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451. Patience

James 5:7-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... Why did this great teacher spend so much time with this limited student?” asks Pliskin. The expert on self‑improvement explained that the exercise was partially for the sage’s own benefit. Each and every time he repeated an idea the sage was building up his own ability to be patient. (3) Wow! Most of us have not reached that kind of spiritual or emotional maturity. We’re more like the old saw, “I want patience and I want it right now!” We need to see that patience is a success tool. If you are ...

452. The Imperishable Dream

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Ice hockey swiftly fills up the football void. Everyone loves to watch the Olympic competition. The drama of a contest is partly the reason for reality TV's popularity in recent years. Head-to-head competition, even when not based on athletic abilities, draws audiences. The national open search for the next American Idol has drawn more viewers in this, its fifth season, than ever before. Traveling from city to city, holding open auditions, giving everybody their chance to compete for the big title, produces ...

453. Weak Sauce

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , Paul is weak sauce. It's in this weakness that Paul finds the truth of the gospel. It's as weak sauce that Paul finds the gift of grace, that he discovers the presence of Christ's redemptive sacrifice. Not in strength. Not in freedom. Not in ability. Not in accomplishment. The gospel comes alive, and becomes Paul's greatest hope and desire, only when in weakness the apostle experiences his own need for salvation. His is the same need, the same yearning, as is felt by those who struggle with every facet of ...

454. The Twelfth Man

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of Osama bin Laden's terrorists: the Space Needle. Since the playoffs began there has flown the 12th Man Flag a tribute to the loyal, LOUD Seahawks fans, those exuberant crowds that make up the 12th Man at any Seahawks' game. The supportive roar of the hometown fans, their ability to shake, rattle and roll the visiting team, have made the 67,000 people in the stands a real part of the team's success. Their energy and enthusiasm is the 12th man on the field at all times. The 12th man is about the only sports ...

455. Advent 3

Psalm 146:1-10, Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-12, Matthew 11:1-19

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... Lord's promised coming in judgment. After a jury brings a guilty verdict, a plaintiff awaits the judge's sentencing of the defendant with a different attitude from that held before the trial began. Third, v. 10 summarizes the meaning of the altered abilities of those who await the Lord; they have patience and the capacity to suffer because of the freedom brought by the hope given in the Lord's promises. A factory worker manages a difficult assignment differently fifteen minutes before quitting time from the ...

456. Lent 3

Jn 4:5-42 · Rom 5:1-11 · Ex 17:1-7 · Ps 95

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... the salvific power of God in vv. 3-5 have to do with God's creative power. The second strophe moves in the opposite direction. It presents a call to worship God as creator (v. 6), but then gives reasons for such praise based on God's ability to save. The third strophe underscores how the power of God need not and indeed must not be tested in the context of worship. Worship is not the wilderness. The first generation of Israelites in the wilderness becomes negative examples in the light of the message of ...

457. Lent 5

John 11:1-45 · Romans 8:6-11 · Ezekiel 37:1-14 · Psalm 130

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... Jesus' metaphor about Lazarus's "falling asleep" allows Jesus to teach that faith is to be strengthened, not in relation to power, but in relation to Jesus himself. Scene Three: When Jesus arrives, Martha is confident of his ability to help. His power, which she perceives, is the ability to intercede with God; it is not his person or an inherent capacity. Again, there is a misunderstanding. Jesus says Lazarus will rise, and Martha thinks of final resurrection. In turn, Jesus speaks explicitly with regard to ...

458. Thanksgiving Day, North America

Luke 17:11-19, Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Psalm 65:1-13, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... -8, 9-13). Verses 1-4 introduce praise of God in Zion. Verses 5-8 celebrate the power of God as creator from a more universal perspective. Finally, vv. 9-13 narrow the focus from praise of God's cosmic power to praise of God's ability to deliver rain and to provide bounty. Significance. Psalm 65 complements Deuteronomy 8 by providing language of praise that points the worshiper beyond his or her own power to provide. In so doing, Psalm 65 provides the proper language for thanksgiving. The logic of the psalm ...

459. Changed Lives - Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... he wrote a book about it. His book was later made into a movie, called Awakenings, starring Robin Williams as the doctor and Robert DeNiro as Leonard Lowe, the first patient to be “awakened.” After thirty years of existing in a sleep‑like state, Leonard suddenly regains his ability to walk and talk. In one scene in the movie, he’s so excited by his new life that he calls the doctor in the middle of the night and says he has to talk to him. The doctor hurries over and Leonard says: “We’ve got to ...

460. Changed Lives: The Man Born Blind from Birth

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... cures and I think that there is a lot of nature that we don’t understand yet,” says one researcher. If the antimicrobial activity of the clays can be isolated, the result would be a new form of treatment that exceeds the abilities of today’s antibiotics, this researcher believes. “And they could be produced and distributed cheaply.” (4) Wouldn’t it be interesting if science found that Jesus knew something they didn’t--that there are healing properties in common everyday mud? Probably he ...

461. When Tragedy Strikes

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

James W. Moore

... who walks out a door just might be walking out of your life forever. So pay a compliment, say something nice you've been meaning to say to someone. Tell them that you think they're a good talented person, that you value their friendship and that you admire their ability; that they make you happy. It's a notion that you'll never regret." Listen! It's so important, so crucial. Don't go to sleep at the switch with your loved ones! Don't take them for granted! Let them know how much you love them and treasure ...

462. God Remembers and Reminds

John 14:15-21

Illustration

Thomas Long

... Sacks tells the story of Jimmie, a former sailor, now a patient in a nursing home, whose severe neurological disorder had left him with a profound and permanent amnesia. He simply had no memory of anything from 1945 on. Having no ability to retrieve the past and no ability to construct a meaningful present, Jimmie lacked the continuity that makes for a sense of the self. He was, wrote Sacks, a person who "wore a look of infinite sadness and resignation." However, when Sacks asked the Sisters who ran the ...

