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176. What Does It Mean to Be Blessed?

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... But I wonder,” Keeney continues, “I wonder if, when by God’s grace I am made whole, I won’t be more like that young man than he like me. You see, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 6:22-23). My friend the bag boy was blessed with all those qualities and none of the pride or meanness that so often afflicts me.” (2) What a beautiful understanding of what it means to be blessed. Usually when we think of being ...

177. Fruit of the Spirit

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Donald Grey Barnhouse

Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love's touch. Goodness is love's character. Faithfulness is love's habit. Gentleness is love's self-forgetfulness. Self-control is love holding the reins.

178. Look How You Listen

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... short of believing. The apostle Paul was treated in the same way as John. And finally his testimony was cut short just as was John's. When Paul was arrested and testified before the Roman governor, Felix, "concerning faith in Christ Jesus," and about "justice, self-control, and the coming judgment," Felix cut him short with the words, "Go away for the present, when I have an opportunity, I will send for you." To you who have been delaying your decision about Jesus Christ, as earnestly as I can I say, "Do ...

179. Persisting In Integrity

Job 1:1-5

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Susan breathed in deeply in another effort at self-control. "How dare Ray ask me! How dare he! 'A little overtime again!' he says. He knows I don't get any. But, it's not the money. It's the other issue - the issue of 'how dare he?'" Susan was the administrative assistant to the vice-president. She loved her ...

180. The Christian Journey II: The Mountain

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. -- Philippians 3:12-14 and of the boxer: Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air. -- 1 Corinthians 9:25-26 This note of training, of discipline, of striving to be stronger and ...

181. Apocalyptic Moments

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... right about God but rather being right with God by doing right by people. Or as Paul described the conduct and countenance of people who have God in their hearts: "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). One day it just hit me that being a believer is more about deeds than creeds. It's hard to figure that out on our own. That's why God's people have always depended upon apocalyptic moments or revelation. By ...

182. Proper 8

Luke 9:51-56

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Dennis Koch

... town, this office, this home, this problem. We push the people we love away too. Sincere apologies are difficult to make. We are at war within ourselves. We resist your Spirit. Open our hearts to receive the fruits of your Holy Spirit: Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-control. Break down our resistance, so that we can live and walk by the Spirit. Amen.

183. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

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David M. Oliver

... in order that the greatest part of our energy goes into making good fruit. By fruit, I mean the fruits of the Spirit which Saint Paul refers to in his letter to the church at Galatia -- love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). Christians who are growing in faith, who are learning more about what it means to serve Christ and serve others using their gifts, those who bear witness to their faith in word and deed, those with a sense of God ...

184. Expect Great Things To Happen!

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... servant portrayed in the 12th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke, who, when his Master was delayed in coming, became mean and dissipative, took his anger and resentment out on others, and in spite of his skills and hard work let impatience overrule his self-control. Help us to remember Jesus' words said in summary of that story: "From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded." Lord, make us worthy of the trust ...

185. On Using Problems

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... reminder of what we talked about today. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: When a child is having difficulties and refuses to talk about them. When a child expresses anger too quickly and then is sorry for what has been said. We need to help children learn self-control. It is not good enough to be sorry for the misuse of problem times, we must learn from them and allow others to help us to a better way of life.

186. New Year's Resolution

Gal 5:22-23 · Mt 5:13

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... year is a good time for you to look at yourself, and to think about the kind of qualities you want in your life. Let me suggest a few of these qualities that the Bible says are important for us to have: Patience, kindness, love and self-control are some of the inner characteristics that everyone needs to live as God intended us to live. Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home: At the breakfast table (especially on New Year's Day). When looking upon a winter scene and recalling other things that ...

187. Prayers for Advent 4

Luke 1:46-56, Psalm 89:1-52, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:26-38

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B. David Hostetter

... and obedience to God through Jesus Christ that the presence of the Holy Spirit may make your standing sure, to the glory of God. Prayer of the Day God of all life, grant to us who are called to parenthood your Holy Spirit to develop our self-control, that in begetting and conceiving, we may give birth to holy children, dedicated to you by their baptism and nurtured in your service through our family life, by Jesus Christ, Son of the Most High. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving We will sing the story of your ...

188. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... worldly affairs (1 Corinthians 12:13); the Holy Spirit will transform the natural body into a spiritual body (2 Corinthians 5:5). There are some specific gifts, or fruits of the Spirit: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22, 23)." Whata remarkable "presence." Oh, we will not produce an exhaustive definition of the Holy Spirit and its work here; we can only refer to it in multiple ways. One might as well attempt to produce a photograph ...

