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401. They Didn't Have To Do It, But They Did

Genesis 14:1-24

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... Gospel we don't have to say "thanks," but we do because we appreciate the sacrifices of God's people: the long hours of volunteerism, the major sacrifices of time away from their families, the faithful witness they give to God in their lives, and the sacrifices of talent and treasures so the church might move forward. They don't have to do these things, but they do. Their love of God compels them to sacrifice and give their best for Christ as he has given his best for us. We must thank God daily for people ...

402. What Money Can't Buy

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... great men, with a flaw. Here was a fearless warrior who bore the telltale marks of the infirm and afflicted. After asking his king if he could go and see the prophet Elisha, he was granted permission and set out on his journey with ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of garments. As a respectable gentleman warrior, he would pay for his medicine. He would give the prophet a monetary reward for services rendered. Notwithstanding his desire to pay the prophet, Naaman would soon ...

403. 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

... the excessive use of alcohol. He admonished people not to consider him as a role model. Jerry Garcia, leader of the popular musical group The Grateful Dead, died relatively young. A major factor in his death was his years of drug abuse that wasted his talents. 5. Wasted Soil. Thousands of cubic feet of topsoil wash down rivers and streams annually because of poor farming methods. State of the World: 1993 (Lester R. Brown et al, eds. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1993, p. 12) reported that farmers around the ...

404. Proper 13

Luke 11:1-13, Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 107:1-43

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William E. Keeney

... pomp. Psalm 49:16, 17 -- Riches and wealth cannot be carried away in death. Jeremiah 17:11 -- Those who amass wealth unjustly end up as fools. Matthew 6:24 -- You cannot serve God and wealth (mammon). Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-17 -- Parables of the Talents and Pounds. Luke 16:19-31 -- The Rich Man and Lazarus (Parable for Proper 21). Luke 19:8-9 -- Zacchaeus finds salvation in distributing his wealth. 1 Timothy 6:10 -- The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. ContentContent of the Pericope The ...

405. Prepared Servants

Luke 12:35-48

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William E. Keeney

... who receive the salvation of God. Context of Related Scripture Other Parables with a Similar Theme: Matthew 24:41-48; Mark 13:33-37; Luke 21:34-36 -- Parable of the Doorkeeper Matthew 25:1-13 -- The Wise and Foolish Maidens Matthew 25:14-30 -- Parable of the Talents Luke 19:12-27 -- Parable of the Pounds Imagery of a Little Flock:Isaiah 40:11 -- He will feed his flock like a shepherd.Ezekiel 34:11-12 -- As shepherds seek out their flocks.Imagery of the New Age as a Feast: Luke 13:29 -- People coming from ...

406. Proper 22

Luke 17:1-10, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Lamentations 1:1-22, Psalm 137:1-9

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William E. Keeney

... ; Luke 20:9-19 -- Slaves are sent to the wicked tenants. Matthew 24:34-36 -- The parable of the watchful slaves. Matthew 24:45-51; Luke 12:42-48 -- Who is the faithful and wise slave? Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27 -- The parables of the talents and pounds with slaves accountable. Mark 13:32-46 -- The slaves to be watchful. In somewhat parallel passages in Matthew 24:36-44 and Luke 21:34-36 no slave is mentioned. Luke 12:35-48 does have a parable about watchful, faithful, and unfaithful slaves. The use of ...

407. When Did Jesus Pray?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... out our darkness, wherever your hope destroys our despair, wherever your faith enables us to believe in a future and leave behind our fear and terror of success. "Give us each day our daily bread." Whatever we need to nourish our faith, hope, love, and our talents to serve you. Father in heaven, give us that. "And forgive us our sins." Because you have first forgiven us, we let our grudges go and forgive those who impede us ... we let them go. "And lead us not into temptation." Luther says about this part ...

