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Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... emergency training at the naval Survival Training Center in California. Undergoing an exercise in surviving a helicopter water crash, Sherwood recalled what he was taught to do in case he could not escape on his own. If the experience gets too intense or if I need help at any point, I’m supposed to use a simple, unmistakable signal . . . That sign couldn’t be easier or more apt. I’m supposed to press my palms together in front of my face and pray.” (p.xvi) The posture of prayer is the opposite of ...

2. Can I Get Some Help Over Here?

John 14:23-29

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... world, but the peace that is the Shalom of God. As Jesus put it, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you... Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” God’s response to our cry “can I get a little help over here” is the Advocate, the coming of the Holy Spirit, the bearer of the peace of God. God’s Shalom quiets our fears and gives us the strength to deal with whatever the problem. God’s Shalom offers courage to live triumphantly not only when faced by the first ...

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

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... I think about my own personal life and spiritual pilgrimage, I can tell you that I also have a strong case of the “can’t help its.” It goes with being a Christian. Let me show you what I mean by speaking out of my own personal life with three ... up my mind because there were so many.” The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have – read your list and maybe we can help.” Hesitantly, shyly, the girl stood up and then read her paper out loud to the class. She said, “I think the Seven Wonders of ...

4. The Best Way to Help Someone

Colossians 4:7-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... following day, the pro was amazed to receive the deed to an 18-hole golf course with a pro shop. The moral of that story is this: When asking for a gift from a king, ask for and expect something big! THE SECOND PART OF THE EPAPHRAS FORMULA FOR HELPING SOMEBODY IS THIS: DO WHAT GOD TELLS YOU IS WISE. God may tell you to do nothing right now; the timing will be better later. Dr. James Netters of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church preached for us here on the Sunday after Christmas. He told you about his three children ...

5. A Very Present Help

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... by the Almighty. As the Psalmist says in verse 5, “God is in the midst of the city. It shall not be moved. God will help it when the morning dawns.” So if you want to find God today, look not in the explosions that shake the sky, look at firemen ... God. Be still and know the will of God. It is the will of God for Americans to unite. It is the will of God for Americans to help. It is the will of God for Americans to pray. It is the will of God for Americans to surrender selfish gain for the common good. It ...

6. Help!

Acts 16:9

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... had a dream in which he saw a man on the shore of a country called Macedonia. The man was pleading with Paul, saying, 'Come, help us.' And Paul, trusting that his dream was important, went to Macedonia. This could not have been easy. He had to go by boat, and he wasn' ... t sure who or what he would find when he arrived. He wasn't sure just what sort of help the people of Macedonia might need from him. But he was sure of the love of Christ which he carried in his heart. And it was ...

7. If You Really Want To Be Helpful

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... answer the call. Then he thought that would be ridiculous! What would he do with a call for someone else? But he answered the call anyway. On the other end of the line was a woman whose tone of voice indicated that she was in distress. She asked, "Will you help me?" He responded, "Lady, whom are you calling?" She responded, "I do not know. I just know that I have a family problem. I took the problem to the Lord in prayer. While I was praying, the number I just dialed came before my closed eyes. I just got ...

8. “Human Help Is Worthless”

Psalm 60:1-12

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... 11). Abandoned! History: During the American Civil War, the Confederates (southern states) courted support from both Great Britain and France. It seemed like a perfect fit with Europe in need of cotton for their textile industry and the South needing weapons and military support. But help was not to come, and this was a major factor leading to the Union’s victory. The reason given for the lack of support for the South was Europe’s recent rejection of the slave trade.21The people of Israel at the time of ...

9. Need Help Removing That Roadblock?

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Steve Burt

... will not give up. They will persevere, believing God wants them to succeed. So it is with us. Individually and corporately we must work to uncover or discover God's vision for us. Some of us must recover it. We must honor it and ask God to help us achieve it. We must seek the help of others and assist them as they pursue God's plan for them. Some of us can be the backpacker who offered to walk with the man seeking to claim his inheritance. Others must look for hikers to walk with. Still others of us can be ...

10. Jumping With Help

Romans 4:2

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... serious.) The thing that is so important about this is that our winner did it all by herself. She jumped from here to there without any help. That means a lot, and she is allowed to brag. Now I want to show her something I hope will help her learn something else. She jumped from the line to this place without any help, but let's see how far she can jump with a little bit of help. (Let her line up at a place on the rope and get ready to jump again, only this time count to three and then lift her ...

11. Deal with It, Get over it, and Get Help

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... us. They may even be with us throughout our entire lives. But these things are NOT the “end of the story.” Not even death is the end of our story. We can deal with it and get over it at the same time because we’ve got help. “Our help comes from the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 124:8). None of these things can ultimately prevail against us, because our “Helper” has already overcome the worst that can happen to us. Paul boldly itemizes all those powers that are doomed to ...

12. When the Doctors Can't Help You

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... to get Jesus’ attention. The crowd would push her off to the side. No one’s supposed to even touch her. How can they help touching her in a crowd like that? "Unclean! Unclean!" She might even get injured. Who knows what an angry crowd might do? She can ... heavy burden alone. Is there a trusted friend or counselor with whom you can talk? Yes, you can talk to Jesus, but sometimes it is helpful to have a human being to whom we can unload our troubles. Tony Campolo tells of going to a funeral home to pay his ...

13. The Cry for Help

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... attitude doesn't come so easily. The other way to respond would be to say, "You belong to the wrong group. I can't help you." That's the way Jesus does in fact answer. "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." That may ... placed in some general idea of deity but in the God of Israel and his Messiah. She continued to trust in him and his ability to help even when it looked as if her appeal were going to be turned down rudely. God's character is fundamentally one of love and mercy. That ...

