Sermon and Worship Resources

Showing 1 to 25 of 106 results

Drama

David E. Ullery

... him. But I think that we will be able to handle that here. Besides, the Sanhedrin is wise enough not to go too far now. Rachel: They got what they wanted! I hate them! Claudia: We’ll have none of that! What could have been done that wasn’t done! They will ... noticed no stirrings. I think that they are afraid of your legions. They talk revolt much better than they perpetrate it. Pilate: That is true - but I will still be happy when I can get out of this rat-hole. Herod: I am told that you washed your hands ...

2. What Do You Do When Life Ain't Fair?

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... . (Eventually, with the help of surrogate mothers, he fathers eleven children, one of whom is Joseph, the lad to whom he will give the famed coat of many colors.) For all his manipulation and deceit earlier in life, Jacob has kept his eyes on the prize, his true love Rachel. He has done it with diligence and honesty even when everything seemed to be working against him. He faced the fact that life doesn't always give you what you want when you want it. Jacob was like that beaver. He kept at it, branch by ...

3. Proper 12

1 Kings 3:1-15, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... commitment. 2. Absolute surrender. 3. Radical obedience. Lesson 1: Genesis 29:15-28 (C) The Marks Of True Love. 29:15-28 Need: People are marrying and remarrying for love. Is it true love? At the time the couple may think so. If it is true love why, in a few years or longer, do they separate and divorce? In the story of Jacob and Rachel, we learn the true marks of love. Outline: How to tell true love - a. Attractiveness - v. 16 - "graceful and beautiful." b. Timelessness - v. 20 - "a few days because of ...

4. Another Great Love Story

Genesis 29:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... a relationship of trust and permanence . . . I'm not cut out to be a playboy." (2) That's true of most men, whether we [they] admit it or not. It was certainly true of the hero of today's lesson from the book of Genesis, Jacob. We have already seen how Jacob ... had gotten their wish. Fuller was there to welcome his wife to Heaven. (3) That was the intense kind of love Jacob had for Rachel. It's the kind of love about which books are written and poems composed. But some of you like to cheer for the underdog. ...

5. A Match Made in Heaven

Genesis 29:15-28

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... In a world of arranged marriages, where woman were often treated like property, and in a culture where polygamy was not uncommon, here is a refreshingly romantic note. The years seemed like a few days because of Jacob's love for Rachel. In addition to being romantic, the verse rings true for us. We know from our own experience that labor is made lighter by love. Something within us resonates with Jacob as he toils cheerfully day after day, looking forward to the day when both his love and his labor would ...

6. Salvaging Our Lives

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

... was to be divided up at her death. When I first heard about this I was shocked and horrified. I could not believe it was true until I read the will myself. To tell you now in public this bit of family history is very distressing for me. It's not ... given, it is still another sad story of deception in which people are used and hurt. Of particular note is the treatment of Leah and Rachel, who seem to be played as mere objects in Laban's hand even though they are his daughters. What is absent is a sense of decency ...

7. Leah

Genesis 49:29--50:14

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... with her for lying, she is said to have replied, "Is there a teacher without a pupil? ... When thy father called thee Esau, didst thou not say, ‘Here am I’?"2 Hapless Leah became the unwanted bride. True, Jacob demonstrated remarkable perseverance in serving the additional seven years for Rachel, but consider what those years mean to Leah. Not desired, yet subject to the passing whims of a husband, she underwent hate, estrangement, passion, and fear. "What is this you have done to me?" stormed Jacob at ...

8. Restoration of Israel

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... 15 in the New Testament, see the Additional Notes. The Lord responds to this aggrieved weeping with a voice of hope. He comforts Rachel by telling her to stop weeping. The motivation clause, however, is difficult to understand. What is her work? It might be a reference ... Their repentance would have spared them the exile. However, for the generation born during the exile, this proverb would be literally true. In any case, this old proverb will be replaced by a new one: whoever eats sour grapes—his own teeth ...

