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1. Orient Your "itudes"

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a time, one spirit at a time, saving and healing person by person. Mark's text today focuses on the very start of Jesus' Galilean ministry, a ministry that begins with Jesus revealing three truths about himself: 1. Jesus had Attitude 2. Jesus had Aptitude 3. Jesus had Latitude Jesus had Attitude. Jesus had an Attitude. Some saw it as an attitude problem. Attitude is another word for spirit. Jesus knew that the "Spirit of the Lord" was upon him, and Jesus squirted that divine spirit wherever he went. Jesus ...

2. Daniel’s Training in Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... see Collins, Daniel, p. 135). Partemim (nobility) is a Persian word used only here and in Esth. 1:3 and 6:9. It may indicate a Persian date for the stories in Dan. 1–6 (see Hartman and Di Lella, Daniel, p. 129). 1:4 The phrase translated showing aptitude is maskilim, which becomes an important term in the last two chapters of the book of Daniel. When the term is used as a noun, maskilim means “the wise ones,” who “will shine like the brightness of the heavens” (12:3; see also 11:35). These are the ...

3. To Jesus from the Pharisaic Management Consultants

John 9:1-41

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Ray Osborne

... now taken our battery of tests, and we have not only run the results through our computer, but also arranged personal interviews for each one of them with our psychologist and vocational aptitude consultant. It is the staff's opinion that most of your nominees are lacking in background, education and vocational aptitude for the type of enterprise you are undertaking. They do not have the team concept. We would recommend that you continue your search for persons of proven experience in managerial ability and ...

4. Five Mission Killers

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is no solo mission. God always sends us out into the world in teams, teams that less compete with other teams than compete with themselves. You need positive attitudes on that team, and better a positive attitude than high aptitude people with negative attitudes. Attitude always trumps and triumphs over aptitude. A negative spirit will spread like kudzu, and kill a dream faster than you can say disaster. 2) Run on empty .. . . You need fuel to keep going. When you refuse to get off the highway and refuse to ...

5. Daniel in the Den of Lions

Daniel 6:1-28

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... qualities. The Masoretic Text credits Daniel’s success to “an excellent spirit” (ESV; Aramaic ruah yattira’) within him, reflecting the “spirit of the holy gods” mentioned in 4:8–9, 18; and 5:11–12, 14. The NIV’s translation, “qualities,” better describes his aptitude and abilities (cf. 1:4; 5:14b), which were also given by God (cf. 1:4, 17). This is the third and final time a pagan king recognizes Daniel’s giftedness and causes him to prosper (cf. 1:17–20; 2:46–49), which is ...

6. Proper 24

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

William E. Keeney

... or to discuss issues than girls. It is even more true in math and science classes. Some schools are experimenting with single sex classes. It is especially true in the areas where it has traditionally been assumed that girls have less interest and aptitude. Such practices are running into anti-discrimination legislation which call for equal access. Which is more just in meeting the needs of both boys and girls? 3. The Mothers of the "Disappeared." In Argentina for several years opponents or even suspected ...

7. What Law is Operating Here?

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John Killinger

... of many young Catholics of the 50s and 60s, a young woman named Isabel Moore has just buried her father after several years of illness, during which she was confined to his bedside. For several months, she flounders, trying to discover what she has the aptitude to do with the remainder of her life. She finally accepts employment as a social worker, going into homes to check on the welfare of ill and elderly people kept by individuals or families under contract to the social services department. One day she ...

8. Pride: The Deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... overinflated in our opinion about ourselves. But unfortunately, while many people suffer from low self-esteem, most people have the tendency to overinflate themselves. Evidence for an overinflated opinion of ourselves comes from the College Board that administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the SAT exam, which millions of high school students take each year. On that test there are a number of other questions besides the ones about math and English which the students are asked to answer. For instance, they ...

9. Here I Am, Lord; Send Somebody Else!

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

Topic: Missions, inner-city, summer missions Characters: 4 Scene: Twilight Zone-ish Character 1: Me, go overseas! You've got to be kidding me. First of all, I can't even speak a foreign language. Even worse, I have no language aptitude at all. I guarantee I have absolutely nothing in that department. I failed pass/fail French class. I don't even know the difference between French bread and French toast. Forget it. If there was a chance to do something in English I'd be the first one there, but ...

10. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... severe depression. In 1971, in Plano Texas, a woman by the name of Linda gave birth to a boy she named Lance. She did what many mother’s do with boys. She molded his temperament by involving him in a variety of sports. He soon showed a aptitude as an athlete and by the age of 13 his skills were confirmed when he won the Iron Kids Triathlon—a combination of swimming, biking and running. Three years later at the tender age of 16 he became a professional triathlon athlete. When most children were trying ...

11. Beginning a Ministry

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

... fitness to be his disciples. He was a great judge of character, but he also could accurately estimate the potential of people to grow and become the kind of people needed for Christian ministry. That isn’t always easy to do. Fitness and aptitude can’t always be determined by a battery of academic and psychological tests; personal interviews and assessments, supported by academic records and letters of recommendation, need to be put alongside the tests for one’s fitness, even for entrance and, later ...

12. The Daniel Diet

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Judah into his hands. A recurring theme of this book is that God is in control of all earthly kingdoms. Verses 3 and 4 tell us that Nebuchadnezzar ordered that some choice young men from Judah, "YOUNG MEN WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL DEFECT, HANDSOME, SHOWING APTITUDE FOR EVERY KIND OF LEARNING...." be brought back to Babylon to enter the king's service. Nebuchadnezzar was smart. He wanted to govern a worldwide kingdom. He knew that the most effective governors of Judah would be citizens of Judah. So, he took some ...

