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Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... you do with the talent that you have that matters to God. Your opportunity will never exceed your ability, and your ability will always be equal to your opportunities. But just as each man had been given ability, he had also been given the responsibility to take the opportunity to use that ability for the good of his master, and so do you. But the point to remember is this: All that you have, whether it is your money or the ability to work to make the money, all of it is a gift from God. II. God's Gift Is ...

2. Using the Name of Jesus

Acts 19:13-14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... be added to their list of names. That meant that they would walk around town and when they found someone in trouble they would use the name of Jesus as though it were magic. It made people who heard the preaching of Paul think that the seven sons of ... other Christians. One day two of the seven sons of Sceva came to a particular person who was very troubled. They decided that they should use a powerful name to get rid of the evil spirit that was in the man. They shouted, "I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul ...

3. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Apparently lots of people said, "My vote won’t make any difference anyway, so I’m just not going to the polls today. What’s the use?" And if the toes I just stepped on were yours, somebody needed to do it! I almost wish there had been a fourth servant in ... could never repay us, then we realize that the talent that’s been given to us is not for ourselves, but for others. When we use the good things we have for the glory of God, for someone else’s benefit, we find out why we were given the gift in ...

4. Used Tombstones

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... become a castoff, unnecessary item. The Easter tidings of Christ's resurrection convey exactly the same message: the tomb is empty! The stone marker is no longer needed! Jesus Christ is risen! But Jesus isn't the only one who has left behind a used tombstone. Romans 6:5-11 clearly spells out Paul's conviction that Christians, by definition, should be leaving their own discarded grave-markers all over the face of the earth. The church should be proud to be known as "tombstone territory." Far from derogatory ...

5. A Man Named Useful

Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... conclusion: “God said there’s a seed that’s been planted in your heart. You either hate and be angry or you forgive. I said I have to forgive.” (7) Paul sent a letter by way of a runaway slave. He was asking Philemon to give this man named Useful another chance. Did he? I hope so, and if there is someone to whom we need to give a second chance, I pray that we will be strong enough as well. 1. Oops, The Book of Blunders. 2. (Nashville, TN: Ideals Publications, 2006), p. 318. 3. http://www.stbarnabas ...

6. Using Your Imagination

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... imagination. A girl may imagine that a doll is a real person, or a boy may think of his toy train as a real diesel engine, and so forth. It is wonderful to use your imagination. However, we should not limit the use of our imagination just to those times when we are playing with toys. An active imagination can also guide us to do good things. Let me show you what I mean. Imagine how nice it would be in your classroom if everyone paid attention and no one disturbed the class. ...

7. Useful Junk

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... . This one has been thrown out of the bowling alley, for it is too worn, as you can see. The other pin was also thrown away, for at one time it looked like the first pin. However, something happened to this second pin and now it is a useful lamp. (Use a similar method to describe whatever remade object you might have.) Many people go through life and receive a number of hard blows and knocks and soon they feel like this old pin looks. (Reword to fit your object.) After a while, they begin to think that they ...

8. How To Be Used By God

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... made him a popular idol and hero. It has captured the imagination of people in every generation. Indeed, David has been hailed as the greatest of Israel’s rulers - "A man after God’s own heart." Through his exploits we can learn something of how to be used by God as we make our pilgrimage through life. His human weaknesses are often pointed out and so he stands, not as an idealized saint in a stained-glass window, but as a flesh-and-blood figure with whom we can identify. Therefore, our narrative today ...

9. The Box (A Drama about Using Your Talents for God)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... very unusual for me as you know!) but I just felt led to write it this way so feel free to edit it if you wish. Okay, I've said it. Read on! Cast: John Rubin: A Dad Jimmy: John's Son Props: Boxes List (script!) 2 old toys (I used a couple I had from childhood. Change the dialogue to reflect your toys.) Photo Photo on screen behind you. Provided here! Setting: Home basement (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE on John and Jimmy who are walking up onto the stage.) Jimmy: Explain it to me again, Dad. Dad: It’s impossible ...

