Sermon and Worship Resources

Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on

Showing 376 to 400 of 4940 results

376. Proper 7

Lk 9:18-24 · Gal 3:23-29 · 1 Ki 19:9-14 · Zech 12:7-10

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... doing here in a cave away from his work. He quit being a prophet. He was an escapee from his calling and responsibility. What is a prophet doing away from the job and hiding in a cave? This question God can ask you and me. He asks it when we give up our work because of discouragement. Outline: What are you doing here? a. Are you jealous for God? b. Are you afraid of your enemies? c. Are you the only true follower of God? Lesson 1: Zechariah 12:7-10 1. Victory through Suffering. Need: Everybody wants to be a ...

377. Good-Bye Mardi Gras, Hello Lent

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... time more attuned to self-indulgence than self-denial. In fact, we tend not to want to deny ourselves much of anything. Yet our faith teaches there is spiritual value in self-denial. That is the reason behind the tradition of “giving up something for Lent.” It is the practice of self-denial. Give up something for Lent. A little self-denial is good for you. A common fasting practice of the biblical era was to throw ashes over your head and let them drift down on your face as part of the fast. Apparently ...

378. Fresh Every Morning - A Test

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... works two ways – we don’t remember how bad things were and we don’t remember good things (Depression study.) Isn’t it a picture of human nature? When the Hebrews were back in Egypt, they cried out in their oppression and were ready to give up everything for liberty. FRESH EVERY MORNING So let’s put ourselves into the context of scripture or the Israelites. They moved into the wilderness away from the Red Sea. It was a toilsome journey. They had been threatened with thirst and now famine. Moses and ...

379. It’s a New Year: Take 7 Steps Forward

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... forward in faith doesn’t mean making the “smart choice,” or working the “best option,” or applying the “best practice.” Following forward in faith means also stepping back from the controls, stepping down from a position of ultimate authority and giving up control. Forward following faith looks ahead towards God’s unfolding vision, not at the possibilities revealed by our own clouded view. Will you step down from your high and lofty throne of being in charge, and give your Crown of Control ...

380. Childs of Center Point

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... now lined up behind Pastor Carlson. Looks like when the question comes up for a vote again next Sunday, he’ll be reinstated. EVIE CHILDS: If I were Pastor Carlson, I don’t know if I’d be willing to come back or not. BILL CHILDS: A shepherd doesn’t give up on his sheep just because a few of them give him some grief. I’ve talked to him. I know he’s willing to come back. Especially now that the new spirit that’s been growing has been starting to show itself. EVIE CHILDS: You know, Bill, it’s ...

381. The NFL of Grace

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... only half over." Riegels got up, went onto the field and the fans saw him play hard and well. (5) All of us have run in the wrong direction at some point. But because of the forgiveness of Christ, the game is only half over. We don't have to give up. Jesus is God's way of getting rid of a bad reputation. The Nudging Grace of God whispers God's love to us, and the Forgiving Grace of God gives us a second chance. III. Leading Once we've accepted that Forgiving Grace. God's Leading Grace takes over, leading ...

382. Blessed Betrayal

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... the end of the story! This fact gives me hope that my unchristian attitudes and my actions which betray Christ are transformed and made to work for his purposes. Christ still breaks the bread and hands it to us, knowing fully well what we are. But his love will not give up or let go. 48 He gives until he has given all he has. A poet says: Love is that liqueur sweetand most divineWhich my God feels as bloodbut I as wine.His blood is the wine for this meal. How did Jesus put it? This cup is the new covenant ...

383. Week Two Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Micah tells us that God does not persist in anger, but rather, God delights in clemency. God will have compassion on us; God will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins. God will always show faithfulness to his people. God will not give up on any human being. When we know that God's mercy is ours, that God will continually pursue us, as Francis Thompson describes so powerfully in his famous poem "The Hound of Heaven," then we know the journey of reconciliation has begun. The journey of reconciliation ...