408. The Weaver

John 18:28-40

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It had started as one play, produced by the high school students for a parish summer gathering. But the talents of that particular group were gaining attention - even outside the congregation. John had watched his spouse, the congregation's pastor, marvel at the imagination of the writers. "You must come and see this production Sunday evening, John," said Karenza. And so he did. The play was set in a single ...

409. All Mine To Give!

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... word used in both these passages is koinonia or fellowship. The idea is that we are not a bunch of individuals all out funding and fighting our own wars for personal glory. Rather, we are a unit, a team, an army, a body of Christ pooling our time, talents, and resources for commonly embraced goals for the glory of Christ and his bride, the church. When David went off to fight the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 30, the spoils of victory were divided among the soldiers who fought as well as with those who stayed home ...

410. Take Up Your Ministry

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... . It is not just something which is controlled by the officials of the church. This ministry is something which belongs to the whole people of God, all baptized Christians -- and that means you! God has called you to be his servants in the world. He has given you time, talents, abilities, and money. The work you do on the job, in the community, in your homes, in the voting booth, that is God's work! By seeking to be faithful in your vocations, to do what is right and just and true, you are doing God's work ...

411. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

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Harold H. Lentz

... , with the teaching of morals to our youth. Our Leprosy · Two characteristics of leprosy are the way it spreads over the body and also contaminates other people and, secondly, how it causes death. It is a deadly disease. A young woman was talented and beautiful. Among other activities, she was a soloist in her church choir. But another member of the congregation became insanely jealous of her acclaim. So she began to invent stories about the soloist and spread unfounded charges of immorality. Other members ...

412. Miracles Seven and Eight: Healing An Issue Of Blood & Healing The Rulers Daughter

Mark 5:21-43

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Harold H. Lentz

... in the supernatural powers of Christ sprang from their familiarity about Christ and his parents. They knew his carpenter father and had seen Jesus growing up. There is a lesson here. We must not let our familiarity lead us to overlook the talented youth in our midst. Jesus declared, "A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country." The young people around us will be assuming positions of responsibility in tomorrow's world. They are the future doctors, lawyers, teachers, writers, and political ...

413. In The Beginning God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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William L. Self

... God and love him, he has already thought of me. Before the foundations of the world, there began the history of a great love and a great search. God made the world from nothing. I am in it, and therefore I have to accept responsibility for the gifts and talents he has entrusted to me. One day he will inquire, "What have you done with yourself?" We will have to give ourselves back to God just as surely as we have to repay the money we have borrowed from the bank or property we have borrowed from our neighbor ...

414. All Dressed Up And Somewhere To Go!

Isaiah 62:1-12, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and his mother walked in. He was 13 years old. He wore tennis shoes and an old felt jacket, much too short for his arms. He had never owned a suit. He was tall, thin, and awkward looking. His shyness was almost reclusive. But he could play the viola. His talent was something special. After his concert, one of the men in the church came up to the pastor. He said, "Some of us have been talking. We can't sit here in our nice clothes and let that boy go to an audition in Washington in tennis shoes and a ...

415. God Is Down To Earth

John 1:1-18

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John A. Stroman

... degrees, as well as being an authority on Bach and a master at the organ. The world appreciated him, not for his intellectual capacity, but for being down-to-earth in his servanthood to the people of Africa. The world's memorable people are not only talented, but down-to-earth and approachable. In Christ, God is approachable. It was by the incarnation that God came to the earth, becoming accessible to all. This text, John 1:14, about the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us with grace and truth, is ...

416. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

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William E. Keeney

... and produce fruits where we are unaware of planting seeds! 2. The Miracle of Growth. A. It is a miracle that in a seed so small as to be invisible to the naked eye encoded DNA carries a message that will produce a human being. The amazing talents of a Mozart, an Einstein, a Madame Curie, or a Florence Nightingale are potential in this small package. All the diversity and riches of human life with its great potential come from such small but very complicated beginnings. B. The baby panda at birth weighs only ...

