Boehr

... ? And there couldn't be candlelight services in church because darkness and evil go together? And certainly no guitars or organs. 1ST MAN: (Sighs) I'd say we've come a long way. I'm sure glad no one thought dishwashers were sin, or you know where you and I would be. 2ND MAN: (Chuckles) You, too? I thought I was the only one getting soft in my older years. Real men never did dishes when I was young. Another change. (Pauses) The wife really enjoys having me in the kitchen. 1ST MAN: And now the grandkids want ...

2407. It's Called Forgiveness

Matthew 6:5-15

Drama

Karren Boehr

... continue to hate you, my own flesh and blood. I ask, in all humbleness, that you forgive me, and allow me to become the brother God wants me to be to you. 1ST BROTHER: (Moved, but skeptical) And what about the eighty acres Dad left me that you thought should be yours? 2ND BROTHER: It doesn't matter anymore. I've found something better. 1ST BROTHER: (Angrily) You spread ugly rumors that I stole it, that I told Dad lies about you. Half of the community still thinks I'm a gold digger. 2ND BROTHER: I was wrong ...

2408. Like A Thief

Matthew 24:36-51

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... s running outside. MINNY: Oh, Lord, you're so clever. I didn't dream you'd be so, well, uh, down to earth, so natural. I thought you'd speak in "thees" and "thous" and say things like "verily, verily, I say unto thee." But you're so, uh, like one of us ... we had them in here. Well, anyway. I wondered if you wanted all our credit cards DAN: Uh, yeah. Why not? MINNY: That's what I thought you'd say. Why not! (EMPTYING HER WALLET OF CREDIT CARDS) Oh, I almost forgot, here's some loose bills I had and I cleaned out ...

2409. Mr. Roberts And The Christmas Tree

Matthew 1:18-25

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... might not always be possible. MR. ROBERTS: (MUSIC UP AS MR. ROBERTS ENTERS AND CHANGES INTO HIS TV COSTUME) Oh, come on in. Sit down. We can have a little talk with each other. Since the last time we met I thought about you a lot. Uh- huh. I did. I was cooking something for myself the other evening and I thought, my goodness, I'd like to share this with my friend. Uh-huh. And now you're here and we can share something together. Would you like that? Well, so would I. Let's check out what the picture says ...

2410. Walk With Him

Luke 24:13-35

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the third day since His death. I told Him what the women said who had been to the tomb this morning -- how it was empty and they saw the vision of angels who told them Jesus had risen from the dead. CLEOPAS: I thought what they said was nonsense. COMPANION: We all thought it was nonsense. CLEOPAS: I do remember Jesus telling us that, now. COMPANION: I remember that. But I sure didn't believe those women. CLEOPAS: He called us fools for not believing. That hurt. COMPANION: It hurts when I'm slow to believe ...

2411. The Church

Acts 6:8-15, Acts 6:1-7

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... here, but I think the problem is one which can best be solved through the application of economic principles. Since no one expects you to be experienced in these things, I think this rather involved matter should be handled by those who are experienced. MARTHA: But, I thought ... PETER: Now, just a minute, James. I invited Martha here to help us. As a representative of the unattached women in the church she has a right to be heard and I'll have to ask you to be respectful. MARTHA: I don't think we should ...

2412. In My Father's House

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... : No, Jeremy, I won't. JEREMY: But Mom, there's lots to live for. You've got to be positive. Have hope. Think positive thoughts. MOM: About what? JEREMY: About getting well. You're the one who always told me to be positive about everything. MOM: And were you? ... go well. Now I've come up against something too big to be positive about. JEREMY: Then I'll help. I can think positive thoughts along with you. MOM: Jeremy, you're not facing death right now. I am -- alone. JEREMY: It doesn't seem fair. MOM: No, son, ...

2413. Job Placement

John 1:29-34

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... anything in my whole life. JESUS: You enjoy serving. That's what the job is. JANICE: I'll do my best. JESUS: I'm sure you will. Thank you. (JANICE EXITS. TO ELAINE) I got the job! ELAINE: (CROSSES TO JESUS) Well, you certainly had me fooled. I thought the first applicant would get the job. JESUS: No, I was looking for something he hadn't even experienced yet. ELAINE: What was that? JESUS: Humility. ELAINE: Well, I'm happy you found the person you wanted. As usual it's a pleasure working with you. Remember ...

2414. Fasting

Matthew 4:1-11

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... : This fasting is really getting to me. Of all the things we decided to do, fasting is the worst. I just can't do it. Let's forget the whole thing and go eat dessert. JAN: No, no. We both thought the Lord was telling us to fast for Lent. RON: But, I can't do it. All day yesterday I thought about dessert. And the day before that was worse. JAN: I know. I know. Isn't it strange, I mean, who would think that the Lord God, Creator of the universe, would care if we ate a little itty bitty ...