10. The Materials Used

Exodus 38:21-31

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... comment at 31:1–6). Again the text says that Oholiab was a weaver of colors, known as a variegator (not, as in the NIV, an embroiderer; see comment at 26:36). The total amount of the gold . . . was 29 talents and 730 shekels (approx. 2,210 pounds). They used the gold to make the furnishings for the tent of meeting. The silver obtained . . . in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels (approx. 7,600 pounds). They counted a total of 603,550 men, and each gave half a shekel (two-tenths of an ounce). They ...

11. Used Food

Romans 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... us there, but Jesus still cares about us. Jesus is not ready to throw us away. He wants us all. He died for us all so that we could be with him and live with him forever. Now I don't know if you ever thought of yourself as a used piece of toast or an apple that has been mostly eaten, but that might be the way we look to God when we are filled with sin. He still loves us and cares for us and does all the things that he can, including dying for us, so that he ...

12. One More Use for the Palm Tree

Luke 19:28-40

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... well. But the Palm tree is more than decoration in such places. I read somewhere that the Palm tree is the most useful tree on earth. Someone has listed over 800 different uses for Palm trees. Isn't that amazing? I wonder if the maker of that list included using the Palm tree to worship God? If he didn't, we could add one more use to his list. It was the boys and girls of Jerusalem who first used the Palm branches in worship. How did they do that? That's right. They waved the Palm branches as Jesus entered ...

13. Blood: Right and Wrong Uses

Leviticus 17:1-16

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... to approach that which is holy. It is inconsistent with the holiness of God’s people: “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs” (Exod. 22:31). Nonetheless, one can use the fat of carrion for purposes other than eating (Lev. 7:24), and one can sell it to a different category of foreigner (Deut. 14:21) not closely identified with Israel and its covenant. Theological Insights John Stott, in a sermon titled “Why Was Blood So Important ...

14. Using our Special Talents

Romans 12:6-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of saying it when he said, "Christ's power is made perfect in our weakness." We really know what strength we have when someone helps us do a job that we are not able to do by ourselves. So, just as when I helped you lift the heavy sack, you used my strength to help you lift it, so Christ makes us good not by what we do but by doing it for us. And one other thing that is important is this: it is nothing to ashamed of to let Jesus help us with our spiritual problems. God wants us ...

15. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... farmer who had had a terrible year. His barn had burned down, he lost all of his cattle, and his crops had failed. One of them said to the other, “I really feel for Brother George.” The older, wiser Quaker, in that quaint Quaker-speak which used to be fashionable among the “plain people,” replied, “Hast thee felt in thy pocket for him, brother?” That’s it! Love isn’t true love until it gets into our pocketbooks or their equivalent. In his preface to a volume of his sermons, John Wesley once ...

16. It Used To Be The Two-Bottom Plow

Drama

Karren Boehr

... "rad." And the church worship service -- "Loosen it up, Grandpa," mine say. They claim they like the worship service dramas, the new music with those guitars and trumpets and drums; they want more liveliness and sharing. (Sighs) And, me, I like the old way. It's what I'm used to. 2ND MAN: Me, too. It's how it's been since we were kids. And it's been meaningful. Some things, I think we should just leave alone. 1ST MAN: We're getting older, you and me, you know that? We're sounding just like our elders, only ...

17. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... of life," Jesus told them. "He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never be thirsty." Jesus is once again making reference to a common everyday thing in order to say something about the kingdom of his Father. Jesus uses bread in his little object lesson. There were two kinds of bread: good bread and bad bread; the bread of life and the bread of un-life. Today, in our culture, people who raise livestoc_esermonsk know the importance of good nutrition for their animals, not for ...

18. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... of life," Jesus told them. "He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never be thirsty." Jesus is once again making reference to a common everyday thing in order to say something about the kingdom of his Father. Jesus uses bread in his little object lesson. There were two kinds of bread: good bread and bad bread; the bread of life and the bread of un-life. Today, in our culture, people who raise livestock know the importance of good nutrition for their animals, not for themselves ...

19. God’s Will? (A Drama about Using the Lord’s Name in Vain)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... God's name 'in vain' is more than merely using it followed by an expletive. As Christians, we can use it inappropriately when we convieniently use Him as an excuse to get out of an uncomfortable situation. Unfortunately, I can remember a few times, in my younger years, when I broke up with a girl because "God didn't want us to date" or "He wants me to be unattached for a while." Was this God' ...

