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2276. THE PLAYER WHO PULLED HIS PANTS DOWN

Amos 1:1-2:5

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Max Lucado

... every position for the Chicago White Sox ... as the guy who always dove into first base ... as a favorite of the fans who high fived the guy who caught the foul ball in the bleachers. He could be remembered as an above-average player who made it with an average ability. But he won't. He'll be remembered as the player who dropped his pants on July 16, 1990. The White Sox were playing the Tigers in Detroit. Lyons bunted and raced down the first-base line. He knew it was going to be tight, so he dove at the ...

2277. Dedication - It Will Cost You

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Gary Inrig

... enough to realize that gifted people are often tempted to coast rather than to grow, and therefore he kept trying to pressure his young prodigy to work seriously at his art. One day he came into the studio to find Michelangelo toying with a piece of sculpture far beneath his abilities. Bertoldo grabbed a hammer, stomped across the room, and smashed the work into tiny pieces, shouting this unforgettable message, "Michelangelo, talent is cheap; dedication is costly!"

2278. Effort Statistics

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Robert McGarvey,

... . When Pat Riley coached the Los Angeles Lakers from 1982 to 1990, the team won four NBA championships. In taking over the New York Knicks in 1991, Riley inherited a team with a losing record. But the Knicks seemed able to play above their abilities and even gave the eventual champions, the Chicago Bulls, their hardest competition in the play-offs. How did Riley do it? He says his talent lies in attention to detail. For example, every NBA team studies videotapes and compiles statistics to evaluate players ...

2279. Phone Home

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Dennis Miller

Out of parental concern and a desire to teach our young son responsibility, we require him to phone home when he arrives at his friend's house a few blocks away. He began to forget, however, as he grew more confident in his ability to get there without disaster befalling him. The first time he forgot, I called to be sure he had arrived. We told him the next time it happened, he would have to come home. A few days later, however, the telephone again lay silent, and I knew if he was ...

2280. What Might Have Been

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Joeseph Stowell

... and compulsive gambling unraveled his life so that he died penniless and wasted. He left prison with his flame lit for Christ and died with nothing more than smoldering embers. Now I don't want to minimize the hardships of Russian prisons, which were then beyond man's ability to endure, but the tragedy of Fyodor Dostoevsky is not so much what he became but what more he could have become for Christ. In the words of the poet, "of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been.'"

2281. A Positive Affliction

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James Dobson

... since Albert Einstein. Unfortunately, Hawking was afflicted with ALS Syndrome (Lou Gehrig's disease). It took his life in 2018. AS you probably know he was confined to a wheelchair for years, where he could do little more than sit and think. Hawking lost the ability even to speak, and communicated by means of a computer that he operated from the tiniest movement of his fingertips. He is too weak to write, feed himself, comb his hair, fix his classes...all this must be done for him. Yet this most dependent ...

2282. Rising From the Ashes

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Tim Hansel

Clarence Jordan was a man of unusual abilities and commitment. He had two Ph.D.s, one in agriculture and one in Greek and Hebrew. So gifted was he, he could have chosen to do anything he wanted. He chose to serve the poor. In the 1940s, he founded a farm in Americus, Georgia, and called it Koinonia ...

2283. A Pillar of Strength

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... Development and Family Department at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, a profile of a strong family: Appreciation - Family members gave one another compliments and sincere demonstrations of approval. They tried to make the others feel appreciated and good about themselves. Ability to Deal with Crises in a Positive Manner - They were willing to take a bad situation, see something positive in it and focus on that. Time Together - In all areas of their lives meals, work, recreation they structured their ...

2284. In the Know

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Michael Horton

... on Three Dimensions (Tulsa, Okla.: Faith Library, 1985), 1:8,13.) Notice that this quotation does not include a direct assault on the Bible. The Bible is recognized as God's word. But in order to understand the Bible we need something beyond our natural mental ability. We need the Spirit-anointed teachers to "bring us the revelation of the knowledge of God's Word." This is a typically Gnostic statement, but the quote is not from Valentinus or any of the other early Gnostics. It is from the pen of a modern ...