384. Not Yet Quitting Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... the Christians as they strove for official recognition and tolerance as a bona fide religion in the eyes of the Roman imperial power. But Luke is concerned that they not interpret a time of severe trial as a sign of the imminent end, and just give up hope and give up their mission of spreading the Gospel of Christ. So in his story, we see Jesus warning his followers that they should not interpret their troubles or the world's troubles as signs that the end is upon them. Rather, he tells them, "This will be ...

385. Francis of Assisi: a Faith for Every Day

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... their goods with others. That is a far cry from the way we must coax and beg members to make out pledge cards for the coming year! And those pledges are such a tiny percentage of our entire income! Since we cannot easily sell out and give up, perhaps Saint Francis had the answer - to share, and in large quantity. When Francis was inspired to donate money to rebuild the church, he took expensive cloth from his merchant father’s stock and sold it for the necessary cash. When his father hauled him before ...

386. No Fifth Wheels in God’s Economy

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... appreciated for the difference. It is feeling accepted by God in quietness and an ability to move from that acceptance to reach out in accepting ways to others. Aloneness is our willingness to sense God as one’s ultimate friend and confident, to give up illusory demands made on spouses or friends, and to discover the autonomy to make decisions that are best in line with God’s will for us as individuals. We all need aloneness, married and single. Singles, your special challenge is to keep the distinction ...

387. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... 3) "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back . . ." Good things happen when we hang in there and will not be defeated. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE WHEN OUR CAUSE IS JUST AND OUR GOALS ARE LOFTY. Now, there are some people who ought to give up and quit. There was a story in the newspapers years ago about a robber in Virginia Beach, Va. who ought to be looking for another line of work. This inept criminal walked into the Life Savings Bank and demanded cash. The tellers handed over the loot, but they ...

388. Did He Dance?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... who came to him. Jesus was dealing with a specific issue in this young man's life. This young man was in danger of worshiping Mammon rather than God. Jesus was trying to save his soul. It does not mean that everyone who follows Christ needs to give up all their material possessions. So it is with full-time Christian service. Christ always needs outstanding men and women who will give themselves to his service, but two thousand years ago when he had a chance to do so, it is interesting that Christ never did ...

389. And the Word Is...Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... talk to me. I know what you’re going through.’ Ann, I can’t tell you how much that meant to me. Here was this total stranger, taking her time to give me emotional support and courage to face the future at a time when I was ready to give up. "Oh, I hope God gives me a chance to do for someone else what that wonderful woman and her husband did for me. Meanwhile, Ann, please let your readers know that even though there are a lot of hardhearted people in this world, there are some incredibly generous and ...

390. Passing and Failing

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... . Moses summarizes the adversity in just a few words: "the great and terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland with poisonous snakes and scorpions" (8:15). What would this time of deprivation do to the Israelites? Could they keep their faith in the desert? Would they give up and pack it in? Would they keep going and fulfill their destiny? Keeping in mind our conviction that not every bad thing that happens is directly caused by God to test us, we know that life has its share of wilderness experiences. Grief is ...

391. Noah and the Robots

Genesis 9:8-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... course, on the cross of Calvary He makes a new covenant, a covenant that says that those who seek to have Christ’s heart in their life will never die. We’re not robots. We have free will. And sometimes we stumble and fall. But God never gives up on us. Remember that the next time you see a rainbow. God’s love will never fail you. 1. Thomas J Parlette, http://fpcrochester.org/2010/07/the-neverending-sermon-luke-11-1-13/. 2. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3011302/Could-robots ...

392. Lying By the Side of the Road

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... his cleats. He decided to go full‑time to medical school. And today John Frank is a practicing physician. “Walking away from pro football seemed silly to everyone, but Frank says he is happier now in serving the hurting. [He says] he has no regrets about giving up fame and fortune in the pro ranks.” (4) We admire a man like John Frank, but it’s important for us to recognize that the kindness of the Good Samaritan is being shown every day all over the world. Courtesy, compassion and kindness are the ...

