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51. How High Is Your Faith Quotient?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... has been dubbed our IQ. It was the best kept secret of our education, although word leaked out if someone supposedly had an exceptionally high or low IQ. Someone somewhere determined that if a student knew their own IQ, it would somehow damage them, or inhibit their ability to learn and try. Did this ever make sense to you? Educators have never hesitated to let kids get back papers with big fat A's or a bold and blaring D- emblazoned on the top. Do these somehow not register with a student's psyche? Our ...

52. Put Me In Coach!

1 Peter 4:10

Sermon

James Merritt

... donation of your life. You were created to serve. You are going to learn that God has given each one of us gifts and abilities that we are to use in His service. Our text says it this way, "Each one of us should use whatever gift he's ... means to be ready to serve God. I have said all of my life and will always say it - the greatest ability is availability and without availability any ability is wasted ability. I know what some of you are sitting there saying: "I'm too busy with other things to serve God." ...

53. What Is 40 Days Of Purpose?

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... minister. In the Bible, the word "servant" and the word "minister" are the same words. Service and ministry is the same thing. We are going to be talking to you later about how we at Cross Pointe are going to equip you and enable you to utilize your gifts, your abilities and your passions to serve His church. I just want you to know that you were put on this planet to make a contribution, to make the world a better place and to serve God and to serve others. I Peter 4:10, "God has given each of you some ...

54. People Skills

Proverbs 12:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... be successful are people skills. According to a report by the American Management Association, an over-whelming majority of the 200 managers who participated an a survey agreed that the most important single skill of an executive is his ability to get along with people. They rated this ability more vital than intelligence, decisiveness, knowledge or job skills. [[2]] If you think about it, every part of your life is built around relationships. If you are going to have a good family you must have good family ...

55. Stewards of Power

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... two of the things Jesus was tempted to do wouldn't be possible for us. He was tempted to turn stones into bread and to leap from the pinnacle of the temple without injury to dazzle the crowds. We couldn't do those things. But those things were within Jesus' abilities, and he was being tempted to abuse power he actually had. But let me turn to examples that human beings are capable of. Our reading from Esther today involves a man who was in a position of power, which he planned to use for his own ends. As it ...

56. Jesus Saves, We're Called To Invest

Matthew 25:14-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... for this morning addresses that. Matthew 25:14-20 (NRSV) [14] "For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; [15] to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. [16] The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. [17] In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. [18] But the one who had received ...

57. Making Wise Investments

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , who do you ask to do it? You ask the person who is the busiest person you can possibly find. The reward of good work is not retirement. The reward for good work is more work to do. Don't pray for smaller mountains, just pray for extra climbing ability, because the mountain ought to be higher than you can climb above. Isn't it strange that princes and kings and clowns that caper in sawdust rings, And common people like you and me Are builders for eternity? Each is given a bag of tools A shapeless mass, a ...

58. Following the Footsteps of the Faithful

Hebrews 11:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... pose today. According to the writer of Hebrews, there are two or three things about faith that you and I ought to know. Faith is the ability to see. It is a set of eyes through which we see the world. It is a set of glasses through which we perceive the ... are and ask why, the faithful dream of things that never were and ask why not? That is the story of the faithful. Faith is the ability to see. It is a set of eyes through which we see the world, but faith is also something more. Faith is the courage to act ...

59. Soiled Faith and Watered-Down Churches

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the church is God's field, God’s special garden, or as Paul says, God’s own living temple made up of all God’s people and built only upon the foundation or ground of Christ. The Olive Trees at Gethsemane stand as a witness to Christ’s ability to grow His church, no matter how burned out, broken down, brutalized its body. If we want to regenerate our churches, we must tap into our true source, reconnect to our Jesus roots, and allow God to grow our faith, and our churches, to bear the blossoms and ...

60. Unity and Community (Part 1)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... we do receive such gifts, we often feel tempted to use them for our own agendas and to better our own lives. Rarely do we eagerly desire the greater gifts and ask for them based on the needs we see around us. Rarely do we seek gifts that deepen our ability to serve, suffer, and be humbled so that others might be elevated. Rarely do we delight to see God’s gifts to us poured out to the point of depletion, trusting that he will give more tomorrow if we leave it all on the field today. What might happen if ...

61. All in the Family

Acts 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the celebration. (3) Communication--commitment--compassion. Those are the keys to better families--whether it is the family in the home, or the family which is the church, or the entire human family. God wants His people to live in community. So He gave us the ability to communicate with one another, to commit ourselves to one another, to “feel with” one another. Isn’t this a good day for each of us to make a new commitment to the family--this family, the church--or to our family at home if we have ...

62. The Sign of Jonah

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he knows he has the potential to be, to fulfill the prophecy of his name –Cephas, the stone. To be Simon bar John, committed disciple of Jesus who will go out with the power of the Holy Spirit to convert people by the thousands in Jesus’ name, not of any ability of his own, but in the Name of Jesus. Peter would go on to help found the early Christian churches in Antioch and in Rome, to preach a Pentecost sermon that would convert more than the fish he caught that day on the beach. “On this Kepa I will ...

63. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and light are twinned concepts. You are not only called to be faithful. Your faith must be lived out in ways that reveal God’s light! To engage in relationship with God, to be faithful and true, means you have “salt” within you. And that “salt” fuels your ability to shine God’s light far into the world, so that others can see God’s divine presence within you. Salt is a catalyst. You are to be a “catalyst” for change in the world. This Jesus says, is part of what it means to be a disciple ...