2415. The King Forgives Sometimes

Matthew 18:21-35

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... up with the money. SAM: (EXITS) Oh, no. ELVIS: (ENTERS) What's going on, Willard? I just saw Sam and he said you were going to have him arrested and thrown in jail for a debt of two thousand dollars. I thought you learned. (SINGING) "Don't Be Cruel." WILLARD: But I thought ... ELVIS: Willard, you look (SINGING) "All Shook Up." WILLARD: I'm sorry. ELVIS: (SINGING) "You're The Devil In Disguise." (SPEAKING) That's it. I'm angry. I forgave your tremendous debt (SINGING) "Just For You" just because you asked me ...

2416. In His Debt

Matthew 23:1-39

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... Why? MARLA: Why? What do you mean, "why?" GUY: I just wanted to know why you are doing this -- bringing a gift to God. MARLA: I thought it would be appropriate to bring God a gift. GUY: Where did you learn that? MARLA: Well, I don't know. From the Bible, I ... I'm not selfish. GUY: Certainly not. The reason you brought your gift is in your heart and the reason is you're selfish. You thought by giving your gift God would be in your debt. Well, it doesn't work like that. We are eternally in His debt. LES: Well, ...

2417. The Word Of The Lord Came To The Prophet Haggai

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... old people who had seen the first house on its foundations, wept with a loud voice when they saw this house, though many shouted aloud for joy...." -- Ezra 3:10-12 But there were problems. The returnees thought they were hot stuff, while those that had remained behind, the landless and impoverished, thought they were the true remnant. These latter came to be known as the Samaritans. You would think the two sundered branches of the family would greet each other with joy, but there's nothing like cousins for ...

2418. While This House Lies In Ruins

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... of the book. Our last hymnal began with "Holy, Holy, Holy," a marvelous hymn we have retained, but it is a relic of the time when we thought we were going to be a high church. We are not. We're just not comfortable with big city church ways. The hymnal that rests in the ... of their work wouldn't happen for five and a half centuries? One time at my church in Los Angeles I received what I thought was an odd revelation. A grand "What If," if you will. I passed it on to the congregation. I pointed out to them that ...

2419. Whom Shall You Serve?

Joshua 24:1-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... , for God truly knows our hearts. People: Yes, we have each sinned and we have each one gone our own way. Leader: Then let us lay our sins before the Cross and serve God forever! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You know even the thoughts in our souls, and this day we would choose to serve You. Walk with us, Lord, and show us Your holy ways that others might believe and come to You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we have spoken the right words of commitment ...

2420. The Season Of Renewal

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... you will create more excitement if you tell no one ahead of time. On Ash Wednesday, leave the sanctuary open all day, and all night, if possible. Invite the people to come, to stay as long as they want, to sit in silence, and to write down their thoughts. Encourage the people to read the Gospel slowly and deliberately. Print in the bulletin this question: What does this scripture say to you as you sit in the sanctuary? And what will it mean to you as you live your life this Lenten season? Suggest that the ...

2421. The Season Of Expectancy

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" a little above a whisper. Give thirty seconds of silence. Pastoral Invitation Now, I invite you to stop for a while, and ponder the ways of God. (Thirty seconds of silence.) Declaration of Joyful Expectations Pastor: What have you thought concerning ways of God compared with our ways? People: Our own ways are complicated. Pastor: God has shown us the way, God's way. People: We would like to know it for ourselves. Pastor: Well, there is one who knows his way, and followed it ...

2422. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 7:24-30

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... the silence, ask the congregation for sentence prayers of confession; or, offer your own, on behalf of the congregation, incorporating the ideas suggested in the questions. Introduction to the Act of Pardon (Some thoughts offered by J. Edward Lantz, in an article, "Healing as Release," Church Management, June 1956.) "Have you ever thought of healing as release from that which keeps you from being the kind of person God wants you to be? For example, if you are free of cancer, then cancer has no power ...

2423. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 13:1-31

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... . We need to read the Bible carefully. We also need to hear the words of Jesus about the end. He did not know; only God knows. None of us knows when our end will come. Maybe some of your friends and relatives have died, long before you thought they would. The Boy Scouts have a motto, "Be prepared." Jesus taught us that long before the Boy Scouts existed. Conclude with a prayer that recognizes our fears; and that God creates the church and families where we can talk about our fears, and give love and support ...

2424. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

John 3:1-21

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... the right direction. I invite you to interrupt at any time. (Especially if you have no sermon discussion following worship. I highly recommend a regular sermon discussion group following every worship for clarification, and for people who never would give a second thought to interrupting the "authority.") Pastor: In the name of the Triune God, welcome! Minister: Thank you, pastor, and welcome to you also! Pastor: We come because God the Father created us. Minister: We know that we had nothing to do with our ...

2425. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... to go horseback riding. The ride lasted four hours and I hadn't been on a horse for twenty years. The following day I was barely able to walk, and that with great pain. As I walked through the lobby I had to laugh. God had gotten me, I thought. I was moving even more slowly than those elderly folks, but it taught me a much deserved lesson in humility. 3. God pledges to lead the way safely. Not safely in the physical sense perhaps. Obviously, God doesn't protect us from injury or illness. Yet anyone who has ...

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