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Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and give to charities. I wouldn’t hurt a soul on purpose. I believe that God will accept me on that basis.” Bill took out a legal pad and said, “Let’s make a grading scale for all people, from one to ten, with ten being just about perfect. Who are the best people in the world?” The man thought for a moment and said, “Mother Teresa and Billy Graham.” “Okay,” said Bill. “But we must allow them to place themselves on our chart. Each of them has said, ‘I am a sinner and have no chance ...

2427. Box O' Jesus

Drama

Dave Marsh

... : I can’t wait. John: AHA! (takes out a pin and pins it on) Katie: What is that? John: This? This is my Sunday School attendance pin. Katie: (Dumbfounded) What? John: Yeah, you see, when I was a kid, you got this pin see? And every year that you had perfect attendance you got a bar added to the bottom of it - kinda like a general but, er, more like a church general. Katie: Church general? John: Yeah. This will show Nick how serious I am about God. This will prove that I'm a follower of Jesus all the way ...

2428. The Box (A Drama about Using Your Talents for God)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... on the field in front of them. I wondered how many of those people lived their lives for Christ and how many of them wanted to make an eternal impact on this world. When Ray asked me to write something about using our talents for God, it seems like a perfect opportunity to share this story. I also want to apologize here. I know the ending is a bit wordy and can even feel a bit on the sappy side (very unusual for me as you know!) but I just felt led to write it this way so feel free to ...

2429. Dear Mr. Johnson

Ephesians 4:1-16

Drama

Dave Marsh

... machines. It appears… (phone rings) Jim: Hello? Oh, hi honey. What’s up. I’m very busy. Hmmm. Uh huh… well, look I really don’t know what to tell you. Buy whatever you think he wants. I know it’s my father’s birthday. You’ve made that perfectly clear before. Look, I work all day to make the money. The least you can do is pick out the present. Okay, look, I’ve got to go. Just do it okay. Bye. Jim: Anyway, where was I? Donna: It appears... Jim: Right… It appears that the shipment of ...

2430. If You Build It

Haggai 1:1-15

Drama

Dave Marsh

... know a Jean Smith? Claire: Well, yes, she’s in my small group. Johnny: And did you not mention to the same Miss Smith that you were working on building God’s house? Claire: Um. Well, yeah I did… but you don’t understand… Johnny: I understand perfectly. That’s why I’m here. I’m the architect you need to build God’s house. Claire: Wait a minute. I don’t need an architect… Johnny: You don’t need an architect? Why, poor woman, of course you do. (Dumps all the blueprints on her). Claire ...

2431. The Favor (A Drama about Backsliding)

John 6:60-71

Drama

Dave Marsh

... the big 3 holidays that she seems to go all out and really do stuff. (starts counting on his fingers) On Thanksgiving she invites 30 of our “closest” (does the quotes thing) family and friends and spends 5 days in the kitchen making the perfect meal. On Christmas, she personally does all the shopping, puts up every light and lawn ornament known to man, and wraps every gift. Then, there’s Easter. Egg hunts, egg coloring, baskets everywhere, (points to costume) - you get the idea. Jerry: (sits down) The ...

2432. The Hike (Alt. Version): A Drama about Youth and Commitment

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes: I was recently asked to write a drama for a youth group. I decided to take 'The Hike' and alter it since it seemed to fit so perfectly with their goals. The adult leadership of the group wanted to say that they were there for the teens. The drama is aimed at both the Christian and the non-Christian teen. To the Christian it says: We (the leadership) are going to work with you to continue to grow ...

2433. Unbelievable (A Drama about Anger, Sin, and Speech)

Ephesians 4:1-16

Drama

Dave Marsh

... Props: A chair Setting: A car (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE where Dave is driving his car.) Dave: (singing) "Here comes the sun, da da da da, here comes the sun and I say it’s all right ..." man, what an unbelievable day. I mean, who could ask for a more perfect morning? I mean, look at me? I’m all dressed up for church, I’m driving a cool car, I’ve got a new haircut? What’s not to love? Yeah, I look pretty cool this fine morning. Not a care in the world. Nope. Not me. It’s an ...

