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301. Standing Firm

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... our plans and changes everything. I argued with God about my call to the ministry for more than five years. I had completed a BA and a MA degree in organization and human resource development. I was respected in my workplace and in my field. I was seen as a skilled leader and even began teaching. I was teaching at the college from which I received my MA degree. I was active in church life and firm in my faith. Yet, I couldn’t see myself as giving all that up, as shifting my focus from the work I loved and ...

302. Swimming Against the Tide

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and truly hear what our neighbor is saying and why without simply reacting. For reactions are reciprocal. They generally lead to further reactions, which then escalate into unhelpful sniping. Listening however is a seldom praised enough skill that can allow us to acknowledge our differences and still love our bond as friends, neighbors, and fellow human beings. Listening can be our greatest sign of respect. Not only that, listening is a great diffuser. And one of our best loving responses. Now comes the ...

303. Investing Our Inheritance

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... the rich inheritance that is now our possession. I know of a young man who went to a basketball camp when he was a teenager. He had saved his money for a year so he could spend a week of his summer at a camp designed to improve one's skills in basketball. The camp was held at a college campus and pro and college stars were brought in during the week to offer insights and tips. The boys lived in the college dorm during the week. The camp was run by local high school coaches. This boy was assigned to ...

304. Holy Wisdom From On High!

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... the studio by a member of the faculty, and then later he took us to see a Bible camp in the mountains. Bruce Martin, the professor, had come from New York City, and while there, had been an artist on the piano. He had magic fingers, and his touch and skill were breathtaking. After his conversion to Christ, he had come to teach at Union College. While looking over the camp we came to a room where there was an old piano. The room was dusty, messy, junky, and cold, but it was the old piano in the corner that ...

305. Unusual, To Say The Least!

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

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... place. The story of Amos is the story of every man and woman when God comes into the picture. An Unlikely Prophet Amos was from a little town in Judah called Tekoa. He earned his living taking care of sheep and the sycamore grove. Because of his skill with words and the strikingly broad range of his general knowledge of history and his world, we realize that he was not an ignorant peasant. Even though he made his home in the southern kingdom, God called him to announce his judgment on the northern kingdom ...

306. The Beginning And The Ending

Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53

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J. Will Ormond

... century A.D. began their works with a preface similar to Luke's. Luke's preface is one long, elegant, well-balanced Greek sentence. Such a sentence would catch the eye of an educated reader and establish Luke as a person with literary skills who knows how to write history. Luke acknowledges that he has used written sources which are based on eyewitness accounts. He has also done scholarly research by investigating "everything carefully from the very beginning." The subject matter of his research is "the ...

307. How The Mighty Have Fallen!

Luke 9:18-27

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Richard A. Jensen

... this highly talented preacher. The article quoted one man as saying that Jimmy Swaggart was one of the most entertaining people on television in any field. The man didn't believe what Swaggart preached but he was dazzled by his entertainment and communication skills. "How the mighty have fallen!" Swaggart's sin seemed to be his fascination with pornography. One who knew him well over the years said: "His weakness for pornography finally beat him. He's fasted and prayed many times to overcome this weakness ...

308. Made New By Taking A Different Road Home

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... flew off a semi-truck, bounced on top of David's car, and left him a paraplegic. There is another David in this story. His name is David Kaplan. He was born mentally handicapped. He lived in a sheltered environment for fourteen years and developed skills for independent living. Two weak Davids got together to slay the giant of genetics and accident and work hand in hand together. David Rogers went on with his medical career thanks to David Kaplan. "David Kaplan is my hands. He does everything for me, from ...

309. Named And Claimed

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Tony Everett

... Each of us can identify with those feelings of helplessness and powerlessness; feelings of having little control of our lives or of being at the mercy of the whims and choices of other people. Corporate downsizing has resulted in many skilled workers losing employment. Changes in economic policies have eliminated many family farming operations. The increased mobility in our society has separated supportive extended families by hundreds, even thousands of miles. It's scary out there now. Too many names seem ...

310. A Python in the Hut

2 Thessalonians 2:1-17; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

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John R. Steward

... large python on the floor. He left the hut and went to his truck and retrieved his .45-caliber pistol. Even though he had his gun, he still had one important problem. He only had one bullet left in the gun. He could not afford to miss. All of his skill would be required in order to rid his hut of this deadly creature. If he missed, there was no telling what would happen next. He took careful aim and pulled the trigger. He shot the python in the head. The python, which would soon die, was at this point only ...

311. 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

... . Some seek to do so by reformation. They try to change the structures of the society from within the system. They seek to make them less violent and more just. Others seek to do it by education. They strive to give people the knowledge, the skills, and the motivation to enable them to improve their and others' conditions. Still others do it by evangelism. They call people to a change of heart and mind. Finally, some are revolutionaries. They enter into the cracks in a system that the reformers, educators ...

312. Lent 4

Psalm 32:1-11, Joshua 5:1-12, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:1-7

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William E. Keeney

... get by with average activity. They shrink back from the discipline of hard thinking or the mastery of difficult subject matter. Most people could master several languages, for example, if they really tried. They could explore many areas of knowledge and develop many skills. It does not take a great intellect to love many people. Most people narrowly restrict the extent of their love. For many their love does not reach much beyond their family, their race, their nationality, and their religious group. It was ...

