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1. It’s Anybody’s Guess

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... don't listen when we teach Sunday school. We wish we could find the eloquent words we want to say when we visit the sick or the shut-ins. "I haven't done much," we say. "Whether it has any effect on the kingdom is anybody's guess." But Jesus disagrees. Part of the reason we get discouraged is that we are victims of bigness. Cities vie with each other to claim the greatest growth and the fanciest entertainments. Corporations are proud when their company occupies the tallest building in the city. Every day we ...

2. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... revolves around the decision of Katherine to invite Sidney to a dinner in the home of her white parents without informing them that Sidney is black. So since this was an unlikely happening in many places in America, even as late as 1967, the movie was titled Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Indeed it was a movie that dared to lift for us a vision of inclusion in a society known for its practice of exclusion. Likewise, our text lifts up a similar vision of inclusion for another society known for its exclusion ...

3. Guess Who?

Illustration

Warren W. Wiersbe

... a guilt-free life, the NOW for not choosing a woman apostle, the ABORTION RIGHTS LEAGUE for saying that whoever harms children, it is better that they had never been born, the INTERFAITH MOVEMENT for condemning all other religions, and by the ZONING DEPT for building mansions without a permit. Guess Who? Peter T. Forsythe was right when he said, "The first duty of every soul is to find not its freedom but its Master."

4. Who Would Have Guessed?

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Illustration

Mark Braun

If you had ventured a guess about the future of Jesus' kingdom two thirds of the way through his ministry, how optimistic would you have been? He grew up in a despised province of the Roman Empire. He was born before his mother's marriage had become official. He did not appear publicly until he was ...

5. Not Guessing

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

In his book George Lucas: A Life author Brian Jay Jones tells the story about how the famed filmmaker rose from obscurity in the small California town of Modesto to become the world-famous creator of the Stars Wars series. Lucas, an indifferent high school student, became serious about pursuing a career in film after surviving a devastating car crash. His college student films attracted some attention, but initially only a few people recognized that he had the potential to become a great filmmaker. However ...

6. The One Who Made His Cross

Drama

... "... or a lender be." Yessir. Silas What if ... what if you had broken it. Or what if someone had stolen it from you. You probably would never have been able to pay me back. I would have just had to add it to what you already owe me. Barnabas I guess I never thought about that. Silas Well, think man. (Pause) Honestly, I’m going to be more relieved than you when your debt is clear. (Checking books) How much is it now anyway? Let’s see. Not counting this day’s work, it comes to 75 denarii. Is that the ...

7. King Ahaz,Idolater

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... first ... I read that somewhere. Ahaz: What promise does he give us before those 10 commandments?" Other: "I am the Lord your God ...," he said. He promises to be our God and for us to be his people. Ahaz: Oh yeah. Oops. Other: Oops is right. Oops forever, I guess. Neither one of us worshiped the one true God. We were once free to be with God but now we're trapped here away from God. Ahaz: Nice irony, huh? He brought his people out of the house of slavery and we've stumbled right back into slavery again ...

8. The Cure for the Slump

Luke 24:36-49

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . JAMES: Maybe we're both in a slump. DALE: Are Christians allowed to get in a slump? JAMES: Christians do get in slumps? DALE: Yes, I guess we're human. JAMES: I wonder how you get out of the slump. DALE: I don't know. I'm too much in a slump to ... true. DETECTIVE 2: You ought to be ashamed of yourself. JAMES: I am. I really am. DETECTIVE 2: Do we take them in? DETECTIVE 1: I guess so. It looks like they're guilty. DETECTIVE 2: As guilty as you get. DETECTIVE 1: Cuff 'em. I don't want any trouble with these ...

9. The Orphan

John 14:15-31

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... 't mean it to sound like spiritual mumbo-jumbo. I just wanted to establish who Jesus is in your life. DALE: Jesus is my friend, I guess. I pray and talk to him daily but I still don't feel loved. I still want that warm, cozy feeling. WYN: Do you know what? ... . WYN: Would that do it? DALE: I think it would. WYN: You need a friend. Did you ever try being a friend to anyone? DALE: I guess I've heard that one before: "If you want a friend, be a friend." That still doesn't make the lonely feeling go away. WYN: I ...