64. Afraid at the Thank God Ledge

1 Kings 3:5-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... to listen to God, to rely on God’s guidance instead of his own resources. Solomon is asking for a second chance to walk with God, to see life through God’s eyes, to rely on God’s power instead of his own. (3) If we had the perfect ability to listen to God and to see life through God’s eyes, wouldn’t it eliminate all kinds of confusion and anxiety and stress? Wouldn’t we find meaning and joy in using our skills and opportunities to glorify God? Finally, Solomon’s story reminds us that our life ...

65. Week Four Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... waters of the river provide a place for the fruit trees to blossom on a continuous basis. The fruit of these trees can be used for medicine. In the Gospel we also hear about the power of water. The Sheep Pool was believed by the Jews to have the ability to heal the sick. The belief was so strong in the community that people flocked there to find relief from their suffering. It is hard to imagine that the man in today's Gospel had been sick for 38 years and yet had never had the opportunity to experience ...

66. Week One Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of his famous song, "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see," tell the story of the conversion of Newton from a life of sin to one of service. Our readings today speak of the concept of conversion and how God rejoices over our ability to be reconciled with one another. The prophet Ezekiel says that God is desirous that we become transformed to a life of virtue and rid ourselves of all that draws us away from God. The final aspect of our life is what counts; we need to put on the Lord ...

67. Feast Days During Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... We forget to share and even tend to be greedy and possessive with what we own. By and large as well, we lose the ability to say yes when we grow older. Life experience tells us that we cannot trust others and thus we shy away from many ... the timing is wrong, the task seems too difficult or possibly we are just plain not willing to change. God has given us free will, the ability to say yes or no to all God's requests. Saying no is our prerogative, but when we do we miss the opportunity of a lifetime ...

68. Epiphany 2

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, John 2:1-11

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... is the theme of the pericope: the Spirit enables one to confess Jesus as Lord and provides nine spiritual gifts. Among these gifts, speaking in tongues comes last on the list as the least important gift. The gifts are not to be used as an occasion for boasting because the ability is a gift of the Spirit and the gift was given to be used for the common good. Gospel: John 2:1-11 Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Epiphany is the season for our seeing the glory of God in Jesus. Last Sunday we ...

69. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... tip, if you ever find yourself in trouble, cling to the wreckage." That is one of the most crucial lessons in life: the ability to learn how to start with what you have and build from that, instead of abandoning what you have and swimming for the ... a high school honors class about the secret of his academic success. Surprisingly, he told them his greatest achievement by far was his ability to make a D in French each semester of his freshman year in college. That's the accomplishment of which he was proudest ...

70. Teach Fear To Say Its Prayers

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... rain. Yes, there’s some thunder and lightning. I’m doing a word-puzzle. Then I am going to bed. What are you doing?” And the fact is, she’s running from one window to another, pumping her heart, sending up her blood pressure, cutting off her ability to breathe properly, preparing herself for nightmares. I get her talking and she calms down a bit. She asks me, “Where do you get so much faith that the storm doesn’t scare you?” I tell her I am very cautious about storms. I cannot stop the storm ...

71. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of us have had treatment for one medical problem or another. What I am interested in, at the moment, is those characteristics that give you and me the ability to cope, the ability to say, “Yes!” when asked if we want to live to be a hundred, the ability to accept the risk and challenge of living a rich and full life right now. And going beyond the ability to cope for myself comes that other quality that encourages the other person to want to live and accept the risk and challenge for himself and herself ...

72. The Room Named Heaven

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

W. George Easson

... of life. They soon learn to value life by other things than productive capacity, Things like love and trust, sympathy and patience, honesty and a transparent spirit are infinitely greater indicators of real value to life. These things have the ability, even in very uncomplicated situations, to create strong relational bonds, which, in the final analysis, are what declare life to be of value. Two things in particular deepen and strengthen relationships. One is need and dependency. It is the helplessness ...

73. The Meeting Of Marriage Partners At The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... something for nothing. We are that Samaritan woman, called by Jesus, feeling unworthy of the task to which he calls us, and surprised by the generosity of his offer. What happens to her and us next? At first we, or I mean she, are hesitant about God's ability to give us this living water, this new life, that we need so badly in order to live fully. Consequently the woman questions how Jesus could provide this living water that he has promised: "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where ...

74. Wedding: 1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon Aid

Mark Pepoon

... not insist on its own wayLove bears all thingsLove never ends. We are all great lovers at heart; and, if you don’t believe this, then just ask someone — and they don’t have to be a St. Paul. But what this is explaining to us is not the ability to love; it is telling us of love’s characteristics, its nature, its consistency, of what it is made. Some hold this to be the greatest scripture on love in the Bible; the greatest, due primarily to the fact that whereas faith and hope have the capacity to ...

75. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... he left, the man called his servants in and divided his money up between the three of them. To one servant he gave five talents - which was a large sum of money - to another, two talents, and to the third, one talent - "each according to his ability," Jesus says. When the man returned from his trip, the first servant reported that he had invested the money wisely and well, and it had earned an additional five talents. (On a personal note, I want to know who his investment advisor was!) Likewise, the second ...

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