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501. Parable of the Wagon and the Ball

Luke 12:13-21

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... lose what we have, but rather gain by teaching others to also create the same things. Charles could not share with his brother Jimmy, and Jimmy was provoked to the same selfishness regarding his basketball. The world could be a rich and abundant place to live, if the skills, the knowledge, and the possession of things were shared, rather than withheld by human selfishness. The same amount of money expended to defend private property being used for sharing would eliminate many quarrels and much unhappiness.

502. Parable of Grading the Teacher

I Corinthians 13:1-2

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Staff

... t seem to explain the subject very well. Maybe he will learn after a few years, but it will be too late for us." Truly, giving grades is a real problem to teachers and many students do acquire knowledge more easily than others. But the skill of teaching depends on both the teacher and the students communicating with each other freely in the exchange of knowledge. Students, who are afraid to ask questions or who feel intimidated by severity, deter the process. Teachers, who lack self-confidence, often try to ...

503. The Ladder of Success

Genesis 2:4-25

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Paul Hegele

... are you going to be?" One day the child will answer "cowboy," the next day, "fireman." Eventually, he/she becomes a doctor. But the question keeps chasing them. "What are you going to be?" Not just a doctor, but a surgeon; not just a surgeon, but a skilled and famous surgeon; not just a successful surgeon, but one who sits on the board of directors of the hospital, who writes books, who leads this profession. As long as there's breath in our bodies, the thought, "What more can I be?" taunts us. The name ...

504. When God Says "Go"

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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... He insisted he wanted them, flaws and all. Oh, occasionally God does choose the religiously "tall, dark, and handsome" figure. But the results seldom are gratifying. King Saul was such a figure. Saul was chosen king because he had everything - courage, size, skill as a warrior, good looks. But this obvious choice soon turned sour. He became selfish, ruthless, and later went mad. What about Matthias, the man chosen in Acts to replace Judas as a disciple? Apparently, the other disciples elected him because he ...

505. Wellspring for the Soul

John 4:1-26

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Dean Lueking

... integrity, of undisputable character and spiritual soundness made a difference in my life by being the people they were. They blessed me, not in writing prayer necessarily addressed: "To Whom It May Concern." The leaven of their lives consisted in their dedication to children, to skill and high degree of motivation. They did not just have a job. They gave themselves to us as people in a high calling. Not all public school teachers were like that in my youth - or anyone’s. But there were enough to make a ...

506. Authority Through Servanthood

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

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Dean Lueking

... is not cheapened by plastic images of great numbers, great wealth, great power in ministry. She washes the feet of the suffering day in and day out. I know her and honor her as a person of great authority. She works hard at honing her skills, and keeps growing in the competence required to minister effectively to people at the far edge of our society. Servanthood is not settling for the least in dedication. She is in earnest about her calling, and I see that depth in her spirituality most Friday mornings ...

507. Parable of the Cafeteria

John 3:1-21

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... at their post of supply in the cafeteria. As they kept the display of foods replaced, they conversed. One said, "It just aggravates me to watch these hungry wolves snatch up the beautiful salads we have made. I don't think they see any of the beauty or skill in our work. In a few moments the artistic salad is torn to pieces by their teeth." Said the second girl, "I look at it in a different way. It pleases me to think that these hungry people will shortly leave our place feeling stronger and better able ...

508. Parable of the Correction Fluid

Galatians 6:1-10

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... more difficult. With Christ as a Saviour showing the way of mercy and forgiveness and His hope for mankind to learn the lessons of love and restoration, we have an example. Children ought early to be taught the ways of forgiveness. Real happiness in the mature years depending on the skill of restoring the rightful mind through the ways of loving fellowship. Thanksgiving and Christmas help greatly to achieve the spirit of forgiveness and love. They help to nullify the effects of jealousy and greed.

509. Patience and Practice

Matthew 15:21-28

Children's Sermon

Object: An exercise requiring careful coordination; or learning to clap in rhythm -- any skill that requires patience and practice. Good morning, boys and girls. February has been a very special month with many things happening. First of all, two of our greatest presidents were born in this month. Can you tell me who they were? [Wait for answers.] That's good, Washington and Lincoln. ...

510. The Power and the Glory

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

... was. That vision of life belongs to all of us, but today I want to point out how it is embodied in our congregation's service called Stephen Ministry. The twenty persons commissioned as Stephen Ministers at this service have been trained in the basic skills of one-to-one Christian care-giving. They have been working at one of life's most difficult but important tasks, how to listen. They have been giving attention to feelings, their own and those of others. They have discussed the resources Christian faith ...

511. Teachers Without Chalkboards

Matthew 28:16-20

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... frame of reference. But "Church" is too broad a term. It is too easy for us to decide that the "Church" is somewhere else or is someone else. It is too easy for us to identify individuals or groups who have special teaching interests or skills and conclude that the assignment is theirs. The noun "Church" does not pinpoint the responsibility as does the pronoun "you." It is the pronoun "you" that Jesus uses in the Great Commission. Jesus' immediate audience was the disciples, but the promise he made about ...

512. No Weedless Garden

Matthew 13:24-30

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Richard L. Thulin

... and wheat (or more accurately, between darnel and bearded wheat). At other times in the process the roots of both plants are so entangled that the destruction of one would mean the destruction of the other. You and I are neither perceptive enough nor skillful enough to make the field weedless. But more than that, the decision to weed belongs only to God. "Let both grow together until the harvest," the householder says, "and then I will give the command." As Luther insists, knowledge of sin does not entail ...

