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51. Gifts of Talent

Matthew 25:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... he gave to the choir members? (response) What would happen if the choir members took their singing ability and never used it again? If they hid it and never sang again? (response) How do you think God would feel about that? (response) Now I want to ask you. What skill or talent has God given to you? What are you good at? (response) Jesus told a story about three people who were given talents. The first one was given a whole lot of talent and he used it and God was very happy with him. The next person was ...

52. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... name of Linda gave birth to a boy she named Lance. She did what many mother’s do with boys. She molded his temperament by involving him in a variety of sports. He soon showed a aptitude as an athlete and by the age of 13 his skills were confirmed when he won the Iron Kids Triathlon—a combination of swimming, biking and running. Three years later at the tender age of 16 he became a professional triathlon athlete. When most children were trying to compete at their local high schools, and entering amature ...

53. Welcome to the Training Table!

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

... setting in for a time. But, in the long run, you - the one who quit - become the loser. You no longer share the commonality the team shared. All the satisfaction which the members of the team drew from the common task is lost to you. The skills and the accomplishments and the high purpose which propels them do not nerve you any longer. The satisfaction they enjoy and the success and, at the last, the celebration are surrendered when you cast off your partnership with them. God knew those were the risks when ...

54. Bezaleel

Exodus 35:30--36:7

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... of it. He delighted in his labor, and he transformed the ordinary into the exquisite. Toil is transformed into worship. CARE AND SKILL George A. Gordon had a sermon, "Lilies on the Temple." He pointed out the delicately carved flowers at the top of Solomon’ ... . With lavish hand, he painted the sunset, spilling colors across the heavens. With great care, he made the snowflake, and with equal skill formed the shell on the beach. As no two leaves are duplicates, so he made the faces of his children with loving ...

55. The Time of Our Visitation

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... with us, even to taking our own sins upon himself; he has entered into all we can ever feel, and no need of ours is ever beyond his skill. He has come to this world and bought it with his blood, laid claim to it by his love; and he is not going to surrender his world to ... so did Jesus. But he also did something with his death, something nobody else has ever done. He didn’t give just the skills of the musician or the statesman or the craftsman. By means of death, he gave his life. He used death as an ...

56. Chapter VIII

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... could help eradicate, is a thief. The business corporation that puts men out of work by hundreds, or thousands, causing them to lose self-respect and devalue themselves, in order to make an added dividend, is a thief. And people like you and I, who use our skills and financial resources to feather only our beds while the world hurts, are thieves. The significance of knowing Christ is to be shown what it means to use your life, and all that you have, to help lift our fellows up on their feet. How we operate ...

57. CARPENTER

Isaiah 44:13; Mark 6:3

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... , wood-sculptors, and such. Since they didn’t settle in one place long enough to build houses, timber work as such was not important to them. Because of this, by the time they settled and started building cities, they found themselves in a bind as far as skilled workmen went. Well, this might have been all right as far as the homes of the common people went, but the palace of the king, and, especially, the House of God, had to be a far better example of the carpenter’s art than the Hebrews themselves ...

58. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... time when midwest-American farmers are paid not to grow it, yet we see on the television newscast thousands of Africans and Asians starving. Then, we must consider our physical health - our bodies and our responsibilities to care for them as God’s temple. Next, our skills and abilities must be examined. We will look at the special and varied gifts we have and how we manage them for God’s glory and the Kingdom’s benefit. After that, we’ll consider how we get, spend, and save our money. In the United ...

59. Stewards and Our Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... to us for a while to use. We live in a day of such things as athletes incorporating themselves as free agents and a lot of books about getting "what’s coming to us." A very self-centered life philosophy has bloomed. In contrast, Paul says that talents and skills ought to be shared to make life lovelier and better for other people. That ought to be especially true in the congregation. Paul says: "All of you are Christ’s body, and each one is a part of it" (1 Corinthians 12:27). Just think what this idea ...

60. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... to be able to see what’s going on in the way many people treat us and the way we treat many others. Let’s look and see! We have all seen movies of people who crawl out on a ledge, high above the streets, prepared to jump. An officer, skilled in human dynamics, is called to the scene. She pleads with the person not to jump. Most often it is something worth saving in them that she touches. Not, "Do it for your wife, your children." But "Come back in for your own sake." The rescuer sees something of worth ...

61. Faith As Healing Energy

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... groups are doing just that in today’s world. Let the Church be the healing fellowship for today’s brokenness. The Christian minister could be the key person in this climate of faith, hope, and wholeness. Through his counseling, when he employs not only psychological skills, but his own special gift of faith and love, the healing spirit of the universe is evident in the minister’s presence. It is felt by the counselee, and healing and growth take place. Bruce Larson tells of a surgeon who says to a ...

62. Role Models

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... perfect just because they know how to bounce a basketball or have a hit record. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf tells an amusing story on himself. Deep in the Arabian desert, during the 1991 Persian Gulf conflict, he was faced with a situation he knew would test his skills to the utmost: eating dinner. Saudi Arabian tribesmen had invited him to a banquet. "You're out in the desert," he said. They bring forth these huge communal plates of food. You reach into the plate and wad the food into a ball. "You only eat ...