463. Parenting

2 Timothy 1:5

Illustration

Brett Blair

... work. He announced as much to the teacher. She and the whole class laughed. Whereupon, he became indignant, strode to the blackboard, and worked the problem much to their amazement. In doing so, he realized that he could understand arithmetic. He felt a new confidence in his ability, and went on to become a good math student. We need to encourage our children. We need not only to surround them with love but we need to help them feel competent as persons. I wish every one of us had inscribed on the walls of ...

464. The Iron, Silver, Golden, Platinum and Titanium Rules

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and familiarity. Today, “Israel” is our world and our planet. Our neighbors can be found on our e-mail as well as on our street. Our livelihoods are dependent upon local community support and global community cooperation. Our world depends upon our ability to keep our own nest clean, while committing to cleaning up the global environment. This is authentic discipleship. This is the work and witness of Jesus’ “Titanium Rule.” “Love one another as I have love you.” So . . . what are you willing ...

465. High and Lifted Up

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... go; whatever you ask, I'll do; whatever you want, I'll give." You will never have that kind of attitude until you truly catch a glimpse of a holy God high and lifted up. Someone has observed that the world's greatest ability is availability. I not only agree with that, I would add that ability, without availability, is liability. I tell you today that God can do anything with anyone at any time in any place if they will just say, "Here am I! Send me." Our daily prayer ought to be: Mine are the hands to do ...

466. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... true or not. The fact is, the God of truth has not only given us the reality of truth, but He has graced us with the ability to know truth. Jesus said in Jn 16:13, "When He, the Spirit of truth has come, He will guide you into all truth." The ... John 5:13) Now why is all of this so important? Listen carefully. Morality, right and wrong, is based on the reality of truth and the ability to know truth. If something is wrong, it must be because it does not measure up to what is right. But what is right must be ...

467. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king's descendants and some of the nobles, young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans." Now these young men were well-read, well-fed, and well-bred. They were "the cream of the crop." Not only had they been given pagan names, they ...

468. Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win (Fruit of the Spirit: Patience)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... to be slow to anger, rather than being quick-tempered. God is this way. Ps. 103:8 says: "The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy." Someone has said that "patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears." Now please understand that patience is not passivity. It is not indifference. It is not at that fatalistic attitude toward life which sits back, twiddles its thumbs, and simply says: "Whatever will be, will be…." Patience does not mean ...

469. Don't Believe the Lie about the Truth

John 8:32

Sermon

James Merritt

... statement you cannot know truth, is a truth in itself. So if you cannot know truth, you cannot even know whether that statement is true or not. The reality is, the God of truth has not only given us the reality of truth, but He has graced us with the ability to know truth. Jesus said in John 16:13, "When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth." Now why is all of this so important? For this reason: Morality, justice, right and wrong is based on the reality of truth, and the ...

470. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... 's father said, "The wicked borrows, and does not repay." (Psalm 37:21) But there are times that debt is wrong. I want to give you the following conditions which, if any or all are met, debt is indeed wrong: Debt is wrong when it is beyond your ability to repay it on a timely basis. Debt is wrong when it prevents you from giving to God what He demands. Debt is wrong when the burden is so heavy you cannot save for the future. Debt is wrong if it puts your family under financial pressure. (Financial Counselor ...

471. How to Rub People the Right Way

Acts 4:36-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... 1,014 times before a man named John Y. Brown tasted his chicken and said, "I'll go into business with you." That man's name was Colonel Harlan Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. What was the secret? Same man, same recipe, same ability, same chicken. The only difference—a word of encouragement. If you want to rub people the right way, every chance you get bring a blessing to others; break barriers for others; build bridges for others. The amazing thing you will find is—you were encouraged ...

472. Hazardous to Your Wealth: Myths about Money

Malachi 3:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... the good job that you have or the good work that you do. But in reality, God gave you that job. God gave you the skills and the ability to learn how to do that job. God gave you the health to perform that job. The truth of the matter is, all of your money comes ... you to be thrifty. He expects you to save. He expects you to wisely invest. The parable of the talents not only deals with abilities, it also deals with money. You should invest it wisely so that the money can grow and you can give even more to the ...

473. Your Word is Your Bond

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... my opinion, you will be very fortunate to get this person to work for you." For the criminal you can say this: "He's a man of many convictions," and "I'm sorry we let him get away." For the untrustworthy employee you could say: "Her true ability is deceiving." For the inept worker you can say, "I most enthusiastically recommend this person with no qualifications whatsoever." Now we think that's real slick, but Jesus said truth has no shades whatsoever. In God's eyes a half truth equals a whole lie. A white ...

474. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... interesting. Studies have repeatedly found that we tend to attribute our own successes to positive internal traits such as ability and effort; and our failures to external factors outside of our control. But on the other hand, we tend ... them!" (Numbers 11:26-29) Moses knew how to rejoice in the success of other people. You know we all need to ask God to give us the ability to say "amen!" in another man's revival. Someone has well written: It is a good test to the rise and fall of egotism to notice how you ...

475. The Tincture of Time

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... good and the bad, will be determined under his auspices and his direction. So what do we make of this parable? Is Jesus really saying we cannot recognize evil in our midst and deal with it? Isn't part of creating a just society the very ability to assure others that righteousness will be rewarded and evil-doers will be punished? Both the Old and New Testaments offer us a legacy of laws and legislations designed to create such a just society. And that is precisely Jesus' point. Despite the God-given guidance ...

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