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76. Epiphany 2

Jn 2:1-12 · 1 Cor 12:1-11 · Isa 62:1-5

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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. John 2:1-12 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 saw his ...

77. Talents and Trust

Matthew 25:14-30

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... for twenty years. Remember that Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver; one talent was the equivalent of 6000 pieces of silver! And we are told that the master gave to one servant five talents, to another two, and to another one each according to his ability. The first two go out and trade with the funds, do business with them, speculate a little and double their master’s money. But the one talent man knows his master to be a hard man, "Reaping where he had not sown." He was afraid and therefore ...

78. Who Has Everything?

Matthew 5:5

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Wallace H. Kirby

... , "he’s such a go-getter, quite an aggressive young man." "She’ll make it to the top because she is so determined and shows a lot of self-assurance." "The more you assert yourself and express yourself, the more you organize and manifest your powers and ability, the more likely you are to succeed and let the world know of your presence," we say. The mother of a rising college senior was recently expressing concern about her daughter: "Susan is such a talented girl and a joy to her family. I fear that we ...

79. Chapter VIII

Exodus 20:1-21

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Frank H. Seilhamer

... a man to hang on to, as his own, whatever he has given his life to get? What a man has is his, be it his money, abilities, or whatever." If a body makes himself a fortune, for instance, it is his wits and sweat that did it, and no one, but no one, ... all. It is his lives that we are living, and we are living them out with the breath he gave, on his time, with the bundle of abilities he placed in each of us on loan. The implications of this fact are potent ones that run smack head-on against our long held myth ...

80. An Easter Dividend: The Courage To Be and To Do

Acts 4:1-22

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Donald Macleod

... is waiting for the development of a higher form of courage.1 I do not suppose there has ever been a time in our experience when there was more physical courage seen among the world’s people than in these days - and by physical courage I mean sheer dogged ability to hold on - and we thank God for it. But what is tragically lacking and what is most needed in his hour is moral and spiritual courage: the courage of one’s convictions, the courage to stand alone in the name of truth, the courage to follow the ...

81. The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

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Brett Blair

... God. We are all guaranteed equal rights under the Constitution. In an election our votes are all equal. But when it comes to our abilities, we are as different as different can be. God simply did not make us all the same. There are some people who can handle ... could have accomplished something. We like to play that game too. I would love to teach a Sunday school class, if only I had her ability. If only I had his voice I would sing in the choir. I would support the church if only I had a little more money. ...

82. Love In Action

1 John 3:11-24

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King Duncan

... unloveable indeed. There is only one way that we can truly love ourselves. That is to see that we love because HE FIRST LOVED US. Look around you at the results of a decade of emphasis on selflove. Many of us are so into ourselves that we have lost the ability to truly love others. We need to see our own unworthiness in stark contrast to God's great love for us. Then we can properly love ourselves. That is why that even in this season when we celebrate the empty tomb we dare not lose sight of the cross. We ...

83. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

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King Duncan

... as many as one thousand balls in an afternoon. She would swing and keep swinging until her hands were so sore that she could scarcely grip the club again. That is the method she used to perfect her powerful swing. (3) It is amazing how much natural ability you discover you have when you are willing to work at anything that hard. The English novelist, J.B. Priestly, was once asked why several gifted writers with whom he had been associated in earlier years had not progressed in their work as he had. His ...

84. Found Of God

John 20:24-31

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King Duncan

... possibly can. In fact, everything in nature grows to its maximum potential. That is, everything except for people. Why? Because only people have the ability to choose. Sadly, they can choose to be less than they have the ability to be. However, there is great news in this powerful truth. If people have the ability to choose to be less than they can be, they also have the ability to choose to be all they can be. (3) Everything begins with a choice. Most of us came to Christian faith because our parents were ...

85. The Greatest Temptation Of All

Matthew 16:21-28

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King Duncan

... them up, store them in a bank vault, get them out of your immediate use. (4) Each of us have our strong points and weak points. But life calls for vigilance, for temptation is with us always. But there is a second thing we need to see: THE ABILITY TO RESIST TEMPTATION IS ONE OF THE GREAT SUCCESS SKILLS WE CAN ACQUIRE. Many of you are familiar by now with the famous Marshmallow Experiment. I bring it up again only because the implications are so staggering. It turns out that a scientist can see the future by ...

86. He Touched Me

Mark 1:40-45

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King Duncan

... .” God works according to our individual NEEDS. What we want may not, in the long run of things, be what we really need. God is willing to give us everything we need. And this brings us to spiritual principle number three: Our greatest need is the ability to trust God in all things. “I am willing,” Jesus said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left the man and he was cured. Christ can do that. Christ can cleanse us and make us whole. Dawn Weiss’ life was falling apart. Dawn, a recovering ...

87. People Jesus Loved

Mark 7:31-37

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King Duncan

... said, "˜I think the Viscardis would be a good family to take care of him.'" It was just a simple story, but it made Henry feel like he had a place and a purpose in life. He stopped asking "Why me?" and began making the most of his abilities. Henry did very well in school, and eventually graduated from Fordham University. After years of trying to walk like a normal person, Henry had damaged the skin and tissue of his stumps. He knew that without prosthetic legs, he would have to use a wheelchair. But no ...

88. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Matthew 25:14-30, Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... they cared only for their security. A hoarded gift is lost and the hoarder is condemned. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 1. Talents (v. 5). This may be a misleading word for the people. The common use of the word deals with native abilities or gifts such as a talent for music or teaching or carving. "Talents" used here refer to property (v. 14) or possessions. In biblical times a talent was a Greek silver coin or a Roman denarius. A talent was worth 6,000 drachmas (silver coins). Thus ...

