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776. James 1:17-27

James 1:17-27

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... characterized as "straw," it should be qualified as builder's straw. When bricks are painstakingly constructed by hand out of earth and water, good builders know that adding straw to the mixture gives it greater strength and coherence. For James to focus on the gift of grace and not stress an accompanying offspring of good works is to seriously misunderstand God's purposes. This week's text from James reflects its author's concern with the believer's response to the good news of salvation. God does not set ...

777. 2 Timothy 1:1-14

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... excellent example. Perhaps Paul is also subtly emphasizing a kind of legitimizing authority for Christianity as a faith that, like Judaism, creates a "people." Paul then shifts his focus over to the issue of Timothy's own personal gifts. Verses 6-7 address Paul's concern that Timothy "rekindle" those gifts that he received from Paul's own hands - most likely at his ordination by Paul into a specially designated ministry. Paul's message to Timothy is that he is as responsible for the maintenance of his own ...

778. First Sunday of Advent

Psalm 80:1-19, Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-37, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... Friends, hear the good news! God has given you grace and peace in Christ Jesus People: and enriched us with many good gifts. Pastor: Friends, believe the good news! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Be alert and watchful, for no one knows ... your grace and been received into glory. Enrich us in the testimony of Christ so that we are not lacking in any spiritual gift as we wait for the new revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ or in death we are taken to be with him. To our Lord Jesus, to ...

779. Me - A - Missionary?

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... how to teach. In fact, I'll make this promise to you. You tell me what you think your area of expertise is (no matter what it may be - maybe your gift is making money, maybe your gift is building a business, maybe your gift is pulling teeth, maybe your gift is martial arts, maybe your gift is recreation) and we will find a way for you to put that gift to use in God's missionary work. I hope all this sounds good and exciting to you and kind of gets your heart pumping and your blood racing a little bit ...

780. Why Me Lord?

2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Exodus 35:4-5, 10-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." Deut. 8:18 says, "And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." Now think about that. If everything you have is a gift from God, and if it is God that gives you the ability to make the wealth that you have obtained, then when you tithe you're not really giving God 10%. God is letting you keep 90% because without God you wouldn't have anything. Every time you give a ...

781. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... reasons why I was attracted to the church was because of a pharmacist that worked with college students there named Dean West. Mr. West was (to say the least) a unique individual. He was very unconventional in his thinking on a lot of things, but he had a gift to really make you think about things and see things in a different light. The first Sunday I walked into that class, I discovered that he only had one role on Sunday morning. He did something that first Sunday that he did every Sunday I was there for ...

782. A Day of Singing

Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... of joy filled the eyes of the parents because they realized that, in years to come, they may be able to give some of those Christmas presents they had only imagined, but they could never give a present more precious than the one they had received that year‑‑the gift of love they had for each other. (4) That is a story that must be told at Christmas. If that doesn’t make you heart sing, nothing will. Our lives are filled with love. God sings over us. And we sing of the wonders of Christmas. It begins ...

783. Home By Another Way

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... come, he would have showed up by now. Joseph: But, surely, when he hears about it from people like this, he can’t help but believe. Before, like you said, it was mostly shepherds. And, you know what people say about shepherds. (to Wise Men) Thank you for your gifts. And go and tell Herod what you have seen. But, before you go, may we offer you a meal, something to drink? Wise Man 1: Thank you, no. We need to make camp before it gets too dark. And, besides, its couscous night. I love couscous cooked over a ...

784. Rehearsal for Christmas Eve

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... Narrator Shepherd 3 Shepherds King 1 Angels King 2 Lead Shepherd King 3 Young Shepherd Props Clipboards with paper Script Doll Manger Gifts for Baby Jesus from Wise Men Notes This is a “play within a play,” which tells the story of one youthful ... and walks to Clark.) Director: And even more importantly, because God gave us the greatest gift of all at Christmas. His own Son, Jesus. Clark: What kind of gift was that? Narrator: A gift of life, love, and happiness. God’s Son came to remove our sins, so one ...

785. A House for Our Home and a Home for Our Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... especially that verse that begins with the 5th one and continues through the 7th. I’m reminded of your sincere faith. A faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and now I am sure abides in you. Hence I remind you to kindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of hands. For God did not give us a spirit of commitity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. Talk about roots. There it is. But also, rewards. Connect with that verse 13 and verse 14 ...

786. We Are Weak, But He Is Strong...

Romans 8:26-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... word is more in keeping with Wesley's idea of Prevenient Grace than with the idea we associate with Predestination. Wesley's idea and the idea Paul is trying to convey, is that the Christian life, the Grace of God and our salvation through faith in Christ is gift. A gift chosen by God for us. Which means that God knew what we were going to need before we were ever born. And God started making plans for our arrival. It's like a couple who plan to have children. There's various stages they go through. First ...

787. More Than We Are

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of God. But, he moves further and deeper: we are not merely called the children of God; we are the children of God. Not only the name but the reality, the relationship is ours. “There is something here which we need to look at carefully. It is by the gift of God that a man becomes a Child of God. By nature man is the creature of God, because God is his creator, but it by grace that man becomes the Child of God. There are two English words which closely connected, but whose meanings are widely different ...

