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826. What Is Work?

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... hard work, but when it is done, it looks nice and usually you are able to find your things better when you need them. Every day we all have work that needs to be done, and we should be thankful that we have things to do and the strength and ability to do it. We should also be thankful for those who have done things for us. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When a child is asked to do some work around the house. When a child asks the parents why they have to go to work ...

827. The Power Source

Acts 1:8

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... . When people make fun of us and treat us badly, he gives us the power to deal with them. When we are too tired to keep going, the Holy Spirit is our energy. When something terrific happens to us, he is there to celebrate with us. He gives us the ability to tell other people about Jesus. No matter what we need, he is there for us. Through the Holy Spirit working in our lives we receive the power and strength we need to make it through every day. He is like a battery that never wears out and he never ...

828. A Great Gift

Luke 6:1-11

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... Intimately) Diane. BOB: Well, Diane. That's one of the nicest compliments I've ever received. DIANE giggles. BOB: But, you know, we must give honor where honor is due. None of this would be possible if God hadn't seen fit to bless me with musical ability. ANN: Oh, yes! You must consider yourself so ... so ... special! BOB: (Feigning modesty) Well ... BETH: You probably don't like to talk about it. It must be a very private thing between you and your God. BOB: (Relieved) Yes. It is. CARLA: And that's exactly ...

829. Week Three Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... must be the glue that keeps us close to God and one another. Love is a complicated concept -- this is nothing new for any of us. Today's readings show that love must be manifest in the respect we have for others. God gave free will to humans, the ability to say yes or no. God does not command love from the Hebrews or from any of us; God has total respect for people, his greatest creation. God lays out the options and allows people to choose their response. Certainly there is a response which leads to life ...

830. When The Saints Come Marching In

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

Most readers of the Bible seem to have a love-hate relationship with its concluding book. In fact, the Revelation to John almost appears to possess the uncanny ability of being frustrating and fascinating at the same time -- much like a toddler playing with a piece of Scotch tape! They are, no doubt, the most famous last words ever written. However, "well-known" does not always imply "well-thought-of" or even "well-understood." Granted, few portions of Scripture ...

831. Expecting the Unexpected

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... ? It's tough to do! And hence, the burden of such a passage is more keenly felt in trying to follow the instruction than in figuring it out. Still, I suppose it's best to be honest and admit that there are some passages which place a burden on our ability just to accept them. It isn't a question of comprehension or achievement. The problem is not one of lacking explanations or even examples. The difficulty lies in the truth that, when you get right down to it, we simply don't like the text. And that is the ...

832. Emmanuel: An Advent Dayenu

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... Freedom to Choose. But where are the voices that speak of the morality of that which is chosen? Is there no longer a distinction between good and evil? Do we really believe that all choices are equally good? If we do not, then how do we develop the ability to do what Isaiah describes: "Refuse the evil and choose the good"? And how do we teach that skill to our children? How do we help them develop moral gyroscopes that spin in a direction consistent with the gospel? If the freedom to make choices is worth ...

833. The Truth Will Make You Free

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... to keep it holy. What does this mean for us? We are to fear and love God so that we do not neglect his Word and the preaching of it, but regard it as holy and gladly hear and learn it." Chris was surprised by his mind's ability to retain those words and wondered how many more commandments he remembered. Butterflies fluttered around in Chris' stomach as he and his family drove to church. When they got there, the fellowship hall was filled with the chatter of his classmates as they were being robed and pinned ...

834. The Truth Will Make You Free

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

835. Proper 4

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... hearing his words or teachings and being obedient to them. 7. "Foolish." (v. 26) The foolish person is one who relies on his own knowledge and judgment without regard to the law or the will of God. Such persons do not have the ability to know thereal meaning of life and the final outcome of history. They are in peril of ultimate destruction. 8. "Authority." (v. 29) Authority adheres to persons who are perceived to have knowledge, wisdom, competency, and integrity. They have no vested or personal interest ...

836. Sowers Of The Seed

Psalm 119:1-176, Romans 8:1-17, Genesis 25:19-34, Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... as Sower. If we sow the seed of the word, we may have some concern about where it is deposited. The main responsibility for creating the results lies with the Holy Spirit at work in those who listen, but we must do the best in our ability to make the word understood. Jesus used parables so that people would remember the story even if they did not immediately grasp its application. Later at an appropriate time it might hit home with them. 2. The Harvest of Fruit. Our concern should not be how ...

837. Service And Reward

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... deserves more reward. Thus a doctor who invests years in getting an education and honing skills deserves more per hour than someone who goes to work right out of high school. A third standard is based on need. The Marxist principle, "From each according to ability; to each according to need," comes out of Karl Marx's Judeo-Christian background (See Acts 2:45). The owner in the parable seems to have combined a principle of equality (all received equal pay) with a sense of need (generosity to those who only ...

838. Country Songs and Easter Hymns

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Thomas Long

... city is not initially a place where the church flexes its muscle and performs ministry, it is first and foremost the place where the church waits without power to receive its ministry, or, rather, to receive what it cannot produce on its own: the strength and ability to do ministry in the first place. Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, in the bleak and lonely countryside, at the "end of the earth" so to speak, and then, in the power of the Spirit he entered the city to perform his great work of redemption ...

