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126. A Mother's Gift

1 Samuel 1:1-20

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David E. Leininger

... when last they had seen each other. Would he be angry or resentful at her for leaving him to live with Eli? She had tried to explain, but had he been old enough to understand? Her hands clutched and unclutched at the package she held. She had brought Samuel a gift. Suddenly, here he was. Their eyes met. He was taller. That would be expected. His hair was longer, but that was expected too - after all, part of his mother's vow was that he would be a nazirite (no haircuts - uncut hair was the age-old symbol of ...

127. Christmas Gifts That Always Fit

Luke 2:8-20

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James W. Moore

... kneeling in front of Jesus.” So, now in the spirit of humility and in the spirit of expectancy, let us go over to Bethlehem… and see this thing that has happened. Let me suggest three things that I’m sure we will find there… three of the best Christmas gifts of all. I. FIRST OF ALL, LET US GO TO BETHLHEM AND SEE THE FAITH THAT IS HAPPENING THERE. Some years ago, I was privileged to go with a tour group to the Holy Land. I will never forget that morning when we came to the church at Bethlehem. It ...

128. Out of the Box Gifts

Luke 1:26-38

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Leonard Sweet

... . .. Change your life." But has it ever struck you as odd that we celebrate Jesus' birthday by giving presents to ourselves? If it's Jesus' birthday, why isn't he getting the presents? Isn't the one who is celebrating the birthday the one who is supposed to get the gifts? Maybe we change that rule at Christmas because we don't want to have to think about what kind of presents Jesus would like. What would most please Jesus to get for Christmas?

129. Spiritual Teaching Gifts

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Dr. Earl Radmacher

... aggressively but with care. Administration (legislative ability): Standing behind people to collect data, set policy, and develop plans which will guide a course of action with wisdom. Faith: Seeing through any problem to the Ultimate Resource. What about the so-called sign gifts, such as healing and speaking in tongues, referred to in today's text? To us, Hebrews 2:4 suggests that they were intended to be confirming signs for the Apostles, and ceased with them. Others feel they are still for today, but ...

130. The Total Gift

Romans 1:1-17

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Timothy J. Smith

... saved through grace. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). Paul was writing with the hope of convincing the people of the reality of the gospel message ... for that day through these four weeks of Advent. We have spent these days preparing our hearts and minds to receive Jesus Christ, God’s gift to us. These weeks of Advent we have been changed and transformed as we reflect on our faith in light of the scriptures we have ...

131. The Gift that Matters

Hebrews 2:5-18

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Timothy J. Smith

... our lives are returning back to normal, as we settle back into our regular routines. We have celebrated Jesus’ birth. We are reminded that Jesus came to bring salvation to all people. Jesus is God’s present to each one of us. We must respond to that gift as well by allowing Jesus to enter and change our lives. Our focus for the days following Christmas and before the start of the New Year is to reflect on the events of the past year. News magazines have special year end reports highlighting the good and ...

132. Training for Gifts

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Editor James S. Hewett

Whenever you start talking about gifts (Romans 12)-you get into one of those exotic medieval arguments about the line between gifts and talents. And can you develop gifts? A reporter once said to George Bernard Shaw:"You have a marvelous gift for oratory. How did you develop it?" Shaw retorted, "I learned to speak as men learn to skate or cycle, by doggedly making a fool of myself until I got used to it."

133. The Gift of Wisdom

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... pray, "wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and the fear of the Lord, and joy in the presence of God" (Isaiah 11). These gifts will form our theme for the Sundays of the Easter season as we hear the witness of Peter and Stephen and Paul in Luke ... Apostles. By grace may God teach us the ways of life, and even more, the Way of Life who is our resurrected Lord. May the gifts of our new life be so abundant in us that we may triumph through both the sorrows and the joys of our years, even beneath ...