2285. Working With a Net

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Juan Carlos Ortiz

... and offices, the best neighbors, the best students?" That is to live on the trapeze, being a show to the world. What happens when we slip? The net is surely there. The blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, has provided forgiveness for ALL our trespasses. Both the net and the ability to stay on the trapeze are works of God's grace. Of course, we cannot be continually sleeping on the net., If that is the case, I doubt whether that person is a trapezist.

2286. Insignificant: Effort Statistics

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Robert McGarvey

... When Pat Riley coached the Los Angeles Lakers from 1982 to 1990, the team won four NBA championships. When taking over the New York Knicks in 1991, Riley inherited a team with a losing record. But the Knicks seemed able to play above their abilities and even gave the eventual champions, the Chicago Bulls, their hardest competition in the playoffs. How did Riley do it? He said his talent was in the attention to detail. For example, every NBA team studies videotapes and compiles statistics to evaluate players ...

2287. Monster Rehab

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... warped, obviously wicked, bent on murder, mayhem and mischief. Alas, outside Hollywood “monsters” are not so easily identifiable. A classic “monster” is a creature that takes the best of its qualities and uses them in a horribly wrong way. The amazing ability of bats to negotiate the darkness of night by using sonic signals to hunt swiftly and silently, is made murderous by, “the vampire.” The agility and intelligence, strength and speed of the wolf are transformed into the terror of the hybrid ...

2288. Good Decisions

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Staff

Actually, a manager needs the ability not only to make good decisions himself, but also to lead others to make good decisions. Charles Moore, after four years of research at the United Parcel Service reached the following conclusions: Good decisions take a lot of time. Good decisions combine the efforts of a number of people. Good ...

2289. Tragic Flaws of Pharisees Laws

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J. Stowell

... , cold, and arrogant brand of righteousness. As such, it contained at least ten tragic flaws: New laws continually need to be invented for new situations. Accountability to God is replaced by accountability to men. It reduces a person's ability to personally discern. It creates a judgmental spirit. The Pharisees confused personal preferences with divine law. It produces inconsistencies. It created a false standard of righteousness. It became a burden to the Jews. It was strictly external. It was rejected ...

2290. "As If" You Love

Luke 4:14-21

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J. Allan Petersen

... ." For two months she showed love, kindness, listening, giving, reinforcing, sharing. When she didn't return, Crane called. "Are you ready now to go through with the divorce?" "Divorce?" she exclaimed. "Never! I discovered I really do love him." Her actions had changed her feelings. Motion resulted in emotion. The ability to love is established not so much by fervent promise as often repeated deeds.

2291. Four Talents

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Nathan Castens

In The Wounded Healer, Henri Nouwen retells a tale from ancient India: Four royal brothers decided each to master a special ability. Time went by, and the brothers met to reveal what they had learned. "I have mastered a science," said the first, "by which I can take but a bone of some creature and create the flesh that goes with it." "I," said the second, "know how to grow that creature' ...

2292. Flexing Your Muscles

John 11:1-44

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... those muscles for?" The host persisted. The body builder was bewildered. He didn't have an answer other than to display his well-developed frame. I was reminded that our spiritual exercises Bible Study and, prayer are for a purpose. They're meant to strengthen our ability to build God's kingdom, not simply to improve our pose before an admiring world. Jesus calls us out of the tomb, sets us free and calls us to move beyond ourselves into a life of faith, commitment, obedience and service. When we just come ...

2293. Counting the Apples in a Seed

Mark 4:1-20; Matt 28:16-20

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Dr. Robert H. Schuller

... bean in the other and he reads the conclusion of the letter: "Now, Dr. Schuller, one plant, four years later, fifteen thousand dollars. Not too bad, is it? So Dr. Schuller, here's your bean." Now that farmer challenged that preacher. Challenged this preacher...to trust more in God's ability to provide the increase. Hidden in our church is the potential for remarkable growth of the Kingdom of God. Here's your seed. Go plant it.