10. Keep The Lid On

Romans 5:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned. Good morning, boys and girls. How do you like the box I have here? (Let them answer.) I'll bet you are wondering what I have in it. Who would like to guess what I have in the box? (Let them guess.) Those all sound like wonderful things to have in this box, but none of those answers are right. Let me tell you a story about a box like this that had something very, very strange inside. Once upon a time a man received a beautiful box ...

11. Christmas Eve at the Candy Cane Inn

Drama

Edward Long

... : I don't think you've anyone to thank but Mr. and Mrs. Nick. I'm glad you finally got it. (Touches her hand.) I guess we've got so much in our lives ... (After a moment.) There's an envelope in mine. (Reads after opening it.) Peace and good will ... this evening, except that I feel better than I've felt in some time ... yes, in some time ... and I'm not sure how come. Guess we'd better turn in ... JOHNNY: Those kids (Points out the window.) are back at the lake singing; listen (CAROLERS sing from far away Joy ...

12. SALLY JANE

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... little sadness when he dies. But then we’d all sit around and eat and drink together - and read the will. But there isn’t any. And everything’s turned out so damn depressing. This is one time we didn’t do it to each other, Cain. CAIN No, I guess it’s nobody’s fault. JAREL I remember that huge crystal bowl in the living room. In the window. It made a million rainbows when the sun came through. You’d tick it with your finger and it’d ring like a bell. CAIN The old man probably needed the ...

13. Sermon In A Word

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... shed his tears of terrible guilt. The place he had shared supper with Jesus was as close as he could get to his Rabbi. And there he waited, not really sure what for ... even after John came (2). At least, he wasn't alone any more. Second Person: I would guess that Andrew came next (3). He would have sought whatever comfort he could. It is likely he would have thought a lot like his brother. It is likely he was not surprised to find Peter. But he would have been glad to find John and to hear from him what ...

14. Ready or Not, Here I Come!

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... the actor on television’s "Chico and the Man," committed suicide several years back, his agent tried to explain it by saying, "I guess he just wasn’t ready for success." Being ready is a good thing. Not being ready is bad news. Of all the things ... would be good to us to be ready for him. Of all the worst possible times, this would be the worst of all to say, "I guess I just wasn’t ready." In Revelation Jesus speaks to John in a very visual way about the urgency of always being prepared. "Behold, I come ...

15. The Way It Works

Mark 6:1-6

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... of sacrifice. DANIEL: Well, then, why do we need this guy telling us our sins are forgiven? NATHAN: How long? DANIEL: How long what? NATHAN: How long are your sins forgiven? DANIEL: What difference does that make? JOEL: Until the next day of atonement, I guess. DANIEL: Yeah. Next year. Our sins are forgiven every year. NATHAN: Why? JOEL: Because Moses said so. DANIEL: Yeah. Right. And God spoke directly to Moses. NATHAN: Right. He did. But why do we get our sins forgiven every year on the day of sacrifice ...

16. Now, It's Personal

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... were two problems with the outing plan. One problem was that Julie’s husband had been called in to work on his day off and couldn’t go along. The other problem was Sarah. Sarah was younger than most of the other kids, less mature and rather socially awkward. I guess you’d say she was nerdy. She came to Julie at church and told her that she didn’t really want to go on the trip because she couldn’t ride any ride that went round-and-round, upside down, or up and down. Those kinds of rides, she said ...

17. Unfair - The Prodigal Son

Luke 13:1-9

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... best students. I remember he was voted the most likely to succeed. The other students liked him. He was popular. HOST: (THE HOST IS NO LONGER SHOWN ON CAMERA) This is one of John's closest friends, who still lives in John's hometown. JOHN'S FRIEND (MALE): John? I guess you could say we were best buddies at school. Oh, sure, he was a lot of fun, but a good worker, too. I remember one time we all were going to the amusement park and John wouldn't go because he was working on a special project at school. But ...