788. The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James W. Moore

... his congregation her story and they also were moved to compassion. They took an offering for her and the people were amazingly generous. Dr. Morgan was thrilled by their response and he couldn't wait to go over to the widow's home to present her this gracious love gift. He knocked on the front door, but no answer; no one came. He went around to the back door and knocked even more loudly, but no one came to the door. He shouted through the windows on the side of the house, but still there was no response. Dr ...

789. Being the Lord's Instrument

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... gives them skill I give them instruments to play upon. God could not make Antonio Stradivari’s violins Without Antonio. (Quoted by Harry Emerson Fosdick in The Meaning of Prayer p. 61) But that’s Stradivari you say, exceptionally gifted. And suggested by that word is the implication that you are not gifted, and therefore, how can you be useful? Here it is in another story. A few years ago, 1400 in Chicagoans met in the Grand Ballroom of a large hotel in honor of a person selected as the Chicago mother ...

790. The Power of a Personal Commitment

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... give to charity?” His friend replies, “I don’t know, give until it hurts.” With that the guy tosses a couple of coins into the basket which causes his friend to comment, “Man you have a low threshold for pain.” Please understand, I’m not knocking small gifts. Jesus said, “There is power in the widow’s mite,” and I’ve found that true through the years. We are not called to give till it hurts. We must give until it feels good. There is a difference between a tip and a tithe. I meet with ...

791. In Prayer’s Way

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of the human being. It is this posture that sets us apart from all other living creatures on earth. Or is it? There is another position that reveals even more about the uniqueness of being human. Standing up defines our most remarkable physical gift. Kneeling down reveals our most miraculous spiritual gift. If you’re a disciple of Jesus, to move up, move down. The future is on our knees. The future is knee-deep. The future is bottoms up. We don’t know when we’re stretching on our tip-toes. We know on ...

792. Hot Air or the Holy Spirit?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of understanding. They could communicate even though they came from different countries, different ethnic backgrounds, different situations in life. Suddenly, here on the Day of Pentecost they could understand. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the gift of communication. Now isn't it interesting that here in the midst of an information revolution you and I are constantly bewildered by communication? It's hard; it's tough. One business man lamented, “I've got cable TV, two land phone lines, a car ...

793. Luke 11:1-13

Luke 11:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... to the greater) argument to prove his point. Jesus compares the generosity and compassion of a human father with that of the heavenly Father. Obviously if even a sinful, flawed human father would give his child good gifts when asked, how much more so will the heavenly Father provide good gifts to his “children” when they pray for them? In his final commentary on prayer in this short section, Jesus reveals that what God the Father will ultimately provide is greater than “daily bread.” It is to offer ...

794. Kingdoms in Conflict

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... and Abram came out of the deal with a transformed heart. There God established a Suzerain-Vassal covenant. In it God promised land and blessings and descendents, but God also called Abram to respond with faith and fealty. Abram was not merely the target of a nice gift; he was now called to share the mind and the mission of the Maker. God declared name changes for Abram and Sarai, and also required the act of circumcision which would publicly mark all the males of the family as "owned" by God. The outcome to ...

795. Dressed for the Banquet

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... and Abram came out of the deal with a transformed heart. There God established a Suzerain-Vassal covenant. In it God promised land and blessings and descendants, but God also called Abram to respond with faith and fealty. Abram was not merely the target of a nice gift; he was now called to share the mind and the mission of the Maker. God declared name changes for Abram and Sarai, and also required the act of circumcision which would publicly mark all the males of the family as "owned" by God. The outcome to ...

796. Being a Blessing

Genesis 12:1-4a

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... where he and a team of doctors treat thousands of people over a period of a few weeks. He got the blessing of a medical training and a good job as a doctor and, in turn, he has used that blessing to bless others with the gift of healing. How might you use the gifts, the blessings, you have been given to be a blessing for others? I can't help but wonder how many of us are even aware of the many blessings we have been given. Life gets crazy, challenging, difficult, and sometimes it is beyond painful. But even ...

797. Are We There Yet?

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.For by the grace given to me ...

798. Caught in the Middle

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... pass it on. What more could they need? It is no wonder that he says that they "are not lacking in any spiritual gift." The problem is that the Corinthian correspondence is not new material for most of us. We know what's coming, and it ... God. How can people who have the grace of God in their lives, who are "enriched ... in speech and knowledge ... not lacking in any spiritual gift" — how can they commit the sins and blunders for which Paul is about to berate them? It is because they, like us, are pulled in ...

799. A Christmas Program

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... chapter 2, dancing in our eyes and warming our hearts. We gather to worship. We gather to honor. We gather to celebrate the birthday of Jesus at Bethlehem, the Messiah, our Christ. Christmas Puppet Play (skit provided below) Narration: Jesus Christ is the gift of gifts. How amazing when the prophets Isaiah, Micah, and others foretold of the coming of the one who would bring deliverance to the people of Israel. The immediate deliverance was for the Israelites to be freed from bondage in exile. The long-term ...

800. Touched

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... though they did not go and find him, the risen Christ found them. That Jesus repeats this declaration of “Peace” again in v.26 re‑emphasizes its significance, suggesting it is more than a greeting. It is, in fact and in face, Jesus’ promised gift to his followers sited in 14:27 and 16:33. Despite his mysterious migration through locked doors, Jesus’ first action is to demonstrate his corporeality. He shows the physical marks of his execution, the punctures in his hands (or wrists) and his side ...

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