63. What Is The Question?

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of asking the wrong questions in a back-handed way. Be aware. Don't get hooked on the wrong questions. Be sure you ask the right questions before you seek answers. The message I hear from freed hostages, POWs and ordinary people who continue to advance their coping skills is this: when you believe in the God of Jesus, you don't have to know why; you just know that God is good and that God is love. While you're sorting out the questions, take a second look and notice that God continues to grant humankind ...

64. The Greatest Temptation Of All

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... some of the students in the two groups took the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the kids who had held out longer scored an average of 210 points higher. (5) The ability to resist temptation, to delay gratification, to control one's urges is one of life's great success skills. The observation that Robert E. Lee is said to have made a century and a half ago is still valid. A mother asked this man of deep character what was the greatest lesson she could teach her child. Lee's response was, "Teach him to deny himself ...

65. On Being Picked For The "Rework"

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

Sermon

King Duncan

... me ask you. How many of us are truly "waiting, yielded and still?" That may be so of Steve's little candy pieces, motionless as they are carried along on a conveyor belt. That may be so of an inanimate piece of clay that awaits the soft and skilled touch of the potter's fingers. But that is most definitely not true of us! Our troublesome freewill adds a complicating factor to the parable, doesn't it? The fact that we exercise freewill adds something to the parables that images of inanimate clay and smooth ...

66. So Who Needs A Shepherd?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... or towns in Scotland people speak of someone as the “good doctor.” When they speak that way they are not necessarily praising the doctor’s efficiency or skill as a physician, but are thinking more of the kindness and sympathy and graciousness which the doctor brings in addition to his skills and which, in many cases, are at least as important as his skills. The “good doctor.” In the picture of Jesus that St. John paints, Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He is the One who is innately winsome and ...

67. Do You Hear What I Hear?

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... ! A sloppy hand-off loses precious seconds. A dropped baton will most likely cost the team the race altogether. Passing on genes for nest building and the passing of the baton are great images symbolizing the important process of passing on vital skills and traditions and information. One of the most difficult and in some cases discouraging things about being a parent is the tremendous challenge of passing on precious traditions and truths to our children, especially matters of faith. In fact, one of the ...

68. Don't Forget What You Look Like

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... loaves were placed on the golden table of the Sanctuary and exchanged for new ones each week. The Abtinos family were the experts in making the incense used in the Temple ritual by the priests. The elders of the Garmu family decided not to teach their skills to anyone outside the family, and the same decision was made by the Abtinos elders. The result was that the special methods of baking the showbread for the Temple and of making the holy incense were closely guarded secrets which no one outside those two ...

69. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... , but because of what he said. He somehow convinced the troublemaker that a fight was foolish and unnecessary. From that point, 11-year-old Heinz learned the power of words to avoid conflict, and for a young boy living in Jew-hating climate, it was a skill he used often and one he later perfected. Fortunately, Heinz and his family escaped Bavaria and made their way to America. As the years have passed, his name has become synonymous with peace negotiations. You don't know him as Heinz. You know him by his ...

70. Irrevocable Gifts

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... given forever, but that does not mean the gifts are always available for our use. The gifts are irrevocable, but that does not mean that we always use them properly, or even use them at all. Many of the gifts of God are talents and skills which must be developed. An athlete, for example, can be blessed with exceptionally quick reflexes and extremely acute eyesight. These gifts, however, do not mean that this person is ready to join a major league team without learning the rules of the game, practicing the ...

71. Will You Give Christ Your Supper?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... job so he could work for the computer industry. His man was reluctant until Jobs said urgently, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life making fizzy sugar water or do you want to change the world?" So it is Christ calling us with our skills from the easy chair and television remote to come change our world and eternity. Conclusion Yes, it is a big world. And the needs are immense! We ourselves are so frail. Ah, but our Christ is able! Won't you give Christ your supper? Suggested Prayer: Lord, here ...

72. Prime Time Waiting

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... say what they really need to say, without cutting off any directions the dialogue may take. The listener learns to make comments back to the speaker that confirm what is being said and that affirm the feelings and concerns being voiced by the speaker. Skilled active listeners can gently lead the speaker towards the heart of what may be troubling them, and can help others discover what it is they really want to say. Bad active listeners end up sounding like parrots - pointlessly mimicking back the speaker's ...

73. By Heart

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... can't remember the date of your anniversary. It's during infancy and early childhood that we learn the most. Our new brain cells soak up information like a thirsty sponge. Want to be multi-lingual? Better start those language lessons around the time language skills are blossoming, between ages 2-4. Want a musically gifted child? If you don't start those music lessons before age seven, the window for the greatest learning and absorption of musical ability has already closed. Want a kid that can do their own ...

74. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... foes (even Jesus had his enemies), and others will prove themselves to be fools. Dad, you will do your children an incredible favor, both by teaching them how to both differentiate between these groups of people, and how to relate to them with wisdom and personal skill. In this chapter I am going to give most of the attention to our relationship with our friends. For that is where we will spend most of our lives, and I believe this relationship is the most crucial of all. I. Be Committed To Friends Early ...

75. The Quiet Day of Pentecost

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

George Reed

... about listening to God because the instructions have been with us for a long time and are very simple. To hear God we need to sit quietly in God's presence and listen with our whole being. Simple but not easy. It requires discipline and patience. It is a new skill for most of us. We get impatient and edgy. We sit there and feel that we are wasting our time because nothing is happening. We don't immediately hear a word and we feel nothing deep within and we decide to give up and begin just talking to God or ...

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