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How The Grinch Couldn't Steal Christmas

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 135 ratings

| 10,190 views

No Grinch can take away the true meaning of Christmas, because Jesus was born for us! (uses refernces from Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas).

Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas has always been a favorite of mine, but this year, it has also made quite a box office splash. In this annual Christmas story, the old Grinch who lives on a mountain has been annoyed by the merriment of the Who-ville townspeople at Christmas. According to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Seek Ye First At Thanksgiving

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 173 ratings

| 11,970 views

Where do your priorities lie? Originally written as a Thanksgiving sermon, most of this sermon would be appropriate to challenge people to examine their priorities (e.g. beginning of the year, Lent, etc).

<P>Thanksgiving Eve Service - November 22, 2000 A Money magazine article several years ago told of the life of a woman who saved 80% of everything she earned, investing it all in the stock market and turned it into a $22 million fortune within 50 years. It sounds like an incredible success story, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Practicing Your Piety In Secret

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 91 ratings

| 6,329 views

The life of faith is low-profile. We minimize ourselves so that God can be magnified and glorified. Contrasts showy piety and quiet faith actions.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day in Lent, the season of the church year during which we focus our attention on our devotion to God before Easter. Ash Wednesday gives us an unusual opportunity to focus on our mortality and our sin. These are not popular topics, nor issues that we like to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6, Matthew 6:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Free To Really Live (Easter Sunday)

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 128 ratings

| 12,519 views

Resurrection isn’t just about life after death; it is also about the promise of abundant life-now!

[I have a tradition when preaching on Easter Sunday to insert "Christ Is Risen" as often as possible, to which the congregation respond, "Christ is risen indeed. Hallelujah!"] Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed!) Shouts of alleluia ring out; flowers adorn our sanctuary; people are dressed in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

What Can We Learn From Mary Magdalene?

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 299 ratings

| 71,065 views

Investigates some common misconceptions about Mary Magdalene. We can learn how to love Jesus from Mary’s persistence, sincerity, and enthusiasm.

Today is the day when we honor Mary Magdalene, dedicated follower of Jesus. Legends about Mary Magdalene abound. In fact, Mary Magdalene is probably most well-known for false details and unproven facts in her life. Often she is identified as a former prostitute, but there is nothing in the Bible ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

A Fairy-Tale Wedding

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 108 ratings

| 8,390 views

Urges the couple to seek faithfulness and communication in their marriage. Appropriate for an Interfaith wedding.

You all know the story about fairytale marriages. A beautiful princess goes into a forest and sees a frog. She kisses the frog. He turns into a prince. They get married, and live happily ever after. Or maybe you remember the prince who searches through every house in town and won’t give up until he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Genesis 2:21-24

Denomination: Lutheran

Love Your Enemies?

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 45 ratings

| 5,982 views

Responding to Sept 11th and a (minor) break-in to our church building, this sermon focuses on how live Jesus’ call to do unto others as we would have them do to us.

Today we celebrate All Saints Day, when we honor those well-known saints of the church. And All Saints Day also helps us to recall those faithful departed who have gone before, people who have died in the faith from this congregation and in our lives. But All Saints Day also serves as a reminder ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:20-31

Denomination: Lutheran

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 9 ratings

| 5,627 views

Discusses Paul’s use of love as the yardstick for Christian living, then turns to several congregational issues to ask what the loving response would be.

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) 1 Corinthians 13, is a popular passage to use for wedding sermons, because of course the topic is love. Brides and grooms have often chosen this lesson because of the beautiful, poetic prose it contains. But Paul did not write this to the Corinthians so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Topsy-Turvy Kingdom

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 75 ratings

| 7,301 views

Approaches the Beatitudes as the promise of a future great reversal of fortunes (uses images from Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame).

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, blessed are the merciful, blessed are the pure in heart, blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake." Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Micah 6:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

The Nicodemus Question

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

based on 94 ratings

| 13,724 views

What does it mean to be born again? How can we be saved?

Second Sunday In Lent (Year A) Many people attend sporting events carrying signs labelled JOHN 3:16, the promise that God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. I heard of a sporting event recently, where the announcers began to snicker and gawk at a sign one of the spectators held that ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

A God Who Camps With Us

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 8, 2003

based on 50 ratings

| 7,258 views

Sermon focuses on John 1:14, using the translations the word became flesh and "tabernacled" or "set up camp" with us. (Good for use in a camping setting or a location where many hearers are familiar with camping.)

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. How many of you would call yourselves “campers”? Yes, several of our members disappear for varied weekends throughout the summer to spend time at a campsite. But let me get more specific here. How many ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 1:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Home By Another Way

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 8, 2003

based on 49 ratings

| 10,316 views

An Epiphany sermon - explores the way that we are changed after we meet the baby in the manger, just like the "wise men" were. (also makes reference to the James Taylor song of the same title)

Grace be to you and peace from the One who was and is and is to come. Amen. As the story goes, the Magi in our gospel lesson had seen a star at its rising that they interpreted as announcing the birth of a king. Magi may have been dream-interpreters, astrologers, or astronomers, but not likely ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Random Acts Of Kindness

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 8, 2003

based on 64 ratings

| 13,247 views

Uses Biblical story of the Sheep and the Goats to talk about the way to live out kindness and love in life. Presents three stories of "random acts of kindness" done by people.

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let me tell you a true story about kindness between two very different people who lived far away from one another: Beverly Powell (no relation), a cleaning lady from New Mexico, read a story in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Lutheran

No Need To Fear, When God Is Near Series

Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Nov 7, 2006

based on 4 ratings

| 5,381 views

Sermon 3 in a series of 5 based on the 23rd Psalm

No Need to Fear, For He is With Me Psalms 23:4 November 5, 2006 AM Over the past two weeks, I have seen tremendous things happen within our church family. First, I have seen a renewed vision in the mindset of our congregation – the vision is to reach out to our community, no matter what ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Baptist

When Conflict Arises

Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Nov 7, 2006

based on 9 ratings

| 2,563 views

When Conflict comes, where do you go?

When Conflict Arises – How to handle stuff when you’re backed up against the wall Nehemiah 5:1-19 Construction Series # In previous sermons from Nehemiah, it seems that most of the problems that came up for Nehemiah were from outside sources. In chapter five, we see a new problem developing – ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

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