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601. The Guy With The Donkey

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... it? Are you using it? Are you a donkey-giver? The Lay Ministry Commitment Card you have in your hands is your way of lending your donkey to the Savior. In just a few moments you will have an opportunity to invest your most precious assets--your time, talent and energy--in the only enterprise guaranteed to last forever, the Kingdom of God. One day an older woman, a bank executive, was walking past one of the offices at the bank. She glanced in and saw a young woman sitting at her desk, crying. The executive ...

602. Sinner to Saint

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... have a vocation, a calling. He is called to be a carpenter, or a secretary, or a salesman, or plumber, or a pilot, or a politician. The list is almost endless. A true Christian is called to go into the world and serve Christ according to the call and his talents. This is what Christ wants you to do with your life. With this sense of vocation you become a minister of God, a priest of Christ. Then a person’s life has meaning and purpose. You are not merely working for wages, or to make a living. You are out ...

603. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... right ever to get angry with God or complain about bad luck. As I appear before God, I am inwardly urged to confess my sins and confess my unworthiness to be in his presence or to be his child. If there is any good in me, if there is any talent I possess, it is all from God. He gets the credit for any good in me. Another good thing about this position is that it leads to exaltation. Jesus taught repeatedly that he who humbles himself will be exalted. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. The ...

604. Five Grains of Corn

Psalm 111:1-10

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... ’s children and human beings carry for one another. Have you ever noticed how much of Christ’s condemnation was directed not at those who were guilty of wrong doing, but at those who neglected to do what is right and moral? The servant with one talent was denounced ... not because he had stolen it, or gambled with it, or misappropriated it, but because he had done nothing with it. Roger Shinn, writing in the November, 1974, issue of A.D. Magazine calls for an understanding of what small units of society ...

605. A Person on My Fishpole

Luke 5:1-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... fish, and then you need the right bait such as a worm, and then you must put the right kind of a weight on the line. When everything is done you must sit quietly and be ready. Jesus knew what it was like to be a fisherman and the special talent that it took to do the job well. Jesus told the fishermen that from now on they were going to fish for men instead of fish. Do you know what that means? I’ll tell you what it means. It means that Jesus wanted the disciples to do the same ...

606. Virtue Won’t Hurt You

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and strength which lie within us. We must stop this game of meeting other people’s expectations. We must live as virtuous people and quit justifying our shabby performances with excuses about how tough life is. Remember the man Jesus spoke of who took his talent and for fear of losing it buried it in the ground? Some of us have had less resources handed down to us than others. We also have an inexhaustible supply of excuses. In Thackeray’s novel, Vanity Fair, Becky Sharp believed that she could be ...

607. Forgiving Is Forgetting

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... forgiveness is beyond calculating. Jesus went on to tell Peter a parable about the Kindgom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven is a place for people who have the ability to forgive and forget. According to the parable (Matthew 18:23-35) a man owed the king 10,000 talents, roughly $1,000. He went in to the king, fell on his knees, and begged the king to have patience with him. Out of pity the king forgave the man and told him that he would forget about the debt. This same man departed the king’s chamber and ...

608. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... is both to be a parasite upon the past and to steal our own comfort from the pain of our own fellows. There isn’t a choice, really, if we are Christ’s people, whether we pledge or tithe, or serve on a committee, or give our time and talent for Christ. Christ’s people are "cross-bearers" and these opportunities to bear the cross we take immediately and do, and do with joy for the opportunity. Any worthy person wants to pull his own weight in the boat. Any worthy person wants to carry his own share of ...

609. God’s Generosity Resented

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... . The story tells us that God is kind. To be unemployed is a devastating thing. It robs us of our sense of self-worth. It removes from us our pride and feelings of accomplishment. It degrades and embarrasses us. It is a tragic thing when our talents, our capability to do things is wasted and idle. In Shakespear’s play Othello, a great line is "Othello’s occupation is gone." So here stood these men: sad, depressed, angry, and hurt. The owner of the vineyard took pity on them - he couldn’t bear ...

610. Embalmed Leaders

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... of the United States have given to the peoples of the world, because this, they know, was given in love, this, they know, was given in a real spirit of service and leadership in the world. We look today for leadership. Our government has talent scouts looking everywhere for leadership. What kind of leadership must it be? The Good Shepherd, he must be the spirit that guides all of our leadership. As one of the princes of England, just before his coronation, questioned the Prime Minister with these words ...

611. Paul: The Man and His Message

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... religious experience of the man himself. Until the 19th century, Paul was generally regarded as an authentic representative of original Christianity, whose dramatic conversion experience transformed the foremost enemy of Christ into his foremost protagonist and whose intellectual talents enabled him to become the man who gave the Christian gospel its conceptual form. But with the rise of biblical criticism and the history of religion this view was challenged. Baur and the old Tuebingen school sought to ...

612. Salvation as Personal Experience

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... you" (Romans 8:11). Charismata In his struggle with the enthusiasts, Paul is led to explore thoroughly the problem of charismata, the special gifts of the Spirit. He gives charisma a precise meaning. It is a gift of the Spirit, over and above the natural gifts and talents which we have on the basis of creation and which we are to offer to God as a living sacrifice. But it is not primarily miracle or ecstasy. It is a special participation of each Christian in the grace given in baptism and in the service to ...

613. Hindering Riches

Matthew 19:16-30

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... the possibility is slight because of our financial condition. But if that obstacle is removed, we are then free to pursue our interests and to develop new interests. And these may lead us away from the interests that ought to occupy our thought and utilize our time and talent. Robert Frost was asked once if he thought he would have written better poetry if he had had an ample income from the beginning of his career. He replied, "I don’t think so, no. You see, I’m on the other side. I know what you’re ...