2294. Passing Down a Kiss

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Tim Kimmel

... all-time low because of a conflict with his piano teacher. In the midst of that very troubled year, however, one of the most renowned pianists of the day came to the city to perform. Emil von Sauer was not only famous because of his abilities at the piano, but he could also claim the notoriety of being the last surviving pupil of Franz Liszt. Sauer requested that young Foldes play for him. Foldes obliged the master with some of the most difficult works of Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann. When he finished ...

2295. Be a Problem Solver

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Staff

Solving problems takes time. Here are some approaches you can use to improve your ability tackle problems and become a problem solver: Consider the elements of the problem several times, until a pattern emerges that encompasses them all. This helps you get the total picture before you become lost in details. Don't make a hasty judgment. Avoid succumbing to the first interpretation that comes ...

2296. Copper Nails Conscience

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H.A. Ironside

... result of that 'copper nails' story, ever so many stolen fountain pens and other things have been returned to their rightful owners." Reformation and restitution do not save. But where one is truly repentant and has come to God in sincere confession, he will want to the best of his ability to put things right with others.

2297. Carry On for Christ

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Bill Hybels

... . Three days later, his father died. On his deathbed he said to his son, "Please tell that man that he is forgiven. Care for your mother and carry on this ministry. Do whatever it takes to win people to Christ." Carrying out Christ's mission requires courage, love, and the ability to carry on no matter what the cost.

2298. Temptation: Don't Swim In the Canal

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Charles Swindoll

... been swept about a half mile out from the beach, she began to scream, but no one heard her. A coast guard craft found her five miles from the place where she first entered the water. She did not see her danger until she was beyond her own strength and ability.

2299. The Not-So Miracle Bridge

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Brett Blair

... mind was sharp as ever. He was able to move one finger and touched the arm of his wife. From that point on they learned how to communicate. For the next l3 years he tapped out instructions to the bridge builders who then completed the spectacular bridge. Our ability to communicate is our greatest asset. The best way to be disciples is to be people who are understood and at the same time be folks who are willing to listen. The Actual Events: John Roebling had his toes crushed by a barge incident and he chose ...

2300. How Big of a Risk Would You Take?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... it would total about two and one-half million dollars. To another servant he gave two bags of gold, worth about one million dollars, and to another servant he gave one bag, worth a half-million dollars. He gave to each of the servants, says Jesus, according to his ability. Then the wealthy man went on his journey. Well, you know the story. The man who received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. I don’t know where he got that kind of return. We need to ...

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2276. THE PLAYER WHO PULLED HIS PANTS DOWN

Amos 1:1-2:5

Illustration

Max Lucado

2277. Dedication - It Will Cost You

Illustration

Gary Inrig

2278. Effort Statistics

Illustration

Robert McGarvey,

2279. Phone Home

Illustration

Dennis Miller

2280. What Might Have Been

Illustration

Joeseph Stowell

2281. A Positive Affliction

Illustration

James Dobson

2282. Rising From the Ashes

Illustration

Tim Hansel

2283. A Pillar of Strength

Illustration

2284. In the Know

Illustration

Michael Horton

2285. Working With a Net

Illustration

Juan Carlos Ortiz

2286. Insignificant: Effort Statistics

Illustration

Robert McGarvey

2287. Monster Rehab

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2288. Good Decisions

Illustration

Staff

2289. Tragic Flaws of Pharisees Laws

Illustration

J. Stowell

2290. "As If" You Love

Luke 4:14-21

Illustration

J. Allan Petersen

2291. Four Talents

Illustration

Nathan Castens

2292. Flexing Your Muscles

John 11:1-44

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

2293. Counting the Apples in a Seed

Mark 4:1-20; Matt 28:16-20

Illustration

Dr. Robert H. Schuller

2294. Passing Down a Kiss

Illustration

Tim Kimmel

2295. Be a Problem Solver

Illustration

Staff

2296. Copper Nails Conscience

Illustration

H.A. Ironside

2297. Carry On for Christ

Illustration

Bill Hybels

2298. Temptation: Don't Swim In the Canal

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

2299. The Not-So Miracle Bridge

Illustration

Brett Blair

2300. How Big of a Risk Would You Take?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

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