134. Gifts of Lent IV: Simon Gives His Strength

Mark 15:1-15

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Donald Neidigk

... , the place Jesus was crucified? Sure, I'd be happy to show you. No, I don't live here in Jerusalem. But I know the path to the cross very well. You see, I helped Jesus carry the cross. Perhaps you could say it was my gift to him. Oh, I didn't consider it a gift at the time, although I do now. At the time, I considered it both an inconvenience and an insult. It was the last thing I wanted to have happen on my pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a trip I might make only once in my lifetime. I ...

135. Gifts of Lent VI: The Thief Who Gave Nothing

Luke 23:26-43

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Donald Neidigk

... him my strength and mind. But I wasted my life. But you, you still live! You still have time to let your hands and feet and mouth do his work. You still have the blessings of material abundance that you can use for him. You still have some gift you can bring him in thanksgiving. He remembers you, even now, calling out to his Father for your forgiveness, promising you a home in Paradise. Oh yes, he remembers you! Will you remember him? Prayer: Gracious Father, a thief in the last moments of life was promised ...

136. Gifts of Lent VII: Joseph Gives His Tomb

John 19:38-42

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Donald Neidigk

... , the disciples -- they all knew. Jesus was my Lord and Savior! Mark says I was bold. If I was, my boldness was simply that of a forgiven sinner confessing Jesus even when I was afraid. That was really my gift to Jesus. It can be yours, too. Confessing him before others is a far better gift than the most costly tomb. And besides, he doesn't need one of those anymore. Prayer: Lord God, as we contemplate the great love of your Son that moved him to die publicly for unworthy sinners such as ourselves, move ...

137. The Golden Gift

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... here? ARLETTE: It is the manger scene. BISHOP: What do you see? ARLETTE: The Holy Family. The Virgin, Joseph and the Infant. BISHOP: The Infant. ARLETTE: Jesus. BISHOP: What does it all mean? ARLETTE: It is the Nativity of Our Lord. BISHOP: More than that. It is God's gift. God's gift to us. To you and to me. He loved us so much that he gave part of himself to us. Now do you understand? ARLETTE: What does all this have to do with what we are talking about? BISHOP: How can we grumble about what we have when ...

138. Gifts of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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James Wilson

... ministry and number us among Your servants this day. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have each one failed to understand that Your blessings and gifts are given not for our enjoyment and comfort alone, but that we might better minister to others. Forgive us, Lord, when we have received Your gifts but have not used them to bring honor and glory to You. Help us, Lord, to commit what we have to serving You and all around us. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Breathe On Me, Breath ...

139. The Wonderful Gift of Prayer

James 5:13-20

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James Wilson

... Lord God Almighty. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, our Creator and Sustainer, we are so blessed by your gift of prayer. Give us the spiritual insight to see the true needs around us and the wisdom to lift those needs to You ... in prayer. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have lived our lives as if You had never given us the gift of prayer. Too often in the daily routines of our lives we have totally failed to seek Your will and guidance, and we have made our ...

140. The Gifts and the Calling of God

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

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Frank Ramirez

... disciples, and his joyful children. Collect God of all, we are all your people. None of us are complete without you. You have given us a vocation, you have granted us gifts to share with each other, you have found us and called us to your kingdom. Guard us and guide us this day and this week. Amen. Prayer Of Confession One: For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. All: Just as you were once disobedient to God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, One: so they have now been ...

141. The Greatest Gift

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

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Frank Ramirez

... us resolve because of the love we have for each other to share not only the precious gospel of God but also our own selves, that we might through the revelation of God's good gift in us come to know God more perfectly in our worship today. Collect Sisters and brothers, let us gather together in God's name, sharing the gifts that are present among us. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Steadfast God, the world is opposed to you. We should not be surprised to discover that the world is opposed to us as well. We will ...

