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Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... the walls. Fear and war paralyzing the town. And all you want to do is to have a baby! (2) Why? Why was it so important for Gail to have a baby? Why did she think about it just then? Could you explain it for her? Do you know why? (3) It probably has ... eye. But now, he says, he’s glad that, in some way, his father lives on in him. (2) That’s why it’s so hard for parents to bury children, isn’t it? That’s what Nicholas Wolterstorff writes about in his Lament for a Son. In 1983, his son Eric was out in ...

2. Epiphany 7

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, Isaiah 43:14-28, Mark 2:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... rafting trip to the Snake River but Tom opts out at the last minute for work-related reasons. He later decides to join them, just as they are about ready to embark. Gail's parents live in that region and, before the trip, mother and daughter have a little heart-to-heart about Gail's marriage. Gail woefully informs her mom of her dire marital straits. Gail tells her mom that Tom continues to spend all his waking hours at work and she is sick of it. She complains: "It's hard!" Her mom doesn't reciprocate with ...

3. Coffee Shop Christmas Eve

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Julia Ross Strope

... to go to church, they tell the story for each other in the coffee shop, strangers no more. Plot Children, parents, and one grandparent are tired from their shopping and looking at beautiful things. They resist joining others already at church ... gifts To please us and waiting for a new day’s sun to shine. Sarah: We’ve shared our time with hot chocolate and bread ... Gail: It’s dark now and only hours before We celebrate divinity coming to our door. Curt: ’Tis the night before Christmas and we must go ...

4. The Promise of Homecoming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

... cardboard in the summer cottage's fireplace. Sparks set the roof on fire and the cottage burns. Cate then decides to go to her parents' home in Mountain City while her mother goes to Virginia to care for a school friend who has cancer. Cate's return to ... our sadness into gladness. We can joyously make fools of ourselves for the One who loves us, just as lovers have always done. Gail Godwin's story of A Mother and Two Daughters closes with a party that Cate Strickland Galitsky throws at Uncle Osgood's farm, ...

5. The Perfect Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

James Merritt

... 5 inches per hour—Birds have been known to drown in mid flight as the water clogs their upward-facing nostrils. The Andrea Gail had the misfortune of running into of all things a storm called "Hurricane Grace." It was a storm so powerful that it had ... that promise he found the area closest to his son's room and began to pull back the rocks and dig out the dirt. Other parents arrived and began sobbing for their children. They were saying things like, "It's too late. You know they're dead. You can't help." ...

6. Hot Tubs and Fishing Trips

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Thomas Long

... same time is full of achingly lonely people. "Let go ... Let the changes," goes the bad-medicine prescription of Gail Sheehy in Passages: A way from institutional claims and other people’s agenda. Away from external valuations and accreditations, in ... hear the sound of another’s voice summoning us, valuing our life enough to make a claim upon it. Sometimes, when parents are scolding their children for unacceptable behavior, they will say, "That was uncalled for!" That is a strange phrase, when you think ...

7. Am I Forgetting Anything?

John 20:1-9

Drama

Dave Marsh

... . Is that when Timmy stuck the palm leaf up his nose? Donna: No, that was last week. This week he burped up all over Gail Henderson. Jim: Right. Not a pretty sight. Donna: Then we sang some songs… I don’t remember which… then the pastor talked about Easter ... about the color of an orange? Jim: (shaking his head) 3 hours. 3 long, awful hours. (looks up) Then there was dinner at your parents. Donna: Oh, it wasn’t that bad. Jim: You’re kidding right? Did you eat the same ham I ate? And what was with the ...

8. The Ride of Your Life

Mark 4:35-41

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Leonard Sweet

... to say, “Don’t worry too much!” Kids need both kinds of parenting. That is the most difficult challenge for single parents, a challenge that can be met and is being met my many single parents in this church. But it’s a challenge nonetheless: to find a ... survive and thrive. From a faith perspective, life’s ultimate risk is not to risk anything. As the crew of the “Andrea Gail” found out, there is always one storm bigger than any boat. There are Perfect Storms. No one gets out of life alive. Even ...