2434. It Doesn't Have To Be This Way

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

James W. Moore

... wealthy family who was about to graduate from high school. It was the custom in that affluent neighborhood for the parents to give the graduate an automobile. “Bill” and his father had spent months looking at cars… and the week before graduation they found the perfect car. Bill was certain that on graduation night that car would be his. After the graduation ceremonies, Bill’s father handed him a gift-wrapped Bible! Bill was so furious that he threw the Bible down and stormed out of the house. He and ...

2435. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... older man called the minister to tell him that her father had died peacefully. And then she said this: "For some reason, his hand was on that empty chair on the other side of the bed. Isn’t that strange?" "O no, it’s not strange at all. I understand perfectly. He was reaching out to his ‘Best Friend.’" That’s what prayer is. It’s reaching out to God. It’s reaching out to our best friend. Jesus prayed regularly, sensibly, confidently, and so should we.

2436. What Can We Count On From God?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ’t understand why his older brother was so suddenly snatched away from him. There are so many things in this life that we just don’t understand… that we just can’t comprehend. For example, we don’t really understand disease. Why is a youngster perfectly healthy for 13 years of his life… and then suddenly just happens to be in a place where he suddenly encounters some germ or bacteria that invades his body and destroys it? And we don’t understand accidents. They are so random and indiscriminate ...

2437. All I Want for Christmas is Hope

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

James W. Moore

A friend of mine who is a psychologist told me once that he has found the perfect formula for getting through Christmas. He says, “You just put your mind in neutral... and go where you are shoved!” Of course, he was just kidding around... but we know full well what he was talking about. The Christmas rush, the hectic pace, the heavy traffic, the long lines, the ...

2438. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . When you are a Christian, you can’t help but be grateful! II. SECOND, BECAUSE WE ARE CHRISTIANS WE CAN’T HELP BUT BE CONFIDENT. This is why Andrew kept bringing people to Christ – because of his confidence in the Lord. Things were not always perfect, times and situations were sometimes hard, but Andrew never lost his confidence in Christ. He just did his best and then trusted God to bring it out right. Someone once asked the great Christian, Phillips Brooks, why he seemed always to be so serene, and ...

2439. Jesus and Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... bring other to Him. William Barclay, the prolific Bible scholar, wrote some remarkable words about Andrew some years ago. He said this: “We do not possess a great deal of information about Andrew, but even the little that we do know of him perfectly paints his character. Andrew is one of the most attractive characters in the apostolic band because… Andrew is characteristically the man who was always introducing others to Jesus. There are only three times in the gospel story when Andrew is brought into ...

2440. Jesus and Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ’s because God is right here with us. And June said, “I know. I can feel His presence here and I’m not afraid. I just feel so peaceful.” A few days later, June received a get-well card from some dear friends and that card summed it up perfectly. It read: May the hands that formed the earth touch your body and heal it. May the breath that moved over the waters fill your soul with life. May the heart that sacrificed to save you surround your heart with comfort. May knowing that you are in the hands of ...

2441. The Apostles' Creed: Maker of Heaven and Earth

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 93-million miles from the sun - just about right to receive neither too much nor too little heat and light to allow us to live. And our moon, while the earth tilts, wobbles, and races around the sun, orbits us at about 240,000 miles, just about perfect for our well-being, controlling the tides and keeping them within livable levels. Fascinating stuff. Did that all just happen by accident? I would be hard pressed to defend such a view. On top of all that, what we have is beautiful. Halfway up a mountain road ...