393. Would You Like to Live Forever?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We were created for purposeful work and creativity and relationships. All the blessings we see in the first chapters of Genesis—that’s the life we were made for. So when you get that empty ache inside that tells you this life is meaningless, please don’t give up. Please don’t try to numb the pain. Acknowledge that this life isn’t your true purpose. And let that ache drive you to search for the God in whose image you were created. Sara Miles was a chef and journalist living in San Francisco. She ...

394. Knowledge

Genesis 3:1-19 · Psalm 90

Sermon

Will Willimon

... and bewildering world. God gives them what they need. God will not abandon them to their destructive delusions' self-sufficiency. God promised to punish them by death. But God's grace wins out, as it would many times again in our story. God refuses to give up on these two naked, frail, earthlings. God gives them clothes, thus promises to continue to care for them, even in their silly presumption. God gives us this holy good, even in our sin. So, finite, frail, naked we are -- yes, says the story. But also ...

395. Treasure Hunters

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... something up for Lent each year. The symbolism of this is that we surrender something sacrificially to honor and focus upon the sacrifice that will be made for us on the cross on Good Friday. But what if we try something different this year? Instead of giving up coffee or sweets or something like that, what if we commit to a new kind of intentionality in our faith and our lives? Instead of giving something up, let’s take on the mutual and powerful commitment of lives lived on purpose in the power and ...

396. The Fear Of Taking The Plunge

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

Richard Patt

... a conversation where one person in the group announced that he and his wife were moving to a more remote area of the state. Immediately others in the group objected, sounding as though they feared for the couple's well-being. These were the questions they asked: How can you give up the familiarity of this town? How do you know you'll ever feel at home in the new place? Can you stand to be away from your friends? Will you find a house there as nice as the one you live in now? Will you adjust to new doctors ...

397. Seder Service: The Passover Haggadah

Bulletin Aid

Robert L. Linder and Rabbi Sol Ester

... . R: We thank Thee, O Lord, that Thou hast permitted us to behold our people's return to Zion. Thou has opened the gates, and Thou didst "bring the remnant of Thy people from the east, and didst gather them from the west; Thou didst say to the north 'Give up!' and to the south 'Do not withhold them!' " R: "Thou didst bring Thy sons from afar, and Thy daughters from the ends of the earth!" May we who live in this land of freedom help our brothers to rebuild the State of Israel, that it may become secure and ...

398. Authority Through Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... flounder. Armies collide. Hatreds simmer. Over and over again the sad spectacle recurs, one person seeking to dominate the other. Or one group gaining leverage over the other. One reaction to that is despair over all authority. Being victimized by authoritarianism, people give up on everything that even looks like authority in its rightful form. Then things go from bad to worse. The world can’t get along from day to day with no authority whatsoever; things won’t work at all. Anarchy is no solution ...

399. Derailed Dreams

Genesis 37:12-36, 50:15-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... says, "with God all things are possible." When the world says, "There is no way," Jesus says, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." When you face a dead-end, God can always find a good detour. Joseph did his part. His philosophy was simple: Never give up; use what you have; trust that God will find a way. Down in Egypt God helped with the first detour: Joseph was sold to a good man, Potiphar, who turned over to him the management of his household. Joseph had two major gifts: management and the ability to ...

400. So Who Needs A Shepherd?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... home.” Jesus said, “That is what God is like. God is a Divine Parent whose love never stops, a Parent whose love will never give up. You may stop loving God, but God will never stop loving you. You may run away from God, but you will soon find that your ... ultimately get all of us, then? I have no idea. I hope so. But I insist on holding in creative tension two ideas: God never gives up on any one of us, and God never takes away from us the freedom to say “No.” How it will all work out ultimately, I ...

Showing results