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1 Corinthians 2:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you to meet one of my favorite people. You probably all know her name, don't you? (Let them answer.) That's right. It's Miss Piggy. Did you know that some people have started a Miss Piggy fan club? One year when all the prizes were given out for the best actress of the year, some people wanted Miss Piggy to win for her part in the Muppet Movie. Are you big fans of Miss Piggy? (Let them answer.) A long time ago when Roy Rogers was still making cowboy movies, you could join the Roy Rogers' fan club. Every ...

2. What It Takes to Stay Christian

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... stockpile is equal to that of the Russians; but few people in America or Soviet Russia have any hope of survival if the red buttons are ever pushed. Then, too, almost everyone loves someone or something. People may love God - or money - or Miss Piggy and the Muppets - or "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet"; but not many secular-minded folk of these late years of the twentieth century hope in anything or anyone. John Dryden spoke for countless multitudes today when he wrote nearly three centuries ...

3. Least Coins

1 Corinthians 12:12

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... with them. "But even pennies can be important. Since I had collected 48 pennies during the week, I went to my piggy bank to get 52 more. Do any of you have a piggy bank?" "I do! I do!" one child eagerly replies. "Is your bank shaped like a pig?" "No, it's an ... we may get down on ourselves, think we aren't worth much, and decide maybe we won't come to church because no one is going to miss us if we don't show up. "But that's not true. Every one of us, every one of you, is very important to this congregation. ...

4. Why You Should Spend Time with God

Psalm 37:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... $10 bill. That little guy lit up like a Christmas tree and ran to his room. He soon came back with his little piggy bank and spilled its contents on the kitchen table. The man watched curiously as his son excitedly pushed all of his pennies, dimes, ... looked at a little boy named William and said, “William, what is 3/4th of 5/16ths? He thought about it for a moment and said, “Miss Smith, I don’t know exactly what it is, but it’s not enough to worry about.” If you really put things in perspective and ...

5. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... car broke down due to a flat tire. She told them they would have to take a make-up test on the quiz they had missed that morning. After seating them in four different parts of the room, she gave them just one question, "Which tire was flat?" The dark ... who have the same fingerprints." His dad said, "Who is that?" He said, "You, Santa Claus, and who ever it was that broke into my piggy-bank." There is a real truth in that story. It is true that no two people have the same set of spiritual fingerprints and you ...

6. They Should Have Fired That Shepherd

Luke 15:1-3 (8-32)

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... out my hand and said, “It’s so great to meet you!” But she walked right past me and hugged a guy behind me, gushing, “I missed you so much! I’m so glad you’re home!” Boy was I embarrassed! Of course, she didn’t even notice me! She didn’t know ... much more than the coin was worth on the wine and food for the celebration! I do not understand this! Why not just get a piggy bank, put the coin in there and leave it there. Losing a coin and then after finding it, spending it to have a party to ...

7. Our Jealous Husband

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... over again. If you don't get the first button right, all else is out of alignment. Or think of the last time you broke open your piggy bank and rolled the coins to take to the bank. If you didn't get that first coin straight in the bottom of the wrap, the ... Well, pastor, so far so good for me! I genuinely worship God most of the time. God has 97 percent control of my tongue. I never miss church unless I'm sick. And I respect authority (unless I'm real late to a meeting, then I turn on my fuzz-buster). Be ...

8. In The Nick of Time

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... at this barbaric episode, which God stopped in the nick of time, that we have been afraid to take another look; and we have missed the extraordinary valor and enviable devotion that went, this once, with stewardship. God never meant to let this man make such a mistake, but ... money. But the question remains: "What will I give to God for the whole next year?" His business cannot run on the piggy banks of camp followers. It stands or falls on the stewardship of the people, not the surplus of the people. We pick ...

9. A New Kind of Teaching

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... imagines that the pig head speaks to him. Evil begins to take over as the boys compete for leadership, power and possession of Piggy's spectacles which are used with the sun to make fire. Two boys are murdered by the other boys before they are finally rescued ... by a British naval ship. Ironically, this ship is prepared for war and bound for battle. One cannot miss the significance: They have left the savagery of their own island for savagery on a larger scale. Whether boys or men, a ...

10. Passing The Baton

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... as she looked at a large sow. "She sure is big, isn't she?" "No wonder," she replied. "I just saw six little piggies blowing her up." No wonder when a young couple wrote to George Burns that they were starting a family and asked, "How far ... families take their responsibility for the spiritual life of their children. There are families who would not dream of letting their children miss a soccer practice or a school play who feel no such responsibility toward having them in Sunday School or church. You say, "Oh ...

11. Why You Should Be Afraid of Sin

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... car broke down due to a flat tire. Well, she told them they would have to take a make-up test on the quiz they had missed that morning. So after seating them in four different parts of the room, she gave them just one question: "Which tire was flat?" You can be ... have the same fingerprints." His dad said, "Who is that?" He said, "Well, you, Santa Claus, and whoever it was that broke into my piggy bank." Now that is a funny story, but it has a very solemn truth. It is true that no two people have the same ...

12. In Love with Howard

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... own dollars. That’s a lot of money. However, when he dropped out, he still had quite a bit of money left in his personal piggy bank. He didn’t invest everything he owned in his failed attempt for the nomination. I wonder if he regrets spending so much or, perhaps ... world except those you love that is worth everything you have? If you have not found the kingdom of God, then, you have missed the pearl of great price, the treasure in the field worth selling everything you have. I hope you find it today. 1. ( ...

13. Remember: Live Worthy of the Calling

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... big pig is in his office." Have you ever noticed that for some reason, pigs and money seem to go together. We save money in a piggy-bank. We work to "bring home the bacon" so we can "live high on the hog." We don't ever "buy a pig in a poke" ... the tool of Giving empowers all the other Tools. And never think that your little bit is not enough. Or your little bit won't be missed. If you stopped putting your change in the Van Fund bucket. Or if you quite taking your load of papers to the recycling dumpsters it ...

14. A Child Will Be Born

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... the White House butler, standing stiffly in his formal dress. He looked down at the little girl and said in a very serious voice, “Miss Hopkins, the Prime Minister wants to see you.” The little girl was frightened as she pulled on her robe and followed the stately ... he gave His only begotten son … ” In an old Peanuts comic strip, that other popular misfit Charlie Brown cracks open his piggy bank. He says, “Look, I’ve got $9.11 to spend on Christmas.” Lucy is not impressed. “You can’t buy ...

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