513. God of the Ordinary

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

... the sling of a shepherd boy to kill Goliath. God can touch and heal (and he chooses to do it that way sometimes) in a sudden, miraculous act. More often than not, however, he chooses to use one of his more ordinary gifts to restore us - a skilled surgeon, an understanding counselor, a Tylenol or a Rolaid, or maybe just a good night's sleep or a solid meal to bring us back to health. It is no less a miracle, no matter the method, ordinary, or otherwise. Jesus took the parables, simple stories of ordinary ...

514. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

... excuses of these Jews, we may be tempted to judge them harshly, but let's be cautious. Do we not often forget God's tender mercies, his gracious revelations and provisions, and even his terrible warnings against all sin and wrongdoing? We, too, are skilled in excuse-making, however preposterous they may be. I read some notes which a teacher collected that parents sent to school with their children, explaining their absence for having missed a day of school. These are some of the actual excuses she received ...

515. God’s Safety Net

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

D. Wayne Burkette

... a few would scream. I never saw a performer injured in a real fall, although I have read that it happens. Today, with the cement and hardwood floors of most coliseums, working without a net is virtually unheard of. It’s just as well - a person with skill doesn’t have to risk life and limb to be entertaining. But in our newest fashion of speech, a safety net has come to stand for that last resort of protection and assistance provided by government for people who are otherwise helpless and vulnerable. The ...

516. Healing And Forgiveness

Luke 5:17-26

Sermon

... by his tradition that his paralysis was the result of his wrongdoing. Jesus knew that if a person does not believe that he or she can be cured, then there can be no healing. Furthermore, by combining the forgiveness of sin with healing, Jesus very skillfully blunted the criticism of the Scribes and Pharisees. These religious leaders were the ones who propagated the notion that if a person was ill, then he or she must have sinned. Although on one hand they objected to Jesus' offering forgiveness to this man ...

517. For Those On The Outside

Luke 8:40-56

Sermon

... his time. Every time the maid came into his studio, she pushed her broom, looking at the floor, grumbling about how sloppy a craftsman this man was. This maid never paid any attention to the beautiful sculptures this man created, and she never recognized the skill that he exercised as he created these carefully crafted works of art. One day the maid announced that she would be taking a month's vacation. The sculptor was very happy to be relieved of her nasty temper and oppressive personality. As she went ...

518. Living Life The Easy Way

Acts 3:1-10

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... so good after that, I couldn't wait to talk to him again ... but I never did. He died two months later ... but I'm grateful I got to know him better." I imagine some of you visualize her as a timid little person struggling for communication skills who finally learns how to talk. Well, this woman is the anchorperson for a television station in Los Angeles. In one of the largest television markets in the world, she comes into the living room of a million people and communicates with them about life. But it ...

519. The Cracking Point

Mark 12:1-12

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Harold Warlick

... 't take it any more." In a recent survey the American Medical Association asked several thousand general practitioners across the country, "What percentage of people that you see in a week have needs that you are qualified to treat with your medical skills?" The responses ranged from one percent to 25 percent. The average was 10 percent. In other words, 90 percent of the people who see a general practitioner have no medically treatable problem. Most of the respondents said they prescribed tranquilizers. The ...

520. Don't Give Up Too Soon!

Acts 15:36-41

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... 31 hands went up. Some of the raised hands played in the Super Bowl years later. You see, they were the kids who were too fat, too gangly, too poor or too uncoachable at an early age to play with the smaller kids with finer motor skills. They were the young failures whose frames filled out later, whose baby fat turned into muscle, whose awkwardness came under control later. They were just starting to come into their own while others were peaking. I repeat, there are too many persons whose lives have been ...

521. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... lasted as long as she had; but, she was extremely self-protective. In every instance she managed to put a barrier between her and a confrontation with Jesus and his gift. To evade receiving the communion he was doing his best to offer took all her skills. 4. Jesus, sensing these qualities in her, moved in closer. "Go, call your husband." She: "I have no husband." Jesus: "You are right; you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband." Now we can understand why she was so defensive ...

522. Come, Learn Your Worth

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Various Authors

... which makes them desirable. So what happens, then, when youth is replaced by lines in the face and sags in the body? If our worth lies in being young, where is our worth when youth goes? Or suppose our worth seems to rest in some skill or achievement, even a very worthy one. A concert pianist or violinist may enjoy the feeling of artistic achievement, and with it, public acclaim. But if one day arthritis diminishes the dexterity of the performer’s fingers, is her worth gone, too? So often society ...

523. Jesus’ Hospital

Matthew 9:9-13

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... became the chief surgeon in the John Hopkins Hospital. A patient, one day, was admitted to the great hospital. She was from the rural area and was seriously ill. She was given special care, being placed in a private room with a private nurse. The skilled chief surgeon spared no effort to make the patient well. After undergoing surgery, she convalesced rapidly. One day, she was told by the head nurse, "Tomorrow you will go home!" Though her joy was great, it was somewhat lessened by the thought of the large ...

524. Come and Find Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

... undoubtedly had experience in making yokes." William Barclay makes the following statement in his commentary on Matthew: There is a legend that Jesus made the best ox-yokes in all Galilee, and that from all over the country men came to him to buy the best yokes that skill could make. In those days as now, shops had their signs above the door; and it has been suggested that the sign above the door of the carpenter’s shop in Nazareth may well have been: "My yokes fit well." It may well be that Jesus is here ...

525. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon Aid

... it sets one to singing and speaking the praises of the Anointed One of God. For Luther, it had implications for the oral nature of preaching the Word; he said, of himself and with the psalmist (v. 1), "My tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer." The LBW excises the very heart of this psalm (vv. 7,8) and appoints it as a responsory to the Old Testament reading, focusing attention upon God's presence and actions in Jesus' baptism: Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, a scepter of righteousness ...

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