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151. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... before him. Royal rage is a common element in court stories (see also Dan. 2:12; 3:19; Esth. 1:12; 7:7; 2 Macc. 7:3; 3 Macc. 3:1; 5:1, 30). Perhaps it is intended to be comical, ridiculing the king for his lack of self-control as he has an apoplectic fit. He gives them another chance to comply, threatening them with the fiery furnace. There is an interesting structure to the king’s speech in verse 15. It contains two “if” clauses. The NIV moves the first “if” clause later in the verse, after ...

152. What Did You Say?

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... and life itself. Correct words, good manners, kindly words of concern are the marks of gentility and ladyhood. All of us do well to remember that politeness is like an air cushion; there doesn't seem to be much in it, but it sure eases the jolts. Self-control in all matters, including speech, sets the tone and quality of our lives. As a boy, if I ever uttered a swear word or a vulgarity, and my mother overheard it, my tongue received an Ivory Soap washing. It taught me that cursing and undesirable language ...

153. What About The Holy Spirit?

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Erskine White

... Holy Spirit is present; he doesn't talk about pride or boastfulness or being sure of your faith or knowing chapter and verse of Scripture. Paul simply says that the signs of the Spirit are these: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22). Live in these qualities and you live with God and the Holy Spirit lives in you. Sometimes the Holy Spirit is the quiet strength of a faithful heart and sometimes She is the rush of a mighty wind. But She is ...

154. First Things First

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... to endure. What of today? We have marvelous examples of such persons. Ghandi persevered and was able to see the British Empire brought to an end. John Wesley gave back sobriety and honest labor to the British, putting self-respect and self-control into the British character in place of a gin-based society. Thus England was able to defeat Napoleon. Wilburforce confronted the vested interests of slavery around the world and brought this monument to human avarice toppling down. Our offering is Martin Luther ...

155. When God Has Enough

Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

Sermon

Sims Robert

... passages which suggest that God has had enough. We prefer to remember that we are blessed of God and forgiven of our sins. We remind ourselves that we have been given the fruits of the Spirit -- love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23) and that Jesus said, “Peace I give to you (John 14:2).” We have trouble accepting the paradox that we live in faith and yet in sin, that we are children of the kingdom of God and yet citizens of this ...

156. Step Eight - Love

Mt 7:7-14 · 2 Cor 5:16-21 · Ps 19:7-13

Sermon

John A. Terry

... things that can keep us from being reconciled to God and one another. Sometimes we are just enjoying the wrong we are doing too much to really want to change. Perhaps your prayer is that of Augustine who, early in life, prayed, "Give me chastity and self-control, but not just yet." He explained why he prayed this: "For I was afraid that you would hear my prayer too soon, and too soon would heal me from the disease of lust which I wanted satisfied rather than extinguished (Confession, VIII, 7.2)." Sometimes ...

157. Remember That You Are Not Alone

John 3:1-21

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Robert V. Dodd

... successfully living the Christlike life? That is the real test of authentic Christianity. We find further evidence of his presence listed in Galatians 5:22 as the "fruit of the Spirit": love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Are those qualities evident in your life? If so, then Christ lives in you! But Galatians 5:19-21 tells us the results of having self instead of Christ at the center of our lives: fornication, impurity, indecency, idolatry and sorcery ...

158. Three Secrets of A Life Well Lived

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Brett Blair

... are all in a battle. Paul was right on target when he described life as a fight. But of all the battles that we must fight, Jesus taught that the most difficult one is the inner battle. It is the fight within us. It is the fight for self-control and against self-seeking. All of us are familiar with the former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight and his fits of temper on the court. He is perhaps most famous for choking one of his players. When he was finally replaced, the caricature on the front ...

159. "I appeal to Caesar!"

Acts 24:1-27, Acts 25:1-12

Sermon Aid

CSS

... not inhibit the doughty apostle. Knowing that Drusilla was Felix’s third "wife" and that her previous marriage to Azizus, king of the little Syrian state of Emesa, had never been dissolved, Paul began to talk seriously to the couple about "justice and self-control and future judgment." Paul must later have described this conversation to Luke, commenting that Felix became upset by it and sent Paul away. Like many people who are willing to hear sin condemned, as long as it is somebody else’s sin, Felix ...

160. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... frequently rub people the wrong way. For this reason the Phoebes must exercise unusual care regarding the life of the Spirit. Paul admonished all of us that "... the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control ..." (Galatians 5:22-23) Phoebe is a woman of faith, and those who follow in her train must hold an abiding belief in Christ, otherwise they are not really her descendants. Phoebe is illustrated in Augustine’s mother Monica: when she ...

161. Invitation to a New Life-Style

Matthew 11:25-30

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John R. Brokhoff

... It is easy to be a Christian, moreover, because we possess the Spirit of God. The Spirit gives us the willingness and the power to do the things we should do. Out of the Spirit come various virtues as Paul lists them in Galatians: joy, love, peace, patience, self-control, etc. These are called fruits of the Spirit. To talk about fruit, reminds us of fruit trees. Did you ever see a tree groan under the load of having to bear fruit? Have you ever noticed a tree sweating because of the hard work to produce an ...

