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1. Barabbas - People’s Choice or Chance of Providence?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Were you there? Is that what you were singing? Yes, I was there, all right. I had no choice in the matter. I was locked up in that lousy, stinking hole that they called a prison. I didn’t think that there was any chance that I would ever get out of there alive. The Romans had been after me for some time. Once they got their hands on me and threw me down into that dungeon, I thought for sure that m...

2. Here Comes the King

Luke 22:66--23:25, Luke 19:28-44

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Object: None or tricycle. Well, boys and girls, good evening. I’m glad to see you here. A lot of you have been here every week, haven’t you? How many of you have been cutting out the little animal figures and coloring them on your banners at home? Good. I’m going to ask you a question now. Do any of you know who Jimmy Carter is? You don’t. I’ll have to ask some of the older students. Who is Jimm...

3. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Remorse or Repentance? Were you there? Is that what you people were just singing? Is that what you’ve been thinking? Was I there? Of course I was. Do you have to ask that? My name is Judas, the son of Simon. There are not many people who know anything about Jesus Christ who do not know something about me, too. Yes, I was one of the twelve whom Jesus chose to be his apostles. Almost 2,000 years hav...

4. Like a Dove

Mark 15:21-32

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Object: None Greetings, boys and girls. You know, a couple of weeks ago I asked you how many of you had a pet at home. We were talking about different kinds of pets because the banner that we have this year is about creatures of God ... but I suppose most of the creatures we have up there wouldn’t really make very good pets. Not too many of us, I think, would want a snake as a pet. I don’t think ...

5. Mary - Weeping Woman or Bold Believer

John 20:10-18

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Carl E. Zahrte

In the name of Jesus Christ, who is indeed the Resurrection and the Life, dear friends: During the past six weeks of Lent, some of you know that I have been preaching in the Wednesday services from the point of view of one who was there, at the scene of the suffering and death of Jesus. This morning again I wish to speak to you in a first-person style, taking the part of one who was there, Mary Ma...

6. Paul - Persecutor, but Participant

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

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Carl E. Zahrte

Did you notice something different this week? If you have been present for the Lenten services during the past six weeks, you know that this is the first week you did not sing that song, "Were You There, When They Crucified My Lord?" And I cannot say that I was there, either. No, I did not see them nail him to the tree, and I was not with Jesus and the apostles on that night when he was betrayed, ...

7. Peter's Warning

Luke 22:54-62

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Object: picture of a rooster Good evening, boys and girls. I’m glad to see so many of you here again. I have another picture for you to add to the little mini-banner that I gave you last week. It’s a picture like the second one up there on the big banner here in church. Last week we talked about the first picture, the serpent. What kind of creature have we added now? A chicken? No, unless you wo...

8. Pontius Pilate - Adamant, But Acquiescent

Luke 22:66--23:25

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Carl E. Zahrte

Was I there? You surely don’t need to ask me that question, do you? You know very well that I was there. Every week of the year, millions of Christians all over the world speak my name every time they confess their faith. They say in the Creed that Jesus Christ, God’s only son, their Lord, suffered under Pontius Pilate. Yes, I am Pontius Pilate, the man who had the authority of Rome, and the armed...

9. Scapegoat

John 18:28-40

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Object: None Hello. We’ve got quite a group here. How many of you have been here last Wednesday and the week before? Okay. Not all of you were here all the time, but we’re glad you’re with us now. If anybody does not have one of these little banners, we still have some extras to give away tonight after the service. You see, we’ve got another creature of God up on the big banner. The first week we...

10. Simon of Cyrene - Reluctant Reliever or Submissive Servant?

Mark 15:21-32

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Carl E. Zahrte

Was I there? Yes, and I’m so glad that I was. Yes, I was there on that day when they crucified my Lord. My name is Simon of Cyrene, and what happened on that day marked a new beginning in my life. Oh, I wasn’t very happy about it at first, that’s for sure. The way things happened, I resented it deeply when I was compelled to pick up the cross-beam and carry it for Jesus. After all, I had just arri...

11. Simon Peter: Strong Stone or Crumbling Clay?

Luke 22:54-62

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Carl E. Zahrte

Were you there? Were you singing that song again? Were you wondering, when you heard my name, how I could do what I did on that dreadful night when I denied vehemently that I even knew Jesus? Oh yes, I was there, all right, and it still pains me to think about it. My name is Simon, the son of John. Most of you may know me better by another name - Peter. That’s what Jesus himself called me when my ...

12. Sneaky Snakes

Luke 22:1-6

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Object: picture of a serpent Good evening, boys and girls! I certainly am pleased to see so many of you here. I hope you will all try to come back next week, and every week during this season of Lent, because each week I am going to give you a piece like this (show print of serpent), to fasten to your own banner like this one (show mini banner). During the season of Lent, we think and talk about...

13. The Centurion - Arranging Death, Announcing Life

Mark 15:33-41

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Carl E. Zahrte

Was I there, did you ask? Yes, I was there all right. I had to be. I was the man in charge of the soldiers who crucified Jesus of Nazareth. It was a day I’ll never forget, the day when the sun refused to shine. You won’t find my name in the Bible, but if you study any of the traditions associated with the death of Jesus, you may learn that I was called Longinus. But my name is not important. What ...

14. The Tree of the Cross

Mark 15:33-41

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

Object: None Hello boys and girls. I’m glad to see you again, as we near the close of this Lenten season. How many of you have been here every week? That’s very good. Now, I have one more piece for each of you to add to your mini-banner at home. You know that for the past six weeks, we have given you pictures of some creatures of God that were connected with the suffering of Jesus. There have bee...

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