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651. What’s Going On in Your Orchard?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... holy and mature living. "He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for without me, you can do nothing." What a remarkable and marvelous statement! Our Lord did not say it would be the best educated, the most moneyed, or the highly talented and gifted alone who would produce fruit in life’s orchard; he requires but one essential if a person is to bear fruit: to abide in the vine. To be connected to him, God’s Christ. "If a man does not abide in me," he said, "he is cast forth ...

652. He Ought to Stick Out!

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... by and did nothing. Recall the barn-building farmer who lost his soul? Jesus said he worked hard and honestly. He just failed to use the fruits of his labor for any worthwhile service. Do you see the servant cast into outer darkness? He didn’t wrongfully use the talent entrusted to him. He simply buried it in the ground and did nothing. To do nothing with life, to use it only for self, Christ condemns. Those were lessons meant for us. The purpose of our God-given life is to use it for the causes of God ...

653. Encountering The Family Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... and brittle Laws of the ancients. Life was good, when he spoke. Life was real and vital and living and worthwhile, when he spoke. There was reason to it, for a loving God was there, and here, and about. I remember his stories: Three men given talents. Two make productive use of them. The third, fearfully, buries his - and reaps rebuke. My sons understood. A servant pleaded for forgiveness and was forgiven - but he himself could not forgive another. A man in trouble was passed by, by two men, and helped by a ...

654. Unwavering Light

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... paramount concern of a Christian is "how to please the Lord," to quote Pastor Paul directly. Christ calls for the total commitment in his followers that he demonstrated in his own life. A real artist does not ask himself how little of his life and talent he must give. When somebody asked Tintoretto what he mixed with his paints to achieve the special red color so characteristic of his paintings, he said, "Blood!" Even so the Christian life demands our all. Accordingly, Saint Paul makes no attempt to deny or ...

655. Strengthened For Life

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... certain course for their lives, but they both turned their backs upon God and sought their own goals. The other man was brought up in a deeply religious home, but as a young man he left the church and vowed he would never return. These men, talented men, handsome men in their prime, have long since died, but they all died broken men, broken not only physically, but mentally, morally, and spiritually. Their lives became a burden either to society or to their families. They were cut from the vine by their own ...

656. In Quest of Fire

2 Chronicles 36:15-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... church. He cannot. Why? His life is crammed too full. He says he would like to give some time to the church, but he is just too busy. Obviously, the spark is burning low into the coals. Here is a young lady, attractive, high moral-consciousness, talented, belongs to various clubs, possesses strong leadership ability, super-active in community affairs. Now, let us ask her to become a member of the church choir, or the altar guild, or serve on a committee, or at least be more regular in her attendance at ...

657. How To Be Used By God

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... my first parish, I need to concentrate on that, not dream about the next charge. Do not seek high places. If we have done our job, they will come. Another thought about leadership is the idea that we need to: 2. Prepare well It may have been David’s musical talent that got him the job with King Saul (and later made him famous as the Psalmist), but all the other qualities noted by Saul’s servant were royal requisites: David was a man of valor; a man of war; a man prudent in speech; a man of good presence ...

658. The Kingdom And The Seed

Mark 4:4-20; 30-32

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... farmer. "I used to have a car like that too." Big is not necessarily beautiful. Small can be beautiful. Cooperation with God is the key, whether we are in small towns or big cities; working smaller jobs or larger ones; using fewer gifts or having a ten-talent arsenal from which to draw. Cooperation with God in Christ is the key. Recently I asked a pastor in a large and influential congregation what had inspired him. "Oh, it was a Sunday school teacher!" he replied. "I don’t remember a thing he taught us ...

659. Job - A Probe Into the Shadow World of Despair

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

... that first read the Job story was an upper-middle-class configuration during a relatively stable point of time when the accumulation of personal wealth and power was possible and in the process for many. Those that heard the poems first were sophisticated, talented, and well-educated. They were the equivalent to most of you, university students or recent graduates, who in the eyes of the surrounding world have it made. But that first audience was composed of people who were growing away from the concepts ...

660. Christ and Healing

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... in the ministry of healing. "How is your wife?" I asked one of my members, as I met him in the hall of a large city hospital. He replied that she was desperately ill and that I had better not see her that night. This woman’s brilliant, talented daughter had died five or six years before. The mother had become bitter, and seemed to hate God and hate life. In her deeply disturbed emotional state a malignancy had taken over, and she was dying. Entering her room the next morning, I could feel the tension and ...

661. Why Fear Growing Old?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... and service. We are not just "getting ready for death." Relaxed, new, creative, we are preparing for life. We are not going to play golf and bridge forever; we seek a balance of recreation and involvement. I have knowledge; I have wisdom; I have vision; I have talents; these are stimulated by faith and compassion. I intend still to be contributing to life and enjoying it. I am sustained and challenged by my new interests. A man of seventy was sick and about to give up. His doctors put him in a nursing home ...

662. Spiritual Blindness

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... that genius might come to full flower amid an uncluttered mind. At age 44 his blindness was total, and then, only then, could Milton say it: When I consider how my light is spent, E’re half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide, Lodg’d with me useless, though my Soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide, Doth God exact day-labour, light deny’d, I fondly ask; but patience, to prevent That murmur, soon ...

663. Blind No More

Mark 10:46-52

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... know what? I could have asked for anything. Here he was, the son of God, asking me what I wanted. I wanted my sight again. I wanted to see things like I had before. To be a man who could work and support a family. I wanted to use my talents for the Lord, Jesus. I wanted my sight back. Jesus said, "Go your way, your faith has made you well." That was what I wanted to hear. But I didn't go my way. I went his way. I followed him. I still do. Who here can say the same ...

