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101. Gifts of Love

John 3:16

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... are the ones we don't expect. When you surprise your teacher with an apple or give a friend a present just because the person is your friend, you're saying, 'You are important to me; I care about you.' And when people receive your gifts, they feel your love; through your love, they can know God's love too." A little girl raises her hand. I nod to her and she says, "I gave my teacher some flowers this week." "How nice of you!" I answer. "What are some of the other things, besides apples ...

102. The Powerful Gift of Faith

Ephesians 2:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... have faith. Faith helps us believe that Jesus died for our sins, forgives us when we do wrong and many other things. Faith is a gift, a free gift from God and we use it everyday. I could not lift my car without a jack. I would stand beside my car forever and it ... I could not lift my car. It takes my car jack to lift the car. That is why I call it Faith. You have the same gift from God. You have faith which lets you believe all that God teaches you. That is why you can believe because you have faith. The next ...

103. The Gift of Life

Romans 6:23

Children's Sermon

... bad, doesn’t it? I mean if someone is going to punish me for all the things I do that are bad, I’m going to have a very big paycheck. Now I want to show you something that you’ll recognize. What is this that I have? (Hold up gift-wrapped package). A present. All of us like presents because they remind us of good times and because we know that we do not have to work or pay for presents. They are free and they are given to us by our friends and our family. People who love us ...

104. Two Gifts From God

1 Corinthians 14:15

Children's Sermon

... they make sounds like another language, but it is not usually any language that people in this world speak. They say that it is the language of the Spirit of God. This is a gift of God and a very fine gift to be able to speak the language of the Spirit. But Saint Paul says that it is even a greater gift to be able to understand the gift of tongues and tell others what God wants us to hear. A needle is a very fine tool, but you should also have thread if you want to fix your pajamas. Praying is a ...

105. A Going Away Gift

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... were very sad. Jesus had to leave his disciples so that he could continue to do his work with God in heaven. Jesus explained to the disciples that they should not be sad because he was leaving them. He promised them that he would also send them a gift. Jesus promised that he would send the Holy Spirit to them who would help them spread his teachings. He explained to them that the Holy Spirit would appear to them and to all the world, and would tell everyone about sin and about God's forgiveness. The Holy ...

106. The Gift Of Inadequacy

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... duties. There was something missing in his life, however. Something was wrong and he just didn't see it. What was missing was the gift of inadequacy. God wanted a place in the Pharisee's heart; the Pharisee wanted to give God a place in the ritual. God wanted ... none of us has a harp, a halo, or a set of wings. If we could look into every heart, we would see there the gift of inadequacy. That is why we come to worship each Sunday ” not to trumpet our accomplishments, but to confess our needs. We are saved by ...

107. Tongues: A Gift from God

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Merrill F. Unger

... ' receiving the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14-17), and, although this is not specifically mentioned, they may have been given the evidence that the despised Samaritans had actually received the same gift as the Jews, by the sign of their supernatural utterances (cf. 11:17). This is the use of tongues in the introduction of the gift of the Holy Spirit to Gentiles (Acts 10:44-47). Nothing could have been more convincing to skeptical, unbelieving Peter and his Jewish colleagues than the fact that Cornelius and the ...

108. The Gift of Love

Isaiah 7:10-14, Matthew 1:18-25

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . Clothes are strung across the room for drying and storage--for there are no closets in their small home. Yet Ernest and Celestine pool their talents and resources to provide their friends a joyful time together. They make the decorations and the gifts and scrounge for materials for costumes. When their friends arrive, they welcome them to an evening of singing, dancing, and storytelling. Each one receives his handmade present and goes home, tired but happy. The two characters in this story just happen to ...

109. The Greatest Gift

Luke 2:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... is mind-boggling. God took on human flesh. He took on our limitations and experienced what we experience. And there was but one reason: that we might be made acceptable to dwell with God forever. It’s the greatest gift you and I will ever receive. Won’t you accept that gift today? 1. Laugh & Lift - http://www.laughandlift.com/. 2. Walter Trobisch, All a Man Can Be (Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press). 3. Willard Scott, The Joy of Living (New York: Ballantine Books). 4. Contributed. Source unknown.

110. Symbols of the Greater Gift

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Andrew Wyermann

... It was so magnificent, so unexpected, so wonderful! Some fifty years later, I still have the train set and cherish it as much as any material gift I ever received from my parents. The train is a warm reminder of the greater gift my parents gave me. This gift has nothing to do with any material advantages, or even with any piece of sage advice. Unconditional love was their gift. I never doubted their care for me, and from such grace sprang my own capacity to truth. It was years later that I fully understood ...

111. Do You Know the Gift of God?

John 4:5-42

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... inmates as possible to find the new life that he received through Jesus Christ. (5) We will never have the answers to all our questions about God, not in this lifetime. But this Lenten season I hope you seriously consider these two questions: who is Jesus, and what is the gift of God he came to bring? And if you conclude, as so many people around the world for the past 2,000 years have concluded, that he is God in the flesh and that he came to bring you salvation and eternal life, then I hope you will let ...

112. The Gifts Are Unrelated

Ephesians 2:1-10

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Paul Lintern

... is so beautiful, such a special part of you. I don't know what to say. I gave you so little. You gave me so much. How can I ever thank you?" "You already have. This is my gift to you. Your gratitude is your gift to me. They are not dependent on each other; they are both gifts. Like God's gift of grace, and our gifts of gratitude." He smiled and excused himself to return home. Lydia smiled with a tear in her eye and a rush of joy in her heart. As she walked back to the kitchen, she saw that Mr ...