614. To Receive or Worship?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... Queen Victoria to walk upon, is well known. We do not have the opportunity to stand in a great throng and greet Christ by throwing a garment in the road. But we are to carry out a quite similar gesture. We are to give up our treasures, our time and talents and money, and lay them at his feet. By acts of love we are to prepare a way for him to win human hearts. In this way we will appreciate in his grand, triumphal march through the ages. "AND THE CROWDS THAT WENT BEFORE HIM AND THAT FOLLOWED HIM SHOUTED ...

615. Signs Of A Vital Church

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... of that hair pen incident! The Holy Spirit makes electrical power look small comparison. It dwarfs even nuclear power. When you ask in faith, God will pump inexhaustible power into your life. There is no way the clergy and lay leadership of our church have enough talent, brains, and energy to make this church the leader in our city, our conference, and our denomination that she is called to be. But if we ask continually for the Holy Spirit to fill us and use us, there will be hair pens in holy sockets ...

616. No Reserves, No Retreats, No Regrets

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... why their numbers are growing so rapidly. If Jesus is our Lord, there ought to be some sacrifice and self-denial in our lives. The beauty of tithing is that it requires some degree of sacrifice. If in addition we give a significant part of our time and talent, then in a small way we sip from that cup of commitment which Jesus drained all the way to its bitter dregs. If Jesus is our Lord, there ought to be some sacrifice and self-denial in our lives. Where is yours? Where is mine? The Second Thing Jesus ...

617. Turn On The Lights!

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to illuminate a dark world with the reflected light of Christ, always giving him the glory. I believe that our Lord is calling us to turn on some lights in three particular ways. FIRST, WE ARE TO TURN ON THE LIGHT BY PLEDGING AMBITIOUSLY OUR TIME, TALENT AND MONEY. At the close of my sermon today, the offering plates will be passed again. You will be invited to hand in a commitment card, estimating your level of financial support for God's work in 1996. Some years ago a Methodist layman in Columbia, South ...

618. Derailed Dreams

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

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... still God. Remember Joseph's simple philosophy: Never give up; use what you have; and trust that God will find a way. Some of you who are older than most of you will remember when Jack Parr was the host of the "Tonight Show." He had a marvelously talented music director named Jose Mellis. Mellis was a virtuoso at the piano. One of the really fascinating things that he would do was to invite Parr to come over to his piano and strike the keys in a completely arbitrary manner. Parr would hit eight or ten keys ...

619. Glorious Surprises

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... rather than less. While the Holy Spirit may make us exuberant and enthusiastic, we are never made weird or unbalanced. One of the fruits of the Spirit is self-control. When our Bible speaks of gifts of the Spirit, it is referring to special talents and abilities that God gives to Christians so that the church is fully equipped for her mission. Ephesians 4 and First Corinthians 12 give us lists of just a few of the gifts: evangelism, prophecy, teaching, and administration. There areas many gifts as there ...

620. A Haven For Troubled Hearts

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Brett Blair

... help that doesn’t show us the way but rather becomes our way: He is our way; He is our truth; He is our life. The kind of help that doesn’t do the good works for us but rather teaches us and strengthens us to use our gifts and talents to do good in the world. Amen.

621. A Gospel that Fills the Glove

Sermon

James Bjorge

... bigger than himself. Fourthly, there are esteem needs. We all want to feel like somebodies. Man works best in the sunshine of approval. We seek this affirmation. Finally, man has self-actualizing needs. He wants to have a full integration of himself with all his talents, capacities and potentialities put to use. Lyndon B. Johnson stated: "To hunger for use and to go unused is the worst hunger of all..." While a man is wrestling and struggling in one of these need compartments, a slogan such as "Jesus Saves ...

622. Naaman, the Leper

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Don Yocom

... Naaman, and eventually to the King of Syria who wanted his chief military man to be made well. So the king offered to send a letter to the King of Israel to assist in harmonious relations that would bring a cure. Naaman took with him to Israel ten talents of silver, 6,000 pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing - a caravan whose total value was from eighty to 100,000 dollars. It frightened the king, Jehoram of Israel, to have such a gift delivered to him. But Elisha sent word that this would give Israel ...

623. Measure of Success

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... money. Why don’t you drop out and go to work? [Picture off. Spot on interview.] REPORTER: Our research shows you didn’t finish college. MAGNATE: No. My cousin Henry gave me some good advice. "Phillip," he said, "You are wasting your time and your talents here. Outside are all sorts of opportunities. A man with your know-how could be rich." REPORTER: How did your family react to your dropping out? [Spot off interview. Picture: a middle-aged woman.] VOICE OF MOTHER: Oh, Phillip! You are dropping out of ...

624. The Young Man

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... the heir to all that money didn't impress him a bit. Neither did my family's position make any difference. Other people always were impressed. Not he. You know, he could have been SOMEBODY? Oh, I gave him the chance! He turned it down. A sheer waste of talent, if you ask me. GIRL 3: I loved him. Why not? Wouldn’t you love someone who gave you back yourself? There I was, my mind disturbed, seeing visions and having seizures and living any which way. Sure my managers made money out of my show! But that wasn ...

625. Worn Out? Tired? Weary?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... an awfully wearing task being a sex goddess. I’m sure that it is. It’s a tedious, tiring task keeping one’s poise, position and stance in any egocentric circumstance. Such a person’s universe centers in himself. Norman Ross tells how George Gershwin, great talent though he was, always had to be the center of his world. One time at a party, Oscar Levant - the man with the typically biting tongue - had watched Gershwin hold the center of attention and hog the conversation in the party as he played his ...

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