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1. When The Cheering Stopped

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . Open your bibles and see if that is not true. But listen to this: While there are no miracles recorded in these chapters what you will find is a persistent call to commitment. Consider a few of the events after he enters Jerusalem: Hungry one morning Jesus stops by a fig tree and finds no figs. He withers the tree because it is producing no fruit. It's an illustration: Jesus demands fruitful committed lives. A Parable is told: Who is more committed? The son who says, “I will work” and then does not or ...

2. When The Cheering Stopped

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... days of Jesus life, you then understand significance of this. Open your bibles and see if that is not true. But listen to this: While there are no miracles recorded in these chapters what you will find is a persistent call to commitment. Hungry one morning Jesus stops by a fig tree and finds no figs. He withers the tree because it is producing no fruit. Jesus demands fruitful committed lives. A Parable is told: Who is more committed? The son who says, “I will work” and then does not or the son who says ...

3. When The Cheering Stopped

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

4. Worship is Your Rest Stop

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Psalm 92:1-15, Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Galatians 3:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... some of those places for you? [Give people time to answer.] Okay, now close your eyes, and go to that place. [Wait a minute.] How do you feel? Do you feel more relaxed? More at ease? You just experienced what might be called a psychological “rest stop.” A rest stop is a brief reprieve from the stresses and roller coaster of life. It’s a time of relaxation, refreshment, and joy in which for a brief time, you can put your troubles aside, and breathe. For some of us, that might mean a bite of chocolate ...

5. When the Music Stops

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... we do need to live our best lives, in gratitude for the time we’ve been given, in prayer to God and in worship to the One who makes our lives possible. We need to live in faith, assured that when Jesus comes and the world changes, when the music stops, we have done our best as human beings on this earth –we’ve loved well, we’ve shared well, we’ve forgiven much, we’ve shown mercy and understanding to all we meet. Jesus compares the finality of the earth with the flood of Noah. Life went on in the ...

6. Stop in the Name of Love

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... passage reads, “But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” That phrase, “tried to deter him,” literally means “to utterly prohibit.” John might as well have been saying, “STOP and smell the roses, STOP right there, pilgrim, STOP billion dollar fine, and STOP in the naaaame of love.” He recognized that Jesus was already holy and without sin; his mind was already perfectly aligned with the holiness of God. He didn’t need to repent. Let me ...

7. Stop Being Afraid

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... them dies apart from God your Father" (10:29). Wow. "And what about you?" Jesus asks. "God even knows every hair on your head. So stop being afraid. You are of much more value than any sparrow" (10:30-31). Isn't that amazing? God knows everything that we go through ... that "logic" of "What do I have to do?" into our religious life. "What do I have to do to get God to care about me?" Stop being afraid? No, no, no. It's the other way around. God does care about you so you don't have to be afraid. The response ...

8. Stop!

Luke 8:15

Children's Sermon

... .) I think you are wondering why we're talking about stopwatches on Christmas Eve (or morning). Our lesson tonight (or this morning) is the familiar story of the night Jesus was born and the angels coming to the shepherds to tell them the good news. Then the shepherds stopped what they were doing and came to see the baby that the angels told them about. Sometimes it seems like we are running a race (push the start button and hold up the watch while you are talking) to get to the end of Christmas. We have ...

9. Stop the PANIC!

Luke 15:1-32 · Exodux 15:1-27--16:36 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ” and the “re-turn.” The word for repent –is to “turn around the other way.” Not just to go in a ‘different’ direction, but to follow the direction of God. God knows we can’t do it on our own. That’s why He sent us Jesus. Stop the PANIC! Trust the Savior. The Way, the Truth, and the Life. *The photo for this sermon is from an article “Sheep Rescued from Cliff Face” by Conor Finnerty on AgriLand, dated April 20, 2017. **For a prior exegesis on what it means to be “lost,” see the ...

10. The Stop-and-Think Chair

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Roy Howard

... come to that conclusion on my own. It took a friend, a brother in Christ, to reveal my blind spot. I wish I had a stop-and-think chair and a prayer closet for my exposed soul. It was a difficult conversation for both of us. Being vulnerable with one another ... record these guidelines for how Christians are to handle offenses when they occur among us. It’s Matthew’s version of the stop-and-think chair. After years of serving the church in a variety of settings and congregations for nearly 25 years, I’ve ...

11. Stop, Drop, Cover, and Roll!

Isaiah 7:10-16

Sermon

Tony Everett

... key verse was Isaiah 7:14a: "Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign." She had painstakingly constructed a "stop" sign, using red construction paper, a white marker, and a wooden dowel. When the children gathered around her on the ... if God invited 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 ...

12. Why Did the Cheering Stop?

Luke 22:54-62

Illustration

Finally, I would suggest to you that the cheering stopped because Jesus began to talk more and more about a cross. In the early part of his ministry Jesus talked about the Kingdom of ... you meant it, but the cross says emphatically that he did mean it. I began this sermon with the question, "Why did the cheering stop?" It stopped because Jesus more and more began to talk about commitment; it stopped because Jesus opened up the doors of the church and invited people to come in. But most importantly of all, it ...

13. Stop, Look, and Listen

Hebrews 10:20

Children's Sermon

... come to another sign which is round and has the letters "R. R." written on it. This means that there is a railroad ahead. He must stop, look, and listen here, too. The other sign that you and your father may see is a "slow down" kind of sign. It is a yield ... means that if your father comes to another road and he sees this sign, he must slow down. If he sees another car coming, he must stop. But if he sees no cars coming, he may speed up again and continue on his way. This baptismal font is like a sign, too. It ...

