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2451. The TV Audience

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... , where a speaker is given two minutes to explain a Middle East policy or a plan for economic recovery! In the television age candidates know that a catchy 30-second television spot on the evening news is worth more than a carefully worked out speech. Kate Moody examined the effect of television on young children and observed: Experienced teachers, those who have taught long enough to know several generations of children, are coming to alarming conclusions about current learning styles and abilities: Kids ...

2452. Structure And Clarity

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... ideas, and no doubt some landed on target and affected people's lives. But the overall impression of his people was similar to the 15-year-old: "I never saw how it all fit together." His ministry was accomplished through superb weekday pastoral care, without much reinforcement from effective Sunday preaching. One test of an effective sermon is what a listener answers when asked, "What was the sermon about?" If the sermon has an underlying unity, the listener will answer by summarizing that main theme. From ...

2453. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... important? ... Is there anyone here today who thinks that ..." At that moment a scientist in the congregation came forward and said, "... this belief that God is our creator has affected my life and my work in many ways. As a caretaker of God's creation I'm careful that the actions and the decisions that I take as a computer engineer do not destroy this universe that belongs to God, but rather preserve it." He said that God's creative power is at work not only in the creation, but also in the lives of ...

2454. Where You Do Not Wish To Go

John 21:18

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... years from the time her AIDS was diagnosed -- and much of the last few months of her life she was in bed at home or in the hospital, too weak to move around on her own. During that time her family members and several volunteers, organized by Kevin, took care of all of her bodily needs. They bathed and fed her and helped her with her toilet, changing her diapers when there was need. They took turns pushing her around in her wheelchair and carrying her from the bed to the couch and back again. But during the ...

2455. Strong Faith For Weak People

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... God welcomes all persons into his kingdom regardless of their strengths or weaknesses. He expects us who are experienced Christians to supply the spiritual warmth that will satisfy their human longings, and add zest for life and growth discoveries. Everyone should be careful about passing judgment on the ideas and practices of others. Sometimes, we who have been in the habit of practicing our faith and acts of life in established ways may have allowed our vision to become clouded. We need to explore fresh ...

2456. What Are You Doing With The Rest Of Your Life?

1 Peter 4:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... are doing that, the rest will fall into place. A Closing Prayer: O God, one of the temptations and sins of old age is giving up, caring no longer, and wishing that we were dead. We can, if we will, do something about the first two things, and we know that we should ... when the last of these things occurs. In the meanwhile, Lord, help us to put as much "spunk" as possible into planning and caring, remembering that so long as we are alive, we are accountable for how we think, say, and do. Help us to avoid ...

2457. Managing Disappointment

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... though we feel that God has also forgotten us, he hasn't. Some things are not fully understood until we have felt entirely bereft of all comfort. Disappointment may give us the feeling that no one loves us anymore, and that there is no one who cares. Of this we need to be aware: people are sometimes heavily taxed in their multiple tasks, and because we feel trapped in our situation, we tend to blame them for things they cannot do any better. Disappointment is common to everyone. It often occurs when least ...

2458. What Did You Say?

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... them back into the pillow." The fun war stopped instantly. We knew we were accountable to our grandmother. Words said in anger, carelessly, or harmfully are much like the feathers in a pillow. If they escape, they are hard to reclaim. It is much better to be very careful what we say, and how we react to what is said. Though we may think we are safe in what we are doing, the self-encased words may break loose when we strike out at another. We are accountable to God. The Benediction: O God, may the words ...

2459. Patience In Learning

Romans 8:25

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... tower you can build together. (Do so.) Now, let's think about what you had to do. You could only place one block on at a time, so you had to wait your turn. You had to be careful how you put your block on the one before yours so that the next block would have a good foundation. In order to be careful in placing your block, you had to take your time and do it just right. You see, building a tower with blocks takes a lot of patience. The same thing applies to learning. You have to be patient ...

2460. Jesus, The Bread Of Llife

John 6:1-24

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: All who wait upon the Lord shall be fed and cared for! People: But the crops are small and the rivers are almost dry. Leader: Let your eyes see the truth: we do not live by bread alone. People: Then what will sustain us and keep us from surely perishing? ... the very blessings You meant for us to receive so that our lives in turn might also be blessings. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns It Is No Secret What God Can Do God Will Take Care Of You Take Time To Be Holy

2461. Learning to Forgive a Lot

Luke 7:47

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of attention to Jesus. She washed his feet and dried them with her hair, and she did a lot of other things that showed how much she believed in him as someone special. The people who were eating were shocked that Jesus would let someone with such great sin care for him. They said some pretty nasty things to Jesus, and about the lady. Of course, she could hear what they said, but they never talked to her and, instead, just pretended that she was not there as a person, but only as a bad thing. Jesus then said ...

2462. Bearing Fruit for God

Luke 13:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of your plant? (Let them answer.) There is a story Jesus tells in the Bible about a man who had a fig tree planted on his farm. He asked another man who worked for him to take care of the tree. After a while, he came back to pick some of the fruit that had grown on the tree, but he was surprised to find that the tree had no figs. The owner was disappointed, and he told his worker to cut it down. But the worker asked ...

