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76. The Cost of a Priceless Gift

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... you believe in God, the loving Father, then you can't help but respond and do something. Offering praise to God is one of the greatest gifts we can give, because it says we believe God is worthy of our love and admiration. God is so good. We are blessed when we ... Abba, Father, Lord, and God. God does somersaults in heaven. That is what the scriptures say. It pleases him when we offer a gift of praise. And what greater joy can we have than knowing we have pleased God? But you know talk is cheap. Praise can ...

77. The Gift of Comfort

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of you is as important to God as Moses or one of the Prophets. And Messiah, who we know was Jesus, will prove it through the gift of the Holy Spirit, God's presence with you everywhere you go." In our waking and sleeping, walking and talking. In all that we do, God ... a doctor. "It's a GOD!" For unto us a Child is born who will baptize us with the Holy Spirit." That's the True Gift of Comfort given, not just during this season, but every single day. 1. The Pastor's Story File (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, ...

78. God's Most Welcome Gift

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... explain life to them and bring an end to their insignificance. Every day a child comes to them and informs them that Godot will not arrive until tomorrow. The sad joke is that Godot never comes. Fortunately, God did not do that to Israel or to us. The long awaited gift has arrived in a babe born in a manger. He did not look as expected, or act as expected, or even die as expected, but in the wisdom and providence of God he did far more for us than we ever could have imagined. And there was only one reason ...

79. The Gift of Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... since our God never forces His way in or kicks down the door, we must first open it from the inside.” (5) Forgiveness is a gift from God. We have been forgiven, and so we are able to forgive others. Jesus followed his answer to Simon Peter with a delightful parable of ... and to be in each other’s weddings. Jamie says this about this episode in her life: “I think of [Sharon’s] gift of forgiveness every time I’m tempted to resent someone for a perceived wrong. And [also] whenever I see Hannah. The scars ...

80. Priceless Gifts - Mother's Day

Proverbs 31:10-31

Children's Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... by not talking back to him, by not speaking to him or about him in mean and hateful ways. You can honor your father by letting him know that you are very proud of him. Honor your father every day because that is one of the most priceless gifts you can offer him. (Pull out the second card.) What does this card say? (Obedience) The second thing the Bible tells us (Ephesians 6:1) is this: "Children, obey your parents for this is your Christian duty." You must always remember that your parents know what is best ...

81. The Best Gift

Mark 16:1-20

Children's Sermon

... , doesn't it? The paper looks as if it had been crumpled and messed up. Oh, that really doesn't make any difference either. The real gift is inside the box. [By now you have taken the paper off so all can see it is a shoe box.] New shoes! I hope they ... slowly.] Oh, no! There isn't anything in the box! It's empty! I wonder what happened to the shoes? An empty shoe box. What a gift! [With disappointment.] Who ever would want an empty box of any kind? Now, wait a minute. That's no way to think. I should be glad ...

82. The Gift Has Arrived

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

83. Altar Your Gifts

Malachi 3:10, Luke 6:27-42

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... through Prayers and Presence to Serve and Witness. And we empower the Church's ministry, the community of faith's ministry through the Gifts we bring and place on the Altar every Sunday. When we offer an "Elevation Prayer" before the Altar of God at our time ... self worth and a new sense of purpose when we give. And when we give unselfishly because of our love for God, then even the smallest gift becomes a giant blessing. We don't have to give to God to prove to God that God is first. God IS first, that's ...

84. The Gift of the Spirit

Joel 2:28-32

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... , when revelation by the Spirit once again occurs, according to Joel, it is a sign that the day of the Lord is very near. The gift of the Spirit, throughout the Bible, was given to persons for the purpose of enabling them to accomplish a task for God. The Spirit lent ... do God’s bidding (cf. Exod. 31:2–5; Judg. 6:34; Mic. 3:8; Hag. 1:14, etc.). Such is the understanding of the gift in Acts 2. The disciples are given the Holy Spirit in order that they may be witnesses to Christ “to the ends of the earth ...

85. Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... thrown behind the argument. For even though Paul himself can give thanks to God for the ability to speak in tongues, a gift he has received with greater frequency than any at Corinth, he nonetheless prefers “in the church” to speak words that are ... numerous but do not promote corporate understanding or response (14:18–19). The Corinthians are exhorted to have a mature evaluation of the gifts by keeping in view a passage from Isaiah (Paul uses the term “law” as it was used among the rabbis, to refer ...

86. The Gift of Preparation

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... as reverent an attitude as he could were Frankenstein, the Wolfman and the Mummy as the Wisemen from the East. Each with a small gift box in front of them. On the other side, behind a Lego fence with a gate, surrounded by several Furbies, beanie babies, care bear ... do." (2) That's is the amazing thing. God knows us and yet God sees so much potential in us that God sent us the greatest gift possible. We don't need to stay away. And don't need to stay the way we are, no matter how we got into the wilderness. ...

87. God's Gift

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... that he knew that he did not have to pay his debt, but that he had given his word to his master, and his word he had never broken!2 God has given his promise of restoration and he has never broken his promise. God’s Gift Includes His Righteousness (Jeremiah 33:15) The concept of righteousness carries with it the connotation of fairness, justice, and honesty. Righteousness is applied to someone who is right in character and action, equally in what is said and what is done. God is righteous and possesses ...

88. Spiritual Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... was highly regarded at Corinth and that its recipients tended to exercise a dominant role in worship. In response to this situation, Paul stresses first (in an early expression of trinitarian thought) that all the “different gifts” are distributed by one Spirit, just as different services are allocated by the same Lord and different “kinds of working” are enabled by the same God. Thus in the same way that services and works are performed not primarily for the benefit of the individual but for that ...

