Sermon and Worship Resources

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

David Belgum

... another kind of vision or viewing things that "sees" into the future. Successful Farming tells the following story in its March 1993, issue. Mr. Reeves began farming on a homestead near Garden City, Kansas, in the early 1900s. He saw the potential for a feedlot, which might well ... answer to a much different question emerges as if from nowhere. We should also remember that Peter, James, and John were ordinary fishermen by background and trade. They were not noblemen, great generals, high up in government nor ...

2. Superman: More Than A Super Hero

John 1:1-5, 9-14; John 13:31-32; John 20:30-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... him was life, and the life was the light of all people. [5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:9-14 (NRSV) [9] The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. [10] He was in the world, and the world ... I loaded up our oldest son, Paul, and headed toward the movie theater to see Superman: The Movie, starring, then, unknown Christopher Reeves. Paul was eight and I felt like I was eight, again. It was one of those special days that Dads and sons ...

3. Superman: More Than A Super Hero

John 1:1-5, 9-14; John 13:31-32; John 20:30-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and Spider-Man. And it wasn't just the comics. Remember the 1950's TV series, The Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves. They had two different Lois Lanes but Jimmy Olsen and Perry White, the editor, never changed. "Faster than a speeding bullet. More ... in some form or fashion. But, as the title suggests, I believe Jesus Is More Than A SuperHero. Let's look at the scripture for today. John 1:1-5, 9-14 (NRSV) [1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] ...

4. Any Friendly Bears Out There?

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... to know that I'll be with you for the long haul, no matter what. You're still you, and I love you." Those words gave Christopher Reeves the strength to go on. (7) There are times in life when all of us wonder where we will find the strength to go on. Maybe it ... 19,1999. 3. As told by Max Anders in his book, The Good Life (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993), pp. 74-76. 4. John Whitcomb and Claire Whitcomb. Great American Anecdotes (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993), p. 33. 5. The Futurist. 6. The ...

5. Aren't You Glad?

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Anne-Rose Reeves

... afraid. "I know the feeling," the pastor mused. Pastor Jones thought that the tale seemed indeed too crazy to be believed, let alone grasped by anyone. Why, in John's gospel, he remembered, the disciples locked the doors when Mary Magdalene showed up with the news. And in Luke, even those who should have known better thought ... brothers and sisters, welcome to the empty tomb, welcome to Easter, welcome to life everlasting. Amen. Anne-Rose Reeves is pastor of the St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, PA.

6. Sacred Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... of hurtful memories? How many marriages would be improved if one partner or the other could just forget? In A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving says, "Your memory is a monster; you forget--it doesn't. It simply files things away. It keeps things for you, or ... memories that are precious and even sacred, we let go of hurtful memories so that we can move into the future. Steve Reeves tells about a woman who underwent a very delicate form of brain surgery. When the doctors removed a tumor they were concerned ...

7. Keep the Stars in Your Eyes

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

8. Holy Hocus-Pocus!

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

9. Hear the Vision?

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

10. The One and Only Original Sin

1 Peter 3:18-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

11. The Trace of Grace

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

12. Count Your Wows!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

13. Waging Wisdom

James 3:13—4:8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

14. The Great Postmodern Soul Train

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

15. An Advent Attitude

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

16. Stable-Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

17. The Perfect Time to Lose Your Luggage

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ." We are one of the most religious nations in the industrial world, yet at the same time one of the most secular (Thomas Reeves, "Not So Christian America," First Things, October 1996, 16-21). This double ring can be confusing, as it was in The New Republic ... angel, Whitney Houston a preacher's wife in the Disney movie The Preacher's Wife; Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel ...

18. Did You Come Here to Die?

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus and his disciples are in the vicinity of Caesarea Philippi when Jesus asks them, “Who do people say I am?” They reply, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asks. “Who do you say I am ... He died because he loved us so much. What have we given him in return? University of Wisconsin historian Thomas Reeves is really put off by the state of religious belief and service in our land today. “Christianity in modern America ...

19. Je Suis Jesus

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... much we love the Lord yet how hard it is to be faithful. Or here’s another tension. Anybody remember this old praise song that Jim Reeves made famous: This world is not my home I'm just a‑passing through My treasures are laid up Somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon ... world is our world. This world was the world Christ came to save 2000 years ago. “For God so loved the world” (John 3:16). This world has been promised redemption, and “a new heaven and a new earth” is being born. But an ...