2463. Do You Know His Voice?

John 10:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... I am going to share with you right now. Jesus liked to talk about himself as being a shepherd. He thought that this was a good way to explain how God and people worked together. God is the shepherd, and we are like the sheep. A shepherd takes very good care of his sheep, but the sheep are allowed to do a lot of things on their own. A good shepherd is so close to his sheep that the sheep recognize the shepherd's voice. If there were a lot of sheep and a lot of shepherds together, the sheep would ...

2464. The Funnel of God

John 16:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... do this? (Let them answer.) Do you know how to keep from spilling whatever you have in the bottle? (Let them answer.) You can be extra careful, but I have a better way. How many of you have ever used a funnel? (Let them answer.) Tell me how you use one of these ... on our own. We can look at the trees and the birds and bees, and see how God has made them, and the way that he takes care of them, and we can try to understand how God wants us to live. We can read books and talk to other people, but that does not ...

2465. Save the Good Part

Luke 3:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... if you eat it the same way I do. Is there anyone here who would like to eat the banana for us? Let's all watch very carefully to see how she does it. (Watch her for a moment until it is apparent that she is not going to eat the peeling.) What are you ... But if you want to know what happens to the people who do not love God, who hate what he teaches, then you can remember the way we care for a banana peel and you will have the answer. So the next time you eat a banana, I want you to remember that there is a ...

2466. Taking Life Seriously

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... the landlord. Those who do, are put in charge of greater wealth. The one who fails in his stewardship by hiding his wealth discovers that even that which he has is taken from him. The good news is that if God finds us trustworthy in carrying out the caring concern of the Creator for the planet and its people we are entrusted with even greater responsibilities in the life to come. More than that we dare not say. It would be nice if we could add, "And they all lived happily ever after." But Jesus - always the ...

2467. Large Or Small

Matthew 6:25-34

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... wake up in the mornings. He even knows what we had for breakfast this morning. So even though we say God is up in heaven and that can seem so far away, we should never feel that He sees us like this (again refer to the smallest print), because He cares for the birds of the skies and the flowers of the field and He ...

2468. Sing A New Song

Psalm 96:1-2

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... about what God is doing in their lives today. They just rerun the old and say that is where their faith is based. The Bible tells us that God wants us to sing a new song for Him. He wants us to have a daily experience of His love and care in our lives, so that when people ask us about our faith in Jesus, we don't have to only refer to what God did long ago, but we can also say, He is with me every day and I trust in his ...

2469. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-28

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... of your group. Which would you rather be friends with? Which would it be easier to be nice to? Which would you probably stay away from as much as possible? (Show both pictures.) That is the way we all feel. It is always easier to be friendly and helpful and caring toward someone who is that way toward us. But do you know what Jesus tells us to do? He says we are to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, and pray for those who are mean to us. Jesus not only wants us to be nice ...

2470. You Are A Part Of A House

1 Peter 2:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... houses, spiritual houses. But it also means that we will be doing the spiritual things Jesus taught us to do. When you live in a spiritual house, you worship God in faith and trust. You forgive the people who have hurt you. You take care of the sick and the people who cannot take care of themselves. You visit people who cannot leave their homes or who are in prisons. You share your food with the hungry and your clothing with those who do not have clothes to keep them warm. You do all of those things and ...

2471. Used Food

Romans 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... with a little bit of meat on it. The sin had eaten a little bit of us here and a little bit of us there, but Jesus still cares about us. Jesus is not ready to throw us away. He wants us all. He died for us all so that we could be with him and live ... an apple that has been mostly eaten, but that might be the way we look to God when we are filled with sin. He still loves us and cares for us and does all the things that he can, including dying for us, so that he can share his world with us. The next time you see ...

2472. Let's Brag About Jesus

1 Corinthians 1:29

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... I. Sometimes we are the ones who do the bragging. It doesn't sound so good and we always wish that we had not done it after we said it. But St. Paul was talking about another kind of bragging. He said that people who call themselves Christians should be careful about the way they talk. Paul said that we did not make ourselves Christians. God chose us and made us Christians. We are always to give God the credit for what has happened to us and we should not take the credit ourselves. A lot of people do and it ...

2473. Alone

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... the garden, it is our human function and place to join God and ourselves to engage in this process of creation, to tame and nurture, to mold and form and give shape, to guide the growth of creation so that it will be in accord with his design. That care and completing of creation is our human task and destiny. So Genesis tells us. And when God is described as speaking to us and touching and walking in the garden, it is primitive in its visual imagery, to be sure. But, what that is saying is that here we ...

2474. Proper 23

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... us held out at all. But in one verse beyond, verse 21, there is. "And the Lord God made for the man and his wife garments of skins, and clothed them." How beautifully, how touchingly, in what simple, down-to-earth terms, the Bible can express and proclaim this care, this grace of God which is there no matter what the sin; the grace of God is there in sin being perpetrated, the grace of God is there in sin bringing tragedy and suffering and the grace of God, there as this whole tangled thing of power that we ...

2475. His Suffering Servant

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... giving I know I should be giving to my church, to the hungry of the world, to a list of charities and causes. So, I'll take care of my ten year old car and keep her going. It might mean this. Do you have a friend with cancer? That friend is in pain, ... that, use your phone. If not that, send a card. You don't have to say much, just that you are thinking of that friend, that you care about him or her. Just say that in so many words. You might mention that you have that friend in your prayers. And then be sure ...

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