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John 15:1-17

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... on them. If you live in a house with a steamroller, the nearer you come to the shape of the door-mat, the less likely you are to get mashed in the process. But underneath, every door-mat seeths with resentment, frustration, and bitterness. Listen to the door-mat. "Once he hit me because I wouldn’t do what he asked. I don’t want that to happen again, so I do my best not to make him angry. But I don’t like being bossed around like a slave. I’ve thought of leaving, but haven’t any money, and wouldn ...

2. Miracle In the Bethlehem Inn

Drama

... descendants of King David. This is where they have to pay their taxes. Relax. It is only for one or two nights. Portia: Well, I don't like it. And the room they gave us! Marcus: What's wrong with the room? I think it is very nice. Portia: Well, yes, ... four of us! Adam: It is plenty big enough for two families! We are used to sleeping on mats on the floor. We only have two rooms for our family in Galilee. Claudia: But, don't you get tired of getting in each other's way? Susanna: Oh, sometimes we argue, but we ...

3. With a Little Help from My Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... hear Jesus preach and they saw this man on the street stretched out on his mat begging for alms and they said to one another, “Hey, the Master can help this man. Why don’t we take him with us and see if we can get him some help?” ... Bible study. Most guys turn him down. Howell could easily become discouraged. Why does he keep trying to share his faith with guys who don’t seem to care? Because sometimes it makes a difference. As one of Howell’s frat brothers told Time, “In the biggest meathead frat ...

4. Praying To Win

John 14:5-14

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... 't think I was the only one who was praying like I had never prayed before: "Dear God, don't let him get hurt and keep him from getting pinned." We thought it was going to be all over in the first period. The big man took Rolland down and tipped him over onto his back in a matter of seconds. Somehow Rolland was able to keep his shoulders off the mat until the buzzer went off ending the first two-minute period. The second and the third periods were the same. Each time Rolland was turned onto his back almost ...

5. Finish the Drill

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... York. She looked at him and said, "Yogi, you really look cool." He said, "Thank you, you don't look so hot yourself." Don't react to criticism, but also don't retaliate against criticism. I imagine every pastor has gotten the hard critical letter – I certainly ... Drill?' He said, "We demand nothing short of absolute perfection. The team is divided up into squads. Each Squad has to do each mat drill. If just one player in that squad does not do the drill perfectly every person has to do the drill over again ...

6. Heart Religion

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and majestic voice, the Lord said, “Because you bug me, Kirk!” Now we know God doesn’t cause bad things to happen to good people. But don’t you think God gets awfully tired of the things we do and the way we live? There is a sense in which that’s what ... man with upraised knife to murder him. Just then the call to prayer rang out. Immediately he stopped, spread out his prayer mat, knelt, said his prayer as fast as he could; and then rose and continued his murderous pursuit. The prayer was simply a ...

7. Lent 1

Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... Shush." "Miriam, why not?" "Huh?" "Why couldn't he do anything?" "I don't know." "Miriam, why couldn't he do anything here?" "Joshua, I don't know. Go to sleep!" But he couldn't sleep. Not tonight. He lay upon his mat on the top of the house as he and Miriam usually did ... I was expecting him to still be 12. I was expecting him to be Mary and Joseph's son. I was expecting him to be, gosh, I don't know. Why didn't he let us know?" Mary relaxed, "How would he let you know?" "I'm not sure!" "Maybe he didn't let us ...

8. The Forgiving Christ

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins… He said to the paralytic, ‘Get up, take your mat, and go home.'" Forgiveness is free. A. Get up. The words get up are a powerful words. They're the same words used in Mark ... after day and at the heart of it all, they are homesick for God. When you are homesick you are just out of sorts, not yourself, don't feel good. Nothing will remedy your ailment but a homecoming. Isn't it about time you headed home? Home to a self you can ...

9. God's Hello People

1 John 1:5--2:14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , my Daddy said..." I persisted."And furthermore," the teacher said, looking at me, her lips getting thin and her eyes opening wide, "we know you don't even have a Daddy..." I couldn't see too well then because I was crying. And I always thought the teacher liked me. She ... in Matthew's gospel: "I was a stranger and you welcomed me." The sign of God's people is always a welcome. A welcome mat is always out at the door of a Christian's heart. T. R. Glover once said that "the Gospel of Jesus Christ began in ...

10. Are You a GOT TO or a GET TO Christian?

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... check book, or my Day Timer, or my television or any of the other THINGS that try to run my life." (Prof. Terry Mattingly directs the Institute of Journalism at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C.) This Lenten season, how deep will ... runneth into it, and is safe.' Dale read it, then he looked at her and said, 'I got the good one, now don't I?'" - ("A Farewell Lap for 'The Intimidator,' Newsweek, 5 March 2001, 53). Into the steamy, sometimes seamy life of NASCAR racing ...

11. Calling Out in the Darkness

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Steven Molin

... and offering you three wishes; it is God asking what our heart's desire is for this life. So, what would you say? What would I say? Don't answer too quickly, but dwell on that provocative question for a moment while I tell you a story. When my wife and I were in ... on that road to Jericho! Jesus has given us light and life. But once we see the world as Jesus sees it, we cannot sit on our mats any longer. What we do for the least of these, we do for Jesus. I have a prayer-dare for you: I dare you to ask ...

12. The Faith of a Saint

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... the return.” “In that case,” said the man, “write down that there is a lot in that book that is tough to swallow.” (1) I don’t believe you will think me irreverent if I say to you that there is a lot in the Bible that is tough to swallow. Today ... want to be saint-like, ask yourself how he would have responded. He is not saying to you to be a door-mat. He was certainly not a door-mat when he drove the money changers out of the temple. He was not wishy-washy when he confronted the Pharisees. He did ...