9. The Elders

Drama

William Grimbol

... other preachers and teachers have taught what he is teaching and preaching, but he makes your heart yearn to make it happen. You want to live it. You want to make it true. RACHEL: Maybe he is just a better preacher than the others ... more powerful. RUTH: No, (Shrugging) that is not it. It goes deeper than that. I wasn't just impressed by him. I was changed! RACHEL: Changed? How? RUTH: I can't explain. I just see things ... hear things differently ... I just feel different. I guess the craziest thing of all ...

10. Choose Life

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... from, - And what really is the meaning of their life. In addition, in 1996, she became a New York Times Best Selling Author with her book, Kitchen Table Wisdom… in which she shares a series of inspirational true stories from her life… and from her experiences with her patients and counselors. Rachel Remen introduces her book Kitchen Table Wisdom lamenting the hard fact that because of our hurried and harried life-style these days, we don’t sit around the kitchen table and tell our stories much anymore ...

11. The Surrogate

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... at first why he wouldn’t choose some of Jewish history’s great women of the faith, such as Sarai or Rachel. But he doesn’t mention them at all. He mentions these five women in an unusual way: “…whose mother was Tamar ... came before him, and he is characterized as humble, wise, righteous, and kind. He loved the Torah and lived a mission to return people to the true Torah, to bring people closer to the Torah and to bring them under the “wings of the shekinah.” He believed that one must not just be ...

12. The Greatest News Of All

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... barn. And to cook a hot meal for two after the kitchen was closed. Ace: The barn? You cook for the animals, too? Rachel: No. I heard we’ve got people staying there tonight. Let me get the mistress. (Innkeeper’s Wife enters from left. She is instantly ... s why we need to have faith. It’s the only way to bridge the gap and to discover what’s really important ... and really true. Bureau Chief: They won’t believe me, you know. The readers, I mean. Joseph: It’s not your job to make them believe. You ...

13. The Shortest Distance Is Not A Straight Line

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the faith." The great Danish theologian, Soren Kierkegaard, said, "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." That's true. God reveals himself and his presence not merely in a word on the gilt-edged page of the Bible or in the flutter ... the order is disturbed, the formula crushed and eradicated beyond recovery. The straight line, short distance to God is snapped. So Rachel, dearly beloved wife of Jacob, is buried in the cemetery beside the road outside a little one-horse town which ...

14. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... love we seek. Only Christ can offer that. We love because he first loved us. We sing, "Love came down at Christmas . . ." and that's true. Not that love was not already in the world, but until Christ we did not see it walking, talking, and serving others. You see, everything ... thought, what kind of question is that? "Well, honey, of course," she said, "All people live until they die; they . . ." Rachel interupted her again. "Oh, no they don't, Mrs. Terrell. Some people seem to die while they are still walking ...

15. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · 1 Ki 3:5-12 · Ps 105

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... and agrees with her father, Laban, to work seven years to obtain her hand in marriage. On the wedding night, he gets an unexpected wedding present, Rachel's sister, Leah. Jacob agrees to work another seven years for Rachel because she is the true treasure of his heart. Old Testament: 1 Kings 3:5-12 God appears to Solomon in a dream, telling him to ask for his heart's desire. Solomon recounts a litany of God's blessings to his father and himself. He humbly confesses his inadequacy to lead his people and ...

16. A Matter of Trust

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... Paul was converted he was accepted almost at once by the entire church and then he went sailing merrily off on his missionary journeys. Not true. Listen to his words: “But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased ... , “I can forgive my enemies in battle, I can forgive my enemies in politics, but I will never forgive those who slandered Rachel.” Old Hickory was not willing to bend. And that was the way that they left it. Sometime later there was a knock ...