417. Remembering Who We Are

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... give in this way, with our first fruits, is to show God the honor and glory that is his due. It is to demonstrate that we are people of faith. This kind of giving should be seen to include more than our money or harvest. It includes our time and talents as well. We give to God our best; we give to God first, and then take care of the other demands in our lives. The other thing called for in worship from this passage is the retelling of the story of salvation. Every time we worship we retell a part ...

418. Training Wheels For Life

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... they needed. An interesting question. The answer, of course, was both. But without the plan and the structure, the individuals never would have been as prepared as they were in Lillihammer. The training structure provided a place within which the individuals could develop their talent. Commandments. "You shall have no other gods before me. You shall make no idol. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall ...

419. All The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... through college? To retire? Along the way years pass, people and opportunities come and go. And we wait. My mother has always been musical. In any group -- from her high school class to the parishes where my father served -- people were always aware of my mother's talents in composing and playing the piano. So it could really raise eyebrows when my sister or I would say in a group of people, "Want to hear Dad play the piano?" As people looked on with surprise, Dad would sit on the piano bench where they'd ...

420. Giving What You've Got

Luke 2:1-7

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... only place available in Bethlehem that night. The innkeeper didn't have a lot to give, but he gave what he had. There are times when all of us feel that we have nothing to give Jesus or his church. We don't have much money, we feel that our talents are not as important as someone else's, or we think that Jesus couldn't possibly need anything we have to give. But the truth is Jesus wants us to give what we have. If I can care for babies in the nursery, then that is what I should give ...

421. Raised Voices

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... 're not going to pack? You're not coming with us? HANNAH: Not if I can help it. We're staying right here, me and my sons. After the rest of you are gone, Pharaoh will treat those who remain with more courtesy, I'm sure. They are talented boys. They could be of great use to him in his future dealings with travellers and traders from the north. REBECCA: But God's plan! What about that? HANNAH: Rebecca! Nothing will convince me that this harebrained scheme is God's plan. REBECCA: Nothing? Not even his promises ...

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

Matthew 22:15-22

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Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... Lord's work in a generous and cheerful way, sharing with others the blessings God has given you. God's image shines when you invite and welcome your neighbors to church -- not only those who are like you, but those who bring different perspectives and talents and needs to this body of Christ. I see God's image as this congregation reaches beyond itself to support missionaries and relieve world hunger. Whenever you give of yourself to others, the image of God within you is being revealed. You are the bearers ...

423. Called To Serve

Matthew 23:1-39

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Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... : teacher, farmer, doctor, minister. We tend to identify ourselves by what we do, and like the scribes and Pharisees, we try to use the most exalted titles possible. People have a longing to be regarded with respect, and that's good. God has given us unique gifts and talents to use in the service of others. But too often, our desire for respect leads to a competitive drive to be seen as superior to others. Then it's not enough to be a good and caring teacher; you need to be Teacher of the Year. It's ...

424. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · Gen 29:15-28 · Ps 105:1-11, 45b

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William E. Keeney

... view of the net as used by the enemy. Matthew 6:19-21 - (Luke 12:33-34) - Treasures on earth or heaven. Matthew 6:33 - Seeking first the kingdom. Matthew 7:6 - Throwing pearls before swine. Matthew 25:14-30 - Note that one of the servants buried a talent in the earth for safe keeping. Revelation 22:21 - Each of the 12 gates are made from a single pearl. CONTENT The first two parables are more similes than parables. They do not provide many details. Nothing is said about the amount of the treasure in the ...

425. Confidence To Spare

Psalm 27:1-6, 13-14

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Robert G. McCreight

... can then take the next step and dare to live boldly, trusting that God is still with us every step of the way. Rosalind Russell was a great testimony to that. She typically played sophisticated and witty career-women in many motion pictures, and displayed memorable talent on the Broadway stage. But perhaps her greatest triumph was the battle she waged in her fight against cancer and arthritis. After her death this poem was found on a slip of paper tucked into her prayer book. For her it was a beacon light ...

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