18. The Future Of The Church!

Matthew 11:25-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... me up here playing a guitar, huh? Well, I didn't either, but the guitar makes me feel better. I can sorta hide behind it, you know. I guess I was asked to speak about the future of the church because I'm a religion major, among other majors. Or at least I was a religion major ... tell her that the sloppy joes are all right for Friday night. Bye. (SHE EXITS. HE STRUMS AGAIN) BARNEY: Mary who? Oh, I guess any Mary who calls. Anyway, you can see what I mean. She is busy. So, that must mean that the Church is ...

19. As We Take Our Rest

Matthew 26:17-30

Drama

Joe Barone

... to me. And I'd bet there are times when it doesn't seem to apply to you either. Oh, we know in our minds, I guess, that, if we repent and come to Jesus, God forgives our sins and makes it possible for us to live forever, but in our hearts we ... to him and lived in him have been forgiven so that we can suffer, we can choose to die for him. Most of us know, I'd guess, that James was the first of the disciples to be martyred for Jesus and the only one whose martyrdom is recorded in the scripture. "About that ...

20. Faithful People in a Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... fuel and air were introduced. Through that door the King could see what was happening. To his amazement, the boys were walking around, unhurt. In verse 25, the King says that he sees a fourth man too, one who looks "like a son of the gods." Underline that. Guess who that fourth man was. I think he was the Lord Jesus. Remember, Jesus did not originate as a baby in Bethlehem. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ existed with God the Father from before the beginning. I believe that the Lord Jesus took on human ...

21. A SERMON DRAMA FOR CHRISTMASTIDE

Drama

Tom Eberle

... of his ancestor David, and he will be king over Israel for ever; his reign shall never end.’ " Male: "Son of the Most High" - I guess the message is God coming to us in a way that will never leave us or our world the same. Female: And if his reign never ... just can’t say what you want to say, and you need an image - a symbol - like an angel, to really get at the truth. I guess that is what he meant when he said I have no imagination. I didn’t understand that more was being said than just words. Female: ...

22. Well, What's for Sure?

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... a tight girdle. "But Doctor," she exclaimed, "two weeks ago you told me exactly the opposite." But undaunted, the physician said: "Madam, you must realize that in those two weeks science has made great strides." No, science is not so cocksure and free from guesses and conjectures as we would like to believe. Yet, despite this, there is still a difference between the Q.E.D. provability of wide areas of science and the speculative nature of philosophy in general and religion in particular. And this is the ...

23. Suffering

Mark 8:31--9:1

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ? REGGIE: I think we must. SYLVIA: All right then. REGGIE: Everyone dies, sooner or later. SYLVIA: I know. REGGIE: So, we just know my death is coming soon, that's all. The doctor said he can ensure that the pain will be minimal. SYLVIA: What about my pain? REGGIE: I guess Jesus will have to be your doctor. SYLVIA: I know he will. I know that. I just don't want to lose you. REGGIE: This is just another time you'll have to depend on Jesus instead of me. SYLVIA: I know. You've always been there for me. REGGIE ...

24. G.O.D. (A Drama about Tough Choices)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... the test, you fail. You have 3 minutes." Dave: (looks up) I fail? 3 minutes? What kind of a test is this anyway? Well, I guess it’s only 5 questions so I should have plenty of time. (pulls out a pencil and starts the test.) Dave: Question #1: A ... wah, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah. Dave: Oh, okay. I see. (sits down). I’ll just chose the easy answer again, I guess. (He stares at the test, confused and unsure. He continues to look at it again and again for some agonizing moments.) Teacher: Wah wah wah ...

25. Truth - How Do You Know It When You Hear It?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Brett Blair

... who, Jesus says, is the Spirit of Truth. Ths is the job of the Holy Spirit to point to the Truth, to guide us to truth. A pastor by the name of Stephey Belynskyj, starts each confirmation class with a jar full of beans. He asks his students to guess how many beans are in the jar, and on a big pad of paper writes down their estimates. Then, next to those estimates, he helps them make another list: their favorite songs. When the lists are complete, he reveals the actual number of beans in the jar. The whole ...

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