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1176. How To Play the Game...of Life

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Staff

... that he was going to learn to play the game. He went home and persuaded Mom to buy him a game of Monopoly. He asked Dad to read and explain the rules. He began playing the game all on his lonesome, but it gave him the opportunity to hone his skills. Then he played the game with his older sisters till he could beat them. He played the game with Mom and Dad till he could beat them, and he played the game with the neighbors till he could beat everyone in the neighborhood. It did not take too long before ...

1177. Where's the Fire?

Humor Illustration

Carl Wayne Hensley tells about a big oil well in Texas that caught on fire, and the C.E.O. of the oil company couldn't find any crew with the skill or courage to go in there and put the fire out. The oil company put out advertisements everywhere offering huge sums of money to the crew who could put out this oil well fire. Finally, the advertisements reached the attention of a tiny volunteer fire department in Alabama. The crew ...

1178. Buy Low, Sell High

Humor Illustration

A skilled computer programmer applied his training to the problem of investing. He worked for many months writing a program that would analyze stock prices and work out an ideal investment strategy. After a great deal of effort, he got the program de-bugged and running. He fed in the daily prices ...

1179. Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... ” is never made completely clear. They are simply described as being “from the East.” Their evident interest in astrology may suggests a Babylonian connection, but the spice gifts they offer hail from Arabia or Syria. Whatever their ethnic origins and astrological skills, these magi were sorely lacking in political savvy (hence “wise men” as a true misnomer). They journey to Jerusalem and then begin asking where they may find the new “king of the Jews.” In other words, they travel to Herod’s ...

1180. Prophesy Your Way Forward

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

1181. It’s a New Year: Take 7 Steps Forward

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... truth. The other half, and just as much a truth, is that sometimes taking a “leap of faith” is a fast moving moment. Athletes who depend on speed — downhill skiers, speed skaters, Nascar drivers, cross-country bicyclists know there is a sublime point where skill and speed combine. What looks like out-of-control careening to bystanders is experienced as a focused flow of amazing energy by the competitor. When we allow our faith lives to pick up speed — to move beyond a plodding Sunday-showing only to ...

1182. The Handiwork of God

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... brain to his nervous system had to be reestablished. With amazing patience, dedication, and discipline Kit set out on the arduous road to recovery. And it paid off. On the one year anniversary of his accident, Kit performed again in public, and although his skill hadn’t quite returned to its previous level, he was on his way to regaining his stature as one of the best jugglers in the world. In the meantime Kit has also become a world class motivational speaker, author and successful businessman. On the ...

1183. Are You Doing Time On the Bench?

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Suddenly Lin, the guy who had been sitting on the bench for a decade, became the star of the New York Knicks team. Let’s be clear: there was no “suddenly” about this star moment for Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin had spent decades perfecting his skills, practicing his craft, sacrificing for his advancement. He worked long hours, practiced and persevered, put up with harassment, labored at the jobs we all take to make ends meet, slept on friends’ couches, and kept on going. Jeremy Lin is now being lauded as ...

1184. Practicing the Presence

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... poverty were eliminated and there was still money left, then the trustees should feel free to invest in other good causes at their discretion. Can you begin to imagine it? Can we even begin to comprehend that kind of naive confidence in our abilities and skills? And yet that is exactly what we practice daily in our trusting in programs, plans, processes, technology, maps. Instead we are being invited in today’s text to live like Philip, not trusting in our own ability to program and plan, to design and ...

1185. Mortals Only See in Part

Mark 4:26-34

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Nathan Ausubel Copyright

... his own hands he is cutting it down! I'm disgusted with such an idiot, and I'm going back to the city!" His brother, the patient one, held his peace and remained in the country. He watched the farmer gather the wheat into his granary. He saw him skillfully separate the grain from the chaff. He was filled with wonder when he found that the farmer had harvested a hundred-fold of the seed that he had sowed. Then he understood that there was logic in everything that the farmer had done. The moral of the story ...

1186. Enough Foolishness!

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... edge of the sink.” (7) Mark had learned one of the great lessons in life. Everyone has some kind of disability. Even people who have lived a charmed life have a disability even if it is simply that they have never learned to cope with life. And that is a skill that everyone will need sometime or another. If you can learn to trust God to the extent that you can give God thanks even for those things in life that give you much distress, if you can say to God as St. Paul did on another occasion, “I don’t ...

1187. The Difference between Information and Wisdom

1 Kings 3:7-15, 11:1-6

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Allen Brehm

... a vast difference between information and wisdom. Information is as accessible as a reliable source. If you have a readily accessible source, it's easy to get information. Wisdom, on the other hand, is something very different. Wisdom is like learning a skill, where you have to develop "muscle memory." That's what athletes and musicians strive to achieve in their practice routines. But "muscle memory" doesn't happen overnight. It must be learned and developed over time and repeated practice. Wisdom is like ...

1188. We Are in Charge of Our Attitudes

Eph 5:15-20

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King Duncan

... on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act ...

1189. Fit the Picture

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... ill-qualified or lacking experience. Take for example, Moses, who was considered the greatest prophet of God. Listen to him making his excuses to God for not qualifying for the job God had called him to. But Moses said to the Lord, "Please, Lord, I have never been a skilled speaker. Even now, after talking to you, I cannot speak well. I speak slowly and can't find the best words." Then the Lord said to him, "Who made a person's mouth? And who makes someone deaf or not able to speak? Or who gives a person ...

