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251. Do You Have JDD?

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . She’s got it down cold. She is obviously a great organizer. She knows how to cater large groups of people and feed them well. The issue that Jesus cautions her about is not that she should deny her gifts. Her gifts of hospitality have the ability to be of great service to God’s kingdom and God’s people, and to Jesus. The problem arises when her gifts begin to stray from humble and loving service and worship to function, duty, and empty “liturgy.” The problem arises when she concerns herself not ...

252. The Chasm

Luke 16:19-31

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Lori Wagner

... to connect authentically and wholly is restored. They “saved” each other. This is the hope that Jesus wants to issue to those listening to his story. It is not only the “rich” who have the ability to “save” the poor from hunger. But the poor have the ability to “save” and restore the humanity of the “rich” who have gotten so lost in their opulence that they have forgotten how and why to live! Christianity is above all a relational faith. In fact, Judaism, the foundation of our Christian ...

253. A Maturing Faith

Acts 16:16-40

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Douglas J. Deuel

... girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying" (Acts 16:16). In other words, this woman had some supernatural spirit that enabled her to predict the future. As a result, her owners were able to profit off of her unique abilities. This slave girl followed Paul and his group crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation" (Acts 16:17). She did this for many days. Finally, Paul became so annoyed with her that he cast out ...

254. Unusual, To Say The Least!

Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17

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Barbara Brokhoff

... . What is demanded is virtue that is sweetened by the spirit of Jesus Christ. The spiritualization of our average capacities is much more important than the possession of unusual powers. Our ordinary abilities, when touched by the Spirit of God, become extraordinary. An Unpopular Preacher There is no guarantee that when God takes you in hand for his purposes that everything will automatically go smoothly and well. Amos saw that both Judah and Israel were enjoying great prosperity. They had reached the ...

255. Living By The Calendar Instead Of The Clock (New Year's)

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... every young person who came to him. He gave them himself. He gave them his time. That boy on the bench turned out to be one of the best influences on my own children and hundreds of others. That boy on the bench has become a computer expert with such ability that he was the person who went to South Africa and ran the elections that moved Mandela to the presidency. Thank God for a youth minister in Illinois who did not try to heal, convert, or fix my friend Mike Yard, but invited him by the calendar to a new ...

256. Lent 3

Luke 13:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Psalm 63:1-11, Isaiah 55:1-13

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William E. Keeney

... of the natural course of events. CONTEXT Context of Related Scripture The fig tree appears in many other accounts in Scripture, both in the Old and New Testaments. Genesis 3:7 -- Adam and Eve use fig leaves for a covering. 1 Kings 4:25 -- A sign of security is the ability to sit under one's own fig tree. 2 Kings 20:7 -- King Hezekiah uses a cake of figs to cure his boil. Song of Solomon 3:13 -- The fig tree's blossoming is a sign of spring. Isaiah 28:4 -- Isaiah uses the image of the summer fig eaten ...

257. Proper 20

Psalm 79:1-13, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

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William E. Keeney

... who is a good steward will examine the use of wealth when it is used for self-indulgence or, even worse, for those things which undermine health and detract from a person's life and ability to serve the purposes of the kingdom. Resources also include more than money, goods, or property. They include skills and abilities which are gifts from God. Wise use of resources will lead persons to consider how they are to be used well. Children of light will not neglect to develop such gifts and use them to maximize ...

258. The Channel Between The Buoys

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... you" (v. 5). Solomon asked for wisdom as he went in and out among the people. And his petition pleased God in that Solomon did not ask for the usual -- money, health, long life, the death of his enemies, and so on! So God granted Solomon wisdom -- the ability to meet each challenge put before him so as to get the best results. And in finding wisdom Solomon also found long life, wealth, family, and even a life that outlived his enemies. If you study Proverbs, the wisdom of Solomon, you'll find it 31 chapters ...

259. Baptism And Self-Esteem

Mark 12:28-34

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Steven E. Albertin

... would probably all agree that when someone's dignity, sense of worth, self-image, self-esteem are taken away, his ability to function as a productive human being is severely crippled. Why do you think abused children so often grow up ... compliments him for this. He is not far from the kingdom. But he is still not yet there. Something is still missing. That something is the ability to follow through. There is no person on earth who can follow through and keep this command to love God and neighbor. There is no ...

260. Famous Last Words

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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William L. Self

... confused about the role of leadership and the need for leadership. Leadership can be defined as the discipline of deliberately exerting special influence within a group to move it toward goals of beneficial permanence that fulfill the group's real need. Vince Lombardi said that leadership is the ability to get a team to do what they do not want to do so that they can be what they have always wanted to be. The group is not served when no one is at the wheel. When we enter an airliner, we do not want to see ...

261. Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Christians

2 Kings 5:1-27

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William L. Self

... will bring no good to ourselves or to our world. Today we have proud and forceful people who ride high, achieve wealth and position, and yet are lepers. Some hidden moral defect cancels their real abilities and prevents them from attaining lives of positive influence and from commanding confidence and respect. They are mighty, but lepers. This matter certainly applies to this sick culture of ours. Today's headlines of street riots and murder by mob violence, of corruption in high places of both government ...

262. Lighting A Fire In A Cold Room

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... 25 years old when he came to the throne. Scripture says, "He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike his father, he never entered the temple of the Lord" (2 Chronicles 27:2). Jotham had leadership ability and he was smart. He was an excellent businessman. He was energetic and he was a builder. He regarded the temple as an asset -- great for the community and its people. Consequently, he donated a large sum of money to it. In fact, he even constructed an upper ...