9. Living with the End in Mind

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... family circle and to keep us constantly aware that David is in heaven--which is far better for him.” Like the hundreds of parents whom he had counseled, Koop and his wife found a permanent void in their lives after David’s death. “In an effort to be ... and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” Amen. 1. SermonFodder 2. Gail Gilchriest, Bubbas & Beaus (New York: Hyperion, 1995), p. 139. 3. Christian Nevell Bovee 4. “Learning to Mourn,” by Nancy Wartik, ...

10. Such A Babe In Such A Place

Luke 2:1-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... resources to protect ourselves, to get in positions of strength. This is ultimately destructive, besides being unchristian. Best-selling author, Gail Sheehy, wrote about pacesetters. In fact, that was the title of her book. Through extensive research, she sought to ... a wasted life. Dominated and devastated by drugs, estrangement from a wonderful family, a great cleavage between him and loving parents, a college dropout after one semester, wandering over the face of the earth, odd jobs to support his habit. ...

11. What’s God Going to Do With You?

Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1--7:16

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... relations. When McGruder was released from prison where he spent seven months for his part in the Watergate scandal, his wife, Gail, tied a yellow ribbon to a front-yard tree. But will we return to God for forgiveness? When President Ford offered ... eat for our spiritual refreshment. A child went to the Communion rail for the first time. When she returned home, she told her parents that, "They served refreshments today in church, but they didn’t give you much." Are we eating food that perishes and never ...

12. The Flow of Life

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... for example, if we think we should have a perfect marriage where there are never any fights or difficulties; or be the ideal parent who always sacrifices and does just what is right for his or her children and never dislikes them; or be the perfectly mature ... . We have entered a dry period in our lives, or a time of personal crisis. I am intrigued by the popularity of Gail Sheehy’s Passages. Basically she says that there are certain predictable periods of transition and crisis in the lives of all adults, ...

13. The God Of The Living

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... great Christian and you will find a person of determination ” who will not give in or give up. Gordon MacDonald and his wife, Gail, spent a month in South Africa. There they met some of the most remarkable men and women, strong, lovers of God, courageous, ... The months went by and a lovely little girl came to bless that home. There was joy and fullness of heart in the lives of the parents. When the baby was a few months old she became very ill. She was rushed to the hospital and lived only a few hours. The ...

14. Letters Straight From The Heart

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... leader. There is no telling how many people have been positively influenced by Tony Evans' witness. Tony grew up poor in the urban area of Baltimore. His parents had a rocky marriage, and sometimes they were violent toward one another. There was nothing holding them in the relationship, so it's a wonder they didn ... A WAY TO LIVE! (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1997), pp. 365-366. 8. Gail Gilchriest, BUBBAS & BEAUS (New York: Hyperion, 1995), p. 61. 9. A friend sent this to me via E-mail. The author is unknown.

15. Floating on Your Back

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... over New England combined with the remains of a hurricane coming up the eastern seaboard to form what has become known as the Perfect Storm. A small boat, the Andrea Gail, carrying a father named John and his six‑year‑old daughter named Mary were caught in the storm. John had not checked the weather report when he and Mary sailed ... Factor (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1979), pp. 51‑52. 6. Bruce and Darlene Marie Wilkinson, The Dream Giver For Parents (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2004), pp. 86-87.

16. The Burning Bush

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I’ve known some couples ho have given God their attention when their first child was born. The miracle of birth, their responsibility as parents, the binding of their lives in the event – all combine to call their attention to the fact of God and their need to be ... rear this special child.” They named him Adam. And in Adam, God had gotten heir attention and presented himself to Mark and Gail. So, you see, God has to yet our attention before He can present Himself to us; and the way He gets our attention ...

17. Belonging at the Table

John 6:51-58

Sermon

David Coffin

... some church traditions, it is a practice to have first communion classes and then the child takes first communion around fifth grade. This is whenever the parents and sponsors deem it a good age for the child to recognize what the communion meal entails for their faith and life of the church. It ... of John: A Commentary, Volume one, (Peabody. MA: Hendrickson Publishers LLC., 2003). 3. Gail R. O’Day, and Susan E. Haylen, Westminster Bible Companion: John, (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006).

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