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1. Second Thoughts

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... singer. One man turned to the man next to him and said, "That woman who is singing has a terrible voice. Any idea who she is?" "Why yes," said the second man, "she happens to be my wife." That should have ended the matter, but sometimes not even our second thoughts can save us from disaster! The first man stammered, "I beg your pardon; it's not really her voice. It's that awful music she is singing. Who would ever have written a piece of music like that?" And the second man said quietly, "I did!" No, I can ...

2. Some Second Thoughts about Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... coat that has no buttons? Or can you see him in your mind’s eye trying to work in a pair of pants that he has to hold up with one hand? You get the point — we need to give till it helps. II Now a second thought: NOT EQUAL GIVING, EQUAL SACRIFICE. Go back to our scripture lesson. Use your imagination. The setting was the temple in Jerusalem. Jesus had been teaching. He had delivered a scathing denunciation against the super religious — the scribes and Pharisees who paraded their religion in the market ...

3. Whoever Would Have Thought?

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... desk at home. Another had placed his list in his wedding album. Still another classmate took out her wallet, showed her worn and frazzled list to the group, and said she carried it with her everywhere she went. Helen was simply overwhelmed. (1) Whoever would have thought that what a teacher did out of desperation on a Friday afternoon would have such a lasting effect on her students? You never know. You never know how something you or I might do might affect someone else. The funny thing is that we may not ...

4. More Important Than We Thought

Luke 20:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... was important, and now I find it is very important. That is the way that it is with Jesus. When Jesus was alive and teaching, there were some people who thought that he was just another man and nothing special. There were other people who thought that they could get rid of Jesus and no one would ever miss him. As a matter of fact, there were some people who wanted to get rid of Jesus and were even willing to murder him if they could. They really hated him. But after Jesus did die on ...

5. And You Thought God Didn't Care!

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

... name of Jesus! It is a strong and mighty name under which Christians serve and in whom they trust! Just in case Moses and the Hebrews thought God didn't care, he sent Moses to them with the Name, but also told them of - God's Interest in Them (v. 16) God ... , it matters to me!" There is a Gospel song which asks, "Does Jesus Care?" Of course he cares! Even if you have, at times, thought God didn't care, let me tell you he will turn heaven and earth upside down and inside out to help you. Everything about ...

6. The Thoughts of Our Hearts

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... mouth to stop talking, for he could see that they were not only troubled at his words, but a little terror stricken, also. And before he handed the baby back to his parents, he said, "Your Son will reveal what really lies on the hearts of the people. The thoughts of all our hearts will be no secret to him, for he will ferret them out." As soon as he had spoken he realized that his heart, too, had become transparent in the presence of this baby. With that, Joseph and Mary turned and ran smack into the rather ...

7. He’s Not Who We Thought

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

... idea about Jesus. (Especially because, for his own reasons, Mark wants his Easter morning story to be bare-bones spare.) The Jesus who is going to Jerusalem to speak truth to power, and who ends up dying when his followers thought he should have won the day — this Jesus isn’t who they thought he was. He isn’t who we think he is. Mark started his gospel story, in the very first verse of chapter one, announcing that Jesus was ‘the Son of God.’ He doesn’t explain what he means by that. According ...

8. The Eagle Who Thought He was a Prairie Chicken

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

An Indian brave found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken. The eaglet hatched with a brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life, the eagle thought he was a prairie chicken and did what prairie chickens do. He scratched in the dirt for seeds to eat. He clucked and cackled. He flew in a brief thrashing of wings, no more than a few feet off the ground. After all that’s how prairie chickens were supposed ...

9. Some Pentecost Thoughts

Acts 2:1-41

Illustration

Bruce D. Prewer

... grace that enables us to admit when we are wrong, in the resilience of people who fight for the rights of others, in times when we share the Gospel in spite of our inadequacy, in finding joy in unexpected places, in taking on responsibilities that we once thought beyond us, in refusing to let the greed of society take over our soul, in giving thanks always, even through the hard times of life, in rising above past failures and putting past hurts behind us. in finding a central core of peace in the midst of ...

10. Food For Thought

1 Peter 1:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... are too worried to think; when you get old you are too sick to think; when you die it is too late to think. But then you have all eternity to think. Peter understood the power of the mind and the importance of giving the mind the proper food for thought. That's why he says in v.13, "gird up the loins of your mind." The word for mind is the Greek word dianoia which is actually two words: the word dia meaning "through" and the word noia meaning "to think." So it literally means "to think through." There are ...

11. No Other Thought

Matthew 14:22-33

Illustration

Martin Luther

When Luther's puppy happened to be at the table, he looked for a morsel from his master, and watched with open mouth and motionless eyes; he (Martin Luther) said, 'Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his thoughts are concentrated on the piece of meat. Otherwise he has no thought, wish or hope."

12. I Thought I'd Call

Mark 1:40-45

Illustration

Gary Nicolosi

... man back. "Did you figure it out yet?" the man asked. "The only thing I can think of is nobody ever calls you." "You got it!" The phone went dead for the fourth time. Chuckling, the officer dialed the man back. "What do you want now?" asked the man. "I thought I'd call – just to say hello." "Hello? Why?" "Well, if nobody ever calls you, I ...

13. God Knows The Thoughts Of Our Hearts

Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:21-26, Matthew 5:17-20

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... loves and accepts us. People: Then let us walk in Christ's name, sharing God's love wherever we go. Leader: And let us sing out and give praise for God's merciful love! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You know even the deepest thoughts in our hearts yet in Your mercy You love us. Give us the strength to love and accept others even as You have loved and forgiven us. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have failed to see Your love and presence in our lives ...