89. Life's Four Big 'Ds' and One Bigger 'D'

Galatians 2:11-21

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Leonard Sweet

... boring and disappointing? Here come one or more of the 4 D's: doubt, despair, disappointment, depression. We like being in charge. We want to be in control of our lives and our livelihood. But sometimes life calls everything into question our ability to parent, our ability to love, our ability to work, our ability to be ourselves. The Old Testament text tells a story very similar to the one of Ahab. In 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, the king in the hot seat is none other than King David. It's a much more familiar ...

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

Proverbs 27:6

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James Merritt

... people. According to a report by the American Management Association, an overwhelming majority of the two hundred managers who participated in a survey, agreed that the most important single skill of an executive is his ability to get along with people. In the survey management rated this ability more vital than intelligence, decisiveness, know-ledge, or job skills.3 Relationships can make your child or break your child (and you, for that matter). A true story illustrates graphically just how crucial our ...

91. Doorkeepers, Lampkeepers and Wisdomkeepers

Luke 13:22-30

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Leonard Sweet

... surprising that, with the decimation of Native American peoples, there is now a great scarcity of wisdomkeepers. Yet they still can be found, usually off the beaten path, rarely where they are expected, hardly looking very imposing. But they share the common ability to shine a focused beam of light on our skimpy, anemic souls - a light that can point us further down the towering wall, to the narrow door. Wisdomkeepers are not just found among Native Americans. Wisdom-keepers are individuals whose own vision ...

92. New Beginnings

John 1:1-18

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King Duncan

... than we are. And it doesn’t depend on our background; it doesn’t depend on our physical or mental limitations. It doesn’t depend on our age. Many older people may find themselves slowing down physically, and sometimes even mentally. But there need be no slowdown in our ability to be children of God. This is a gift that never fades nor ever fails. And it is a gift. The right to be children of God is not something we earn. It is a gift from a loving, merciful God. Note again John’s words: “To all ...

93. 2 Samuel 23:1-7

2 Samuel 23:1-7

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Leonard Sweet

... deathbed is a description of divinely approved leadership. The key to this leadership is its pursuit of justice, upholding not only the laws of the land but the cause of righteousness. This commitment to justice is possible even for leaders who might doubt their abilities to always ascertain the correct path. According to these last words of David, all that is necessary for leaders to trust their judgment is to make all their decisions "in the fear of God." Verse 4 declares that such a ruler will be easily ...

94. Refusing to Quit

2 Timothy 4:5-8

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James McCormick

... . Perseverance is the key. Whatever else we may say about him, Napoleon recognized this basic fact of life. He had an unusual ability to choose the right people for the right tasks. One day some of his officers came to him to recommend a young ... other involvement must take second place. That which God calls us to do must have our first loyalty. You and I may not have as much ability as some people. There are many things we cannot do. But there is one thing that every one of us can do: with the help of ...

95. At Your Service Lord

Ephesians 4:11-12

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James Merritt

... gift and don't know what it is, or they have discovered it and either they are not using it, or they're using it in the wrong place. You need to make sure that whatever you do in the church two things are true. Number one: You have the ability and the giftedness for it, and Number two: You've got the passion for it. I had a church member come to me a few weeks ago and asked this question: He said, "Pastor, is it a sin to play golf on Sunday?" I said, "Brother, I've seen you ...

96. Daily Homework

Matthew 28:16-20

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James Merritt

... to go out on the highway and direct traffic, I do not have the authority. On the other hand, along with the authority comes the ability. Anything that Jesus Christ gives you the authority to do, He also gives you the ability to do. In case you don't think that was a big deal to these disciples, do you realize that what Jesus was asking these disciples to do appeared to be "Mission Impossible?" It was geographically impossible - The entire world had not even been discovered yet. People believed the world ...

97. Practicing the Presence

Acts 8:26-40

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Leonard Sweet

... . The “practice” of faith in human technology and human power had cost a great number of human lives, even as it had demonstrated how hollow faith in human achievements could ring. It is hard to imagine this kind of optimism in human ability and technology. By the early 20th century, we were heady with our own self-importance and human progress. Scottish physicist Lord Kelvin believed that all that remained for scientists to do was to measure physical constants to the next decimal place in accuracy ...

98. Don't Give Up Now!

2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:2

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... to undermine Paul’s efforts and sought to discredit his ministry. Paul shared his heartfelt love for the church and some of the trials and sufferings he had endured for the sake of Christ. The passage we are looking at today gives some insight into Paul’s ability to handle the setbacks that were a major part of his life. What empowered Paul to endure in the face of his suffering? It was his immovable faith in God. Paul was an amazing man. Most of us, if we had experienced all the setbacks that Paul ...

99. Gift

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... . The people were bringing much more than enough to do the work (Exod. 36:5), so much so that Moses had to issue a restraining order (vv. 6–7). In fact, Josephus (Ant. 3.104) records that each person was ambitious to contribute “even beyond [his] ability,” vying to outdo everyone else (cf. also Ant. 3.107). This is the kind of friendly rivalry that Paul hopes to stimulate among the Corinthians and that the Macedonians had already taken up as a challenge. 8:3b–4 The description of the Macedonians ...

100. Trials and Temptations

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

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... commitment, prayer is in vain. James 4:1–10 will make this crystal clear. 1:9 One sign of trust in God is the ability to see beyond present circumstances. Here James returns to a theme of verse 2 and makes it more concrete when he says, The ... teaching of Jesus is binding on the Christian and that no other way marks out the path of blessing and salvation. Freedom is not license but the ability to live and to fulfill “the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2; cf. Gal. 5:13; 1 Cor. 9:21; 1 Cor. 7:10, 25—in the ...

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