839. A Faith I Could No Longer Count On

Psalm 73:1-7, 13-18

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... more. BULLETIN MATERIAL Notes of the Psalms of Disorientation Although happiness is what we so much want, suffering and pain seem to be so much more common to many people. Deserved or not, their lives are racked with physical and emotional trauma which skews their ability to rejoice and be glad. Taunted by enemies to the point of death (42:10), like sheep blindly being led to the slaughter (44:11), the psalmist questions God's interest in his people. All too often it was difficult if not impossible to be ...

840. Behold The Man Who Turned Toward Jerusalem

Mark 10:32-34

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... so he said to the twelve, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and to the scribes." It would have been so easy for Jesus to travel the selfish road. He could have used his power and ability for selfish ends. He could have raised an army and gathered the masses around himself, marched right into Jerusalem and become the King of the Jews. After all, this is probably what many people wanted him to do anyway. But he turned away from all of that, and ...

841. The Peace That Jesus Gives

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... ? What is our purpose for living? And here's a possible answer: To live my days making my life and the lives of those around me more pleasing to God. Or: To enrich someone else's life with the love that God gives me. Or: To use my gifts, abilities, and opportunities to the utmost for God's glory. Would that kind of mission statement make a difference in how we live? In 1991 an Air Canada flight ran into big trouble. Passengers were enjoying an in-flight movie on the Boeing 767 when the jumbo jet's massive ...

842. Seeing The Whole Person

John 4:1-26

Sermon

David Belgum

... ? If a person is below average, handicapped, or has a strike against her/him in the form of a stigma, it is a great relief to be accepted nevertheless. How gratifying it is to such a one to be accepted for the many other aspects of personality, ability, capacity, and potential even though there are those couple defects or deficiencies. And we all need that since none of us, I believe, is perfect; and even for the perfect one, the very fact of having to be balanced precariously is a problem. Just this past ...

843. Hailing The King Of Chaos

Job 12:13-22· Matthew 27:32-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... a novel. It was an account of what was going on in Guatemala, told by Guatemalan peasants who had fled to southern Mexico. The contrast between that article and what I was experiencing on that bright spring day was beyond my mental and emotional ability to comprehend. I pondered over and over how both conditions could exist in one world. And then there were those pictures in living color from a state in northeastern India. Ten thousand Hindus picked up their guns, spears, bows and arrows, and marched on ...

844. The Christian Journey II: The Mountain

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... growth. I personally feel that both of these objections have some validity, particularly that of underestimating the importance of our individuality. If there is one thing that the Bible makes clear it is that God has created us as individuals with different interests, abilities, and strengths, and that God works in a variety of ways to be in relationship with different people. There is no one model of the church, no one right way to pray, and no one valid method for our varied spiritual journeys. But ...

845. Words, Words, Word

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... : "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34, RSV). Word, person, and practice were perfectly united in Christ. We live in a world where talk is cheap. Some politicians carefully craft their speeches for maximum squirm-out-ability. Advertisers try to sell us "new and improved" versions of the same old thing. Contracts are tossed aside, promises not kept, marriage vows broken, laws ignored or avoided. Even "I love you," that precious, cherished statement, has become as common and as ...

846. "Do This In Remembrance Of Me"

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Alex Gondola

Philosophers and anthropologists have long debated over what makes human beings different from other creatures. It isn't our ability to build houses: birds and beavers build houses. It isn't our use of tools, either. Many animals use tools. Even a simple gull can employ a rock to open a shell. We aren't different because we organize into societies. Ants have an elaborate social structure, including "hospitals" for ...

847. Prayers for Epiphany

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... ourselves. We also keep from view our true strength, goodness, and effectiveness. We resist acknowledging the good things we do and are capable of doing throughout our lives. While we don't want to be seen as proud, still we need to own up to our gifts and abilities and make them available to you and others. This we need to accomplish so we can live in truth and know the happiness that you have set aside for us. Our pride keeps us from seeing our failures, and our distorted self image keeps us from seeing ...

848. Prayers for Family Days

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... and our circle of friends there are those whose mate has died and who now no longer have the counsel and support of a spouse. For years the chores and responsibilities were carried by two; now they fall upon one, often one who has diminishing physical abilities and decreasing financial resources. This can fast become an imprisoning way to live. Some of us have lost our mates by death or divorce, and now we have the care of the children and the responsibility of a household which requires us to work away ...

849. Wedding: Rooted In Love (for a blended family)

Ephesians 3:14-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... how deep those roots try to go. It needs a constant, reliable source of water for steady growth. Paul talks about God's love being that kind of constant source of nourishment for our spirits. On our own, all of us at one time or another run out of the ability to love. Our hearts seem to run dry. We lose our patience; we get hurt and then we try to get even; we get all caught up in what we want, and forget to listen to and consider the other person. Over time that's what makes a lot of ...

850. Wedding: Garments Of Marriage (for a formal wedding)

Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... to have a good handle on human nature. Though he wrote his letter to a church family, his words are worth holding onto for the new relationship you two are creating through your marriage. First Paul says to bring these attitudes to your relationship: compassion, the ability to put yourself in the other person's shoes and feel what your partner is feeling; kindness, that willingness to do those little things that show your partner that you really value him or her, whether it's that extra hug on your way by ...

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