17. The Second Journey to Egypt

Genesis 43:1-34

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... sack. In the mouth of Benjamin’s sack he was to put Joseph’s silver cup along with Benjamin’s money. Joseph was planning a confrontation with his brothers in which they would be beholden to him and in which they would reveal their true attitude to the sons of Rachel. Also, by having his cup put in Benjamin’s sack Joseph gave none of his half-brothers any reason to argue that Joseph had singled him out for retaliation. If Joseph had chosen another brother for this ploy, that brother might have always ...

18. The Coat Of Many Colors

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... done? After many years and many sons born to Jacob, Rachel finally became pregnant. She bore a son, Joseph. Because he was the only son of Jacob's favorite wife, Joseph became his father's favorite child. Later, Rachel would bear one more son, Benjamin. The first thing we ... political alliances. Joseph was now rich, powerful, and respected all throughout Egypt. Throughout his ordeals, Joseph demonstrated a true reliance on and communion with God that provided him with the wisdom and discernment to received God' ...

19. Jacob and Laban

Gen 30:25--31:55

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... she is having her menstrual period, and is thus unable to move as Laban conducts his search. Not only are the gods stolen, but now they suffer a further indignity—they are stained by Rachel’s blood. Jacob has his chance to rebuke Laban. Note his interesting reference to the Lord as the “Fear of Isaac” (31:42), a name for God that appears in the Old Testament only ... his own gods but to the God of Abraham. Is this religious courtesy and ecumenism, or is Laban moving toward belief in the one true God?

20. A Solemn yet Joyous Feast

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... comes to us in the Eucharist to be with us because he loves us, not to drive us crazy with fears . . .” (3) And that’s true. When we hear those beautiful words, “Do this in remembrance of me,” we need to be reminded more than any thing how much God loves ... , she was greeted by a church member holding a sign. On one side, it read “Rachel,” on the other side were the words, “Child of God.” Pastor Nadia led Rachel upstairs to the small airport chapel, where she and a few other church members were ...

21. Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a crowd. I heard a quote years ago that said, “There is one thing that God cannot do. God cannot see a crowd.” And that was true with Jesus. He didn’t see a crowd. He saw individuals—made in the image of God, who were immensely precious in God’s sight. And ... of the celebrities who have asked family, friends and fans to donate money to Charity: Water in honor of their birthday. Rachel Beckwith isn’t a celebrity, but she decided to donate her birthday, with a goal of raising $300 for the charity. ...

22. Strong Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to hear cackling in the hedge. The red hen came by every day for over a week and repeated this routine. Each day little Rachel had a fresh boiled egg. The little girl got better, the weather improved, and Josephine’s husband went back to work. "The next morning ... even more than the radiation. (2) What was true for Dave Dravecky was also true of Jesus. He was strengthened by his time alone. He was strengthened by his time of prayer. What was true of Jesus is also true of us. We need time for solitude and ...

23. Struggling with God

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Love. He falls in love with cousin Rachel (which, in those days, was OK). Laban says Rachel will cost seven years hard work; Jacob says all right. At the end of seven years, the wedding...but under the veil, Rachel's older sister Leah. Horrors. The trickster had ... from me. For to see your face is like seeing the FACE OF GOD, now that you have received me favorably."(8) How true, how true! In a unique way, Esau was a visible demonstration of the grace and mercy of our loving God. Struggling with God. In the ...

24. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it . . . The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did ... , Rachel. Rachel was a beautiful Down Syndrome child. Would she face embarrassment when her turn came? Finally, the teacher turned to the end of the line and asked, "Rachel, what shall separate you from the love of God?" And Rachel ...

25. The Escape to Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... and 5 B.C. Once again Matthew points out that an event in the life of Jesus took place in order to make some prophetic utterance come true (cf. 1:22; 2:5, 17, 23). As spoken by the prophet, the statement “out of Egypt I called my son” (Hos. 11:1) referred to God’ ... for the event. Jeremiah speaks of the weeping that took place in Ramah when Rachel mourned for her dead children (Jer. 31:15), giving a picture of the Israelites (Rachel’s children) filing by her grave at Ramah as they are led into captivity ...

Showing results