189. Exercise Your Faith in Jesus!

1 Corinthians 9:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... shape and practicing hard to live the kind of life that Jesus taught us to live. Paul would work hard loving those who hated him. When people tried to hurt him or say evil things about him, he would not fight back with angry words. Paul practiced what we call self control. Paul was always in charge of his body and his mind so that he would not fall into sin. That is something that all of us can do like Paul did. We all exercise because we know that it is good for our bodies. We should also exercise our love ...

190. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... them. Christians are to live by the Spirit of the Christ who died for them and who lives in them by virtue of their baptism. The Spirit counsels and teaches people to live out the Christian life of "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control," and declares, "against such there is no law." It is not the situation we find ourselves in which determines how we will act, but the love of Christ that lives in us through the Holy Spirit. Luke 9:51-62 (RC, E, L, C) The ...

191. Christian Faith in the Holy Spirit

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... make a vital Christian witness. It may gradually chill our tempers and replace them with lives dominated by peace. It may replace hate with love, inner conflicts with peace, cruelty with kindness, irresponsibility with faithfulness, harshness with gentleness, inability to handle oneself with self-control. We can predict what a machine will do. We can predict that if a stone is thrown into the air it will come down. We can predict that if two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen are combined in the proper way ...

192. Get Ready

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy" (Romans 13:12-13). The letter to Titus says that God's grace trains us "to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:12-13). "Above all," wrote Peter, "maintain constant love for one another." He gives it a practical ...

193. The Sound of Weeping

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... bright eyes moistened. But the word he uses makes it clear that Jesus broke down completely and wept uncontrollably. There is something almost indecent, something that makes us feel awkward and embarrassed when a strong man, normally holding himself in iron self-control, cries - cries uncontrollably. These are tears of anguish from a broken heart. It has been suggested that Jesus died on the cross of a broken heart. This incident on the road to Jerusalem indicafes that his heart was already broken before ...

194. Killing A King

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

... born to be a king, but he acted like a king. As we see him throughout his ministry, trial, suffering, and death, we see that he is every inch a king. Notice the restraint that he uses. Only a king could. While under terrific pressure, he maintained his self-control. This restraint was shown during the trial as he kept silence. He did not answer the high priest, nor Herod, nor Pilate. So much so that they marveled at him. He did not try to defend himself. He did not answer the charges against him. He knew it ...

195. Loyalty: Imperative Ingredient

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

... to know them by their fruits, and many of us believe the fruit is tasty, even, in some cases, luscious. Saint Paul was and is right: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control ..." (Galations 5:22-23) This inviting and infectious story from Ruth underlines the ancient/new truth that loyalty is an imperative ingredient for those who set out on the Judeo/Christian pilgrimage. Christian unity is undergirded by knowledge which maintains ...

196. The Narrowness Of The Christian Way - 1950 (date estimated)

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... operating in any process, and then to obey those laws as undeviatingly as possible. Astounding results are achieved that way; undreamed of possibilities are disclosed; life vastly more abundant is realized. But this is no easy matter. It requires hard study, strict self-control, rigid adherence to assigned tasks, devotion to duty, willing obedience. It means going down a very narrow way. And that is what most of us do not like. The very idea of discipline is resented because it is so restrictive. We want ...

197. ATHLETE

1 Corinthians 9:25; 2 Timothy 2:5

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Stephen Stewart

1 Corinthians 9:25 - "Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable." 2 Timothy 2:5 - "An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules." Beginning long before written history, athletics of one kind or another have been found among primitive peoples in all ...

198. A Man Who Was a Lion-Tamer

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... meet it; the decision had already been made. That’s the secret - a secret that anyone can know. Purpose in your heart, right now, not to defile yourself when the time of temptation arrives. Commit yourself, right now, to live a life of discipline and self-control. Remember: you have been created in the image of God. Do you really want to profane that image? Remember: you have been redeemed at a great cost. Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, thought enough of you and loved you enough (even though ...

199. How Can We Meet Grief?

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... to add the weight of their grief to the woes already being carried by other people. Furthermore, people who do not declare their grief may fear that the sympathy they will receive from others who see them vent their grief will dissolve their own self-control. Still another reason people do not declare their grief is because of pride. They enjoy the reputation of strength which unexpressed grief earns them. As an unknown poet has written: They call me strong because my tears I shed where none can see ...

200. Creeds or Deeds

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . As wonderful as those situations are, none of them compare to having a neighbor, a friend, a husband, a wife, a son, or a daughter with a good heart. When you discuss good behavior, you are discussing the quality of a person's self-control. When you discuss a good heart, you are discussing the quality of the person. This is the focus of today’s Scripture. Pharisees and teachers have come down from Jerusalem and, interestingly, they are gathered around Jesus watching the disciples. The disciples, it ...

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