1190. The Ashes of Our Lives

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... 't until she was a freshman in college that she learned to say that her father was a fishing lure manufacturer instead of saying, "My dad makes the Swedish Pimple." Cindy was proud of her father. Working as a salesman, Ed grew in relationship and business skills. Living near water, he had opportunities galore to fish. Early in the morning or late at night, he could be seen casting a line from his boat. He would fish until he caught enough fish for a meal. Perch and walleye were the best eating and abundant ...

1191. The Body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... prepare for a game: the quarterbacks practice passing, the receivers practice receiving, the kickers practice kicking, the linemen practice blocking. But all have gotten their instructions from the same coaching staff, which is perfectly happy to have them practicing different skills with an eye to performing different functions in the game. Still, there is an essential unity among them: the same game plan, the same playbook and, to be sure, the same head coach. Paul says, "Yea, team!" Move a step farther ...

1192. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... very well for himself.[1] He was doing nothing illegal. This was no slumlord or drug dealer, he did not cheat his employees or mistreat them. This was lawful profit — Horatio Alger stuff. He was a hard worker, an upstanding citizen. Through a combination of skill, luck, and plain hard work, his investment and labor have paid off. He has this massive crop in. Now what? He has to store it someplace. He called in the architect to help him plan bigger barns. The hours pass, finally the architect says, "Look ...

1193. You're a Treasure!

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by going online. The online “Kindle” advertises itself as the “campfire,” showing a wilderness camping family happily downloading an electronic connection while snuggled in front of a fire in front of their tent. Out-of-bounds, crazy skilled skiers and snowboarders carry cell-phones with tracking beepers in case their off-line adventures cross the line and get them into trouble. “Getting away from it all” never happens anymore. The newest “apocalypse” series “Revolution” posits the ...

1194. Easter 6

Psalm 67:1-7, John 5:1-9; 14:23-29, Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... , for a wholesome food supply, and for non-violent entertainment. God of the Continents — the planet seems so small sometimes! We pray for peace in every nation. Remove destructive leaders and refresh countries whose infrastructures are decimated. Rain awareness and skill on United States leaders so Americans do not contribute to the cyclones of terror that hit other continents. God of Health and Illness — we are glad when our bodies function well; we are discomforted when they ache and when they ...

1195. Easter Day

Psalm 118:1-2, Isaiah 65:17-25, Luke 24:1-12, John 20:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

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Julia Ross Strope

... All Blessings Flow" Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures here below. Praise God, above you heavenly hosts. Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Prayer Of Thanksgiving Living God — We are yours, body, mind, and soul. Use our talents and skills to enrich all the world. Amen. Intercessory Prayers God of high and low places, our joy runs wild this morning. The days are longer and the moon rises more leisurely. Our delight comes from the playful, childlike part of ourselves and we ...

1196. Epiphany 3

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19:1-14, Luke 4:14-21, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Julia Ross Strope

... among tribes and nations, dismiss the grudges that hold people captive. Where there is war and terror, give people a new sense of what it means to be a nation within a global environment. Mothering God — we are a part of the Body of Christ. With our skills and thoughts, nurture this place and this whole community. Help us each to play our part eagerly and happily. Fathering God — our Body of Christ is a small part of the whole. As we work with one another for goodness and beauty here, inspire us develop ...

1197. Epiphany 6

Psalm 1:1-6, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

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Julia Ross Strope

... and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done in whom this world rejoices; Who from our mothers’ arms hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love and still is ours today. Prayer Of Thanksgiving Thank you, Living God, for the talents and skills that make each of us significant to this faith family. Thank you for sufficient money to pay our way in this world. Amen. Intercessory Prayers God of Body and Soul — we devote ourselves to be in harmony with your Spirit. Heal us from head to toe ...

1198. Epiphany 8

Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15, Isaiah 55:10-13, Luke 6:39-49, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

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Julia Ross Strope

... process. Our personalities are like aging wine. But our imaginations are like new wine! New containers, new options, new dreams take resources; at the same time, there are services we want to continue within our community. Let us provide the money, skills, and time. Doxology "God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending" God, whose giving knows no ending, from your rich and endless store, Nature’s wonder, Jesus’ wisdom, costly cross, grave’s shattered door; Gifted by you, we turn to you, offering up ourselves ...

1199. Epiphany 9

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43, Psalm 96:1-9, Luke 7:1-10, Galatians 1:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... come to earth. We are people of God, eager to make this world a benevolent home for all creatures. Let us take hope and wisdom into the world. Amen. Let it be so! Offertory Statement Though we are eager to help the kingdom of God manifest, we need skills, supplies, and money. Let’s fill the baskets! Doxology "Great Are Your Mercies" Great are your mercies, O my Maker, Food and raiment You freely bestow. Let me praise you always, Serve you all my days. You the spring wind, I the grass; On me blow! Prayer ...

1200. Lent 1

Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16, Luke 4:1-13, Romans 10:8b-13

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Julia Ross Strope

... understanding emerges from our depths. Continue to work within us and this congregation so that we are bearers of fairness and equality. Continue to work among us so that children throughout this global village are educated and nourished with information and skills, civility and collaboration. Mothering God — Jesus of Nazareth trusted you to establish a neighborly way of being in the world. We, too, want the kingdom of heaven to come to earth. Halt warring factions where they are festering. Halt behaviors ...

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