2442. The Grief Grinch

John 11:17-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... four days. When Martha came to tell her that Jesus wanted to speak to her, the Gospel account says that the other mourners who were there followed along, figuring that she was going back to the tomb to do some more weeping. That was the perfectly acceptable custom of the day. There was no indication that anyone had followed Martha when SHE left the house. Martha was the stoic through it all; perhaps the people there figured she did not NEED them. Mary, on the other hand, quite obviously needed her friends ...

2443. God's Not Done With Us Yet!

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... wife, Sarai, in an effort to fulfill her conjugal responsibility to provide offspring, does the next best thing - she offers her husband the recreational and procreational services of her aforementioned Egyptian maid, Hagar (which might make US blanch, but was a perfectly acceptable practice in that culture). You see, children were the Social Security system of the day - when you got old and were no longer able to manage for yourself, they would take care of you; it was their solemn duty. Not having ...

2444. Family Feud

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ?" "Yes, we know him." How about that! It's a small world after all. "Is Laban well?" "Jes' fine. As a matter of fact, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep." And on cue, from stage right, in comes the best looking shepherdess anyone has ever seen. A perfect TEN! Jacob's heart turned to mush - he was as smitten as smitten could be. Now what? What can he do to impress her? "Hey everybody, it's hot as blazes out here; isn't it time to water the sheep?" The shepherds reply, "Well, not really. You see ...

2445. The Bush Is Still Burning

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

There is an old story of a very long evening. The search committee for a new pastor had been going over resumé after resumé in hopes of finding the perfect minister. None so far. Tired of the whole process, they were about ready to call it a night when they came upon this letter of introduction from a candidate: To the Pulpit Nominating Committee: It is my understanding that you are in the process of searching for a new pastor, ...

2446. The Prod of the Past

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... some reluctance, here I came. I wish I could say precisely WHY God chose for us to be together, but any reasons I came up with would only be guesses. We have shared some great joys as well as some devastating sorrows. I have not been the perfect pastor who would unfailingly be there to meet every need, nor could I have been. But for the most part, you have forgiven me my shortcomings (which does not often happen in churches, as is evidenced by the incredibly high turnover rate of pastors these days) and ...

2447. God Cares About Justice!

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... early theologians knew that the statue could not answer prayers, but it was comforting to have something visible and touchable there, to represent what they were convinced was the larger reality. But as with so many things that we human beings do that start out in perfect innocence, it does not take long for that kind of reverence to degenerate. Think of the idol-maker's little children. When times were rough and the crops needed help or the enemy was about to storm the gates, the youngsters saw Daddy go in ...

2448. The Ten Commandments #6: No Murder

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... field hospital asking Father Mulcahy to please try to arrange for him not to be sent back to the front. The chaplain tried to comfort the young man by saying that he should not worry...there was no shame in being afraid of injury, or even death - it was a perfectly normal reaction. But the soldier protested. It was not fear that concerned him - he had already killed three of the enemy in battle, and he was afraid that if he were sent back, he would have to kill more, and he did not want to do it, enemy or ...

2449. Look Up and Live

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ground and baked into cakes or boiled.(1) The name may have come from the question the Israelites asked when they first saw them: "What is it (mah nah)?"(2) But now those cakes were getting OLD. "How about some MEAT, Moses? Yeah, Egypt may not have been perfect, but at least we had some fish every so often...not to mention cucumbers and melons and leeks and onions, even garlic. Give us some meat. Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! These were not happy campers. That rubbed off on Moses. So Moses said to the LORD, Why ...

2450. A Theology of Work - Labor Day

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... as a right-of-way between the cornfields. As they walked, some stomachs must have begun to growl, so famished folks reached over and did what was OK most days - plucked off an ear or two of corn, rubbed the kernels in their hands, and ate them raw. Perfectly acceptable. In fact, the Law expressly said that the hungry traveler was entitled to do just what the disciples were doing, so long as only hands were used in the plucking, not a sickle.(6) But this was a sabbath day. Big problem. By plucking the corn ...

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