14. We All Need Help

Matthew 11:15

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... these.) Special Procedure: If possible, be seated when you are talking to the children. Lesson: This morning I have something I want to show you that you may not have seen before. Does anyone know what this is? ... (A hearing aid.) And what is it used for? ... (To help a person hear better.) Some people are not able to hear as well as you do so they have to wear a hearing aid that magnifies the sound so that they can hear better. Isn't that wonderful? It's just like these glasses. Some people wear glasses ...

15. Christians Help Others

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Children's Sermon

... envelopes. Do your parents sometimes let you put the envelope in the offering plate? The money that is collected is used in many ways. It is used to help people who need food, clothing, school supplies and medicine in mission areas of our own church. It is also used in our church. It helps buy Sunday school supplies and many other things. Giving money is one way we can help in the work of our church by sharing our gifts with others. There are many other ways to share our faith. I want to tell you about two ...

16. Discipline Hurts But Helps

Matthew 18:15-20

Children's Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... you! It is through the pain of sticking the needle in your arm that the doctor can quickly get the medicine into your body and help you get well. So, even though the doctor hurts you, he helps you! You know, it's sort of like that with your parents. They will do things which hurt you in order to help you know right from wrong. As much as you want to always do what's right, sometimes you do wrong! There are times when your actions get sick. Sometimes you disobey your parents, say mean things to a friend, or ...

17. Helping People Fall Down

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

... could be the most beautiful place with the loveliest of sounds and the kindest of people, but if what happens here is not the worship of God and does not aid in the worship of God, somehow we have failed. What we, as the church are about, is helping one another and the world see God - the God of majestic power and overwhelming love - and see this God so that we can fall flat on our faces before him. Okay, so maybe you haven't done that. I am speaking of a genuinely humble, heart-felt worship, which ...

18. God Help the Fish

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a Higher Power. The reason baptism is so powerful is that it is not a psychological exercise, but a theological one. Want proof? Ask yourself why Alcoholics Anonymous has saved so many people from ruin when other similar programs have failed? Or why faith-based programs for helping drug addicts are so much more successful than government-run programs? You and I cannot save ourselves any more than a drowning man can lift himself out of the water by the hair on his own head. If we are going to have a new life ...

19. Help From Habakkuk?

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... short book of only three chapters either. In fact, in 25 years of ministry, with a conservative estimate of about 1,000 sermons given, I believe this is the first one I've preached from Habakkuk! Back to that German monk: In Luther's search for meaning and help he stumbled upon Habakkuk as he was studying Paul's letter to the Romans. When he read Paul's quoting of the last phrase from the reading in Habakkuk, "the righteous live by their faith" (2:4), at that moment, the good news of Jesus Christ finally ...

20. “God Is Our Refuge and Strength, an Ever-Present Help in Trouble”

Psalm 46:1-11

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... ). In close textual proximity to the Song of the Sea, the story of the Red Sea relates how Moses stretches out his hand, and the sea goes back into place “at daybreak” (Exod. 14:27), the exact phrase with which the psalm describes God’s intervening help “at break of day” (Ps. 46:5). So the pigments of Israel’s past are dotted on the psalm’s wider canvas, giving a fuller range within which to see the present security that God’s presence brings. Outline/Structure If one uses the refrain to ...

21. A Scout is ... Helpful

Philemon 1:11

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... clothes Scouts wear are called uniforms. Today is Scout Sunday and that’s why the Scouts are wearing their uniforms. Would you boys like to wear Scout uniforms someday? If you’d become a Scout, would you help people? That’s what Scouts do. They help people. What are some ways both boys and girls can help people? (Discuss.) We can put away toys here at church and at home, pick up something somebody drops, hold the door open for some people when they’re coming into the church. I hope you’ll keep ...

22. From Hurting to Helping

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... feet! He’s calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, Batimaeus jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. What a beautiful word-picture: "Throwing his cloak aside, Batimaeus jumped to his feet and came to Jesus." He wasn’t going to stay stuck in his pain, not if he could help it. You and I see it all the time--people who remain stuck in their pain. The spurned spouse who will not let go of the rage he or she feels toward his or her ex. The widow or widower who will not let go of the grief following the ...

23. Jesus Helps Us See Better

Hebrews 12:22

Children's Sermon

... . Now the writer of Hebrews says Jesus really made a difference. People came to know God a lot better, and they understood that God is filled with love, and that he is always ready to forgive them instead of punish them. Jesus helped people to see God better, just like eyeglasses help people to see other things better. Jesus makes a difference. Perhaps the next time you put on your glasses, or you see someone else put on their glasses, you will think to yourselves how glad you are that there are glasses to ...

24. NO HELP WANTED

Drama

... the briefcase] Aha, you’ve already got another bag. I told you you’d pick things up traveling! Woman: I’m not going anywhere. Man 1: Now, with his one, you’ll have room for everything you want. Here. [Sticks the suitcase into her hand] There! I hope that’ll help. I’m most honored to have been of assistance. Good luck to you. Have a safe and pleasant journey. [Exits] Woman: [Stays where she is] Man 4: [Enters] Can I get you a taxi, lady? Woman: I’m not going anywhere. Man 5: [Enters] Need some ...

25. Asking for Help

Mark 10:46-52

Illustration

Richard J. Fairchild

... put the letter in an envelope and dropped it in the mailbox, even his young wife wondered if it was worth the time and the postage he'd spent on it. To Fred's amazement, Mrs. Roosevelt agreed to meet him. When the meeting ended, she promised to help him. In the months and years ahead Fred got checks through Mrs. Roosevelt from a variety of sources, including her own personal checks. Fred, in turn, kept her informed of his progress and sent her copies of all his term papers. Her secretary said later that she ...

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