20. What's The Use?

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... was no escape, no area, no place in this world unaffected by evil. Evil had appeared to be victorious, omnipotent. Any effort against it will be futile. In the end it is going to win. So what's the use? What's the use of hoping? What's the use of trying? What's the use of working so hard for things that matter, for peace and justice and righteousness, and the things that make life human and worthwhile, things that are so fragile, so vulnerable, that they can just be eliminated? Then came the Resurrection ...

21. Used Tombstone...Real Bargain

John 20:1-18

Illustration

Brett Blair

... , Ohio. He tells the story of an eye-catching ad in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, newspaper's classified section. Big, bold letters advertised "Used Tombstone." The ad's text read as follows: "Used tombstone for sale. Real bargain to someone named ‘Dingo'. For more information call..." The image of a used tombstone may at first seem grim and depressing. But think again: a "used" tombstone means that its previous owner no longer has any need for it. It is a castoff, an unnecessary item. Christ's resurrection ...

22. Does God Use Children?

2 Kings 5:1-27

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... to do what he wanted. It doesn’t matter how old you are, either. The characteristics that God looks for most are trust and willingness to serve him. Like the children in these Bible stories, you can serve God, too. Whether you are a child or an adult, God can use you if you are willing to trust him. Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you so much for this beautiful day, and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your plans. Please help us to remember that you are always with us and that it’s not our talents ...

23. Let God Use You

Illustration

Philip Clarke Brewer

God uses what you have to fill a need which you never could have filled. God uses where you are to take you where you never could have gone. God uses what you can do to accomplish what you never could have done. God uses who you are to let you become who you never could have been.

24. How Mom Use to Make It

Humor Illustration

... to make." This went on for a number of mornings in succession. She would go to great lengths, sure she had created a tasty, well-prepared breakfast, only to be greeted with, "It isn't like Mom used to make." Finally she became so exasperated with this cruel comment that she decided to rebel. She deliberately fried the eggs until they were hard rubber, virtually cremated the bacon, burned the toast black, and overcooked the coffee until it was almost unfit to drink. Her husband sat down at ...

25. Let Me Use My Leftovers

Luke 9:10-17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... had twelve baskets of food left over when they were finished feeding everybody. That was quite a day. They had more leftovers than when they started and the leftovers were important. I am sure that Jesus used those leftovers. He did not just throw them into the garbage. Jesus would have used them. We are going to use some leftovers today, and I think you are going to love it. These leftovers are different, but they are just as important to the hungry people in the world as the twelve baskets were in the ...

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Antonyms: loss, disadvantage, debt, lack, need, payment, resource, want

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1. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

James Merritt

2. Using the Name of Jesus

Acts 19:13-14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

3. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Johnny Dean

4. Used Tombstones

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

5. A Man Named Useful

Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon

King Duncan

6. Using Your Imagination

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

7. Useful Junk

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

8. How To Be Used By God

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sermon

Roger Prescott

9. The Box (A Drama about Using Your Talents for God)

Drama

Dave Marsh

10. The Materials Used

Exodus 38:21-31

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

11. Used Food

Romans 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

12. One More Use for the Palm Tree

Luke 19:28-40

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

13. Blood: Right and Wrong Uses

Leviticus 17:1-16

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

14. Using our Special Talents

Romans 12:6-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

15. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

16. It Used To Be The Two-Bottom Plow

Drama

Karren Boehr

17. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

18. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... of life," Jesus told them. "He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never be thirsty." Jesus is once again making reference to a common everyday thing in order to say something about the kingdom of his Father. Jesus uses bread in his little object lesson. There were two kinds of bread: good bread and bad bread; the bread of life and the bread of un-life. Today, in our culture, people who raise livestock know the importance of good nutrition for their animals, not for themselves ...

19. God’s Will? (A Drama about Using the Lord’s Name in Vain)

Drama

Dave Marsh

20. What's The Use?

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

21. Used Tombstone...Real Bargain

John 20:1-18

Illustration

Brett Blair

22. Does God Use Children?