13. Family Matters

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to a family. And being part of a Family Matters. Part of being a family is that sense of belonging. And we all want to belong don't we? We all want be known by others and to know that someone out there knows who we are and cares about us. We ... ) "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Mat 28:20) "Remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Mat 7:7) "Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you." (Mat 11:28) "Come to me, all you that ...

14. Vendetta

2 Kings 1:1-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... bid for restoration to Baalzebub, the god of Ekron (of the Philistines) called “the lord of flies” or the “god of dung.” Ahaziah of Israel has fallen and injured himself and is lying on a mat in need of healing. But instead of calling upon YHWH, he asks his men to petition Baalzebub instead. We don’t know from the story whether he feels that his misfortune was somehow due to this Baalzebub’s influence. Perhaps he attributes his terrible fall to some kind of “evil” or underhanded power of an ...

15. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... out of a public swim locker room recently. The patron told you, "Get that ____ dog out of here. Blind people don't belong in swimming pools." Asker: When asked to apologize, the woman spoke of her blind grandfather who did not " ... authority on earth to forgive sins' -- he said to the paralytic -- 'I say to you, stand up, take your mat and go to your home.' And he stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out before all of them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, 'We have never seen ...

16. Gifts of Lent III: A Family Gives Their Home

Luke 22:7-38

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... and his disciples would spend the night on the floor. I took off my clothes and put on the robe I normally slept in. Lying on my mat, I could hear the voices of Jesus and the others as they came down the stairs and walked past my door on the way to the ... celebrate Passover, the world would be so blessed? I'm so glad you would come and see this room and hear my story. But you know, you don't have to come all the way to Jerusalem to see a house given to Jesus. You can give him your own house. Whenever you open ...

17. OUR LORD RISEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... was of him. Mary took no part in the conversation, nor did she participate in the evening meal, and when they rolled out the mats and bed rolls to sleep on the floor, fully clothed as was the custom, she remained in the shadows, unmoved. By midnight, so many ... ?" Mary asked. "The one they rolled in front of the tomb. How shall we move it?" Mary came to her feet, said softly, "I don’t know." She glanced back toward the city, as if looking for help, but its walls shone orange and silent in the morning light, ...

18. Down by the Riverside

Mark 1:4-11 · Genesis 1:1-5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... him, "Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness." After that, John consented. (MAT 3:14-15) Jesus didn't NEED baptism but in offering and submitting himself to baptism, he became the supreme model for our ... the altar of every church. In offering ourselves and submitting to Christian baptism, we have each been raised to new life in Christ. We don't really need a tombstone. Our final resting place will really be that place prepared for us by the hands of our Savior. ...

19. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... playing quietly. I wanted to relax. I was just starting to unwind when I looked up to see this man, with shabby clothing and matted hair, standing in the center aisle about four rows back and waiting for permission to approach me. I nodded and gave him a ... to him about Jesus’ love. These weren’t just words; I felt them. I felt love for this pitiful young man. And that smell … I don’t know how to explain it. It had almost made me sick, but now it became the most beautiful fragrance to me. I reveled in ...

20. Prayer Changes Things

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... the second chapter of Mark when four men never gave up on bringing their paralyzed friend to Jesus. They carried their friend on a mat to a home where Jesus was teaching. The crowd surrounding Jesus was so large they could not even get in the front door. ... t under-stand. I was a healthy, happy 32-year-old, my career was finally where I wanted it to be... how could this happen? I don’t remember a lot about being in the hospital during my treatment.... I think I’ve tried to block out the long days... but I ...

21. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... basket kept moving and moving and moving. It was almost dark, and when she heard someone on the path, she sprang from her mat and went to the doorway. She grabbed the wooden spoon as she passed the table. Looking south toward the lake she saw no ... died, they won't put me ... I don't know. Is there anything to eat?" "Your brother is missing. He has been missing since this morning. I don't know where he is. Aren't you listening? Don't you care?" "Mom, I care. It's dark, we don't know where to begin. There's ...

22. Saved From Water: The Storm

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... rained out something terrible on another day when he was teaching and preaching. The rain poured down and the whole crowd got drenched. Jesus could have stopped that one too, I guess, but I don't think it really mattered to him that much. Nobody was in any danger. Do you know what he did? He just stood there smiling, sopping wet, hair matted down, water running down his cheeks, and he made up this story about rain being like forgiveness. It was a beautiful story about a boy who had lied to his mother. It's ...

23. Do I Give Up Praying Too Soon?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

... group pray for him?" They checked it out and learned that was exactly the case. When I hear of experiences like that, I sometimes wonder, "Why don’t my prayers get answered?" The doubts increase when I hear Jesus making a wide-sweeping promise such as he did in the Upper Room as ... level was where the family cooked and ate and slept. At nightfall the people would unroll their mats on the higher level and lie down in their clothes. Often the household would consist of three or four generations including widowed sisters and ...

24. The Baby or the Window?

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The man glowed and said, “It’s a brand new 2017 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4. It has custom leather seats and ‘Bubba’ floor mats. It has a heavy duty towing package with gold hitch, a DVD with navigation, a 21-channel CB radio, six cup holders, and four ... Anyway there is a verse in the song that begins like this: My friends down at the commune They think I’m pretty neat Oh, I don’t know nothing about arts and crafts But I give ’em all something to eat I’m a friend to old Euell Gibbons And I only ...

25. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

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