14. We Thought You Said Daddy!

Ephesians 6:1-4

Illustration

... ." "But," protested another child, "if he wouldn't eat so much and wouldn't be so messy, could we keep him?" Mom held her ground, "It's time to take Danny to his new home." Suddenly, with one voice and with tears in their eyes, the children exclaimed, "Danny? We thought you said Daddy!"

15. Two Schools of Thought on Divorce

Matt 5:31-32; Mark 10:1-12

Illustration

Mickey Anders

There were two schools of thought in Jesus' day concerning divorce, one liberal and one conservative. Rabbi Shammai taught that divorce was only permissible on the grounds of some sexual impropriety. His was the stricter view. Rabbi Hillel, on the other hand, had a more liberal view and taught that a man could divorce his wife ...

16. A Thoughtful Decision

Illustration

Dr. M. Scott Peck

... of love may be unbounded, but our capacity to be loving is limited. Therefore we must choose the person on whom to focus our capacity to love, toward whom to direct our will to love. True love is not a feeling by which we are overwhelmed. It is a committed, thoughtful decision.

17. Thoughts About the Tongue

James 3:1-12

Illustration

Staff

Some choice thoughts about the Tongue: About Abrasive Speech Many a blunt word has a sharp edge. Keep your words soft and sweet; you never know when you may have to eat them. About Gossip Gossip is like soap mostly lye! A gossip is just a fool with a keen sense of rumor. ...

18. Watch Your Thoughts

Illustration

Frank Outlaw

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

19. A Man's Thoughts on Marriage

Humor Illustration

Interesting thoughts about marriage (written, I suspect, by a man): A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one ...

20. Penny for Your Thoughts

Humor

A Scottish lad and his lassie were sitting next to each other in the Scottish Highlands. They sat in silence for a while just gazing over the glen. The lass turned to the lad and said, "A penny ferr your thoughts." The lad was taken aback, and then he answered, "I was just a thinkin' how nice it'd be if ye'd give me a wee bit of a kiss." The flattered lass kissed the lad. But then the lad slipped once more into a pensive mood. His lass once ...

21. I Thought You'd Never Ask

John 1:35-46

Sermon

Mark Trotter

We all know about famous last words. They are collected because they are supposed to be important. We expect something deep and profound from someone as their last words, the distillation of the wisdom of a lifetime. We also know about the last words of Jesus. Every gospel writer records his own version of the last words of Jesus. They are all different, his words from the cross. And every Good Friday, some place around the world, some church is commemorating the cross by meditating on the seven last words ...

22. Two Schools of Thought

Illustration

While witnessing for Christ on the streets of a city in California, evangelist H.A. Ironside and his associates were often interrupted by questions from the crowd. "There are hundreds of religions in this country, and the followers of each sect think they're right. How can poor plain people like us find out what really is the truth?" Ironside and his friends would answer something like this: "Did I hear you say there are hundreds of religions? That's strange; I've heard of only two. True, I find many ...

23. Thought for Reformation Sunday

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

Martin Luther had a dream in which he stood on the day of judgment before God Himself and Satan was there to accuse him. When Satan opened his books full of accusations, he pointed to transgression after transgression of which Luther was guilty. As the proceedings went on, Luther's heart sunk in despair. Then he remembered the cross of Christ, and turning upon Satan, he said, "There is one entry which you have not made, Satan." The Devil retorted, "What is that?" And Luther answered, "It is this—the blood ...

24. Most Unlikely Or So We Thought

Illustration

Journalist Clarke Beach

A Japanese attack on Hawaii is regarded as the most unlikely thing in the world, with one chance in a million of being successful. Besides having more powerful defenses than any other post under the American Flag, it is protected by distance. (Written on Sept. 6, 1941 by journalist Clarke Beach. Taken from the book At Dawn We Slept by Gordon Prange.)

25. The Tiger Who Thought He Was a Goat

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

There is a fable about a motherless tiger cub who was adopted by goats and brought up by them to speak their language, eat their food, and, in general, believe that he was a goat. One day a king tiger came along and when all the goats scattered in fear, the young tiger was left alone with the king tiger. All that the young one could do in response was to bleat. The king tiger carried the motherless tiger to a pool and forced him to look at their reflections side by side and draw his own conclusions. When ...

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1. Second Thoughts

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Robert Beringer

2. Some Second Thoughts about Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

3. Whoever Would Have Thought?

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

4. More Important Than We Thought

Luke 20:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

5. And You Thought God Didn't Care!

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

6. The Thoughts of Our Hearts

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

7. He’s Not Who We Thought

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

8. The Eagle Who Thought He was a Prairie Chicken

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

9. Some Pentecost Thoughts

Acts 2:1-41

Illustration

Bruce D. Prewer

10. Food For Thought

1 Peter 1:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

11. No Other Thought

Matthew 14:22-33

Illustration

Martin Luther

12. I Thought I'd Call

Mark 1:40-45

Illustration

Gary Nicolosi

13. God Knows The Thoughts Of Our Hearts

Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:21-26, Matthew 5:17-20

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

14. We Thought You Said Daddy!

Ephesians 6:1-4

Illustration

15. Two Schools of Thought on Divorce

Matt 5:31-32; Mark 10:1-12

Illustration

Mickey Anders

16. A Thoughtful Decision

Illustration

Dr. M. Scott Peck

17. Thoughts About the Tongue

James 3:1-12

Illustration

Staff

18. Watch Your Thoughts

Illustration

Frank Outlaw

19. A Man's Thoughts on Marriage

Humor Illustration

20. Penny for Your Thoughts

Humor

21. I Thought You'd Never Ask

John 1:35-46

Sermon

Mark Trotter

22. Two Schools of Thought

Illustration

23. Thought for Reformation Sunday

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

24. Most Unlikely Or So We Thought

Illustration

Journalist Clarke Beach

25. The Tiger Who Thought He Was a Goat

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

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