89. Appreciation of the Philippians’ Gift

Philippians 4:10-20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Philippians in 2 Corinthians 8:1–5, where they are characterized as extremely generous givers. In this sense they became his partners and co-workers in the mission of the gospel, and Paul says that they have given aid “more than once” (4:16). Their gift provides for Paul’s physical needs, and because he can see how God is working in the community, it gives him great spiritual joy as well. Paul continues to use commercial language as he claims that what the Philippians gave has now been “credited ...

90. Gifts You Can’t Return

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Mary Austin

... would take a few moments, just to sit, and I always knew that he was praying for the baby. Maybe even for me, too, his own sleepless, overwhelmed baby. He got what I was missing in my sleepless, anxious haze. This time was a gift. This tiny human being was a gift …as we all are. Those prayers — along with many others — have continued to cast a net of care around that baby, who is now in college. Her early years were cushioned by the prayers of her grandparents, along with those of parents and friends ...

91. Wedding: Gift Of God (for a couple with a baby)

1 John 4:7-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... one very special person your love is affecting. As you nurture your love for one another, you are giving your child a tremendous gift also. For he/she will learn his/her first lessons about love as he/she watches your relationship. Your honesty, openness, and ... love on each other too. It will add to his/her sense of security, and it will be an important way of passing on God's gift of love to him/her. On those days when you feel overwhelmed by all of this, when you are just not sure you have another loving ...

92. Investing God's Gift

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... asked the same question in his epistle to the Romans, "How shall they believe in one of whom they have never heard, and how shall they hear without someone to proclaim him?" How indeed, unless those to whom the message has been entrusted stop hoarding the gift and begin to invest themselves in the task they've been given. So if this part of Luke's conflated parable is his answer to those whom he described in his introductory statement as supposing "that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately," we are ...

93. Gifts for God

Romans 11:33-36

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ? These are just beautiful at this time of year. We could give God some wonderful flowers, or even a plant if you think he would keep them watered. Do you like the idea of giving flowers? (Let them answer.) You don't think that God would like either as a gift from us? I have one more thought. I have this beautiful piece of jewelry. It has been in my family for years and people just love to look at it and they always tell me that they wish they had a piece of jewelry that looked like this. Do you ...

94. Gifts of Talent

Matthew 25:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... him. But, the third guy took his talent and he buried it. He never used it. What did God say to him? (response). God said to take that talent from that man and give it to someone else who will use it for me. God is very serious about the gifts he has given us. He wants you to use them for the church and use them to help others.Single out as many of the children and their talents as you can remember. So you use your ...

95. God's Best Gift In The Worst Times (Sermon Series No. 2)

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... for you the Bread of Life and the Living Water. Jesus promised: “He who comes to me I will in no wise turn away.” Let the Messiah feed you during this holy season. Invite him into your life as Savior and Lord. Let his spiritual food be your best gift in the worst of times. II. NOTICE SECONDLY THAT MICAH PROMISES THAT THE MESSIAH’S GREATNESS WILL BE OUR SECURITY. Do you feel insecure as we enter this Advent season? You do if your marriage is less than solid. You do if your job is at risk. You might if ...

96. THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFT

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... us. Brothers and sisters, our salvation is unreasonable, and this is what causes much of our puzzlement. We have been trained from childhood that we must work out our own problems and map out our own destiny. To think that God’s salvation is a pure gift, won for us by God’s actions and effected without any help or aid from us, militates against our, "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" philosophy. Second, it smacks us where we hurt the most, right in our pride. Adults are hesitant about accepting ...

97. God's Best Gift in the Worst Times

Micah 5:1-4, Micah 5:5-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... be for you the Bread of Life and the Living Water. Jesus promised: "He who comes to me I will in no wise turn away." Let the Messiah feed you during this holy season. Invite him into your life as Savior and Lord. Let his spiritual food be your best gift in the worst of times. NOTICE SECONDLY THAT MICAH PROMISES THAT THE MESSIAH'S GREATNESS WILL BE OUR SECURITY. Do you feel insecure as we enter this Advent season? You do if your marriage is less than solid. You do if your job is at risk. You might if you ...

98. The Gift of Me

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... . So Mary offered herself to the Lord, “I am the Lord’s servant.” Would we do the same? If God broke into our closed worlds with saving intent and startling new possibilities, would we give ourselves to His purpose? Would we give the Lord the gift of ourselves? Or would we clamor about the impossibilities? We can never break from the grip of the past, from the shame held over us, from the bitterness that eats at our hearts. It is impossible. Why bother? We can never overcome the habits and broken ...

99. A Gift for You

Romans 1:1-7

Sermon

James L. Killen

... is for. It is for those in Rome and for us who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, called to be saints. That is the gift God has chosen for each of us. That is what God wants for you because God loves you. Now you see what I meant when I ... a commitment that lots of people really may not be ready to make yet. That is why some people may not be ready to open that gift from God that is represented by the coming of Jesus. But there are some good reasons for choosing to open that package no matter what the ...

100. The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

James Merritt

... mom and dad and offered to do some extra work around the house in exchange for money so he could buy them some Christmas gifts. In essence, he didn’t wind up doing anything more than he was normally asked to do and he got the money anyway. His ... a whim he asked the monk to give it to him. The monk did so without any hesitation. The traveler departed overjoyed with his unexpected gift of a jewel that was valuable enough to give him wealth and security for the rest of his life. A few days later, however, he ...

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