313. Proper 10

Luke 10:25-37, Colossians 1:1-14, Amos 7:10-17, Psalm 82:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... we pass on the other side, not physically but spiritually? A. Insulation. Refusing to see the need. Refusing to enter the lives of those in need. B. Apathy. It is none of my business. I have too many things to do already. I don't have the energy, skills, resources.... C. Aloofness. That is social gospel. That is works righteousness. 4. Showed Him Mercy. (v. 37) A. He Responded at Risk. The thieves may still be around. B. He Used What He Had. He used his oil and wine. He used bandages. He used his animal. He ...

314. When Your Nets Are Empty

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... succeed. It may be just another futile effort. But what if I don't even try? I know people, some who may be here this morning, whose lives are miserable, because for years they have refused to risk anything. They have resources but do not use them, skills but do not develop them, dreams but do not follow them, gifts but do not share them, possessions but do not dedicate them because they are afraid that to do anything, give anything, risk anything is too much of a threat. So they sit quietly in the middle ...

315. Milestones And Mustard Seeds

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... high school. Now he was in Kurseong for his ordination and Jack was with him. Marty liked carpentry much more than anything else. In his days as a seminary student he had set up a carpentry shop in the village where he taught those skills to the village children. The same morning, as the two cousins walked to the village through the woods, they noticed strange objects hanging from the trees -- small blue rectangular frames, criss-crossed with blue, red, green and orange threads. The criss-crossing was so ...

316. Expanding The Boundaries

Ruth 3:1-18

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John A. Stroman

... alone with her two daughters-in-law. Naomi feels like she has no choice but to return to Bethlehem. She says to her two daughters-in-law, "I am going back home to Bethlehem, back to my people, back to my roots. I am a single woman with no marketable skills, no hope of ever marrying again, no future. You need to go back to Moab and your people. You should not be hanging around an old lady like me. Go back to your people where you belong. Go to your people where there is some hope for you. It is ...

317. How Good News Spreads!

1 Kings 8:22-61

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... people voluntarily go. Acts 13:1 and following speak of the early church in Antioch. A great host of people had learned of God's love in Jesus and embraced God by faith. A vital church community had formed and matured in knowledge, relationships, and ministry skills. It was then that the Holy Spirit spoke, reminding the church that there were others "out there," in other cities, in other nations, on other continents that knew not of God nor his ways in Jesus. So it was that Barnabas and Paul were called on ...

318. Take Up Your Ministry

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... and paid by the church. Ministry is really not for the "lay" people, who by definition are only "amateurs." That is why they hire "professionals" -- not only to do ministry on behalf of them but to do it better, because they are so highly skilled. If lay people do ministry, it must be "church" related work -- like teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, serving on the Council, volunteering to cut the grass or clean the sanctuary. Most people have a difficult time seeing how they can possibly be ...

319. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

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Harold H. Lentz

... when another man came along. They shook hands and then the newcomer, turning to another man nearby, declared, "This man saved my life. I would not be living today if it were not for him." How good that doctor must have felt to hear such a testimony about his skills. He had saved a human life. But think for a moment. Christ said that we, his followers, would also do great things. Can not all of us practice the healing power of Christianity? If we make the most of our opportunities, we can all be one to whom ...

320. What It Takes To Be A Winner

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

William L. Self

... to each of us just as it was to God's people in exile, and this is what will win the race of life. Athletes who participate in the Olympic Games know well the importance of hopeful waiting. It is the time when long hours are spent in practice, skills are honed, timing is perfected. All in all, it is a very busy time -- but it is waiting for the moment of performance, of hoping for the victory that the waiting has prepared them for. The summer of 1996 brought the Olympics and two and a half million visitors ...

321. No Apology

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... . Saved from yourself. Saved from the devil! And rescued from the world! How? No other name: Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that historical religious leaders had also learned software programming. One day, a great contest was held to test their skills. After days and days of fierce competition, only two leaders remained for the last day's event: Jesus and Mohammed. The judge described the software application required for the final test, and gave the signal to start writing code. The two ...

322. So Much To Say, So Little Time

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... would have been more sophisticated, but we have to remember that these were commoners, men of passions, used to living lives of intensity on fishing boats, on farms, in workshops, and in tax offices. They were the blue-collar workers of their time, skilled and yet not educated, used to the basics, not interested in what the future might hold because they found life difficult enough in the present. In other words, the disciples were like you and me. Our educational levels might be different, our cultural ...

323. Not Independence, But Freedom

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... , relax, and use our arms and legs to move us through the water. We needed someone there to catch us until we could trust our own ability to stay afloat. With practice, we learned to swim alone, without help from anyone. So it is with so many tasks and skills we've gathered. Not so, however, with our lives in Christ. Our goal is not to become self-sufficient. I wish I could recall who said, "God did not promise to make us independent. He promised to make us free." The description of the early church in our ...

324. You Can Be A Livesaver

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... sleep safely at night and grow joyfully toward adulthood. Brenda and Brett live in a small, rural community in the south. They were married at 18 and had two children by 21. Neither possesses any education past high school. Neither can boast any marketable skills. What Brenda can earn at a minimum wage job is eaten up by day care fees. Brett works two jobs to make ends meet. The stress on their marriage is predictable and considerable. Unable to afford traditional therapy, Brenda and Brett opted to consult ...

325. Our Champion Rides Into Battle

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... , watched Roman officers, priests and temple guards, officials of the court. How threatening could he have seemed, this rabbi on the donkey? Even so, if there was a battle to be waged, they were ready. The priests had the temple treasury and their skill at manipulating the sacred law. The Romans had their legions of soldiers with chariots and swords and spears. The court officials wielded the authority of the Emperor and power over life and death. Still, there was something unsettling about the response of ...

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