142. The Greatest Gift

Matthew 1:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... Worship Service at Drew University chapel in 2003 offered by Professor Sweet's "Ministry and Mission in Advent and Christmastide" class, the gifts of memories were made visible in the following fashion. As each person walked into the chapel, they were given a paper cross ... when a woman read of another woman's child dying on Christmas Eve. The tears shed by everyone were a gift from God, as such moving experiences serve as spiritual connectors between mortal and mortal, and between mortals and God. After ...

143. A Priceless Gift

Matthew 25:14-30

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King Duncan

... to him. He carried this capacity for love like a jewel and he walked tall and with purpose. From time to time he would show this gift to others, and they would smile and stroke his jewel. But it seemed that they'd also dirty it up a little. Now, this was no ... then he would back away from the old man, shaking his head. The man died, and he went to God, and he said, "You gave me a precious gift many years ago, and I've kept it safe, and it is as lovely as the day you gave it to me." And he opened the box and ...

144. What Gift Do You Bring?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... fact, they say that he didn't use as many ropes or ladders or technology that others did. In fact, he used no oxygen at all. They said, "Well, it must be something about his physical ability." And they looked and said, "He was no more athletically gifted than another million people in our world. He looked like a marathon runner and that probably helped." But here was an individual who had been able to do what nobody else had ever been able to do. They asked the question, "How?" One of his friends, another ...

145. What Will You Do with Your Gift?

Matthew 3:13-17

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Susan R. Andrews

... prayer. In my absence I will leave the three of you in charge. Before I leave I would like to leave each of you with a gift; a gift I pray will help you learn how to wisely use your power to rule." Then he placed in each of their hands a single grain of ... powerful. The second daughter took one look at the common grain of rice, and threw it away, thus squandering her father's mysterious gift. The third daughter just looked at her grain of rice for a long, long time - until she finally understood what to do with ...

146. The Gift of Wonder

Matthew 17:1-9

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Brett Younger

In his book, This Sunrise of Wonder, Michael Mayne writes this to his grandchildren: "If I could have waved a fairy grandfather's wand at your birth and wished upon you just one gift it would not have been beauty or riches or a long life: It would have been the gift of wonder." (Michael Mayne, This Sunrise of Wonder, London: Fount Paperbacks, 1995, p. 11) He goes on to suggest that they set their sights not on success, but on wonder. They should live with a sense of awe. Maybe that's part of what's going ...

147. A Gift Is On the Way

Humor Illustration

... reading the message inside. On Christmas Day, when things had quieted down somewhat she chanced to run upon the leftover card and finally read the message she had sent to 49 of her friends. Much to her dismay, it read like this: "This card is just to say/ A little gift is on the way." Suddenly she realized that 49 of her friends were expecting a ...

148. A Woman's Guide to Men's Gifts

Humor Illustration

... anything for his car. A 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of deicer or something to hang from his rear view mirror. Men love gifts for their cars. No one knows why. Rule #4: Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes. I ... thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?" Rule #12: Tickets to a Red Wings/Lions/Pistons/Tigers game are a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts." Everyone knows why. Rule #13: Men love chainsaws. ...

149. Questions about Worship, Gifts, and Order

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... given to reveal and preserve the created order [Acts 7:53; Gal. 3:19]), the woman who prays or prophesies must “have a sign of authority on her head.” This allows her to transcend her created distinction from man (without seeking to deny it) in the expression of her gift. For both now participate in worship in a new order in Christ (1 Cor. 12:13; 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:11). This does not mean, however, that in the Lord woman is free to disregard man, nor is man free to disregard woman. The truth ...

150. Does Your Gift Represent You?

1 Cor 16:2

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John Allan Lavender

... represents you." There was a moment of soul-searching thought and she asked to have the check returned to her. She left with it and a day or two later she returned handing the pastor a check for $5,000 and again asked the same question, "Is my gift satisfactory?" The pastor gave the same answer as before, "If it represents you." As before, a truth seemed to be driving deeply. After a few moments of hesitation she took back the check and left. Later in the week she came again with a check. That time it was ...

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