664. Little Ado

Mark 6:1-6

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

Call to Worship Human hope is more fragile than God's hope. Sometimes in particular situations, we are ineffective. Our talents and expertise appear worthless, wasted. Then, when human hope wilts, it is time to remember God's hope for us. Come, let us worship the God of hope. Collect Let your awareness of our value, O gracious One, be a contagious lure that invites us to rediscover our sense of ...

665. As First Fruits

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... Creator, by living decent, honorable lives. We offer you our best by choosing excellence over the mediocre, action above sloth, and an awareness of your presence in all that we do. Amen. Prayer of Confession Help us be like first fruits among your creatures. Draw us away from wasting our talents on the trivial, lest we have no energy left over for creating what matters most. For the sake of Christ. Amen. Hymns "We Plow The Fields And Scatter" "My Prayer Rises To Heaven" "I Sing The Mighty Power Of God"

666. The Priesthood of All Believers

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... became Paul’s faithful companion and co-worker. He was "the beloved physician" but he was above all a lay evangelist. He not only brought the Christian message by word of mouth to non-Christians from city to city but he also used his fine literary talents to put the gospel in written form and to give us the history of the early church. What guiding principles are there for the work of the lay priests? Let the Alcoholics Anonymous be our example. They represent the same kind of contact work as the church ...

667. Letting Go

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... those who love me. Those who misunderstand ... and those who understand. Those without knowledge, and those whose knowledge I covet. To love all ... to give to all ... to be all. Lord, I want to be free free to give ... thoughts, actions, talents, myself. My whole self ... without question ... without hesitation ... without fear. Lord, I want to be free ... free to be free to run ... leap ... sing ... dance ... express move ... develop ... reach ... Hold ... and let go. "Letting Go ..." "But one thing I do ...

668. Be At Peace With One Another

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the Holy of Holies with the priesthood of all believers. The disciples wanted to protect their turf, maintain control but Jesus had a better way. They were to be the facilitators not manipulators of a new kingdom. If others come along with gifts and talents do not hinder them. In Jesus’ words, “Whoever is not against us is for us.” Here is an interesting statistic. The Society of International Law, in London, observed that during the last 3,550 years of recorded history there have been only 268 years ...

669. We Are Able, But...

Mark 10:35-45

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... take time to live as Christians, that does not mean we no longer respect the teachings of our faith? Help us to reconcile our hearts so we do not give up on ourselves altogether and stop trying to practice our faith. We hear your voice calling as we harvest our talents. Help us want to turn a listening ear to you. For the sake of Christ. Amen. Hymns "Ye Servants Of God" "Guide My Feet" "Jesus Calls Us, O'er The Tumult"

670. A Voice to be Heard

John 1:19-28

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... of truth. Idols with feet of clay crumbled in the presence of his thunderous voice. People who had been living miserly, self-centered lives looked in the mirror and saw themselves for the first time as they really were -- as Ebenezer Scrooges. Talented people burying their abilities beneath trivial activities were summoned to the stage, front and center, for performance in keeping with their gifts. In the secret reaches of bank vaults and stock portfolios, the wealthy were reminded, "Unto whom much is given ...

671. The Inner Galaxy

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... truckstops on Christmas Eve? "No," says the angel. "I bring good news of great joy to all people." And it is the news of a love that never gives up, news of a love that transforms inner galaxies and causes a generous outpouring of money and talent and helpfulness to all in need. This love which sets everything in motion, as Aristotle said, is the same love that moves the sun and stars along, said Dante, and is the same love however discounted in our time, which, says scientist and naturalist Eiseley, "moved ...

672. Giving Everything: The Widow's Might

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... —all she had to live on. We all dream about giving large sums of money to cure the world’s ills. But you have a dollar. Right now, in your pocket, you have a dollar. Start there. Right now, you have a skill, apply that. Right now, you have a talent. Start there. Right now, in your pocket, you have hand, lend it. You have a dollar. Start there. Do you recall Jesus’ words: He who is faithful in little will be faithful in much. III Finally, at the heart of the story is a subtle third lesson in the form ...

673. God Notices

Amos 8:1-14

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... I see and hear their understanding in lots of ways around the church. Most regularly, I witness it in our children’s worship time. Each week, we pray together. Each week, different children thank God for giving them families and friends, for holiday gifts and special talents. They ask God to cancel school, to heal a sick friend, and to help them with their homework. These children believe that God notices them and that they matter to God. A few years back someone gave me a little book called Children’s ...

674. There Could Be, Couldn't There?

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... so much for them? Forgetting about God when God had brought them into a plentiful land (2:7), a place and a life full of potential and possibility and goodness? Forgetting about God when God had blessed them beyond measure, giving them abilities and talents, comforts and luxuries, peace and prosperity — things nobody deserves, things nobody can earn. They had been given so much and yet they strayed so far from the one who had blessed them so. Hard to imagine, isn’t it? You would think some would ...

675. The ABC Gospel

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... God could meet. She spoke of God’s amazing power to heal even those diseases science calls hopeless. Naaman was at first inclined to reject the prescription that came to him. He failed to understand the way God works with us. “He went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of garments” (2 Kings 5:5). Naaman wanted to buy the cure! He failed to understand that God always enters our lives as an act of grace. His power is not for sale. “He brought the letter ...

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