14. The Road Stops Here

Luke 20:27-38

Illustration

King Duncan

... drive out of our church and they drive up highway #99 after the funeral, and they drive into Washington Memorial Cemetery, and the road pulls right up to a grave which is carved out of the ground on the top of a hill. And many people think: the road stops here; the road stops here; there is no more; it is impossible for the road to go any farther." But, of course, the road does go farther. Death is not the end of the journey. There is more beyond. A healthy approach to death is to deal with it as a time ...

15. Stop Talking and Start Walking

Luke 24:13-35, Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... don’t entirely “get it” until Jesus takes the lead as host, and they put their eyes on his hands and their ears on his voice! In order to truly “hear” Jesus’ direction for our lives, to truly realize His guidance for our own life’s journey, we need to stop talking, and pay attention to the one whose voice we know we can trust to lead us in the ways God wants us to go. We must recognize Jesus not just as someone walking with us down our path, not just as a wise person who might give us some ...

16. Don't Stop Praying!

Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see,” he replied. Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received ...

17. The Stop That Keeps Us Going

Illustration

... places. It normally advertises some place of business which caters to people who travel. In the sparsely populated range country of Wyoming, it can be seen at a gasoline station which stands alone with nothing within fifty miles on either side. Without an occasional stop for servicing and refueling, the finest of motor cars would soon sputter to a standstill. A similar sign might be posted by any homemaker beside her dining table, for we must give our bodies food, if we are to keep them going. Also a ...

18. Why Did The Cheering Stop? - Sermon Starter

Matthew 21:1-11

Illustration

Brett Blair

... would be no Christmas presents because of the war and the hard times. The children didn’t believe her. They said that President Wilson was coming and they knew that everything would be alright. The cheering lasted about a year. Then it gradually began to stop. It turned out that after the war the political leaders in Europe were more concerned with their own agendas than they were a lasting peace. At home Woodrow Wilson ran into opposition in the United States Senate and his League of Nations was not ...

19. Stop Fuming, Start Forgiving!

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... memory. Together they knew in their hearts the glory of forgiving and forgetting. (2) So may it be for us. If God would name the person we should forgive first, who would it be? Once you discern that name, then for God’s sake and your own, stop fuming and start forgiving! (1) From an article entitled “Freedom for the Angry Heart, and a More Productive Life,” by Marshal King, printed in the Seattle Times, July 30, 2006, p. 2 (2) Thomas, Marlo, The Right Words at the Right Time, (Atria: New York, 2002 ...

20. Make Everything Stop

Illustration

Staff

... the size of a dime. If the angle of error at the point of the barrel is more than .005 of a millimeter (that is five one-thousandths), you drop into the next circle and lose a point. So we have to learn how to make everything stop. I stop my breathing. I stop my digestion by not eating for 12 hours before the competition. I train by running to keep my pulse around 60, so I have a full second between beats I have gotten it lower, but found that the stroke-volume increased so much that each beat really ...

21. Stop the Offerings!

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... and germs. What?! What do you mean? It is the way of doing so! But then the writer of Hebrews goes on, "Where there is forgiveness of [sins], there is no longer any offering for sin" (Hebrews 10:18 RSV). In other words the writer of Hebrews is saying, "Stop the offerings! Jesus has made the one offering of himself and that is enough!" Think of it. Growing up, knowing the pang of guilt, just like we do, but then regularly going to the temple with a dove in hand or buying one there, giving it to the priest ...

22. God Stopped Keeping Score

Matthew 18:21-35

Illustration

William J. Carl, III

... of its own sin on Calvary. As they taunted him and crucified him, I'm sure the disciples and others wondered why Jesus didn't retaliate. Whatever happened to good old divine retribution? Instead he hung there and took it. Why? Because long ago he figured out that God had stopped keeping score. If God has stopped keeping score on us, why are we still keeping score on those around us? Father, forgive us, for we know not what we do.

23. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Proverbs 16:1, 9, Philippians 3:12-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... you don't know where you are going you might wind up some place else." There's an old Roman proverb that says, "When the pilot does not know what port he is heading for, no wind is the right wind." As you live today, in a sense you cannot stop thinking about tomorrow. Now we are not to worry about tomorrow, but we are to be ready for tomorrow. There are three practical steps in doing this. I. Pray For Direction It is foolish to set goals without consulting God first, because He is the only one who knows the ...

24. Dad, Shouldn't We Stop?

Luke 9:51-56

Illustration

Alexander H. Wales

... the car looked dirty and unshaven and was sitting on the ground before his rusty vehicle. His young son saw the man and said, "Daddy, aren't we going to help him?" The father, who knew of the dangers of stopping to help strangers on a highway, said, "No, we have to get to the restaurant before they stop serving lunch." The little boy continued, "But he looks like he could really use some help. Shouldn't we help?" "We just don't have time," the father snapped back. The boy then queried, "Is this kind of like ...

25. Stop Carrying the Anvil

Mk 6:1-13

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... have to find that rhythm, that balance, between not giving up too soon but also not continuing too long. There is a time to stop trying. When things do not work and you know it; when people do not respond and you feel it; when the situation goes from ... enough to hold back the flood swollen river from your door. In Nazareth, Jesus met opposition He perceived as unyielding, so He stopped trying and He went elsewhere to minister. When He sent out the disciples on their mission, He advised them: "If any place ...

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