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1. Drop It!

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , and yet your heavenly Father feeds them." (Matthew 6:25-26). This doesn't mean that Jesus wants you to go hungry. This means that Jesus wants you to trust him to feed you. "DROP IT!" Drop your illusions of self-sufficiency. Trust in God's providence and provisions. Jesus said to the security-minded, safety-first disciples, "DROP IT!" When you go out into the world, Jesus told his disciples, "take no bread" and "take no bag" for the journey. This doesn't mean that we should be unconcerned about where our ...

2. COUGH DROPS, LIKE LOVE?

1 Peter 4:8

Children's Sermon

... .] that I had better find something for my throat. How many of you are starting to feel the same way that I do? Don't you wish that you had something for your throat, too? You do? Well, it just so happens that I gave you a very special cough drop, and I want you to put it into your mouth right now and begin to suck on it and see if that doesn't help. That's right, see how it begins to make that old sore throat feel better. You see, the cough ...

3. Dolphin Drops

Isaiah 56:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... was a common action that nearly everyone I've spoken to took. How many of you picked up the phone and called your spouse, your children, your parents? Shaken on the outside, what stood up on the inside was what was real for us, what is real about us. Dolphin drops don't have to be dramatic to catch your attention and remind you of what is important. Isaiah called all God's faithful to join with the foreigner in God's house of prayer. The very notion that we're called by God to communicate with God is an ...

4. Saints By Faith: Good to the Last Drop

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... the day. Maxwell House was actually introduced in 1915, but it still reminds me of the 50's and the blue can on my mother's kitchen counter. These saints, the ones we remember today, are those who have finished their course, kept the faith, good to the last drop. And their word to us is a word of encouragement, a song to inspire, to carry out the work they have left behind. This year we lost one of the saints of Michigan Methodism, but more important, a personal saint for Judy and me: Ray Lamb. Ray's last ...

5. Stop, Drop, Cover, and Roll!

Isaiah 7:10-16

Sermon

Tony Everett

... you to ask for any sign of God's presence and guidance, even for a major miracle, your response would likely be to stop everything; drop to your knees; cover your face in humility, and roll with pleasure in God's glory! Amen! Bring it on Lord! Show me your sign! ... Immanuel living: 1. Stop all the "busy-ness" and pre-occupation with our own plans. Just stop it ... if even for five minutes. 2. Drop to your knees at the foot of Immanuel's manger. Remember, God is with us as you taste God's sign of promise in ...

6. Don’t Drop the Baton

Jn 6:1-15

Illustration

King Duncan

... the unthinkable happened. The United States was ahead by 10 meters with no real competition in sight. And then, with victory in their grasp, it happened. They dropped the baton. The thousands in the stands gasped in disbelief. The United States team sleek, muscular, and fast as leopards, lost the race. Why? Someone dropped the baton. I would hate for us as a church to be the people who dropped the baton. What is God calling us to be and to do as God's people in this time and this place? It's not a question ...

7. Drop Those Nets!

Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... nets and follow! Collect Precious Lord, as we gather together today to honor and glorify your name, we pray that you will call us, and that we shall clearly hear that call, that we may drop what we are planning to do in order to follow you today, this week, this life. You are our Lord, and we are your servants. When we are tempted to judge, demonstrate your mercy. When we feel impatient with others, remind us of your patience with our own obstinate behavior. ...

8. Name Dropping

Exodus 20:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... is wrong, but they say it that way to justify what they are doing and they misuse God's name. It is just careless name dropping. I remember when I was pastoring my second church in Kentucky. Just before the morning service was to start, a deacon came to get me ... and were going to school, either before they left the house or if I happened to be the one to take them to school, and I dropped them off, I always said this to them (and still do to this day), "Remember who you are and who you belong to." They would ...

9. When You Drop the Ball, What Next?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the “Mariana Trench.” It is over 1500 miles long, but only about 40 miles wide. Within that “Trench” there is a particular drop off called “The Challenger Deep,” which is the deepest known point in all the oceans. The Challenger Deep plunges down to a ... is facing a week where you will “win” some and “lose” some. This week you will catch some balls and you will drop some balls. Story-tellers say that you can always have a happy ending to every story — it just depends upon where you decide ...

10. Drop-Everything-Discipleship

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... statement of the gospel expressed anywhere in the New Testament. Leonard Sweet points out, "In these few verses, Jesus' role as an authoritative, compelling, charismatic preacher is defined; the kernel of the gospel message is expressed; and drop-everything-discipleship -- the result of seeing Jesus and hearing his message -- is described." The word "immediately" captures our attention. Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and John, and immediately they left their nets and followed him. They abandoned ...

11. Hard Times May Drop In For A Visit

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Joann Hary

... the doubts and offers us hope to continue. In our Gospel Lesson for today we hear him say, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." "Though hard times may drop in for a visit," Swindoll reminds us in his book, "they won't stay for long when they realize that faith got there first, and doesn't plan to leave." "In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity; in our doubt, there is believing; in our life ...

12. Dropping the Ball

Illustration

Those who complain about the way the ball bounces are often those who have dropped it.

13. The Drop Out

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

The three male actors in this brief skit enter and take closed positions. That is, each stands upstage with his back to the audience. Props needed: three chairs scattered over the playing area, to be used at will. To begin, PHIL and DAVE come downstage. PHIL: Well, I don’t know, Dave. For two years now we’ve been planning this bike trip. We’ve both trained for it. You know it will be tough. DAVE: But, Phil, Danny is strong. He’s 18, he weighs 190 and he’s the best tackle his school ever had. PHIL: I know ...