162. To Hoist a Sail

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... the Holy Spirit to convince people - to convict them, to cleanse, to renew, and to make them over in the likeness of Christ. Pauls lists what he calls the "Fruits of the Spirit," "... love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control ..." The apostle would have us know that we do not make Christians of ourselves by merely cultivating the Christian graces, manicuring our souls or pulling ourselves up by our moral bootstraps. Rather, we open our lives in faith, hoist the ...

163. How to Handle Criticism

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.” The Bible says that if the spirit of Christ lives in you, you will produce the following fruit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control. Are you seeing those fruits in your life? If you are a fruit-producing tree, don’t worry unduly about criticism. When you really think about it, we Christians ought to be better equipped to deal with criticism than any other people on ...

164. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... in any community ought to make a difference. They are to bear fruit. And St. Paul tells us what the fruits of Jesus’ spirit in one’s life will be: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.” (Gal. 5:22b-23) And in I Corinthians 13 Paul tells us that “the greatest of these is love.” Love is the one thing needful. The pagan world looked upon the first Christians and they were not ...

165. The Crime of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... corner of every hour of every day? Are we open to being surprised by faith in the midst of dialogue with doubt; energy when it seems you have used up the last ounce; peace that passes understanding and misunderstanding; patience that kicks in just when self-control keels over; and hope that stands its ground against the multitude of the world's missiles and miseries? The love of Christ: That is the source of all Christmas surprises and true Christmas joy. It is the simple center of the holyday/holiday which ...

166. The Miracle Fruit

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ecosystem in your life that can bring a blessing out of every curse, sweetness our of every bitterness, wine out of vinegar, success out of suffering, a fruit out of every pit: and the “fruits” of “The Miracle Fruit” are these: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal.5:22 NRSV).

167. Growing Up Is More Than Showing Up

1 John 2:12-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... gives us an opportunity to respond in the way God would have us to according to His word, and when we do that we build character. The fruit of the Spirit, according to Gal. 5:22-23 is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. How does God produce the fruit of Spirit in our lives? By putting us in the exact type of circumstance to force us to bear the fruit that is needed in that particular situation. Do you know any people around you that you work with, or ...

168. Living By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. [22] By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, [23] gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. [24] And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. [25] If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. The next few weeks we're ...

169. Being Two People at Once

2 Samuel 11:1-15

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... , the strange connection between praise and criticism. We join David in having to have what we want — rather than living by the grace of learning to want what we have. Violence is never far away. How do we resolve this tremendous need we have for balance and self-control? By learning to want what we have, I think. Most of us want the Bathshebas or Eliots; we want what we don't have. To learn to want what we have is maturity. Maturity, however, can be very dull; when the excitement of lust is gone in ...

170. Killer Soap

Galatians 5:22-23

Illustration

Richard L. Dunagin

... the lives of others, we unfortunately use "killer soaps" - condemnation, criticism, nagging, fits of temper. We think we're doing right, but our harsh, self-righteous treatment is more than they can bear. Instead use natural ingredients to clean up messes: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I promise you. Your fish will live a long happy life.

171. Proper 8

1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21, 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Psalm 16:1-11; 77:1-2, 11-20, Luke 9:51-62, Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... with me the printed prayer and then have your personal conversation with the Holy One. Community Confession (Unison) God of Turbulent Winds and Gentle Breezes — we believe we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to embody love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control. Continue to live through us to accomplish your reign of justice, your kingdom of peace. We live in a country that touts personal choice and self development. Let our decisions and actions never cause harm to others. Help us to share ...

172. Proper 26

Psalm 119:137-144, Isaiah 1:10-18, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Luke 19:1-10, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... Creator, Holy, I AM.... We believe that God was in Jesus of Nazareth, teaching and healing; we call Jesus Light for the World, Lily of the Valley, Bread of Life.... We believe that God’s Spirit — the Holy Spirit — lives through us as self-control, gentleness, patience, hope, and compassion. We experience God’s presence in many ways, and in many settings. Here, we gather with individuals who intentionally journey with us toward God’s reign on this earth and in eternity. We are not alone! Thanks be ...

173. Friendship

Proverbs 31:1-9

Drama

Julia Ross Strope

... “Don’t commit adultery” or “Don’t say vulgar words”? Reader 3: That’s important to me. Reader 2: Okay, let me think. There are several lists of character traits in the New Testament: loving, joyful, peace-making, patient, kind, good, compassionate, humble, self-controlled.... Reader 3: Oh, all those things! I can remember a few — don’t be obligated to anyone (Romans 13:8), be strong in faith, don’t be jealous.... You hear those at weddings all the time. Reader 1: All I can remember are ...

174. Second Chances

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... put up with that.’” (5) To say that God gives us second chances is to imply the fact of God’s judgment on our sometimes foolish lives. God created us to bear fruit--the fruit of love, joy, peace, [tolerance], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). To think that God would forever put up with our lack of fruit . . . and even the bearing of wrong fruit . . . simply defies logic. We don’t know what form God’s judgment may take, whether in this world or the ...

175. Unclean Animals

Leviticus 11:1-47

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... means of maintaining Israel as a holy people set apart from gentiles. It is not inherently immoral to eat pork or lobster. However, these distinctive customs, even if arbitrary and without any inherent moral value, cultivated the virtue of self-control, an indispensable first step in the attainment of true holiness. Moreover, they created in Israel a sense of self-identity as a “separated” people. Although Christians are no longer required to keep these food laws (see “Theological Insights” above ...

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