263. The Giver Becomes The Receiver

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Harold Warlick

... heart of all religion. You'd think the closer you got to God the more overwhelmed you would be by the awesomeness and indescribable nature of God. You'd think the closer you got to God the less clear-cut would be your expression of God.3 David's ability to step back and let God provide him with the same gift he wanted to give God was an impetus of inversion that was reflected in the grand gift to come. No greater ruler ever commanded the Israelite people. David was depicted as God's personal choice to lead ...

264. Permission To Daydream

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... house without first getting a picture of it in mind and then on paper. No one climbs the highest mountain without first dreaming of doing so. Being created in the image of God suggests many things. One of the things it suggests is that we have the ability to imagine a better world. We have the power to dream of a better life. We have the capability of visualizing ourselves doing great things. A person who has no dreams for life is in serious trouble. Without a dream, there is no direction, no motivation, no ...

265. Labor Day

Lk 10:7 · 1 Tim 5:18

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... do. But everyone helps contribute to make our society function. Even on the days that we take off to celebrate, there have to be people on duty to see that our services continue. It is amazing that God has given us the ability to build a world like we have. Along with that creative ability, however, He has given us some responsibilities. We have to learn also how to take care of the ecology of our planet so that future generations can also enjoy the blessings God has given us. I suppose that means that many ...

266. Give To God The Things That Are God's

Matthew 22:15-22

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Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... image of God. But even as one created in the image of God, Mrs. Detweiler would be the first to say that she had her faults. There were times when she let her students down; times when she lost her patience; times when her mood affected her ability to respond to her students enthusiastically. Mrs. Detweiler wasn't perfect, but she had been created in the image of God, claimed as God's child through her baptism and renewed each day with the gift of forgiveness. As she gave God what belonged to God by giving ...

267. Epiphany 5

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:13-16

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William E. Keeney

... follow it. 3. A lamp was put on a lampstand in a Palestinian home. It was raised up so that it could better illuminate a room. People who have a false sense of modesty hide their light under a bushel. They do not let people know what abilities they have for fear they will have to accept more responsibilities. They may also be afraid to let people know that they are Christians. They risk giving offense or being given a hard time by those who are not Christian. Thereby they let their light be hidden. People ...

268. The Promise Of The Spirit

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... 20 NRSV). Every Christian is called to be Christ's witness. Not only do we have the call and the commission to be witnesses, but we too have the promise that is attached to it. The Holy Spirit was the driving force and influence behind the church's ability to witness to Christ. It was the work of the Holy Spirit that brought about the power to convert this small band of ordinary, weak, and fearful men in Jerusalem into a force of fearless evangelists who "turned the world upside down." The power of the Holy ...

269. Adam And Jesus See Temptation

Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 2:4-25, Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

David Belgum

... us we would never thirst again. "One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4b). 2. Be spectacular is the second test of Jesus' character. The Tempter suggested that Jesus demonstrate his divine capacity and ability by doing the aerial act of all times. Even nineteen hundred years later, Barnum and Bailey Circus did not advertise a high wire act without a net and also without a wire. Jesus was urged to leap from the top of the Temple in Jerusalem. It was ...

270. Prayers for Memorial Day, Election, Thanksgiving

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... . We have known from the beginning that we've needed to respond to your truth in the conduct of our affairs and in relationship to other countries of our world. Yours is not an exclusive truth; it envelopes all people regardless of race, creed, sex, age, or ability. Strengthen us in the living of your way. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen. What a powerful idea, Eternal God, lurks within the word independence. Think of it: we are fully in charge of our lives. We have no need to secure another's ...

271. Membership Has Its Privileges

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... ). Like much of Acts our text today is Luke's way of illustrating the universal nature of God's power of conversion for all people regardless of their position and status of life. Our text also illustrates God's power over demons, the ability of God to bring deliverance, healing and conversion to all who believe. Our story begins with Paul and Silas encountering a slave girl who, as the Amplified Bible says, "was possessed by a spirit of divination -- claiming to foretell future events ..." (16:16). Because ...

272. The Promise Of Belief

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... can't see with our eyes, but must learn to trust God for the outcome. Much of our doubt comes from the fear of failure. Some of us fail to try because we are afraid of failing. The season of Lent gives us opportunities to look beyond our abilities and remember God's promises and the covenantal nature that exists between God and humankind. The promise of belief is not just found in the historical acts of God. The promise of belief is also found in the covenantal nature of God in our lives today. The promise ...

273. The Lord Is Faithful

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... the hands of Almighty God. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, Your wondrous power is beyond our mere ability to comprehend, yet over and over You have entered the course of history to demonstrate Your love for us. Thank You, Lord. In Christ ... we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often when we think of You we place upon You our limits and abilities and fail to accept You are Almighty God, Creator of time and space. Too often, Lord, because we are not able to do mighty ...

274. Moving At The Speed Of Light: In Corinth Or Cana?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... , which is to say that we in our marriages and in our families are equipped to travel the road from Corinth to Cana. We are constantly threatened by the voices and values which would distract us, detain us, degrade us, and disorient us. But we have the ability to travel a road which leads away from those voices, and as we travel, those voices which would claim and destroy us will become fading and faint. But still it is a demanding and dangerous road, and the time of trouble will come. So as beautiful as ...

275. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, Genesis 11:1-9, John 14:5-14, Romans 8:1-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... Spirit. They were together in prayer and in faith in Christ as Lord. Together they were hoping for the Spirit. The Spirit is a gathering force, and he comes when believers are in unanimity. 2. Utterance (v. 4). The Spirit gave the Disciples the ability to witness, to speak in various languages that all might hear the Gospel. The Spirit and the Word are inseparable. The Spirit comes in the Word when it is read, preached, or administered as a sacrament. Consequently, the Spirit gives believers the power to ...

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