13. A High Opinion of Self

Luke 18:9-14

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R. Curtis Fussell

Evidence for an over inflated opinion of ourselves comes from the College Board that administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the SAT exam, which millions of high school students take each year. On that test there are a number of other questions besides the ones about math and English which the students are asked to answer. For instance, they are asked to evaluate their leadership ability. Recently in an ...

14. Embalmed With Cardiac Arrest

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... is it? It is not antiscientific, because I am not antiscientific. But, obviously, it was not science that led me to that truth of which I am sure. For many years, I have been in love with the same woman. I didn’t need any scientific aptitude test to make me fall in love with her. We filled out no psychological questionnaires. We had no genetic examinations. Our basic characteristics and personality traits were not run through any computer. She was not chosen by an IBM selector system. Frankly, I didn’t ...

15. Well, What's for Sure?

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... is not irrational, is it? It is not anti-scientific, is it? But, obviously, science could never, in all of the world, bring me to the knowledge of that truth. For many years I have been in love with the same woman. I didn’t need any scientific aptitude test to make me fall in love with her. We filled out no psychological questionnaires to see if we were compatible. Our basic characteristics were not run through any computer. She was not chosen for me by an I.B.M. selector system. And yet, this love is ...

16. Judgement Day Is Coming

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Day followed by an eternal heaven or hell seems alien to this permissive culture. Ours is a "three strikes and you're out" culture, and if you whine a bit, we will give you four or five strikes. We even curve the grades on the Scholastic Aptitude Test so that the outcome will look better. Many schools have many valedictorians rather than one because we don't like to have winners and losers. In such a society, it sounds strange to hear about a final Judgment Day and eternal punishment and weeping and ...

17. A Risky Lifestyle

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 'll fit in just fine." Christians are risk-takers. Let's turn to the parable where Jesus makes this truth abundantly clear, in Matthew, chapter 25. It's a shame that we call it the parable of the talents, because the word "talent" means for us an aptitude or ability. That's not what it meant in biblical times. It was a weight measurement of a precious metal. For example, one talent of silver was worth about $1000 in our money. Jesus' story is about a master who gave various amounts of money to his servants ...

18. Vive La Difference

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... in different ways. Some experts say that they perform different tasks. The left hemisphere is concerned with language and logic. The right side is said to be the creative, emotive, artistic side. Our educational system is set up to cater to left brain aptitudes those that require logic and language skills. Suppose you happen to be a right brain dominant child, however. You are labeled as slow, a dreamer, an underachiever. Maybe not. Maybe you are simply a right-brained person in a leftbrained world. We are ...

19. Living Smart

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

John Claypool, in one of his sermons, tells a parable about a young man who was applying for a job. As a part of the application process, the young man had to take an aptitude test. He arrived at the appointed time, was given instructions about the test, and then was ushered into the testing room. Immediately, though, the young man became enamored with the utensils at his disposal: he straightened the paper on the desk, sharpened his pencils and shined his chair. In fact, ...

20. The Greatest Temptation Of All

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... and dependable teenagers. The children who gave in to temptation early on were more likely to be lonely, easily frustrated and stubborn. They buckled under stress and shied away from challenges. And when some of the students in the two groups took the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the kids who had held out longer scored an average of 210 points higher. (5) The ability to resist temptation, to delay gratification, to control one's urges is one of life's great success skills. The observation that Robert E. Lee is ...

21. That Believing Ye Might Have Life

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... a computerized translator. Stephen Hawking is still alive, not only physically, but also intellectually and emotionally as well. His life is a wonderful example of the human spirit's desire to be victorious in the face of devastating illness. Add the right attitude to the right aptitude and you have a winner. But where do you get the right attitude? As John wrote in the last verse of the 20th chapter of his gospel: ". . . these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God; and ...

22. On Living Before You Die

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... s hearts they must arise." We are God''s tenant farmers. He has given us talents to be developed and put to use in His church. He has given us the opportunity to be a beacon of light in a dark world through the consecration of our attitudes and aptitudes. He depends on us. He is counting on us. Our lives are important to His work. God gives us different gifts. HE ALSO REWARDS US FOR USING OUR GIFTS. This is what the master of the parable did. He settled accounts on his return. Two servants were rewarded for ...

23. How to Beat the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... interested in bread and circuses. The key to understanding the devilish intent of these temptations is the preface to the tempter's questions: "If you are the Son of God . . ." The one who comes to offer Jesus peirazon (tests) isn't testing Jesus' aptitude for performing various physical miracles. The diabolos is testing Jesus' attitude as the one proclaimed the Beloved Son. How could the Beloved Son not affirm his beloved status by turning stones to bread so that God's beloved would be fed? How could the ...

24. When God's Rule is Taken Out of the School

Job 21:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... turns out that during the Clinton Administration, which the NEA believes has done such a sterling job with education, 66% of seventeen year olds cannot read at a proficient level. Reading scores at all age levels have fallen since 1992.5 Scholastic Aptitude Test scores reveal a steady decline. Between 1963 and 1991 the median SAT scores plunged. Verbal: from 478 to 422 Math: from 502 to 4746 The disturbing downward spiral was best described by the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education ...

25. Gospel Partners

Philippians 1:3-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... invest in that can make an eternal difference. One is our family, and the other is the kingdom of God. Now the great thing about influence is this: Influence has nothing to do with your ability, nothing to do with your intelligence, nothing to do with your skills or your aptitude. You may right now be one of those people who are trapped working in a job you don't even like. Well, did you know you can still have an impact for the kingdom of God that will last long after you're gone. The fact is, everyone has ...

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