113. One Spirit, but Many Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... to notice our differences, and because of them, we withdraw from one another, or find ourselves in conflict. Forgive us for resisting your Holy Spirit that would unite us as your church. Forgive us for not being more cooperative with one another in our different gifts, to conduct a more effective ministry. Unite us in our confession of Christ as Lord, that we may be united in our service. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord” “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” “Jesus, United ...

114. Parable of Choosing a Gift

John 15:1-17

Illustration

... love to be in his hands and my presence to be felt wherever he goes and I want it to be a useful love. That is what I want my gift to represent." Christmas indeed, is a time when we seek to express our love even as God seeks through the gift of Jesus to express his useful love, which endures to all generations. Love cannot give a gift, which is destructive or detrimental to health or happiness. Love came down at Christmas and echoes through the loving kindness which man gives to man in his awareness of God ...

115. The Gift of Newness

2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... am I gonna know ‘em when I see ‘em?” I’m embarrassed that that question was ever asked. But Jesus had the answer, didn’t he? He said, “By their fruits you will know them.” It is my prayer that God will touch each of us and give us the gift of newness: a new identity, a new sense of community, a new urgency about our mission, and a new experience of Christ as Savior and Lord, so that Butch and all the other Butches around the world can look at us and know that we are Christians…that we are ...

116. Embracing the Gracious Gift

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Joel D. Kline

Writing in a book entitled With Open Hands, Henri Nouwen asserts that "The challenge of the gospel lies precisely in the invitation to accept a gift for which we can give nothing in return. For the gift is the very life breath of God, the Spirit who is poured out on us through Jesus Christ. This life breath frees us from fear and gives us new room to live." Nouwen's words remind us that the Christian faith is founded not upon your action or my action, ...

117. Fortunate Gifts

Mt 10:40-42

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King Duncan

... But the other presents didn't completely fill the barrel they were packing. So someone folded the coat and stuck it in. It made perfect packing material. After Christmas, a thank-you letter arrived from the missionary family. They thanked the church for their many gifts and especially for the "miracle" gift. It seems that, during a storm, a destitute man knocked on their door. He was so ill-dressed for the cold that they invited him to stay until the storm had passed. Even though their visitor would have no ...

118. Take the Free Gift

John 10:28

Illustration

... asked the flagman to read John 10:28. It took the man awhile to find the passage, but then he read, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish..." Then Chafer directed him to Romans 6:23, where he read, "the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." The flagman was amazed. He said to Dr. Chafer, "Stranger, I don't know who you are, but you've done more for me today than any other man." Chafer crisply replied, "What have I done for you? I've ...

119. Obedience: Our Gift to Jesus

Hebrews 10:5-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... in anything we can buy or make, but he is very interested in seeing us attain the fullness of our Christian call, to be the person God wants us to be. Today, the author of the letter to the Hebrews suggests the best possible gift we can give to Jesus is our obedience. Society today creates many difficulties, roadblocks, and barriers that hinder us from being obedient people. As a society we stress the individual, self-accomplishment, individual awards, and honors. Competition is endemic to every facet of ...

120. Your Gifts Are Not Your Own

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Editor James S. Hewett

... for the sake of others. You are like an apple tree that produces fruit not for its own consumption but for the consumption of others. Your gifts are given so you can bless others by ministering to them. If you have the gift of teaching, you have it soothers in the body will be taught. If you have the gift of hospitality, it is because others need the gracious welcome they receive from you. If even one gifted person fails to function, the body of Christ is deprived of a ministry it needs to function well.

121. The Gift of Christmas

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Editor James S. Hewett

... asked about the quilt she said he could take it out and look at it. What a masterpiece! Her grandmother had made the quilt as a wedding gift years before. When asked why she didn't have it on her bed, she said, "Oh, it's too beautiful to use." It is sad that she felt her gift was better hidden in a drawer, preserved rather than used. God gave humanity a beautiful gift, the most beautiful gift in the world. Do we consider this gift something that should be tucked away in a drawer, “too beautiful to use"?

122. God's Gift Is For All

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... This plan of salvation takes on particular meaning during the season of Easter, because the memories of Christ's sacrifice on the cross are so fresh in our minds. Easter is not only a time for remembering but a time for acting on what we believe. If God's gift is for everyone, and it is, why then do there appear to be so many obstacles that prevent this truth from becoming a reality? In order to turn an obstacle into an opportunity we must begin with some common points of agreement. We must hear the Word of ...

123. Gifts of Lent V: A Soldier Gives His Wine

Matthew 27:45-56

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... the side of Jesus, covering me with the water and blood that poured from his side. One doesn't forget such things, nor sleep easily remembering them. I can only praise God that Jesus himself forgave me for what I had done. And I stand in awe that my simple gift of sour wine on a sponge was accepted by him. Can you imagine what that means for you? If I am forgiven for crucifying my Lord, for thrusting my lance into his side, surely he forgives you for whatever you have done! And if my paltry ...

124. The Gift of Peace

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... desirable, that peacemaking must be intentional, and that it is based on God's Shalom, love, which is reliable, disciplined, giving, and fulfilling. Today we focus on the fifth step to peace: What must we do to get out of the pneumatic tube? How are we able to receive the gift of peace? Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27) If I don't have peace, the peace which Jesus ...

125. God's Good Gift

John 7:39

Children's Sermon

... remember the Story in the Bible that talks about the time that God gave the Holy Spirit to the people who believed in Jesus. It was a gift from God. God gives the Spirit. It is not something that we can buy or take or even make. It must be given by God. The state ... but only at a certain time in your life. You must be eighteen years old. That is not true about the Spirit of God. God gives the gift of the Spirit and God gives it to people at all ages. You may be a baby or you may be much older but the Spirit is ...

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