14. Demon Drop

Mark 1:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: There are evil forces at work trying to destroy all that is good and trying to destroy God's people as well. Summary: The Dark Lord is angry because a religious demon has failed, but the demon has a plan to trap the Holy One of Israel -- Jesus. Playing Time: 3 minutes Setting: The throne room of the Dark Lord Props: Throne Costumes: Black hooded robes Time: The Time of Jesus Cast: Dark Lord Nigith -- his underling Guards DARK LORD: Bring in the accused. (TWO GUARDS FORCEFULLY DRAG IN A PITIFUL FORM ...

15. Drop the Net

Matthew 4:12-23

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship One: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? All: The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? One: One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: All: To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. (based on Psalm 27:1, 4) Collect God of Glory, we accept your welcome to us as we come together in your name. Grant us the grace to extend the same welcome to others who have ...

16. Two Tear Drops

Phil 4:12

Illustration

Michael P. Green

Two teardrops were floating down the river of life. One teardrop asked the other, “Who are you?” “I am a teardrop from a girl who loved a man and lost him. But who are you?” The first teardrop replied, “I am a teardrop from the girl who got him.” Life is like that. We cry over the things we can’t have, but we might cry twice as hard if we had received them. Paul had the right idea when he said, "I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.”

17. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... a lesson that food is a cooperative venture? Humans have a part in feeding the hungry. Application Relevance of Revelation - 1. Today's miracle deals with a serious problem both in the world and in the church, the problem of drop-outs or quitters. The number of drop-outs is indicated in the above introduction. It is more difficult to re-activate inactive church members than to gain new ones. Today's church is hampered by 40 percent of inactive, disinterested members. The problem is exacerbated by the ...

18. That's What Jesus Does for Me

Psalm 139:7-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... your times of trials and suffering when you see only one set of footprints it was then that I carried you!!” We can count on it. The Bible makes it clear…God will always be there for us… even at the uttermost parts of the sea, at the dropping off place. God will also always be with us at the place of darkness, in the valleys and shadows and trouble spots of life. III. THIRD AND FINALLY AT THE PLACE OF DEATH… God will be there even there, especially there. The word “Sheol” is a difficult one to ...

19. Letting Go and New Beginnings

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... time and the realization that the burden of life was too heavy for the climber to see the need to change, to drop the past and move onto a new future. Today's Gospel Reading presents a very familiar story, one related by all three ... scatter. But in the end Jesus tells her, "Go your way, and from now on do not sin again." The woman could only start again by dropping the baggage of her past life and moving in a new direction. The uncertainty of new beginnings, fresh starts in life, raises fear among many people ...

20. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... him all in all the same, I should not feel it to be strange. XV To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day: The last red leaf is whirl’d away, The rooks are blown about the skies; The forest crack’d, the waters curl’d, The ... day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home. So may whatever tempest mars Mid-ocean, spare thee, sacred bark; And balmy drops in summer dark Slide from the bosom of the stars. So kind an office hath been done, Such precious relics brought by thee; ...

21. Shall We Waddle or Fly?

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the field he would assess a penalty, thereby adding to their already deep humiliation. “Look,” the quarterback said to his teammates. “We’ll try a quick running play that will take us past the bench. As we pass the bench, I want one of you to drop out. If we can do this fast enough, the referee may not notice and we can avoid a penalty.” Amidst great confusion, they succeeded in running the play right past their bench. When they returned to the huddle to decide on their next play, the quarterback ...

22. Breakfast Miracle

John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... -outs: every day in America, according to Ann Landers, 3,250 run away from home. This miracle deals with a gargantuan problem that has permeated our entire society. Today society seems to be following Timothy O'Leary's slogan: "Tune in, turn on, and drop out." ACCLIMATION The Situation The location was the Sea of Galilee, known also as Tiberias. Peter and six other disciples were together. Peter announced, "I am going fishing." The others said, "We will go with you." They got in a boat and fished all night ...

23. Where Is Your Heart?

Luke 12:22-34

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... of water after another from a distance of three feet that's about this high (demonstrate). Did you know that in a very short time those drops of water would begin to sting and then hurt and then start to make sores and soon even the strongest man would be begging me to quit. One drop of water would be nothing, but drop after drop starts making a difference. Drop after drop of water will carve an impression into solid rock. It ought to remind us that though we may not be able to make much of an impression ...

24. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... closely with the so-called East Memphis mind-set and style, we need to repent and beg God's mercy. Others may be tempted to drop out of the church because it is too involved in social issues. All of us need to think about that, and to think clearly. Jesus ... that kind of practical look at it, let me mention quickly two big general reasons I think people become what I call discipleship drop outs. The first big reason is the uniqueness of Jesus' claims. Jesus claims to be the bread of life -- the source of any ...

25. Be One

John 17:20-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... burden though. Remove the nickels from the tray. I thought it would be easier if the dollar could be carried around like this. Start dropping the dimes. Drop a dime at a time. They don't make as much noise, and I can keep up with them but occasionally I lose one ... heavy though. Remove the dimes from the tray. Finally it occurred to me that this would be the best way to keep my dollar together. Drop the quarters one at a time. There's only four of them, and I rarely lose any. And even though these make a big ...

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